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APx511 APx511 HEARING INSTRUMENT ANALYZER HEARING INSTRUMENT ANALYZER Installation Instructions, Installation Instructions, Specifications and Specifications and Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide B Series B Series...
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APx511 B Series audio analyzer Installation Instructions and Specifications B Series APx511 November 2023...
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Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., registered in the United States and other countries, used with permis- sion. Audio Precision 9290SW Nimbus Ave Beaverton, Oregon 97008 503-627-0832 800-231-7350 ap.com 8211.0363.003 XXIII1117195957 APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation Instructions and Specifications...
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APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer. The APx500 User’s Manual Detailed information on the operation of the APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer is available from the embedded Help installed with the APx500 measurement software, in the APx500 User’s Manual PDF on the APx500 Applica- tion USB, and on the Web at ap.com;...
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APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation Instructions and Specifications...
±10 % of nominal Do NOT substitute parts or make any modifications with- (90–264 Vac). out the written approval of Audio Precision. Doing so may create safety hazards. Using this product in a man- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Safety...
Disclaimer Audio Precision cautions against using their products in a manner not specified by the manufacturer. To do other- wise may void any warranties, damage equipment, or pose a safety risk to personnel. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Safety...
I, selon l’abréviation « d’une source d’alimentation réseau de 50–60 Hz CA, à CAT I ». Ce produit ne devrait pas être utilisé dans les une tension nominale de 100–240 V CA. La tension d’ali- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Sécurité...
Les symboles suivants peuvent être présents sur les pan- neaux ou les couvercles de l’équipement ou des modules, et sont utilisés dans le présent manuel: BORNE DE TERRE FONCTIONNELLE— Les bornes identifiées à l’aide de ce symbole sont reliées électrique- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Sécurité...
Avis de non-responsabilité Audio Precision déconseille fortement l’utilisation de ses produits d’une manière non spécifiée par le fabricant. Une telle utilisation pourrait annuler toute garantie, endommager l’équipement ou présenter un risque de sécurité pour le personnel. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Sécurité...
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CA. Este producto se clasifica como una fuente de suministro eléctrico de 50–60 Hz de corri- Categoría de Medición I, abreviado como “CAT I”. ente alterna a una tensión nominal de 100–240 VCA. La APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Seguridad...
NO opere la unidad al estar apoyada sobre las patas laterales. TERMINAL DE TIERRA FUNCIONAL—Un terminal marcado con este símbolo está conectado eléctricamente a un punto de referencia de un circuito de medición o sal- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Seguridad...
Audio Precision advierte contra el uso de este producto de una manera no especificada por el fabricante. El hecho de no hacerlo de la manera indicada invalidaría las garantías, causaría daño al equipo, o representaría un riesgo de seguridad para el personal. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Seguridad...
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APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Seguridad...
If you need a KeyBox, locate your analyzer below), but may require authorization codes to enable serial number and go to https://ap.com/get-keybox/ to APx500 software or software options. complete the order form. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Video resolution of 1900 x 1080 or greater is recommended. System performance is sensitive to processor speed; faster processors will yield faster results. APx500 is data intensive and it is recommended that other data-intensive applications not be run concurrently. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Before connecting your APx511 instrument to your PC, Windows will detect the presence of the APx511 on the install the APx500 measurement software as described USB port and will open the Hardware Update Wizard to APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
Figure 2. Detail of power entry module on mally be correct unless the instrument has been trans- APx511 instrument rear panel. ported into another area. The power entry module has a The mains power switch is to the left. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Insert a small screwdriver or similar tool in the slot and pry the cover door hinge outward. The cover door will snap out, and then can be pivoted on APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Figure 4. Changing the mains power supply volt- indicator pin shows the desired voltage. age. • Once you have verified that the line voltage selection is correct, connect the power cord from a mains APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Refer to the label on the instrument rear panel for fuse Press the fuse assembly firmly into the housing. current ratings. • Confirm that the line voltage selection is correct for your mains voltage and your fusing arrangement. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
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Once you have verified that the line voltage selection is correct, connect the power cord from a mains power out- let to the power cord connector on the instrument rear panel. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation...
