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September 2024 v.2.14

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  • Page 1 Sorama CAM iV64 User Manual September 2024 v.2.14...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT CONFORMITY ..............................1 WARRANTY INFORMATION ..........................2 SAFETY INFORMATION ............................. 2 BATTERY ................................4 4.1 S ..............................4 PECIFICATIONS 4.2 S ................................5 YMBOLS CONTACT ................................. 6 DESCRIPTION ..............................7 6.1 F ................................7 EATURES 6.2 T ..............................7 ECHNICAL DATA 6.3 E ...............................
  • Page 3 12.1 T ................................ 55 MAGER 12.2 T ................................56 HE CASE 12.3 A ............................56 COUSTIC ENSOR 12.4 E ..............................56 NVIRONMENTAL 12.5 S ................................56 ERVICE 12.6 S ..............................56 PECIFICATIONS...

  • Page 4: Conformity

    RoHS3 Restric on of Hazardous Substances  EU2011/65/EU RoHS2  EU2015/863 Technical Compliance Data held by: Sorama B.V. Achtseweg Zuid 153H 5651 GW Eindhoven, NL h ps://www.sorama.eu/ info@sorama.eu Signed for and on behalf of Sorama B.V. Address: Achtseweg Zuid 153H, 5651 GW, Eindhoven...

  • Page 5: Warranty Information

    Sorama offers repair services. The device is calibrated during the manufacturing process. Sorama disclaims all liability for any accident, injury or property damage resul ng from the use of product in an improper manner or in an unsafe loca on. Failure to comply with the informa on regarding safe use, especially tampering with the casing, will invalidate the warranty.
  • Page 6 The Product can be damaged If the ba eries are not removed.  Use only Sorama approved power adapters to charge the ba ery.  Do not keep cells or ba eries in a container where the terminals can be shorted.

  • Page 7: Battery

    Connect the ba ery charger to the main power outlet before charging.  Use only the power adapters approved by Sorama to charge the ba ery.  Keep cells and ba ery packs clean and dry. Clean dirty connectors with a dry, clean cloth.

  • Page 8: Symbols

    Cau onary no ce! Consult accompanying documents. Cau on To change the ba eries from Sorama CAM iV64:  Click the ba ery cover lock and slide open the ba ery cover.  Pull the ba ery out from the compartment.

  • Page 9: Contact

    Customers can request support by sending an email to support@sorama.eu. A er receiving the defect checklist, the customer should send this document filled out back to support@sorama.eu. Sorama will then evaluate the problem. When the issue does not have...

  • Page 10: Description

    DESCRIPTION The Sorama CAM iV64 is a state-of-the-art acous c camera, which enables you to show both highly accurate sound levels and localize where sound is coming from on the 7-inch touch display. Specifically designed for users who want mobility and have instant reliable acous c informa on available to them, in order to perform in- field measurements with confidence.

  • Page 11: Environment

    Ambient temperature The CAM iV64 can operate in ambient temperatures between -20 °C to 50 °C (-4 °F to 122 °F). Note that water can cause condensa on, which can lead to damage in the device. The ambient opera ng rela ve humidity is between 10-90% RH (non-condensing).

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    The items listed below are included when you receive the Product. Number Descrip on Quan ty External Ba ery Charger Rechargeable Lithium-ion Ba ery Pack Country-Specific Adapters for Ba ery Charger USB-C to USB-A Cable (1.5m) Sorama CAM iV64 Acous c Camera Protec ve Case Accessory Bag Shoulder Strap...

  • Page 13: Hardware Features And Configuration

    Hand Strap 7.2 Hardware features and configuration Number Descrip on LED Indicator USB-C Connector Touchscreen Display Shoulder Strap Anchor Ba ery Compartment / Tripod Connector Acous c Sensor / Webcam Power on / Measurement Trigger Bu on / Force Shut Down Hand Strap Anchor and Screw Point Warning The USB-C connector port is not used for charging, and it is solely used for data communica on.

  • Page 14: Power Up And Led Indicator

    7.3 Power up and LED indicator Push the trigger bu on on the pistol grip to power up the device. The LED above the USB-C connector will indicate that the device is turned on. The CAM iV64Ex currently has 3 LED colors. The table below explains the meaning of each color. LED Color Descrip on The device is boo ng...

  • Page 15: Good To Know / Background Info

    Horizontal/Ver cal observa on angels of the webcam. The FOV depends on how many features are opened (Spectrum, Spectrogram and dB SPL meter). When opening more features on the Sorama CAM iV64 screen, the horizontal FOV will increase and the ver cal FOV will reduce slightly.

