Cochlear Nucleus 8 Sound Processor User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: Cochlear

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Nucleus 8 Sound Processor
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Nucleus 8 Sound Processor
User Guide

Nucleus 8 Sound Processor

About
The Nucleus® 8 Sound Processor User Guide is your main source of information about your sound processor. It includes information about intended purpose, indications, contraindications, warnings and troubleshooting related to your sound processor.
Use this quick reference after you have read the User Guide to remember how to do common tasks related to your sound processor.
Sound processor Cochlear Nucleus 8 Sound Processor -
fig

1. Microphones	6. Battery Module
2. Coil	7. Serial Number
3. Magnet	8. Control Button
4. Coil cable	9. Earhook
5. Processing Unit	10. Indicator light

Lock/unlock battery
Lock the battery to the processing unit for tamper resistance. Cochlear
Nucleus 8 Sound Processor - fig 1 Remove/attach battery Cochlear Nucleus 8 Sound Processor - fig
2 Remove
Attach Sound processor turns on automatically.
Change disposable batteries

Turn the lock screw
Slide to open. anticlockwise to unlock the tamper-resistant battery cover (clockwise to lock).
Insert two new 675 (PR44) zinc air disposable
Replace battery cover.
Sound processor turns on automatically. batteries (not silver oxide or alkaline), flat side facing up.

Wear your sound processor

Place the sound processor on your ear, letting the coil dangle.
Move the coil sideways and onto your implant.

Caution
If you have two implants, you must use the correct sound processor for each implant.
Turn on and off
To turn on:

Connect battery, or
Short-press button.

To turn off:

Disconnect battery, or
Press and hold button for 5 seconds, until it turns off.

Note
If you do not connect the sound processor to your implant, it will turn off automatically after two minutes, if enabled by your clinician.
Change program
Short-press button to change program.
Number of beeps or green flashes (if set up by your clinician) indicates the program number. Stream audio
Press and hold button for 2 seconds then release to stream audio.
Blue: streaming audio from telecoil / wireless accessories. Green: receiving sound from microphones. Press and release again if you need to cycle to another audio source:

First Press	Telecoil (if set up)
Second Press	First paired wireless accessory
Third Press…	Next paired wireless accessory

Short-press button to stop streaming and return to previous setting.
Lights
Everyday use

Light	What it means
Sound processor flashes while receiving sound from microphones

(Child mode only)
| Turning on and changing programs. Number of flashes indicates the number of the current program.
| Sound processor flashes while receiving sound from audio source.
(Child mode only)
| Turning off sound processor.

Alerts

Light	What it means
Sound processor flashes while coil is off (or connected to the wrong

implant).
| Sound processor battery is empty. Change battery.
| Fault. Contact your clinician. Stays on until the issue is resolved.

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