Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 About this manual ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Intended use ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Contraindications .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Product description ............................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Warnings and precautions .................................................................................................................. 2
2 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION..........................................................................................................3
2.1 Unpacking and inspection ................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Important safety instructions ............................................................................................................... 6
2.3.1 Electrical system safety ................................................................................................................ 6
2.3.2 Electrical safety ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.3.3 Explosion hazards ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ............................................................................................ 7
2.3.5 Cautions – general ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.3.6 Environmental factors ................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.7 NOTICE ......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Malfunction.......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.5 Connections ........................................................................................................................................ 9
2.5.1 Safety precautions to take when connecting the AD528 .............................................................. 9
2.6 Security precautions ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.7 License .............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.8 About Diagnostic Suite ..................................................................................................................... 11
3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................................12
3.1 AD528 operation panel ..................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Startup & setup ................................................................................................................................. 16
3.2.1 About ........................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.2 Instrument settings ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.3 Common settings ........................................................................................................................ 17
3.2.4 Tone settings............................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.5 Speech settings .......................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.6 Auto settings ............................................................................................................................... 20
3.3 Clients and sessions ......................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.1 Save session ............................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.2 Clients ......................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.3 Edit a client or add a new client .................................................................................................. 22
3.4 Operating instructions – audiometry ................................................................................................. 23
3.4.1 Tone audiometry test screen ...................................................................................................... 23
3.4.2 Weber .......................................................................................................................................... 24
3.4.2.1 Stenger ................................................................................................................................. 24
3.4.2.2 SISI - short increment sensitivity index ................................................................................. 25
3.4.2.3 ABLB – alternate binaural loudness balancing (Fowler) ...................................................... 25
3.4.2.4 Tone in noise (Langenbeck) ................................................................................................. 25
3.4.3 Speech audiometry ..................................................................................................................... 25
3.4.3.1 Adjustment of input for speech ............................................................................................. 27
3.4.3.2 Phoneme score ..................................................................................................................... 27
3.4.3.3 Speech in noise .................................................................................................................... 27
3.4.3.4 QuickSIN ............................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.4 Auto testing ................................................................................................................................. 28