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Introduction / Kit Contents ....................................................................1 

Getting Started ..............................................................................................2 

Case Layout ....................................................................................................3 

Case Connectors And Control Box .....................................................4 

Batteries ...........................................................................................................5 

Battery Removal ...........................................................................................5 

External Battery Pack And Power Supply ........................................6 

Printing ..............................................................................................................6 

Pro DX Sound Meter Calibration .........................................................7 

DAT General Information .........................................................................8 

Setting DAT Clock ........................................................................................8 

Recording DAT Reference Tone .................................................. 9,10 

Pro DX Range Setup ...............................................................................10 

Pro DX Weightings Setup ....................................................................11 

Pro DX Setup For DAT Recording ....................................................12 

DAT Remote Switch ................................................................................13 

DAT Trouble Shooting .............................................................................13 

Attaching The Microphone To MW400 .......................................14 

Attaching The Microphone To MW401 ............................... 15,16 

Procedure For Noisy Neighbour Recording ................................17 

Additional Options .....................................................................................18 

Trouble Shooting .......................................................................................18 

Warranty and After Sales Service ...................................................19 

Accessories .................................................................................................20 

Technical Specifications ........................................................................21 

Notes ...............................................................................................................22

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

Operating Voltages And Current Consumption 

 

GA131 Sound Level Meter 

Voltage = 9V 
Current = 180mA 

 
KA018 Control Box 

Current = 20mA 

 
GA505 Printer 

Voltage = 6.5V 
Current = 250mA 

 
GA504 DAT 

Voltage = 6.5V 
Current = 200mA 
Standby Current = 1mA 

 

Battery Life 

 

Approximately 150 Hours Continuous With Full Charge 

 

Approximate Weights 

 

12V 17Ah Battery = 6.1 Kg 
 
KA018 Empty Case = 5.0 Kg 
 
KA018 Combined Overall = 19.5 Kg 
 

AC output 

 

0.953V rms at full scale deflection on each range into loads > 10K 
Ohms.   
 
Output is short circuit protected and is not affected by Weightings. 
 

Ambient Operating Conditions 

 

Temperature                   -10ºC to +50ºC 
Relative Humidity 30 to 90% 

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Summary of Contents for KA018

Page 1: ...HB 1018 006 A5 Issue C NOTES...

Page 2: ...d like to become a competent person in the eyes of the law then you may like to know more about our Competent persons training courses which cover a wide variety of noise assessment tasks It is my int...

Page 3: ...tteries in the KA018 if it is not in use Do not let any conductive objects such as wire or metal scraps get into the unit Care should be taken when closing the case lid to ensure that no cables are tr...

Page 4: ...al Options 18 Trouble Shooting 18 Warranty and After Sales Service 19 Accessories 20 Technical Specifications 21 Notes 22 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating Voltages And Current Consumption GA131 Soun...

Page 5: ...rproof Case is part of Castle s Pro DX meter accesso ries and has been designed to allow outdoor and long term logging capabilities with optional sound recording to a Digital Audio Tape DAT recorder T...

Page 6: ...to the DAT Example Title DAT 2 Warranty and After Sales Service Castle Group Ltd design and manufacture precision instruments which if treated with reasonable care and attention should provide many y...

Page 7: ...ng Ensure the printer is ONLINE indicated by a solid GREEN LED on the top face of the printer The solid RED LED indicates the printer is OFFLINE Press the ONLINE OFFLINE key to toggle between ONLINE o...

Page 8: ...als as required Ensure that the 12V batteries are connected or alternatively if you wish to power the KA018 kit from the mains plug the power lead into the socket labelled mains or ext battery Plug yo...

Page 9: ...e the Battery Disconnect Switch is ON indicating Blue and insert the charging plug into the control box socket labelled Charge Charging both batteries completely if depleted may take approximately 14...

Page 10: ...l still be possilbe The supplied GA505 printer will operate using the power supplied from your KA018 kit as with your Pro DX Sound Level Meter The printer is only powered when print information is sen...

Page 11: ...SENSITIVE DEVICE AND VERY COSTLY Press the Power key on you Pro DX meter to turn on your instrument Once powered up you are presented with an option to calibrate your instrument by selecting YES NO P...

Page 12: ...conds 2 Press the or buttons to set the current year Press the CLOCK SET button when the correct year is selected 3 Repeat step 2 to set the current Month Date Day Hour Minute and Seconds The display...

Page 13: ...d stops if the noise source is fluctuating around the set threshold level 12 PRO DX SETUP FOR DAT RECORDING DAT To ensure validity of the recorded data it is necessary to record a reference tone on th...

Page 14: ...depth information on range selection 10 DAT REFERENCE TONE CONTINUED DAT PRO DX RANGE SETUP SOUND METER A microphone hears all frequencies equally whereas a human ear hears some frequencies better th...

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