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A
Vibe
User Guide
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1) Introduction
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Congratulation!
You decided for the Siemens Vibe hearing instru-
ment.
These instructions as well as guidance from your
Hearing Care Professional will help you understand
how your Vibe works.
If you have further questions, please contact your
Hearing Care Professional.
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2) Content
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3) Your Vibe hearing instrument 6
4) Intended use 8
5) General notes on safety 10
6) Handling batteries 14
7) Inserting/ removing your hearing instrument 22
8) Turning your hearing instruments on and off 24
9) Changing the hearing program 26
10) Maintenance and care 28
11) Domes and Receiver Molds 30
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12) Troubleshooting tips 40
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13) Your hearing instrument configuration 44
14) Disposal information 46
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3) Your Vibe hearing instrument
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3) Your Vibe hearing instrument
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Features:
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Receiver unit
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Vibe body with battery compartment
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Push button
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Dome
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Receiver Mold
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C-Guard
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Different top covers
Your Hearing Care Professional offers an assortment
of receiver lengths and Dome sizes to best fit your
ear.
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4) Intended use
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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.
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4) Intended use
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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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5) General notes on safety
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NOTICE
Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme
heat, high humidity, strong magnetic fields
(> 0.1T), X-rays and mechanical stress.
X
Do not expose your hearing instrument to extreme temperature or high humidity.
X
Do not leave it in direct sunlight.
Do not wear it in the shower or when you apply X
make-up, perfume or aftershave, hairspray or
suntan lotion.
X
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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5) General notes on safety
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WARNING!
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
X
Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories out of children‘s reach.
X
If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immediately.
NOTICE
Leaking batteries damage the instrument.
X
Remove batteries when the instrument is not in
use for a prolonged period of time.
X
Turn your hearing instrument off when not in use
to preserve the battery.
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5) General notes on safety
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WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
X
Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote
control) in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of Domes and
Receiver Molds.
X
Always wear the receiver unit with Dome/ Receiver Mold.
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5) General notes on safety
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Make sure that the Dome/ Receiver Mold is X
completely attached to the receiver unit.
X
If the Dome/ Receiver Mold remains in your ear,
have it removed by a medical professional.
X
Replace the Dome/ Receiver Mold if it breaks.
Insert the receiver unit with the Dome/ Receiver X
Mold carefully and not too deeply into the ear.
X
Use the receiver unit, Dome and Receiver Mold
only in the manner described in this user guide.
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6) Handling batteries
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Use standard batteries in your hearing in- X
struments.
X
Always use size 10 batteries.
Original
size
X
The positive (+) side of the batteries is always
the smooth side.
X
Always keep spare batteries with you.
Remove the tab on X
your batteries only
when you are ready to
use them.
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6) Handling batteries
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Low battery indicator
Your Hearing Care Professional can program your
hearing instruments to inform you when the battery
is nearly empty. If you hear an intermittent series
of beeps or experience low amplification power, replace the battery.
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6) Handling batteries
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6) Handling batteries
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Opening the top cover
Small parts can easily fall down and get lost.
X
Work on a table.
Place the Vibe body on one part of the removal
X
tool.
X
Place the second part of the removal tool on top of
the the Vibe body.
X
Use the tool like tweezers to grip the fine notch
between the top and the bottom cover.
X
Pull the two sides carefully apart.
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6) Handling batteries
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6) Handling batteries
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Removing old battery
X
Carefully pull on the battery-handle until the battery slips out of the Vibe body.
Do not throw used batteries into household X
trash. Return them to your Hearing Care Professional for environmentally correct disposal.
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6) Handling batteries
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6) Handling batteries
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Inserting new battery
X
Insert a new battery with the right polarity.
Putting cover back on
X
Put the top cover back on.
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7) Inserting/ removing your hearing instrument
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7) Inserting/ removing your hearing instrument
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Inserting
X
Hold the Vibe with the push button side towards
your palm.
X
Insert the receiver with Dome/ Receiver Mold at the
beginning of your ear canal. Don‘t insert it to deep.
X
Twist the Vibe slightly upwards and put the tip of
the body into the cymba concha.
The push button side is facing outwards.
If necessary use a mirror to see if the Vibe sits securely.
Removing
X
Remove the body of Vibe from your cymba.
Carefully pull the receiver out of your ear canal. X
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8) Turning your hearing instruments on and off
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Turn on:
X
Press the push button for about 3 seconds to turn
the instrument ON.
Turn off:
X
Press the push button for about 3 seconds to turn
the instrument OFF.
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8) Turning your hearing instruments on and off
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Power-on delay
Your hearing instrument is 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
of 6, 12 or 18 seconds, so that you may insert the
hearing instrument into your ear without experiencing unpleasant feedback (whistling).
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9) Changing the hearing program
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Your hearing instruments offers up to 4 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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9) Changing the hearing program
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Example
X
Turn your hearing instruments on.
It is automatically in program 1. You want to change to program 2.
X
Press the program button once.
You hear the acoustic signal for program 2. You are
now in program 2.
