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if an error message appears, remove the cause of an error and repeat the measurement,
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after accepting calibration result, turn off and decouple the calibrator,
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meter is ready to measurement.
WARNING! During calibration the instrument together with the calibrator shall not be
exposed to noise higher than nominal sound pressure level of sound calibrator in use or
ground vibration.
Calibration error messages description:
Message
Possible cause
Signal out of range
- calibrator turned off,
- calibrator poorly coupled,
- invalid reference level,
- broken microphone.
Unstable reading
- too high background noise level,
- strong ground vibrations,
- broken calibrator,
- broken microphone.
Unknown error
- unknown, contact service.
4.4. Warranty
SONOPAN grants the warranty on following stipulations:
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no remains of changes, corrections, crossing-out etc. are found on Warranty Card,
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the instrument shall be used according to manufacturer Instruction Manual,
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the warranty becomes void if instrument repairs or modifications are undertaken by
unauthorized persons.
SONOPAN warrants this instrument:
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to be fulfilling the specifications given in Instruction Manual,
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to be working correctly for 12 months from purchase date in 24 months from date the
instrument was produced.
Not covered by this warranty:
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damages resulting from instrument transportation (provided no clear neglects of
manufacturer have been stated),
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mechanical damages through the fault of the purchaser,
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internal damages through the fault of the purchaser.
The purchaser is entitled to warranty claim only when instrument dealer does not meet his
obligations resulting from this warranty.
4.4.1. Complaint instructions for the purchaser:
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contact SONOPAN and specify the cause of complaint, Warranty Card number, date and
place of purchase and date the instrument was produced,
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after complaint receipt is confirmed send the instrument with Warranty Card included to
SONOPAN by freight company,
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if SONOPAN service find instrument damage to be not covered by warranty or warranty
conditions to be not fulfilled, then the purchaser is obliged to cover service and
transport costs as specified in the bill made out by SONOPAN,
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the costs specified above are covered by SONOPAN if the complaint is accepted.
4.5. Maintenance and repair
DLM-101 sound level meter requires no special maintenance treatments.
All repairs of the instrument are performed by the manufacturer
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