Widex RE-CIC User Manual
User’s instructions
The REAL™ Series
RE-CIC/RE-CIC-TR
Completely-in-canal
The hearing aid and accessories shown in these instructions may not look the same as the ones you have.
We furthermore reserve the right to make any changes
considered necessary.
Hearing aids, their accessories and batteries should not be disposed of with normal
household waste. Please consult your national Widex distributor for advice on how
to dispose of these items.
Contents
Thank you... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Right/left identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Inserting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Low battery indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning the hearing aid on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Placing the hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the hearing aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Possible start-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic volume adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Listening program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The sound outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The relief vent, short . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The relief vent, full length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The microphone opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Widex wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing the wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Caring for your hearing aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Good advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
In case of malfunction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Your hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Thank you...
The hearing aid
...for choosing a Widex hearing aid.
Your hearing aid is a sophisticated instrument that can
be adjusted to your requirements in consultation with
your hearing care professional.
All illustrations in this booklet
show a right-ear hearing aid. Unless otherwise stated, the same
principles apply to the left ear.
We hope you will be pleased with your new Widex
hearing aid.
Important
Please read this booklet carefully before you start
using your hearing aid.
1. Microphone opening, where the sound enters the
hearing aid
2. Battery drawer
3. Nail grip on the battery drawer for easy opening
4. On/off function, which is built into the battery
drawer
5. Sound outlet, through which the amplified sound
from the hearing aid reaches your ear
6. Widex wax guard
7. Extraction cord, which makes it easy to remove the
hearing aid from the ear canal
8. Relief vent (short) for ventilation of the ear canal
9. Relief vent (full length) for ventilation of the ear
canal
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At the back of this booklet your hearing care professional can indicate the type of vent used in your hearing aid, if any.
Right/left identification
If you are wearing hearing aids
in both ears, it is easy to tell
them apart. Most models will be
marked with a red Widex logo for
the right ear and a blue logo for
the left ear. The arrow shows the
position of the logo. An alternative model has a red or a blue
shell, respectively.
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The battery
We recommend Zinc Air batteries. Use a type 10 battery for your 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 regarding disposal of used batteries on the battery pack. 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 the
hearing aid, remember to remove the
adhesive tab on the battery. Once
the tab has been removed, the bat-
tery will start functioning after a few
seconds. Do not use batteries on which there is a sticky
residue from the tab or other unwanted substance.
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1. Use the nail grip to open the battery drawer. Do not
press the battery drawer beyond the open position.
2. Place the battery in the drawer so that the small
plus (+) sign on the battery is visible when you hold
the hearing aid as shown.
3. You can use the provided battery magnet to steer
the battery into place.
Low battery indication
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 low battery indication varies from one case to another. We recommend
that you always have a spare battery with you.
If you wish to have the beep-tone function disabled,
please consult your hearing care professional.
1. 2. 3.
If the battery drawer does not close easily, the battery
is incorrectly inserted.
Important
Be sure to place the battery in the curved battery
drawer as illustrated and not in the open space inside the hearing aid.
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Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aid.
Exhausted batteries may leak, damaging the hearing
aid. When changing battery, it is a good idea to hold
the hearing aid over a table.
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