Changes in the ANSI S3.22 Standard

Compare ANSI 87 and 96 test strips. Also see our ANSI 96—ANSI 03 comparison. 

1987 

 1996

"Saturation Sound Pressure Level with a 90-dB input" (SSPL90) "Output SPL with a 90-dB input" (OSPL90)
 AGC aids measured using full-on gain AGC aids measured using reduced reference-test position
AGC aids measured using attack and release levels 55-80-55 AGC aids measured using attack and release levels 55-90-55
Attack level for AGC aids determined when a steady state within 2 dB is attained Attack level for AGC aids determined when a steady state within 3 dB is attained
Release level for AGC aids determined when a steady state within 2 dB is attained Release level for AGC aids determined when a steady state within 4 dB is attained
I/O curve for AGC aids measured at 2000 Hz with input levels from 50 to 90 dB in 10 dB steps I/O curves for AGC aids measured with a choice of 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz with input levels from 50 to 90 dB in 5 dB steps
Telecoil measured with full-on gain Telecoil measured with reduced reference-test gain
Telecoil measured with a weak magnetic field Telecoil measured with a 10 dB stronger magnetic field created with a "Telecoil Magnetic Field Simulator" (TMFS)
Telecoil measured with a frequency of 1000 Hz Telecoil measured with a range of frequencies between 200 and 5000 Hz. The resulting curve is called the "Sound Pressure Level for an Inductive Telephone Simulator" (SPLITS) curve.
Additional measurement: "High-Frequency Average" of the SPLITS curve (HFA-SPLITS) is the average SPLITS value at 1000, 1600, and 2500 Hz. You can also take the "Special Purpose Average" (SPA-SPLITS) for those aids with specified frequencies
Additional measurement: Simulated Telephone Sensitivity (STS):
HFA-SPLITS ­ reference-test gain + 60 dB
or
SPA-SPLITS ­ reference-test gain + 60 dB

 

09/16/99