Meditech Electronic AUDECOM 10095 Manuale utente
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Manual for the
System
MediTECH Electronic GmbH
Langer Acker 7
D-30900 Wedemark (Region Hannover)
Phone: +49 (0)5130-97778-0
Fax: +49 (0)5130-97778-22
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.meditech.de
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General information
Table of contents
AUDECOM - General Information .................................................3
Device view................................................................................3
Safety instructions..........................................................................4
Installation and commissioning.......................................................6
Select an area............................................................................6
Connecting the AUDECOM .......................................................7
Installing software......................................................................8
Setting and adjustment ................................................................10
Preparing the setting for adjustment........................................10
Before the customer comes................................................10
After the customer arrives ..................................................11
Briefing customers ... ..........................................................12
Performing an adjustment........................................................13
Expanded operating capabilities...................................................14
Create some favourites............................................................15
Expanded operating capabilities..............................................16
Select favourites......................................................................16
Change the manufacturer display............................................17
Private Labels..........................................................................17
Prospects.................................................................................16
Equipment and Support................................................................17
Troubleshooting .......................................................................17
Equipment and Service............................................................18
Clean the AUDECOM..........................................................19
Maintaining and storing the AUDECOM..............................19
AUDECOM nameplate.............................................................19
Technical specifications...........................................................20
Inscription / nameplate power supply..................................22
Scope of delivery.................................................................22
System requirements for the computer....................................22
Program icons and buttons and their meaning.............................23
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Operating keys
Switchbetween the auditorysystems
Operating LED
Device is
activated?
Display LED:
Indicates which auditory systems are selection
Numbers correspond to the operating keys
Stick-on bolt
for the acoustic shadow
Connection jacks
Connection of the silicone hoses
(Connection of the
auditory systems)
Connection LED
USB connection to
the computer
Device view
AUDECOM - General Information
The AUDECOM offers a comparative auditory system adjustment in an objective/oriented
manner in real time and thereby makes your work more effective and more seamless:
An intelligent, software-supported customer dialogue will guide you through the ad-
justment and toward a quicker decision on the performance class desired by the
customer.
The customer will directly hear the different between up to three hearing aid types. To
do this, it is necessary to switch between the auditory systems by pushing a button
He can thereby decide more clearly what is useful to him and make some clear spe-
cifications to the acoustician.
The customer - AND NOT THE ACOUSTICIAN - changes between the models and
can thereby recognise more quickly which auditory system he really prefers and is
useful to him in his daily routine.
Sound samples are supplied by surround sound and make it possible to implement,
rate and assess qualitative differences in wind noise suppression, verbal reproducti-
on, music reproduction or adjustment characteristics.
With this basis, the customer and the acoustician can usually decide in one sitting
which of the compared systems are actually worn and can best be gradually further
adapted.
General information
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Safety instructions
The purpose of the AUDECOM is intended to present the differences bet-
ween various systems to the customer live in a convenient, and most im-
portant, comfortable manner, based on sound samples with the comparative
adjustment of auditory systems.
All other purposes of the device and the accompanying controller that do not
meet this purpose are contrary to purpose and are therefore not permitted.
The following safety notices are to be noted when operating the device:
Attention! If you or the person accompanying the user move in the
room, ensure that the headphones are put down or when
the device is removed, the cable length of the headphone
should be taken into account. Disconnection the AUDE-
COM by the headphone cable or yanking on the cable/
headphones must be avoided because damages can
occur.
Attention! Under no circumstances should the AUDECOM come
into contact with ultrasound baths, running water and
chemical cleaners, e.g. diluters, alcohol etc. It could be
damaged or destroyed.
Attention! Do not remove the cable (power, headphones, USB con-
nection) from the device. The cables could be damaged
and the device moved and even pulled off the table. Hold
the device carefully with one hand. Grasp the respective
connectors with the other and carefully remove it from the
device.
Attention! Only use the AUDECOM in dry rooms and protect it -
from wetness and dampness - both when working and in
a deactivated state. You or third parties can be injured.
In addition, the device could be sustainably and heavily
damaged.
Attention! Only use the supplied power supply to operate the de-
vice. It was especially developed for the AUDECOM.
Safety instructions
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Attention! Under no circumstances should you open the device
housing. You or third parties can be injured. In addition,
the device could be sustainably and heavily damaged.
When the device is opened, all liability and warranty pro-
tections become invalid.
Attention! Only disconnect the deactivated AUDECOM from the
mains supply by pulling the power supply from the so-
cket. First remove the power cable from the device.
Attention! During training, only use the supplemental devices, which
are recommended to you by MediTECH.
Note: Do not lift the base on the support arms for the loudspea-
kers. The system could be damaged.
Note: Use the device and the base made of Plexiglas® Not as
a storage space. Do not put stress on the support arms
Do not bend the arms. Damages to the housing and
the base cannot be repaired and do not fall under the
warranty.
Note: Only use the original packaging in which the device was
supplied for storage or transport. Provide sufficient pro-
tection against vibrations during transport.
Note: Please note the cleaning instructions to avoid damages
to the device and the base.
Note: MediTECH assumes no liability for actions which viola-
te these safety regulations and the instructions in this
document
Please note the Usage Manual before use!
Safety instructions
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Installation and commissioning
In this chapter, you will learn how to install the AUDECOM and the software
and which test room situation you need to follow.
Select an area
Select a quiet room with as view noises as possible for the adjustment. The
room should allow the following setting:
The room should be large enough so that you or the person accom-
panying the customer can freely move in the room in order to offer
communication from different directions.
Position the device on a table which is as free as possible on all sides.
