Unitron Hearing UWITE Hearing Aid User Manual 29 5452 02 conNT BTEgd eng
Unitron Hearing, Inc. Hearing Aid 29 5452 02 conNT BTEgd eng
Instructions
Passport™
ITE Guide
Table of Contents
Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments ............................1
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2
Getting the Most Out of Your Passport™ Hearing
Instruments..................................................................3
Using the Passport™ ITE Guide .....................................4
Turning Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments
On and Off....................................................................6
Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC Hearing
Instruments..................................................................7
Feedback-Free Listening .................................................8
Replacing the Battery .....................................................9
Operating Instructions ITE and CIC................................11
Caring for Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments.........22
Cleaning Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments...........23
Warnings.......................................................................24
Troubleshooting Guide .................................................26
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers ................28
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Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________
__________________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________
Model: ____________________________________________
Serial Number:______________________________________
Replacement Batteries: Size 10 Size 312 Size 13
Warranty: __________________________________________
Program 1 is the Automatic Program
Program 2 is the Manual Program for: __________________
Program 3 is the Manual Program for: __________________
Program 4 is the Manual Program for: __________________
Date of Purchase: ___________________________________
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Practical Solutions to Everyday
Problems
Congratulations on choosing Passport™ ITE (In-the-
Ear) hearing instruments. For over 40 years, Unitron
Hearing has been committed to making life better for
people with hearing loss. This means a commitment
to developing high-quality hearing solutions that
incorporate special features to solve the everyday
problems and concerns you have with hearing loss
and hearing instruments.
Passport is a premium hearing instrument that
delivers superior sound quality, performance, and
extraordinary results. Passport ITE hearing
instruments can be purchased with Unifi Wireless
option which gives access to Bluetooth accessories.
Passport’s automatic program identifies your listening
environment and automatically determines hearing
instrument settings that are most effective for optimal
listening as your listening needs change throughout
the day. Three additional manual programs give you
added flexibility to meet your particular listening
needs. Passport offers you the ability to adjust your
personal comfort and clarity settings, giving you
greater control of your listening experience. Passport
will also learn these adjustments, leading to a more
personalized hearing instrument.
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Getting the Most Out of Your
Passport™ Hearing Instruments
Adjusting to your new hearing instruments will take
some time. In the beginning it is important that you do
not use the hearing instruments for longer than is
comfortable. Depending on your previous experience
with hearing instruments, a few hours a day may be
enough and then you can increase wearing time
gradually. Once you have become accustomed to your
hearing instruments, you should wear them all day
everyday since frequent use will help you adapt to
your hearing instruments and enjoy their full benefits.
The quicker you get used to the everyday sounds
around you, the less you will notice that you are
wearing hearing instruments.
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Using the Passport™ ITE Guide
Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of
the topics covered in this guide.
Use the diagram on the next page to identify some of
the components on your hearing instruments.
Because each instrument is custom-designed and
molded to fit an individual ear, the physical
appearance and exact positioning on your hearing
instruments may vary slightly from those shown. Have
your hearing healthcare professional place a check
beside the diagram that best describes your ITE style.
My hearing instrument has (check all that apply)
SmartFocus Program Button
Volume Control Push Button Volume Control
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Legend
1 Microphone
2 Program Button or Push Button Volume Control
(depending on your customized fitting)
3 Volume Control or SmartFocus
(depending on your customized fitting)
4 Battery Door
5 Vent or IntelliVent
6 Removal Handle
4
3
5
2
1
4
3
5
2
1
Full Shell or Full Shell Power
Half Shell or Half Shell Power
Canal or Power Canal
Mini Canal or Power Mini Canal
Completely-in-the-Canal (CIC)
or Power CIC
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3
5
2
1
1
4
3
5
2
1
4
5
6
2
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Turning Your Passport™ Hearing
Instruments On and Off
To turn your hearing instruments on, close the battery
door. Note: If the start up delay is activated, your
hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15
seconds after closing the battery door.
To turn your hearing instruments off, open the battery
door or remove the battery.
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Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC
Hearing Instruments
ITE and CIC hearing instruments are color-coded red
for the right ear and blue for the left ear. The color is
indicated either on the shell or on a label on the
hearing instrument.
