Does the ACS adjust a MA-42 by itself?
Yes. Under automatic control the ACS sets each test point on the MA-42 and adjusts its output to the selected standard. The technician is only prompted to change transducers.
Supported instruments · MAICO
Calibrating MAICO audiometers and tympanometers
The ACS has built-in setups for 20 MAICO instruments, and 12 of them run under full automatic control. Select the model, start the calibration, and the ACS sets each test point, measures it and adjusts the instrument to ANSI S3.6 and IEC 60645.
20MAICO models with built-in setups
12 of 20Under full automatic serial / USB control
Under 10 minExhaustive calibration on most audiometers
ANSI & IECS3.6, IEC 60645, ISO 389 and S3.39 built in
Supported MAICO models
Every MAICO model the ACS calibrates
Automatic control means the ACS talks to the instrument through its serial or USB port: it sets frequency, level and channel itself and adjusts the instrument to the standard, and you only step in to change transducers. Models in manual mode are calibrated with the ACS prompting the technician for each setting and measuring the result.
| Model | Type | Control | What the ACS checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA-1000 | Audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-19/20 | Audiometer | Manual | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-25 | Screening audiometer | Manual | Air conduction output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, tone switching |
| MA-25 (Model 1135) | Screening audiometer | Automatic | Air conduction output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, tone switching |
| MA-27 | Screening audiometer | Manual | Air conduction output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, tone switching |
| MA-28 | Audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-33 | Diagnostic audiometer | Manual | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-39 | Screening audiometer | Manual | Air conduction output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, tone switching |
| MA-40 | Screening audiometer | Manual | Air conduction output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, tone switching |
| MA-41 | Diagnostic audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-42 | Diagnostic audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MI-44 | Tympanometer / middle ear analyzer | Automatic | Probe tone level, compliance, probe pressure, reflex output level, distortion, linearity |
| MA-51 | Diagnostic audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-52 | Clinical audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-790 | Clinical audiometer | Manual | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| MA-800 | Audiometer | Manual | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| easyTymp | Tympanometer / middle ear analyzer | Automatic | Probe tone level, compliance, probe pressure, reflex output level, distortion, linearity |
| easyScreen | ABR / OAE instrument | Automatic | Probe and headset output level, distortion, intermodulation, linearity |
| easyTone | PC-based audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
| Pilot Test | Audiometer | Automatic | Air, bone and high frequency output levels, frequency, distortion, linearity, masking noise, tone switching, crosstalk, speech |
MAICO model not listed? It can still be calibrated: set it up as a User Defined instrument with its own test configuration. See MAICO on the full instrument list.
How it works
A MAICO calibration, start to finish
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Select the MAICO model
The ACS loads the right calibration routine and sets the headphone type and impedance for that model.
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Connect and start
Connect the instrument’s outputs to the ACS interface, and on automatic-control models its serial or USB port. The ACS steps through every test point, recording the values it found before any adjustment.
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Print the certificate
Every result, the MAICO and transducer serial numbers and the standard used, with your company logo. What a certificate should include.
Questions
MAICO calibration questions
Can the ACS calibrate MAICO tympanometers too?
Yes. The MI-44 and easyTymp are supported, with probe tone level, compliance, pressure and reflex tests to ANSI S3.39.
How often should a MAICO audiometer be calibrated?
Under OSHA hearing conservation rules, an acoustic calibration at least yearly and an exhaustive calibration at least every two years. Calibration schedules.
Other calibration guides: GSI (14 models) · Interacoustics (23 models) · all 22 manufacturers.
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