Siemens Impact M, Impact DP, Impact DSP Instructions And Guidance

Children’s safety device
for the battery

This special featureprevents children
from unintentionallyremoving the
battery.

Open the battery compartment to
the first stop to switch off,do not

open the battery door fully.

IMPACT M, DP & DSP

Instructions a nd guidance

open

closed

Using a pointed
tool, push the pin to
the right to lock the
battery door and to
the left to unlock.

Optional

e2e wireless

™

for IMPACT e2esystems

The following section applies to
binaural fittings only.

YourIMPACT hearinginstrument
includese2e (ear-to-ear)wireless

™

technology. Thewireless functionality:

Automatically adjustsboth hearing
instrumentssimultaneouslyto adapt
todifferent listeningsituations
Providessynchronisationof the
hearinginstrumentsettings. If you
changethe volume orprogram on
oneinstrument, the otheris
automatically changed

YourNHS Audiologistcan activatethe
wirelessfunctionalityof your hearing
instruments.

NOTICE

Theperformance of thee2e
wirelesssystem couldbe affectedby
electro-magneticinterference,such as
computermonitorsor halogenlamp
systemscontrolledby aswitching
powersupply. Moveaway from the
sourceof interferenceif you
experiencedifficulty.

It is possible to connect audio
accessories through an audio shoe.

Ask your NHS Audiologist for details.

Fitting

Beforethe audio shoecan beconnected
tothe hearinginstrument the following
stepshave to be fulfilled:

Openthe batterycompartment
Openthe audioshoe cover
Closethe batterycompartment

Attaching the audio shoe

Takethe audioshoe
and hook the two nibs
into the small recesses
of the hearing
instrument housing.
Slide the audio shoe to
the inner side of the
hearing instruments
housing until it snaps
into the end position.

Fitting the audio shoe to
the hearing instrument

Removing the au dio shoe

To remove theaudio
shoe, slideit inthe
oppositedirection.

With the connectedaudio shoe,the
battery compartment switchis
disabledand thehearing instrument
can only be switched off with the
push button.

Safetyinstructionsfor hearing
instrumentswith audioinput.

The audio input maybe connectedto
line-operatedequipment onlyif the
equipmentfulfils thesafety
requirementIEC 65/ DIN VDE 0860.

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Siemens
Audiologisch eTechnik GmbH
Gebbertstr asse125
D-91058 Erlangen
Germany

Represented in t he UK by:

With theCE marking, Siemens confirms thatthi s
hearing instrument fulfils allrel evantEurope an
guidelines, in particular directive 93/42EE Cof the
European Council applying tomedica lproducts.

For theprodu ctswith e2e wireless2. 0Siemens
additionall yconfirms compliance with the
European Directive 99/5/EC (R&TTE) concerning
radio andtel ecommunications terminal
equipment.

Our qualitym anagement system,cer tifiedby an
independent authority, assures consistently high
product quality andreli abilityto the customer.

According to EUguidelin esfor
disposal read the“dispo sal
information“ brochure.

Siemens Hearing Instruments
Alexandra House
Newton Road
Manor Royal, Crawley
West SussexRH 109TT
United Kingdom

Email: siemenshearing. [e-mail]

www.siemens.c o.uk/hearing

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General notes on safety

IN CASE OF INSTRUMENT FAILURE

Is the instrument switched on?
Is the battery inserted?
Is the battery run down?
Isthe battery compartmentclosed?
Is the sound opening in theLifeTip
clogged with wax?

WARNING

Hazard of explosion!

Do not use your hearing
instruments in areas where
there is a danger of explosions
(e.g. mining)

WARNING

Connectthe audio input
onlyto equipmentwhich
conformswith the safety
requirements of
IEC65/BS EN60065

Choking hazard posed by
small parts.

Keep batteries, hearing
instruments and accessories
out of children's reach
Ifswallowed consulta physician
ora hospital immediatley

If infants, small children or
mentally disabled persons need
to wear hearing instruments
ensure adequate supervision
Check the integrity of the
hearing instruments regularly
Consult your NHS Audiologist if
the housing is deformed
Keep the battery compartment
locked. Verify the proper
function of the locking
mechanism

NOTICE

Batteries contain harmful substances
that pollute the environment.

Do not throw away batteries into
household refuse
Dispose batteries according to
national regulations or return to
your NHS Audiologist

CARE

Clean the ear mould regularly to
remove built up ear wax.