To insert ITEs and CICs:
1. Hold the hearing instrument between your thumb
and index finger with the battery door away from
your ear.
2. If your hearing instrument is a CIC, insert by
holding the hearing instrument with the removal
handle at the bottom.
3. Gently insert the canal portion of the hearing
instrument into your ear using your index finger to
push back and tuck the hearing instrument
completely into place.
To remove ITEs and CICs:
1. If your hearing instrument is a CIC, gently pull on
the removal handle. To remove ITE hearing
instruments, grasp the instrument with your thumb
and index finger.
2. Move your jaw up and down or apply pressure to
the back of your ear to help loosen the instrument.
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Note: Never use the volume control, program button
or the battery door to remove your hearing
instruments.
Feedback-Free Listening
Your Passport hearing devices have an optional start
up delay that can be activated by your hearing
healthcare professional. If the start up delay is
activated, your hearing devices will not turn on for 10-
15 seconds after you close the battery door. The
hearing devices return to the start up delay position
each time you turn your hearing devices on. This
allows you to insert your hearing devices without
experiencing whistling.
If you wear hearing devices now, you may have
experienced whistling from your hearing devices when
you talk, chew, use the telephone or hug someone.
Passport’s feedback technology dramatically reduces
this uncomfortable whistling before you or anyone
else can perceive it.
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Replacing the Battery
1. Gently swing out the battery compartment with
your fingernail.
2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger
and remove.
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 ensure that the
battery door closes properly.
Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the door
will not close.
4. Close the battery door.
Low Battery Warning
When you hear two long beeps, your hearing
instruments are warning you that their batteries are
low. You will hear the warning approximately every 30
minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries
Plus (+)
Signs
Plus (+)
Signs
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die. After the first warning, you may experience some
reduction in sound quality. This is normal and can be
remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing
devices. If you prefer, your hearing healthcare
professional can change the pitch and loudness of the
low battery beep or turn it off entirely.
Caring for Batteries
• Always discard batteries carefully.
• To prolong battery life, remember to turn your
hearing instruments off when not in use.
• Remove the batteries and keep the battery door
open while hearing instruments are not in use. This
will allow internal moisture to evaporate.
Warnings
• Never leave hearing instruments or batteries where
small children and pets can reach them.
• Never put hearing instruments or batteries in your
mouth. If a hearing instrument or battery is
swallowed, call a physician immediately.
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Operating Instructions ITE and CIC
Changing Programs on Your Passport™
Hearing Instruments
Your Passport hearing instruments have an automatic
program and up to three additional manual programs.
Passport’s automatic program will satisfy most of your
listening needs by adjusting to different listening
environments without requiring manual adjustments.
Up to three additional manual programs can be
individually tailored by your hearing healthcare
professional to meet your particular listening needs.
Your hearing instruments may come equipped with a
push button which has been set for switching
between programs or adjusting your volume. This
push button could also be disabled by your hearing
healthcare professional. If you have an active push
button program control, each time you push the
button, you will move to a new program.
Your Passport hearing instruments may also come
with an optional remote control which allows you to
switch between different listening programs. Ask your
hearing healthcare professional for more information
on the remote control.
duoLink
By pressing the push button on only one hearing
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instrument, you can adjust both instruments
simultaneously if this feature has been enabled by
your hearing healthcare professional.
Program Beeps
Your hearing instruments beep to indicate which
program you are in (i.e. one beep for program 1, two
beeps for program 2, etc.) If you prefer, your hearing
healthcare professional can adjust the pitch and
loudness of the program beep or turn it off entirely.
Adjusting the Volume
The volume on your hearing instruments adjusts
automatically in response to the loud or quiet sounds
around you. Your hearing instruments are set to your
ideal volume by default. Your ideal volume is indicated
by 1 beep. If you have a push button volume control or
a volume control rotary dial, you can further adjust the
volume.
