Unitron Hearing Aid Hearing Aid Moda 13 User Manual

Passport™  
BTE Guide  
Moxi13 / Moda13  
 
Your Passport™ Hearing Instruments  
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________  
___________________________________________________  
Telephone: _________________________________________  
Model:_____________________________________________  
Serial Number: ______________________________________  
Replacement Batteries:  
Size 13  
Warranty: __________________________________________  
Program 1 is the Automatic Program  
Program 2 is the manual program for: ___________________  
Program 3 is the manual program for: ___________________  
Program 4 is the manual program for: ___________________  
Date of Purchase:____________________________________  
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Overview of your Passport™ Hearing  
Instrument  
The diagrams below identify some of the components  
on your hearing instruments. Have your hearing  
healthcare professional place a check beside the  
diagram that best describes your hearing instrument  
style and attachment.  
Moda™13 Attachment Style (check one)  
Moda 13 Legend  
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1
Microphone and  
Microphone Shield  
Battery Door/  
On & Off Switch  
Program Button or  
Volume Control  
(depending on your  
customized fitting)  
Toggle for volume  
control or  
smartFocus™  
Tube  
Dome  
Retention Piece  
Earhook  
Earmold  
1
6
2
3
2
3
4
7
Moda 13 with slim tube and dome  
4
8
1
5
6
7
8
9
2
3
4
9
Moda 13 with earmold  
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Moxi™13 Attachment Style (check one)  
Moxi 13 Legend  
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1
Microphone and  
Microphone Shield  
Battery Door/  
On & Off Switch  
Program Button or  
Volume Control  
(depending on your  
customized fitting)  
Toggle for volume  
control or smartFocus™  
Tube  
1
2
3
2
3
4
1
6
7
Moxi 13 with Shell  
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
Speaker  
Shell  
Dome  
Retention Piece  
2
3
8
4
9
6
Moxi 13 with Dome  
My hearing instrument has (check all that apply)  
smartFocusToggle  
Volume Control Toggle  
duoLink  
Push Button Program Button  
Push Button Volume Control  
Binaural Phone  
Optional Accessories (check all that apply)  
Smart Control  
uDirect™  
See Smart Control and uDirect User Guides for more information.  
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Features of your Passport™ Hearing  
Instrument  
Passport premium hearing instruments come  
equipped with the following features:  
• automatic listening program  
• 3 additional manual programs  
• SmartFocus with personal adjustments for Clarity  
and Comfort settings  
• Wireless capability with duoLink  
• Optional wireless connectivity to other devices  
It may take some time for you to fully adjust to your  
new hearing instruments. In the beginning, do not feel  
as though you need to wear them for longer than is  
comfortable. Depending on your previous experience  
with hearing instruments you can increase wearing  
time gradually until you have fully adjusted to them.  
Eventually, you should wear your Passport hearing  
instruments all day every day.  
Please consult your hearing healthcare professional  
regarding any adjustments you may require to ensure  
that you are happy with your hearing instrument. For  
instance, pitch and loudness of the beeps can be  
adjusted or turned off entirely. Also note that this is a  
general guide and your hearing healthcare  
professional may have enabled or disengaged certain  
features depending on your requirements.  
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Putting your Hearing Instruments on  
your Ears  
Your Passport hearing instruments may be color-coded  
red for your right ear and blue for your left ear. This  
color indicator is located inside the battery door with a  
small colored dot.  
Passport™ with Domes  
1. Hold the tube where it  
attaches to the dome and  
gently push the dome  
into your ear canal. The  
tube should lie flush against your head and not  
stick out.  
2. Place Passport over the top of your ear.  
3. Place the retention piece in your ear so it rests at  
the bottom of the opening of your ear canal.  
Passport™ with Earmolds/Shells  
1. Carefully insert the  
earmold/shell into  
your ear. The  
earmold/shell  
should fit into your ear snugly and comfortably. The  
tube should lie flush against your heard and not  
stick out.  
2. Place Passport over the top of your ear.  
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Turning your Hearing Instruments On  
and Off  
Your hearing instruments have a three-position battery  
door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows  
access to the battery compartment.  
ON:  
To turn the hearing instruments on, close the battery door fully.  
Note: It may take 5 seconds before the hearing device  
turns on. Your hearing healthcare provider can additionally  
increase the start up delay if required.  
