Siemens Life micon User Manual

Siemens Life micon

User Guide

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Content

Welcome 4

Your hearing instruments 5

Getting to know your hearing instruments 5
Components and names 6
Controls 7
Settings 8
Battery size and ear pieces 9
Service information 10

Batteries 11

Replacing non-rechargeable batteries 11

Daily use 13

Turning on and off 13
Inserting 15
Removing 17
Adjusting the volume 18
Changing the hearing program 18
Using two hearing instruments 19

On the phone 20

Telephone program 20

Audio induction loops 21

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Maintenance and care 22

Cleaning 22
Drying 24
Storage 24
Exchanging ear pieces and tubes 24

Troubleshooting 25

Important information 26

Intended use 26
Explanation of symbols 26
Transport and storage conditions 26
Disposal information 27
Technical information 27
Conformance information 29

Important safety information 30

Personal safety 30
Product safety 32

Country-specic information 34

3Content

Welcome

You have chosen a Siemens hearing instrument, a reliable
partner to accompany you through everyday life. Like
everything new, it will take you a little while to become
familiar with it.

This document, along with support from your Hearing
Care Professional, will help you. You will quickly come to
appreciate the advantages and greater quality of life your
hearing instrument offers.

CAUTION

Read this user guide thoroughly and completely
and follow the safety information in this document
to avoid damage or injury.

To benet most from your hearing instrument, wear it

daily and all day long. Especially after longer periods of
living with hearing loss, a dedicated hearing training is
recommended - with a Hearing Care Professional or at
home.

Welcome4

Your hearing instruments

Getting to know your hearing instruments

It is recommended to familiarize yourself with your new
hearing instruments. With the instruments in your hand
try using the controls and note their location on the
instrument. This will make it easier for you to feel and
press the controls while wearing the hearing instruments.

If you have problems pressing the controls of your
hearing instruments while wearing them, you can
ask your Hearing Care Professional about a remote
control option.

Your hearing instruments 5

Components and names

Your hearing instruments are either equipped with a
LifeTube or with an earhook:

➊ Ear piece (LifeTip)

➋ Concha lock (optional)

➌ Tube (LifeTube)

➍ Earhook

Your hearing instruments6

➎ Microphone openings

➏ Push button (optional)

➐ Battery compartment

Controls

With the push button you can, for exam­ple, adjust the volume or switch hearing
programs. The Hearing Care Professional
has assigned your desired functions to the
push button.

You can also use a remote control.

Push button

Function Left Right

 

Program change

Volume up

Volume down

Standby/turn on

press briey,  press 2 seconds

Your hearing instruments 7

Settings

Ask your Hearing Care Professional to mark your
individual settings on the following pages.

Hearing programs

1

2

3

4

5

6

Read more in section "Changing the hearing program".

Features

Power-on delay enables whistle-free insertion of
hearing instruments.
Read more in section "Turning on and off".

e2e wireless enables simultaneous control of both
hearing instruments.
Read more in section "Using two hearing instru­ments".

Accessories

Remote control Audio streamer

Your hearing instruments8

Battery size and ear pieces

Batteries

Non-rechargeable (size 312)

Exchangeable ear pieces
(only with LifeTubes)

LifeTip open or closed

LifeTip double

LifeTip semi-open

Size

Your hearing instruments 9

Service information

Serial numbers

Left:

Right:

Service dates

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

6:

Your Hearing Care Professional

Date of purchase:

Your hearing instruments10

Batteries

When the battery is low the sound becomes weaker or
you will hear an alert signal. It depends on the battery
type how long you have until you have to replace the
battery.

Replacing non-rechargeable batteries

Remove empty batteries immediately and dispose of
according to local regulations.

Remember to have your replacement batteries
with you at all times.

Removing:

uOpen the battery compartment.

The battery falls out when the compart-
ment is completely open.

uIf the battery does not fall out, lightly

tap the instrument or use the magnet
stick. The magnet stick is available as an
accessory.

Batteries 11

Inserting:

uRemove the protective lm from the new bat-

tery.

uInsert the battery with the "+" symbol

facing up (refer to the picture).

uCarefully close the battery compartment. If you feel

resistance, the battery is not inserted correctly.

