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YOUR HEARING AID

(To be filled out by the hearing care professional)

Your hearing aid series:

PROGRAMS

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Universal

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Audibility Extender

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Quiet

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Audibility Extender

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Comfort

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Audibility Extender

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Transport

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Audibility Extender

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Urban

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Audibility Extender

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Impact

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Audibility Extender

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Party

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Audibility Extender

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Social

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Audibility Extender

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Music

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Audibility Extender

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Zen

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Audibility Extender

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Phone

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Audibility Extender

Summary of Contents for Evoke E-FM

Page 1: ...USER INSTRUCTIONS THE WIDEX EVOKE FAMILY E FM model BTE Behind the ear ...

Page 2: ...sal Audibility Extender Quiet Audibility Extender Comfort Audibility Extender Transport Audibility Extender Urban Audibility Extender Impact Audibility Extender Party Audibility Extender Social Audibility Extender Music Audibility Extender SPECIAL PROGRAMS Zen Audibility Extender Phone Audibility Extender 2 ...

Page 3: ...this booklet and the booklet Ear sets for Widex hearing aids carefully before you start using your hearing aid NOTE This hearing aid allows direct wireless control and sound streaming from smart phones and other devices For more help and information contact your hearing care professional or visit global widex com EVOKE This hearing aid works wirelessly with the TONELINK App We take no responsi bil...

Page 4: ...ttery 9 Sound signals 11 How to tell right from left 11 Turning the hearind aid on and off 12 Putting on and removing the hearing aid 12 Programs 13 Program and sound adjustment 15 Using a phone with your hearing aids 17 PAIRING YOUR HEARING AID AND SMARTPHONE 18 CLEANING 19 Tools 19 Cleaning 19 ACCESSORIES 21 TROUBLESHOOTING 22 4 ...

Page 5: ...REGULATORY INFORMATION 24 EU directives 24 FCC and IC statements 24 SYMBOLS 28 5 ...

Page 6: ...a hearing aid NOTE Your hearing aid and its accessories may not look exactly as illustrated in this booklet We also reserve the right to make any changes we consider necessary Your hearing aid at a glance 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ear set 2 Microphone openings 3 Push button 4 Battery lid with nail grip 5 Left right identification Blue indi cates your left hearing aid while red is for your right hearing aid 6 ...

Page 7: ...g care professional immediately if you sus pect you may have an ear infection or an allergic reaction Contact your hearing care professional if the hearing aid doesn t feel comfortable or if it doesn t fit properly causing irritation redness or the like Remove your hearing aids before showering swimming or using a hair dryer Do not wear your hearing aids when applying perfume spray gels lotion or ...

Page 8: ...l and it can play sounds that exceed a level of 132 dB There may therefore be a risk of damaging your remain ing hearing Do not expose your hearing aids to extreme temperatures or high humid ity and dry them quickly if they get wet or if you perspire heavily Your hearing aids should be stored and transported within the temperature and humidity ranges of 20 C to 55 C 4 F to 131 F and 10 95 rH Your ...

Page 9: ...who are trained in hearing re habilitation Intended use The hearing aids are intended as air conduction amplification devices to be used in everyday listening environments The hearing aids may be equipped with the Zen program intended to provide a relaxing sound background i e music noise source for adults who desire to listen to such a background in quiet The battery Use a type 312 zinc air batte...

Page 10: ...ispose of used batteries as indicated on the packaging and take note of the expiry date Low battery indication When the battery is flat a sound signal will play If the battery drains sud denly there may however be no warning We recommend carrying a spare battery with you wherever you go Changing the battery To change the battery do as follows Take the adhesive tab off the new battery and make sure...

Page 11: ...ertain features have been activated or that you have changed program These sounds can be spoken messages or tones Ask your hearing care professional to turn these sounds off if you don t need them Lost partner Only available in selected models Your hearing care professional can turn on a feature in your hearing aid that warns you whenever it loses contact with the hearing aid in the opposite ear Y...

Page 12: ... turn off the hearing aid when it is not in use Putting on and removing the hearing aid 1 2 1 Insert the ear set in the ear while holding the lower part of the tube earwire Pulling the outer ear upwards and backwards at the same time can be helpful 2 Then place the hearing aid behind the ear The hearing aid should rest comfortably on the ear close to your head Your hearing aid can be fitted using ...

Page 13: ...RAMS USE Universal For everyday use Quiet Special program for listening in quiet envi ronments Comfort Special program for listening in noisy envi ronments Transport For listening in situations with noise from cars trains etc Impact Use this program if you prefer a clear and sharp sound Urban For listening in situations with changing sound levels in supermarkets noisy work places or similar 13 ...