OFF:  
To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the  
battery door. This position also allows excess moisture  
to vent away from the battery compartment.  
on  
off  
open  
Note: When turning your hearing instrument  
on and off while it is on the ear, grasp the top and  
bottom of the instrument with your index finger and  
thumb. Use the index finger of your opposite hand  
to open and close the battery door.  
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Battery Information  
To replace the hearing instrument battery, fully open  
the battery door for access to the battery  
compartment.  
Low Battery Warning  
When you hear two long beeps, your hearing  
instruments are warning you that their batteries are  
low. You will hear the warning approximately every 30  
minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries  
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  
instruments.  
Replacing the Battery  
1. Gently swing out the battery  
door with your fingernail, or  
grasp the top and bottom of  
the instrument with your  
index finger and thumb. You  
can use your index finger to  
open and close the battery  
door if this is easier.  
2. Grasp the battery with your  
thumb and index finger and  
remove.  
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3. Insert the new battery into the battery  
compartment matching it with the battery symbol  
inside 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.  
Caring for Batteries  
Always discard batteries in a safe and  
environmentally friendly way.  
To prolong battery life, remember to turn your  
hearing devices off when not in use.  
• Remove the batteries and keep the battery door  
open while hearing devices are not in use. This will  
allow internal moisture to evaporate.  
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Operating Instructions  
Push Button  
Your hearing instrument is equipped with a push  
button, built into the back of the battery door,  
which has been set for switching between  
programs or adjusting your volume.  
Note that  
your push button may be disabled by your hearing  
healthcare professional and, therefore, could be  
inactive.  
Program Control  
If you have an active push button program control,  
each time you push the button, you will move to a new  
program. Also if duoLink is enabled, the hearing  
instrument is set so that by pressing the push button  
on one hearing instrument, both hearing instruments  
will change programs.  
Your hearing instruments beep to indicate which  
Program 1 (e.g. Automatic Program)  
Program 2 (e.g. Group/Party Noise)  
Program 3 (e.g. Easy-t/Telephone)  
Program 4 (e.g. Music)  
1 beep  
2 beeps  
3 beeps  
4 beeps  
short melody  
Easy-t/Telephone  
duoLink (if enabled)  
Opposite ear beeps the  
same as side being adjusted  
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program you are in (i.e. one beep for program 1, two  
beeps for program 2, etc.)  
Volume Control  
If your push button has been configured as a volume  
control, you can adjust the volume level by pushing  
the button.  
If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also  
be set so that by changing the volume on one hearing  
instrument, both will be adjusted.  
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 hearing healthcare professional can help you  
identify your different push button volume control  
settings.  
Volume Setting  
Beeps  
Ideal volume level  
Increased loudness  
Decreased loudness  
1 beep  
1 beep + 1 high-pitched beep  
1 beep + 1 low-pitched beep  
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Your Passport hearing instruments may also come  
with an optional remote control which allows you to  
switch between different listening programs, and  
adjust your smartFocus. Please refer to your Smart  
Control User Guide for more information.  
Toggle  
The toggle on your hearing instruments can  
be set up as either a volume control, or a  
smartFocus control.  
Note that your  
toggle may be disabled by your hearing healthcare  
professional and, therefore, could be inactive.  
Volume Control  
If your toggle has been configured as a volume  
control, you can increase the volume level by pushing  
in the toggle portion on the back of the hearing  
instrument. You can decrease the volume level by  
pushing the toggle portion located on the bottom of  
the hearing instrument.  
If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also  
be set so that by changing the volume on one hearing  
instrument, both will be adjusted.  
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  
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professional. Over time, the hearing instruments will  
adjust the default volume settings in the automatic  
program to the levels that you typically use.  
Volume Setting  
Beeps  
Ideal volume level  
Increased loudness  
Decreased loudness  
1 beep  
1 beep + 1 high-pitched beep  
1 beep + 1 low-pitched beep  
Your hearing healthcare professional can help you  
identify your different volume control settings.  
SmartFocus™  
If the toggle has been configured as a smartFocus,  
push in the toggle portion on the back of the hearing  
instrument to improve the clarity of sounds in front of  
you, such as speech. For greater overall listening  
comfort in noisy listening situations, push the portion  
of the toggle located at the bottom of the hearing  
instrument. Each step will change the hearing  
instrument performance. Sometimes multiple steps  
are required to achieve the desired listening results.  
