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Siemens Hearing Solutions User guide Behind-the-Ear-Instruments PRISMA 2 PRISMA 2 D SP PRISMA 2 PRISMA 2 P.
A friendly guide to your new Siemens hearing instruments Congratulations! Y ou have decided in favour of hearing instruments from Siemens. Y ou have taken an important step towards being able to hear and understand better once again. Y our new hearing instruments will be your constant com- panions from now on.
Applicable to all PRISMA 2 instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 24 Handling bat teries P age 26 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 27 The best w ay to handle your hearing instruments Pag e 2.
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5 PRISMA 2 / PRISMA 2 P Description of the PRISMA 2 / PRISMA 2 P hearing instruments P age 6 B attery c hanging P age 7 Saf ety notes for batteries P age 8 How to s witch your instrument on/of f P age.
6 Descript ion of the PRISMA 2, PRISMA 2 P hearing instrument Microphone opening Pr ogram button Selection of operating mode M = hearing via microphone T = induction coil switched on O = Of f B attery compartment with lock For your instrument you will need Battery T ype 13.
7 Batt ery c hanging When inserting the battery please pa y attention to the plus side on the bat tery . The plus (+) side of the bat tery is al ways the smooth side. Y ou can r ecognise the minus (–) side by the coloured ring. Y ou should al ways k eep spare bat teries at hand.
8 Safet y not es for batteries W ARNING Keep bat teries awa y from childr en! Batt eries must not be swallow ed. Remo ve the bat teries when the instrument is not in use ov er a prolonged period.
9 2/2 P Y ou can adapt to a c hanged hearing situation b y lightly pressing the progr am button. F or instance, you are bet ter able to understand the person you’r e t alking to ev en in disturbing bac kground noise. Y ou simply pr ess the button to choose betw een t wo programs.
10 Childr en’ s safet y devic e Y our instrument is eq uipped with a “childr en’s safety device“. T his is intended to prev ent the unintentional remo val of bat teries from their compartment, suc h as by small childr en. This saf ety device is on the inner side of the hearing instrument.
11 2/2 P Safety not e for instruments with audio input The audio input can only be connected to po wer supplied devices if the y fulfil at least the safety pro visions of IEC 65 / DIN VDE 0860. Y our hearing instr ument has an audio input. This enables the connection between hearing instr ument and accessories.
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13 2 D SP PRISMA 2 D SP Applicable to all PRISMA 2 instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 24 Handling bat teries P age 26 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 27 The best w ay to handle your hea.
14 V olume contr ol Pr ogram switch D escription of the PRISMA 2 D SP hearing instrument Pr ogramming sock et Audio input Sound inlet openings B attery compartment with lock and on/of f switch Ear hoo.
15 2 D SP Handling batteries So-called zinc-air batteries are used today almost e xclusively in hearing instruments to minimize en vironmental damage. T hese batteries requir e oxygen f or operation, which the y absorb from the air .
16 Battery changing Inserting the battery Important! Make sure to note the polarity of the battery! If the bat tery is inser ted incorrectly , the bat tery compar tment can be closed only with considerable f orce.
17 2 D SP Three useful tips: The plus (+) side of the bat tery is al ways the smooth side. Y ou can recognize the minus (–) side b y the coloured ring.
18 Setting the loudness 2 Y our hearing instr ument specialist can program the possible adjustment range f or y ou. If y ou do not want to use the volume contr ol, then your hearing instrument specialist can also switc h it off . T urning the volume control then does not change the adjustment of y our PRISMA 2 D SP hearing instrument.
19 2 D SP Function of the pr ogram switch without audio shoe (recommended set ting) S witch position 1 - Pr ogram "1" F or the most freq uently required hearing sit uation e.g . at home or work place S witch position 2 - Pr ogram "2" F or special sit uations according to your individual needs, e.
20 Children’ s safety device Y our instr uments are equipped with a “c hildren ’ s saf ety device “ . This is intended to pre vent the unintentional remo val of bat teries from their com- partment, suc h as by small childr en. To lock the childr en ’ s saf ety device open the bat tery compartment up to the first stop.
21 2 D SP Audio input Saf ety instructions f or hearing instr uments with audio input The audio input ma y be connected to line-operated equipment only if this fulfils at least the saf ety requir ements of IEC 65 / DIN VDE 0860.
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23 Applicable to all PRISMA 2 instruments PRISMA 2 D SP PRISMA 2 PRISMA 2 P All How to insert your ear mould P age 24 Handling bat teries P age 26 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 27 The best w ay t.
Make sur e that your hearing instrument is t urned of f . The bat tery compar tment must be opened up to the stop. Grip the ear mould bet ween y our thumb and index finger and place the tip carefully into y our auditory canal. Y ou may find it helpful to pull your ear slightly upw ards or to the rear .
25 Tip: Practice inser t ing and removing y our hearing instruments correctly . One easy way to practice is to sit down at a table. Place a mirror in front of you and prop y our elbows on the table so you can guide your hands easily and safely . This will help you stay relaxed and comfor table while you practice.
26 So-called zinc-air batteries are used today almost e xclusively in hearing instruments to minimize en vironmental damage. T hese batteries requir e oxygen f or operation, which the y absorb from the air . The bat tery is activated as soon as the protectiv e foil is pulled of f and is used up ev en if you do not use y our hearing instr ument.
All 27 Not es for cleaning and c are It is essential to detach the ear mould from your behind- the-ear instrument and place it in a cleaning bath f or at least 1 5 minutes.
28 Two mor e t ips: Y ou should place your hearing instruments in a “dry bag“ with a special moisture-attracting capsule overnight. The drying capsule draws damaging moisture out of the instruments.
29 The best way to handle y our hearing instruments Y our ne w hearing instruments are highly sensitiv e instruments. This nat urally requir es some care in their handling.
30 Impor t ant t ips: How to solve failures y ourself In selecting your PRISMA 2 hearing instruments y ou have chosen e xtremely dependable devices. H oweve r , should a fault occur , it can usually be corr ected quickly . If the instrument whistles T est the instrument yourself by closing the sound outlet opening with your fingertip.
All 31 Some useful t ips: Never expose your hearing instruments to extreme temperatures or high humidity . Never let them lie in the blazing sun. Do not wear them when t aking a shower or when using hairspray .
32 2nd step 1st step Hearing tr aining made eas y Hearing instruments r eproduce an abundance of sounds which fr equently hav en ’t been experienced f or many year s. Every per son reacts dif fer ently the first time he or she w ears a hearing instrument.
All 33 3rd step Get used to conversations in a group Conv ersation in a group of people speaking among themselves is one of the most dif ficult hearing situations. T ry to distinguish between the voices b y noting their specific tonal colour and their characteristic rhythm, and fit them to the individual persons.
34 8th step Go on further voy ages of discovery – undertake every- thing that gives you pleasure and experience the whole wide world of hearing. 7th step T elephoning with your hearing instrument Y ou can telephone in the “normal“ M position. Set the switc h on the hearing instrument to T if y ou have dif ficulties in understanding .
All 35 W e’ re happ y that you c an hear well again! Once good hearing ret urns to your ev eryday lif e – and you can enjoy both speec h and music again – then we at Siemens ar e also satisfied.
Order No. A91 100 -M5 1 00 -1033-01-7600 Printed in Germany 35018 12.03.JK 78 19 191 Siemens Audiologische T echnik GmbH Gebbertstrasse 1 25 9 1058 Erlangen Germany www .
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