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Page 3MTM SoundPro Sound Level Meter Table of Contents Turning on Communications Setting up auto-runLocking setup or run mode Digital outputs/Triggering Measurement screens CalibrateRunning a session/study Measurement navigation Measurement screen icons Running and viewing curves Curves Captured curvesCriterion curve families Audiometric background curves File directories Configuration directoryViewing Past Measurements Files Special features SpecificationsMechanical characteristics Electrical characteristics AC/DC jack 135 133134 Selecting measurements with Lookup softkey Viewing, loading, deleting setup files STI-PA setup screenSelecting past study data review mode Saving/Creating setup file config. file This page left blank intentionally SoundPro Models SE and DL and Option 1 and Option Models and options Level Frequency resolutionOctave bands Naming bands Third -octave bands Exact Center Names of Octave Acoustical range bands Display Physical CharacteristicsLogging explained Analysis type USB port Hardware interfacesMemory card slot Auxiliary port Power jackAC/DC port Information screen Screen contents Navigational buttons Detection Management Software DMSDMS Start This page left intentionally blank USB cable Optional featureChecking the equipment Preamp SoundPro Microphone  Connecting an extension cable Microphone and accessoriesInstalling the preamp Class/Type 2 microphones Remove Class/Type 1 and Class/Type 2 instrumentWindscreen  To install batteries Providing powerInstalling Batteries Checking or changing type Battery power explained Softkey buttons  Battery Check screenSetup Base or bottom of SoundPro Using power supply or auto adapter Start screen and the keypad Turning on Keypad explained SoundPro functionality Icon Significance Indicators explainedScreen Indicators Arrows and left/right arrows are primarily used Turning offNavigating This page left blank intentionally Required microphone settings Basic setupsBasic setups Signal Input BK4936 QE7052 QE4110 QE4130 QE4150 QE4170  Microphone settings Changing microphone settings Time and date  Changing time and date settings 1st softkey  Setting Measurement typeMeasurement type SLM, 1/1, 1/3, STI-PA, RT60  Setting up Meter 1 and/or Meter 2 parameters Meter 1/Meter 2 Parameters i.e. response time, weighting Data fields Measurement setup for community noise Setting up community noise measurements refer to -5 below Measures screen explained Measurements Explanation Meter Measurement settings Filters LoggingLogging options Exceedance level Filters Setting logging options Enabling or disabling logging options Exceedance options 9Display setup screen Setting up display options Fran çAIS \setup\display\LANGUAGELanguage  Changing the language Backlight  Setting or viewing Backlight optionsBacklight settings  Changing the contrast on the display Contrast settingContrast Advanced setups Auto-Run Setting up auto-runDate setting  Setting up or changing auto-run with date parameter Auto-Run #1 Time settings  Setting the Date of Week DOW Days of week setting Day of the Week DOW setup Mode Auto-Run AR #1 settingsAuto-run shutdown screen Auto-run shutdown screen explained Duration Timed run setting Viewing or changing the Timed Run setup Timed-Run Level Explanation of Settings Triggered Level-triggered auto-on setting Viewing or changing level-triggered mode Action Level- Explanation of Settings TriggeredLevel Triggered Auto-On settings explained Either Run/Pause or Run/Stop About Secure Run Locking setup or run modeSetting secure run or secure setup locking About Secure Setup Lock  Setting secure run or secure setup lockingSetting Lock feature 10 Adding code for secure/lock screen Press Enter to Enable  From the Start screen Disabling secure run or secure setup unlockingSecure code backup number  From Secure Run or Secure Setup screen  Enabling or Disabling run/pause digital outputs/triggers To enable Run/Pse or disable Off run trackingDigital outputs/Triggering Tracking runs  Managing SPL digital outputs See -13 above CommunicationsDigital outputs and SPL Mass Storage QSP/Serial LOG to Port Viewing real-time measurements remotely USB communications  Turning on log to port GPS explained GPS display 18 Viewing GPS coordinates in COMM-Set screen  Enabling GPS communications This page left blank intentionally Notation Explanations Virtual metersMeasurement notation IEC/ISO Meter 1/Meter 2 explained Quick Help List Overview of running a session/study Sessions and studies explained Preparing to measureSessions and Studies Storing Data Explanations Measurement range Post-Calibration CalibrateCalibration screen Pre-Calibration QC10/QC20 Performing a calibration Calibrating Microphone Place calibrator over microphone Cal Adapter Setting pre-cal screen Post-Cal Running a session/study Running a session/study Measurement screens explained Measurement navigation Selection Panel Analysis type, time response and weightingChanging displayed measurement  Changing displayed measurement Viewing Explanations Descriptors Measurement