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• Use the Life Tube and the Life Tip in the way described in this
user guide.
If the Life Tip remains in the ear, have it removed by a medical
professional.
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Feature card
Please refer to the feature card included with this manual. The
feature card is located at the back of this user manual in a pocket.
The feature card contains important information about the
features in your new hearing instruments. This includes battery
size, and features associated with the operation of your hearing
instruments.
More information about these features is located in the Operation
section of this manual.
Identification information
Your hearing instruments have a serial number engraved on
them. The location of the serial number will vary according to the
style of hearing instrument you have chosen. Record the serial
number in the front of this manual for future reference (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1: Identification information
Serial number
AL12345
Code
(2nd Digit)
Year
Y, A
2011
B, C
2012
D, E, F
2013
G, H
2014
L, M
2015
The year of manufacture is incorporated into the serial number.
Please note the warranty is based upon the date of purchase,
not the date of manufacture.
The serial number may look similar to this sample: AL12345.
The second letter of this serial number refers to the year of
manufacture of the hearing instrument. The letters L and M
indicate 2015 year of manufacture, while G and H indicate 2014.
Your Hearing Care Professional can answer any questions you
may have about the identifying code on your hearing instrument.
Identifying the left and right hearing instrument(s)
The left ear hearing instrument may have a
blue typeplate or a blue indicator inside the
battery compartment. The right ear hearing
instrument may have a red typeplate or a red
indicator inside the battery compartment (Fig. 2).
In addition, on BTEs, the left ear hearing
instrument has a blue number on the LifeTip
Adapter, and the right ear hearing instrument
has a red number on the LifeTip Adapter (Fig. 3).
Color-coded number
on Tip Adapter
Fig. 3: Location of right and left designator on LifeTip
adapter for Siemens Life
™
Product
Fig. 2: Indicator