After each step wait for about 4-5 seconds to allow the  
hearing instrument to adjust to the new setting.  
If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also  
be set so that by changing the volume on one hearing  
instrument, both will be adjusted.  
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As you change the smartFocus level, your hearing  
instruments will beep. Please refer to the chart below  
to learn more about the different comfort-clarity  
beeps.  
SmartFocus Setting  
Beep  
Maximum sound clarity level  
Maximum listening comfort level  
Ideal comfort and clarity level  
Using the Telephone  
2 beeps  
2 beeps  
1 beep  
As telephones do not all work the same, you may  
experience different results from different phones. You  
can use many phones by simply holding the receiver to  
your ear, without the need to change to a dedicated  
telephone program. Remember to move the handset  
slightly up or back to find the position that sounds  
best to you.  
Depending on the phone type you use, your hearing  
healthcare professional might have selected a  
dedicated phone program on your hearing  
instruments. Therefore your hearing instrument may  
have an automatic telephone program (easy-t feature),  
which automatically switches you to a dedicated  
telephone program when your hearing instrument is  
close to a telephone receiver. When the receiver is  
moved away from the hearing instrument it will  
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automatically return to the previous listening program.  
If the hearing instrument does not switch to the  
telephone program automatically when the telephone  
receiver is placed in proximity, the magnet for easy-t  
hearing instruments should be attached to the  
telephone receiver. The magnet is designed to  
strengthen the magnetic field at the ear piece of  
hearing instrument compatible telephones.  
If your Passport hearing instruments are configured to  
work with the wireless uDirect accessory, you might  
benefit from a Bluetooth hands free option. Refer to  
the uDirect User Guide for more information.  
If duoLink is enabled for the automatic phone  
program, both hearing instruments are synchronized  
and the listening preference for the opposite ear will  
also change when an automatic phone program is  
activated.  
Consult your hearing healthcare professional if you  
experience difficulties using your hearing instruments  
on the phone.  
To affix the optional easy-t magnet:  
1. Clean the telephone receiver.  
2. Hold the magnet near the “listening end” of your  
telephone receiver and release it (Figure 1). The  
magnet will flip to the appropriate side and seek  
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the optimal position on the telephone receiver.  
3. Place the double-sided tape in this optimal position  
on the telephone receiver (Figure 2) and attach the  
magnet to the tape (Figure 3).  
Figure 1  
Figure 2  
Figure 3  
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Caring for your 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. Open the battery doors  
immediately, and allow your hearing instruments to  
dry naturally for 24 hours.  
• Protect your hearing devices from excessive heat  
(hair dryer, vehicle glove box or dashboard).  
• Ensure you do not twist or squeeze the tube when  
your hearing instruments are placed in their case.  
• Regular use of a dehumidifier, such as a Dri-Aid kit,  
can help prevent corrosion.  
• Do not drop your hearing devices or knock them  
against hard surfaces.  
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Cleaning your Hearing Instruments  
Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing  
devices, earmolds and domes are free of ear wax is an  
important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance  
routine.  
• Never use alcohol to clean your hearing devices,  
earmolds or domes.  
• Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax. Sticking  
household items into your hearing devices or  
earmolds can seriously damage them.  
Passport Hearing Instruments with Earmolds  
Earmolds send amplified sound from  
the hearing devices into the ears.  
They must fit into your ears snugly  
and comfortably. If amplified sound  
leaks out of your ear, you may hear  
whistling.  
Always ensure earmolds are clean and free of earwax.  
Do not use alcohol to clean your earmolds. If the  
earmolds become plugged, clear the opening with a  
wax loop or pipe cleaner. If your physician prescribes  
eardrops, clean any moisture that may get into the  
earmolds or tubing to prevent plugging.  
If the earmolds require further cleaning, disconnect  
the plastic tube from the hook of the hearing devices.  
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Wash only the earmolds in warm water with a mild  
soap. Rinse them with cool water and allow them to  
dry overnight. Make sure the earmold tubes are dry  
before reconnecting them to each hook on your  
hearing devices.  
Passport Hearing Instruments with Slim Tubes  
and Domes  
You should have the slim tubes and  
domes replaced by your hearing  
healthcare professional  
approximately every three to six  
months or when they become stiff  
or brittle. Clean the domes daily  
with a damp cloth. You should also clean the slim  
tubes periodically, with the cleaning pin provided,  
when you begin to notice debris in and around the  
tubes.  
