Unitron 360 User Manual

TM

360
BTE Guide

Table of Contents

Your 360™ Hearing Instruments ....................................1

Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2

Getting the Most Out of Your 360™

Hearing Instruments ....................................................3

Using the 360™ BTE Guide............................................4

Putting Your 360™ Hearing Instruments on

Your Ears ......................................................................5

Turning Your 360™ Hearing Instruments

On and Off ...................................................................6

Feedback-Free Listening .................................................7

Replacing the Battery .....................................................7

Operating Instructions ..................................................10

Assistive Listening Devices ...........................................17

Caring for Your 360™ Hearing Instruments..................19

Cleaning Your 360™ Hearing Instruments...................20

Warnings.......................................................................22

Troubleshooting Guide .................................................24

Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers ................27

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Your 360

Hearing Instruments

Hearing Healthcare Professional: _________________________

_____________________________________________________

Telephone: ___________________________________________

Model:_______________________________________________

Serial Number: ________________________________________

Replacement Batteries: Size 675

Warranty: ____________________________________________

Program 1 is the program for: ____________________________

Program 2 is the program for: ___________________________

Program 3 is the program for: ___________________________

Program 4 is the program for: ___________________________

Date of Purchase:______________________________________

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Getting the Most Out of Your 360

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Hearing Instruments

Adjusting to your new 360 hearing instruments will take
some time. Depending on your previous experience with
hearing instruments, you may notice some differences in
the way 360 sounds to you. The longer you wear these
hearing instruments, the quicker you will adjust to
everyday sounds around you. Your hearing healthcare
professional can assist you by fine-tuning your
instruments for optimal performance.

Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems

Congratulations on choosing your new 360™ BTE
(Behind-the-Ear) hearing instruments. For over 40 years,
Unitron Hearing has been committed to making life
better for people with hearing loss. This means a
commitment to developing high-quality hearing
solutions that incorporate special features to solve the
everyday problems and concerns you have with hearing
loss and hearing instruments.

360 is an innovative hearing instrument that delivers
exceptional sound quality, performance, and results.
Your 360 hearing instrument may include an automatic
program that reads your listening environment and
automatically determines a sound destination that is
most effective for optimal listening as your listening
needs change throughout the day. Additional manual
programs give you added flexibility to meet your
particular listening needs. 360’s sophisticated adaptive
features offer you the latest digital technology so your
hearing instruments will adapt, reducing the need for
manual adjustments by you.

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Putting Your 360™Hearing Instruments on
Your Ears

Your BTE hearing instrument may be color-coded red for
your right ear and blue for your left ear. This color
indicator is located on the bottom of the battery door
with a small colored dot.

1. Carefully insert the earmold in your ear. The earmold
should fit into your ear snugly and comfortably.

2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear.

3. Repeat steps 1-2 for your other ear if you wear two
hearing instruments.

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Using the 360™BTE Guide

Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of
the topics covered in this guide.

BTE with volume control BTE without volume control

Hearing Instrument Style

My hearing instrument has

(check all that apply)

Program Button
Volume Control

Legend

1 Earhook
2 Microphone and

Microphone Shield
3 Program Button
4 Volume Control
5 Battery Door/On & Off

Switch
6 Earmold
7 Battery Compartment

Filter

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Turning Your 360™Hearing Instruments On
and Off

Your hearing instruments have a three-position battery
door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows access
to the battery compartment.

To turn the hearing instrument on, close the battery door
fully. Ensure the battery door is completely closed.

Note: If the start up delay is activated, your
hearing instrument will not turn on for 10-15 seconds
after closing the battery door.

To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the
battery door. This position also allows excess moisture
to vent away from the battery compartment.

To replace the hearing instrument battery, fully open the
battery door for access to the battery compartment.

on off open

Feedback-Free Listening

Your 360 hearing devices have an optional start up delay
that can be activated by your hearing healthcare
professional. If the start up delay is activated, your
hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15 seconds
after the battery door is closed fully. The hearing
instruments return to the start up delay position each
time you turn your hearing instruments on. This allows
you to insert your hearing instruments without
experiencing whistling.

If you wear hearing instruments now, you may have
experienced whistling from your hearing instruments
when you talk, chew, use the telephone or hug
someone. 360’s feedback technology dramatically
reduces this uncomfortable whistling before you or
anyone else can perceive it.

Replacing the Battery

1. Gently swing out the battery door with your fingernail
(Figure 1).

2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger
and remove.

3. Insert the new battery into the battery compartment
with the plus (+) sign on the battery facing the same
way as the plus (+) sign on the edge of the battery
door (Figures 2 and 3).

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