Program 1 (e.g. Automatic Program) 1 beep
Program 2 (e.g. Group/Party Noise) 2 beeps
Program 3 (e.g. Easy-t/Telephone) 3 beeps
Program 4 (e.g. Music) 4 beeps
Easy-t/Telephone short melody
Easy-DAI short melody
duoLink beeps the same as
feature being adjusted
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Your Passport hearing instruments will learn your
volume control adjustments while the hearing
instruments are set to the automatic program, if this
feature has been enabled by your hearing healthcare
professional. Over time, the hearing instruments will
adjust the default volume settings in the automatic
program to the levels that you typically use.
Your Passport hearing instruments may also come
with an optional remote control which allows you to
adjust your volume levels. Ask your hearing
healthcare professional for more information on the
remote control.
Push Button Volume Control
If your push button has been configured as a volume
control, you can adjust the volume level by pushing
the button. Note that your volume control may be
disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and,
therefore, could be inactive.
As you change the volume level, your hearing
instrument will beep. Please refer to the chart below
to learn more about the different volume beeps.
Volume Setting Beeps
Ideal volume level 1 beep
Increased loudness 1 beep + 1 high-pitched beep
Decreased loudness 1 beep + 1 low-pitched beep
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Your hearing healthcare professional can help you
identify your different push button volume control
settings. If you prefer, your hearing healthcare
professional can adjust the pitch and loudness of the
push button volume control beeps or turn them off
entirely.
Volume Control
As you change the volume level on your rotary or
scroll volume control, your hearing instruments will
beep.
Please refer to the chart below to learn more about
the different volume beeps.
Your hearing healthcare professional can help you
identify your different volume control settings. If you
prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can
adjust the pitch and loudness of the volume control
beeps or turn them off entirely.
Rotary Volume Control
If the rotary dial has been configured as a volume
control, rotate the volume control slowly forward
Volume Setting Beep
Ideal volume level 1 beep
Maximum volume level 2 beeps
Minimum volume level 2 beeps
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towards your nose to increase the volume or slowly
backward away from your nose to decrease the
volume. Note that your volume control may be
disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and,
therefore, could be inactive.
Scroll Volume Control
If your hearing instruments have a scroll volume
control, turn the volume control slowly upward
towards the ceiling to increase the volume, or slowly
downward towards the floor to decrease the volume.
Note that your volume control may be disabled by
your hearing healthcare professional and, therefore,
could be inactive.
Adjusting the SmartFocus
With a Passport hearing instrument, you can also
manage the levels of speech and background noise in
your listening environment via the SmartFocus. This
control provides an additional sound refinement
option beyond a traditional volume control. If your
hearing healthcare professional has enabled the
SmartFocus, you can adjust your comfort-clarity levels
using the rotary dial on your hearing instruments.
Your Passport hearing instruments will learn your
comfort-clarity settings while the hearing instruments
are set to the automatic program, if this feature has
been enabled by your hearing healthcare professional.
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Over time, the hearing instruments will adjust the pre-
programmed comfort-clarity settings to your preferred
levels.
Your Passport hearing instruments may also come
with an optional remote control which allows you to
adjust your SmartFocus comfort and clarity levels. Ask
your hearing healthcare professional for more
information on the remote control.
SmartFocus
As you change the SmartFocus comfort and clarity
level, your hearing instruments will beep. Please refer
to the chart below to learn more about the different
comfort-clarity beeps.
Note: As the SmartFocus is adjusted toward the
midpoint of the control range, the effect on sound is
minimized.
Your hearing healthcare professional can help you
identify your different SmartFocus settings. If you
prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can
adjust the pitch and loudness of the SmartFocus
beeps or turn them off entirely.
SmartFocus Setting Beep
Maximum sound clarity level 2 beeps
Maximum listening comfort level 2 beeps
Ideal comfort and clarity level 1 beep
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Rotary SmartFocus
If the rotary dial on your hearing instruments has been
configured as a SmartFocus, rotate the dial slowly
forward towards your nose to increase clarity of
sounds, such as speech. For greater comfort in noisy
listening situations, slowly rotate the dial backwards
away from your nose.
Scroll SmartFocus
If the scroll wheel on your hearing instruments has
been configured as a SmartFocus, turn the scroll
slowly upward towards the ceiling to increase clarity
of sounds in front of you, such as speech. For greater
overall listening comfort in noisy listening situations,
turn the scroll wheel slowly downward towards the
floor.
