SoundAdvisor Model 831C
Setting Meter Preferences
9-6
9.5 Setting Meter Preferences
On your 831C, go to
Tools
System Properties
Preferences
to edit
the following settings (click on a section below to learn more):
• 9.5.1 Setting a Microphone Correction Value
• 9.5.2 Enabling or Disabling AC Output
• 9.5.3 Enabling the Reset Prompt
• 9.5.4 Setting the Data Storage Location
• 9.5.5 Enabling GPS Mode
• 9.5.6 Customizing the Display Color Theme
9.5.1 Selecting a Microphone Correction
The 831C can automatically apply corrections to a measurement to
account for an environmental shroud or a specific microphone as
shown in this section.
Step 1
On your 831C, go to
Tools
System Properties
Preferences
.
Step 2
Select a option from the
Mic Correction
drop-down menu.
For Mic Correction options, the 2 characters before the colon represent
the physical mic type. The 2 characters following the colon represent
the desired response.
For example: if my mic is a free-field mic in an EPS2116 with an
environmental protection device and I want a 90 degree response, I
would select
FF:90 2116
.
Table 9.1 Microphone Correction Options
Option
Current Microphone
Simulates
Off
No Correction
RI:FF
Random Incidence
Free-Field
FF:RI
Free-Field
Random Incidence
FF:RI 2016/8
Free-Field with EPS2106
Random Incidence
FF:FF 2016/8
Free-Field with EPS2106
Free-Field
FF:90 2016/8
Free-Field with EPS2106
90-degree measurement
FF:RI 2116
Free-Field with EPS2116
Random Incidence
FF:FF 2116
Free-Field with EPS2116
Free-Field
FF:90 2116
Free-Field with EPS2116
90-degree measurement
