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USER INSTRUCTIONS

THE WIDEX BEYOND™ HEARING AID

B-F2 model

RIC/RITE

Receiver-in-canal/Receiver-in-the-ear

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Summary of Contents for BEYOND B-F2 RIC

Page 1: ...USER INSTRUCTIONS THE WIDEX BEYOND HEARING AID B F2 model RIC RITE Receiver in canal Receiver in the ear ...

Page 2: ...ver zinc battery steel coloured PROGRAMS Universal Audibility Extender Quiet Audibility Extender Transport Audibility Extender Urban Audibility Extender Party Audibility Extender Music Audibility Extender T Audibility Extender M T Audibility Extender SPECIAL PROGRAMS Zen Audibility Extender Phone Audibility Extender 2 ...

Page 3: ...ng aid NOTE If you are using silver zinc batteries read also the booklet Instructions for use ZPower rechargeable system for hearing aids carefully 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 www widex com BEYOND This hearing aid works wirelessly with the B...

Page 4: ...1 The silver zinc battery 13 Sound signals 16 How to tell right from left 17 Turning the hearing aid on and off 17 Putting on and removing the hearing aid 18 Programs 19 Sound and program adjustment 21 Using a phone with your hearing aids 22 PAIRING YOUR HEARING AID AND SMARTPHONE 23 CLEANING 24 Tools 24 Cleaning the hearing aid 24 ACCESSORIES 26 4 ...

Page 5: ...COMPATIBILITY WITH SMARTPHONES 27 TROUBLESHOOTING 28 REGULATORY INFORMATION 31 EU directives 31 FCC and IC statements 31 SYMBOLS 35 5 ...

Page 6: ...t Infrequent users don t usually get the full benefit of 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 B F2 model with zinc air batteries 1 2 3 1 Push button 2 Nail grip 3 Earwire 6 ...

Page 7: ...4 4 Battery compartment B F2 model with silver zinc rechargeable batteries 1 2 3 1 Push button 2 Battery compartment 3 Earwire The charger 1 2 1 Charging slot 2 LED USB cable 7 ...

Page 8: ...NOTE You should only use your charger indoors NOTE Never leave the charger in direct sunlight and do not immerse it in water 8 ...

Page 9: ...ctions Contact your doctor or hearing care professional immediately if you sus pect you may have an ear infection 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 cream Do not dry your hearing aid in a microwave oven this will ruin it Never use other people s hearing aids and never allow others to use ...

Page 10: ...affic noise In such situations make sure to keep the volume of the streamed sound at a suitable level Your hearing aid is very powerful 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 he...

Page 11: ...ids with rechargeable batteries should NOT be used by children younger than 4 years of age or mentally disabled people 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 li...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...hanging the battery Tamper resistant battery drawer If the hearing aid is going to be used by a child three years of age or young er you must ask your hearing care professional to provide it with a tamper resistant battery drawer To open battery drawer use the special tool you ve received and do as illustrated NOTE This option is not available if your hearing aids use silver zinc rechargeable batt...

Page 14: ...place the hearing aids in the charger dock if it is unplugged this will drain the batteries NOTE If you are not going to use your hearing aid for several days remove the batter ies NOTE Your rechargeable batteries should last for approximately one year Ask your hearing care professional to change them for you when needed Inserting a rechargeable battery To insert a new rechargeable battery do as f...

Page 15: ...ir battery with your hearing aid NOTE Avoid dropping your hearing aid hold the hearing aid above a soft surface while changing the battery NOTE You can also ask your hearing care professional for help if you need to change the rechargeable battery Recharging your hearing aids Connect the USB cable into the charger and plug it into the wall socket 15 ...

Page 16: ...lver zinc batteries at temperatures between 10 C 50 F and 40 C 104 F NOTE Don t leave the hearing aids on the charger once they are completely charged as this will drain the batteries Sound signals Your hearing aid plays sounds to inform you that certain features have been activated or that you have changed program These sounds can be spoken messages or tones Ask your hearing care professional to ...

Page 17: ... aid for your right ear has a red mark The hearing aid for your left ear has a blue mark Turning the hearing aid on and off To turn the hearing aid on close the battery lid The hearing aid will play a sound signal to indicate that it is on unless your hearing care professional has deactiva ted this function To turn off the hearing aid push the battery lid down wards NOTE Don t forget to turn off t...

Page 18: ...close to your head Your hearing aid can be fitted using different types of ear sets See the sep arate ear set manual for more information about your ear set NOTE If the hearing aid doesn t feel comfortable or if it doesn t fit properly causing irritation redness or the like contact your hearing care professional Removing the hearing aid Start by removing the hearing aid from behind the ear Then ta...

Page 19: ...ets noisy workpla ces or similar Party For listening in situations with many people talking at the same time Music For listening to music T With this program you listen through the hearing aid s telecoil which allows you to lis ten directly to the sound without background noise requires a teleloop system M T This program is a combination of the hearing aid s microphone and the telecoil You listen ...

Page 20: ...programs are the default names Your hearing care pro fessional can also select a program name from a preselected list Then it is even easier for you to select the right program in each listening situation Depending on your hearing loss your hearing care professional can activate the Audibility Extender feature Ask your hearing care professional if you could benefit from this If your needs and pref...

Page 21: ... program in those situations Sound and program adjustment If you have two hearing aids the push button can be programmed in several ways As a dedicated program button To change programs just press the button To access and exit SmartToggle programs press and hold the push button down for more than one second this setting is optional Once you have accessed the SmartToggle pro gram you can change amo...

Page 22: ... you d like more audibility and more volume If you need to decrease the volume or if you d like more comfort just press the button on your left hearing aid A long press on either of your hearing aids will change programs If you only have one hearing aid a short press will change programs and a long press will allow you to access the SmartToggle programs Using a phone with your hearing aids When yo...

Page 23: ...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 23 ...

Page 24: ...nt and 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 still 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 clea...

Page 25: ... manual 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 25 ...

Page 26: ...or easy landline use FM DEX for streaming audio and FM signals T DEX for connecting hearing aids to mobile phones via a telecoil 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 Re mote Mic for helping hearing aid users hear speech in difficult listeni...

Page 27: ...COMPATIBILITY WITH SMARTPHONES You can see a list of compatible smartphones tablets etc at www widex com BEYOND 27 ...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...ng 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 transmitting 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...

Page 30: ...ocket Make sure that the USB cable is connected to a wall socket One or both LEDs are solid red The battery will not charge Make sure that the battery is a ZPower rechargeable battery and not a non rechargeable zinc air battery Both LEDs flash red Temperature is out of range Charging will re start as soon as the tem perature is within range Move the charger to an environ ment between 10 C 50 F and...

Page 31: ... mW EIRP A 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...

Page 32: ...idential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communications How ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular in stallation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele vision reception which can...

Page 33: ...imum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following ...

Page 34: ...nécessaire à l établissement d une communication satisfaisante Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts 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 susceptib...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 36 ...

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Page 40: ...WIDEX A S Nymoellevej 6 DK 3540 Lynge Denmark http www global widex com Manual no 9 514 0416 001 03 Issue 2017 11 9 514 0416 001 03 ...

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