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3M SP-DL-2-1/3 User Manual (168 pages)

Sound Level Meter. SoundPro SE series; SoundPro DL series

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Table of Contents
3
Figures

14
Introduction

14
Models and Options

14
Figure 1-1: Soundpro Models SE and DL and Option 1 and Option 2

14
Frequency Resolution

15
- Figure 1-2: Octave Bands
  
  15
  - Figure 1-3: Third Octave Bands
    
    16
  - Table 1-1: Acoustical Range Bands
    17
  - Analysis Type
    18
- Octave Bands
  15
- Naming Bands
  16
- Third -Octave Bands
  16
Logging Explained

18
Physical Characteristics

18
- The Display
  18
- Hardware Interfaces
  19
  - Memory Card Slot
    19
  - USB Port
    19
Hardware Interface Panel

19
- AC/DC Port
  20
- Power Jack
  20
- Auxiliary Port
  20
The Unit Information Screen

21
Information Screen

21
- Screen Contents
  21
Detection Management Software DMS

22
- DMS Start Page
  22
Identify Soundpro Equipment

24
- Installing the Preamp
  25
Getting Started

24
Checking the Equipment

24
- Figure 2-2: Soundpro & Preamp
  
  25
- Class/Type 1 and Class/Type 2 Instrument
  26
  - Windscreen
    26
Microphone and Accessories

25
Figure 2-3: Soundpro with Microphone and Windscreen

26
Providing Power

27
- Installing Batteries
  
  27
- Battery Power Explained
  28
- Checking or Changing Type
  28
Figure 2-4 : Installing Batteries

28
Battery Check Screen

28
- Figure 2-6: Selecting Setup in the Start Screen
  29
- Using Power Supply or Auto Adapter
  30
Selecting Setup in the Start Screen

29
Figure 2-7: Selecting Battery Type in Battery Check Screen

29
Figure 2-8: Attaching the Charger Adapter with the Plug Adapter

30
Figure 2-9: Base (or Bottom) of Soundpro

30
Turning on

31
- Start Screen and the Keypad
  31
Figure 2-10: Soundpro SE/DL Start Screen and Keypad

31
Soundpro Functionality

32
- The Keypad Explained
  32
- Table 2-1: Keypad Explained
  32
- Indicators Explained
  33
- Table 2-2: Screen Indicators
  33
- Navigating
  34
Turning off

34
Basic Setups

36
- Table 3-1: Required Microphone Settings
  36
  - Changing Microphone Settings
    37
Microphone Settings (Signal Input Screen)

37
- Time and Date
  38
Time and Date Settings

38
Measures Screen for Community Noise Settings

41
- Table 3-2: Measures Screen Explained
  42
  - C-A Measurement Settings
    43
C-A Measurement Settings for Meter 1 and Meter 2

43
Logging

44
- Logging Options
  44
- Exceedance Level
  44
- Filters
  44
- Logging Interval
  44
Logged Data Chart Example

44
- Setting Logging Options
  45
Logging Screen Explained

45
Setting up Display Options

46
- Figure 3-9: Display Setup Screen
  
  46
  - Figure 3-10: Language Screen
    
    47
    
    Figure 3-11: Backlight Setting
    
    48
    
    Contrast
    49
  - Backlight
    48
- Language
  47
Advanced Setups

50
Setting up Auto-Run

51
- Date Setting
  51
Auto-Run

51
- Figure 4-1: Auto-Run with Date Selected
  
  51
- Days of Week Setting
  53
Figure 4-3: Example of Setting up Auto-Run (QSP-II)

54
Figure 4-2: Setting Date Parameters for Auto-Run #1

54
Day of the Week (DOW) Setup

54
- Auto-Run Shutdown Screen
  
  55
- Auto-Run Shutdown Screen Explained
  55
- Figure 4-5: Auto-Run Shutdown Screen
  
  56
- Timed Run Setting
  56
Timed Run Setup Screen

56
- Level-Triggered Auto-On Setting
  57
Level-Triggered Screen

57
- Table 4-1: Level Triggered Auto-On Settings Explained
  58
Locking Setup or Run Mode

59
- Setting Secure Run or Secure Setup (Locking)
  59
  - About Secure Run
    59
  - About Secure Setup
    59
Figure 4-8: Secure/Lock Option

60
Secure/Lock Screen

60
Adding Code for Secure/Lock Screen

61
Secure/Lock Run Prompt

61
- Disabling Secure Run or Secure Setup (Unlocking)
  62
  - Secure Code Backup Number
    62
Secure/Lock Setup Prompt

62
Digital Outputs/Triggering

63
- Tracking Runs
  63
- Digital Outputs and SPL
  64
Communications

64
Figure 4-14: Qsp/Serial

65
Figure 4-13: Digital-Out Screen

65
- Qsp/Serial
  
  65
- Mass Storage
  
  65
  - Figure 4-15: Mass Storage
    
    66
  - Viewing Real-Time Measurements Remotely
    66
Log to Port

66
- Gps
  67
  - GPS Display
    67
  - GPS Explained
    67
Comm-Set Screen for GPS Data

