Siemens MOTION BTE User Manual

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Motion BTE
User Guide
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Introduction
Dear customer,
Congratulations! You have selected a hearing instrument from Siemens. This hearing instrument was individually designed for your hearing impairment and is fitted specially to your personal hearing profile.
These instructions, together with guidance from your Hearing Care Professional, will help you understand how your new hearing instrument works.
If you have any further questions, please contact your Hearing Care Professional.
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Contents
Your Motion hearing instrument 6
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Motion - M Motion - M VC Motion - P
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Intended use 8
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General notes on safety 9
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Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries 12
Low battery indicato -r Inserting the batter -y Removing the batter -y
Battery compartment loc - k
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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 16
Inserting your hearing instrumen -t Removing your hearing instrumen -t
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Turning your hearing instrument on and off 17
Power-on dela -y
Changing the hearing program 18
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Via push butto -n Via remote contro -l
Changing the volume 19
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Via volume contro -l Via remote contro -l
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Audio input 20
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Attaching the audio shoe -: Removing the audio shoe -:
Telephoning 22
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AutoPhone ­Manual telephone progra -m
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e2e wireless 2.0 24
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Maintenance and care 25 Accessories 26
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Charge -r Remote contro -l Tek wireless enhancemen -t
Troubleshooting tips 29
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Technical information 31
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Disposal information 33
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Your hearing instrument configuration 34
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function
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Your Motion hearing instrument
Motion M
optional with LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
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Motion M VC optional with LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
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Your Motion hearing instrument
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Motion P
(battery type: 13)
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Features:
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Earhook
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Battery compartment
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Charging contacts
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Microphone openings
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Audio input
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Volume control
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Program button with
on/off function
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Cover for programming
socket
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Typeplates red = right hearing instrument blue = left hearing instrument
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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. ENT doctors, audiologists or acou­sticians.
Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instrument.
Symbols:
Be aware of information marked with the warning sym­bol WARNING, CAUTION or NOTICE!
WARNING points out a situation that could lead to serious injuries,
CAUTION indicates a situation that could lead to minor and moderate injuries.
NOTICE
NOTICE indicates possible property
damage. Advice and tips on how to handle your
hearing instrument better. Instruction. Indicates that something has
to be done.
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General notes on safety
NOTICE
Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme heat, high humidity, strong magnetic fields (> 0.1T), X-rays and mechanical stress.
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Do not expose your hearing instrument to extreme temperature or high humidity.
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Do not leave it in direct sunlight. Do not wear it in the shower or when you apply make- X up, perfume, aftershave, hairspray or suntan lotion.
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Do not wear your hearing instrument when you are exposed to short-waves, a strong magnetic field, a high frequency field or X-rays.
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Do not place your hearing instruments in a microwave oven.
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Choking hazard posed by small parts.
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Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories out of children‘s reach.
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If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi­ately.
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If small children or mentally disabled persons need to wear hearing instruments ensure adequate supervision.
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General notes on safety
In some countries restrictions for the usage of wireless equipment exist.
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Refer to local authorities for further information.
NOTICE for batteries
Leaking batteries damage the instrument.
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Remove batteries when the instrument is not in use for a prolonged period of time.
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Turn your hearing instrument off when not in use to preserve the battery.
WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
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Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote con­trol) in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
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General notes on safety
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.
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Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip. Make sure that the LifeTip is completely attached to the X LifeTip adapter.
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Change the LifeTube or LifeTip when they are cracked. Put the LifeTube with the LifeTip carefully and not too X deep into the ear.
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If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it removed by a medical professional.
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Use the LifeTube and LifeTip only in the way described in this user guide.
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Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries
Use standard batteries or rechargeable X batteries in your hearing instruments.
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Always use the right size batteries. Charge the rechargeable batteries before X first use.
original size
Remove the tab on your X batteries only when you are ready to use them.
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The positive (+) side of the batteries is always the smooth side.
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Always keep spare batteries with you.
Low battery indicator
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate an acoustic signal to inform you when the battery is nearly empty. If you hear an acoustic signal or experience low amplifica­tion power, replace the battery.
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Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries
Inserting the battery
Open the battery compartment X completely using your fingernail as shown in the illustration.
Insert the proper size battery so that
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the "+" symbol on the battery aligns with the "+" marked on the battery compartment.
Close the battery compartment by X gently pressing the bottom of the door upward with your finger tip. Do not force the door shut. If it does not close easily, check to see if the battery was inserted properly.
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When the battery door is completely closed, your hearing instrument is ready for use.
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Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries
Removing the battery
Open the battery compartment com- X pletely.
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Normally the battery drops out when the compartment is completely open. If the battery does not come out, lightly tap the instrument or push the battery out with a pencil as shown.
Do not throw used batteries into household trash. X Return them to your Hearing Care Professional for environmentally correct disposal.
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Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries
Battery compartment lock
Your hearing instruments are equipped with a battery compartment lock. This prevents the unintentional remo­val of the batteries from their compartment.
