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1.2New in this software release
Software 2.8 introduces the following significant additions and changes:
1)A Sensory Loss Simulator (SLS) which provides an accurate simulation of cochlear hearing loss for parents, teachers and others to experience.
2)DSL® 5, which provides targets for adults, allowances for ABR and bone conduction thresholds and speech targets for the stimulus level selected. (Note that targets do not appear until an REAR test has been started.)
3)Open Fitting protocol in Speechmap which can be used to fit instruments with large vents or open ear molds.
4)A new calibrated speech passage to augment the “carrots” passage.
5)Screen images and test data may be saved to files on a USB memory stick.
6)Support for PostScript printers, including color laser printers.
7)Realtime rms levels for broadband signals like speech and pink noise.
8)The Scroll wheel on a mouse may be used to traverse long lists and Help.
9)RECD measurements are now less sensitive to ambient noise.
10)MPO tone bursts have been lengthened to 128ms for better correlation with loudness perception.
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12)New calibration & equalization signals improve accuracy and noise rejection.
13)Speech level now goes down to 50dB SPL.
14)Hatching legends and curve numbers are shown on printouts for better identification on black and white printouts.
Please consult the relevant section of this User’s Guide or Help for more details.
FastFacts 1.2: New in this software release
1.3Electronic user’s guide
A printable user’s guide is on the Audioscan
1)Insert the
2)Select My Computer, then the CD drive and the User’s Guide folder.
3)To install Foxit Reader, copy FoxitReader.exe to an appropriate location on your PC. To run FoxitReader.exe double click it.
4)To view the User’s Guide,
The User’s Guide may also be downloaded from www.audioscan.com.
FastFacts 1.3: Electronic users guide
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