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I.S. EN 61669:2016

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ELECTROACOUSTICS - MEASUREMENT OF REAL-EAR ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING AIDS
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English

Published date

01-01-2016

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National Foreword
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test setup diagrams
5 Limitations
6 Test equipment
7 Test conditions
8 Measurements
9 Measurement uncertainty for the performance
  requirements of Clause 6
Annex A (informative) - Positioning the probe microphone
        sound inlet at the measurement point
Annex B (informative) - Issues in RECD measurement and
        application
Annex C (informative) - Relationship between tolerance
        interval, corresponding acceptance interval and the
        maximum permitted uncertainty of measurement
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

Provides recommendations and requirements for the measurement and estimation of the real-ear acoustical performance characteristics of air-conduction hearing aids and for the measurement of certain acoustic properties of the ear related to the application of hearing aids.

DevelopmentNote
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
86
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 61669 : 2016 Identical
SN EN 61669 : 2016 Identical
UNE-EN 61669:2003 Identical
NF EN 61669 : 2016 Identical
BS EN 61669:2016 Identical
EN 61669:2016 Identical
DIN EN 61669:2013-08 (Draft) Identical

IEC 60318-4:2010 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
EN 60118-0:2015 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 0: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids
IEC 60118-7:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 7: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids for production, supply and delivery quality assurance purposes
EN 60118-7:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 7: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids for production, supply and delivery quality assurance purposes
EN 60118-8:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 8: Methods of measurement of performance characteristics of hearing aids under simulated in situ working conditions
ISO/TR 25417:2007 Acoustics Definitions of basic quantities and terms
IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
IEC 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
EN 60118-15:2012 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 15: Methods for characterising signal processing in hearing aids with a speech-like signal
ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
EN 61260-1:2014 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1: Specifications
ISO/IEC Guide 98-4:2012 Uncertainty of measurement Part 4: Role of measurement uncertainty in conformity assessment
IEC 60050-801:1994 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 801: Acoustics and electroacoustics
IEC 60601-1-2:2014 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests
EN 60601-1-2:2015 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests
IEC 60318-5:2006 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 5: 2 cm<sup>3</sup> coupler for the measurement of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
EN ISO 8253-2:2009 Acoustics - Audiometric test methods - Part 2: Sound field audiometry with pure-tone and narrow-band test signals (ISO 8253-2:2009)
IEC 60118-15:2012 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 15: Methods for characterising signal processing in hearing aids with a speech-like signal
IEC 61260-1:2014 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1: Specifications
IEC 60118-8:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 8: Methods of measurement of performance characteristics of hearing aids under simulated [<i>in situ</i>] working conditions
EN ISO 266 : 1997 ACOUSTICS - PREFERRED FREQUENCIES (ISO 266:1997)
EN 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
EN 60318-5 : 2006 ELECTROACOUSTICS - SIMULATORS OF HUMAN HEAD AND EAR - PART 5: 2 CM[3] COUPLER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF HEARING AIDS AND EARPHONES COUPLED TO THE EAR BY MEANS OF EAR INSERTS
IEC 60118-0:2015 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 0: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids
ISO 8253-2:2009 Acoustics Audiometric test methods Part 2: Sound field audiometry with pure-tone and narrow-band test signals
EN 60318-4:2010 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts

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