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Siemens Hearing Instruments CENTRA ® Instruction Manual for CENTRA ® S, S V C, and Life Behind-the-Ear Hearing Instruments.
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CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 1 Y o ur CE NTRA ® Hear ing Instr uments Siemen s CENTRA ® BTE (Behind-t he-Ear) hear in g in struments are desig ned f or comf or t, perform- ance, and durability . They fit comfort ably behind yo ur ears and ar e attac hed to custom- made ear mo ld s or fle xible Lif eTubes and Lif eT ips.
2 Siemens Hearing Instruments Centra S and S VC available with S-LifeTube Earhook Battery compartment door Audi o input flap V olume control wheel Prog ramming sock et* CENTRA S V C Microphones CENTRA.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 3 Fig. 1: Location of featur es *Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider’s Use Only LifeT ube Microphone ports LifeTip LifeTip Adapter CENTRA Life Battery compartment door.
4 Siemens Hearing Instruments Identifying t he left and r ight hear ing instruments CENTRA BTEs may be co l or -coded f or yo ur co nve ni en ce . The left ear hear in g in str ument may have a bl ue typeplat e, and t he r ight ear hear in g in str ument may have a red typeplate (Fig.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 5 Fig. 3: Location of r ight and left designat or on LifeTip Adapte r on CENTRA Life Digital hear ing instr ument technology In side yo ur hear in g sy st em, t he micr o.
6 Siemens Hearing Instruments Using your CENTRA hear ing instr uments Batter y size The char t bel ow provides the proper batt er y si z e used in yo ur hear in g in str uments. It is recommended that y o u a l so chec k w ith yo ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Provider r egardin g t he correc t b a t t e r y.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 7 Gently c l o se t he batt er y compar tment. Do no t f orce the d oor shut. If it d oes not cl o se easily , check t o see if t he batter y w as in ser t ed properly . When the batter y d oor is complet ely cl o sed, yo ur hear in g in str ument is ready f or operation (Fig.
8 Siemens Hearing Instruments Batter y compartment door loc k CENTRA S and CENTRA S VC hear in g in str uments are eq uipped wit h a l ock that prevents t he unintentional openin g of t he bat t er y compartment. This featur e is l ocat ed on t he inner side of the batter y compar tment d oor .
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 9 Fig. 5: Batt er y compar tment door lock Low batter y indicator Y o ur hear in g in str ument may be pro g rammed t o inf or m yo u when t he batter y sho uld be r eplaced f or best per f or mance.
10 Siemens Hearing Instruments • If infants, small c hildren, or mentally disabled person s need to wear hearin g in str uments, en sure adeq uate super vision.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 11 • F o ll ow yo ur l ocal recyclin g r ules for batter y dispo sal. Note: Do not throw used batteries into household trash. Return them to your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider for environmentally correct disposal.
12 Siemens Hearing Instruments Please not e that af t er havin g tur ned t he hear in g in str ument of f usin g the memor y butt on, yo u must w ait appr oximat ely 10 second s for the sy st em t o reset bef ore turnin g it bac k on again by usin g t he memor y butt on.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 13 Attac hing the ear mold (where provided) If yo ur earmo ld de tac hes, gently in sert t he earhoo k of t he hearin g in str ument int o the tubin g and earmo ld supplied by yo ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Pr ovider (Fig.
14 Siemens Hearing Instruments Fig. 7: Inserting t he hear ing instrument Lightly push on t he back of t he ear to help release the ear mo ld and gently pull it o ut (Fig.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 15 Inser ting and removing hearing instr uments wit h Lif eTube or S-Lif eTube T ake t he Lif eT ip between yo ur t humb and index fin ger . Gently work the LifeT ip int o its pr oper po sition by adjustin g it until it is f ir mly seated in yo ur ear .
16 Siemens Hearing Instruments Fig. 10: Removing the hear ing instr ument Health considerations If soreness or skin ir r itation devel ops, discontin ue wear in g yo ur hear in g in str ument and br in g t he in str ument and ear mo ld to yo ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Provider .
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 17 e2e wireless ® e2e wireless ® pr ovides synchronization in CENTRA hear in g in str uments. If yo u are wearin g two hearin g in str uments and c han ge t he memor y or vo lume on one in str ument, t he other is automatically chan ged.
18 Siemens Hearing Instruments ePocket remo te control An optional ePoc ket r emote contr o l is av ailable f or all CENTRA hear in g sy stems. eP oc ke t can be used to chan ge t he memor y and vo l .
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 19 Additional memor ies are available on CENTRA S V C and CENTRA Lif e BTEs, if yo u use an optional e P o c k e t r e m o t e co n t r ol . When initially tur ned on (af t er t he batt er y compartment d oor is c l o sed), t he micr ophone is ON and ready f or general use, t he defaul t is Memor y 1.
20 Siemens Hearing Instruments Bel ow is a list of list enin g environments pro g rammed int o yo ur hearin g system: Memor y Listening number environment 1 _________________________________ 2 _______.
Y o ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Pr ovider may pro g ram t he operation of the direc tional microphone system t o func tion automatically , or in conjunc tion wit h t he memor y butt on (or ePoc ke t where applicable), based on yo ur par ticular hearin g re q u i r e m e n t s .
22 Siemens Hearing Instruments vo l ume up (+) and d own (-) button s on t he ePoc ke t can be used to selec t t he mo st desired listenin g po sition (l o uder or softer). T o increase the vo lume, place yo ur index f in ger gently again st t he vo l ume contro l wheel and r ot at e it upward s or use t he vo l ume up button on t he ePocke t.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 23 If yo ur hearin g in str ument has no t been pro g rammed f or man ual contr o l adjustment, t he volume will adjust automatically and ro tatin g the vo lume contr o l wheel or usin g t he vo l ume contr o l button s on yo ur ePoc ke t will have no ef fec t.
24 Siemens Hearing Instruments Audio Input CENTRA S and CENTRA S VC hear in g in str uments are eq uipped wit h audio input capability . This enables yo u t o connec t yo ur hear in g in strumen ts t o other audio so ur ces such as an FM sy st em, tape recor der , television, or infrared sy st em usin g an audio shoe accessor y .
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 25 1. Usin g t he fin ger nail of yo ur t humb or index fin ger , open the batter y compar tment d oor to t he first catc h. 2. Usin g yo ur fin gernail, lif t up the audio input f lap, expo sin g the g o ld contac ts. 3.
26 Siemens Hearing Instruments Using t he t elephone CENTRA S and CENTRA S VC hear in g in str uments are eq uipped wit h a T -coil (telecoil) f or telephone use. It may be pro g rammed to work in a specif ic listenin g pro g ram in conjunc tion with t he me m ory button.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 27 Automatic telephone f eature The AutoPhone ® op tion all ows t he telecoil in CENTRA S and CENTRA S VC in struments to automatically en gage when a "hear in g aid compatible" t elephone hand set is br o ught c l o se to t he hear in g in str ument.
28 Siemens Hearing Instruments Cell Phone Compatibility Some hear in g in str ument users have reported a buzzin g so und in t heir hear in g in str uments when t hey are usin g cell phones, indicatin g t hat t he cell phone and hear in g in str uments may not be compatible.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 29 The immunity of this hear in g in str ument is at least M2/T2. The eq uipment per formance measurements, cat eg ories, and sy st em clas sification s are based upon t he best inf or mation av ailable but cannot guarantee t hat all users will be satisfied.
30 Siemens Hearing Instruments AutoPhone magnet accessor y There is an AutoPhone mag ne t accessor y av ailable f or yo ur telephone t hat can be used with t he AutoPhone f eature of yo ur hearin g sy st em.
CENTRA S, S VC, and Life BTEs 31 Identification Infor mation Y o ur hear in g in str uments have a ser ial n umber en g raved on t hem. The l ocation of the ser ial n umber will var y accordin g t o the sty le of hearin g in str ument yo u have cho sen.
32 Siemens Hearing Instruments Fig. 12: Identification information Maintenance and care Con sul t yo ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Provider abo ut appropriate cleanin g and maintenance f or yo ur pa r ti cul ar typ e of ear mo ld s or yo ur LifeTube a nd Lif eTip.
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Your Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider: Siemens Hearing Instr uments, Inc. P.O. Box 1397 Piscataway, NJ 08855-1397 www.usa.siemens.com/hearing Information in this manual subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2009 Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
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