Larson Davis SoundAdvisor 831C, Reference Manual

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SoundAdvisor Model 831C Creating a Custom Setup File On the Meter 6-3
Step 1
On the 831C, navigate to the Setup Manager File List (first page).
Step 2
Highlight and select your setup file in the list (
8
or
2
+
5
). The name of
your setup displays in the
Settings:
line (see Figure 6-3 ).
Step 3
Use the right (
//*
) softkey to navigate to the
General
tab as shown in Figure
6-3 . These fields are optional.
FIGURE 6-3 Setup Manager: General Tab
1.
When set, this value appears as a filename prefix
for all measurement data files saved using this Setup.
2.
Enter up to 250 characters describing the specif -
ics of this measurement setup. The description
appears in the Notes section of the downloaded data
file.
Step 4
Use the right (
//*
) softkey to navigate to the
SLM
tab as shown in Figure 6-4 .
FIGURE 6-4 Setup Manager: SLM Tab
1.
Select a Frequency Weighting , Detector , and Peak
Weighting . Your choice for the Detector setting com -
municates to the meter hardware how quickly it needs
to begin measuring the current sound. See also “Detec -
tor” in the
Appendix C Glossary on page C-1.
2.
If you’re unsure which Integration Method to
choose, select
Linear
, and see the section below called
About Integration Methods .
3.
Select the 20 dB Gain checkbox when measuring
low-level sounds, or when the sound level is close to
the background noise level. For more information, see
the section below called About Using the Gain
Feature
.
4.
The
Running Leq Period
is used when the Event
History option (831C-ELA) is purchased and enabled on
your meter. In this example, the period is the Leq of the
last 1200 seconds of the measurement run time. For
more information, see Module 17 Using Event His -
tory
.
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