Widex BB4 User Manual

USER INSTRUCTIONS

BB4 MODEL

RITE

RECEIVER-IN-THE-EAR

THE WIDEX BABY™440 HEARING AID

(To be filled out by the hearing care professional)

Date: ________________________

Battery size: ___________________

Ear-set:

 Instant receiver ear-tip

 Custom receiver earmould

Listening programs Selected program position

Master

Audibility Extender

TV

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CONTENTS

ACCESSORIES ....................................................

THANKYOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THEHEARINGAIDANDEAR-SET................................. 

THEBATTERY .................................................. 

Insertingthebattery .............................................

Drainedbattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

TURNINGTHEHE ARINGAIDONANDOFF ........................ 

LIGHT-EMITTINGDIODE(LED) ................................... 

Checkingthesound ..............................................

RIGHTLEFTIDENTIFICATION ....................................

POSITIONINGTHEHEARINGAID ................................. 

RETENTIONSTRING............................................. 

Retentionstring-twohearingaids ................................

Retentionstring-onehearingaid .................................

ADHESIVESTRIPS .............................................. 

REMOVINGTHEHEARINGAID ...................................

AUTOMATICVOLUMEADJUSTMENT .............................. 

REMOTECONTROL.............................................. 

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LISTENINGPROGRAMS ......................................... 

CLEANING ..................................................... 

Thehearingaid ..................................................

Theear-set ......................................................

Theearpiece.....................................................

CHANGINGTHEEAR-SET ........................................ 

Ear-tip...........................................................

Earmould........................................................

INCASEOFMALFUNCTION ...................................... 

CARINGFORTHEHEARINGAID .................................. 

WARNINGS .................................................... 

ADVICE ........................................................

SYMBOLS ...................................................... 

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ACCESSORIES

Your hearing care professional will mark the accessories that you
have chosen for your child´s hearing aid.

 Listening tube

 Adhesive tape

 Battery drawer

opening tool

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 Drying kit

Cleaning accessories

 a. cloth
 b. wax loop /battery

magnet

 c. wax brush

 Box for used batteries

 Battery pack

a b c

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 Quick guide

 User instructions

Retention string

 a. monaural
 b. binaural

 Bonnet

a b

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 Remote control

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THANK YOU...

...for choosing a Widex hearing aid.

We hope you will be pleased with your child’s new Widex hearing
aid. We realise that being confronted with a child’s hearing loss
can be daunting, but we hope this booklet will show that using a
hearing aid need not be complicated.

All illustrations in this booklet show a right-ear hearing aid.
Unless otherwise stated, the same principles apply to the left ear.

NOTE
The hearing aid will not re store normal he aring, but can help your child

to make the best pos sible use of her or his remaining hearing ability.

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WARNING

This booklet contains important information and instructions.Please
read this booklet carefully before using the hearing aid.

NOTE
Your child´s hearing aid, ear-set and accessories may not look exactly

as illustrated in this booklet. We also reserve the right to make any
changes considered necessary.

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THE HEARING AID AND EAR-SET

Several ear-set solutions are available for the hearing aid. The
ear-set consists of an earwire and an earpiece. The hearing care
professional will mark the solution chosen for your child.

Ear-tip

Sound tube

Sound bore

Anchor

 Instant receiver ear-tip

Earwire

Microphone openings

Battery drawer

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Light-emitting
diode

Hearing aid

Eye loop

Microphone
openings

Light-emitting diode

Hearing aid

Eye loop

Sound bore

Earmould

Earwire

Battery drawer

 Custom receiver earmould

If you need help to identify the serial number (usually six or seven digits)
on the product, please contact your hearing care professional.

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THE BATTERY

We recommend Zinc Air batteries. Use a size 10 battery for the
hearing aid.

To obtain replacement batteries, please consult the hearing care
professional. It is important to take note of the expiry date and
the recommendations regarding disposal of used batteries on the
battery pack.

INSERTING THE BATTERY

Before inserting a new battery into the hearing
aid, remember to remove the adhesive tab. Once
the tab has been removed, the battery will start
functioning after a few seconds.

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CAUTION

Do not use batteries on which there is a sticky residue from the tab, or
other unwanted substances.

Use the opening tool provided to gently open
the battery drawer as illustrated. Do not
press the drawer beyond the open position.

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Place the battery in the drawer so that the plus sign (+) on the bat­tery is visible when you hold the hearing aid as shown. You can
use the battery magnet on the wax loop tool provided to steer the
battery into place.

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

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DRAINED BATTERY

If the light-emitting diode (LED) on the hearing aid stops flash­ing, or there is no sound in the hearing aid, it is an indication that
the battery is exhausted. Battery life is approximately 2-3 days.
However, exactly how long the battery will last varies from one
case to another. We recommend that you always keep a spare
battery on hand.

Please note that the LED may have been disabled.

WARNING

Never leave an exhaus ted battery in the hearing aid. Exhausted batter-

ies may leak, damaging the hearing aid.

When changing the battery, it is a good idea to hold the hearing
aid over a table.

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TURNING THE HEARING AID ON AND OFF

The battery drawer of the hearing aid also functions as the on/
off switch.

Close the battery drawer to turn the hearing
aid on. If you have just turned off the hearing
aid, wait at least three seconds before turn­ing it on again.

Open the battery drawer as described on
page 10 to turn off the hearing aid.

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.

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LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED)

The hearing aid is provided with a LED to indicate certain func­tions.

RC signal received Flashes OFF*

Hearing aid or program active:

Hearing aid is on Flashes OFF

Specific program is active Flashes OFF

* bold indicates standard setting

Please also see page page 16.

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