Oticon ALFA Manuale utente

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CIC, MIC, ITC, HS, FS

Thank you

Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your

eorts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing

instrument is of the highest quality and it is easy to use and maintain.

We recommend that you read this manual carefully to achieve the full benet of your new

hearing instrument.

To meet your needs, various functions may be congured to your hearing instrument.

The actual conguration of your instrument are marked (ticked o) by your Hearing

Care Professional in relevant sections of this manual. Also see last page for a complete

overview of all functions congured to your hearing instrument(s).

The hearing instrument amplication is uniquely adjusted and optimised to your personal

hearing capabilities by the prescription performed by your Hearing Care Professional.

If you have any questions to the use or maintenance of hearing instrument, please

contact your Hearing Care Professional.

Indications for Use

The hearing instrument are intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and

thereby compensate for mild to severe impaired hearing.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please familiarise yourself with the entire content of this booklet before using your

hearing instrument. It contains instructions and important information about the use

and handling of your hearing instrument and batteries.

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View of size 10 battery instruments (CIC, MIC, ITC, HS) 7a

View of size 312 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) 7b

View of size 13 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) 7c

Warnings 9

Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time 15

Replacing the battery 16

Turning your instrument ON and OFF 18

Left/Right ear marking 19

Inserting your hearing instrument 20

Individual right/left program control 21

Coordinated right/left program control 22

Coordinated right/left volume control 23

Coordinated right/left program and volume control 24

Volume control by wheel 26

Telecoil (optional) 28

Contents

Autophone (optional) 30

Caring for your hearing instrument 32

Cleaning the instrument 33

Replacing ProWax sound outlet lter 36

Replacing T-Cap microphone lter (Instruments with size 10 batteries) 38

Replacing O-Cap microphone lters (Instruments with size 312 and 13 batteries) 40

Avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals 42

Eight easy steps to better hearing 43

Common problems and their solutions 48

Wireless accessories 50

International warranty 51

Warranty certicate 52

Mobile phone 53

Technical information 55

Settings overview for your hearing instrument 58

View of size 10 battery instruments (CIC, MIC, ITC, HS)

Microphone opening with

T-Cap microphone lter

Battery door

Ventilation opening

Sound outlet with

ProWax wax

protection system

Ventilation opening

Push-button

(optional)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your

hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

View of size 312 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS)

Battery door

Ventilation opening

Push-button

(optional)

Push-button

(optional)

1 or 2 microphone

openings with O-Cap

microphone lter

Sound outlet with

ProWax wax

protection system

Volume control wheel

(optional)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your

hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

View of size 13 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS)

1 or 2 microphone

openings with O-Cap

microphone lter

Push-button

(optional)

Volume control wheel

(optional)

Ventilation

opening

Sound outlet with

ProWax wax

protection system

Ventilation

opening

Push-button

(optional)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your

hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

You should familiarise yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire

content of this booklet before using your hearing instrument.

Usage of hearing instruments

• Hearing instruments should be used only as directed and adjusted by your Hearing Care

Professional. Misuse can result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.

• Never allow others to wear your hearing instrument as incorrect usage could cause

permanent damage to their hearing.

Choking Hazards

• Hearing instruments, their parts, and batteries are not toys and should be kept out of

reach of children and anyone who might swallow these items or otherwise cause injury

to themselves.

• Never replace the battery or adjust the controls of the hearing instrument in front of

infants, small children or people with learning diculties.

• Discard batteries carefully in a place where infants, small children or people with

learning diculties cannot reach them.

Warnings

10 11

• Batteries have occasionally been mistaken for pills. Therefore check your medicine

carefully before swallowing any pills.

• Never put your hearing instrument or batteries in your mouth for any reason, as they

are slippery and could be swallowed by accident.

• Most hearing instruments can be supplied with a tamper-resistant battery

compartment upon request. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children,

and people with learning diculties.

If a battery or hearing instrument is swallowed, see a doctor immediately.

Battery use

• Always use batteries recommended by your Hearing Care Professional. Batteries of low

quality may leak and cause bodily harm.

• Never attempt to recharge your batteries. They may explode and cause serious injury.

• Never dispose of batteries by burning them. There is a risk that they will explode and

cause serious injury.

Warnings

Dysfunction in hearing instruments

• Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired

or if the sound outlet is blocked by moisture or ear wax. You should be aware of this

possibility, in particular when you are in trac or otherwise dependent on warning

sounds.

Active Implants

Caution must be shown with active implants. General advice is to follow the guideline as

recommended by manufacturers of implantable debrillators and pacemakers regarding

use with mobile phones:

• If you wear an active implant, then keep the hearing instrument more than 15 cm away

from the implant e.g. do not carry them in a breast pocket.

• If you have an active brain implant, please contact the manufacturer of your

implantable device for information about the risk of disturbance.

Warnings

12 13

• The included case for instrument storage may have a built-in magnet. If so, and you

have an implantable device, such as pacemakers or debrillators, the instrument case

should not be carried in a chest pocket or near to the chest.

If you are in doubt of details of your instrument case, contact your Hearing Care

Professional.

• The MultiTool has a built-in magnet. If you have an implantable device, such as

pacemakers or debrillators, the MultiTool should not be carried in a breast pocket or

near the chest.

Explosives

• The power source in your hearing instrument has insucient energy to cause re in

normal conditions of use. The hearing instrument has not been tested for compliance

with international standards concerning explosive atmospheres. It is recommended not

to use your hearing instrument in areas where there is a danger of explosions.

Warnings

X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy

• Remove your hearing instrument for example during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning

electrotherapy or surgery as your hearing instrument may be damaged when exposed

to strong elds.

Possible side eects

• Hearing instruments, moulds or domes may cause an accelerated accumulation of ear

wax.

• The otherwise non-allergenic materials used in hearing instruments may in rare cases

cause a skin irritations or any other unusual condition.

Please seek consultation with a physician if these conditions occur.

Warnings

14 15

Interference

• Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to

the most stringent international standards. However, interference with your hearing

instrument and other devices may occur, for example for some mobile telephones,

citizens band devices and shop alarm systems. If this occur increase the distance

between the hearing instrument and the device.

Wax protection system

• If the instrument sound outlet is equipped with a ProWax wax protection system,

follow the directions specied in the section “How to replace ProWax lter”.

• Always use the same type of wax lter like that which was originally supplied with the

instrument.

If you are in any doubt about the use or replacement of your wax protection system,

contact your Hearing Care Professional.

Warnings Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time

A hearing instrument is a miniature electronic device that runs on special batteries.

To activate the hearing instrument, you must insert a fresh battery in the battery

compartment.

The hearing instrument will start up when the battery door is closed. It will take a few

seconds until sound is produced. A jingle is played while the start up process is running.

You may insert the hearing instrument immediately upon closing the battery door.

If the hearing instrument is held in the hand while activated, it may produce a whistling

sound. This will stop when properly tted in the ear.

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