Lock
Open the battery compartment to the first stop. X Push the small slide to the right. X The battery compartment can now only be opened up to the first stop.
Unlock
Open the battery compartment to the first stop. X Push the small slide to the left. X The battery compartment can now be opened completely.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional if you need assistance.
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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument
Inserting your hearing instrument
Turn your hearing instrument off. X
Hold the earmold / LifeTip between X your thumb and index finger and insert it carefully into the ear canal. You may find it helpful to pull your ear slightly upward or to the back.
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Place your hearing instrument behind your ear. Turn your hearing instrument on. X
If the typeplate of your hearing instrument is in red, the hearing instrument is intended for the right ear. If the typeplate is in blue, the hearing instrument is for the left ear.
Removing your hearing instrument
Hold the earmold / LifeTube bet- X
ween your thumb and index finger and carefully pull it out. You may find it helpful to lightly push your ear from the back.
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Turning your hearing instrument on and off
Turn on:
Fully close the battery compartment to X turn the hearing instrument on.
Turn off:
Press the battery compartment downward X to the first stop to turn the hearing instru­ment off.
You can also use the remote control to turn the hea­ring instrument on and off.
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Power-on delay
Your hearing instruments are equipped with a „power­on-delay“ feature which can be activated by your Hearing Care Professional. This allows you to turn the hearing instrument on with an automatic delay, so that you may insert the hearing instrument into your ear without experi­encing unpleasant feedback (whistling).
The delay can be programmed by your Hearing Care Pro­fessional to be 6, 12 or 18 seconds.
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Changing the hearing program
Via push button (only Motion M and Motion P)
Your hearing instruments offer up to 5 hearing programs for specific listening environments.
Each time you press the program button, your hearing instruments switch to the next program, confirming each change with an acoustic signal.
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Turn your hearing instruments on. It is automatically in program 1. You want to change to program 2.
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Press the program button once. You hear the acoustic signal f or pr og ram 2. You ar e now in pr og ram 2.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide. X
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If you are wearing two hearing instruments, the hearing program will be changed on both instruments simultane­ously if e2e wireless 2.0 is activated.
Your Hearing Care Professional can write down the per­sonal program configuration of your hearing instrument on page 33.
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate the acoustic signals in your hearing instruments.
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Changing the volume
The volume of your hearing instruments is controlled au­tomatically and there is no need to manually adjust it.
Via volume control (only Motion M VC and Motion P)
Should you prefer manual volume control, your Hearing Care Professional can program the hearing instrument for manual adjustment.
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louder
softer
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide. X
Rotate the volume control with your index finger to select the desired listening volume.
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Manual volume control is deactivated when you use a remote control.
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Audio input
Your hearing instrument is equipped with an audio input. Together with an audio shoe it enables the connection between the hearing instrument and e.g. an FM system, tape recorder, television or an infrared device. This way the sound is coming directly from the sound source. That can be useful for adults in difficult listening situations and for children in classrooms.
NOTICE
Use only the F5 or L5 audio shoes (labelled inside the X audio shoe). They are de signed exclusively for the your hearing instruments.
With the audio shoe L5 attached, the battery compart­ment switch is disabled and the hearing system can only be switched off via push button or remote control.
With the audio shoe F5 attached, the battery compart­ment switch can still be used for the ON/OFF function.
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WARNING
Risk of injuries caused by electric shock!
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Connect audio input only to device conform to IEC 60065. (IEC-Norm for audio, video and other elec­tronic devices.)
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Audio input
Attaching the audio shoe:
Open the battery compartment X Open the audio shoe cover
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Close the battery compartment.
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Align the contacts of the audio shoe X with the contacts of the hearing in­strument.
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Slide the audio shoe over the hearing instrument until it snaps into the end position. The hearing instrument automatically switches to the corresponding audio shoe program.
Removing the audio shoe:
Slide the audio shoe in the opposite di- X rection to that for attachment and take it off.
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Close the audio shoe cover.
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Telephoning
AutoPhoneTM function
With the AutoPhoneTM function, your hearing instrument will automatically switch to the telephone program when you hold a telephone handset near your hearing instru­ment (*). It will return to the previously used hearing program after you have finished speaking and have moved the handset away from the hearing instrument.
(*) AutoPhone magnet accessory
Not all telephones produce a magnetic field strong en­ough to activate the AutoPhone function. In this case, use the AutoPhone magnet, enclosed in your hearing instru­ment package, and attach it to the telephone receiver to activate the AutoPhone function.
See the AutoPhone magnet user guide for instruc- X tions on how to position the magnet.
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Use only the magnet that is delivered with the hea­ring instrument.
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Manual telephone program
Select the telephone program manually by using the X program button.
The telephone program can be set to microphone mode or telecoil mode. Your Hearing Care Professional will program your hearing instrument to fit your individual require­ments.
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Telephoning
CAUTION
Magnets may interfere with the operation of life suppor­ting systems (e.g. pacemakers, magnetic valves).
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Use a magnet only if not in doubt about the safe di­stance.
