Operation Summary
NOTE
A manual tymp test may be initiated by pressing the MANUAL hardkey.
Rotate the pressure knob to vary pressure and view ongoing test results
graphically, or on pressure and admittance meters.
Manual tymp 1) Securely insert the probe tip into the patient’s ear canal and press the
TYMP hardkey.
2) Press the EAR softkey to select the right or left ear.
3) Press the MANUAL hardkey to pressurize the ear canal to the
previously selected start pressure. Manual mode will appear below the
Name, ID and Tester Information on the display.
4) Use the PRESSURE CONTROL knob to vary the pressure within the
ear canal and control the speed of the tympanometric test.
5) View test results on the display along with the pressure and compliance
meters
. Test summary information is displayed to the right of the meters
for the two most recent pressure sweeps.
NOTE
The ERASE hardkey can be used to delete test data prior to pressing the
STOP hardkey.
6) Press the STOP hardkey to store the last two tracings in memory.
7) Press the PAGE hardkey to view test results.
8) Press the PRINT hardkey while in the PAGE mode for printed tests.
MANUAL will appear on the printout indicating a manual test.
Tymp screening 1) Enter test mode by pressing TYMP followed by RETURN.
Press
the SCREEN softkey.
2) Default test parameters are displayed above softkeys on the LCD.
Only
226 Hz Y is available in this test mode.
3) Attach the probe box to the velcro strip on the shoulder probe mount or to
the wristband probe mount.
4) Press the EAR softkey, then press LEFT or RIGHT ear.
5) Position the appropriate size SCREENING eartip on the probe tip.
6) With the hand-held probe, obtain a seal at the entrance to the ear canal.
Probe lights indicate the following:
Solid Green
=
Test In Progress
Solid Amber
=
Occlusion
Blinking Amber
=
Leak
Blinking Green
=
OK To Begin A Test
7) The test will start automatically when a seal is detected.
Screening IPSI
Reflex test at 1 kHz will follow tymp.
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