Miracle-Ear 17102USRB MECHARGE Fullpower RIC or BTE T AV Charger User Manual

Miracle-Ear 17102USRB MECHARGE Fullpower RIC or BTE T AV Charger User

Manual

Miracle-EarCHARGE™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger

Introduction

The Miracle-EarCHARGE™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV 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
Miracle-EarCHARGE™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger before you use it.

Miracle-EarCHARGE™ fullpower Overview

Features, Controls and Identification

1. MicroUSB Port
2.  Charging Ports
3. Hearing Aid Charging LEDs (LEDs indicate state of charge for both the hearing aids and on-board battery)

Charger Care

Charging Your Hearing Aids
Place your hearing aids on the charger with the earbud/earmold pointed out over the side of the charger, as shown. 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

Charger Care

Your hearing aid will be completely charged in under three hours. It is safe to keep them in the charger after they are fully charged.*
Your hearing aid will automatically power on when removed from the charger.
Charging status of the hearing aids can be observed with two quick taps to the top of the charger. The LEDs will turn on for 10 seconds.

Charging status of the Miracle-EarCHARGE™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV 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.

• 4 Solid > 75%
• 3 Solid < 75%
• 2 Solid < 50%
• 1 Solid < 25%
• 1 Blinking = Charge Low

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

Turbo charging 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 20 percent charge (max 7 minutes). All four LEDs will blink in series while turbo charging 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 20 percent charge of the on-board battery.
Turbo charging of the hearing aid and the charger can occur at the same time while plugged in.

Charging the On-Board Battery

The charger has a microUSB port for charging. The on-board battery is fully charged in under three hours. When fully charged, the on-board battery holds enough charge to fully charge a pair of hearing aids four times. The 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.

Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower Charger Care

• Keep your charger 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
  • Do not use water, solvents or cleaning fluids to clean the charging
  • Store your charger in a clean, dry location, such as a dresser or shelf rather than the bathroom or
• To ensure the longest life of your rechargeable hearing aid batteries and the charger batteries:
  • Fully charge hearing aid batteries every *
  • Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries do not have a charge The batteries will not wear out from charging nightly and fully discharging before recharging is not necessary.
  • Fully charge the charger on-board battery at least once every three

Nightly charging can occur in the Universal Charger. It is not necessary to use just one charger to charge the hearing aids daily.

Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower Charger Care (Cont.)

• Do not expose to excess heat, e., do not store on a window sill or in a hot car.
• Keep your charger in the sleeve while not in use or when being

Service and Repair

If, for any reason, your hearing aids and 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 Miracle-Ear® Hearing Care Professional for advice and assistance. Many common problems may be solved in-store with your local Miracle-Ear Hearing Care Professional.

Troubleshooting Guide

corresponding to the hearing aids will illuminate to give

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.

Connect the microUSB to your charger and plug it into the wall.

The on-board battery LEDs will turn on for a few seconds to indicate connection to the power source. If they do not, contact your Miracle-Ear® Hearing Care 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 Miracle-Ear® Hearing Care Professional.

Regulatory Information

Safety Information

Intended Use

This hearing aid charger is intended to charge lithium-ion rechargeable hearing aids, and is to be used with the patient’s selected hearing aid solution. For information about your hearing aid, please consult the hearing aid specific user manual.

Your Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV 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, or other oxygen-rich environments.
The charger is not formally certified to operate in explosive atmospheres such as may be found in coal mines or certain chemical factories.

CAUTIONS:

• Charge both the hearing aids and charger for 5 hours before use.
• If the charger is hot, do not touch it until
• If the product is not working, do not Due to a shock hazard, please send in for repair.
• There is nothing edible in the package, including the desiccant, cleaning tool,

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 as to 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 Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger has a rating of IP52 per IEC 60529. This means that the Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger is protected from limited dust ingress and against water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.

Do not connect the Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger to any devices not described in this manual.

The Miracle-Ear CHARGE ™ fullpower RIC/BTE T AV charger has been tested to, 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
• Harmonic distortion and voltage fluctuations affecting 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 as well as proximity magnetic fields as defined in table 11 of 60601-1-2.
• Immunity to ESD levels of +/- 8 kV conducted discharge and +/- 15 kV air
• Immunity to Electrical fast transients on the power input at a level of +/- 2 kVat a 100 Hz repetition
• Immunity to Surges on the power input of +/- 1 kV line to
• 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.

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