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print-outs away from the light in a cool, dry place. Do not store the strips in
plastic or put cellophane tape on them, and avoid fingerprints. If you want to be
absolutely certain that you will have data for many years, use a regular copier to
duplicate the printed results.
2.6.6. Using an External Printer
You can hook up an external printer to your FP35 analyzer to print your results
on normal office paper. This eliminates the problem of fading associated with
thermal printouts, and often makes it easier to store your results.
You can use any external printer that supports HP PCL (Hewlett Packard Printer
Computer Language) version 3.0 and above. We keep a list of printers that work
with our analyzers on our website: http://www.frye.com/products/analyzers/
printerlist.html.
To connect an external printer to the FP35 analyzer:
1. Unplug the FP35 analyzer and the external printer from any power source.
2. Connect a standard printer cable to the external printer.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the connector on the back of the FP35
labeled “PRINTER.”
4. Plug the FP35 analyzer and the external printer into their respective power
sources.
5. Follow the directions found in Section 2.6.1 to select the external printer in
the FP35 software. You are now ready to use the external printer.
2.7 Display & Data
This section describes how to view individual response curves in terms of their
numerical data. It also describes the Curve ID box that is present in the real-ear
and coupler measurement screens.
2.7.1 Data Display
It’s often useful to look at the actual numerical data from a response curve.
There are two ways you can use the data display on the FP35—you can convert
a completed curve to a data table, or you can run a test and have the display
update in data format. Either way, the data tables give you detailed numerical
information on the gain or output that the hearing aid provides. Figure 2.7.1
shows a printout of the data format.
