3M DL, SE user manual Running captured curves, Selecting 1/1 or 1/3 for measurement type

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Running captured curves

Running captured curves

Capturing a curve allows you to take a snapshot of the current octave noise profile. Once the captured curve is selected and applied, the SoundPro will automatically calculate the captured curve results with the STI-PA measurement.

1.From the Start screen, select either 1/1 octave or 1/3 octave for the measurement type. (Repeatedly press first softkey.)

Selecting Measurement type Press first softkey until 1/1 or 1/3 is selected

Figure 6-10: Selecting 1/1 or 1/3 for measurement type

2.To run a captured curve study, press Up/Down to select (or highlight) View Session and press Enter .

3.In the View session screen, select the appropriate meter 1 settings by using the corresponding softkeys for response time, weighting and measurement type (lookup key).

4.Press Run to start your study. Depending on if you chose survey mode (see “a” below) or evaluation mode (see “b” below) in the setup screen, do one of the following:

a.Survey mode: when you are ready to capture a curve, press Altf key (on keypad) and the softkey menu will expand. Repeatedly press first softkey to assign a capture curve name (You have four options: Cap- 1, Cap-2, Cap-3, or Cap-4). Then, to Capture, press the second softkey.

Models SE and DL