  • Page 16: Special Workflow Modes

    Special Workflow Modes Certain Bundles and Licenses, when installed, will adapt the user interface to only show the essen al informa on, controls and se ngs required for that workflow mode. All the hidden features and se ngs can s ll be accessed once the “Advanced Mode” toggle is turned on. This toggle can be found at the bo om of the se ngs menu.

  • Page 17: Navigation Menu

    NAVIGATION MENU To reveal the naviga on menu, swipe down from the top. The following menu is shown. The user can easily gain access to the different features and se ngs of the device. The required feature or se ng can be selected by touching the related icon on the screen.

  • Page 18: Turn Off

    9.1 Turn off Press on to power off the device. Another op on to power off the device is to press the trigger bu on for 2 seconds. When a hard reset is needed for the device, press the trigger bu on for 8 seconds. 9.2 Spectrum Press on to toggle the spectrum chart on or off.

  • Page 19: Slm Settings

    9.5 SLM Settings Choose a frequency weigh ng (Z, A, B or C), SLM target (‘Upda ng’ or ‘Measurement’) and choose the op on ‘Full Spectrum’ or ‘Selected Frequency’. Selec ng ‘Upda ng’ SLM target, will refresh the displayed dB value every second. Selec ng ‘Measurement’ SLM target, will start to collect dB levels when a measurement is started un l the measurement is stopped.
  • Page 20 Firstly, you can select the recording type of the measurement you will perform. You can choose between an image screenshot or a video. When selec ng video, you have the op on of toggling RAW video recording on. When RAW video recording is on, the Sorama CAM iV64 will record in a format which allows for further processing in the Sorama Portal.

  • Page 21: Memory

    External USB drive Alterna vely, you can use an external USB drive (USB-C port) for data storage. Once it is connected to the CAM iV64, a window will pop up indica ng the USB drive is recognized. The Sorama CAM iV64 can record directly on the external drive (with sufficiently fast storage) or transfer internal recordings to the drive.

  • Page 22: Settings

    Addi onally, you can enable the mul select mode by keeping your finger pressed down onto a folder. You can select mul ple files and folders to either delete or copy to an external USB drive or Sorama Portal at the same me. For more details, please refer to §11.3 Data Transfer.
  • Page 23 9.8.1 Sorama Login Log in with your Sorama creden als to access the Sorama Portal. This feature is only available when connected to a Wi-Fi network with internet connec on. Once logged in, you can select an ac ve project to which files uploaded from the 'Memory' will be added on the Sorama Portal.
  • Page 24 9.8.3 Wi-Fi Enable Wi-Fi connec on to connect with the internet. The Wi-Fi connec on can be used to connect to the Sorama Portal, execute firmware updates, or enable the screen sharing feature. When Wi-Fi is enabled, a list of available networks is shown. To select a network to connect to, click on the network name from the list.

  • Page 25: Screen Sharing

    To use the screen sharing the device must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. Connect your CAM iV64 to the same Wi-Fi network to which your computer is connected and go to the Screen Sharing page on the CAM iV64. Here you can set a password and later use the same password to connect and view the CAM iV64 screen from your computer.
  • Page 26 Less Brightness will save ba ery. Change the me a er which the unit goes to sleep with Standby Mode. 9.8.7 Documenta on Scan the QR-code to quickly navigate to the Sorama CAM iV64 documenta on page: h ps://sorama.eu/camiv64-documenta on...

  • Page 27: Date And Time

    Licenses A list of ac ve licenses will appear under this menu. For details on how to enable specific feature licenses to your device, please refer to paragraph §11.4.2. 9.8.8 Date & Time Select your preferred Date and Time Format. You can also change se ngs of the current date and me.

