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Life 700/500/300 BTE
Instruction Manual
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Your Life hearing instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General notes on safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Handling batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Inserting and removing hearing instruments . . . 9 Turning your hearing instruments onand off . . 11 ® e2e wireless 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction Congratulations! You have selected a hearing instrument from Siemens. These instruments were designed and fit according to your personal hearing profile. These instructions, together with guidance from your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider, will help you understand how your new hearing instrument works. If you have any further questions, please contact your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider. Life 700/500/300 BTE 1
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Your Life hearing instrument Features: 1 1 LifeTube 5 2 LifeTip 6 3 LifeTip adapter 2 4 Battery compartment 5 Microphone openings 4 3 6 Microphone cover Life optional with earhook CAUTION! Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip. • Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip. • Make sure that the LifeTip is completely attached to the LifeTip adapter. • Change the LifeTube or LifeTip when they are cracked. • Put the LifeTube with the LifeTip carefully and not too deep into the ear. • Use
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Intended use Hearing instruments are intended to improve your hearing. Diagnosis and prescription of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing health specialists, e.g., ENT doctors, Audiologists or Hearing Care Providers. Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instrument. General notes on safety NOTICE Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme heat, high humidity, strong magnetic fields (>0.1T), X-rays and mechanical stress. •
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magnetic field, a high frequency field, or X- rays. • Do not place your hearing instruments in a microwave oven. WARNING: Choking hazard posed by small parts. • Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories out of children‘s reach. • If swallowed, consult a physician or hospital immediately. • If infants, small children, or mentally disabled persons need to wear hearing instruments, ensure adequate supervision. Battery tips CAUTION! Batteries can be harmful if swallowed. • If a battery is
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Hearing Care Provider for your model for best performance. • Remove the battery from your instrument when not in use. This prevents possible damage from expansion or leakage of the battery, if the instrument is not fully turned off. • Always carry spare batteries in the event that your current battery goes dead. Place each spare battery in an individual, non-metallic container toprevent contact with other batteries or metal objects, such as keys or coins. • Follow your local recycling rules for
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Handling batteries • Use standard batteries in your hearing instruments. • Always use the right size batteries. • Remove the tab on your batteries only when you are ready to use them. • The positive (+) side of the batteries is always the smooth side. • Always keep spare batteries with you. Fig. 1: Handling batteries Low battery indicator Your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider can activate an acoustic signal to inform you when the battery is nearly empty. If you hear an acoustic signal or exp
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Inserting the battery • Open the battery compartment completely using your fingernail as shown in the illustration. • Insert the proper size battery so that the "+" symbol on the battery aligns with the "+" marked on the battery compartment. • Close the battery compartment by gently pressing the bottom of the door upward with your finger tip. Do not force the door shut. If it does not close easily, check to see if the battery was inserted properly. When the battery door is completely closed, you
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Removing the battery • Open the battery compartment completely. • Normally the battery drops out when the compartment is completely open. If the battery does not come out, lightly tap the instrument or push the battery out with a pencil as shown. Fig. 3: Removing batteries 8 Siemens Hearing Instruments
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Inserting and removing hearing instruments Fig. 4: Inserting the hearing instrument Inserting • Turn your hearing instrument off. • Hold the LifeTip between your thumb and index finger and insert it carefully into the ear canal. You may find it helpful to pull your ear slightly upward or to the back. • Place your hearing instrument behind your ear. • Turn your hearing instrument on. Identify a left/right hearing instrument Look for the identification mark in the battery compartment to find out w
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instrument is for the right ear. If the identification mark is blue, the hearing instrument is for the left ear. Fig. 5: Identification Mark Removing • Hold the LifeTube/earmold between your thumb and index finger and carefully pull it out. You may find it helpful to lightly push your ear from the back. Fig. 6: Removing the hearing instrument 10 Siemens Hearing Instruments
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Turning your hearing instruments on and off Fig. 7: Turning your hearing instrument on and off Turn on: • Fully close the battery compartment to turn the hearing instrument on. Turn off: • Press the battery compartment downward to the first stop toturn the hearing instrument off. If provided, you can also use the remote control to turn the hearing instrument on and off. Power-on delay Your hearing instruments are equipped with a ”power-on-delay“ feature which can be activated by your Audiologist
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instrument on with an automatic delay, so that you may insert the hearing instrument without experiencing unpleasant feedback (whistling). The delay canbe programmed by your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider tobe 6, 12, or 18 seconds. ® e2e wireless 2.0 Your hearing instruments may be equipped with ® e2e (ear-to-ear) wireless 2.0 technology. Advantages of the wireless functionality: • Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simultaneously to different listening situations. • Allows use
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The performance of e2e wireless 2.0 may be affected by electromagnetic interference – e.g., from a computer monitor or halogen lamp system controlled by a switching power supply. Move away from the source of interference if you experience difficulty. Maintenance and care Your hearing instruments are durable but highly sensitive systems. Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible performance. • Clean instruments regularly to prevent damage to the hearing instruments and to avoid healt
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• Ask your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider for special care sets and further information on how to keep your hearing instruments in good condition. Note: Do not put the hearing instruments in water. Accessories Remote control (where provided) The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows you touse a remote control tochange the program and volume of your hearing instruments. For further information about the remote control, contact your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider or refe
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WARNING: Pacemaker compatibility Siemens remote control devices (excluding Tek remote control) have been tested and found not to cause interference with cardiac pacemakers that are manufactured and operated in compliance with applicable safety standards, provided a minimum distance of 12 inches (30cm) is maintained between the remote control and the pacemaker. To accommodate this provision: • Do not activate the remote within 12 inches of the pacemaker. • Do not carry the remote in your breast p
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™ Tek wireless enhancement (where provided) (Life 700, Life 500 and Life 300) Your hearing instruments together with the ™ optional Tek Connect remote control will allow you to connect your hearing instruments to the ® growing world of technology. Via Bluetooth technology connection it is possible to receive audio signals from your mobile phone, your television, your MP3 player and more. For detailed information and instructions refer to the Tek user guide or ask your Audiologist or Hearing Care
