Farnell Sound level meter Instruction Manual

Summary of Sound level meter

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    Sound level meter instruction manual rec fast a/c.

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    2 1. Safety information read the following safety information carefully before attempting to operate or service the meter. Use the meter only as specified in this manual: environment conditions ① altitude lower than 2000 meters ② relatively humidity ≤90%rh ③ operation ambient 0 ~ 40°c maintenance & ...

  • Page 3: 3. Specification

    3 fast & slow response analog ac/dc outputs for connection to frequency analyzer or x-y shaft recorder 3. Specification standard applied: iec61672 -1 class2 accuracy:±1.4db frequency range:31.5hz ~ 8khz dynamic range:50db memory:32700 level ranges: lo:30db~80db med:50db~100db hi:80db~130db auto:30db...

  • Page 4: Power Life: About 30Hours

    4 auto power off:meter automatically shuts down after approx. 15 minutes of inactivity. Power supply: one 9v battery, 006p or neda1604 or iec 6f22. Power life: about 30hours operation temperature and humidity: 0°c~40°c,10%rh~90%rh storage temperature and temperature: -10°c ~+60°c,10%rh~75%rh dimensi...

  • Page 5: ③Rec Button

    5 symbol function lcd 4 digits max maximum hold min minimum hold over over range under under range fast fast response slow slow response dba a-weighting(responseto human sense) dbc c-weighting(response to machine monitor) 30 —130 range indicate rec recording data into computer auto auto level range ...

  • Page 6: 3.2 Data Zero Function

    6 3.0 datalogger function press “rec” button after it power on, the display will show “rec” to start data recording,press the button again to exit the record (note: in order to avoid data error, please don ‟t power it off under rec condition, when the rec function is deleted then it can power off). ...

  • Page 7

    7 show the date as following: press the‘setup’button second time, the display showing: the display showing “minute” adjustment mode, press „level‟ to make the adjustment,press „hold‟ to keep the setup; press the‘setup’button third time, the display showing: the display showing “hour” adjustment mode...

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    8 the display showing “date” adjustment mode, press „level‟ to make the adjustment,press‟hold‟to keep the setup; press the „setup‟button fifth time, the display showing: the display showing “month” adjustment mode, press „level‟ to make the adjustment,press „hold‟ to keep the setup; press the „setup...

  • Page 9: ⑤  Fast/slow Button:

    9 4.1. Usb communications setting: turn on the meter, connect the meter with the computer correctly, choose the software com3(com4),hen press „etup‟ , „ „ disappears from the display to indicate and disable auto power off, that the usb data is transmitting. ⑤ fast/slow button: time weighting selecti...

  • Page 10: Backlight Button

    10 ⑧ backlight button 8.0.turn the backlight on/off 8.1.datalogger response setting; press the button continuously until‘int’symbol appears after the meter turn on, press‘level’to set up the data memory response, then press‘hold’to keep the setting. ⑨ frequency weighting select button a:a-weighting ...

  • Page 11: ⒄    Battery Cover

    11 ⒀ usb interface usb signal output is a 9600 bps serial interface. ⒁ ac/dc signal output earphone outlet output ground output ac dc ac: output voltage: 1vrms corresponding to each range step. Output impedance: 100Ω dc: output voltage: 10mv/db output impedance: 1k Ω ⒂ calibration potentiometer(call...

  • Page 12: 5.  Calibration Procedures

    12 5. Calibration procedures ① make the following switch settings: frequency weighting: a-weighting time weighting: fast level range: 50 ~100db ② insert the microphone housing carefully into the 1/2 inch insertion hole of the calibrator(94db @ 1khz). ③ turn on the switch of calibrator and adjust the...

  • Page 13: 8.    Notice

    13 7. Operating procedure ① power on the meter. ② press „level‟ button to select desired level, base on „under‟ or „over‟ do not appear on lcd. ③ select „dba‟ for general noise sound level and „dbc‟ or measuring sound level of acoustic material. ④ select „fast‟ for instant sound and „slow‟ for avera...

  • Page 14: Usb Drive Installation

    14 10. Installing the software 1.0 start windows 1.1 insert the cd into the cd-drive. 1.2 run setup.Exe installation program in file disk1, install it to the referred directory 1.3 install cp210x drive software: connecting the meter with the computer by usb interface, install cp2102 drive software i...

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    15 1.5 enter the menu real time \‘setup’to set the monitoring data (data volume, response, monitoring time) 1.6 datalogger menu: the computer read the memory data in the meter when rec not appear on the display and the onnection is in order..