  • Page 28: Advanced Mode

    9.8.10 Advanced Mode When using the Air ghtness Beamforming Mode (simplified user view) and more advanced op ons are desired (such as making a frequency range selec on or changing the beamforming distance), switch on the Advanced Mode using the toggle. 9.9 Acoustic Settings Press to adjust the acous c se ngs for ‘Beamforming’, ‘Spectrum’, ‘NTi Microphones’...
  • Page 29 A circle will be displayed on the screen which will enhance sound that is measured within the circle and a enuate any sound present outside of the circle. Connec ng Bluetooth headphones to the Sorama CAM iV64 gives you to opportunity to listen live to the sounds that are present within the Direc onal Listening circle, while it weakens other sounds.
  • Page 30 Outside FoV Marker This marker will show up on the edges of the screen when your CAM iV64 measures a source present which is outside of the standard FoV. This feature is useful when you are looking for sources with unknown loca ons.
  • Page 31 (for more informa on about the SLM, please refer to paragraph Error! Reference source not found.). First, connect a NTi sound level meter (that is switched on) to the CAM iV64 (that is also switched on) using the micro-USB to USB-A cable (that comes with the NTi sound level meter) and a female USB-A to male USB-C converter.
  • Page 32 On the top right in the SLM le, the NTi logo is displayed, showing that the sound levels shown are the levels that are measured by the connected NTi sound level meter and not by the CAM iV64. Similar measurements can be performed as when selec ng the CAM iV64’s SLM, however now it will store the sound levels as measured by the connected NTi sound level meter.

  • Page 33: Special Measurements

    9.10 Special Measurements The CAM iV64 contains special measurement workflows that will support the user to perform measurements according to NEN/ISO standards (EU) and ASTM standards (USA). These include workflows for the Sound Reduc on Index, the Reverbera on Time (EU and USA version), the Speech Level Reduc on and the Sound Transmission Class.
  • Page 34 Step 5: Perform measurements in the source room and receiving room. The total number of measurements depends on the number of speaker posi ons and the number of measurements per speaker posi on you have given as input. As an example, we have selected 1 speaker posi on and 3 measurements per speaker posi on. This would give us 9 measurements in total, including 3 measurements to be performed for speaker posi on 1 in the sending room, 3 background measurements in the receiving room and 3 measurements for speaker posi on 1 in the receiving room.
  • Page 35 Step 6: View results A er all the measurements have been performed, the bu on to ‘Show results’ appears. When the user clicks on this, the results are shown. Tap on ‘Show results’ and the results will appear on the screen. An example is shown in the following picture. View results from a previous measurement When the user taps on ‘View previous result’...
  • Page 36 9.10.2 Reverbera on Time This sec on describes the special measurement workflow for Reverbera on Time according to European standards described in NEN-EN- ISO 3382-2. Step 1: Select the Reverbera on me. Step 2: Make a ‘New measurement’, change a previously performed measurement in ’Update previous measurement’ or load results from an exis ng measurement in ‘View previous result’.
  • Page 37 Subsequently, the reverbera on me measurements can be performed. A measurement can be started by tapping on the ‘New Measurement’ bu on, which can be found on the bo om of the screen. Since the Reverbera on Time feature on the CAM iV64 is designed to func on according to the interrupted noise method (i.e.
  • Page 38 The ‘Precision’ indicates the precision of the reverbera on me measurement(s) performed. Performing more reverbera on me measurements will increase the precision. Step 5: View results A er the desired number of reverbera on me measurements have been performed, you can tap on the ‘view results' bu on. When the user clicks on this, the results are shown.
  • Page 39 Step 3: When making a new measurement, tap ‘New Measurement’. The following screen will be displayed. Create a project by entering the ‘Analysis/Report name’. For report purposes you can also input the ‘Product name’, the ‘Opera ng condi ons’, the ‘Manufacturer name’, the ‘Test Laboratory name’ and the ‘Operator name’. Tap on ‘Next’ to proceed to the measurement se ng or press ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 40 Volume of the test room V in m Reverbera on me without specimen (T The reverbera on me of the test room without specimen in s. Reverbera on me with specimen (T The reverbera on me of the test room with specimen in s. Speaker/Microphone posi ons: Amount of speaker posi ons and microphone posi ons needed for the measurement.
  • Page 41 Step 7: View the results. A er all the measurements have been performed, the bu on ‘Show results’ appears. When you click on this bu on, a graph with the Level Reduc on D results can be found in ‘Line Graph’. Numerical results of the Level Reduc on D and reduc on classifica on can be found in ‘Table’...
  • Page 42 Step 3: When making a new measurement, tap ‘New Measurement’. The following screen will be displayed. Create a project by entering the ‘RT measurement name’ and specify whether you are performing a Lab measurement or a Field measurement. When selec ng a Lab measurement, the reverbera on me measurement will be performed in 1/3 octave bands with a decay me T .
  • Page 43 Subsequently, the reverbera on me measurements can be performed. A measurement can be started by tapping on the ‘New Measurement’ bu on, which can be found on the bo om of the screen. Since the Reverbera on Time feature on the CAM iV64 is designed to func on according to the interrupted noise method (i.e.
  • Page 44 9.10.5 Sound Reduc on Index The CAM iV64 contains a special measurement workflow for the Sound transmission class measurements, which is the USA equivalent of the European Sound reduc on index. Step 1: Select the Sound Transmission Class.
  • Page 45 Step 3: When making a new measurement, tap ‘New Measurement’. The following screen will be displayed. Create a project by entering the ‘Analysis/Report name’ and by choosing a measurement type. If ‘Lab measurement’ is chosen, the Sound transmission class is denoted by STC and if ‘Field measurement’ is chosen, the same index is denoted by ASTC. For further report purposes you can also input the ‘Client name’, the ‘Company name’...
  • Page 46 Step 5: Perform measurements in the source room and receiving room. The total number of measurements depends on the number of speaker posi ons and the number of measurements per speaker posi on you have given as input. As an example, we have selected 1 speaker posi on and 3 measurements per speaker posi on. This would give us 9 measurements in total, including 3 measurements to be performed for speaker posi on 1 in the sending room, 3 background measurements in the receiving room and 3 measurements for speaker posi on 1 in the receiving room.

