6. AUTO MODE
Programmable User
Tests
The ZODIAC 901 not only has the capability for manual and automatic
middle-ear testing but also has the unique capacity to run a sequence of
tests, set up for the operator’s own convenience and according to
his/her preferences (see User Test Programming in §7.1). Up to four of
these sequences may be programmed and they may also include pauses,
printouts, in fact anything that you can do in Manual Mode!
ME Preset Tests
In addition, the instrument leaves the factory with five Madsen Electron-
ics Preset tests, which may not be altered.
Remote Control of
ZODIAC 901
The ZODIAC 901 can be user-programmed so that all the measurements
required are remotely controlled from the Stop/Start pushbutton on the
Probe, without the need to touch the front panel controls. This feature
may be used to speed up the screening of large numbers of patients.
Continue
The top line of the LCD will display “AUTOMATIC MODE” when the
ZODIAC 901 is in Auto Mode, regardless of the function it is perform-
ing. Whenever it also displays “STANDBY”, it is waiting to give the user
time to perform some action before pressing
Continue
to proceed with
the current test.
Escape
To interrupt a test sequence in Auto Mode, stop test if one is in progress
(
Softkey 2
), and press
Escape
.
6.1 MADSEN ELECTRONICS PRESET TEST MENU
Auto Test
Pressing
Auto Test
accesses one of two parallel menus, the ME Preset
Test Menu or User Test Menu. Press
Auto Test
again to select the other
test menu, and to toggle between these two menus.
The ME Preset Test Menu enables the operator to start any of the five
automatic factory defined tests listed below by pressing the correspond-
ing
Softkey
.
These tests are defined by Madsen Electronics and programmed at the
factory—there is no provision for the user to alter them. Each of them in-
cludes provision to change the patient I.D. and the ear at the start of the
test. Each Madsen Electronics Preset Test performs a Print All when the
last measurement is complete.
Softkey 1
“Screen” performs a Tymp. Sweep test and then an Ipsi Reflex Screening
test (1000 Hz, 95 dB HL), followed by printout (Print All).
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GN Otometrics
AUTO MODE
Chap. 6
ZODIAC 901 Middle-Ear Analyzer
MADSEN ELECTRONICS PRESET TEST MENU
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