SoundEar SoundLog Manual Download

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CONTENTS

Technical information & system requirements

What is SoundLog?

How can SoundLog be put to use?

Getting started – a run-through of the programme

Installing the program

Advanced user possibilities with SoundLog

Filter settings

File, graph, window, help

Settings

Manual

Summary of Contents for SoundLog

Page 1: ...ements 2 What is SoundLog 4 How can SoundLog be put to use 4 Getting started a run through of the programme 4 Installing the program 5 Advanced user possibilities with SoundLog 14 Filter settings 14 F...

Page 2: ...3 Diagram of set up...

Page 3: ...periods of increased noise strain SoundLog is an important tool for improving overall well being within the working environment Getting started 1 To get the measurement started you will need to turn t...

Page 4: ...n the next screen Select installation folder unless you want to choose a different location for saving the program or if you want more than one user to be able to use the program You are now ready to...

Page 5: ...he cable under Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports End by pressing Save You will now see the menu in the language of your choice The program is now ready to import the measurements Soun...

Page 6: ...ing the cable enclosed press Import This will take a few minutes If the import process fails to commence it could be due to an incorrect COM port setting menu 3 You can find the correct information as...

Page 7: ...s You can now choose what to call the file in which the reading will be saved We recommend that you save it as the name as suggested In this way the reading will be saved in the folder that the SoundL...

Page 8: ...ou can now choose which reading s you would like to see The numbers shown after the name are the date and time of day in whole hours of the start of the reading Press Next 3 The following picture will...

Page 9: ...l in decibels dB A up the side and the time along the bottom line You can now see how many decibels the noise level reached and when You can navigate back and forth within the graph using the arrow bu...

Page 10: ...w see that the graph is changed the distance between the hours of the day has decreased enabling you to see a larger portion of the measurement at a time If you click next to the word Weekdays you can...

Page 11: ...UND NOISE Even when it seems quiet in a room there will always be a certain level of background noise It could be noise generated from the traffic outside for example Background noise is the lowest de...

Page 12: ...now see the reading for each day as an independent graph with its own colour enabling you to see which days have had the most noise and at what time of day If you choose to compare 2 different readin...

Page 13: ...ime of start and finish Weekday time filter This is a way of seeing just a certain section of the graph For example if you just want to see the noise level each afternoon every weekday cross off Monda...

Page 14: ...ose graph bar chart Closes the graph s on your screen Get readings Imports a new reading connect SoundLog and press import View printout Shows on screen what the printout will look like Print Prints t...

Page 15: ...ve graphs these are saved as graph files If you want to change the standard setting as to where these files are to be saved click on the folder to the right and you will be prompted to write where you...

Page 16: ...s are described Please note that the changes you make and store in Filter settings are general They will therefore apply to all the readings you want to see displayed as a graph in future You can stil...