88 Hearing Aid Measurements WinCHAP User’s Manual
Each test window has the following features:
• You can check the connection of your analyzer.
• The main window of the display contains graphical representations of the
test results.
• There is a button or tab containing the numerical data of the test results.
• There is a button or tab containing all of the test parameters.
• There are basic analyzer controls that can be performed remotely from
within WinCHAP.
7.2.1 Creating & Opening Tests
All hearing aid tests are attached to a particular hearing aid. These are the steps
you must take to save a hearing aid test in WinCHAP:
1. Create the hearing aid record in the Office Manager or in the Quick Entry
Hearing Aid window. See Sections 3.2.2.1, 3.3.2.1, and 3.3.2.2.
2. Open the hearing aid record in the Test Menu. See Section 4.1.3.
3. Create a new hearing aid test and choose the type of test you would like
to take. See Section 4.2.2.
4. Get the test from the analyzer. See Section 7.3 for information on using
the Response Curves window, Section 7.4 for information on using the
Real-Ear window, and Section 7.5 for information on using the automated
test sequence windows such as ANSI 87, ANSI 96, and IEC.
5. Save the test by clicking
Save in the toolbar of the measurement window.
6. Close the window by clicking
Back.
7. The new test will be listed under the hearing aid in the Test Menu. You
can open it again by double-clicking it.
7.2.2 Checking the analyzer’s connection
Before you can get any measurement curves from your FONIX analyzer, your
computer must be connected to your hearing aid analyzer. See Section 1.3 and
Section 2.2.2 for instructions on setting up the connection.
Use the
Check button in the toolbar of the measurement window to check your
analyzer’s connection. If you are unable to establish a connection, try click
-
ing the Check button again, making sure the analyzer is powered up and that
the connections between the analyzer and the computer are solid. You can also
check your COM port configuration.