Si vous utilisez la version 4.6 ou une version plus récente Le numéro de série de l’analyseur se trouve sur l’éti- du logiciel APx500 avec un analyseur APx antérieur (pas quette de configuration à l’arrière de l’analyseur et sur APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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Internet pour télécharger et installer le logiciel. • Un port USB 2.0 ou USB 3.0; deux ports requis dans le cas de l’utilisation du DCX-127 ou du commuta- teur optionnel. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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à l’arrière. Dans bien des cas, ces ports pratiques com- promettent la performance étant donné la lon- gueur de câble supplémentaire installée dans l’ordinateur. Nous vous recommandons d’uti- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
APx par l’entremise du module d’entrée d’alimentation est disponible en format PDF sur le disque de situé sur le panneau arrière. Avant de brancher le cordon l’application APx500 et en ligne à l’adresse APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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La figure 2 montre la cheville dans la deuxième Figure 3. Couvercle du module d’entrée position, indiquant 120 volts. Vérifiez si la tension d’alimentation et bloc de fusibles. indiquée correspond à la tension d’alimentation secteur APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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• Insérez la carte de sélection de tension dans le boîtier, avec le côté imprimé de la carte faisant face au con- necteur d’alimentation secteur. Le bord de la carte indiquant la tension désirée devrait être inséré en pre- mier dans le boîtier. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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Informations sur les fusibles Le module d’entrée d’alimentation convient à deux arrangements de fusibles, comme illustré à la figure 6. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
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• Insérez la cartouche de fusibles dans le boîtier, avec le côté de la cartouche contenant le(s) fusible(s) selon votre arrangement désiré faisant face au boîtier. Insérez fermement la cartouche de fusibles dans le boîtier. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Installation (Fr)
Los números de serie del analizador se localizan en la eti- Si está usando el software APx500 versión 4.6 o poste- queta de configuración en el panel trasero del analizador, rior con un analizador APx anterior (que no sea “B APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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• Una unidad lectora óptica de CD ROM o conexión a Internet para descarger e instalar el software. • Un puerto USB 2.0 o USB 3.0; se requieren dos para usar un interruptor opcional o un DCX-127. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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En varios Demo Mode [Modo de demostración]. casos, estos puertos de conveniencia han afectado el rendimiento debido a la longitud adicional del cable dentro de la PC. Recomen- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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PDF en el Disco de Aplicación del APx500 y en línea en ap.com, además puede solicitar una versión en papel de Audio Precision o de su distribuidor local. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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De no ser así, cambie la y bloque de fusibles. configuración del voltaje de la fuente de suministro tal como se describe a continuación. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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• Inserte la tarjeta selectora de voltaje dentro de la car- casa con el lado impreso de la tarjeta hacia el conec- tor de la fuente de suministro de alimentación. El APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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Consulte la etiqueta en el panel posterior del instrumento istro desde una toma de fuente de alimentación al para las capacidades de corriente de los fusibles. conector del cable de suministro en el tablero poste- rior del instrumento. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
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Presione firmemente el ensamble de fus- ibles al interior de la carcasa. • Confirme que la selección de la línea de voltaje sea la correcta para su voltaje de suministro y su arreglo de fusibles. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Instalación...
10 kHz to 20 kHz ±0.1 dB Residual THD+N (–80 dB + 2.0 µV), 20 kHz BW Fs = 100 Hz–20 kHz Typically ≤0.005% THD+N Non-Harmonic Content Typically ≤110 dB when Fs ≤20 kHz APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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Sample Rate Range (SR) 8 kS/s to 108 kS/s, and Operation from 109 kS/s to 175 kS/s is possible, but with 175 kS/s to 192 kS/s degraded flatness Maximum File Size 32 MSample. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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10 kHz to 20 kHz ±0.1 dB Speaker Voltage Range < 1 µV to 5.7 Vrms Limited by speaker amplifier output Accuracy (1 kHz) ±0.05 dB [±0.60 %] Open circuit with no load applied APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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LF tone must be 1/6 • HF tone. SMPTE & MOD Any combination of 40 Hz–1 kHz (LF) and 240 Hz–21.6 kHz (HF), mixed in any ratio from 1:1 to 10:1 (LF:HF) APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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±24 Vdc maximum in 25 V range Accuracy 250 mV and 800 mV ranges ±(0.7% reading + 1 mV) 2.5 V to 80 V ranges ±(0.7% reading + 0.1% range) Battery simulator APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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20 minutes Allow at least 60 minutes if unit has been stored in a signifi- Stabilization Time cantly different environment prior to turn on, or if unit is to be calibrated or adjusted APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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Analyzer input must be ≥ 150 mV for specified performance. Analyzer set to measure “d2+d3” IMD products for MOD and DFD modes. Maximum low-pass filter frequency is limited by analyzer input bandwidth setting. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Analog I/O Specifications...