Listening in Windy Environments
Passport’s wind noise manager will engage
automatically based on whether wind conditions are
moderate or high. When the wind noise manager is
engaged, sounds such as speech may become quieter
because the wind noise manager is working to reduce
the loud noise produced by the wind. When you are
no longer in a windy environment, the wind noise
manager will not be active and desirable sounds, such
as speech, will once again become louder.
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Listening in Quiet and Noisy Environments
Your Passport hearing instruments may have a
directional microphone system to meet your listening
needs in different environments. The directional
system focuses on sounds in front of you (i.e., speech)
while reducing sounds from the sides or behind you
(i.e., noise). The directional system can be set to track
moving noise sources and adapt to changing noise
levels so that background noise is reduced. Your
hearing healthcare professional can tell you how your
directional system has been customized for you and
which listening programs have the directional
microphones activated.
In addition, Passport contains antiShock™ technology
that identifies and minimizes sudden impulse sounds
that many hearing device wearers find irritatingly loud
such as slamming doors or clattering dishes. This
technology is designed to increase listening comfort in
adverse listening situations without impacting sound
quality or your ability to understand conversations.
Using Passport™ with the Telephone
Passport has the ability, depending on hearing loss,
vent size and style of hearing device to provide
feedback-free phone use without program changes.
For many wearers this means, when the phone rings,
all you have to do is pick up the telephone and hold it
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to your ear normally. In some situations when using a
cell phone, you may experience digital interference
that sounds like static, buzzing or beeping. If you
experience interference, increase the distance
between your hearing instrument and the phone
receiver.
Easy-t for the Telephone or Cell/Mobile Phone
Passport can also come equipped with an optional
easy-t (automatic telephone switch) that can help you
listen on the telephone. Easy-t automatically switches
your hearing instrument into a telephone listening
mode with hearing instrument compatible phones.
You will hear a short melody to indicate you are in the
telephone (easy-t) program. If your phone is hearing
instrument compatible, it will have a magnetic coil and
easy-t will activate automatically when the telephone
is held to the ear. Once the telephone is removed from
the ear, the hearing instrument will switch back to the
normal listening mode. Since the location and
strength of the magnetic coil varies among phone
manufacturers, it may be necessary to move the
telephone receiver slightly to find the best reception.
If the hearing instrument does not switch to telephone
program automatically when the telephone receiver is
placed in proximity, the magnet for easy-t hearing
instruments should be attached to the telephone
receiver. The magnet is designed to strengthen the
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magnetic field at the ear piece of hearing instrument
compatible telephones.
Depending on the programming provided by your
Hearing Healthcare Professional, easy-t may also be
equipped to automatically adjust the hearing
instrument settings on your non-phone ear to assist
with telephone situations (eg. reduce loudness and
resulting interference of environmental sounds in non-
phone ear).
To affix the easy-t magnet:
1. Clean the telephone receiver.
2. Hold the magnet near the “listening end” of your
telephone receiver and release it (Figure 1). The
magnet will flip to the appropriate side and seek
the optimal position on the telephone receiver.
3. Place the double-sided tape in this optimal position
on the telephone receiver (Figure 2) and attach the
magnet to the tape (Figure 3).
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
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Warnings
• Be sure the magnet is securely affixed to the
telephone.
• Keep loose magnets out of reach of children and
pets.
• If magnet falls into your ear, contact your hearing
healthcare professional.
• If magnet is swallowed, contact your physician
immediately.
• The magnet may affect some medical devices or
electronic systems. Always keep the magnet (or the
telephone equipped with the magnet) at least 30
cm (12”) away from pacemakers, credit cards,
floppy disks or other magnetically sensitive
devices.
• Too high distortion during dialing or phoning may
mean that the phone handset is stressed by the
magnet. To avoid any damage, please move the
magnet to another place on the telephone receiver.
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uDirect
Your Passport hearing devices may come with an
optional uDirect™, a connectivity device between
your hearing instruments and Bluetooth-enabled cell
phones, or a standard audio jack. Ask your hearing
healthcare professional for more information on uDirect.
