Widex CLEAR C4-CIC-TR Manuale utente

User instrUctions

The clear™440 SerieS

C4-CIC/C4-CIC-TR model

Completely-in-canal

CONTENTS

SYMBOLS........................................

THEHEARINGAID ................................

Rightleftidentification ............................

Acousticindicators ................................

Thebattery......................................

Insertingthebattery ............................

Lowbatteryindication ..........................

Turningthehearingaidonandoff..................

Positioningthehearingaid ........................

Removingthehearingaid .........................

Volumeadjustment...............................

Lostpartneralarm................................

Listeningprograms ...............................

Switchingbetweenthelisteningprograms ........

Zen..........................................

CLEANING......................................

Thehearingaid ..................................

Thesoundoutlet .................................

Thereliefvent ...................................

Themicrophoneopening..........................

NANOCAREWAXGUARD .........................

ChangingtheNanoCarewaxguard .................

ACCESSORIES...................................

INCASEOFMALFUNCTION .......................

CARINGFORYOURHEARINGAID..................

WARNINGS.....................................

ADVICE ........................................

REGULATORYINFORMATION......................

2 3

YOURWIDEXCLEAR™

HEARINGAID

(Tobefilledoutbythehearinghealthcareprofessional)

Date _____________________________________

Batterysize _______________________________

Vent

Short

Fulllength

None

4 5

SYMBOLS

The following symbols will be used throughout the

manual

WARNING

Messages with this heading indicate serious adverse reactions,

potential safety hazards and inadequate performance of device.

CAUTION

Messages with this heading indicate/include information regard-

ing any special care to be exercised.

Non-ionizing radiation.

Not for general waste.

THEHEARINGAID

 Microphoneopening

 Batterydrawer

 Nailgrip

 Onofffunction

 Soundoutlet

 NanoCarewaxguard

 Extractioncord

 Reliefvent(short)

 Reliefvent(fulllength)

Onpageofthisbookletyourhearinghealthcarepro-

fessional can indicate the type of vent used in your

hearingaidifany

6 7

WARNING

This booklet contains important information and instructions.

Please read this booklet carefully before you start using the

hearing aid.

NOTE

Your hearing aid and accessories may not look exactly as illustrat-

ed in this booklet. We also reserve the right to make any changes

considered necessary.

Intendeduse

TheCLEARhearingaidsareintendedasairconduction

amplificationdevicestobeusedineverydaylistening

environmentsTheCLEARhearingaidsmaybeprovid-

edwiththeZenprogramintendedtoprovidearelaxing

soundbackground(iemusicnoisesource)foradults

whodesiretolistentosuchabackgroundinquiet

Indicationsforuse

Thedevicesareindicatedforindividualswitharangeof

hearinglossseverityfromminimal(dBHL)tomod-

eratelysevere(dBHL)andallhearinglossconfigu-

rations

Theyaretobeprogrammedbylicensedhearinghealth-

care professionals (audiologists hearing aid special-

ists otolaryngologists) who are trained in hearing

(re)habilitationaswellastinnitusmanagement

Descriptionofdevice

Thehearingaidusesaproprietarywirelesstechnology

WidexLinktoenablecommunicationbetweentheleft

andtherighthearingaidsaswellasbetweenthehear-

ingaidsandtheDEXaccessories

8 9

Rightleftidentification

Most models will be marked with

aredWidexlogofortherightear

andabluelogofortheleftearThe

arrow shows the position of the

logoAnothermodelhasaredora

blueshellrespectively

Acousticindicators

Thehearingaidmaybesettoproduceasignaltoin-

dicatetheuseofcertainfunctionsThesignalmaybe

a spoken message or tones adjusted by the hearing

healthcare professional in consultation with you The

signalcanalsobedeactivated

Adjustingvolumeviaremotecontrol Tone* Off

ConfirmingRCprogramkeyuse Clicking

sound Off

Changingprogramviaremotecontrol MessageTones Off

Startingupthehearingaid Message Tone Off

Warningaboutlowbattery Message tones Off

Warningaboutlostpartner Message Off

Servicereminder Message Off

*Boldindicatesstandardsetting

Yourhearingaidmaybeprovidedwithalisteningpro-

gram called Zen It makes musical tones (and some-

timesarushingnoise)inthebackgroundThesesounds

areshapedaccordingtoyourhearingloss

10 11

Thebattery

Werecommendzinc-airbatteriesUseasizebattery

forthehearingaid

To obtain replacement batteries please consult your

hearinghealthcareprofessionalItisimportanttotake

noteoftheexpirationdateandtherecommendations

onthebatterypackregardingdisposalofusedbatter-

iesOtherwisethereisariskthatthebatterylifemay

bereduced

Insertingthebattery

Before inserting a new battery into the

hearingaidremembertoremovetheadhe-

sivetabOncethetabhasbeenremoved

thebatterywillstartfunctioningafterafew

seconds

CAUTION

Do not use batteries if there is a sticky residue from the tab or

other unwanted substance, as this can cause the hearing aid to

malfunction.

