4. MAIN FUNCTIONS
4.1.
Power ON/OFF and backlight button. (Fig.1-3)
4.1.1.
Press the button once to turn the meter ON.
4.1.2.
Press it once more to turn backlight ON.
4.1.3.
Press it once more to turn backlight OFF.
4.1.4.
To turn the unit OFF hold the button down continuously whilst the display counts down
P - - 3, P - - 2, P - - 1.
When the screen is
blank, let go of the button.
4.2.
FREQUENCY WEIGHTING SELECT BUTTON
(Fig.1-8)
4.2.1.
The button switches between two settings.
4.2.2.
A: Weighting (the display shows
‘dBA’
) This setting deals with frequencies which affect human hearing.
4.2.3.
B: Weighting (the display shows
‘dBC’
) This setting deals with frequencies measured from machines.
4.3.
HOLD BUTTON
(Fig.1-7)
4.3.1.
Data Hold Function
4.3.1.1. Press button once to freeze the reading on the display
.
4.3.1.2. Press button again to return to live monitoring.
4.3.2.
Data Zero Function
4.3.2.1. Firstly hold down the ‘HOLD’ button then hold down the power button as well. Keep both buttons held down until the display shows ‘CLA’
which indicates that all readings stored in memory have been cleared.
4.4.
LEVEL RANGE & RECORD FUNCTION (Fig.1-6)
4.4.1.
Range Select Button
4.4.1.1. The range level is represented on the display by the two small digits which appear at the top right hand corner of the main four digit
display. (Fig.2-B) Cycle through the available levels by repeatedly pressing the LEVEL/REC button.
01
represents the ‘Lo’ level:
30 - 80dB
02
represents the ‘Med’ level:
50 - 100dB
03
represents the ‘Hi’ level:
80 - 130dB
04
represents the ‘Auto’ level selection:
30 - 130dB
4.5.
REC RECORD FUNCTION
4.5.1.
To record readings, firstly press the ‘HOLD’ button to freeze the display. Then press the
LEVEL/REC button to enter the reading into
memory. ‘REC’ will appear on the display indicating that the reading has been saved. Press the ‘HOLD’ button again to return to live
monitoring.
4.5.2.
Data Reading Function
4.5.2.1.
To read the recorded data it will first be necessary to power down the meter by holding down the ON/OFF button.
4.5.2.2. Now hold down the LEVEL/REC button and press the ON/OFF button once. When the word
‘dAtA’
appears on the screen, let go of the
LEVEL/REC
button and the first stored reading will appear on the screen. Up to 50 readings can be stored. Repeatedly press the
LEVEL/REC button to step through the readings. Each reading is numbered 1 to 50 as shown by the two small digits at the top right
hand of the main display. See fig.2-B. Each reading has a date and time associated with it. Press the HOLD button once to see the
date associated with the recording. Press the HOLD button again to see the associated time. A third press of the button returns the
display to the reading.
Note: The date and time need to be set up, as described in section 4.7.
Press the F/S button (also
marked EXIT to return to live monitoring.
4.6.
MAX/MIN BUTTON: MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM HOLD
(Fig.1-5)
4.6.1.
The MAX/MIN button can be pressed repeatedly to cycle through
MX, MN
and OFF. Select the required mode. When
MX
appears
under the main readout the maximum sound level will be captured and held by the meter until a higher sound level is captured. When
MN
appears under the main readout the minimum sound level will be captured and held by the meter until a lower sound level is
captured.
4.7.
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
4.7.1.
To set the date and time, begin with the meter in the OFF condition. To enter the SET UP mode, hold down the A/C button and press
the ON-OFF button until
‘SEt’
appears on the screen. Release both buttons.
4.7.2.
Current Date Set:
The currently set date will appear on the screen in the format shown to the right.
Day/Month/
Year
. This screen cannot be edited.
4.7.3.
Current Time Set:
Press the A/C button again to see the currently set time in the format shown to the right.
Hours/Minutes/Seconds.
This screen cannot be edited.
4.7.4.
To Edit Minutes:
Pressing the A/C button again you enter ‘edit minutes’ mode. Use the Level/Rec button to advance
the number. Use the Max/Min button to decrease the number.
4.7.5.
To Edit Hours:
Pressing the A/C button again you enter ‘edit hours’ mode. Use the Level/Rec button to advance
the number. Use the Max/Min button to decrease the number.
4.7.6.
To Edit Date:
Pressing the A/C button again you enter ‘edit date’ mode. Use the Level/Rec button to advance the
number. Use the Max/Min button to decrease the number.
4.7.7.
To Edit Month:
Pressing the A/C button again you enter ‘edit month’ mode. Use the Level/Rec button to advance
the number. Use the Max/Min button to decrease the number.
4.7.8.
To Edit Year:
Pressing the A/C button again you enter ‘edit year’ mode. Use the Level/Rec button to advance the
number. Use the Max/Min button to decrease the number.
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