Honeywell Howard Leight VeriPRO User manual

VeriPRO Quick Reference Guide
Guide de référence rapide VeriPRO
VeriPRO Kurzanleitung
Guía de referencia rápida de VeriPRO

Table of Contents FR Table des matières
0.0 Welcome Bienvenue
1.0 VeriPRO at a Glance VeriPRO en un coup d’œil
1.1 How It Works Fonctionnement
1.2 Components Composants
1.3 System Requirements Exigences du système
2.0 Getting Started Démarrage
2.1 Installing the Software Installation du logiciel
2.2 Managing Users Gestion des utilisateurs
2.3 Set-Up and Preferences Configuration et préférences
2.4 Audio Settings Paramètres audio
3.0 Using VeriPRO Utilisation de VeriPRO
3.1 Main Menu Menu principal
3.2 Select Earplug Screen Sélection d’un écran Bouchon d’oreille
3.3 Complete Check Vérification complète
3.4 Quick Check Vérification rapide
3.5 User Reports Comptes-rendus utilisateurs
3.6 Earplug Fit raining Formation à la mise en place de bouchons d'oreille
4.0 roubleshooting Guide de dépannage
4.1 Care and Maintenance Entretien
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0.0 Willkommen Bienvenida
1.0 Überblick über VeriPRO VeriPRO en un vistazo
1.1 Funktionsweise Cómo funciona
1.2 omponenten Componentes
1.3 Systemanforderungen Requisitos del sistema
2.0 Erste Schritte Guía de inicio
2.1 Die Software installieren Instalación del software
2.2 Benutzer verwalten Administración de usuarios
2.3 Einrichtung und Benutzervorgaben Configuración y preferencias
2.4 Audio-Einstellungen Configuración de audio
3.0 VeriPRO verwenden Uso de VeriPRO
3.1 Hauptmenü Menú principal
3.2 Bildschirm „Gehörschutzstöpsel auswählen“ Pantalla de selección del tapón auditivo
3.3 Vollständige Prüfung Control completo
3.4 Schnellprüfung Control rápido
3.5 Benutzerberichte Reportes del usuario
3.6 Schulung zur Passform der Gehörschutzstöpsel Capacitación de colocación de los tapones auditivos
4.0 Fehlersuche Detección y solución de problemas
4.1 Pflege und Wartung Cuidados y mantenimiento
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Welcome 1.0 VeriPRO at a Glance
Howard Leight’s VeriPRO makes it easy to get an accurate, real-
world picture of your employees’ hearing protection.
This Quick Reference Guide gives you an overview of VeriPRO
hardware and software and gets you on your way to providing a
valuable hearing conservation service to your employees. The
guide provides information needed to set up, install and begin
using VeriPRO.
Developed by Howard Leight, in conjunction with the House Ear
Institute, VeriPRO makes it easy to get an accurate, real-world
picture of your employees’ hearing protection. Find out whether
your employees are receiving optimal protection, require additional
training on how to fit their earplugs, or need to try a different
model. VeriPRO uses sophisticated software in a user-friendly
format to measure the Personal Attenuation Rating [PAR] – the
real-ear attenuation your employees are receiving from their
earplugs.
Designed to be as easy to use as an automated cash machine or
self-service ticket kiosk, VeriPRO is a simple yet powerful
component of any Hearing Conservation program.
• Measures the Personal Attenuation Rating (PAR) for each
employee
• Captures real-world attenuation by using unmodified earplugs
• Works with any earplug, corded or uncorded
• Fulfills regulatory requirements to ensure proper initial fitting of
hearing protection
• Creates accurate, easy-to-understand reports within minutes
• Provides an ideal opportunity for one-on-one education

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Unlike typical audiometric tests that measure the softest level at
which a listener can hear a tone, VeriPRO utilizes a relative
measurement of hearing level – the loudness of a tone in one ear
is balanced to a tone in the opposite ear at a known level. This
unique “loudness-balance” method allows an accurate hearing
test to be performed with normal background noise levels found
in a typical office or worksite – no special sound booth or
accommodations are needed.
he VeriPRO test procedure
VeriPRO’s test method is simple to learn and fast to complete. Users
balance tones using an on-screen slider bar so that the tones are
equally loud in both ears.
1. VeriPRO measures the user’s relative hearing level without
earplugs, across a range of frequencies.
2. The user inserts an earplug in the right ear and repeats the
loudness-balance procedure.
3. The user repeats the loudness-balance procedure with earplugs
in both ears.
1.1 How It Works

