Appendix
The RA0045/RA0045-S1 Ear Simulator
Introduction
The RA0045/RA0045-S1 Ear Simulator is for making acoustic measurements on earphones coupled
to the human ear by ear inserts such as tubes, ear moulds or ear tips. It is delivered with a built-in
40AG ½” pressure microphone and an individual calibration chart for the coupler-microphone combi-
nation.
Important!
do not extract the microphone housed in the RA0045 since this would invalidate the
factory calibration.
The ear simulator complies with the following international requirements:
IEC 60318-4 Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear
by ear inserts
ITU-T Recommendations P.57 Series P: Telephone transmission quality, Objective measuring
apparatus: Artificial ears.
Components
It comprises the following user-serviceable components:
GR0407 Ear Simulator Housing
GR0408 External-ear Simulator
GR0409 Union Nut
The RA0045 is delivered as shown in Fig. 9, to the left. An exploded view of its user-serviceable
components is shown in Fig. 9, to the right.
GR0409
Union nut
GR0407
Ear Simulator
housing)
GR0408
External-ear
Simulator
View ‘A’ show-
ing microphone
cartridge (do not
remove it!)
A
Fig. 9.
RA0045/RA0045-S1 Ear Simulator as delivered (left) and its user serviceable parts
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