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User guide
Behind-the-Ear-Instruments
PRISMA 2 PRISMA 2 D SP
PRISMA 2 P
PRISMA 2
Siemens Hearing Solutions
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A friendly guide to your new Siemens hearing instruments Congratulations! You have decided in favour of hearing instruments from Siemens. You have taken an important step towards being able to hear and understand better once again. Your new hearing instruments will be your constant com- panions from now on. With these technically perfected hearing instruments you profit from our many years research and experience in microelectronics. Soon it will be easy for you to hear again. Good hearing is an
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The best way to use your new hearing instruments In this brief guide you will find instructions for inserting, placing and adjusting your hearing instruments. There are also tips and information on correct handling, cleaning, care and battery changing. And naturally information about how you can solve some failures yourself if you cannot visit a hearing instrument specialist immediately. One important note: Your hearing success depends largely on how well your instruments fit in the ears and how
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PRISMA 2/PRISMA 2 P Description of the PRISMA 2/PRISMA 2 P hearing instruments Page 6 Battery changing Page 7 2/2 P Safety notes for batteries Page 8 How to switch your instrument on/off Page 8 Program button Page 9 Children’s safety device Page 10 Audio input Page 11 Applicable to all PRISMA 2 instruments How to insert your ear mould Page24 Handling Batteries Page26 Notes for cleaning and care Page27 The best way to handle your hearing instruments Page 29 How to solve some failures yourself Pag
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Description of the PRISMA 2, PRISMA 2 P hearing instrument Microphone opening Program button Selection of operating mode M = hearing via microphone T = induction coil switched on O = Off Battery compartment with lock For your instrument you will need Battery Type 13. 6
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Battery changing Open the battery compartment Insert the battery Close the battery 2/2 P compartment When inserting the battery please pay attention to the plus side on the battery. The plus (+) side of the battery is always the smooth side. You can recognise the minus (–) side by the coloured ring. You should always keep spare batteries at hand. If you feel you cannot change the battery yourself, ask someone to help you: a family member, friend or your hearing instrument specialist. 7 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
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Safety notes for batteries WARNING Keep batteries away from children! Batteries must not be swallowed. Remove the batteries when the instrument is not in use over a prolonged period. Replace leaking batteries without delay. Do not throw away your dead batteries! Return them to your hearing instrument specialist for proper, environmentally conscious disposal. How to switch your instrument on/off Set the switch to position M The hearing instrument is ready for use without any further adjustment. E
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Program button You can adapt to a changed hearing situation by lightly pressing the program button. For instance, you are better able to understand the person you’re talking to even in disturbing background noise. You simply press the button to choose between two programs. Your acoustician can adapt the two programs exactly to your individual needs. In this way it is possible to take 2/2 P account of different microphone characteristics. A beep indicates which hearing program is selected. One be
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Children’s safety device Your instrument is equipped with a “children’s safety device“. This is intended to prevent the unintentional removal of batteries from their compartment, such as by small children. This safety device is on the inner side of the hearing instrument. Please use a tool suited to the purpose to open unlock or close the safety device. Pushing the slide towards the battery compartment locks the battery compartment; pushing the slide towards the ear hook unlocks the battery comp
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Audio input Your hearing instrument has an audio input. This enables the connection between hearing instrument and accessories. In this way you can understand better in certain hearing situations. Take care that before you use the audio input you pull off the protective foil. The audio shoe connects the audio cable with your instrument. Plug the audio shoe on to the hearing instrument (Fig. 1 and Fig 2). Remove the audio shoe from the hearing instrument (Fig. 3). 2/2 P Fig. 3 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Safet
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PRISMA 2 D SP Description of the PRISMA 2 D SP hearing instruments Page 14 Handling batteries Page 15 Battery changing Page 16 2 D SP Setting the loudness Page 18 Program switch Page 18 Children’s safety device Page20 Audio input Page21 Applicable to all PRISMA 2 instruments How to insert your ear mould Page24 Handling batteries Page26 Notes for cleaning and care Page27 The best way to handle your hearing instruments Page 29 How to solve some failures yourself Page30 Some useful tips Page 31 Hea
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Description of the PRISMA 2 D SP hearing instrument Ear hook Sound inlet openings Volume control Programming socket Program switch Audio input Battery compartment with lock and on/off switch 14
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Handling batteries So-called zinc-air batteries are used today almost exclusively in hearing instruments to minimize environmental damage. These batteries require oxygen for operation, which they absorb from the air. The battery is activated as soon as the protective foil is pulled off and is used up even if you do not use your hearing instrument. You should always pull off the protective foil only if you actually use the battery. Also, do not leave the batteries in your hearing instruments if y
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Battery changing Removing the battery Open the battery compartment as shown in the figure. Up to the first stop = the instrument is then switched off Completely open = to change the battery open the battery compartment completely by applying more force Normally the battery drops out when the battery compartment is completely open. Should this not be the case, you can lightly tap the instrument or push the battery out with a pencil as shown in the picture. Inserting the battery Important! Make su
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Three useful tips: The plus (+) side of the battery is always the smooth side. You can recognize the minus (–) side by the coloured ring. You should always keep spare batteries at hand. If you feel you cannot change the battery yourself, ask someone to help you: a family member, friend or your hearing instrument specialist. Please do not throw used batteries into household refuse. Return them to your hearing instrument specialist for environmentally correct disposal. Caution! Please keep batter
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Setting the loudness PRISMA 2 D SP hearing louder instruments are fully auto- matic. It is therefore not 2 turn necessary for you to change the loudness manually. However, if you still wish quieter to do so, PRISMA 2 D SP offers you a volume control. Your hearing instrument specialist can program the possible adjustment range for you. If you do not want to use the volume control, then your hearing instrument specialist can also switch it off. Turning the volume control then does not change the a
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Function of the program switch without audio shoe (recommended setting) Switch position 1 - Program "1" For the most frequently required hearing situation e.g. at home or work place Switch position 2 - Program "2" For special situations according to your individual needs, e.g. music. Switch position T - Program "3" For telephoning and for using induction loops e.g. in churches, theatres or lecture rooms. Using the "T" position for telephoning requires that the tele- phone is suitable for hearing
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Children’s safety device Your instruments are equipped with a “children’s safety device“ . This is intended to prevent the unintentional removal of batteries from their com- locked partment, such as by small children. To lock the children’s safety device open the battery unlocked compartment up to the first stop. Push the slide in the battery compartment to the right with a suitable tool. To unlock the battery compartment again, open the battery compartment up to the first stop. Push the slide