NOTICE

Yourhearing instrumentsare sensitive
toextreme heat, highhumidity, strong
magneticfields (> 0.1T),X-rays and
mechanicalstress.

Donot exposeyour hearing
instrumentsto extremetemperature
orhigh humidity
Donot leavethem indirectsunlight
Donot wearthem in theshower,or
whenapplyingmakeup,perfume,
aftershave,hairsprayor suntanlotion
Donot wearyour hearing
instrumentswhen youare exposed
toshort-waves,a strongmagnetic
field,a highfrequencyfield orX-rays
Donot place yourhearing
instrumentsin a microwaveoven

Leaking batteries damage hearing
instruments.

Turnthe hearinginstruments off
whennot inuse topreserve
batterylife
Removebatterieswhen the
instrumentsare notin usefor a
prolongedperiod oftime

Audioa daptor
including plug

Insome countriesrestrictionsfor
theusage of wirelessequipment
exist.

Referto localauthorities for
furtherinformation

Your IMPACT hearingi nstrument is
fully automatic. There isno needto
manually adjust the volume control.

However, if youprefer manual
volume control,yo ur IMPACT hearing
instrument can be programmed for
manual adjustment. This willbe
done byyour NHSau diologist.

If your system is
programmed for
manual adjustment,
the wheel-sh aped
volume controlca n
be rotated up
(louder) ordown
(softer) tosele ct
the desired
listening volume.

Features

1. Earhook

2. Microphone opening

3. Volume control

4. Cover for programming socket

5. Program button

Using the volume control

Rotate thewheel
upwards toincrease
volume. Rotateit
down todecrease
volume.

Toincrease volume,place your
index finger gently against the
volume control wheel and rotate it
upward. If your system is equipped
with a warning tone for volume
control limits, once it is heard,
adjusting the volume control further
in that direction will have no effect.
Toreduce thevolume, rotatethe
wheel in the opposite direction.

Your IMPACT
hearing instrument

Switching the
instrument on/off

Off:

Pressopen the battery
compartment to the
first stop to switch off.

On:

Close the battery
compartment fully
to switch on.

1. Openthe battery

compartment

Changing the batteries

3. Closebatter y door

2. Removecoloured

sticker from new
battery, place battery
in drawer with + symbol onbattery
+ side up. (You should only remove
the protective sticker if you actually
use the battery)

Yourhearing instrumentmay be
programmed to inform you when the
battery should be replaced for best
system performance. You may hear an
intermittent series of beeps and/or
experience low amplification power or
volume. Change the battery when
either of these occur.

Low Battery indicator Selecting the

hearing program

YourIMPACT hearinginstrument can
be programmedwith upto 5hearing
programswhich areselected with a
programbutton. Eachtime the button
is pressedthe instrumentchanges to
the next program,which isconfirmed
with beep tones.The numberof beep
tones is the same as the selected
program.

Hearing program

1. Everyday listening

2................................

3................................

4................................

5................................

YourNHS Audiologistwill complete
your program details below:

IMPACTwill alwaysbe onprogram 1
when initially switched on.

Power-ondelay

Yourhearing instrumentmay be
equipped with a “power-on delay”
feature.

Thisfeature delayssound from entering
yourhearing instrumentwhen itis first
turnedon, sothat you may insertthe
hearinginstrument into your ear
withoutexperiencing unpleasant
feedback(whistling).

On/Offusing theprogram button

Optional Optional

YourIMPACT hearing
instrument can also
be programmed by
your NHS Audiologist
to be turnedon and
off using the program
button.

Toturn your hearinginstrument off,
pressand hold the programbutton for
approximately3 seconds. Toturn your
hearinginstrument onagain, press and
holdthe programbutton for
approximately3 seconds. Pleasenote
thatwhen youturn your hearing
instrumentoff using theprogram
button,you must waitapproximately10
secondsfor the instrumentto reset
beforeturning it backon usingthe
programbutton.

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louder

softer

6. Audio input

7. Battery compa rtment

8. Colour-coded typeplate
red =righ t instr ument
blue =le ft instrument

IMPACTDP

IMPACTDSPIMPACTM

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NOTICE

If your hearing instrument has not
been programmed for manual
control adjustment, the volume
will automatically adjust and
rotating the volume control
wheel will have no effect.

Optional