Starkey 03CQKPK8512M1ZK Mini Turbo Charger for Hearing Aids User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- Starkey
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Mini Turbo Charger
OPERATIONS MANUAL
Mini Turbo Charger
Introduction
The Mini Turbo Charger is designed to be a pocketable charging option for lithium-ion rechargeable RIC (Receiver-In-The-Canal) or BTE (Behind-The-Ear) hearing aid(s). The charger works when plugged into a wall, or on the go with an onboard battery that will recharge a pair of hearing aids up to four times. Be sure to fully charge your Mini Turbo Charger before you use it.
Mini Turbo Charger Overview
Features, Controls, and Identification
- MicroUSB Port
- Charging Ports
- Hearing Aid Charging LEDs (LEDs indicate the state of charge for both the hearing aids and on-board battery)
Charger Care
Charging Your Hearing Aids
Place your hearing aids on the Mini Turbo Charger with the earbud/earmold
pointed out over the side of the charger, as shown above. There is not a
designated right or left charging port; your left and right hearing aid can be
placed in either port and charging will occur.
Your hearing aids will turn off automatically and begin to charge.
Note: The LEDs corresponding to each hearing aid will remain on for 10
seconds; an error state will remain on until the error is resolved:
- Glowing Green = Charging
- Solid Green = Fully Charged
- Blinking Red = Error State
- All four LEDs glowing in series = Turbo Charge
Your hearing aids will be completely charged in under three hours.
It is safe to keep them in the charger after they are fully charged.*
Your hearing aids will automatically power on when removed from the charger.
Charging status of the hearing aids can be observed with two quick taps on the
top of the charger.
The LEDs will turn on for 10 seconds.
Charging status of the Mini Turbo Charger on-board battery can be observed
with two quick taps to the charger while there are no hearing aids inserted.
The LEDs will turn on for 10 seconds.
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4 Solid > 75%
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3 Solid < 75%
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2 Solid < 50%
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1 Solid < 25%
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1 Blinking = Charge Low
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If you will not be wearing your hearing aids for an extended period of time, i.e., weeks, manually power them off by pressing the rocker switch for three seconds.
Turbo Charging Turbocharging occurs when the battery life in the hearing aid
or charger is nearly depleted. The charging rate will be at the turbo speed
until it achieves a 20 percent charge (max 7 minutes). All four LEDs will
blink in series while turbocharging is occurring.
A 20 percent charge is equivalent to 3.5 hours of hearing aid use. The charger
is able to fully charge a pair of hearing aids with a 20 percent charge of the
onboard battery. Turbocharging of the hearing aid and the charger can occur at
the same time while plugged in.
Charging the On-Board Mini Turbo Charger Battery
The Mini Turbo Charger has a micro USB port for charging. The onboard battery is fully charged in under three hours. When fully charged, the onboard battery holds enough charge to fully charge a pair of hearing aids four times. The Mini Turbo Charger will maintain enough capacity to charge a pair of hearing aids at least one time for up to three weeks. In order to keep the charger battery at full capacity, it is necessary to charge the charger once every three weeks.
Mini Turbo Charger Care
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Keep your charger clean. Heat, moisture, and foreign materials can cause poor performance.
– Wipe the charger with a dry, clean cloth making sure there is no build-up in the charging port.
– Do not use water, solvents, or cleaning fluids to clean the charging ports.
– Store your charger in a clean, dry location, such as a dresser or shelf rather than the bathroom or kitchen. -
To ensure the longest life of your rechargeable
hearing aid batteries and the charger batteries:
– Fully charge hearing aid batteries every night.*
– Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries do not have a charge memory. The batteries will not wear out from charging nightly and fully discharging before recharging is not necessary.
– Fully charge the Mini Turbo Charger onboard battery at least once every three weeks.
– Do not expose to excess heat, i.e., do not store on a window sill or in a hot car. -
Keep your Mini Turbo Charger in the sleeve while not in use or when being transported.
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Nightly charging can occur in the Universal Charger. It is not necessary to use just one charger to charge the hearing aids daily.
Service and Repair
If, for any reason, your hearing aids and Mini Turbo Charger do not operate
properly, do NOT attempt to fix them yourself. Not only are you likely to
violate any applicable warranties or insurance, but you could easily cause
further damage.
Should your hearing aids and charger fail or perform poorly, check the guide
on the next page for possible solutions. If problems continue, contact your
hearing professional for advice and assistance. Many common problems may be
solved in your hearing professional’s office or clinic.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Guide
SYMPTOM| POSSIBLE CAUSES|
SOLUTIONS
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No LED indicator when a hearing aid inserted into the charging port| Power
save mode| To refresh LEDs, tap the top surface of the charger twice. The LEDs
corresponding to the hearing aids will illuminate to give the status of
charging for 10 seconds. They can be refreshed again at any time.
Incorrect orientation| Reposition your hearing aid in the port with the
earbud/earmold pointed out over the edge of the charger. There is not a right
and left port, your hearing aid will charge in either port.
No LED indicator when a hearing aid is inserted into the charging port
(contd.)| Dead battery| Connect the micro USB to your charger and plug it into
the wall. The onboard battery LEDs will turn on for a few seconds to indicate
a connection to the power source. If they do not, contact your hearing
professional.
Red blinking LED by charging port| Fault occurred| Remove the hearing aid from
the charging port, wait until the LED turns off and reinsert. If the red,
blinking LED persists, contact your hearing professional.
Hearing aids whistling in the charger| Incorrect orientation| Reposition your
hearing aid in the port with the earbud/earmold pointed out over the edge of
the charger. There is not a right and left port, your hearing aid will charge
in either port. Confirm that the charging LED begins to glow.