Your Passport hearing instruments may also come
with an optional uDirect accessory. uDirect is a
connectivity device that is worn around your neck, and
provides wireless transmission of various sound
sources directly to your hearing instruments, thereby
helping to reduce impact of background noise on the
signals you are hearing. uDirect provides easy hands-
free access to clear audio signals from Bluetooth-
enabled devices such as cell phones or to other audio
sources using a standard audio jack plug-in.
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Caring for Your Passport™ Hearing
Instruments
• Open the battery door when not in use.
• Always remove 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 instruments do become wet, do not
attempt to dry them in an oven or microwave. Do
not adjust any controls. Open the battery doors
immediately, and allow your hearing instruments to
dry naturally for 24 hours.
• Protect your hearing instruments from excessive
heat (hair dryer, vehicle glove box or dashboard).
• Regular use of a dehumidifier, such as a Dri-Aid kit,
can help prevent corrosion and prolong the life of
your hearing instruments. See your hearing
healthcare professional for more information.
• Do not drop your hearing instruments or knock
them against hard surfaces.
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Cleaning Your Passport™ 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.
• Using the brush that was provided with your
hearing instruments, clean ear wax from your
hearing instruments everyday.
• Never use alcohol to clean your hearing
instruments.
• Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax.
Sticking household items into your hearing
instruments can seriously damage them.
• Talk to your hearing healthcare professional about
regular appointments to have the wax removed
from your hearing instruments.
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Warnings
• Hearing instruments should only be used as
directed by your physician or hearing healthcare
professional.
• Hearing instruments will not restore normal
hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic conditions.
• Do not use your hearing instruments in explosion
hazard areas.
• Allergic reactions to hearing instruments are
unlikely. However, if you experience itching,
redness, soreness, inflammation or a burning
sensation in or around your ears, inform your
hearing healthcare professional and contact your
physician.
• In the unlikely case that any parts remain in the ear
canal after the removal of the hearing instrument,
contact a physician immediately.
• Remove your hearing instruments for CT and MRI
scans or for other electromagnetic procedures.
• Special care should be exercised in wearing
hearing instruments when maximum sound
pressure levels exceed 132 decibels. There may be
a risk of impairing your remaining hearing. Speak
with your hearing healthcare professional to ensure
the maximum output of your hearing instruments is
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suitable for your particular hearing loss.
Precautions
• The use of hearing instruments is only part of
hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip
reading instruction may be required as well.
• In most cases, infrequent use of hearing
instruments does not provide full benefit. Once you
have become accustomed to your hearing
instruments, wear your hearing instruments
everyday all day.
• Your hearing instruments use the most modern
components to provide the best possible sound
quality in every listening situation. However,
communication devices such as digital cell phones
can create interference (a buzzing sound) in hearing
instruments. If you experience interference from a
cell phone being used close by, you can minimize
this interference in a number of ways. Switch your
hearing instruments to another program, turn your
head in a different direction or locate the cell phone
and move away from it.
Labeling
For most ITE hearing instruments, the year of
manufacture is located above the serial number. The
first two digits indicate the year of manufacture.
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Troubleshooting Guide
CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY
No sound
• Not turned on
• Low/dead battery
• Poor battery contact
• Battery upside down
• Hearing instruments
blocked with ear wax
Not loud enough
• Low volume
• Low battery
• Hearing instruments not
inserted properly
• Change in hearing
• Hearing instruments
blocked with ear wax
Intermittent
• Low battery
• Dirty battery contact
Two long beeps
• Low battery
• Turn on
• Replace battery
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Insert battery plus (+) side up
• Refer to section “Cleaning Your Passport
Hearing Instruments”. Consult your hearing
healthcare professional.
• Turn up volume; see hearing healthcare
professional for models without a manual
volume control or if problem persists.
• Replace battery
• Reinsert carefully. See “Inserting and
Removing ITE and CIC Hearing Instruments”.
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Refer to section “Cleaning Your Passport
Hearing Instruments”. Consult your hearing
healthcare professional.
• Replace battery
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Replace battery
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Whistling
• Hearing instruments not
inserted properly
• Volume too loud
• Hand/clothing near ear
• Poorly fitting hearing
instruments
Not clear, distorted
• Poorly fitting hearing
instruments
• Hearing instruments
blocked with ear wax
• Change in hearing
• Low battery
Weak on the telephone
• Low volume
• Telephone not positioned
properly
• Hearing instrument
requires adjustment
For any problems not listed in the guide, contact your hearing healthcare
professional. If you do not have a hearing healthcare professional, please
contact the nearest office listed on the back page of this booklet.
