Operating Instructions
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1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Instrument Description ............................................................................................ 1
1.2 Otoacoustic Emissions ............................................................................................. 2
1.3 Tympanometry ....................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Acoustic Reflex ....................................................................................................... 4
2 Getting Started ....................................................................................... 5
2.1 Unpacking the system ............................................................................................. 5
2.2 Battery Installation .................................................................................................. 6
3 Getting familiar with the ERO•SCAN Pro Instrument ......................... 6
3.1 Controls and display ............................................................................................... 6
3.2 Internal Probe ......................................................................................................... 7
3.3 External Probes ....................................................................................................... 7
4 Conducting a Measurement ............................................................... 10
4.1 Quick Start ........................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Powering on the instrument.................................................................................. 10
4.3 Selecting a Protocol or Protocol Series ................................................................... 11
4.4 Selecting an Eartip ................................................................................................ 11
4.5 Preparing the Patient ............................................................................................ 11
4.6 Conducting a measurement .................................................................................. 13
4.7 Proceeding to the next test ................................................................................... 14
5 Understanding the Test Results .......................................................... 15
5.1 Understanding the OAE Results Display ................................................................. 15
5.2 Understanding the Tympanometry Results Display ................................................. 16
5.3 Interpreting the Tympanometric test result ............................................................ 17
5.4 Abnormal Tympanometric Values .......................................................................... 17
5.5 Understanding the Acoustic Reflex Display & Result ............................................... 19
6 Managing Test Results ........................................................................ 20
6.1 Reviewing Test Results .......................................................................................... 20
6.2 Deleting Test Results ............................................................................................. 21
7 Printing Test Results ............................................................................ 22
7.1 Connecting the cradle to a computer .................................................................... 22
7.2 Quick-Print to PDF or to the default PC printer ...................................................... 23
7.4 Connecting the cradle to the Printer ..................................................................... 29
7.5 Printing with the Thermal Paper Printer ................................................................. 30
8 Set Up .................................................................................................. 34
8.1 Language ............................................................................................................. 34
8.2 Time/Date ............................................................................................................. 34
8.3 Display Contrast ................................................................................................... 35
8.4 Instrument Details ................................................................................................. 35
8.5 DP Early Stop ........................................................................................................ 35
8.6 OAE Minimums .................................................................................................... 36
8.7 Save Mode (Patients) ............................................................................................ 36
8.8 Sounds ................................................................................................................. 37
8.9 Graph Style........................................................................................................... 37
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