3 manual interrupted noise – Soft dB Opus Suite Building Acoustics Module Reverberation Time ISO 3382 User Manual

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Step 3

Running the Measurement

Click the

button to launch the measurement process. The noise will begin and the

average number should increase periodically.

You can follow the measurement process by displaying the Dynamic view on the Spectrum display.

As the measurement proceeds, the dynamic should increase. Required dynamic for each

reverberation time index are showed in the following table:

T10

25 dB

T20

35 dB

T30

45 dB

EDT

25 dB

Once the specified dynamic has been reached for every frequency band and global, the reached TX
indicator

should light up.

Step 4

Stopping the Measurement

The measurement stops when the TX specified in the auto-stop setting

has been reached.

The user can stop the measurement process any time by clicking the

button.

Step 5

Saving the Measurement

The measurement is saved by clicking the

button. Once complete, the current file

indicator

will display the current file name.

7.3

Manual Interrupted Noise

This method evaluates the reverberation time by analysing the noise level time decay occurring after

a noise interruption. The noise interruptions are manually generated using an external noise

generator.

Step 1

Software Set-Up

1)

Click the

button on the menu bar to access the setup interface.

2)

Select channel 1, ICP input and ±1,5V on the Input Setup

3)

Select Manual Interrupted on the Measure mode drop down list.

4)

Select the number of Averages you want to perform.

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