USER’S Guide
 General Setup
Table of Contents
Getting Started
General Operation
 Hearing Instrument Tests Setup
Ansi S3.22 Hearing Aid Tests
Other Hearing Instrument Tests
 REM Manual Control
 Speechmap Fitting Procedures
Troubleshooting
Speechmap Technical Details
 About RM500SL
Section overview
Help is available on the following topics by pressing Help
 FastFacts 1.3 Electronic users guide
 FastFacts 1.4 Warranty, trademarks, acknowledgements
Warranty, Trademarks, Acknowledgements
 Cispr
Electromagnetic Compatability EMC
 FastFacts 2.2 Unpacking and connecting
FastFacts 2.1 Getting started Unpacking and connecting
Getting Started
Following topics are covered in this section
 FastFacts 2.3 Microphone connection
Microphone connection
 FastFacts 2.5 Battery pill use and care
FastFacts 2.4 Microphone care Battery pill use and care
Microphone care Coupler microphone
Probe microphone
 FastFacts 2.6 Mouse, keyboard, barcode scanner
Mouse, keyboard, barcode scanner
 External printer, auxiliary audio outputs
General Operation
FastFacts 2.7 External printer, auxiliary audio outputs
Section overview This section covers the following topics
 Input device operation
Function Keypad
FastFacts 3.2 Input device operation
 FastFacts 3.3 Barcode data input
Barcode data input
 FastFacts 3.4 Keypad keys
Keypad keys Function Button
 FastFacts 3.5 Menus, lists and buttons
Menus, lists and buttons Setup Box List Box
 Screen messages
FastFacts 3.7 Program memory removal and replacement
 FastFacts 4.1 General setup Date and time setup
General Setup
FastFacts 4.2 Date and time setup
Software updating
 Display settings
FastFacts 4.3 Display settings Saving test setup
FastFacts 4.4 Saving test setup
 Networking
FastFacts 5.1 Networking Networking requirements
FastFacts 5.2 Networking requirements
 FastFacts 5.3 Networking setup
Networking setup
 Single computer connection
On the RM500SL, see
FastFacts 5.4 Single computer connection
 FastFacts 6.1 Printing and storing results
Printing and Storing Results
 Internal printer paper loading
To load a new roll of paper
FastFacts 6.2 Internal printer paper loading
 Barcodes, headers and comments on printouts
FastFacts 6.4 Local printer setup
 FastFacts 6.5 Printing to a USB memory stick
Printing to a USB memory stick
 FastFacts 6.6 Network printer setup
Network printer setup
 FastFacts 6.8 Data storage to a network file
Printing to a network file
 FastFacts 7.2 HIT a or B display Graph or table format
Hearing Instrument Tests Setup
FastFacts 7.3 Graph or table format Output or gain scale
FastFacts 7.4 Output or gain scale
 Hide or Show HIT curves
To change the averaging frequencies
FastFacts 7.7 Ansi test frequencies
 FastFacts 7.8 HIT calibration facts
HIT calibration facts
 FastFacts 7.9 Calibration of HIT reference microphone
 FastFacts 7.10 Calibration check for coupler microphone
Calibration check for coupler microphone
 Coupling the hearing instrument
 FastFacts 7.12 Positioning the hearing instrument
Positioning the hearing instrument
 FastFacts 8.2 Ansi S3.22-1996 facts
Ansi S3.22 Hearing Aid Tests
 Ansi S3.22-2003 facts
Turn the instrument on
FastFacts 8.4 Ansi 1996 Linear and AGC tests
 FastFacts 8.5 Ansi 2003 Linear and AGC tests
Ansi 2003 Linear and AGC tests
 FastFacts 8.6 Ansi test results
Ansi test results
 FastFacts 8.7 Ansi input-output curves
Ansi input-output curves
 FastFacts 8.8 Ansi telecoil terminology
Ansi telecoil terminology
 FastFacts 8.9 Ansi telephone simulator Tmfs test
Ansi telephone simulator Tmfs test
 FastFacts 8.10 Telecoil test results
Telecoil test results
 Other Hearing Instrument Tests
Turn the hearing instrument on
FastFacts 9.2 Harmonic distortion
 Multicurve procedure
FastFacts 9.3 Multicurve procedure Multicurve results
FastFacts 9.4 Multicurve results
 Spectral analysis in Multicurve
FastFacts 9.6 Battery drain test
 FastFacts 9.8 Sound level meter using manual control
Manual control procedure
