UsermanualforForteMa ForteMa ForteMA hearingaid CONTENTS Preface .....................................................................................................................................1 Intendeduse ............................................................................................................2 Precautions ...............................................................................................................2 Features ............................................................................................................................3 Preparation ...............................................................................................................................3 Packinglist ................................................................................................................3 Battery .............................................................................................................................4 ONANDOFF ................................................................................................................5 Operation .................................................................................................................................5 Howtowearyourhearinginstrument .........................................................5 HowtousetheApp...................................................................................................................6 1. LinkyourApp ............................................................................................................6 2. HearingCheck ...........................................................................................................8 3. Soundenhancement .................................................................................................9 4. Memoryswitch .......................................................................................10 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................11 Cleaning&ChangingTube ......................................................................11 Cleaningtheinstrument .....................................................................................12 Lowbatterywarning ..........................................................................................12 Batterycaring .....................................................................................................13 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................13 Appendix .........................................................................................................................................15 Workingcondition ..................................................................................................15 Technicaldata ........................................................................................................16 FDAinformation ......................................................................................................................16 Preface Congratulations!WelcometoanewlifecreatedbyIMHear.Pleasereadthisusermanualcarefully beforeuse.ForteMaisBluetoothcompatibleproductwhichcanbeconnectedtoanAppfor optimizedsettings. IMHear ForteMa App ThisusermanualonlyappliestotheForteMahearinginstrument. ForteMV Intendeduse ThisHearinginstrumentisanelectronicdevicewhichamplifiessoundsfromthesurrounding environment.Itwillhelppeoplewithmildtomoderatehearinglossorthosewhojustwantto enhancetheirabilitytohearconversationsinanoisyenvironment. Precautions Forpatientswithmiddleearinfection,itissuggestednottowearhearinginstrumentuntilcured orbyfollowingadoctorsadvice.Pleaseconsultwithyourhearinghealthcareprofessionalfirstif youhaveanyquestionsaboutyourhearingoryourhearinginstrument. THE MANUFACTURER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PRODUCT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE. Features 1. FrontMicrophoneport 2. RearMicrophoneport 3. Memoryswitch 4. Batterydoor 5. Dome 6. Soundtube 7. Retentionlock Preparation Packinglist 1xForteMV200 1xUserManual 1x 1xLefttube 1x tube 1xRightTube 1x tube 1xdomepackage 1x 1xCleaningtool 1x 1xbrush 1x Battery ForteMausesa13Azincairbattery. ForteMa 13A Whenplacingthebatteryintoyourinstrument,putthebatterywiththepositive
