Sonova USA MYPILOT1 User Manual

User Guide

myPilot

™

Your hearing care professional

029-0691-02/V1.00/2008-01/A+W

Printed in Switzerland © Phonak AG All rights reserved

www.phonak.com

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Contents

Welcome 4

Description 6

myPilot accessories 7

Getting started 8

Charging the battery and general battery info 8
Turning myPilot ON or OFF 10
Keypad lock 11
Operating range 12

Using myPilot 13

Home screen 13
Volume control 14
Program selection 16
myPilot battery status 17
ZoomControl 17

Menu functions 20

Menu overview 20

ZoomControl 20
Volume 21
Lock keypad 22
Alarm clock 22
Status info 24
Settings 25

Reset button 30

Important information 31

Maintenance and care 31
Safety notice 32
Important points 33
Troubleshooting 36

iCom (optional) 38

Service and warranty 40

Declaration of conformity 41

Phonak distributors worldwide 42

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Congratulations on choosing a digital hearing system
from Phonak. Your new myPilot is a very important part
of it. myPilot is an elegant and user-friendly remote
control which gives you access to all functions of your
digital hearing system. Furthermore, it guarantees easy
management of your hearing programs with visual
confirmation on a state-of-the-art color display.

You can use myPilot to tune both of your hearing
instruments simultaneously. Or you can control both
hearing instruments individually, allowing you to
perfectly fine-tune your hearing instruments to any
specific hearing situation.

Please read this manual carefully to benefit from all
the features of your new myPilot. Ask your hearing care
professional if you have any questions.

For further information, please visit the Phonak website
www.phonak.com.

Phonak – life is on

For your safety, carefully read the chapter
Important information on pages 31–37.

Welcome

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myPilot accessories

• Case

• Lanyard

• Power supply

Contents may vary depending on country.

햳

햴

햵

햶

Description

햲 ON/OFF button
햳 Color LCD display
햴 Keypad

Up  Volume up
Down  Volume down
Right  Next program
Left  Previous program
Center Menu/select

햵 Mini USB

connection

햶 Reset button

햲

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During the charging process, the battery symbol on
the Home screen is blinking. Once the battery is fully
charged, the battery symbol will stop flashing and
remain visible.

Charging an empty battery typically takes about
90 minutes. It is safe to leave the charger connected
overnight—the battery cannot be overcharged.

When charging myPilot for the first time, leave
it to charge for five hours, even if the battery
symbol stops flashing.

A new battery’s full performance is achieved only
after two or three complete charge and discharge
cycles.

The myPilot battery can be charged hundreds of
times. If the operating time of your myPilot reduces
substantially, please contact your hearing care
professional.

Charging the battery and general battery info

myPilot has an internal, rechargeable battery.
To charge it, connect the charging cable to myPilot
as shown in the picture below. Then plug the
other end of the charging cable into a power outlet.

Do not use myPilot while charging.

For safety reasons, recharge the battery only
with chargers supplied by Phonak.

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Getting started

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Auto keypad lock

myPilot is equipped with an automatic keypad lock
which locks the keys automatically, once the device is
not being used for more than 20 seconds. To enable
the feature, refer to section “Auto keypad lock”.

Manual keypad lock

You also have the possibility of manually activating the
keypad lock via the menu.

To lock

To lock the keypad, press to enter the menu
and select Lock keypad. The keypad will lock and
the device will enter the sleep mode.

To unlock

Press  followed by .

Turning ON

To turn myPilot ON,
press and hold the
ON/OFF button for
about a second
until you see the
display turn ON.

Turning OFF

To turn myPilot OFF, press and hold the ON/OFF button
for about two seconds until you see the display turn
OFF.

For optimal convenience it is suggested to keep
myPilot turned on while wearing the hearing
instruments. To avoid unwanted changes of the
hearing instruments settings you can use the
keypad lock. When you turn your hearing
instruments off please also switch off myPilot.

Getting started /

Turning myPilot ON or OFF

Getting started / Keypad lock

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Operating range

Remote control operating range is about 100 cm (40”).

Getting started / Operating range

Home screen

햲 Program icon
햳 Program name
햴 Volume setting of left hearing instrument
햵 Volume setting of right hearing instrument
햶 Clock
햷 Battery symbol

The screens of your myPilot may look different,
depending on your preferences set by your hearing
care professional.

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햴

햵

Using myPilot

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Volume control

Binaural volume control

To change the volume setting of your hearing
instruments, go to the Volume screen by pressing
either  or  while in the Home screen. Once in
the Volume screen, you can change the volume
of both hearing instruments simultaneously by pressing

 to increase the volume and  to decrease the

volume.

The Volume screen shows the volume settings of both
hearing instruments, including the most comfortable
level (MCL) 햲 which was defined by your hearing
care professional during the fitting process. It also
indicates the change compared to MCL in decibels
(dB) 햳.

햲 Most comfortable

level (MCL)

햳 Change compared

to MCL in dB

햲 햲

햳 햳

Using myPilot

Monaural volume control

Direct access

To change the volume settings of your left (or right)
hearing instrument individually, go to the Volume
screen by pressing either  or  while in the Home
screen. Once in the Volume screen, press  to choose
the left side (or  to choose the right side) and use 
to increase, and  to decrease volume.

Access via menu

To change the volume of the left or right hearing
instrument individually, press , select Volume
and Volume left or Volume right. Change the volume
using the  or  key and press to return to the
Home screen.

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