User guide

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Telephone use
If your hearing instruments are fit with a receiver open dome or receiver tulip dome, you can probably
use the telephone as you normally would by holding it up to your ear canal opening. If your hearing
instruments are fit with a receiver power dome or RIE mold, finding the optimal position for holding a
telephone while using a hearing instrument may require practice for some individuals, and one or more
of the following suggestions may be helpful.
1. Hold the telephone as you would normally.
2. Hold the telephone towards the top of the ear (closer to where the
microphones are located).
3. If whistling occurs, it may take a brief moment of holding the telephone in
the same position before the hearing instrument adapts and reduces the
feedback.
4. Any whistling may also be decreased by holding the telephone slightly
away from the ear.
5. Depending on your individual needs, your hearing healthcare professional
may activate a program specifically for telephone use.
Listen to radio or TV
When listening to the TV or the radio, start out by listening to news commentators since they usually speak
clearly, then try other programs.
If you find it difficult to listen to TV or radio, your hearing healthcare professional will be able to give you
advice on available accessories to enhance your listening capabilities for TV and radio.
Cellular phones
Your hearing instrument is designed to comply with the most stringent Standards of International Electro-
magnetic Compatibility. However, not all cell phones are hearing instrument compatible. The varying de-
gree of disturbance can be due to the nature of your particular cellular phone or of your wireless telephony
service provider.
If you find it difficult to obtain a good result while using your cellular phone, your hearing healthcare profes-
sional will be able to give you advice on available accessories to enhance listening capabilities.
Auto Phone Detection
The Auto Phone Detection function, allows your hearing instrument to automatically switch to your tele-
phone program when a telephone receiver is raised to the ear. When the telephone receiver is removed from
the ear, the hearing instrument automatically returns to the previous listening program.
Placement of Auto Phone Detection magnets
Place Auto Phone Detection magnet on your telephone receiver to allow operation of the Auto Phone Detec-
tion function. In order to place Auto Phone Detection magnet properly: