Passport™ ITE Guide
Table of Contents Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments ............................1 Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2 Getting the Most Out of Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments..................................................................3 Using the Passport™ ITE Guide .....................................4 Turning Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments On and Off....................................................................
Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________ __________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________________ Model: ____________________________________________ Serial Number:______________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 10 Size 312 Size 13 Warranty: __________________________________________ Program 1 is the Automatic Program Program 2 is the Manual Program for: __________________ Program 3 is th
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems Congratulations on choosing Passport™ ITE (In-theEar) hearing instruments. For over 40 years, Unitron Hearing has been committed to making life better for people with hearing loss. This means a commitment to developing high-quality hearing solutions that incorporate special features to solve the everyday problems and concerns you have with hearing loss and hearing instruments.
Getting the Most Out of Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments Adjusting to your new hearing instruments will take some time. In the beginning it is important that you do not use the hearing instruments for longer than is comfortable. Depending on your previous experience with hearing instruments, a few hours a day may be enough and then you can increase wearing time gradually.
Using the Passport™ ITE Guide Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the topics covered in this guide. Use the diagram on the next page to identify some of the components on your hearing instruments. Because each instrument is custom-designed and molded to fit an individual ear, the physical appearance and exact positioning on your hearing instruments may vary slightly from those shown.
Full Shell or Full Shell Power Canal or Power Canal 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 5 3 5 Mini Canal or Power Mini Canal 5 Half Shell or Half Shell Power 1 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 5 Completely-in-the-Canal (CIC) or Power CIC 5 2 4 1 6 Legend 1 Microphone 2 Program Button or Push Button Volume Control (depending on your customized fitting) 3 Volume Control or SmartFocus (depending on your customized fitting) 4 Battery Door 5 Vent or IntelliVent 6 Removal Handle 5
Turning Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments On and Off To turn your hearing instruments on, close the battery door. Note: If the start up delay is activated, your hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15 seconds after closing the battery door. To turn your hearing instruments off, open the battery door or remove the battery.
Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC Hearing Instruments ITE and CIC hearing instruments are color-coded red for the right ear and blue for the left ear. The color is indicated either on the shell or on a label on the hearing instrument. To insert ITEs and CICs: 1. Hold the hearing instrument between your thumb and index finger with the battery door away from your ear. 2. If your hearing instrument is a CIC, insert by holding the hearing instrument with the removal handle at the bottom. 3.
Note: Never use the volume control, program button or the battery door to remove your hearing instruments. Feedback-Free Listening Your Passport hearing devices have an optional start up delay that can be activated by your hearing healthcare professional. If the start up delay is activated, your hearing devices will not turn on for 1015 seconds after you close the battery door. The hearing devices return to the start up delay position each time you turn your hearing devices on.
Replacing the Battery 1. Gently swing out the battery compartment with your fingernail. 2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger and remove. 3. Insert the new battery into the battery compartment with the plus (+) sign on the battery facing the same way as the plus (+) sign on the edge of the battery door. This will ensure that the battery door closes properly. Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the door will not close. 4. Close the battery door.
die. After the first warning, you may experience some reduction in sound quality. This is normal and can be remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing devices. If you prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can change the pitch and loudness of the low battery beep or turn it off entirely. Caring for Batteries • Always discard batteries carefully. • To prolong battery life, remember to turn your hearing instruments off when not in use.
Operating Instructions ITE and CIC Changing Programs on Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments Your Passport hearing instruments have an automatic program and up to three additional manual programs. Passport’s automatic program will satisfy most of your listening needs by adjusting to different listening environments without requiring manual adjustments. Up to three additional manual programs can be individually tailored by your hearing healthcare professional to meet your particular listening needs.
instrument, you can adjust both instruments simultaneously if this feature has been enabled by your hearing healthcare professional. Program Beeps Your hearing instruments beep to indicate which program you are in (i.e. one beep for program 1, two beeps for program 2, etc.) If you prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can adjust the pitch and loudness of the program beep or turn it off entirely. Program 1 (e.g. Automatic Program) 1 beep Program 2 (e.g. Group/Party Noise) 2 beeps Program 3 (e.g.
Your Passport hearing instruments will learn your volume control adjustments while the hearing instruments are set to the automatic program, if this feature has been enabled by your hearing healthcare professional. Over time, the hearing instruments will adjust the default volume settings in the automatic program to the levels that you typically use. Your Passport hearing instruments may also come with an optional remote control which allows you to adjust your volume levels.
Your hearing healthcare professional can help you identify your different push button volume control settings. If you prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can adjust the pitch and loudness of the push button volume control beeps or turn them off entirely. Volume Control As you change the volume level on your rotary or scroll volume control, your hearing instruments will beep. Please refer to the chart below to learn more about the different volume beeps.
towards your nose to increase the volume or slowly backward away from your nose to decrease the volume. Note that your volume control may be disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and, therefore, could be inactive. Scroll Volume Control If your hearing instruments have a scroll volume control, turn the volume control slowly upward towards the ceiling to increase the volume, or slowly downward towards the floor to decrease the volume.
Over time, the hearing instruments will adjust the preprogrammed comfort-clarity settings to your preferred levels. Your Passport hearing instruments may also come with an optional remote control which allows you to adjust your SmartFocus comfort and clarity levels. Ask your hearing healthcare professional for more information on the remote control. SmartFocus As you change the SmartFocus comfort and clarity level, your hearing instruments will beep.
Rotary SmartFocus If the rotary dial on your hearing instruments has been configured as a SmartFocus, rotate the dial slowly forward towards your nose to increase clarity of sounds, such as speech. For greater comfort in noisy listening situations, slowly rotate the dial backwards away from your nose.
Listening in Quiet and Noisy Environments Your Passport hearing instruments may have a directional microphone system to meet your listening needs in different environments. The directional system focuses on sounds in front of you (i.e., speech) while reducing sounds from the sides or behind you (i.e., noise). The directional system can be set to track moving noise sources and adapt to changing noise levels so that background noise is reduced.
to your ear normally. In some situations when using a cell phone, you may experience digital interference that sounds like static, buzzing or beeping. If you experience interference, increase the distance between your hearing instrument and the phone receiver. Easy-t for the Telephone or Cell/Mobile Phone Passport can also come equipped with an optional easy-t (automatic telephone switch) that can help you listen on the telephone.
magnetic field at the ear piece of hearing instrument compatible telephones. Depending on the programming provided by your Hearing Healthcare Professional, easy-t may also be equipped to automatically adjust the hearing instrument settings on your non-phone ear to assist with telephone situations (eg. reduce loudness and resulting interference of environmental sounds in nonphone ear). To affix the easy-t magnet: 1. Clean the telephone receiver. 2.
Warnings • Be sure the magnet is securely affixed to the telephone. • Keep loose magnets out of reach of children and pets. • If magnet falls into your ear, contact your hearing healthcare professional. • If magnet is swallowed, contact your physician immediately. • The magnet may affect some medical devices or electronic systems. Always keep the magnet (or the telephone equipped with the magnet) at least 30 cm (12”) away from pacemakers, credit cards, floppy disks or other magnetically sensitive devices.
uDirect Your Passport hearing devices may come with an optional uDirect™, a connectivity device between your hearing instruments and Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, or a standard audio jack. Ask your hearing healthcare professional for more information on uDirect. Your Passport hearing instruments may also come with an optional uDirect accessory.
Caring for Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments • Open the battery door when not in use. • Always remove your hearing instruments when using hair care products. The hearing instruments can become clogged and cease to function properly. • Do not wear your hearing devices in the bath or shower or immerse them in water. • If your hearing instruments do become wet, do not attempt to dry them in an oven or microwave. Do not adjust any controls.
Cleaning Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing instruments are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine. • Using the brush that was provided with your hearing instruments, clean ear wax from your hearing instruments everyday. • Never use alcohol to clean your hearing instruments. • Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax. Sticking household items into your hearing instruments can seriously damage them.
Warnings • Hearing instruments should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare professional. • Hearing instruments will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. • Do not use your hearing instruments in explosion hazard areas. • Allergic reactions to hearing instruments are unlikely.
suitable for your particular hearing loss. Precautions • The use of hearing instruments is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading instruction may be required as well. • In most cases, infrequent use of hearing instruments does not provide full benefit. Once you have become accustomed to your hearing instruments, wear your hearing instruments everyday all day.
Troubleshooting Guide CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY No sound • Not turned on • Low/dead battery • Poor battery contact • Battery upside down • Hearing instruments blocked with ear wax • Turn on • Replace battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Insert battery plus (+) side up • Refer to section “Cleaning Your Passport Hearing Instruments”. Consult your hearing healthcare professional.
CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Whistling • Hearing instruments not inserted properly • Volume too loud • Hand/clothing near ear • Poorly fitting hearing instruments • Remove and reinsert • Turn down volume • Remove hand/clothing from ear • Consult your hearing healthcare professional Not clear, distorted • Poorly fitting hearing instruments • Hearing instruments blocked with ear wax • Change in hearing • Low battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Refer to section “Cleaning Your Passport Hearin
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user to consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing instrument if the hearing instrument dispenser determines through inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other available information concerning the prospective user, that the prospective user has any of the following conditions: (i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity o
Important Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument Users Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing instrument. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or otorhinolaryngologists.
amplification, you should inquire about the availability of a trial-rental or purchase-option program. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer programs that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nominal fee after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument. Federal law restricts the sale of hearing instruments to those individuals who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
Notices Notice 1 This instrument is certified under: FCC ID: VMY-UWITE IC: 2756A-UWITE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Notice 3 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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