Beltone IIC Series User Manual

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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Becoming accustomed to amplification . . . . . . 5
4 Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
6.1 Microphone in Helix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
6.2 Invisible in the Canal &
Completely in the Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
6.3 In the Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
6.4 In the Ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
7 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
7.1 On/Off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
7.1.1 Delayed Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
7.2 Inserting/Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .18
7.3 Low battery indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3.1 Low battery indicator when paired with
wireless accessories only (optional) . . . . . . 20
7.4 Insert/Remove hearing aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.4.1 Recognising left and right hearing aids . . . 21
7.4.2 Insert the hearing aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.4.3 Remove the hearing aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.4.4 Insert Mic-in-Helix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.4.5 Remove Mic-In-Helix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.5 Operation of your hearing aids . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.5.1 Volume control (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.5.2 Programme button (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 Telephone use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.1 Using Beltone hearing aids with iPhone
®
,
iPad
®
, and iPod touch
®
(optional) . . . . . . . . . 26
8.2 Using Beltone hearing aids with Smartphone
apps (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.3 Cellular phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.4 Auto-Phone (not for Invisible-In-Canal) . . . . . 27
8.4.1 Placement of Auto-Phone magnets . . . . . . 27
8.4.2 Auto-Phone usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.5 Dual microphone system (optional) . . . . . . . 29
8.6 Telecoil (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8.6.1 Teleloop systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8.6.2 HAC Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8.7 Flight mode (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
9 Tinnitus Sound Generator (TSG) module . . . . 32
9.1 Intended use for the TSG module . . . . . . . . . 32
9.2 User instructions for the TSG module . . . . . 32
9.2.1 Description of the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9.2.2 Explanation of how the device functions . . 32
9.2.3 TSG volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9.3 Using TSG with smart phone apps . . . . . . . 34
9.4 The scientific concepts that form the basis for
the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.5 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.5.1 Audio signal technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.5.2 Available sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.6 Prescription use of a Tinnitus Sound Generator
(TSG) hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.7 Important notice for prospective sound
generator users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10 Wireless Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
11 Remote Care (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
12 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
12.1 Daily maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
12.2 Replacing wax filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
12.2.1 Change HF3 wax filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
12.2.2 Change Cerustop (white) wax filters . . . . 40
13 General warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
14 Using Beltone hearing aids with Beltone apps
for smart phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
14.1 Intended use of Beltone apps for smart
phones: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
14.2 General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
15 Auto-Phone warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
15.1 Auto-Phone precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
16 Tinnitus Sound Generator (TSG) warnings . . 45
16.1 TSG precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
16.2 TSG warning to hearing care professionals 45
17 Battery warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
18 Hearing aid expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
19 Warning to hearing aid professionals
(US Only) ............................48
20 Important notice for prospective hearing aid
users (US Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
21 Children with hearing loss (US Only) . . . . . . . 50
22 Technical Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
23 Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
24 Warranties and repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
25 Temperature test, transport and storage
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Beltone IIC Series Specifications

General

Brand	Beltone
Model	IIC Series
Category	Hearing Aid
Language	English