Bernafon CHRONOS 9 Assembly instructions

FITTING GUIDE

CHRONOS 9 | 7 | 5 HEARING SYSTEMS

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BERNAFON CHRONOS

Overview 4

Chronos Behind The Ear (BTE) Hearing Aids

Attaching and removing Spira Flex adapter and earhook 6

Changing Spira Flex domes 7

Installation of right/left indicators 7

Replacing battery drawer 8

Chronos In The Ear (ITE) Hearing Aids

Wax protection 10

Microphone shield 11

Fitting Chronos with Oasis

Attaching programming cables 12

Screen by screen fitting instruction 13

Ordering information 21

Chronos 9 | 7 | 5 Fitting Guide

Table of contents

Chronos contains a full range of BTE and custom instrument styles, all available within three technology

levels. ChannelFree™ signal processing is the core technology for each Chronos instrument, and varying

levels of binaural coordination, adaptive features and wireless connectivity are available within the entire

Chronos family. This guide will help you to successfully t and manage all Chronos hearing systems.

Chronos 9 | 7 | 5 – Overview

1 Multi control

2 Microphone

2a Second microphone

3 Adapter

4 Spira Flex sound tube

5 Sound outlet

6 Dome

7 Concha clip

8 Battery drawer

9 Direct Audio Input

(with an optional

DAI adapter)

Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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Bernafon nano BTE IFU

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2 Microphone

2a Second microphone

3 Adapter

4 Spira Flex sound tube

5 Sound outlet

6 Dome

7 Concha clip

8 Battery drawer

Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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Chronos Micro BTE with Spira Flex sound tube system

Chronos Compact Power (CP) and Compact Power Plus (CPx) BTE with hook

Chronos Nano BTE with Spira Flex sound tube system

1 Multi control

2 Microphone

2a Second microphone

3 Earhook

4 Sound outlet

5 Battery drawer

6 Direct Audio Input

(with an optional

DAI adapter)

Bernafon Forte IFUs

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BERNAFON CHRONOS

ITCD

Bernafon Veras IFU ITC

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ITCP

CIC

1 Vent

2 Canal

3 Sound outlet with

wax protection

4 Microphone opening

5 Battery drawer

6 Push button

(optional)

7 Volume control

(optional)

8 Second microphone

opening

1 Vent

2 Canal

3 Sound outlet with

wax protection

4 Microphone opening

5 Battery drawer

6 Pull-out string

1 Vent

2 Canal

3 Sound outlet with

wax protection

4 Microphone opening

5 Battery drawer

6 Push button

(optional)

7 Volume control

(optional)

8 Second microphone

opening

Chronos custom models

ITED

ITCPD

CICP

Bernafon Veras IFU CIC

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Bernafon Forte IFUs

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Bernafon Forte IFUs

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Bernafon Forte IFUs

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All Chronos BTEs are available with either Bernafon’s Spira Flex thin tube and dome system or a

conventional earhook.

Chronos BTEs

Chronos Micro, CP, and CPx BTE

1 Use the pointed end of the disassembly tool to push the lock pin free.

2 Replace the hook or adapter with the desired part.

3 Replace the lock pin. (Tweezers make this easier).

Attaching and removing the earhook or Spira Flex adapter

Chronos Nano BTE

1 Pull the Spira Flex adapter or the hook upwards from the instrument.

2 Replace with a new hook or an adapter by pushing the desired part rmly onto the instrument.

Use the pointy end of the disassembly tool to push

the lock pin.

Remove hook or adapter.

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BERNAFON CHRONOS

1 Pull the used dome off the tube and discard.

2 With clean hands, rmly push a new dome

onto the tube as far as it will go.

If the dome is not pushed all the way onto the

tube, it could fall off in the ear canal.

Changing Spira Flex domes

The soft domes are a disposable part.

The client should be supplied with spare

domes and shown how to change them.

Installation of right/left indicators

1 Open battery drawer and insert marker end into slot as shown.

2 Twist and rotate the stick to break off the marker.

Chronos Micro BTE

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Chronos Nano BTE

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Chronos CP and CPx BTE

1 Open the battery drawer.

2 Insert the marker end into the slot

as shown.

Replacing battery drawer

Chronos Micro, CP, and CPx BTE

Battery drawer removal

1 Open the battery drawer and place the battery

removal tool as shown.

2 Gently pull the battery drawer off.

3 Snap the new battery drawer in place and close.

3 Twist and rotate the stick to break off

the marker.

4 Close battery drawer.

BERNAFON CHRONOS

Chronos Nano BTE

1 Push out the metal pin with the disassembly tool.

2 Pull the pin out with a pair of tweezers.

3 When replacing the drawer, snap in the new drawer (closed position) and use the tweezers to place

the pin into the hole.

4 Use the at end of the tweezers to push the pin completely in.

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Tamper resistant battery drawer

The following models have an optional tamper resistant battery drawer that can be ordered separately.

Micro BTE CP and CPx BTE

Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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Chronos custom models may be supplied with one of several types of wax protection. The following

shows the insertion and removal procedure for the most common types.

Chronos ITE

Wax Protection

NoWax

Micro Wax Buster (MWB)

1. 2.

3. 4.

1. Remove a tool from the turtle.

2. Insert the empty end of the tool into the old

lter and pull it out.

3. Push a new lter into instrument.

4. Discard the used tool.

1. Use the tool to pull out the old lter.

2. Take a new lter from the box.

3. Place the gray side of lter on the small end of

the tool as shown.

4. Push the lter into the instrument.

5. To clean, push down and move the lter back

and forth on a clean cloth.

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