Use the nail grip to open the

battery drawer Do not press the

battery drawer beyond the open

position

Placethebatteryinthedrawersothatthesmallplus()

signonthebatteryisvisiblewhenyouholdthehear-

ingaidasshown

Youcanusethebatterymagnetprovidedtosteerthe

batteryintoplace

Ifthebatterydrawerdoesnotcloseeasilythebattery

isincorrectlyinserted

Whenchangingbatteryitisa goodideatohold the

hearingaidoveratable

12 13

Lowbatteryindication

An acoustic indicator will sound when the battery is

nearly exhausted unless this function has been disa-

bled (see page ) We recommend that you always

haveasparebatterywithyou

WARNING

Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aid. Exhausted

batteries may leak, damaging the hearing aid.

WARNING

Your hearing aid may stop functioning, for instance if the

battery is exhausted. You should be aware of this possibility, in

particular when you are in traffic or are otherwise dependent

on warning signals.

Turningthehearingaidonandoff

Thebatterydrawerofthehearingaidalsofunctionsas

theonoffswitch

Closethebatterydrawertoturn

onthehearingaidAnacoustic

indicator will indicate that the

hearing aid has been switched

onunlessthisfunctionhasbeen

disabled

Openthebatterydrawertoturn

offthehearingaid

Pleaseremembertoturnoffthehearingaidwhenitis

notinuseRemovethe battery ifthehearing aidwill

notbeusedforseveraldays

14 15

Positioningthehearingaid

Closethebatterydrawercompletely

Holdyourhearingaidbytheextrac-

tioncordwithyourthumbandfore-

finger Slowly guide the hearing aid

intoyourearcanaluntilyoufeelre-

sistance

Letgooftheextractioncordanduse

the tip of your forefinger to gently

pushthehearingaidintoyourearun-

tilitrestscomfortablyinyourcanal

To help position the hearing aid

properlyyoucouldpulltheouterear

backwardsandupwardswiththeop-

positehand

Removingthehearingaid

Gentlypulltheextractioncordwith

yourthumbandforefinger

Ifitisdifficultyoucantrytomove

the hearing aid carefully from side

to side while pulling the extraction

cordItmayalsohelptopulltheout-

erearbackwardsandupwardswith

theoppositehand

16 17

Volumeadjustment

Thehearingaidvolumeisadjustedautomaticallyinac-

cordancewithyoursoundenvironment

Ifyou havearemotecontrolyou can also adjustthe

volumemanuallyormuteyourhearingaidAnyadjust-

mentofthevolumesettingwillbecancelledwhenyour

hearingaidisturnedofforwhenyouchangeprogram

Inthedefault settinganyvolume adjustmentvia the

remotecontrolwillaffectbothhearingaids

Toaltertheincrementsinwhichthevolumeisincreased

ordecreasedconsultyourhearinghealthcareprofes-

sional

Ifyouhavea remotecontrolpleasealsoreferto the

userinstructionsforthis

Tomutethehearingaidwitharemotecontrol

Keep pressing the volume down key on the remote

controlafterthelongbeep-tonehassoundedandun-

tilitstopsPressingoneofthevolumekeysbrieflywill

bringbackthesound

CAUTION

If the volume in the hearing aid is generally too loud or too

weak, or the reproduced sounds are distorted, or if you would

like any further information, consult your hearing healthcare

professional.

Lostpartneralarm

(NoteOnlyapplicableifthisfeaturehasbeenactivated

byyourhearinghealthcareprofessional)

Ifoneofyourhearingaidsfallsoutofyourearand

orthebatteryisexhaustedatonesignalandaspoken

messagewillsoundtwotimesintheotherhearingaid

18 19

Listeningprograms

Bydefaultyourhearingaidhasonelisteningprogram

Ifyouhavearemotecontrolyourhearingaidmaybe

providedwithfiveofthefollowingprogramsplusthe

specialZenprogramcalledZenPleasealsoreferto

theuserinstructionsforyourremotecontrol

Master Standard

Music Forlisteningtomusic

TV ForlisteningtotheTV

Comfort Attenuatesbackgroundnoise

Audibility

Extender Makeshigh-frequencysoundsaudible

Phone Forlisteningtothetelephone

Zen Generatesdifferentkindsoftones

Compoundprograms



TheMasterprograminoneearand

ZenAudibilityExtenderorPhonein

theother

Zen SpecialZenprogramwithuptothree

differentZenstyles

Ifyourneedschangeovertimethecombinationoflis-

teningprogramscanbealtered

Zenprogram

Yourhearingaidmaybeprovidedwithauniqueoption-

allisteningprogramcalledZenItmakesmusicaltones

(andsometimesarushingnoise)inthebackgroundus-

ingthelatestin fractaltechnologyThesesoundsare

shapedaccordingtoyourhearinglosssoyoucanlis-

tentothematanytimeandatanyplacewithasimple

pushoftheRCprogramkeyTheZenprogrammaybe

used alone (without amplification) in quiet when you

arenotrequiredtohearsurroundingsoundsOritmay

beusedwithanotherprogramsoboththesurrounding

sounds and the generated sounds (fractal tones and

noise)areheardtogether

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