USING THE TOUCH DISPLAY HOW TO USE YOUR WHAT NOISE LIMITS TO CHOOSE WIRELESS SOUNDEAR®3 DEVICE HOW TO USE YOUR SOUNDEAR 3 DEVICE SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM CONNECTING YOUR SOUNDEAR®3 HOW TO USE THE SOUNDEAR SOFTWARE SOUNDEAR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...
BOX CONTENT Check package contents depending on the package purchased. R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
MOUNTING SOUNDEAR®3 ON THE WALL When choosing a location for your SoundEar®3, please make sure to follow the instructions below: DIRECTLY ON THE WALL: Model 300 or 310 Model 320 SET TIME R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
FORMATTING THE USB KEY The USB key included is formatted in the format called ”FAT32”. NOTE! R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
USING THE TOUCH DISPLAY Located on the front of SoundEar®3 you will find a touch display from which you can control the device manually. PLEASE NOTE! TOUCH DISPLAY OPTIONS Clock – See the time in the mini display AL – Set alarm level...
WHAT NOISE LIMITS TO CHOOSE Here are our recommendations on noise levels for different auditive environments: Auditive Environment Noise limit in dB R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
HOW TO USE YOUR SOUNDEAR 3 DEVICE Find out how to get started using your SoundEar®3 device here. If you prefer a video instruction of the SoundEar®3 device, look at the presentational video on YouTube. Model 300/310 SoundBuster USB Log/ Power Ext.
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Model 320 Ext. mic. SoundBuster Power USB Log/ 5 VDC/ config. PC data Analogue 0-10V/ Power Outputs 4-20 mA 24 VDC 24 VDC/150 mA R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
HOW TO USE THE SOUNDEAR SOFTWARE This chapter helps you get acquainted with the software SOUNDEAR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Please find the software on the included USB key R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
OPENING THE SOUNDEAR SOFTWARE IF THE DEVICE IS NOT CONNECTED NOTE! IF THE DEVICE IS CONNECTED NOTE! R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
PRESET Green, Yellow and Red Ear - setting the noise limits on your device using presets ‘Presets’ NOTE! PRESETTING Location Visual Alarm Reaction time R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 If the presets do not match your expected noise level, you can use ‘Define Settings’ to make your own settings. LIGHT DAY (300 – 310) R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 LIGHT NIGHT (300 – 310) R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 NOISE LEVELS (320) When looking at the live measurements, your screen background will show your settings. R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 DISPLAY (300 – 310 – 320) R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 ALARM (300 – 310 – 320) How to get email notifications about critical noise levels – using the ‘Alarm’ setting: Select the noise limit and duration at which the system will send an email notification. In this case, 60 dB for more than 10 seconds.
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DEFINE SETTINGS – SOUNDEAR®3 ALARM (300 – 310 – 320) ‘Live Measurement’ EXPORT SETTINGS TO USB (300, 310, 320) R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE VIEW MEASUREMENTS AND TIME R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE ZOOM FUNCTION HOW TO EXIT THE ZOOM FUNCTION: R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
MEASUREMENT DATA ‘Measurement Data’ LIVE MEASUREMENT If your SoundEar®3 device is connected to your PC you will be able to view what is being measured live in the tab ‘Chart’. Chart Statistic Show in chart CHART R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
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LIVE MEASUREMENT CHART STATISTICS, PEAK COUNT Below the graph you have the tab ‘Chart Statistics’. This gives you an overview of what has been measured and the number of peaks. Click the arrow to open the tab. The box ‘LAeq, total’ shows the average LAeq of what has been measured.
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LIVE MEASUREMENT SUMMARY ‘Summary’ 24 24 ‘Define settings’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
IMPORT DATA FROM USB You can extract data from the internal log. The internal log can store your log files for up to 600 days before they are overwritten. R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
LIBRARY library R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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LIBRARY R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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LIBRARY R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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LIBRARY SHOW IN CHART R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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LIBRARY CHART STATISTICS EXPORT DATA AS PDF, JPG OR CSV drop-down menu ‘Export’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
SHOW MEASUREMENTS IN FOLDER See where your measurements are saved using the menu ‘Show measurements in folder.’ CHOOSE DESTINATION FOLDER Choose where to save your measurements ‘Measurement Data’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM ‘Setup’ -> ‘About SoundEar 3’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM IS CONFIGURED FOR YOU BEFOREHAND ‘Setup’ -> ‘Wireless’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM ‘Measurement data’ -> ‘Live measure- ment’ ‘Devices’, R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM ‘Identify me’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS SETUP YOURSELF ‘Measurement data’ -> ‘Live Measure- ment’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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SETTING UP THE WIRELESS SYSTEM IF ALL YOUR DEVICES ARE NOT APPEARING IN THE LIVE MEASUREMENT VIEW ‘Setup’ -> ‘Wireless R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
LIVE MEASUREMENTS – MONITOR THE CURRENT NOISE LEVEL FOR YOUR DEVICES R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
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LIVE MEASUREMENTS – MONITOR THE CURRENT NOISE LEVEL FOR YOUR DEVICES LOOK AT MEASUREMENTS FOR A SINGLE DEVICE OR CHANGE SETTINGS FOR A SINGLE DEVICE ‘Devices’ R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ®...
SETTING UP AN AUTOMATED NOISE REPORT When using the wireless system, you can set up your SoundEar software to deliver a noise report on a daily or weekly basis via e-mail. Press OK R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
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SETTING UP AN AUTOMATED NOISE REPORT R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
Important: ‘Factory Setting’ ABOUT SOUNDEAR®3 View what version of the SoundEar®3 software is installed on your PC. USER MANUAL From here, you can download the latest version of the online user manual. Alternatively, you can find it on our website at www.soundear.com/downloads...
ADVANCED SETTINGS ANALOG OUTPUT NOTE! NOTE! The two analog outputs have common ground connection. USB Log/ Power SoundBuster Ext. mic. Ext. mic. Power USB Log/ SoundBuster 5 VDC/ 5 VDC/ config. config. PC data PC data Analogue 0-10V/ Power Power Analogue 0-10V/ Outputs 4-20 mA 24 VDC...
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ANALOG OUTPUT R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S S O U N D E A R ® 3 – M A N U A L...
FACTORY SETTINGS To reset SoundEar®3 to factory settings, please use the settings below: Light settings Night Settings Advanced settings MAINTENANCE DISINFECTION / CLEANING Disinfection by wiping R E T U R N T O TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S...
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