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CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 3 Abou t t h is u se r m a n u a l ....................4 I nt r odu ct ion ......................... 5 Usin g t h e sou n d le ve l m e t e r a s a h a n dh e ld in st r u m e n t ..........6 Qu ick St a r t Gu ide ......................
Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide About this user manual • The inst ruct ions in t his user m anual refer t o t he operat ion of t he Cirrus Research plc Troj an Noise Nuisance Recorder •...
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 5 Introduction The Troj an is an advanced noise nuisance recorder t hat has been designed t o be sim ple t o bot h set up and operat e. The syst em feat ures a precision dat a logging sound level m et er which records bot h t he noise levels and audio recordings over long periods of t im e.
Page 6 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide The am ount of t im e available for t he pre and post t r igger can be adj ust ed in t he NoiseTools soft ware. I f t he ext ernal m ains power is rem oved t he unit w ill run on it s int ernal bat t er ies for approxim at ely 8 hours wit h a new set of bat t eries.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 7 Quick Start Guide • Connect cables Microphone Cable & Power Cable I f not already connect ed • Check inst rum ent bat t eries Replace t he inst rum ent bat t eries if t hey ar e not full •...
Page 8 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Getting started I t is recom m ended t hat you connect t he sound level m et er t o t he NoiseTools soft ware and check t hat t he inst rum ent is configured as required before deploym ent . See page 18 for det ails of t he configurat ion opt ions t hat are specific t o t he Troj an Noise Nuisance Recorder.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 9 Switching on Connect t he m ains power supply t o a socket and sw it ch on t he power. The Green Power I ndicat or on t he Receiver unit w ill light up and t he inst rum ent w ill st art .
Page 10 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Calibrating the instrument The inst rum ent should be calibrat ed before each m easurem ent . To calibrat e t he inst rum ent , swit ch on t he acoust ic calibrat or and verify t hat t he green indicat or light is showing on t he calibr at or.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 11 The red I n dica t or Ligh t on t he Rem ot e Cont rol w ill show when t he key is pressed. The Recording LED on t he lid of t he case w ill flash blue and t hen t urn red.
Page 12 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide I f t he inst rum ent has been left unat t ended for m ore t han 15 m inut es wit h t he case closed, t he display w ill be swit ched off t o reduce power consum pt ion.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 13 Downloading data to the NoiseTools software The noise m easurem ent s and audio recordings are downloaded direct ly from t he inst rum ent int o t he NoiseTools soft ware. This program allows m easurem ent s t o be viewed and audio recordings replayed as w ell as report s creat ed and analysis of t he inform at ion t o be m ade.
Page 14 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Selecting measurements The download w indow will open and t he list of m easurem ent s current ly st ored in t he inst rum ent w ill be shown as below. Select t he m easurem ent or m easurem ent s t o be downloaded by clicking on t hem .
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 15 Viewing a measurement Aft er download, t he m easurem ent will be opened int o t he Noise Nuisance Sum m ary screen. This shows a sum m ar y of t he m easurem ent dat a w it h t he inform at ion essent ial for Noise Nuisance provided.
Page 16 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Click on t he highlight ed audio recording t o zoom int o t he t im e ar ound t he recording Replaying an audio recording To list en t o t he recording, click on t he loudspeaker icon ( highlight ed below) and press t he play but t on.
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CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 17 To view t he ent ire m easurem ent , right click on t he graph and select ‘Zoom All’ t o view t he whole m easurem ent .
Page 18 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Appendix 1 Configuring the sound level meter for noise nuisance measurements The sound level m et er in t he Troj an Noise Nuisance Recorder can be configured t o m eet t he needs of each user.
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CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 19 Au dio Pr e - Tr igge r Tim e This det erm ines t he am ount of audio recording t hat is st ored pr ior t o t he t im e when t he St art but t on was pressed.
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Page 20 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide M e a sur e m en t Tim er This opt ion det erm ines how t he inst rum ent will st ore t he noise m easurem ent dat a. The default set t ing is off.
Page 22 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide RC:199 Remote Control Unit Appendix 3 Using a wired remote control The Troj an can be used wit h an RC: 198B wired rem ot e cont rol. This is connect ed t o t he sound level m et er via t he 3.5m m j ack socket on t he bot t om of t he inst rum ent and t hrough t he Wired Handset Cable Slot as shown on page 21.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 23 Appendix 4 Adding a new RC:199 wireless remote control The Troj an Noise Nuisance Recorder can support up t o 40 individual RC: 199 Rem ot e Cont rol Unit s.
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Page 24 CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide The Blue LED will flash when t he m icro- sw it ch is pushed t hen once when swit ch is released. 8. Push again. The Blue LED will flash when t he m icro- sw it ch is pushed t hen t w ice when t he swit ch is released.
CK: 199 Tr oj an Noise Nuisance Recorder User Manual Guide Page 25 CE Declaration of Conformity Cirrus Research plc Hunmanby UK CE Certificate of Conformity Manufact urer: Cirrus Research plc Acoust ic House, Bridlingt on Road Hunm anby, Nort h Yorkshire, YO14 0PH...
15 years in total. 3. If a product has not been calibrated annually by Cirrus Research or an authorised calibration and service centre, then you may buy back into the warranty scheme for a small fee, plus the cost of calibration.
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