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Page 1: ...15Sol Octave PH 35 Pe electronics...

Page 2: ...ns 1 1 Controls 15 t Principles o f Operation I5 MODEL 215 i5 OCTAVE BANI ANALYZEB 17 General 17 Operating Procedure I7 Operational Check 18 MODEL P11 35 PEAK I1OLO MODULE AND fj _r i 15 35 lEAK HOLD...

Page 3: ...The 215 meter has a fixed microphone configttratiotl mottnted _ directly to tile top of the unit The 215 is also awdhd le with remote microphot_e capal ility which is denoted by the letter 1 at tile...

Page 4: ...all rIiilge positions except for the 1 10 dB range where crest factor is 0 dB ld0 dB limit Detector Sqaare Law type Quasi RMS Calibration At 1000 llz using the Quest CA 10 CA 11 or CA 12 Calibrator o...

Page 5: ...screws Dimensions Case 6 x 2 1 2 x 1 5 8 inches Overall 7 x 3 x 2 1 8 inches Weight 19 ouilces including batteries Construv iol__ Solid state integrated circuitry iri rugged alumin um housillg ACCF S...

Page 6: ...g tile hinter to tile Quest OB _I5 Octave Band Filter and tile Pli 35 Peak Hold Module Thu pins ozl this eoll nector are idenUfied in Pigure 2 Faco of 215 Meter gigna Input _ _ Silltl tl Outp t ooo i...

Page 7: ...e test being n mdc or the reguhg_ion being followed For example most industrial noise regulations require A scale measuren _enL_ The linear scale can be used wheJ1 the Model 215 is being used with a t...

Page 8: ...weighting The noise h vals are typical and are determined by subtracting the readings shown from the reading or the meter _tt fun scal_ d _necLion The figtlres m e shown for each Josition of the dB RA...

Page 9: ...n as if it were souncl Before each use of any battery powered instrmnent tile condi tion of the batt_ry should he checked to t_sure proper operation On the Model 215 tile hatterit_s are tested by movi...

Page 10: ...lso De a reflector causing areadirtgerror When the souz td to be rneasLired is directional the smmd level reading can be affected by the relative position of meter and observer The meter should not be...

Page 11: ...n Error in 6B Subtler from Tozal Noi_ l FREQUENCY RE_ONSE ERROR _ 7 4 _ _ _ I 0 _o _ u I...

Page 12: ...ticular measured noise level nnd T is tile time per lay permitted at that noise level from Tahle 2 Table 2 OSHA crmissiblc Noise Exposure Length of Exposure IT Equivalent Maximum Hrs Day Noise Level d...

Page 13: ...he above procedure call be very coml lex tiMe consualhlg costly In such on vironments it is suggested that tile Quest M 7 Noise Dosimeter be used rather titan a sound level meter The M 7 automatically...

Page 14: ...If a tone is beard the Calibrator otttput is accu rate and proper 4 Carefully insert tile meter microplmne into the calibrator coupler If the Model 215R Sound Level Meter is used with a micro phone e...

Page 15: ...only 109 7 dB Tim amter should then be set at 109 7 dB The small adaptor ring ftlrnished with the CA 12 Calibrator or 215 12 Meter Calibrator Kit is used only for chocking other sound level meters wit...

Page 16: ...siotl and sLructur _ i0ur09 al and material acoustics Active filters are om loy _d throughout permitting tile high accuracy and small size configunltion SPECIFICATIONS Freqtlency Range Nine rallges 31...

Page 17: ...volt input Commoll I_ NC Output Signal Input Signal _ Face of OB 45 Filter Figut010 External Connector Pins PDdNC PLES OF OPEItATION The OB d5 is a Class 11 Octave Band Filter set conforming to ANSI 1...

Page 18: ...dlt TL _ 60dB r I I i il i idol 0 t 0 15 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 g 13 6 8 tO Frequency RAtio f fm Figure 11 NormaJlzod Amplitude Rosporlso Octave Band Filter Class II From215 I o _ a_ o iI o II_l o 1 _ t J Swi...

Page 19: ...reit l the green llroa replace batteries 2 Check the operation of tile amdyzer as outlined on Page 18 3 Set the dB ICANGE selector lmd FAST SLOW switch on the 215 as appropriate for the noise being in...

Page 20: ...tlhled on Page 10 With the 215 calibrated eOnlleCt it to tile O11 15 and lock them together with the thunlb screw provided The 216 meter w_ designed so that tile calihration screw is not accessible wh...

Page 21: ..._k H01d Module the Intermltional Iglectrotechnieal Commission lEO R 179_ In the IMPACT position the meier measures and holds the true peIlk Iln _ sottnd I rescntod to the nlierophone This n_ocIe is ri...

Page 22: ...ng to drop to the iltlll ienL level lOdB Switch A momentary push button switch located oil the aide of the instrument Depressing the switch tends the rlll_ge of tile instrument hy lOdB rllis allows ti...

Page 23: ...TING switeh on the 215 for tile meastlrement to be made Dt_ Not Sol O11 EXT Position 3 Set the three position slide switch to soh_ct tlw mode of operation FAST hold IEC IlXlI_ULSI_ or IMPACT peak hold...

Page 24: ...that the calihration I e chocked eriod icaIly with a sound calibrator Proceed Is follows I Check the calil ration oil the 215 Sound Level Meter as outlined ill the 215 instructimls with tile weightin...

Page 25: ...other microphone instrtm _ents The CA 12 consistsof a stllblc 100O llz Figure 17 oscillator amplifier stage magnetic acoustic transducer llnda coupler th lt acceptsthe standardi i 8inch diam eter micr...

Page 26: ...rlON The CA 12 Calibratm is designed Io check the accurtlcy of Illaay typs of SOtllltl illstrtllll _llI S llOt only Qtlest nlallll aCttlriJd equipnlent Quest izlstrtlnlents colllnlonly Use Lilt standa...

Page 27: ...output level of the calibrator to tile instrument reading Note the correction ill calibrator output due to altitude effects given be low Adjust the sound level meter sensitivity as necessary 6 When c...

Page 28: ...the AC OLItl LIL loc trical siglm froln the Quest 2IIA 211FS or 215 Sound Level Meters to a DC signal for chart recording Lit poses With this adalltar mo ule tie _ __J _ sound level meters can be use...

Page 29: ...ros tilt nth b _lllu t Figure 21 Assuming you are using a CA 10 Calihrator insert tilt miei o phone of the Sound Level Meter into tiu_ calibrator Set the range switcil oil the meter to 100 dBA and sot...

Page 30: ...n t lle 1i_l_q _Inl _bOVO If you m o using the Quest 211A Sound Level Meter you will I e recording dBA slow If you are using tile 211 PS or 215 meters you will be recording dBA dBC slow or whlltt_ver...

Page 31: ...level meters 1 125 inch diameter microphones and mates with standard earphone with MX ll AL_ cushions A_tua voklme is 5 6 1 cm 3 iY cludin_ the voklmo added by microl holw __ EC 9A Coupler on right S...

Page 32: ...0 S Worthington econ omowoc Wisconsin 53066 Please include a written explanation of tile problem and indicate the serial number of your Quest instrument Place this information in an envelope and attac...

Page 33: ...date of purchase Be sure to retain the Customer s Copy for your own rec ords Warranty repair service is available directly from the factory This warranty states our total obligation and liabilities in...

Page 34: ...for your sound measurement and analysis needs lllll o lllllllll 510 WORTHINGTON ST OCONOMOWOC WISCONSIN 53066 _o 19 414 567 9157 RE_ 1 78 Primed in U S A...

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