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The safe distance between pacemaker and magnet should be at least 10 cm (4 inches).
CAUTION
Choking hazard posed by domes.
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Keep magnets out of the reach of children. If swallo­wed consult a physician or a hospital.
NOTICE
Magnets pose risks to electronics and magnetic storage mediums when placed in close proximity.
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Do not to set magnets near computers, color moni­tors, television sets, floppy discs, video/audio tapes and other electronic equipment.
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When operating the hearing instrument in T-coil mode, the wireless function may cause a pulsing noi­se. In this case use the remote control with a distance greater than 10 cm (4 inches).
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e2e wireless 2.0
Your hearing instruments are equipped with e2e (ear-to­ear) wireless 2.0 technology.
Advantages of the wireless functionality:
Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta- neously to different listening situations.
Allows use of accessories, e.g. a remote control. Provides synchronization of the settings in the system. If you change the volume or program on one hearing in­strument, the other hearing instrument is automatically adjusted.
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate the wireless functionality of your hearing instruments.
The performance of e2e wireless 2.0 may be affected by electromagnetic interference – e.g. from a compu­ter monitor or halogen lamp system controlled by a switching power supply.
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Move away from the source of interference if you experience difficulty.
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Maintenance and care
Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems. Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible performance.
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Clean instruments regularly to prevent damage to the hearing instruments and to avoid health problems.
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Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue, as necessary.
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Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit" with a special moisture-attracting capsule overnight. Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care sets X and further information on how to keep your hearing instruments in good condition.
NOTICE
Do not put the hearing instruments in X water.
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Accessories
Charger
Your hearing instruments work with standard or recharge­able batteries. With the easy-to-use charger you can charge the rechargeable batteries for one or two hearing instruments. After just five hours of charging, the charger shuts itself off and the hear­ing instruments are ready to run for a day.
For detailed information and instructions refer to the charger user guide or ask your Hearing Care Profes­sional.
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Accessories
Remote control
The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows you to use a remote control to change the program and volume of your hearing instruments.
For further information about the remote control, contact your Hearing Care Professional or refer to the remote con­trol user guide.
In the event your hearing instruments can be X controlled by another person's remote control, re­turn hearing instruments and remote control to your Hearing Care Professional.
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Accessories
Tek wireless enhancement (only for Motion 700 and Motion 500)
Your hearing instruments together with the Tek Connect remote control will allow you to connect your hearing instruments to the growing world of technology. Via a special Bluetooth connection it is possible to receive audio signals from your mobile, your television or your mp3-player.
For detailed information and instructions refer to the Tek user guide or ask your Hearing Care Professional.
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Troubleshooting tips
Your hearing instruments are extremely reliable devices. Should a problem occur, it can usually be corrected quickly. Use these troubleshooting tips to resolve simple issues.
Problem Possible solution
Sound is weak Replace / recharge empty battery.
Clean earmold. Increase volume
Instrument emits whistling sound
Sound is distorted
Instrument emits signal tones
Try reinserting the earmold until it fits securely.
Lower volume. Clean earmold.
Lower volume. Replace / recharge empty battery. Clean earmold.
Gently close battery compartment completely.
Replace / recharge empty battery.
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Troubleshooting tips
Problem Possible solution
Instrument does not work
If you still encounter problems after trying these sugge­stions, consult your Hearing Care Professional.
Check if the hearing instrument is tur­ned on.
Gently close battery compartment completely.
Replace / recharge empty battery. Make sure battery is inserted
correctly. Wait 18 seconds and check again.
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Technical information
Operating frequencies: Fc=3.28 MHz
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Sie­mens Audiologische Technik GmbH could void the users authority to operate the equipment.
Siemens Motion 700, Motion 500 FCC ID: SGI-WL002BTE IC: 267AB-WL002
N14203
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Technical information
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 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 into an outlet on a circuit differ­ent from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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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 elec­tronical equipment".
Amended by "Directive 2003/108/EC" (WEEE).
Recycle your hearing instrument according to X national regulations.
For disposal within the EU please send device to the following address:
United Kingdom Malta Ireland Siemens Charles de Giorgio LTD Howth Junction
Hearing Instruments 39-40 South Street Business Center Newton Road Valetta CMR 01 Kilbarrack Crawley RH109TT P.O. Box 374 5 Dublin
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www.siemens.com/hearing
With the CE marking Siemens confirms compliance with the European Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices.
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Your hearing instrument configuration
Hearing instrument
LEFT RIGHT
Model
Serial number
Battery yes no Power on delay yes no yes no Volume control yes no yes no Push button yes no
Signal tones
on off Low battery warning on off on off Volume control limit on off on off Volume control change on off
Hearing program
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Description of the hearing program
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remote control
Serial number
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Notes
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© Siemens AG, 07.2008 · SB Document No. A91SAT-00624-99T2-7600 Order/Item No. 104 202 04 Printed in Germany
Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Gebbertstrasse 125 91058 Erlangen Germany Phone +49 9131 308 0
www.siemens.com /hearing
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