Page 14: ...ys tones or noise for a relaxing sound background Phone This program is designed for listening to phone conversations SMARTTOGGLE PROGRAMS USE Zen This program is similar to Zen but allows you to listen to different types of tones or noise Phone This program lets you listen to the phone and avoid the surrounding sounds One of your hearing aids transmits the phone con versation to the other so that...

Page 15: ...change over time your hearing care professional can easily change your program selection The Zen program Your hearing aid may be provided with a unique optional listening program called Zen It makes musical tones and sometimes a rushing noise in the back ground If you perceive a decrease in loudness tolerance of sounds speech not as clear or worsening tinnitus contact your hearing care professiona...

Page 16: ...com fort tap the button on your left hearing aid A long push on either of your hearing aids will mute and unmute the sound this setting is optional As a combined program and sound adjustment button If you have this option tap the button on your right hearing aid if you d like more audibility and more volume If you need to decrease the volume or if you d like more comfort just tap the button on you...

Page 17: ...Using a phone with your hearing aids When you use a phone hold it against your head at an an gle above your ear rather than directly against the ear 17 ...

Page 18: ...ds by opening and closing the battery compart ment 2 Keep the hearing aids close to your phone and follow the instructions on your phone 3 The hearing aids and smartphone are now ready to use NOTE Your hearing aids are only in pairing mode for three minutes after you re start them You might need to restart them again if you didn t pair them in time 18 ...

Page 19: ...d more comfortable to wear Wipe the hearing aid with a soft cloth for example the cloth you received from your hearing care profes sional If the microphone openings are blocked contact your hearing care professional Dry your hearing aid quickly if it gets wet or if you perspire heavily Some people use a special dehumidifier like Widex Dry Go to help keep their hear ing aids dry and clean Ask your ...

Page 20: ... ear set man ual Do not use any kind of liquid or disinfectant to clean your hearing aid Clean and inspect your hearing aid every day after use to check that it is not broken If the hearing aid breaks while you are wearing it leaving small fragments in your ear canal contact your doctor Never try to take out the fragments yourself 20 ...

Page 21: ...tening to TV and audio PHONE DEX for easy landline use FM DEX for streaming audio and FM signals UNI DEX for connecting hearing aids to mobile phones CALL DEX for easy wireless connection to mobile phones COM DEX for wireless connection to mobile phones and other devices via Bluetooth COM DEX Remote Mic for helping hearing aid users hear speech in difficult listening situations Available in some c...

Page 22: ...e sure the battery drawer is completely closed The battery does not work Insert a new battery The hearing aid volume is not powerful enough Your ear is blocked by earwax Contact your doctor Your hearing may have changed Contact your hearing care professional doctor The hearing aid whistles continuously Your ear is blocked by earwax Contact your doctor Your two hearing aids are not working in syn c...

Page 23: ... ing care professional to make sure the device is matched with hearing aids You hear interrupted speech on and off from the hearing aids or no speech muted from the opposite hearing aid a The battery in one of the hearing aids has ex pired b Strong electromag netic interference in the vicinity a Replace battery in one or both hearing aids b Move away from known sources of inter ference NOTE This i...

Page 24: ... copy of the Declaration of Conformity according to 2014 53 EU can be found at http global widex com doc N26346 Information regarding disposal Do not dispose of hearing aids hearing aid accessories and batteries with ordinary household waste Hearing aids batteries and hearing aid accessories should be disposed of at sites intended for waste electrical and electronic equipment or given to your hear...

Page 25: ...pment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy 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 deter mined by turning the equ...

Page 26: ...ld be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This device com plies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired oper...

Page 27: ... applicables aux appareils radio ex empts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement 27 ...

Page 28: ...logue item number Consult instructions for use The user instructions contain important cautionary information warn ings precautions and must be read before using the product Warning Text marked with a warning symbol must be read before using the product WEEE mark Not for general waste When a product is to be discarded it must be sent to a designated collection point for recycling and recovering to...

Page 29: ...t out in European CE marking directives RCM mark The product complies with electrical safety EMC and radio spectrum regula tory requirements for products supplied to the Australian or New Zealand market Interference Electromagnetic interference may occur in the vicinity of the product 29 ...

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Page 32: ...WIDEX A S Nymoellevej 6 DK 3540 Lynge Denmark http global widex com Manual no 9 514 0432 001 01 Issue 2018 02 9 514 0432 001 01 ...

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