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A new Beltone hearing instrument
Congratulations on your choice of a Beltone hearing instrument!
Your hearing instrument is a very advanced device. Your hearing care practitioner has tuned it to your indi-
vidual needs. With a little devotion and patience you will become familiar with it.
This booklet is a short guide to assist you in getting acquainted with your hearing instrument. Read it care-
fully and use it as a guideline.
We wish you happiness and pleasant listening with your new instrument.
Beltone
This booklet & your instrument
In this booklet you will find instructions for inserting and operating your new hearing instrument. You will
find explanations for using your instrument and for daily handling. We will also give a few practical steps
towards better hearing.
Content
A new Beltone hearing instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
This booklet & your instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warning to hearing care professional . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Important notice to prospective users . . . . . . . . . . 8
Your Hearing Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Delayed Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting and removing the instrument (ThinTube) 18
Recognising left and right instrument . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting the volume – BTE and Power BTE . . . . . . 21
Programme button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Telephone use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto-Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T-programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hearing through an induction loop . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Daily maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Storing your instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cleaning the earmould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cleaning the ThinTube and dome . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Beltone Hearing Intruments
– with Tinnitus Breaker Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hearing instrument expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning to hearing aid dispensers (US Only) . . . . 45
Important notice for prospective
hearing aid users (US Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children with hearing loss (US Only) . . . . . . . . . . 46
Eight steps towards better hearing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning to hearing care practitioners . . . . . . . . . .51
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Temperature test, transport
and storage information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
International warranty, service and repair . . . . . . . 57
Your selected model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