Hearing aid whistling in the charger| Dead battery| The Mini Turbo Charger on-
board battery has died. Plugin your charger. If you do not have the cord with
you, push and hold the hearing aid’s rocker switch for three seconds to turn
it off. This will conserve the charge in your hearing aid.
Regulatory Information
Safety Information
Intended Use
An air-conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound-amplifying device
intended to compensate for impaired hearing. Hearing aids are available in
multiple gain/ output levels appropriate to treat hearing losses ranging from
mild to profound. The Starkey Hearing Technologies Mini Turbo Charger is used
to charge the batteries in hearing aids that use rechargeable lithium-ion
batteries.
Your Mini Turbo Charger is designed to operate in public and residential
environments and is designed to comply with international Electromagnetic
Compatibility emissions and immunity standards for medical devices. However,
it is still possible that you may experience interference caused by power line
disturbances, airport metal detectors, electromagnetic fields from other
medical devices, radio signals, and electrostatic discharges.
If you use other medical devices or wear implantable medical devices such as
defibrillators or pacemakers and are concerned that your charger might cause
interference with your medical device, please contact your physician or the
manufacturer of your medical device for information about the risk of
disturbance.
The charger should not be used during an MRI procedure or in a hyperbaric
chamber.
The charger is not formally certified to operate in explosive atmospheres such
as may be found in coal mines or certain chemical factories.
Your Mini Turbo Charger should be stored within the temperature and humidity
ranges of -10°C (14°F) to 45°C (113°F) and 10%-95% RH.
The charging temperature range is between 0°C (32°F) and 40°C (104°F).
Any serious incident that has occurred in relation to your Starkey device
should be reported to your local Starkey Hearing Technologies representative
and the Competent Authority of the Member State in which you are established.
A serious incident is defined as any malfunction, deterioration in the
characteristics and/ or performance of the device, or inadequacy in the device
Operations Manual/ labeling which could lead to the death or serious
deterioration in the state of health of the user could do so upon recurrence.
CAUTIONS:
- Charge both the hearing aids and charger for 3.5 hours before use.
- If the charger is hot, do not touch it until cools.
- If the product is not working, do not disassemble it. Due to a shock hazard, please send it in for repair.
- There is nothing edible in the package, including the desiccant, cleaning tool, etc.
- Any cords and AC adapters must be approved or listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.
We are required by regulations to provide the following warnings:
WARNING: Use of the charger directly next to other electronic equipment
should be avoided because it could result in improper performance.
If such use is necessary, note whether your hearing aids and the other
equipment are operating normally.
WARNING: Use of accessories, components, or replacement parts other than
those provided by the manufacturer of the charger could result in increased
electromagnetic emissions and decreased electromagnetic immunity and could
result in degradation of performance.
WARNING: If Portable Radio Frequency communications equipment is used
closer than 30 cm (12 inches) from your charger, degradation of the
performance of your charger could result. If this occurs, move away from the
communications equipment.
DO NOT OPEN CHARGER,
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
The service life of the charger is 3 years.
The Starkey Hearing Technologies Mini Turbo Charger has been tested, and has passed, the following emissions and immunity tests:
- IEC 60601-1-2 radiated and conducted emissions requirements for a Group 1 Class B device as stated in CISPR 11.
- Harmonic distortion and voltage fluctuations affect the power input source as stated in Table 2 of IEC 60601-1-2.
- RF radiated immunity at a field level of 10 V/m between 80 MHz and 2.7 GHz as well as higher field levels from communications devices as stated in Table 9 of IEC 60601-1-2.
- Immunity to power-frequency magnetic fields at a field level of 30 A/m.
- Immunity to ESD levels of +/- 8 kV conducted discharge and +/- 15 kV air discharge.
- Immunity to electrical fast transients on the power input at a level of +/- 2 kV at a 100 Hz repetition rate.
- Immunity to surges on the power input of +/- 1 kV line to line.
- Immunity to conducted disturbances induced by RF fields on the power input as stated in Table 6 of IEC 60601-1-2.
- Immunity to voltage dips and interruptions on the power input as stated in Table 6 of IEC 60601-1-2.
FCC NOTICE
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules and with ISED Canada
license-exempt RSS standards. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
hearing aid must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such
modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Starkey Hearing Technologies
6700 Washington Ave. South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 USA
Starkey Laboratories (Germany) G.m.b.H
Weg beim Jäger 218-222
22335 Hamburg
Germany
**** | Class II Device |
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Waste from electronic equipment must be handled according to local |
regulations
| Consult Operations Manual
| Keep dry
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF OLD ELECTRONICS
Starkey Hearing Technologies encourages, the EU requires, and your local
community laws may require, that your hearing aids and charger be disposed of
via your local electronics recycling/disposal process.
The instructions below are provided for the benefit of disposal/recycling
personnel. Please include this manual when disposing of your hearing aids
and/or charger.
FOR DISPOSAL/RECYCLING PERSONNEL ONLY
This charger contains a Lithium-Ion Polymer battery. To remove the battery
from the charger, follow one of two options:
Option 1
- Insert pry bars between the plastic and the USB metal housing (top and bottom)
- Pry apart to break the seam
- Clip battery wires and dispose of battery
Option 2
- Using the style groove as a guide, sever the plastic case on all 4 sides with a Dremel blade, ultrasonic knife, hot wire, or band saw blade
- In each case, establish a limit guide so entrance over 3/32 inch beyond the outer shell is prevented
- Clip battery wires and dispose of battery
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