OM020-9 Model 270 Operating Manual Page 1
1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Amplivox audiometer. The Amplivox Model
270 is a diagnostic audiometer that will give many years of reliable service
if treated with care.
1.1 Intended applications
The Model 270 diagnostic audiometer is designed for use by audiologists,
general practitioners, hearing aid dispensers and child health
professionals. Capable of undertaking both air and bone conduction tests
with or without masking, the audiometer has many additional features
such as the facility to support speech audiometry from live or recorded
sources, the option to select free-field equivalent output from the
headphones in speech mode and a range of clinical audiometry tests.
1.2 Unpacking
Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all the equipment. Check
against the delivery note that all the accessories ordered have been
included with your audiometer. If anything is missing, please contact
Amplivox Customer Support (+44 1865 880846; sales@amplivox.ltd.uk). If
you have purchased from a distributor you should contact them directly.
Please retain the shipping carton and packing materials as the audiometer
will need calibrating on an annual basis and should be returned to
Amplivox in its original shipping carton.
1.3 Firmware version
This operating manual is for firmware versions 2T06 onwards. To check
the version of firmware on your audiometer press the OPTIONS button
followed by the TALKOVER button.
1.4 Standard contents
Model 270 Audiometer Audiometric headset
Bone vibrator headset Patient response switch
Mains adaptor Audiogram cards
Operating manual & AudiView NOAH Audilink software
Carrying case Calibration certificate