Do not attempt to close the battery compartment by
force. It can be damaged.

Batteries12

Daily use

Turning on and off

You have several options to turn your hearing instru­ments on or off.

Via battery compartment:

uTurning on: Close the battery compartment.

The default volume and hearing program are set.

uTurning off: Open the battery compartment.

Via push button:

uTurning on or off: Press the push button for 2 seconds.

Refer to section "Controls" for your personal settings.

After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program are set.

Via remote control:

uFollow the instructions in the remote control's user

guide.

After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program are set.

Daily use 13

■ When wearing the hearing instruments, an

optional signal can indicate when an instrument
is turned on or off.

■ Remove the batteries if the hearing instruments

are not used for several days.

When the power-on delay is activated, the hearing
instruments turn on after a delay of several seconds.
During this time you can insert the hearing instruments
without experiencing unpleasant whistling.

The "power-on delay" can be activated by your Hearing
Care Professional.

Daily use14

Inserting

Your hearing instruments have been ne-tuned for your

right and left ear. Colored markers indicate the
side:

■ red marker = right ear

■ blue marker = left ear

To insert the hearing instrument:

uHold the tube at the bend.
uCarefully push the ear piece in

the ear canal.

uTwist it slightly until it sits well.

Open and close your mouth to
avoid accumulation of air in the
ear canal.

uLift the hearing instrument and

slide it over the top of your ear.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

uInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply

into the ear.

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■ Insert the right hearing instrument with the

right hand and the left hearing instrument with
the left hand.

■ If you have problems inserting the ear piece,

use the other hand to gently pull your earlobe
downwards. This opens the ear canal and eases
insertion of the ear piece.

The optional concha lock helps to securely retain the
ear piece in your ear. To position the concha lock:

uBend the concha lock and position it

carefully into the bowl of your ear (refer
to the picture).

Daily use16

Removing

uLift the hearing instrument and

slide it over the top of your ear.

uHold the tube and pull the

ear piece carefully out.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

uIn very rare cases the ear piece could remain in

your ear when removing the hearing instru­ment. If this happens, have the ear piece
removed by a medical professional.

Clean and dry your hearing instruments after usage. Read
more in section "Maintenance and care".

Daily use 17

Adjusting the volume

Your hearing instruments automatically adjust the volume
to the listening situation.

uIf you prefer manual volume adjustment, press the

push button briey or use a remote control.

Refer to section "Controls" for your personal settings.

An optional signal can indicate the volume change.

Changing the hearing program

Hearing programs change the characteristics of the sound
coming through the hearing instrument. They help you
to select the optimal setup for every listening situation.
An optional signal can indicate the change of the hearing
program.

uTo change the hearing program, press the push button

briey or use a remote control.

Refer to section "Controls" and to section "Settings" for
your personal settings and for a list of your hearing
programs.

Daily use18

Using two hearing instruments

Very rarely does hearing loss occur in only one ear,
therefore the use of two instruments ensures that you are
improving your hearing in all situations allowing you to
better participate in your daily life.

When controlling two instruments you have the following
options to, for example, change the hearing program:

■ You can control each hearing instrument separately.

■ You can control both hearing instruments simultane-

ously.

Your Hearing Care Professional has to activate the
"e2e wireless" function, enabling both hearing instru­ments to exchange information. You can then use
either a remote control or the user controls on either
of your instruments for the desired function e.g. vol­ume change.

The control elements of both instruments can even be set
differently – thus offering you the degree of control you
really need.

Daily use 19

On the phone

When you are on the phone, hold the
telephone receiver slightly above your ear.
The hearing instrument and telephone
receiver have to be aligned. Turn the
receiver slightly so that the ear is not
completely covered.

Telephone program

You may prefer a certain volume when using the phone.

Ask your Hearing Care Professional to congure a tele-

phone program.

uSwitch to the telephone program whenever you are on

the phone.

Whether a telephone program is congured for your

hearing instrument is listed in section "Settings".

