• EN IEC 60118-4:2015/A1:2018

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    ELECTROACOUSTICS - HEARING AIDS - PART 4: INDUCTION-LOOP SYSTEMS FOR HEARING AID PURPOSES - SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

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    Published date:  09-02-2018

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General
    5 Using components of a sound system in an induction-loop
       system
    6 Meters and test signals
    7 Magnetic background noise level of the installation site
    8 Characteristics to be specified, methods of measurement
       and requirements
    9 Small-volume systems
    10 Setting up (commissioning) the system
    Annex A (informative) - Systems for small useful magnetic
            field volumes
    Annex B (informative) - Measuring equipment
    Annex C (informative) - Provision of information
    Annex D (informative) - Measuring speech signals
    Annex E (informative) - Basic theory and practice of audio-frequency
            induction-loop systems
    Annex F (informative) - Effects of metal in the building structure
            on the magnetic field
    Annex G (informative) - Calibration of field-strength meters
    Annex H (informative) - Effect of the aspect ratio of the loop on
            the magnetic field strength
    Annex I (informative) - Overspill of magnetic field from an
            induction-loop system
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications

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    Defines requirements for the field strength in audio-frequency induction loops for hearing aid purposes, which will give adequate signal-to-noise ratio without overloading the hearing aid.

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    Committee SR 29
    Development Note 2015 Edition Re-Issued in February 2018 & incorporates AMD 1 2018. Supersedes & Redesignates EN 60118-4. (05/2018)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    HD 483.10 : 200S1 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 10: PEAK PROGRAMME LEVEL METERS
    IEC 62489-1:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV Electroacoustics - Audio-frequency induction loop systems for assisted hearing - Part 1: Methods of measuring and specifying theperformance of system components
    IEC 61938 : 2.0 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS - GUIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF ANALOGUE INTERFACES TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY
    IEC 60268-3:2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers
    IEC 60268-10:1991 Sound system equipment - Part 10: Peak programme level meters
    EN 61672-1:2013 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
    EN 60268-3:2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers
    IEC 61938:2013 Multimedia systems - Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability
    IEC 61260-1:2014 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1: Specifications
    IEC 60268-1:1985 Sound system equipment. Part 1: General
    TR 101 767 : 1.1.1 HUMAN FACTORS (HF); SYMBOLS TO IDENTIFY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE; DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION
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