CONTENTS Title Page GENERAL DESCRIPTION................1 PRINCIPLE OF MEASURING ACCUMULATED NOISE EXPOSURE ..1 INTRODUCTION TO THE DOSE METER ............1 SPECIFICATION ..................... 3 NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONS............6 5-1 The Display and keypad................6 5-2 The Windscreen and Microphone ..............7 5-3 The Mounting Clips ..................
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Thanks for you’re selecting Personal Noise Dose Meter. To ensure that you can get the most from it we recommend that you read the manual carefully before use. The personal noise dose meter is test equipment to evaluate the noise condition of working environment by measuring the accumulated noise exposure.
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• Pause function • Nine user defined measurement setups • 30 dose (DATA) result stores • Download of setups from PC to the meter • Keypad lock protects meter against accidental operation • Timers support pre–selection of measurement time and duration •...
SPECIFICATION Standard applied: IEC 61252: 2002, ANSI S1.25-1991 for dose meter and sound exposure meters. Microphone: 1/2-inch electret condenser microphone Display: 128x64 graphic Measurement Ranges: Sound Level Range: 70 – 140dB (A, C) 90 – 140dB ( Z ) Peak Ranges: 103 – 143dB Peak Frequency Weightings: RMS Detector: A, C and Z Peak Detector: A, C and Z Frequency Range: 31.5Hz –...
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Setup: Ten built–in (predefined) default setups are included. Nine additional user–defined setups can be stored. OSHA OSHA MSHA MSHA User1 Setup DOD ACGIH –80 –90 –80 –90 –85 –90 –15 –9 Measurement Range (dB) 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 70–140 Time Weighting Slow Slow...
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CE Certification: CE-mark indicates compliance EMC Directive EN50081-1 (1992): Generic emission standard. EMC Emission Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry EN50081-2 (1993): Generic emission standard. Part 2: Industrial environment CISPR22 (1993): Radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment. Class B Limits FCC Rules, Part 15: Complies with the Limits for a Class B digital device EN50082-1 (1992): Generic immunity standard.
NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONS 5-1 The Display and keypad 1. Windscreen and microphone 2. LED indicator Red: Charging indicator. Blue: A flashing blue LED indicates the measured value has exceeded the alarm setting value. 3. Display: View data and various indicators. key: On/Off key: Press this key one time to turn on the meter.
5. ►/ key: ► Run key: In STOP mode, Press and hold down this key, A “START 3, 2, 1” countdown will appear as the meter is running. Stop key: In Run mode, Press and hold down this key, A “STOP 3, 2, 1” countdown will appear as the meter is stop, if the meter PAUSE mode is setting to “OFF”...
5-3 The Mounting Clips Upon delivery, the meter will be fitted with the Crocodile-style mounting clips on flexible webbing to aid positioning as they can be fitted to virtually any clothing type. The mounting clip is used for attaching the meter to clothing and should be used where piercing the employees clothing is not desired.
5-4 The Charger The charger is a drop-in intelligent charger unit, required to download the meter memory and/or to charger the meter internal Lithium Polymer battery. The charger consists of the charger base, AC adaptor, link cable and the charger link plate. Note that the meter should only be charged in non-hazardous areas in the absence of any flammable atmospheres.
CHARGING THE METER 6-1 Charging The meter use internal Lithium polymer battery. Ensure the meter is fully charged prior to use by placing in the charger. Note the meter will fit into charger unit regardless of which mounting clips are attached. Ensure the AC adapter is connected and the supply is switched on.
6-2 Linking Chargers Together The charger can be linked to the another charger via the link cable and the charger link plate. Up to 4 chargers can be linked. 6-3 Battery The meter battery care best practices. The meter incorporates a Lithium Polymer battery as a power source that with proper care should give years of operational service.