On the phone20

Audio induction loops

Many telephones as well as public places like theatres
offer the audio signal (music and speech) via an audio
induction loop. With this system, your hearing instru­ments can directly receive the desired signal – without
distracting noise in the environment.

You can usually recognize audio induction loop
systems by certain signs.

This function is only available in combination with
an audio streamer.

Your hearing instruments can receive this signal via an
audio streamer. Audio streamers are available as acces­sory. Ask your Hearing Care Professional for an appropri-

ate audio streamer and to congure a telecoil program.

uSwitch to the telecoil program whenever you are in a

place with an audio induction loop.

Whether the telecoil program is congured for your

hearing instrument is listed in section "Settings".

uFollow the instructions in the audio streamer's user

guide.

Audio induction loops 21

Maintenance and care

Siemens hearing instruments are so robust that they will
function reliably for years. It is, however, important that
you take care of your instruments and observe a few basic
rules, which will soon become habit.

Cleaning

For hygiene reasons and to maintain functionality, clean
your hearing instruments daily.

NOTICE

uDo not put the hearing instruments

in water.

Do not put LifeTubes or LifeTips in
water.

uClean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue.

uIf your hearing instruments are equipped with Life-

Tubes, regularly clean the tubes with special cleaning
wires.

Refer to section "Cleaning the LifeTubes" for details.

uAsk your Hearing Care Professional for recommended

cleaning products, special care sets and further infor­mation on how to keep your hearing instruments in
good condition.

uFor a more thorough professional cleaning, take your

instruments to your Hearing Care Professional.

Maintenance and care22

Cleaning the LifeTubes

If your hearing instruments are equipped with LifeTubes,
you can remove cerumen from the tubes using a special
cleaning wire. Ask your Hearing Care Professional for suit­able cleaning wires.

uScrew off the tube.

uCarefully insert the cleaning wire

into the tube. Start from the
side opposite to the ear piece
adapter.

uPush the cleaning wire all the way through the tube.

uWipe away any cerumen or debris that is dislodged

from the tube.

uCompletely remove the cleaning wire from the tube.

uScrew the tube onto the hearing instrument.

CAUTION

Risk of damage to ear canal and ear drum.

uAlways remove the Life Cleaning Wire from

the LifeTube before reattaching it to your
hearing instrument.

Maintenance and care 23

Drying

uDry your hearing instruments overnight.

uAsk your Hearing Care Professional for recommended

drying products.

Storage

uDuring longer periods of non-use, store your hearing

instruments with open battery compartment (and bat­teries removed) in a drying system in order to prevent
the penetration of moisture.

Exchanging ear pieces and tubes

For hearing instruments with a LifeTube:

uAsk your Hearing Care Professional to exchange

the ear pieces and tubes approximately every
3 to 6 months or as needed.

Maintenance and care24

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible solution

Sound is weak. Increase the volume.

Replace the empty battery.
Clean or exchange the tube and
the ear piece.

Hearing instrument
emits whistling
sounds.

Sound is distorted Decrease the volume.

Hearing instrument
emits signal tones.

Hearing instrument
does not work.

Reinsert the ear piece until it ts

securely.
Decrease the volume.
Clean or exchange the ear piece.

Replace the empty battery.
Clean or exchange the tube and
the ear piece.

Replace the empty battery.

Turn the hearing instrument on.
Gently close battery compartment
completely.
Replace the empty battery.
Make sure the battery is inserted
correctly.
Power-on delay is active. Wait
several seconds and check again.

Consult your Hearing Care Professional if you encounter
further problems.

Troubleshooting 25

Important information

Intended use

Hearing instruments are intended to improve the hearing
of hearing impaired persons. Diagnosis and prescription
of a hearing instrument must be performed by hear­ing health specialists, e.g. acousticians, audiologists or
ENT doctors.

Use the hearing instruments and accessories only
as described in this user guide.

Explanation of symbols

Points out a situation that could lead to serious, moder­ate, or minor injuries.

Indicates possible property damage.

Advice and tips on how to handle your device better

Transport and storage conditions

During extended periods of transport and storage, please
observe the following conditions:

Storage Transport

Temperature 10 to 40 °C -20 to 60 °C

Relative humidity 10 to 80 % 5 to 90 %

Air pressure 700 to 1050 hPa 200 to 1200 hPa

For other parts, such as batteries, other conditions may
apply.

