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INTRODUCTION
The Earscan 3 model ES3S is a pure tone, full frequency air conduction
audiometers with talk over. It provides manual/automatic screening and manual
threshold test capability. Options are available which provide higher nominal test
levels (100 dB vs. 80 dB HTL, respectively) and the capability to support dual
headsets.
The ES3S is an easy to use audiometer with considerable functionality. It is user
customizable, can be battery or AC powered, and offers flexibility in
communications. One of the most powerful features of the instrument is the ability
to be updated or upgraded via a PC attached to the Internet. Using factory
supplied software, firmware updates/upgrades can be downloaded from the Micro
Audiometrics website and installed on the ES3S. Micro Audiometrics will be
periodically adding new features to the firmware, and these features can be
downloaded from the Micro Audiometrics website or obtained from an authorized
Micro Audiometrics distributor.
Manual Conventions
The following conventions are used to indicate interactions with ES3S:
KEY Presses appear in
{ }
; e.g.
{
▲
}
means press the
▲
key.
Basic menu navigation is done using
{
▲
}
/
{
▼
}
and
{
◄
}
/
{
►
}
.
Use the
{
Ο
}
key to
present tones
,
select menu items
, or
select list items.
It’s the navigation key in the center of the array:
▲
◄
Ο
►
▼
Menu sequences appear as
⌐
M
ENU
1
⌐
M
ENU
2
⌐
M
ENU
3
. The “
⌐
”
symbol is used to
indicate “scroll to Menu Item and press the
Ο
key”.
Use
{
◄
}
/
{
►
}
to select digit position and
{
▲
}
/
{
▼
}
to scroll through digits when
entering time, date, and ID numbers.