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The APx511 has an internal 4 watt power amplifier to A .NET library of functions to perform and automate the drive the loudspeaker, a telecoil output, a powered micro- tests described in IEC60118-7 and ANSI S3.22 is pro- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
The mains switch, the mains power input and mains line fusing are provided in the module. See the Installation TELE-COIL chapter earlier in this booklet for detailed information. This indicator is lit when the Telecoil output is selected. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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APx511 supports Aux Control Input only. Battery simulator V+ p9 Not used p10 Not used p11 Not used p12 Battery simulator V– p13 Not used p14 Not used p15 APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide Female (panel) connector.
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Use this connector to connect the B Series APx511 to a sequence. Applications include input of operator controls USB port on the PC running APx500. (such as a foot switch) and reading of device states. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
• Microphone coupler, 2 cc, HA-1-05, 0.5 in. surement microphone, when purchased as an option from • Microphone coupler, 2 cc, HA-2-05, 0.5 in, with Audio Precision. BTE tubes. • Microphone coupler, 2 cc, HA-1-14, 14 mm APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
For production testing a user- created program in C#.NET, VB.NET or Lab- VIEW should be created to address the API. See page page 62. The graphs displayed in APxHia are images. G.R.A.S. Microphone Calibrator APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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APx511, it can be instructive to watch the APx500 dis- When APxHia first launches, it also launches APx500 (in plays while the testing progresses. the background, not visible) and opens an APx project APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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Fit the microphone to the calibrator and turn the calibra- tor ON. In APxHia, Click Calibrate. The program will measure the microphone output and set Mic Sensitivity (measured) value as required to cali- brate the microphone. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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Testing the Acoustic input Date field will read “No Leveling Data.” The hearing instrument is typically tested in an acoustic Leveling uses the regulation function in APx. chamber, where a loudspeaker stimulates the instru- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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Washington, D.C., and IEC60118-7, from full-on position. the International Electrotechnical Commission based in Set RTS Geneva, Switzerland. An interactive dialog to set the Reference Test Setting, using the volume control on the DUT. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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50 dBSPL when the gain of the hearing instrument is at abrupt change from 90 to 55 dB input SPL and the time its full-on position. when the coupler SPL has stabilized to within 4 dB of the APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
Sample files are listed on page page 69. The DLL and the 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz, with the gain control at Help file are included in the APxHia download. RTS. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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This top level application can access the APx511 analyzer completely through the HiTest DLL without any reference to the APx500 API. The APxHia application installed from the APxHia download is an example of such an application. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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= "myPath"; Within a class constructor, the call to declare an instance apxHiTest.RestoreConfiguration(); the APxHiTest can be made. VB.NET Once an object is created, it must be initialized APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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The second CalibrateMic function (above) should be used to set the mic cal value for each signal path in the proj- APxHiTest. ect, insuring that all signal paths are properly set up for the microphone. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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For instance, to measure OSPL90, a call to MeasureFrequencyResponseLevel is made. C#.NET double level = 90.0; SignalType sweep = SignalType.FrequencyResponse; SignalPath path = SignalPath.Acoustic; APXHiTest.XYarrayPair results = apxHiTest. MeasureFrequencyResponseLevel(level, path, sweep); APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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Also the APx500 UI can be made vis- ible or hidden. The signal monitors can be turned on or off. C#.NET // Hide the APx apxHiTest.Visible = false; VB.NET APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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Some measurements provide data as single values. Some metrics must be derived from the measurement results. Two measurement functions support capturing the plot screen as a bitmap that can be displayed by the applica- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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LabVIEW VIs is similar, providing the same capabilities. C#.NET solutions and files These are typically installed in ~\User Docs\APx500 x.x |HI Analyzer\Examples\CSharp. Specific documentation can be found in the interactive help available while run- APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
For the APx511, a special fixture is required to connect the APx511 outputs to its input, and to provide proper loading and termination. This fixture with a cable and a terminator are in the SLFT-KIT, available from Audio Precision. APx511 B Series Audio Analyzer: Getting Started Guide...
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