The customer should only sit in front of the device in such a way that
he can operate the keys comfortably and can see the mini-lamps next
to the auditory systems. They means that he can easily recognise bet-
ween which auditory systems he can toggle and currently hears “in his
ear”. This makes it easier to note his impressions and comments on an
assessment form. He should have sufficient room for this.
You are sitting behind the AUDECOM, i.e. on the side in which the
headphones are connected and their volumes can be adjusted.
On the table, there must be enough room for a monitor and a compu-
ter keyboard with a mouse. The recommended setting is a computer /
laptop with an additional monitor so that you have access to the Expert
view and the customer has access to the Customer view on separate
monitors.
Installation and commissioning
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Connecting the AUDECOM
The AUDECOM system is designed in such a way that it can always be in-
stalled as an operating unit. Thus, no new installation is generally required.
1. Insert the small USB connector of the supplied power supply into the
socket provided onto the back of the device.
2. Insert the plug of the power supply unit into a regular 230V mains socket.
3. Insert the small USB connector of the supplied USB cable into the
socket provided onto the back of the device.
4. Insert the large USB cable connector into a free USB port on the
computer.
5. If this does not occur, connect the acoustic shadow (Plexiglas® head) to
the bolts on the top of the AUDECOM.
Note: Plexiglas®distorts the visual impression. Get behind the device and
place the acoustic shadow vertically onto the bolts. Please note the
direction: The “nose” of the acoustic shadow must point in your direction,
i.e. to the side to which the headphones were connected and the volume
has to be changed.
6. Equip the auditory system connection jacks each with a
silicone hose - matching the auditory systems which you
will use (HDO or RIC).
7. Activate the five loudspeakers. To do this, push the sli-
der located on each loudspeaker to the ON position. On
the silver back, an LED with the colour meaning indicated
below will be illuminated.
Tip: Hold on to the loudspeaker with one hand
and press the key with the other hand. You
can thereby prevent the loudspeaker from
getting loose from its ground attachment.
Installation and commissioning
Power supply (power connection)
Headphones jack
On/off switch
Headphones-volume adjuster
USB connection socket
Head-
phones
1
LED colour Ready for use Charge
blue x
blue-red x x
red x
black
(LED off)
Head-
phones
2
Head-
phones
3
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Installing software
This step is only necessary once on the computer which is used
for work with the AUDECOM system.
You must have administrative rights for your computer to install the software.
If you want to use the AUDECOM on a computer on which the operating
systems WINDOWS 8 or WINDOWS 8.1 installed, the USB driver signatures
must be deactivated for the installation. You can find the information forms at
http://www.meditech.de/fileadmin/flyer/Windows8-digitalSignatur.pdf
http://www.meditech.de/fileadmin/flyer/Windows8-1digitalSignatur.pdf
1. Afteryou inserttheCD, theInstallationWizardstarts.
If this wizard does not start automatically, click on
the set-up file Setup.exe in Windows explorer on
the included DVD.
2. Now select the language which should be used du-
ring the installation ofAUDECOM and click on OK to
continue the installation.
3. Gradually follow the instructional steps which the In-
stallation Wizard prescribes to you and confirm them
with Next.
4. In the last step, uncheck Install audio card driver and
startAUDE-COM_Frontend(title:exittheAUDECOM_
Frontend setup wizard).
Now you will find a newAUDECOM folder under “C:\
Programs(x86)\Meditech\“.Afolder called “Driver” is
located here.
5. Perform the set-up from this folder. The computer
will de-install the USB multi-channel-audio device
and require the computer to restart.
6. Restart the computer.
7. Start the installation of the file setup.exe under
C:\Programs(x86)\ Meditech\ again, follow the instructions until setup is
ended and do a restart.
8. Connect the AUDECOM to the computer and start it. Follow the chapter
on how to prepare the setting for adjustment.
Installation and commissioning
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9. Start the new program USB multi-channel audio device. The blue sym-
bol at the bottom right in the symbol bar). The following
program window will appear.
Installation and commissioning
10. Change the values in the fields marked red here:
System input: 8 CH
Analogue output: 7.1 Loudspeakers
11. Now click with the mouse on the individual elements in the area mar-
ked green here and check whether the link to the device works and the
verbal output is properly delivered and can be heard in the individual
loudspeakers.
12. Click on OK to close the program.
13. Start the AUDECOM program.
14. In the menu select option . The General Settings window opens.
15. Select the devices indicated in each
case and close with window with
OK. This exits software installation.
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Setting and adjustment
In this chapter you will learn how you can optimally prepare and implement
the session for an auditory system comparison.
Prepare the adjustment as follows:
Prepare the adjustment as follows::
Before the customer arrives ...
1. Start theAUDECOM on the computer. If this is not installed on your com-
puter, follow the steps in the chapter Installing Software.
2. On the start screen, click on the manufacturer logo. You can use its au-
ditory systems for the next comparative adjustment.
3. Switch on the AUDECOM.
To do this, turn the switch on the left (headphone side) to the left.
The operating LED’s are illuminated in blue to display the status.
The computer will attempt to establish a connection to the AUDE-
COM. If it was possible to establish a connection, the connection
LED is illuminated in green.
The loudspeakers automatically increase the volume to the maxi-
mum to always offer a consistent initial output volume. This process
takes approximately 10 seconds so that a volume change is completely
normal during this time.
Tip: In order to save power, you can switch off the loudspeakers if you will
not use them for the foreseeable future. Do not forget to turn off the lou-
dspeaker when you conclude a session with the AUDECOM. In order to
test whether the loudspeakers are connected, please note the following
located on the back:
Setting and adjustment
LED colour Ready for use Charge
blue x
blue-red x x
red x
black
(LED off)
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