Your Hearing Care Professional can write down the
personal program configuration of your hearing instrument on page 44/45.
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate the acoustic signals in your hearing instruments.
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10) Maintenance and care
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NOTICE
X
Do not put the hearing instruments in water.
Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems. Proper care and handling will ensure the best
possible performance.
X
Clean instruments and earmolds regularly to prevent damage to the hearing instruments and to
avoid health problems.
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10) Maintenance and care
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Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tis- X
sue, as necessary.
X
Thouroughly clean the top cover to avoid clogging
of the microphone opening.
X
Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit"
with a special moisture-attracting capsule overnight.
X
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care
sets and further information how to keep your hearing instruments in good condition.
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11) Domes and Receiver Molds
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Your hearing instrument has either a Dome or a Receiver Mold.
Receiver MoldDome
Full functionality of Domes and Receiver Molds is
only assured with a working C-Guard.
X
Have the C-Guard exchanged approximately
every three months.
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Daily cleaning
NOTICE
Domes, Receiver Molds and C-Guards are easily
damaged when handled wrongly.
X
Never use brushes or sharp objects for cleaning.
Never use running water or immerse the hea- X
ring instrument.
X
Never use pressure or rotating action while cleaning.
X
Don't spray cerumen solvent directly onto the
C-Guard!
X
Do not pull the receiver out of the Receiver
Mold.
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Cerumen (ear wax) on the C-Guard affects sound
quality.
X
Remove wax with a soft tissue.
No other tools are required.
The Dome/ Receiver Mold cleans best right after taking the hearing instruments off. This way Cerumen
can not dry and harden.
X
If there is dried cerumen on the C-Guard, moisten
the soft tissue with a cerumen solvent
X
Dab the C-Guard with the moistened tissue and
wait a short period of time, this will loosen the
cerumen.
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11) Domes and Receiver Molds
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Replacement of the Dome
X
Holding the receiver unit in one hand, grasp the
Dome between the thumb and index finger of your
other hand.
X
Remove the Dome from the receiver.
The new Dome is delivered in a box.
X
Leave the Dome in the box and press the tip of the
receiver unit into the new Dome as shown in the
picture.
The mark on the receiver unit helps you to position it
correctly.
The Dome is in the correct position when it is in line
with the mark.
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If the Dome is not mounted correctly the sound quality will be affected.
X
If this is the case check and readjust the Dome
Change the Domes and the included C-Guard ap- X
proximately every three months, or as needed.
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CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of Domes.
X
Do not place the receiver into your ear without a
Dome/ Receiver Mold.
X
If the Dome/ Receiver Mold gets detached in
your ear, consult your Hearing Care Professional,
a physician, or hospital.
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Replacing the C-Guard of the Receiver Mold
X
Remove the C-Guard with the back side of the CGuard tool. The C-Guard can not be re-used after
the disassembling process.
X
Insert the new C-Guard.
Change the C-Guard approximately every three X
months, or as needed.
Disassembling the Receiver Mold
Do not disassemble the Receiver Mold your- X
self. Ask your Hearing Care Professional for
help when the Receiver Mold needs extensive
cleaning.
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12) Troubleshooting tips
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Your Vibe hearing instruments are 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
Sound is
distorted
Replace old battery.
Clean Receiver Mold / clean or change Dome.
Clean / exchange top cover.
Replace old battery.
Clean Receiver Mold / clean or change Dome.
Clean / exchange top cover.
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12) Troubleshooting tips
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Instrument
emits whistling sound
Instrument
emits signal
tones
Check if the Receiver Mold/ Dome
is seated properly, try reinserting
the Receiver Mold/ Dome until it fits
securely.
Clean Receiver Mold / clean or change Dome.
Clean / exchange top cover.
Check if top cover is closed completely.
Replace old battery.
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Instrument
does not
work
Check if instrument is turned on.
Check if top cover is closed completely.
Replace old battery.
Make sure battery is inserted correctly.
Wait 18 seconds and check again.
If you still encounter problems after trying these
suggestions, consult your Hearing Care Professional.
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13) Your hearing instrument configuration
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Hearing instrument
LEFT RIGHT
Model
Serial number
10 Battery 10
yes no Power on delay yes no
yes no Push button yes no
X
Signal tones
on off Low battery warning on off
X
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13) Your hearing instrument configuration
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Hearing
program
1
2
3
4
5
Description of the hearing program
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14) Disposal information
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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 instruments and batteries X
according to national regulations.
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14) Disposal information
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For disposal within the EU please send devices to
the following address:
United Kingdom: Siemens Hearing Instruments, Newton
Road, Crawley RH109TT
Malta: Charles de Giorgio LTD, 39-40 South Street, Valetta
CMR 01
Ireland: Howth Junction, 39-40 South Street, Business
Center
Kilbarrack, P.O. Box 374, 5 Dublin
With the CE marking Siemens confirms compliance
with the European Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices.
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© Siemens AG, 02.2008 · SB
Document No. A91SAT-00460-99T1-7600
Order/Item No.104 174 46
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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