(+)side(ortotallyflatside)upandinsertitintothebatterydoor.Ifthebatteryisinserted incorrectly,thedoorwillnotclose.Donotforcethedoorclosed.
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CAUTION:Batteriesaredangerousifswallowed!Keepbatteriesawayfromchildrenandpets. Neverputbatteriesinyourmouthforanyreasontheyareeasilyswallowed.Incaseabatteryhas beenswallowed,seekimmediatemedicalattention. ONANDOFF TOTURNONGentlyopenthebatterydoor,insertbatteryandclosethedoor. Thentheinstrumentwouldbeequippedwithapowerondelay,youwillbegivenseveral secondstoseatthedevicecomfortablybeforeitturnson. TOTURNOFFSimplyopenthebatterydoorcompletely.Storeitinasafe&dryplace. Operation Howtowearyourhearinginstrument Attachyourhearinginstrumentparts Yourhearinginstrumentconsistsofthreebasicparts:Thehearinginstrumenthousing,thesound tube,andthedome. Toattachthedome,pushthedomecompletelyoverthegroovesonthetubetomountit securely. Toattachthesoundtube,holdtheconnectorendofthesoundtubeinonehandandthehearing instrumentintheother,andscrewthetubingtothehearinginstrumentuntilproperlysecured. Note:Yourhearinginstrumentissuppliedwithtwotubes. REDletteringisforrightear BLUEletteringisforleftear Positionyourhearinginstrumentoverear 1.Placethehearinginstrumentoverthetopofyourear. 2.Holdthetubeclosetothedomewiththethumbandforefinger.Insertthedomewithgentle pressureintoyourearcanaluntilthetubesitsflushagainstthesideoftheface.Thedome shouldfitintheearcanalsnug,butnottight. 3.Positiontheretentionlockintotheouterbowloftheearabovetheearlobeusingyourindex finger. 1. 2. 3. HowtousetheApp TheusercancustomizethehearingmodebylinkingtotheApponaBluetoothSmartDevice.The Appisaneasywaytomakeapersonalprofileofyourhearingtocustomizethesoundsettingsfor yourpreferredlisteningcomfortandneeds. 1. LinkyourApp Step1:SearchSoundWearintheAppstoreorGooglePlay,anddownloadtheApp;
Step2:EnabletheBluetoothonthephonefirst,andthenstartSoundWear;
Note:ForiOS9orlater,iPhone5orabove;Anroid4.4orlater,screensize4''orabove Step3:Youcanregisteryourprofile. Step4:Starttheregistrationforyourinstrument,followthestepstheAppguides;
*Searchyourdevice,SelecttheLEFTorRIGHTeartowear;
*Searchthedevice,checkiftheIDsearchedistherightIDofthehearingdevice.
*Youcanturnon/offthedevicehere. Step5:Finishedtheregistration 2. HearingCheck Step1:Plugyourheadsetfirst. Step 2: The App will play a reference tone, please adjust the volume of your headset to your comfortablelevel. Step3:StartyourhearingcheckfollowingtheAppguide.PressIHearitifyouhearit,press DontHearifyoudonothear. Step 4: When you finish the hearing check you can see the result of your hearing for reference. Step5:Optimizeyourhearing. 3. Soundenhancement Adjust the Volume and Band according to your needs and choose the mode according to your environment. Whenyouarechoosingyourhearingmode,yourhearinginstrumentwillalertandhelpyou identifywhichprogramyouareusing.Whenyouselectprogram1youwillhearonebeep, program2willemittwobeeps,andsoon. 4. Memoryswitch IfyoudonotwanttousethedevicewithApp,youstillcanusethehearingaidfornormalusage. Yourhearinginstrumenthas4differentlisteningprograms. Whenthehearinginstrumentisturnedon,itwillautomaticallybeinprogram1. Theadditionalsettingswhicharepreprogrammedforyourspecificneedsareaccessedbythe memoryswitch.Eachtimeyoupressthememoryswitch,thehearinginstrumentwillmoveto thenextprogram.Thesequenceis1,2,and3. Yourhearinginstrumentwillalertandhelpyouidentifywhichprogramyouareusing.Whenyou selectprogram1youwillhearonebeep,program2willemittwobeeps,andsoon. Pleasenotethattheprogramsarepresetbyyourhearinghealthcareprofessionalorthe manufacturer. App 4 1,2,3 1 2 Program 1 2 3 4 Bestfor Allaround Restaurant Traffic Outdoor Indicator 1beep 2beeps 3beeps 4beeps Maintenance Cleaning&ChangingTube Cleaning UseasoftclothtowipetheOFafterusetoremoveanyparticlesormoisture.TheCleaningToolis usedtoremovedebris/waxfromthesoundtubingandearbud. Changing 1.Toremovetubebygentlyrotatingthesoundtubingholdingtheinstrumentfirmly. 2.Pullsoundtubingfromthehearinginstrument. 3.Toclean,insertthecleaningtoolthroughthenoseconeend. Threadallthewaythroughthetubing&earbud. 4.Toreassembleorchangesoundtubingsimplylineupandpushtubinguntilitsnapsintoplace. 1. 2. 3. 