screen iconsDescriptor types Measurement icons and screen descriptors explained Measurement screens Bar Chart and Filtered Bar ChartBar Chart View Softkeys menus options Broadband Bar Chart view Taxtmaximal Community Noise screenExceedance levels Community Noise View Dosimetry View Dosimetry screenDosimetry measurements Tabulation view 12 Tabulation screen for octave filtering 13 Back-erasing Back-erasing Results of back-erasing  How to back-erase 14 Time Log screen Stopping a session Stopping and pausing This page left blank intentionally Additional options RT60, Curves, and STI-PA DB level2 Reverberation time RT60Reverberation RT60 methods DB level Decay Curve Impulse noise Interrupted noise Reverberation time set-up options Reverberation options Reverb Time options Setting up reverberation  Reverberation RT60 Test Running reverberation test Measurement type Reverberation results Deleting RT60 value in a filtered band RT60 bar chartRT60 summary screen Viewing RT60 values of each band  Viewing decay value of each band Decay curve screen  Viewing Tabulation RT60 screen Tabular RT60 screenTxx Tabular RT60 field explanation Captured curve applications CurvesCaptured curves Selecting measurement type for curves Setting up captured curves Type Curves screen Mode 10 Selecting 1/1 or 1/3 for measurement type Running captured curves Capture Press Capture softkey to Capture a curve Criterion curve familiesTypes of Criterion Curves 12 Selecting measurement type for curves Setting up criterion curves 13 Curves setup screen example Audiometric background curves Setting up audiometric background curves Curves screen Press On/Off/Esc  Running a curve study and viewing results Running and viewing curvesCurve measurements and results Dosimetry screen Delta screen Sample bar chart with curves Tabulation screen Selecting STI scale or CIS scale STI-PA testingSpeech Intelligibility Zones Common Intelligibility Scale CIS When to take STI-PA readings?STI scale Conducting a STI-PA test overview of steps STI-PA setupMeasures Explanation Setup screen Post Process FieldRange field Selecting measurement type Captured Curve selection To select a Captured Curve orOff Speech Intelligibility screen Running a speech intelligibility study Conducting a level setup for STI-PA How to run a STI-PA study? Average dB level Displayed while in run or pause mode STI-PA results STI-PA results screensSTI-PA measurement and scale results screen  Viewing STI-PA results 22 STI-PA Modulation screen STI-PA modulation screen Scale Storing background noise/capture curveSTI-PA modulation envelope screen Captured CAP Mode  Applying captured curves Applying captured curves for STI-PA testing STI-PA test results screen This page left blank intentionally File directories Files Session Directory Viewing past sessions/studies review modeFile directory screen explained File menu screen Start menu screen Run time Session or View Current Study by pressingData file  Loading or deleting a file Examples of directory screens Loading and deleting files  Renaming the session in memory Navigating in a session/config. directoryNaming and renaming files Save Configuration directorySaving & naming setup file config. file  Naming and Saving set-up Delete softkey Load softkey Viewing, loading, deleting setup files config Viewing, loading, deleting setup files  Determining the format of an SD card Memory cardCompatibility Formatting a card with the SoundPro Communicating with a PC Using Detection Management Software DMSUsing an external card reader  Eject procedure  Viewing data and Data Finder DMS and working with SoundPro data AC output AC/DC outputAC output DC output This page left blank intentionally EMC emissions and immunity Mechanical characteristicsConformance to standards Acoustics Power sources Electrical characteristics Bandwidth Preamplifier removableMeters Third-octave filters optional TemperatureEnvironmental effects Octave filters optional Input/output User interface AC/DC outputs Characteristic BK4936 QE7052 QE4110 QE4130 QE4150 QE4170 Ranges MeasurementsCommunications ports Types Other Special featuresCalibration Studies and sessions Back-erase Replacement partsLogging optional Part numbers Optional parts AC/DC jack Auxiliary connectorPort pinouts Block Diagram for SoundPro 137 Appendix B Center frequencyCriterion Level Dynamic range Dose Exchange Rate ER ExpHrsExpSec Appendix B Exceedance Level Ln Lavg = ER log20RTIME 2LS ⁄ ER dt log2 Rtime dB Level LFT LPk LMnLMx Logging Noise Floor NCB Balanced Noise Criterion CurvesNoise Criterion Curves NC Noise Rating Curves NR Level Range dB Peak C Level Range dB Peak -C Relative response dB Burst duration, t milliseconds Response time F,SRelative response dB Burst duration, t seconds SEL Room Criterion Curves RC Upper Limit UL TaktmxThird-octave band Threshold Figure B-5All frequency weightings plotted together Weighting A, C, Z, F 148 International customers Customer serviceService Department and Technical Support 1 800 Contacting 3M Instrumentation Warranty Index Appendix D 152 SEL SPL About Us About 3M Personal Safety