Widex B2-CIC User Manual

User’s instructions

The Bravo Series

B2-CIC

Completely-in-canal

Contents

Your hearing aid, earmould, cleaning accessories
and the like may not look exactly the same as in
these user’s instructions. 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.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting to know the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Placing the battery in the battery drawer . . . . . . . . . 6

Recommended energy source:

Zinc Air battery type 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning the hearing aid on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Beginning to use the hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Inserting the hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Automatic adjustment of loudness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Keeping the hearing aid clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The sound outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The relief vent, short . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The relief vent, full length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The microphone opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The CeruSTOP wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Removing the used wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Inserting a new wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

When not in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Caring for your hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

There is only one way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Introduction

Getting to know the
instrument

Your Widex Bravo hearing aid is a very intricate,
high precision electronic unit. It has been careful­ly designed to withstand years of wear, under the
varying conditions the typical user finds them­selves in each day. However, your hearing aid
may be damaged if exposed to extreme condi­tions, severe blows, or general neglect.

To get full satisfaction from the quality and the
performance we have built into your new Widex
hearing aid, please handle it with care, and read
and follow the instructions carefully.

At the back of this manual you will find a trouble­shooting guide, which will help you in situations
where your hearing aid does not perform accord­ing to your expectations.

Before placing the hearing aid in your ear, make
sure the battery is correctly inserted and that the
aid is switched on.

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

On the drawing you will find the most important
features and functions of the hearing aid.

1. Microphone opening

2. Battery drawer

3. Extraction cord

4. Nail grip on the battery drawer

5. Sound outlet

6. Relief vent – full length or short

Ask your hearing healthcare professional to

indicate below the type of vent used in your

hearing aid.

full length short

The right-ear hearing aid is red or has a red

nameplate.

The left-ear hearing aid is blue or has a blue

nameplate.

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Placing the battery in the
battery drawer

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
as this can block the battery
airholes.

Insert the battery in the
special round holder built
into the battery drawer.
The battery is placed cor­rectly when the flat side
with the little hole in the
middle is facing towards
the open face of the bat­tery drawer. Most batter­ies are marked with a
small plus (+). This plus
should face in the direc-

tion indicated by the
small plus (+) printed on the lower part of the
round battery holder.

Note: When opening the battery drawer, be care­ful not to force it beyond the upright position (see
illustration).

If the battery drawer does not close easily, the
battery is incorrectly inserted.

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Always place the battery in the actual battery
drawer and not in the open space inside the hear-
ing aid.

When changing batteries, hold the hearing aid
over a table or a carpet to make it easier to find a
dropped hearing aid or battery.

Exhausted batteries: If you hear four rapid
beep-tones while wearing your hearing aid, it is
an indication that you should exchange the bat­tery as soon as possible as 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.

The rate at which a battery loses power is depen­dent upon the circumstances under which the
battery is used. In some circumstances, the bat­tery can drain so suddenly that the beep-tones for
low battery warning will only be partially pro­duced or not be produced at all.

Note: Never leave an exhausted battery in the
hearing aid. Leakage from exhausted batteries
may damage the hearing aid.

Recommended energy source:
Zinc Air battery type 10

This hearing aid uses an environmentally friend­ly, type 10 Zinc Air battery, which provides a long
lifetime when treated correctly.

Please note the expiry date on the battery pack.
To ensure proper battery function, do not use bat­teries past the expiry 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 inserted, the battery will start functioning
after a few seconds. Operate your hearing aid
with the same battery until it is exhausted.

The lifetime of the battery depends 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.

On occasion, a new battery may be exhausted be­cause it was not sealed properly. If your hearing
aid does not work after you have replaced the bat­tery, try inserting a different new battery.

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Turning the hearing aid on
and off

The battery drawer is used to switch your CIC
hearing aid on and off.

The hearing aid is turned on when a battery is
inserted correctly and the battery drawer is com­pletely closed.

When the hearing aid is turned on, it will usually
whistle until it is placed correctly in the ear. This
whistling is quite normal, and is caused by an
acoustic feedback loop between the hearing aid
receiver and the microphone. To turn off the hear­ing aid, you have to open the battery drawer.

Note: When opening the battery drawer, be care­ful not to force it beyond the upright position.

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 again soon.

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Left/right identification

Beginning to use the hearing
aid

Bravo B2-CIC shells are made in various colours;
they can be red for the right ear and blue for the
left ear, or they can both be beige, but have a red
Widex logo (right ear) or a blue Widex logo (left
ear).

At the beginning it is important that you do not
use your hearing aid for longer than it is comfor­table. You need time to get used to having the in­strument placed deep in the ear canal. At first, a
few hours a day may be enough, then you can in­crease daily use slowly. The goal is of course to
use the hearing aid all day.

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