  • Page 47: Special Workflow Modes

    Also, the volume of the speaker can be controlled by dragging the white dot over the ‘Volume’ bar. Move the CAM iV64 in the direc on of the building element you would like to inspect to see whether sound is ‘leaking’ through the parts of the...

  • Page 48: Operations

    OPERATIONS 11.1 Basics Power on the device by pressing the trigger bu on. A LED light, on the le side above the USB-C connector, will be ac vated when the device is powered on. It takes approximately 30 seconds to boot.
  • Page 49 To show the menu, swipe down from the top. Tap to ac vate the spectrum feature.

  • Page 50: Mount Sorama Cam Iv64 On A Tripod

    ⚠Cau on: As the weight of the product is heavier than normal cameras, choose a tripod that is steady and firm for the product. Be aware of the balance before moun ng the product on the tripod. Sorama is not accountable for any damage or harm caused by misuse of a tripod.
  • Page 51 You can either export data from the external drive to a computer or connect the supplied USB-C cable from the device to your PC to download the data via Sorama Portal. To export the files in the Sorama Portal, click on ‘Manage’ . Click on the device name to select it.

  • Page 52: Sorama Portal

    Sorama Portal for further analysis, since they do not contain Raw audio data. When opening the Sorama Portal (portal.sorama.eu) you will first need to select the Hardware selec on icon usb . A erwards you can select your connected CAM iV64 from the dropdown menu.
  • Page 53 Uploading measurement data to Sorama Portal Your measurement data can be uploaded to the Sorama Portal. The Sorama Acquisi on Client is required to make this happen. The Sorama Acquisi on Client can be downloaded from the Sorama Portal. There are 3 op ons to upload the data.
  • Page 54 Of every measurement performed in the special measurement workflows of the CAM iV64, a report can be downloaded when connec ng the CAM iV64 to the Sorama Portal. This holds for the Sound Reduc on Index, the Reverbera on Time (EU and USA version), the Speech Level Reduc on and the Sound Transmission Class.

  • Page 55: Feature Licensing

    A report will be download in the .pdf format presen ng the result of the measurement as performed on the CAM iV64. Below an example is shown of a report that can be downloaded a er performing a Speech Level Reduc on measurement.
  • Page 56 Connect the CAM iV64 to the computer using the provided USB Type-C cable. Alterna vely, connect the device to the same network using the Wi-Fi func onality. Login to the Sorama Portal. In the ‘Sorama Services’ tab, check if you have installed the latest version of the acquisi on client. The screen will be shown as below: Click on your device name in 'Connected Hardware' at the bo om of the 'services' tab.
  • Page 57 A er installa on, the screen will show the message “Successfully placed the license on your device”. The screen of the process are shown below: Alterna vely, this can be done also from 'Available Online' at 'licenses' on the device once the user has logged into their Sorama Portal account.

  • Page 58: Device Management

    Firmware Update: Alterna vely. when the CAM iV64 is connected to the internet, the device can be updated without the Sorama Portal. Go to Se ngs > System Info , click on ‘Check for Updates’ and on-device login to your Sorama Portal account to download the firmware.
  • Page 59 Contact Sorama if you require more informa on. 12.5 Service Contact Sorama for informa on by sending an email to support@sorama.eu. 12.6 Specifications Complete specifica ons are at www.sorama.eu. See the CAM iV64 Product specifica ons.

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