Working With Individual Setups (Test Protocols); Selecting A Test Protocol - Interacoustics Affinity 2.0 Additional Information

1.8 Working with individual setups (test protocols)

There are many dif f erent demands and wishes regarding how an audiometer should both f unction and
appear depending on the specif ic situation and national standards. One of the greatest advantages of the
AC440 module is the f lexibility enabling you to tailor the system according to your specif ic pref erences in the
so-called "test protocols". These test protocols are created in the AC440 setup which will be described in this
section.
This manual will cover the use of f actory/standard test protocols as well as how to create individual test
protocols f or different purposes or dif ferent clinicians working in the same f acility.
The f ollowing sections describe the setup options f or all tests even though you most likely will only need to
setup a f ew. This chapter should be seen as a work of ref erence where single f unctions can be looked up
rather than a step-by-step guide
1.8.1

Selecting a test protocol:

1) Open the AC440 f rom your patient management system, Noah, OtoAccess® or via stand-alone.
2) Go to the AC440 Setup by f ollowing Menu | Setup | AC440 Setup
3) In the List of protocols, both f actory test protocols with standard/f actory test parameters and
personalized test protocols can be accessed and selected f rom the list (e.g.,"AC440" and "Joan
Jones").
Note: Certain test protocols may be hidden f rom this test protocol selection using the Show/Hide protocol
f unction f ound under Menu | Setup | show hide protocols
About the AC440 setup:
In the AC440 Setup tests will be listed to the lef t. Unf old each the menu of test to access its options. Each
test contains the f ollowing options:
In each setup screen you will f ind three buttons in the lower right corner:
Clicking OK will close the AC440 setup and save all changes.
Clicking Apply will save changes but without closing the AC440 Setup. The change will,
however, immediately be active and visible on the screen behind the setup dialog.
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Start-up: These are the settings f or which the test will start up
Common: Allows f or setting up more general settings of the specif ic
test
Keyboard: Allows f or setting up macros f or the dedicated
Af f inity /Equinox audiometry keyboard (if this is used).
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Add-ons: Allows f or setting up add-on f eatures/subtests if available
f or a test. These require a special licence.
Note: Some setup screens contain more than one tab of f ering multiple
user controls.
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