• Remove and reinsert
• Turn down volume
• Remove hand/clothing from ear
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Refer to section “Cleaning Your Passport
Hearing Instruments”. Consult your hearing
healthcare professional.
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
• Replace battery
• Turn up volume
• Move telephone around ear for clearer
signal. See “Using Passport with the
Telephone” and “Easy-t for the Telephone
or Cell/Mobile Phone”.
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional
CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY
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Warning to Hearing Instrument
Dispensers
A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a
prospective hearing instrument user to consult promptly
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 other available information
concerning the prospective user, that the prospective
user has any of the following conditions: (i) Visible
congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear. (ii) History
of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90
days. (iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss within the previous 90 days. (iv) Acute or
chronic dizziness. (v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden
or recent onset within the previous 90 days. (vi)
Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15
decibels at 500 hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz. (vii)
Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or
a foreign body in the ear canal. (viii) Pain or discomfort
in the ear. Special care should be exercised in selecting
and fitting a hearing instrument whose maximum sound
pressure level exceeds 132 decibels because there may
be risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing
instrument user. [This provision is required only for
those hearing instruments with a maximum sound
pressure capability greater than 132 decibels (dB).]
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Important Notice for Prospective Hearing
Instrument Users
Good health practice requires that a person with a
hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed
physician (preferably a physician who specializes in
diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing
instrument.
Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the
ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists,
otologists or otorhinolaryngologists. The purpose of
medical evaluation is to assure that all medically
treatable conditions that may affect hearing are
identified and treated before the hearing instrument is
purchased. Following the medical evaluation, the
physician will give you a written statement that states
that your hearing loss has been medically evaluated
and that you may be considered a candidate for a
hearing instrument. The physician will refer you to an
audiologist or a hearing instrument dispenser, as
appropriate, for a hearing instrument evaluation. The
audiologist or hearing instrument dispenser will
conduct a hearing instrument evaluation to assess
your ability to hear with and without a hearing
instrument. The hearing instrument evaluation will
enable the audiologist or dispenser to select and fit a
hearing instrument to your individual needs. If you
have reservations about your ability to adapt to
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amplification, you should inquire about the availability
of a trial-rental or purchase-option program. Many
hearing instrument dispensers now offer programs
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 restricts the sale of hearing
instruments to those individuals who have obtained a
medical evaluation from a licensed physician. Federal
law permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver
statement declining the medical evaluation for
religious or personal beliefs that preclude
consultation with a physician. The exercise of such a
waiver is not in your best health interest and its use is
strongly discouraged.
Children With Hearing Loss
In addition to seeing a physician for a medical
evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should be
directed to an audiologist for evaluation and
rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause problems
in language development and the educational and
social growth of a child. An audiologist is qualified by
training and experience to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss.
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Notices
Notice 1
This instrument is certified under:
FCC ID: VMY-UWITE
IC: 2756A-UWITE
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 received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation. Changes or modifications made to this
equipment not expressly approved by Phonak may
void the FCC authorization to operate this
equipment.
Notice 2
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
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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 are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help
Manufacturer
Unitron Hearing Ltd.
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada
Unitron Distributors
Corporate Office/International
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada
Australia
Level 2, Norwest Quay, 21 Solent
Circuit, Baulkham Hills, NSW, NSW
2153
Belgium
Baron de Vironlaan, 60
b-1700 Dilbeek
Canada
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017,
Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1
China
No. 200 Suhong Road, Export
Processing Zone 4D, Suzhou
Industrial Park 215021
Denmark
Nitivej 10, DK-2000 Frederiksberg
European Representative
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Bag, 300987, Albany, Auckland
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Fourways Golf Park, Roos Street,
Fourways, Johannesburg
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Urb. El Palmeral Bl. IX, 17-27
Alicante, Spain -- 03008
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SE-11743, Stockholm, Sweden
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WA1 1PD
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