 FastFacts 10.2 REM calibration facts
Real-Ear Measurement Setup
 FastFacts 10.3 Calibration of REM probe microphone
Calibration of REM probe microphone
 Calibration check for probe module
 Max TM SPL setup
FastFacts 10.5 Max TM SPL setup 10.6 ABR nHL to eHL setup
FastFacts 10.6 ABR nHL to eHL setup
 FastFacts 10.8 Positioning the probe tube
Positioning the client
 FastFacts 11.3 Graph, table or 2cc target format
REM Screen Setup
 SPL or HL scale
REM Manual Control
FastFacts 11.4 SPL or HL scale Hide or show REM curves
FastFacts 11.5 Hide or show REM curves
 Manual control measurements
FastFacts 12.3 Sound level meter using REM probe
 Sensory Loss Simulator
Sensory loss simulator description
FastFacts 13.2 Sensory loss simulator operation
 Occlussion effect measurement
Occlusion Effect Test
Turn the hearing aid OFF
FastFacts 14.1 Occlusion effect measurement
 FastFacts 15.2 Recd facts
Recd real-ear to coupler difference
 FastFacts 15.3 Recd coupler response
Recd coupler response
 Recd real-ear response
Allow the foam tip to fully expand in the ear
FastFacts 15.4 Recd real-ear response
 FastFacts 15.5 Recd results
Recd results
 Insertion Gain
FastFacts 16.1 Insertion gain Insertion gain in SPL
FastFacts 16.2 Insertion gain in SPL
 FastFacts 16.3 Insertion gain in HL
Insertion gain in HL
 To enter data from a barcode see 3.3 Barcode data input
Audiometric data entry
To enter assessment data and parameters manually
FastFacts 16.4 Audiometric data entry
 FastFacts 16.5 Reur measurement procedure
Reur measurement procedure
 FastFacts 16.6 Rear measurement procedure
Rear measurement procedure
 FastFacts 16.7 SII calculation in Insertion gain
SII calculation in Insertion gain
 Speechmap
FastFacts 17.1 Speechmap 17.2 Speechmap facts
FastFacts 17.2 Speechmap facts
 FastFacts 17.3 DSL 5.0 in Speechmap
DSL 5.0 in Speechmap
 DSL 5.0 changes
FastFacts 17.4 DSL 5.0 changes NAL-NL1 in Speechmap
FastFacts 17.5 NAL-NL1 in Speechmap
 Using Speechmap
FastFacts 17.6 Using Speechmap
To enter audiometric data, see 18.2 Assessment data entry
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 FastFacts 17.9 REM or S-REM mode
REM or S-REM mode
 FastFacts 17.10 SII calculation in Speechmap
17.10SII calculation in Speechmap
 Speechmap Fitting Procedures
To enter assessment data manually
FastFacts 18.2 Assessment data entry
 FastFacts 18.3 Assessment data choices
Assessment data choices
 FastFacts 18.4 Assessment data choices
From 18.3 Assessment data choices
 FastFacts 18.5 Fitting to targets for soft speech
Fitting to targets for soft speech
 FastFacts 18.6 Fitting to targets for loud sounds
Fitting to targets for loud sounds
 FastFacts 18.8 Open fittings in Speechmap
Fitting to targets for mid-level speech
 FastFacts 18.9 FM fitting and verification
FM fitting and verification
 FastFacts 19.2 Speechmap stimuli
Speechmap Technical Details
 FastFacts 19.3 Stimulus levels
Stimulus levels
 FastFacts 19.4 Microphone location effects
Microphone location effects Microphone Location Effects
 FastFacts 19.5 Speech signal analysis
Speech signal analysis
 Troubleshooting
FastFacts 20.1 Troubleshooting Self test failures
FastFacts 20.2 Self test failures
 FastFacts 20.4 HIT curves inconsistent
 FastFacts 20.7 No HIT reference mic. detected
No HIT reference mic. detected
 FastFacts 20.10 Invalid REM calibration
Invalid HIT calibration Invalid HIT Calibration
 FastFacts 20.12 Barcode scanner malfunction
20.11REM speaker overdriven
 Storage & Transportation
Technical Specifications
General
HIT Chamber
 Glossary
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 Verifit and RM500SL Test Signals and Analysis
Test signals
Introduction
 Broad-band signals
 Loud Vocal Effort Effect re nominal band SPL
 Pink noise signal analysis
Analysis of broad-band signals
 Verifit / RM500SL Speechmap
 07/05/06
 Example of speech envelope and Ltass
 07/05/06
 Ltass for Speechmap speech signals at average vocal effort
 Ltass
 Dynamic