67
- Figure 4-18: Viewing GPS Coordinates in COMM-Set Screen
  68
Preparing to Measure & Running

70
- Table 5-1: Measurement Notations
  70
Virtual Meters

70
- Meter 1/Meter 2 Explained
  70
Measurement Notation (IEC/ISO)

70
Overview of Running a Session/Study

71
Preparing to Measure

72
Calibrate

74
- Calibration Screen
  74
  - Pre-Calibration
    74
  - Post-Calibration
    74
- Performing a Calibration
  75
Figure 5-2: Attaching Calibrator to Soundpro

76
Figure 5-1: Bar Chart Screen (A) and Filtered Bar Chart (B)

76
Figure 4-18: Viewing GPS Coordinates in COMM-Set Screen

76
Setting Pre-Cal Screen

76
Calibration History Screen

76
Running a Session/Study

77
Post-Calibrate History Screen

77
Bar Chart Screen in Run Mode

77
Measurement Navigation

78
- Using Softkeys in Measurement Screens
  78
Measurement Screen Icons

80
- Descriptor Types
  80
- Table 5-4: Measurement Icons and Screen Descriptors Explained
  80
Figure 5-8: Example Measurement Icons & Descriptors

81
Figure 5-7: Selecting Measurements with Lookup Softkey

81
Measurement Screens

81
- Bar Chart and Filtered Bar Chart
  81
Bar Chart Screen and Filtered Bar Chart Screen

81
- Community Noise Screen
  
  82
Figure 5-10: Community Noise Screen

83
- Dosimetry Screen
  
  83
- Dosimetry Measurements
  83
- Tabulation Screens
  84
  - 1/1 and 1/3 Octave Analysis Measurement Results
    84
Figure 5-12: Tabulation Screen for Octave Filtering

85
Figure 5-11: Dosimetry Screen

85
Time History/Back-Erase Screen

85
Back-Erasing

85
- Results of Back-Erasing
  86
Figure 5-13: Back-Erasing

87
Time Log Screen

87
- Stopping a Session
  88
- Stopping and Pausing
  
  88
RT60, Curves, and STI-PA

90
Additional Options

90
- Reverberation
  90
- Figure 5-15: Stopping and Pausing
  
  91
- Reverberation (RT60) Methods
  91
- Reverberation Time (RT60)
  91
Reverb Time

91
- Interrupted Noise
  92
- Impulse Noise
  92
Interrupted Noise Example

92
Reverb Time Setup Screen

94
- Running Reverberation Test
  95
- Reverberation Results
  96
RT60 Bar Chart Screen

97
- Decay Curve Screen
  
  98
- Figure 6-6: Decay Curve Screen
  
  99
- Table 6-2: Tabular RT60 Field Explanation
  99
- Tabular RT60 Screen
  99
Tabular Octave Filtering RT Screen

99
Curves

100
Captured Curves

100
- Captured Curve Applications
  100
- Setting up Captured Curves
  101
Selecting Measurement Type for Curves

101
- Figure 6-9: Captured Curves and Survey Mode
  
  102
- Running Captured Curves
  103
Figure 6-10: Selecting 1/1 or 1/3 for Measurement Type

104
Criterion Curve Families

104
- Types of Criterion Curves
  104
Capturing a Curve (CAP-1)

104
- Setting up Criterion Curves
  105
Curves Setup Screen Example

106
Audiometric Background Curves

107
- Setting up Audiometric Background Curves
  107
1/1 or 1/3 Octave Measurement Type for Audiometric Testing

107
Selecting Measurement Type for Curves

108
Figure 6-16: Audiometric Booth Setup in the Curves Screen

108
Running and Viewing Curves

109
- Curve Measurements and Results
  109
Figure 6-17: Curve Results

110
Speech Intelligibility

111
- STI-PA Testing
  111
- Zones
  111
- Selecting STI Scale or CIS Scale
  111
  - STI Scale
    112
  - Common Intelligibility Scale (CIS)
    112
  - When to Take STI-PA Readings
    112
- Conducting a STI-PA Test (Overview of Steps)
  113
- STI-PA Setup
  113
Measurement Type Selection (STIPA)

114
STI-PA Measurement (Scale Results) Screen

117
- STI-PA Modulation Screen
  118
- STI-PA Modulation Envelope Screen
  
  119
  - Applying Captured Curves for STI-PA Testing
    121
  - Figure 6-23: STI-PA Modulation Envelope Screen
    
    121
Captured Curves/Background Noise

121
Viewing Past Measurements

124
Files

124
File Directories

124
- File Directory Screen Explained
  125
- Viewing Past Sessions/Studies (Review Mode)
  125
Figure 6-27: Post CAP-1 Applied During STI-PA Test

