Sonova USA WHSBTE User Manual

Exélia™BTE

User Guide

029-0175-02/V1.00/2007-11/A+W Printed in Switzerland © Phonak AG All rights reserved

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Selecting a hearing program 28
Controlling two hearing instruments 29
Telecoil (optional) 30
EasyPhone (optional) 31

myPilot (optional) 34

iCom (optional) 36

FM communication (optional) 38

Attaching and removing FM receivers 41
Manual selection of an FM program 44

Maintenance

Wind and Weather Protector 45
Fit’nGo slim tube 48
Important points 52

Warning 55

Service and Warranty 56

Phonak distributors worldwide 60

Contents

Welcome 5

Description Exélia 6

Short introduction

Inserting the battery 8
Switching ON/OFF 8
Controlling the volume 9
Selecting a hearing program 9

Preparation

Replacing the battery 10
Tamper proof battery compartment 13
Identifying left and right instruments 15
Inserting Exélia hearing system with
earmold into your ear 16
Inserting Exélia hearing system
with Fit’nGo slim tube into your ear 20
Fine tuning your Exélia hearing system 24

Operation

Switching ON/OFF 25
Controlling the volume 26

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Your new Exélia hearing system uses the very latest
advances in digital wireless hearing technology.
Exélia offers you, automatically, the highest sound quality,
speech understanding and listening comfort in all
your hearing situations. High-tech has turned highly
sophisticated hearing systems into convenient
devices that are easy to use.

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

Exélia is a quality product developed by the Swiss
company Phonak, a world leader in hearing technology,
innovation and reliability. With proper care and
usage, your hearing system will support your hearing
and communication needs for many years.

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

Phonak – life is on

Welcome

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Hearing system
with Fit’nGo
slim tube and dome

햲 – 햵 see page 6
햶 Slim tube /

sound output

햷 Dome
햸 Retention

Hearing system
with Fit’nGo
slim tube and SlimTip

햲 – 햵 see page 6
햶 Slim tube /

sound output

햷 Individual SlimTip
햸 Removal handle

햶

햸

햷

Description

Hearing system with earmold

햲 Microphone inputs with

Wind and Weather Protector

햳 Program switch
햴 Volume control
햵 Battery compartment with

ON/OFF switch

햶 Hook/sound output
햷 Individual earmold

햲

햶

햷

햳

햴

햵

햲

햳

햴

햵

햴

햵

햶

햷

햸

햲

햳

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Controlling the volume

Details see page 26

Volume up Volume down

Selecting a hearing program

Details see page 28

Short introduction

Inserting the battery

Details see page 11

Switching ON/OFF

Details see page 25

ON OFF ON

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Replacing the battery

The advanced performance features of your Exélia
instruments require specially designed high performance
batteries (called GenX batteries). Therefore please
only use these GenX batteries (size 13). The use of other
batteries could lead to reduced battery life and the
optimum performance of your Exélia hearing systems
can not be guaranteed.

Using the nail grip, open the battery compartment
completely and remove the old battery.

Remove the
protective foil from
the new battery.

Insert the new battery with the “+” sign (flat side
of the battery) in line with the “+” marked on
the battery compartment and close it. The correct
battery orientation can also be seen on the inside
of the battery compartment.

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Preparation

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Please only use GenX batteries for your Exélia
instruments.
Handle the battery compartment with care and
do not use excessive force.
If there is any resistance when closing the
compartment, ensure that the battery is
inserted correctly. The compartment may not
close properly if the battery is upside down,
and the instrument will not work.
When your hearing system is not in use, leave
the battery compartment open to allow any
moisture to evaporate.

Low battery warning

An acoustic signal gives you an early warning that
the battery is approaching exhaustion. You have
approximately 30 minutes to replace the battery after
hearing the signal. This reserve may be higher
and the hearing system will repeat the low battery
warning approximately every 30 minutes.

Please note that the battery consumption increases
with regular use of the myPilot command center
or the iCom communication interface.

Tamper proof battery compartment

To protect children from the dangers of playing with
batteries, a special locking system may be mounted on
the instruments. This locking system can also be used
for identifying left and right instruments (see page 15).

To lock the battery compartment, after it is closed:
Use a small screwdriver and turn the screw to its
middle position (slot vertical).

To unlock the battery compartment: Turn the screw to
its horizontal position.

Preparation

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Please make sure that the screw is in the unlocked
position when you close the battery compartment.

Locked Unlocked

The ON/OFF switch is not available when the
battery compartment is locked.

To switch the hearing system OFF, it is necessary
to unlock the tamper proof battery compartment.

Identifying left and right instruments

It is important to use the correct hearing system for
each ear.

Your hearing care professional can mark the hearing
systems for you. The color code on the housing will
identify left and right hearing systems.

The color code is as follows:

red = right

blue = left

Preparation

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Place the canal portion of the earmold inside your ear
canal. If it is difficult to get it into place, stretch your ear
by pulling it gently backwards and upwards with your
other hand. When the canal portion is in place, twist the
earmold backwards so that it fits into the concha and
the helix portion is under the fold.

Inserting your
hearing system
with earmold into
your ear

Using the hand on the same side you wear your hearing
system, grasp the earmold between the thumb and
index finger.

Raise your hand to your ear making sure the canal
portion of the earmold faces your ear. Tilt your hand
slightly forward.

Preparation

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Now position the hearing system behind the ear.
Be careful not to twist the tubing.

Check the placement of the earmold by tracing the
contour of the ear with your finger.

To remove your hearing system, grasp the earmold,
not the tubing, and pull it out of your ear gently but
firmly.

Preparation

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