1.2 VeriPRO Components
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CD
Includes software, specially designed interface for users and
reporting features.
Audio Processor
Powers the system and serves as an external sound card and
headphone amplifier. Plug the audio processor into the USB port of
your computer and plug the headphones into the audio processor.
Headphones
Audiometrically balanced specifically for use with VeriPRO, these
headphones provide optimal audio output and greater backset of
the speaker for testing earplugs. Color-coded earcups: Red for right,
Blue for left.
Note: Do not use other headphones with VeriPRO, as this will
affect test results and may cause discomfort if the earplugs ma e
contact with the headphone.
Personal Attenuation Rating (PAR)
Based on the results, VeriPRO calculates the amount of
attenuation at each frequency in each ear and displays a Personal
Attenuation Rating (PAR) for each ear. The users know exactly
how much attenuation they are getting from their earplugs the
instant they are fitted (see Section 3.3).
Quick Check Results
Quick Check uses the same loudness balance procedure, but only
tests one critical frequency (500 Hz) in each ear (see Section 3.4).
1.1 How It Works (continued)

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1.3 System Requirements 2.0 Getting Started
Minimum Requirements 700Mhz CPU, 256MB RAM
Recommended Requirements 1.2Ghz CPU or faster,
512MB RAM
Hard-Disk Space Requirements 500MB
Software Requirements Windows XP, Windows 7 or
Windows Vista with SP3 or later,
Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0
When using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, VeriPRO must be
installed/opened with Administrator privileges.
To get started using VeriPRO, simply plug in the hardware
components, load the software onto your computer and enter users
into the database.
1. Plug VeriPRO audio processor into USB port of your computer
2. Plug VeriPRO headphones into audio processor
3. Turn off computer-generated sounds in your Control Panel
4. Install VeriPRO software
5. Enter user names into the database
6. Run VeriPRO test

You must add user names and other information into the data-
base before you begin testing.
o add users to the database:
1. Open program by clicking the VeriPRO icon.
2. At the welcome screen, click Continue. This brings you to the
Main Menu screen.
3. Click the oolbox icon in the top right corner.
4. Enter the Administrator Password into the pop-up box. Type the
word “password” for your initial log-in, then change the
password to your own preference. This password is encoded and
cannot be retrieved by anyone but you.
5. Click Manage Users.
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o install the VeriPRO software onto your computer:
1. Insert the VeriPRO CD into your computer’s CD drive.
2. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop or in
your Start menu.
3. Access your CD drive by clicking on the D:\ drive icon.
4. Double-click on the VeriPRO icon to begin the installation
process.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install VeriPRO in the
directory of your choice.
2.1 Install & Register Software 2.2 Managing sers

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o enter user names:
1. Click Add User.
2. Enter an employee’s first
/ middle / last name, ID
number, Noise Exposure
Level, Department, and
Work Location. Required
fields are indicated with
an asterisk (*).
After a Department or
Work Location has been
entered initially, these
entries can be selected
from the drop-down
menu in future tests. They do not need to be entered again.
Instead of entering user names individually, you can also
upload a batch file of users. Click on Upload Users and follow
the instructions to prepare a tab-delimited text file, with data in
appropriate columns. Once the file is prepared, click on Upload
File.
3. Enter the employee’s noise exposure level, if known. This
exposure level should be the 8-hour Time-Weighted Average
exposure level, and may be entered as dBA (most common) or
dBC. This entry must be between 70 - 170 dB.
2.3 Set- p and Preferences2.2 Managing sers (continued)
Preferences
This function allows the administrator to select various testing options.
1. Select your preferred language.
2. Select the rating method used in your region (NRR for North
America, SNR for Europe, SLC80 for Australia).
3. Select your Safe Noise Criterion. This is the level you would like to
define as a safe noise exposure. We recommend 80 dB as the Safe
Noise Criterion; however, some companies and regulatory
agencies use other levels between 80-85. Your selection of Safe
Noise Crtierion does not affect the VeriPRO test itself, but does
affect the calculation of Safe Exposure Level in the results.
The other settings in the Preferences screen allow the administrator
to adjust the parameters of the VeriPRO test, including audio output
levels and timing. (continued on next page)

2.4 Audio Settings
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2.3 Set- p and Preferences (continued)
Typically no adjustment is
needed in these settings − the
default settings accommodate
nearly all users. The settings
are programmed as shown:
Upload Company Logo
VeriPRO allows you to
customize the screen with
your company logo. Simply upload a .jpg, .gif or .png file. Image
dimensions should not exceed 416 pixels W x 33 pixels H.
Quick Reference Guide
An electronic copy of this Quick Reference Guide is available from
this menu.
Export Data
VeriPRO results may be exported to an external file for data col-
lection and analysis.
1. In the Toolbox menu, select Export Data.
2. Select the date range for the tests you would like to export.
3. Click on Export.
Before you begin running tests, you must disable the internal
computer-generated sounds in the Windows Sound Control
Panel. Otherwise, computer sounds (such as incoming e-mail
alerts) will sound uncomfortably loud for users and will interfere
with the test.
Disable internal sounds
From your Windows desktop, click:
• Start
• Settings
• Control Panel
• Sounds and Audio Devices