Phonak Marvel Trial Aids

Yes I’m sure I can then just re-load my last session back on to them.

Drew, can you please post the success or failure of the factory reset. I have been offered some trial units but have hesitated because of lack of info on resetting.

I have no idea to what point you are referring ?
Do you know something specific about the trial functionality ?

My understanding is after 6 weeks they will make an hourly chime.

I assume that after a reset they will then operate for another 6 weeks etc. ?

Drew.

I have no specific knowledge about trial functions. But; if I were attempting to defeat trial functionality or attempting to defeat locking functionality, then I would expect that functionality to be well planned and not simple to defeat.

@droo said:

My understanding is after 6 weeks they will make an hourly chime.

Anyone know why they would chime every hour after 6 weeks? What’s the purpose?

The manufacturers are well aware of our self programming capabilities.

Please forgive my ignorance on this subject, but what are “trial aids”? I guess I am mistaken but I thought they were just new hearing aids taken out of stock and sold to a customer with the right of return and refund within a set time period. Or maybe a demo set that keeps getting sent out with new customers? But if that were the case then the customer who is happy with his trial and never comes back would be paying new price for a previously used demo. So I don’t know what trials aids are and am curious to know, because if they actually remain the property of the store or hearing aid company, then legal title cannot pass, right?
Don’t hearing aids, like other electronic products, have serial numbers embossed into them?

Well there are these;

and these Oticon Alta Pro DEMO, good thing or Dud?
and apparently they can also Beep at you.

I will find out in approx 4 weeks when I expect them to start beeping and will need re-programming.
Only other difference I can see is ability to select performance level.

Drew

I don’t think we really know for sure. In the old days if you could reprogram them then you were good to go. But now they/some may beep after an elapsed time period? We’re using @droo as our tester

Concerning the beeping. These demo aids would have to be reset at the audiologist office (or self programmer) for new clients.
The specifics about the model is important too.

Yeh I’m the crash test dummy here !