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Manual Unitron Hearing Aid 5729-02

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    P asspor t ™ B TE Guide 5729-02_PassportBTE_EN.qxd:360 BTEgd_eng 9/18/09 11:41 AM P ...

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    T able of Contents Y our P assport™ Hearing Instruments ............................1 Overview of your Passport™ BTE ..................................2 Features of y our Passport™ Hearing Instrument ..........4 Putting your Hearing Instruments on your Ears .............5 T urning your Hearing Instruments On and Off ..............7 Battery In ...

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    1 Y our P assport™ Hearing Ins truments Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________ __________________________________________________ T elephone: _________________________________________ Model: ____________________________________________ Serial Number: ______________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 13 Warr anty ...

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    2 Over view of your P assport™ BTE There are differ ent styles of BTEs av ailable. The diagrams below identify some of the components on your hearing instruments. Have your hearing healthcar e professional place a check beside the diagram that best describes your hearing instrument style and attachment. slim tube and dome earmold Attachment Style ...

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    3 Legend 1 Earhook 2 Microphone and Microphone Shield 3 Program Button or P ush Button V olume Control (depending on your customized fitting) 4 V olume Control L ever or smartFocus™ (depending on your customized fitting) 5 Battery Door/On & Off Switch 6 Slim T ube 7 Dome 8 Retention Piece 9 Earmold 1 2 3 4 4 5 9 6 8 2 3 5 7 5729-02_PassportBT ...

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    4 Featur es of your Passport™ Hearing Instrument Passport premium hearing instruments come equipped with the following features: • automatic listening program • 3 additional manual programs • SmartFocus with personal adjustment for Clarity and Comfort settings • Wireless capability with duoLink • Optional wireless connectivity to other ...

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    5 Putting your Hearing Instruments on your Ears Y our BTE hearing instrument may be color -coded red for your right ear and blue for your left ear . This color indicator is located on the bottom of the battery door with a small colored dot. BTEs with Earmolds 1. Hold the ear mold between your thumb and index finger . The opening should be pointing ...

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    6 BTEs with Slim T ubes 1. Hold the slim tube where it attaches to the dome and gently push the dome into your ear canal. The slim tube should lie flush against your head and not stick out. 2. Place the hearing instrument ov er the top of your ear . 3. Place the retention piece in your ear so it r ests at the bottom of the opening of your ear canal ...

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    7 T urning your Hearing Instruments On and Off Y our hearing instruments have a three-position battery door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows access to the battery compartment. ON: T o turn the hearing instrument on, close the battery door fully . Note: It may take 5 seconds before the hearing device turns on. Y our hearing healthcare p ...

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    8 Batter y Information T o replace the hearing instrument battery , fully open the battery door for access to the battery compartment. Low Battery Warning When you hear two long beeps, your hearing devices are warning you that their batteries ar e low . Y ou will hear the warning approximately ev ery 30 minutes until you change the batteries or the ...

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    9 Replacing the Battery 1. Gently swing out the battery door with your fingernail. 2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger and remo ve. 3. Insert the new battery into the battery compartment with the plus (+) sign on the battery facing the same way as the plus (+) sign on the edge of the battery door . This will ensur e that the batte ...

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    10 Operating Instructions Y our Passport BTE hearing instrument comes with 2 controls that allow y ou to fur ther adjust your Passport hearing instrument – a lever and a push button. Lever The lever on your hearing instruments can be set up as either a volume control, or a smartFocus control. V olume Control If the lever has been configured as a ...

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    11 If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also be set so that by changing the volume on one hearing instrument, both will be adjusted. Y our Passport hearing instruments will learn your volume control adjustments in differ ent environments while the hearing instruments are set to the automatic program, if this featur e has been enabled b ...

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    12 to learn more about the different comfort-clarity beeps. If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also be set so that by changing one hearing instrument, both will be adjusted. Push Button Y our hearing instruments are equipped with a push button which can be set for switching between progr ams or to adjust your volume. Progr am Control ...

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    13 healthcare professional can adjust the pitch and loudness of the program beep or turn it off entir ely . Y our Passport hearing instruments may also come with an optional remote control which allo ws you to switch between different listening pr ograms. Program 1 (e.g. Automatic P rogram) 1 beep Program 2 (e.g. Gr oup/Party Noise) 2 beeps Program ...

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    14 V olume Control Y our Passport hearing instruments will learn your volume control adjustments while the hearing instruments are set to the automatic progr am, if this feature has been enabled by your hearing healthcar e professional. Over time, the hearing instruments will adjust the default volume settings in the automatic program to the lev el ...

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    15 Using the T elephone As telephones do not all work the same, you may experience different results fr om different phones. Y ou can use many phones by simply holding the receiv er to your ear , without the need to change to a dedicated telephone program on y our hearing instrument. Remember to mo ve the handset slightly up or back to find the pos ...

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    16 benefit from a Bluetooth hands free option. R efer to the uDirect User Guide for more information. If duoLink is enabled for the automatic phone program, both hearing instruments ar e synchronized and the listening preference for the opposite ear will also change when an automatic phone program is activated. Consult your hearing healthcare pr of ...

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    17 C aring for your Hearing Instruments • Open the battery door when not in use. • Always remo ve your hearing instruments when using hair care products. The hearing instruments can become clogged and cease to function properly . • Do not wear your hearing devices in the bath or shower or immerse them in water . • If your hearing instrument ...