1. Hold the slim tube in one hand and the hearing  
instrument in the other hand.  
2. Gently turn the hearing instrument until it detaches  
from the slim tube.  
3. Use a damp cloth to clean the outside of the slim  
tube and dome.  
4. Remove the dome from the slim tube before  
cleaning the slim tube.  
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5. Using the black cleaning pin provided  
in the kit, gently insert the cleaning  
pin where the slim tube attaches to  
the hearing instrument and push the  
pin all the way through the tube.  
Note: The slim tubes and domes should never  
be rinsed or submerged in water as water drops may  
become lodged in the tube, block sound or damage  
the electrical components of the hearing instrument.  
6. Once the slim tube has been cleaned, reattach it by  
gently turning the hearing instrument onto the slim  
tube.  
Passport Hearing Instruments with  
Shells and Domes  
1. Clean the domes and shells on  
the outside daily with a damp  
cloth. Avoid getting any water  
in and around the speaker  
units and shells.  
Note: The tubes, speakers, domes or shells  
should never be rinsed or submerged in water as  
water drops may block sound or damage the  
electrical components of the hearing instrument.  
2. If your shells require further cleaning, the speaker  
waxguard may be plugged and require replacing.  
See your hearing healthcare professional.  
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Signature Features of your Passport™  
Hearing Instruments  
SmartFocus™  
With a Passport hearing instrument, you can adjust the  
focus on hearing speech or background noise in your  
listening environment via the smartFocus control. This  
control provides an additional fine tuning adjustment  
beyond a traditional volume control. You can adjust your  
smartFocus control to focus on speech (clarity) or soften  
background noise (comfort) using the lever on your  
hearing instruments or dial on your Smart Control.  
As you adjust smartFocus, your Passport hearing  
instruments will learn your smartFocus clarity and comfort  
settings while the hearing instruments are set to the  
automatic program. Over time, the hearing instruments  
will adjust the pre-programmed smartFocus settings to  
your preferred levels.  
The optional Smart Control hand-held remote control  
allows you to adjust your smartFocus clarity and comfort  
levels.  
DuoLink  
With duoLink, your hearing instruments wirelessly  
communicate with each other. As you make a program or  
volume change on one hearing instrument, the other  
hearing instrument automatically changes as well. An  
additional benefit occurs while using the phone since as  
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one hearing instrument detects the phone, the other  
hearing instrument can be programmed to mute sound to  
eliminate distractions.  
Binaural Phone  
With the Binaural Phone feature, landline and mobile  
phone calls can be heard clearly and automatically in both  
ears without any additional accessories.  
uDirect™  
Your Passport hearing devices may come with an optional  
uDirect, a device that is worn around your neck, and  
provides secure connectivity between your hearing  
instruments and Bluetooth-enabled devices (i.e. cell  
phones), wired audio input jacks, or FM transmitted  
signals. uDirect provides easy hands-free access to clear  
stereo, or audio signals automatically activated when a  
signal is detected.  
Assistive Listening Devices  
Listening in Public Places  
Passport’s telecoil option can also help you  
listen in public places equipped with  
telecoil compatible assistive listening  
devices such as a loop system. When you  
see this symbol, it means that there is loop system  
installed; this loop system is compatible with your hearing  
instrument. Please contact your hearing healthcare  
provider for more information on loop systems.  
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Warnings  
Hearing devices should only be used as directed by  
your physician or hearing healthcare professional.  
Hearing devices will not restore normal hearing and  
will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment  
resulting from organic conditions.  
Do not use your hearing devices in explosion  
hazard areas.  
Allergic reactions to hearing devices are unlikely.  
However, if you experience itching, redness,  
soreness, inflammation or a burning sensation in or  
around your ears, inform your hearing healthcare  
professional and contact your physician.  
In the unlikely case that any parts remain in the ear  
canal after the removal of the hearing instrument,  
contact a physician immediately.  
Remove your hearing devices for CT and MRI scans  
or for other electromagnetic procedures.  
Special care should be exercised in wearing hearing  
devices when maximum sound pressure levels  
exceed 132 decibels. There may be a risk of  
impairing your remaining hearing. Speak with your  
hearing healthcare professional to ensure the  
maximum output of your hearing devices is suitable  
for your particular hearing loss.  