125
File Screen

125
- Figure 7-4: Data File Screen
  
  127
  - Figure 7-5: Selecting Past Study Data (Review Mode)
    
    129
  - Session Directory
    129
- Figure 7-2: Start Menu Screen
  
  127
- Figure 7-3: File Menu Screen
  
  127
- Loading and Deleting Files
  128
Figure 7-6: Viewing Past Data Example

129
Loading and Deleting Files

129
- Navigating in a Session/Config. Directory
  130
- Naming and Renaming Files
  130
Configuration Directory

131
Viewing, Loading, Deleting Setup Files

132
Memory Card

133
- Compatibility
  133
- Formatting a Card with the Soundpro
  133
Communicating

134
Communicating with a PC

134
AC/DC Output

136
- AC Output
  136
- DC Output
  136
- Table 8-1: AC Output
  136
Specifications

138
Conformance to Standards

138
- Acoustics
  138
- EMC Emissions and Immunity
  138
Mechanical Characteristics

138
Electrical Characteristics

139
- Power Sources
  139
  - Internal Power
    139
  - External Power
    140
  - Preamplifier (Removable)
    140
  - Meters
    140
  - Bandwidth
    140
  - Octave Filters (Optional)
    141
  - Third-Octave Filters (Optional)
    141
  - Instrument Noise
    141
Environmental Effects

141
- Temperature
  141
- Humidity
  142
User Interface

142
- Display
  142
- Keypad
  142
- Languages
  142
Input/Output

142
- Microphones
  142
- AC/DC Outputs
  143
- Communications Ports
  144
Measurements

144
- Types
  144
- Ranges
  144
- Measurement Parameters
  144
- Other
  145
Calibration

145
Studies and Sessions

145
Special Features

145
- Security
  145
- Back-Erase
  146
Logging (Optional)

146
Part Numbers

146
- Replacement Parts
  146
- Optional Parts
  147
Figure A-1: Pinout for the AC/DC Output Jack

148
Port Pinouts

148
- AC/DC Jack
  148
- Auxiliary Connector
  
  148
Block Diagram for Soundpro

149
Glossary of Terms

150
- Dynamic Range
  151
Customer Service

162
Contacting 3M

162
Warranty

163

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User Manuals: 3M SP-DL-2-1/3 Sound Level Meter

3M SP-DL-2-1/3 User Manual (168 pages)

Table of Contents

Figures

Introduction

Models and Options

Figure 1-1: Soundpro Models SE and DL and Option 1 and Option 2

Frequency Resolution

Figure 1-2: Octave Bands

Figure 1-3: Third Octave Bands

Logging Explained

Physical Characteristics

Hardware Interface Panel

The Unit Information Screen

Information Screen

Detection Management Software DMS

Identify Soundpro Equipment

Getting Started

Checking the Equipment

Figure 2-2: Soundpro & Preamp

Microphone and Accessories

Figure 2-3: Soundpro with Microphone and Windscreen

Providing Power

Installing Batteries

Figure 2-4 : Installing Batteries

Battery Check Screen

Selecting Setup in the Start Screen

Figure 2-7: Selecting Battery Type in Battery Check Screen

Figure 2-8: Attaching the Charger Adapter with the Plug Adapter

Figure 2-9: Base (or Bottom) of Soundpro

Turning on

Figure 2-10: Soundpro SE/DL Start Screen and Keypad

Soundpro Functionality

Turning off

Basic Setups

Microphone Settings (Signal Input Screen)

Time and Date Settings

Figure 3-3: Measurement Type and Start Screen

Figure 3-4: Meter 1 and Meter 2 Parameters

Measures Screen for Community Noise Settings

C-A Measurement Settings for Meter 1 and Meter 2

Logging

Logged Data Chart Example

Logging Screen Explained

Setting up Display Options

Figure 3-9: Display Setup Screen

Figure 3-10: Language Screen

Figure 3-11: Backlight Setting

Advanced Setups

Setting up Auto-Run

Auto-Run

Figure 4-1: Auto-Run with Date Selected

Figure 4-3: Example of Setting up Auto-Run (QSP-II)

Figure 4-2: Setting Date Parameters for Auto-Run #1

Day of the Week (DOW) Setup

Auto-Run Shutdown Screen

Figure 4-5: Auto-Run Shutdown Screen

Timed Run Setup Screen

Level-Triggered Screen

Locking Setup or Run Mode

Figure 4-8: Secure/Lock Option

Secure/Lock Screen

Adding Code for Secure/Lock Screen

Secure/Lock Run Prompt

Secure/Lock Setup Prompt

Digital Outputs/Triggering

Communications

Figure 4-14: Qsp/Serial

Figure 4-13: Digital-Out Screen

Qsp/Serial

Mass Storage

Figure 4-15: Mass Storage

Log to Port

Comm-Set Screen for GPS Data

Preparing to Measure & Running

Virtual Meters

Measurement Notation (IEC/ISO)

Overview of Running a Session/Study

Preparing to Measure

Calibrate