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    18 Cleaning your Hearing Instruments Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing instruments are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine. • Never use alcohol to clean your hearing devices, earmolds or domes. • Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax. Sticking household items into your hear ...

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    19 Wash only the earmolds in warm water with a mild soap. Rinse them with cool water and allo w them to dry ov ernight. Make sure the earmold tubes are dry before reconnecting them to each hook on y our hearing devices. Passport Hearing Instruments with Slim T ubes and Domes Y ou should have the slim tubes and domes replaced by your hearing healthc ...

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    20 5. Using the black cleaning pin pro vided in the kit, gently inser t the cleaning pin where the slim tube attaches to the hearing instrument and push the pin all the way through the tube. Note: The slim tubes and domes should never be rinsed or submerged in water as water drops may become lodged in the tube, block sound or damage the electrical ...

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    21 Signature F eatures of your P asspor t™ Hearing Instruments SmartFocus™ With a Passport hearing instrument, you can adjust the focus on hearing speech or background noise in your listening environment via the smartFocus control. This control pro vides an additional fine tuning adjustment beyond a traditional v olume control. Y ou can adjust ...

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    22 other hearing instrument automatically changes as well. An additional benefit occurs while using the phone since as one hearing instrument detects the phone, the other hearing instrument can be programmed to mute sound to eliminate distr actions. Binaural Phone With the Binaural Phone featur e, landline and mobile phone calls can be heard clearl ...

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    23 Assistive Listening Devices Listening in Public Places Passport’ s telecoil option can also help you listen in public places equipped with telecoil compatible assistive listening devices such as a loop system. When y ou see this symbol, it means that there is loop system installed; this loop system is compatible with your hearing instrument. P ...

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    24 your hearing healthcare pr ofessional before you can connect to external audio sources. Y ou can also connect to external audio sources by using the uDirect optional wireless accessory . Ask your Hearing Healthcare Pr ofessional for information about uDirect. 5729-02_PassportBTE_EN.qxd:360 BTEgd_eng 9/18/09 11:41 AM P ...

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    25 W arnings • Hearing devices should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare pr ofessional. • Hearing devices will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or impr ov e a hearing impairment resulting from or ganic conditions. • Do not use your hearing instruments in explosion hazard areas. • Allergic reactio ...

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    26 Note to hearing healthcare pr ofessional • Domes should never be fitted on patients with perforated eardrums, exposed middle ear cavities, or surgically altered ear canals. In the case of such a condition, we recommend to use a customized ear mold. Magnet W arnings • Be sure the magnet is securely affix ed to the telephone. • Keep loose ma ...

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    27 small children and pets can reach them. • Never put hearing devices or batteries in your mouth. If a hearing device or battery is swallowed, call a physician immediately . Precautions • The use of hearing instruments is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading instruction may be requir ed as well. • In most ca ...

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    28 T roubleshooting Guide CAUSE POSSIB L E RE MED Y No sound • Not turned on • Lo w/dead battery • Poor battery contact • Battery upside down • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes blocked with ear wax • Plugged microphone protector Not loud enough • Lo w volume • Lo w battery • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes not inserted properly • Change in ...

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    29 Intermittent • Lo w battery • Dirty battery contact T wo long beeps • Lo w battery Whistling • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes not inser ted properly • Hand/clothing near ear • Poorly fitting earmolds/ slim tubes/domes Not clear , distor ted • Poorly fitting earmolds/ slim tubes • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes blocked with ear wax • Lo ...

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    30 Earmolds/slim tubes/domes falling out of ear • Poorly fitting earmolds/ slim tubes/domes • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes not inserted properly W eak on the telephone • T elephone not positioned properly • Hearing device requires adjustment For any problems not listed in the guide, contact your hearing healthcar e professional. If you do not ...

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    31 W arning to Hearing Ins trument Dispensers A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user to consult pr omptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing instrument if the hearing instrument dispenser determines through inquiry , actual observation, or review of any ot ...

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    Import ant Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument Users Good health practice requir es that a person with a hearing loss have a medical ev aluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializ es in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing instrument. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often re ...

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    amplification, you should inquire about the av ailability of a trial-rental or purchase-option pr ogram. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer progr ams that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nominal fee after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument. Federal law r estricts the sale ...

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    34 Notices Notice 1 This instrument is certified under: FCC I D: VMY -UWBTE IC: 2756A-UWBTE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference receiv ed, includ ...

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    35 Notice 3 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if no ...

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    Manufacturer Unitron Hearing L td. 20 Beasley Drive, P .O. Box 9017, Kitchener , ON N2G 4X1 Canada Unitron Distributors Corpora te Office/International 20 Beasley Drive, P .O. Box 9017, Kitchener , ON N2G 4X1 Canada Australia Lev el 2, Norwest Quay , 21 Solent Circuit, Baulkham Hills, NSW , NSW 2153 Belgium Baron de V ironlaan, 60 b-1700 Dilbeek Ca ...

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    www .unitron.com A/09-029 029-5729-02 Distributor 5729-02_PassportBTE_EN.qxd:360 BTEgd_eng 9/18/09 11:41 AM P ...

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