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Magnet Warnings  
Be sure the magnet is securely affixed to the  
telephone.  
Keep loose magnets out of reach of children and  
pets.  
If the magnet falls into your ear, contact your  
hearing healthcare professional.  
If the 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.  
Too high distortion during dialing or phoning may  
mean that the phone handset is stressed by the  
magnet. To avoid any damage, please move the  
magnet to another place on the telephone receiver.  
Battery Warnings  
Never leave hearing devices or batteries where  
small children and pets can reach them.  
Never put hearing devices or batteries in your  
mouth. If a hearing device or battery is swallowed,  
call a physician immediately.  
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Warning to hearing healthcare professional:  
Domes should never be fitted on patients with perforated  
eardrums, exposed middle ear cavities, or surgically  
altered ear canals. In the case of such a condition,  
we recommend to use a customized ear mold.  
Precautions  
The use of hearing devices is only part of hearing  
rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading  
instruction may be required as well.  
In most cases, infrequent use of hearing devices  
does not provide full benefit. Once you have  
become accustomed to your hearing devices, wear  
your hearing devices everyday all day.  
Your hearing devices use the most modern components  
to provide the best possible sound quality in every  
listening situation. However, communication devices  
such as digital cell phones can create interference (a  
buzzing sound) in hearing devices. If you experience  
interference from a cell phone being used close by,  
you can minimize this interference in a number of  
ways. Switch your hearing devices to another  
program, turn your head in a different direction or  
locate the cell phone and move away from it.  
Labeling  
The serial number and year of manufacture are located  
inside the battery door.  
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Troubleshooting Guide  
CAUSE  
POSSIBLE REMEDY  
No sound  
Turn on  
• Not turned on  
• Replace battery  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
• Insert battery plus (+) side up  
• Clean earmolds or slim tubes and domes.  
See “Cleaning your Hearing Instrument”.  
Consult your hearing healthcare professional.  
• Low/dead battery  
• Poor battery contact  
• Battery upside down  
Moda 13: Earmolds/  
slim tubes/domes  
blocked with ear wax  
Moxi 13: Shells/domes  
blocked with ear wax  
• Plugged microphone  
protector  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Not loud enough  
Turn up volume; see hearing healthcare  
professional for models without a manual  
volume control or if problem persists.  
• Replace battery  
• Low volume  
• Low battery  
• See “Putting Your Hearing Instruments on  
Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully.  
Moda 13: Earmolds/  
slim tubes/domes  
not inserted properly  
Moxi 13: Shells/domes  
not inserted properly  
• Change in hearing  
Moda 13: Earmolds/  
slim tubes/domes  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
• Clean shells and domes. See “Cleaning your  
Hearing Instrument”. Consult your  
hearing healthcare professional.  
blocked with ear wax  
Moxi 13: Shells/domes  
blocked with ear wax  
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CAUSE  
POSSIBLE REMEDY  
• Plugged microphone  
shield  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Intermittent  
• Low battery  
• Replace battery  
• Dirty battery contact  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Two long beeps  
• Low battery  
• Replace battery  
Whistling  
Moda 13: Earmolds/  
slim tubes/domes  
not inserted properly  
Moxi 13: Shells/domes  
not inserted properly  
• Hand/clothing near ear  
• Poorly fitting shells/  
domes  
• Remove and reinsert carefully  
• Remove hand/clothing from ear  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Not clear, distorted  
Moda 13: Poorly fitting  
earmolds/slim tubes/  
domes  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Moxi 13: Poorly fitting  
shells/domes  
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CAUSE  
POSSIBLE REMEDY  
Moda 13: Earmolds/  
slim tubes/domes  
blocked with ear wax  
Moxi 13: Shells/domes  
blocked with ear wax  
• Low battery  
• Clean shells and domes. See “Cleaning Your  
Heraing Instrument”. Consult your hearing  
healthcare professional.  
• Replace battery  
• Plugged microphone  
protector  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
Shells/domes falling out of ear  
• Poorly fitting earmolds/ • Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
slim tubes/shells/domes  
• Earmolds/shells/domes • See “Putting Your Hearing Instruments on  
not inserted properly  
Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully.  
Weak on the telephone  
Telephone not  
• Move telephone receiver around ear for  
clearer signal. See “Using the Telephone”.  