Important information26

Disposal information

Within the European Union, the marked equipment is
covered by "Directive 2002/96/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003
on waste electrical and electronic equipment."

Amended by "Directive 2003/108/EC" (WEEE).

NOTICE

uRecycle hearing instruments, accessories and

packaging according to national regulations.

NOTICE

uTo avoid environmental pollution, do not throw

batteries into household trash.

uRecycle or dispose of batteries according to

national regulations or return them to your
Hearing Care Professional.

Technical information

Siemens Life Xmi, where "X" stands for any digit
(e.g. Siemens Life 7mi, Siemens Life 5mi, ...)
FCC ID: SGI-WL002BTE
IC: 267AB-WL002
Operating frequencies: Fc=3.28 MHz

Important information 27

N14203 (EMC and radio communications compliance

label Australia)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.

Changes or modications made to this equipment not

expressly approved by SAT GmbH for compliance may
void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.

FCC compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and
with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

■ this device may not cause harmful interference, and

■ this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired opera­tion.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro­vide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

Important information28

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television recep­tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

■ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

■ Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

■ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit differ-

ent from that to which the receiver is connected.

■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni-

cian for help.

Conformance information

With the CE marking Siemens conrms compliance

with the European Directive 93/42/EEC concerning
medical devices.

For the products with e2e wireless 2.0 Siemens addition-

ally conrms compliance with the European Directive

99/5/EC (R&TTE) concerning radio and telecommunica­tions terminal equipment.

Important information 29

Important safety information

Personal safety

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

uAlways wear the tube with an ear piece.

uMake sure that the ear piece is completely

attached.

WARNING

Risk of affecting electronic equipment!

uIn areas where the use of electronics or wireless

devices are restricted, verify if your device has
to be turned off.

WARNING

Risk of impairing the residual hearing of the user.

uUse only hearing instruments that have been

tted especially for your needs.

WARNING

Risk of injury!

uDo not use obviously damaged devices and

return them to point of sale.

Important safety information30

WARNING

Risk of explosion!

uDo not use your hearing instruments in explo-

sive atmospheres (e. g. in mining areas).

WARNING

Choking hazard!
Your hearing instruments contain small parts

which can be swallowed.

uKeep hearing instruments, batteries and acces-

sories out of reach of children and mentally
disabled persons.

uIf parts have been swallowed consult a physi-

cian or hospital immediately.

Siemens offers special hearing instruments for the

tting of infants and small children.

uAsk your Hearing Care Professional for further

information.

Important safety information 31

Product safety

NOTICE

Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments.

uTurn the hearing instruments off when not in

use to preserve the battery.

uRemove batteries when the instruments are not

in use for a prolonged period of time.

NOTICE

uProtect your hearing instruments from extreme

heat. Do not expose them to direct sunlight.

NOTICE

uDo not dry your hearing instruments in the

microwave oven.

NOTICE

Different types of strong radiation, e. g. during
X-ray or MRI head examinations, may damage
hearing instruments.

uDo not wear the hearing instruments during

these or similar procedures.

Weaker radiation, e. g. from radio equipment or
airport security, does not damage the hearing
instruments.

Important safety information32

NOTICE

uProtect your hearing instruments from high

humidity. Do not wear them in the shower or
when you apply make-up, perfume, aftershave,
hairspray or suntan lotion.

Only for two instruments or the use of a remote control:

In some countries restrictions for the usage of
wireless equipment exist.

uRefer to local authorities for further informa-

tion.

NOTICE

Your hearing instruments are designed to comply
with international standards on electromagnetic
compatibility but interference with nearby elec­tronic devices could occur. In this case, move away
from the source of interference.

Important safety information 33

Country-specific information

Country-specic information34

Country-specic information 35

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Gebbertstrasse 125
91058 Erlangen
Germany
Phone [phone]

Document No. A91SAT-01884-99T01-7600
Order/Item No. 106 762 81 | Master Rev02, 09.2012 · MS
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