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Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture 45CC-1 to -4, -9, -10 and -14 to -19...
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Mounting the Ear Plate Assemblies.........................27 Mounting and Unmounting the Anthropometric Pinnae ................28 Mounting the Mouth Simulator ........................30 Adjusting the Headband Holder Height ......................31 Adjusting the Horizontal Position ........................31 Adjusting the Positioning Guides ........................32 Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 3...
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For further information, see the manual for your Pistonphone or Sound Calibrator......36 Level Calibration with a Sound Calibrator ....................37 Technical Specifications ........................... 37 Warranty, Service and Repair........................39 Calibration ................................39 Warranty .................................39 Service and Repairs ............................39 Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 4...
Quick Assembly Guide GRAS 45CC configurations come fully assembled and tested, however the Ear Plate Assemblies must be mounted after unpacking. For those who do not need a detailed instruction, the illustra- tion below should be enough to get started.
• Assembly and Adjustments explains the assembly and adjustment procedures necessary to prepare the 45CC for use. • Calibration shows how to dismantle a microphone for calibration. For specific information about how to calibrate, refer to the documentation for your calibration equipment. Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 6...
45CC-9 with Externally Polarized ¼″ Microphones 45CC-10 with Prepolarized ¼″ Microphones 45CC configured with ¼″ externally polarized or prepolarized microphones extends the frequency range to 70 kHz for high-frequency testing of on- and around-ear headpones. 7 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
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IEC 60318-4 and ITU-T Rec. P.57 Type 3.3 and the acoustical load from an ear simulator is required. These configurations can be used to test any style of headphone or headset (with the optional GRAS 44AA or 44AB Mouth Simulator), including in-ear and insert earphones. 45CC Configured with High-frequency Ear Simulators, Human-like Pinnae and...
F r o n t ½″ Microphone Holder 40AD p i n B a c k G u i d e *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 46BP-1 GR2013 GR1997 9 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
½″ Microphone Holder 46BP 46BD p i n B a c k G u i d e *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 40AD GR2013 GR1997 46BP-1 Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 1 0...
F r o n t ½″ Microphone Holder 40AD p i n B a c k G u i d e *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 46BP-1 GR2013 GR1997 1 1 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
½″ Microphone Holder 46BP 46BD p i n B a c k G u i d e 40AD *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled GR2013 GR1997 46BP-1 Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 1 2...
Specifications match those of 26AC-1 ¼″ Microphone Holder p i n B a c k G u i d e *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 1 3 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
Specifications match those of 26CS p i n B a c k ¼″ Microphone Holder G u i d e *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 1 4...
B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for Ear Simulator Union Nut for Ear Simulator *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 1 5 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for Ear Simulator Union Nut for Ear Simulator *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 1 6...
B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for Ear Simulator Union Nut for Ear Simulator *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 1 7 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
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B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for RA0045 Union Nut fo RA0045 *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 1 8...
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B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for Ear Simulator Union Nut for Ear Simulator *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled 1 9 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
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B a c k G u i d e Exterior Ear Canal for Ear Simulator Union Nut for Ear Simulator *The parts are glued together and must not be disassembled Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 2 0...
Optional Mouth Simulators All 45CC configurations can be used with a GRAS mouth simularot. For more information on the mouth simulators, see their respective Instruction Manual. All configurations have the mouth simulator mouth holder included, see below. Included Items Mouth Simulator according to ITU-T Rec.
- 20 mm Ear Plate Width adjustment 130 to 170 mm 4 mm Allen Key 1 2 m m Fig. 1. Front view of 45CC. Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 2 2 F r o n t...
Min: 75 mm Max: 135 mm Ear Plate 44AA Positioning Guide Mouth Simulator Platform for Mouth Simulator 4 mm Allen 1 2 m m Fig. 2. Side view—with optional mouth simulator. 2 3 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
F r o n t The Holder (below) is used with the RA0039 Ear Simulator only, as the thread it provides is an integral part of the two flanges. B a c k Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 2 4...
B a c k Exploded view ½″ mic. holder assembly ¼″ mic. holder assembly Fig. 5. ½″ and ¼″ microphone mounted in microphone holder. Do not disassemble as shown in a). 2 5 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
Plate Assemblies in Slots in the fixture. As shown in Fig. 7 below, the ear plates have two long Rods that can be pushed into the Slots and secured each with two screws from the rear. F r o n t B a c k Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 2 6...
Slide in the Ear Plate Assemblies with the headphone Positioning Guides facing downwards. Note: Remember to tighten the four screws on the back of the unit. F r o n t B a c k 2 7 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
1. Loosen the screw holding the Ear Simulator (see Fig. 9). Fig. 9. Showing the screws locations for locking the ear simulator. Pull out the Ear Simulator. 2. Screw the Pinna onto the Ear Simulator (see Fig. 10). Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 2 8...
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Pulling here repeatedly may the pinna—with a finger in the damage it! ear canal—gently pry outwards Fig. 11. Showing where to pull when removing the ear simulator+ anthropometric pinna from 45CA. 2 9 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
1. Place the 45CC in a way that lets you access the Base plate (“foot”) from the underside. 2. Guide the three Bolts through the three holes in the base plate. 3. Fasten the Bolts using the YY0034 socket screwdriver. Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 3 0...
The scales on the two rods do not indicate the distance to the DUT. They are meant as a means to make it easy to document and repeat the settings onto more 45CC Headphone Test Fixtures. F r o n t B a c k Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 3 2...
Important. The parts of the microphone assembly—microphone, microphone holder, ½″ to ¼″ adapter and preamplifier—are glued together and should under no circumstances be disassembled. If a need for this arises, the unit must be returned to GRAS for service. 3 3 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture...
Important. It is important that the adapter is pushed as far down into the pistonphone as it will go. To ensure this, you must either tighten the pistonphone’s collar to ensure that it is in its lowest possible position, or remove it entirely, as shown below. Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 3 4...
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The sensitivity should be within ±0.3 dB of the sensitivity given on the Calibration Chart for the microphonoe when the Piston phone has been corrected for static pressure, etc. See Pis- tonphone manual. 3 5 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
The correction factors for the various calibration options are listed below. The correction factors are needed because the different calibration options introduce varying effective volumes. The correction factors have nothing to do with the different pinnae used. Instruction Manual GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture | 3 6...
IEC 61094-4 ½″ WS2P pressure microphones in the ear plate plane IEC 60318-1 ear simulators in the ear plate plane IEC 61094-4 ¼″ WS3P pressure microphones in the ear plate plane 3 7 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
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Max = 135 mm Continuous adjustment of distance and angle Min = 130 mm D = 128 mm Max = 170 mm Fig. 19. 45CC’s key adjustments for different headphone sizes 3 8 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
2002/96/EC RoHS directive: 2002/95/EC GRAS Sound & Vibration continually strives to improve the quality of our products for our custom- ers; therefore, the specifications and accessories are subject to change. 3 9 | GRAS 45CC Headphone Test Fixture Instruction Manual...
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