• Consult your hearing healthcare professional  
positioned properly  
• Hearing instrument  
requires adjustment  
For any problems not listed in the guide, contact your hearing healthcare  
professional. If you do not have a hearing healthcare professional, please  
contact the nearest office listed on the back page of this booklet.  
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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 of the ear. (ii)  
History of active drainage from the ear within the  
previous 90 days. (iii) History of sudden or rapidly  
progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.  
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness. (v) Unilateral hearing loss  
of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.  
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15  
decibels at 500 hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz. (vii)  
Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or  
a foreign body in the ear canal. (viii) Pain or discomfort  
in the ear. Special care should be exercised in selecting  
and fitting a hearing instrument whose maximum sound  
pressure level exceeds 132 decibels because there may  
be risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing  
instrument user. [This provision is required only for  
those hearing instruments with a maximum sound  
pressure capability greater than 132 decibels (dB).]  
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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. The purpose of  
medical evaluation is to assure that all medically  
treatable conditions that may affect hearing are  
identified and treated before the hearing instrument is  
purchased. Following the medical evaluation, the  
physician will give you a written statement that states  
that your hearing loss has been medically evaluated  
and that you may be considered a candidate for a  
hearing instrument. The physician will refer you to an  
audiologist or a hearing instrument dispenser, as  
appropriate, for a hearing instrument evaluation. The  
audiologist or hearing instrument dispenser will  
conduct a hearing instrument evaluation to assess  
your ability to hear with and without a hearing  
instrument. The hearing instrument evaluation will  
enable the audiologist or dispenser to select and fit a  
hearing instrument to your individual needs. If you  
have reservations about your ability to adapt to  
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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. Federal law  
permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver  
statement declining the medical evaluation for  
religious or personal beliefs that preclude consultation  
with a physician. The exercise of such a waiver is not in  
your best health interest and its use is strongly  
discouraged.  
Children With Hearing Loss  
In addition to seeing a physician for a medical  
evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should be  
directed to an audiologist for evaluation and  
rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause problems  
in language development and the educational and  
social growth of a child. An audiologist is qualified by  
training and experience to assist in the evaluation and  
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss.  
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Notices  
Notice 1  
This instrument is certified under:  
FCC ID: VMY-UWBTE  
IC: 2756A-UWBTE  
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. Changes or modifications made to this  
equipment not expressly approved by Unitron may  
void the FCC authorization to operate this  
equipment.  
Notice 2  
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian  
ICES-003.  
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  
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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. 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 determined by turning the equipment off  
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the  
interference by one or more of the following measures:  
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna  
Increase the separation between the equipment  
and receiver  
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit  
different from that to which the receiver is  
connected  
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV  
technician for help  
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Unitron Distributors  
Corporate Office/International  
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada  
Australia  
New Zealand  
Level 2, Norwest Quay, 21 Solent  
Circuit, Baulkham Hills, NSW,  
NSW 2153  
10/215 Rosedale Rd., M277 Private  
Bag, 300987, Albany, Auckland  
Norway  
Brugata 14 0186  
Oslo, Norway  
Belgium  
Baron de Vironlaan, 60  
b-1700 Dilbeek  
South Africa  
Canada  
First Floor – Selborne House,  
Fourways Golf Park, Roos Street,  
Fourways, Johannesburg  
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017,  
Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1  
China  
Spain  
No. 78, Qi Ming Road,  
Export Processing Zone District B,  
Suzhou Industrial Park, P.R. 215021  
Avenida de la Industria nº13/15,  
Polígono de Canastell,  
03690 Sant Vicent del Raspeig.  
Alicante, España  
Denmark  
Nitivej 10, DK-2000 Frederiksberg  
Sweden  
Förmansvägen 2, 4 tr  
SE-11743, Stockholm, Sweden  
European Representative  
Daimlerstrasse 22, 70736  
Fellbach-Oeffingen, Germany  
United Kingdom  
St. George House, Cygnet Court,  
Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire  
WA1 1PD  
France  
5 bis, rue Maryse Bastié - BP 15  
69671 Bron Cedex, France  
U.S.A.  
Netherlands  
Ir. D.S. Tuijnmanweg 10,  
4131 PN VIANEN  
Suite A, 2300 Berkshire Lane North,  
Plymouth, MN 55441  
Manufacturer  
Unitron Hearing Ltd.  
20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada  
 
Distributor  
A/09-029 029-5735-02  
 

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