GENERAL OPERATION 7-1 Switching on the Meter Once the meter is switched on by pressing the key , it will display a start-up sequence, shown in as follows. This displays the meter firmware version (e.g. Rev V1.0) and the current time and date, followed by the meter series number and the “Custom Text”...
7-1-1 Error Messages at Power Up If there are any error messages they will appear after the start-up screens: Battery < 1 Hr Memory Warning messages appear when there is less than 1 hours charge or memory full. Press any key to return to the default screen or alternatively these error messages will time-out after 30 seconds.
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The meter will automatically recognize a 1kHz calibration tone and enter the calibration mode. Press ↵ key to confirm you wish to calibrate, or press key to cancel the calibration. It will take a few seconds to automatically calibrate to 94.0dB or 114.0dB during which time a progress bar is displayed as shown.
7-3 Starting a Measurement Run Before starting a measurement run, ensure the Windscreen is re-fitted according to section 5-2 and ensure there is sufficient battery life and memory by looking at the default screen shown in section 7-1. If necessary, charge the meter as described in section 6-1, if the memory is fully either clear it as described in section 8-10 or download the data to PC.
7-5 Stopping a Measurement Run If the meter is locked, unlock as described in section 7-4 above. To stop the current measurement run, press and hold down the key for the period of the 3 second countdown (releasing during the countdown will cease the operation). The display will then show the data from the measurement run that had just been completed.
7-7 Reviewing Measurement Run Data As soon as a measurement run has been stopped, the meter will automatically display result from last measurement run. The display will cycle between the screens as section 7-1 if the Auto Scroll mode has been selected in the configuration menu (see section 8-8) or may be scrolled manually by pressing either the key.
8-1 LCD Contrast Set the display contrast by press key 2 times then press keys to choose from 1 to 10 brightness levels, and press key to save, press key to exit. key) key) 8-2 Date and Time Adjust the date and time by press key to select “RTC”...
8-4 Selecting Dosimeter Setups The meter has up to 3 simultaneous dosimeters, Dosimeter-1 Dosimeter-2 and Dosimeter-3 which only determine what is displayed on screen and not, but all is calculated and saved to memory for later download and analysis. The Dosimeter-1 cannot be disabled.
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key) key) key) key) In the pre-difined setup mode, press keys to select the desired customized configuration from “USER-1” to “USER-9” then press to confirm. Press keys to review the parameters, if you will change the parameters press key to confirm then press keys to change the desired parameters value and press key again to save.
8-5 Pause Mode ( Enable the pause mode so that you may temporarily stop a measurement run, for example, during the worker’s break. During a Pause, all data is recorded. Cumulative values will represent the measured data and will exclude the paused intervals.
8-7 Auto Lock ( Selecting Auto Lock “lock” the display in run mode. key) key) ( key) Select the Auto Lock by press key to select “Auto Lock” then press to review. Press key to accept or press key then press key to change and press key to confirm.
8-9 Timers ( To select a timer run. 8-9-1 No-Cycle Timer Run The no cycle timer means the Start-Time and Duration-Time is valid only one time. key) key) key) key) key) key) key) key) -24-...
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To select no-cycle timer run by press key to select “Timers” then press key to enter this mode. Press key to select “Delayed” then press to review the Start time, press the key to review the Duration time. If you will change the Duration time and the Start time, using key to position the cursor on the date or time element to adjust then using...
8-10 Data Memory Interval Time key) key) key) key) key) The LAVG, LEQ, LCPK and LZPK time-history data is saved at an data memory interval time for every run and are available following download. Data memory interval time can be set by press key to select “Interval”...
8-11 Language key) key) key) key) key) Set your preferred language English, Portugues or Espanol. Select language by press key to select “Language” then press key to review, press key to accept or press key then press key to select and press key to confirm.
RECALL THE MEMORIZED DATA key) Press the key to turn on the meter, then press key again to enter the configuration screen. Press key to select “Memory” then press keys to select the desired memorized data to be recall. Press key to confirm and display the memorized data.
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