Sonic Pep Power BTE, Pep ITC, Pep BTE, Pep CIC, Pep ITCD Fittings Manual
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Fitting Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Pep Hearing Instrument Overview 4
Pep BTE Hearing Instruments 6
Acoustic options 6
Thin Tube lengths 6
Attaching and removing the earhook or Thin Tube adapter 7
Changing Thin Tube domes 7
Installing left and right instrument markers 8
Replacing the battery door 9
Pep ITE Hearing Instruments 10
Replacing the Wax Guard 10
Wind screen for Pep ITC instruments 11
Programming Pep with EXPRESSfit 12
Attaching programming cables 12
Programming Pep Using the EXPRESSfit Fitting Software 13
Open EXPRESSfit 13
Ordering Information 20
This document introduces you to the Pep hearing instrument family.
Here you will find step by step instructions on everything from
exchanging the Thin Tubes and earhooks, to fine tuning adjustments
in the EXPRESSfit fitting software. For additional information,
please contact your local Sonic customer care department.
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Pep Hearing Instrument
Overview
Pep Power BTE
(Shown with Earhook – Thin Tube also available as an option)
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Pep BTE
(Shown with the optional Thin Tube – Earhook available as standard)
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1 Earhook
2 Microphones
3 Sound outlet
4 Multi control
5 Battery door
6 Direct Audio Input
1 Adapter
2 Microphones
3 Thin Tube
4 Multi control
5 Sound outlet
6 Dome
7 Battery door
8 Direct Audio Input
(with an optional DAI adapter)
9 Retention lock
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Pep ITCD
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Pep ITC
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1 Vent
2 Canal
3 Sound outlet with wax protection
4 Microphone opening
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5 Battery door
6 Push button (optional)
7 Volume control (optional)
8 Second microphone opening
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1 Vent
2 Canal
3 Sound outlet with wax protection
4 Microphone opening
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5 Battery door
6 Push button (optional)
7 Volume control (optional)
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Pep CIC
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1 Vent
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2 Canal
3 Sound outlet with wax protection
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4 Microphone opening
5 Battery door
6 Removal cord
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Pep BTE Hearing Instruments
All Pep BTE hearing instruments can be fit with either a conventional earhook or a Thin Tube.
Conventional Earhook Custom Fit
Various Custom Molds available
Acoustic options
Thin Tube Domes Custom Fit
Thin Tube
system
0.9 mm 1.3 mm 6 mm
(XS)
8 mm
(S)
10 mm
(M)
12 mm
(L)
(optional)
Open Dome
Tulip Dome
Dome,
Large Vent
Dome,
Small Vent
Power
Dome
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Custom Molds
Various
available
Thin Tube lengths
To ensure a secure fitting with maximum patient comfort, the proper Thin Tube length should be selected
for each patient before fitting a Pep BTE. Sonic Thin Tubes come in four different lengths, and a red (Right)
or blue (Left) marker on the Thin Tube identifies the orientation.
Length Size Code
XShort 0
Short 1
Medium 2
Long 3
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Attaching and removing the earhook
or Thin Tube adapter
1 Use the pointed end of the disassembly tool to push the lock pin free.
2 Replace the hook or the adapter with the desired part.
3 Replace the lock pin (tweezers make this easier).
Changing Thin Tube domes
1 Pull the used dome off the tube and discard.
2 With clean hands, firmly push a new dome onto the tube
as far as it will go.
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Note! If the dome is not pushed all the way onto the tube,
it could fall off in the ear canal.
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Installing left and right instrument markers
1 Open the battery door of the Pep BTE hearing instrument to expose
the receptacle for the Left/Right marker.
2 Insert the end of the red (Right) or blue (Left) marker into the slot
until it firmly fits as shown.
3 Twist and break off the long post of the marker tool, ensuring that
the red or blue marker remains in the instrument’s opening.
4 Close the battery door.
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