4. Cleaningtheinstrument Earwaxisoneofthemaincausesofproblemswithhearinginstrument.Filterandotherdevices areusedforpreventingwaxfromenteringtheinstrument. Cleaningiseasierwhenearwaxisdryinthemorningbeforeyouinserttheinstrumenttoyour ear. Cleanyourinstrumentwithasoft,dryclothandasmallbrush.Dothecleaningonasofttableto avoiddamageorscratchincasetheinstrumentfalls. Donotusewaterorotherfluids. Lowbatterywarning Whenyouhearoneshortbeep,itmeansthatthebatteryisrunningout.Intermittentwarning existsuntilyoureplacethebattery. Thesoundqualitymaybeinfluencedafterthefirstwarning,thisisnormalandcanberemedied byinsertingafreshbatteryinthehearinginstrument. Alwaysremovethebatteryifyourinstrumentisnotinuseforlongperiodsoftime. Batterycaring Theperformanceofhearinginstrumentgreatlydependsonthequalityofthebatteryusing. 1)Itisimportanttousehighqualitybatteries.Withreliablehighqualitybatteries,youcanavoid periodichearinginstrumentfailures. 2) It is also important that the batteries are well packed before use. Each battery is therefore providedwithanadhesivelabelwhichensuresthebatteryissealedandfreshtilluse. 3)Neverleaveanexhaustedbatteryinthehearinginstrument.Exhaustedbatterymayleakandit woulddamagetheinstrument. 1 2 3 Troubleshooting SYMPTOM No sound POSSIBLE CAUSE Hearing instrument may not be turned on Battery may be low or dead Sound outlet may be blocked Volume may be too low Start up delay is on SOLUTIONS Turn on the hearing instrument Replace battery Clear sound outlet or contact hearing healthcare professional Move volume control wheel forward Wait a few seconds for the device to be turned on Not loud Enough Battery may be low Sound outlet may be blocked Whistling, Feedback Hearing instrument may loosed You may have excessive cerumen Volume may be turned down You may have excessive cerumen Volume may be turned down Hearing instrument may not be the correct position Plug may be removed Sound is distorted, Not clear Low battery or dead battery Poor battery contact May need reprogramming Intermittent Sound Low battery or dead battery Poor battery contact Sound outlet may be blocked Sound outlet may be blocked Too much Bass Replace battery Clear the sound outlet or contact hearing healthcare professional Remove and reinsert the instrument into your ear Contact your hearing care professional Move volume control wheel forward Contact your hearing care professional Move volume control wheel forward Contact hearing healthcare professional Contact hearing healthcare professional Replace battery Contact hearing healthcare professional Contact hearing healthcare professional Replace battery Contact hearing healthcare professional Clean sound outlet or contact hearing healthcare professional Clean sound outlet or contact hearing healthcare professional Static Noise App connection failure May need reprogramming Low battery or dead battery Poor battery contact You may be close to electromagnetic fields (such as digital or cellular telephones) Smart phone Compatibility of smart phone Battery improperly inserted Have no idea about it Contact hearing healthcare professional Replace battery Contact hearing healthcare professional Move away from the field Restart your smart phone Check OS version Open the battery door and re-insert or replace a new battery into the instrument Contact your supplier Appendix Workingcondition Temperature:20/60Celsius4F/140F 20/60Celsius4F/140F Airhumidity: 85% 85%
Airpressure:500~1100KPa 500~1100KPa NewSoundTechnologyCo.,Ltd Address:1stand2ndFloor,No.13ofXiangyueRoad,TorchHiTechIndustrialDevelopmentZone, Xiang'AnDistrict,Xiamen,China. 13 Technicaldata TechnicalData ForteMa200 PeakOSPL90(dBSPL) (OSPL90) 119 HAFOSPL90(dBSPL)HFA Avg()(OSPL90 dB) 109 PeakGain(dB) 60/50(dB) 44 HAFfullonGain(dB)HFA Avg()60/50dB 35 TotalHarmonicDistort: (%) 500Hz(%) 3.0 800Hz(%) 2.0 1600Hz(%) 2.0 EQInputNoise(dB) (dB) 30 BatteryCurrent(mA) (mA) 1.3 FrequencyRange(Hz) Hz 3205500 IEC601187/2005 FDAinformation Goodhealthpracticerequiresthatapersonwithahearinglosshaveamedicalevaluationbya licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing aid. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referredtoasotolaryngologists,otologistsorotorhinolaryngologists. Thepurposeofmedicalevaluationistoassurethatallmedicallytreatableconditionsthatmay affecthearingareidentifiedandtreatedbeforethehearingaidispurchased. Followingthemedicalevaluation,thephysicianwillgiveyouawrittenstatementthatstatesthat yourhearinglosshasbeenmedicallyevaluatedandthatyoumaybeconsideredacandidatefora hearing aid. The physician will refer you to a Hearing Healthcare Professional for a hearing aid evaluation. The audiologist or hearing aid dispenser will conduct a hearing aid evaluation to assess your ability to hear with and without a hearing aid. The hearing aid evaluation will enable the healthcareprovidertoselectandfitahearingaidtoyourindividualneeds. Ifyouhavereservationsaboutyourabilitytoadapttoamplification,youshouldinquireaboutthe availabilityofatrial/rentalorpurchaseoptionprogram.Many HearingHealthcareProfessionalsnowofferprogramsthatpermityoutowearahearingaidfora periodoftimeforanominalfeeafterwhichyoumaydecideifyouwanttopurchasethehearing aid. Federallawrestrictsthesaleofhearingaidstothoseindividualswhohaveobtainedamedical evaluationfromalicensedphysician.Federallawpermitsafullyinformedadulttosignawaiver statement declining the medical evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that preclude consultationwithaphysician.Theexerciseofsuchawaiverisnotinyourbesthealthinterestand itsuseisstronglydiscouraged. Noticetohearinghealthcareproviders Ahearingaiddispensershouldadviseaprospectivehearingaidusertoconsultpromptlywitha licensedphysician(perferablyanearspecialist)beforedispensingahearingaid.Ifthehearingaid dispenser determines through inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other available informationconcerningtheprospectiveuser,thattheprospectiveuserhasanyofthefollowing conditions,thenconsultaphysician.
*Visiblecongenitalortraumaticdeformityoftheear.
*Unilateralhearinglossofsuddenorrecentonsetwithintheprevious90days.
*Historyofactivedrainagefromtheearwithintheprevious90days.
*Audiometricairbonegapequaltoorgreaterthan15decibelsat500hertz(Hz),1000Hz,and 2000Hz.
*Historyofsuddenorrapidlyprogressivehearinglosswithintheprevious90days.
*Visibleevidenceofsignificantcerumenaccumulationoraforeignbodyintheearcanal.
*Acuteorchronicdizziness.
*Painordiscomfortintheear. StopUsingHearingaidsandConsultaPhysicianif:
*Hearinginoneorbothearsworsens.
*Yourearbecomesoccludedwithexcessiveearwax.
*Hearingdoesnotimprovewhileusingtheprovidedhearingaid
*Yourdevelopaninfectionofyourearorearcanal.
*Skinirritationdevelopsinoraroundyourearcanal. Special care should be exercised in selecting and fitting a hearing aid whose maximum sound pressurelevelexceeds132decibelsbecausetheremayberiskofimpairingtheremaininghearing ofthehearingaiduser. A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairmentresultingfromorganicconditions.Inmostcasesinfrequentuseofahearingaiddoes notpermitausertoattainfullbenefitfromit.Theuseofhearingaid(s)isonlypartofhearing rehabilitation and may need to be supplemented by auditory training and instruction in lip reading. Childrenwithhearingloss Inadditiontoseeingaphysicianforamedicalevaluation,achildwithahearinglossshouldbe directedtoanaudiologistforevaluationandrehabilitation.Hearinglossmaycauseproblemsin language development, educational growth, and social growth of a child. An audiologist is qualifiedbytrainingandexperiencetoassistintheevaluationandrehabilitationofachildwitha hearingloss. ICStatement This device complies with Industry Canadas licenceexempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the followingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operationofthedevice. The term IC: before the certification/registration number only signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technicalspecifications. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriseauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilne doitpasproduiredebrouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrelefonctionnement FCCStatement Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecould voidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment. ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcan radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe 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 causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correctthe interference by one or moreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris connected. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.