Widex D-9 User Instructions

DREAM

™

USER INSTRUCTIONS

THE DREAM™ SERIES

D-9 model

Behind-the-ear

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YOUR WIDEX HEARING AID

(To be filled out by the hearing care professional)

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Programs:

 Master  Audibility Extender
 Music  Audibility Extender
 TV  Audibility Extender
 Comfort  Audibility Extender
 Reverse focus  Audibility Extender
 Phone  Audibility Extender
 T  Audibility Extender
 M+T  Audibility Extender
 Zen  Audibility Extender
 Master + Zen  Audibility Extender
 Master + Reverse focus  Audibility Extender
 Master + T  Audibility Extender
 Master + M+T  Audibility Extender
 Master + Phone  Audibility Extender
 Zen+  Audibility Extender
 Phone+  Audibility Extender

Date Your hearing care professional

CONTENTS

SYMBOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

THEHEARINGAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Acousticindicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Thebattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Insertingthebattery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Lowbatteryindication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Turningthehearingaidonandoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Rightleftidentification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Positioningthehearingaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Removingthehearingaid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Volumeadjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Lostpartneralarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Switchingbetweenthelisteningprograms . . . . . . . . . . . 

Zen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Usingatelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

CLEANING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Thehearingaid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

ACCESSORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

INCASEOFMALFUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

CARINGFORYOURHEARINGAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

WARNINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

ADVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Adaptingtoyourhearingaids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

REGULATORYINFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

ADDITIONALPROGRAMFORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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SYMBOLS

The following symbols will be used throughout the
manual:

WARNING

Messages with this heading indicate serious adverse reactions,
potential safety hazards and inadequate performance of device.

CAUTION

Messages with this heading indicate/include information regard­ing any special care to be exercised.

Not for general waste.

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THE HEARING AID

The illustration below shows the hearing aid without
the ear-set. The choice of ear-set solution depends on
your specific needs. Please refer to the separate ear-set
user manual.

1. Microphone openings

2. Volume control (optional)

3. Program button

4. On/off switch

5. Battery drawer with nail grip

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NOTE
In addition to these user instructions, a separate user manual is

provided describing the various ear-set solutions available for
your hearing aid: “Ear-sets for Widex BTE hearing aids”.

WARNING

This booklet and the manual “Ear-sets for Widex BTE hearing
aids” contain important information and instructions. Read
these booklets carefully before you start using the hearing aid.

NOTE
Your 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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Intended use

The hearing aids are intended as air conduction
amplification devices to be used in everyday listening
environments. The hearing aids may be provided with
the Zen program intended to provide a relaxing sound
background (i.e. music/noise source) for adults who
desire to listen to such a background in quiet.

Indications for use

The devices are indicated for individuals with a range of
hearing loss severity from minimal (10 dB HL) to severe
(90 dB HL) and all hearing loss configurations.

They are to be programmed by licensed hearing care
professionals (audiologists, hearing aid specialists, oto­laryngologists) who are trained in hearing (re)habilita­tion.

Description of device

Your hearing aid is used with an ear-set which consists
of a tube and an ear-tip or earmould. The hearing aid
uses a proprietary wireless technology, WidexLink, to
enable communication between the left and the right
hearing aids, as well as between the hearing aids and
the DEX accessories.

Your hearing aid may be provided with a listening pro­gram called Zen. It makes musical tones (and some­times a rushing noise) in the background. These sounds
are shaped according to your hearing loss.

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Acoustic indicators

The hearing aid may be set to produce a signal to indi­cate the use of certain functions. The signal may be a
spoken message or tones. The signal can also be deac­tivated.

Functions Default

settings

Other
settings

Adjusting volume Tone Off

Confirming program button use Clicking

sound

Off

Changing program Message Tones/off

Starting up the hearing aid Message Tone/off

Warning about low battery Message 4 tones/off

Warning about lost partner Off Message

Service reminder Off Message

Note “Warningaboutlostpartner”canonlybemadeavailable

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The battery

We recommend zinc-air batteries. Use a size 13 battery
for the hearing aid.

To obtain replacement batteries, please consult your
hearing care professional. It is important to take note
of the expiry date and the recommendations on the
battery pack regarding disposal of used batteries.
Otherwise there is a risk that the battery life may be
reduced.

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.

CAUTION

Do not use batteries if there is a sticky residue from the tab or
other unwanted substance, as this can cause the hearing aid to
malfunction.

Use the nail grip to gently swing the
battery drawer open.

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Place the battery in the drawer, so that the plus (+) sign
on the battery faces upward. You can use the battery
magnet provided to steer the battery into place.

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

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

The hearing aid may be provided with a special battery
drawer, helping to secure the battery in the drawer. This
type of drawer can be a good choice if the hearing aid
is worn by a child.

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Low battery indication

An acoustic indicator will sound when the battery is
nearly exhausted, unless this function has been disa­bled (see page 8). We recommend that you always
have a spare battery with you.

WARNING

Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aid. Exhausted

batteries may leak, damaging the hearing aid.

WARNING

Your hearing aid may stop functioning, for instance if the
battery is exhausted. You should be aware of this possibility, in
particular when you are in traffic or are otherwise dependent
on warning signals.

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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.

Push the switch upwards to turn on the
hearing aid. An acoustic indicator will indi­cate that the hearing aid has been switched
on unless this function has been disabled.

Push the switch downwards to turn off the
hearing aid.

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

Note: Another way to verify that the hearing aid is
turned on is to cup it in your hand. If it is on, it will
whistle.

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

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Right/left identification

If you wear hearing aids on both
ears, the hearing aids can be pro­vided with coloured marks (red mark
= right and blue mark = left).

The arrow shows the position of the
identification mark.

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Positioning the hearing aid

Insert the earpiece in the ear canal while holding the
lower part of the tube. It may help to pull the outer ear
backwards and upwards with the opposite hand.

Place the hearing aid behind the ear, so that the hear­ing aid and tube rest comfortably on the ear, close to
your head.

The illustrations show an open ear-tip. For further infor­mation on ear-tip/earmould types, anchors and proce­dures, see the separate ear-set user manual provided.

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Removing the hearing aid

Remove the hearing aid from its position behind the
ear.

Carefully pull the earpiece out of the ear canal, while
holding the lower part of the tube. If the earpiece is
provided with an extraction cord, take hold of this and
carefully pull the ear-tip out of the ear canal.