In a hearing aid device system with two hearing aids for binaural supply to a hearing aid user, a coupling of the settings of both hearing aids is not always reasonable in the "audio reception" mode and therefore the hearing aid that is in the "audio reception" operating mode is not adapted to changed settings when parameters in the other hearing aid of the hearing aid system have been readjusted. The use of a remote control also has different effects on a hearing aid in the active "audio reception" mode than on the hearing aid device that is in a passive "audio reception" mode.