Widex AK-19 User Instructions

User’s instructions

The AIKIA Series

AK-19

Behind-the-ear

2

3

The hearing aid, earmold and accessories shown
in these user’s instructions may not look the same
as the ones you have. We furthermore reserve the
right to make any changes considered necessary.

Hearing aids and their accessories
should not be disposed of with normal
household waste. Please consult your
national Widex distributor for advice on
how to dispose of your hearing aid.

Contents

Your new AIKIA hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

AIKIA (AK-19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Battery type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Inserting the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Turning the hearing aid on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Left/right identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Placing AIKIA on/in the ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Possible settings when turning on your hearing aid . . . . . . . .14

Removing AIKIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Automatic adjustment of loudness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Fine tuning loudness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Listening programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Switching between the listening programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Keeping AIKIA clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Cleaning accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The hearing aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The earmold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Caring for your hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Good advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

FM systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

In case of malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4

5

Your new AIKIA hearing aid

Thank you for choosing a Widex hearing aid. AIKIA
is a hearing aid that allows you to be part of the
process of tailoring the sound to your individual
hearing loss and lifestyle requirements.

We recommend that you read the entire booklet to
get full satisfaction from your new AIKIA hearing
aid.

We hope you will be pleased with your new Wi­dex hearing aid.

AIKIA (AK-19)

1. Microphone openings, where the sound

enters the hearing aid.

2. Volume control

is available in some AIKIA
models. It makes it possible to fine tune the
automatically adjusted loudness.

3. Program button

, which allows you to choose

between different listening programs.

4. On/off switch

.

5. Battery drawer

with a nail grip for easy
opening.

6. Earhook

– non-detachable.

7. Plastic tubing

.

8. Earmold

.

9. Sound outlet

.

10. Relief vent

for
aeration of the
ear canal.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

6

7

The battery

Battery type

The recommended battery type for your AIKIA
hearing aid is:

Zinc Air battery type 13

To obtain replacement batteries, please consult
your hearing care professional. Please note the ex­piration date and the recommendations regarding
disposal of used batteries on the battery pack. To
ensure proper battery function, do not use batter­ies past the expiration date. Because they are Zinc
Air type batteries, they need air to work. There­fore, do not remove the adhesive tab until just be­fore inserting the battery in the hearing aid. Once
the tab has been removed, the battery will start
functioning after a few seconds. The battery life
will depend on a number of factors, such as the
setting of your hearing aid, how many hours you
use it daily and the listening environments in which
you use it.

Inserting the battery

Before inserting a new battery in
your hearing aid, remember to re­move the adhesive tab. Do not use
batteries on which there is a sticky
residue from the tab or other un­wanted substance.

8

9

Push the nail grip downwards to
swing open the battery drawer.
The nail grip is located on the
opposite side of the on/off switch
at the bottom of the hearing aid.

The plus (+) sign of the battery must face upwards.
If the battery drawer does not close easily, the bat­tery is incorrectly inserted.

Changing the battery

If you hear four rapid beep-tones while wearing
your hearing aid, it is an indication that the battery
is nearly exhausted. Once the battery is totally ex­hausted, the hearing aid will be completely silent.
Exactly how long the hearing aid will function after
the beep-tones varies from one case to another.
We recommend that you always have a spare bat­tery with you.

For adjustment of the beep-tone level or disabling
of the function, please consult your hearing care
professional.

Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing
aid. Exhausted batteries may leak, which could
damage the hearing aid. When changing batteries,
it is a good idea to hold the hearing aid over a table
or a carpet, in case you drop the hearing aid or bat­tery.

10

11

The hearing aid can be provided
with a battery drawer lock, if re­quired. This is a particularly
good idea if the hearing aid is
worn by a child. A special tool
for opening the lock will be in­cluded when ordering the lock
(see the drawing).

You open the lock by push­ing it to the right and then
downward with the tool in
one movement as illustrat­ed.

Turning the hearing aid on and off

The battery drawer is placed
at the bottom of the hearing
aid. The battery drawer also
functions as the on/off
switch.

The hearing aid is turned on
when the switch is pushed
upwards, and off when the
switch is pushed down­wards.

The word “OFF” is clearly vis­ible on the switch when the
hearing aid is turned off.

Please remember to switch the hearing aid off
when it is not in use. Remove the battery if the
hearing aid will not be used for several days.

12

13

Left/right identification

If you wear hearing aids on
both ears, your hearing care
professional can put color
marks on your hearing aids
so you can easily see which
is for the left ear and which is
for the right ear (red mark =
right and blue mark = left).

Placing AIKIA on/in the ear

Insert a battery in your hearing aid. First insert the
earmold in the ear canal while holding the lower
part of the tubing. It may also help to pull the outer
ear backwards and upwards with the opposite
hand.

Once the earmold has been inserted, you place the
hearing aid behind the ear, so that the hook rests
comfortably on the ear, close to your head.