Amprobe SM-10 Sound-Level-Meters - Manual (Page 6)

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Refer to the manual
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do not dispose of this
product as unsorted
municipal waste.
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Conforms to relevant
Australian standards.
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Complies with eU
directives
� Warning and Precautions
for wind speeds over 10 m/sec (22.3 mph), use the windscreen on the •
microphone.
for general sound level measurements use A weighting. for checking the
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low-frequency content of noise use C weighting. if the C-weighted level
is much higher than the A-weighted level, then there is a large amount of
low-frequency noise
for normal measurements use the fAST mode. for checking average level
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of fluctuation noise use the SLow mode.
UNPACkINg ANd INSPECtIoN
Your shipping carton should include:
1 SM-10 / 20 sound level meter
1 9 volt battery
1 download Suite Cd-RoM (SM-20)
1 RS-232 to mini stereo phono jack (SM-20)
1 Users Manual
if any of the items are damaged or missing, return the complete package to
the place of purchase for an exchange.
INtRodUCtIoN
This Sound Level Meter has been designed to meet the measurement
requirements of safety engineers, health, industrial safety offices and quality
control in various environments. This unit conforms to the ieC651 Type 2,
AnSi S1.4 Type 2, JiSC1502 requirements for Sound Level Meters.
oPERAtIoN
press 1. � button for power on.
Select the desired response time and weighting. if the sound source 2.
consists of short bursts or only catching sound peak, set response to fAST.
To measure average sound level, use the slow setting. Select A weighting
for general noise sound level and C weighting for measuring sound level
of acoustic material.