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GUIDE
SoundPro® SE/DL Series Sound Level Meters
 SoundPro® Display and
User Keypad

Softkey Menu Indicators

Measurement type + Battery power:
+ Repeatedly press 1st softkey + Stop:
to toggle through to select + Run time: 00:00:00
1/1, 1/3, SLM (if purchased)

Backlight Key Softkeys

Stop Key AltF Key

Left Arrow Key Enter Key

Up/Down Arrow Keys Right Arrow Key

Run/Pause Key On/Off and

ESC (Escape) Key

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Turning On/Off and Navigating
1. To turn on the SoundPro, press the key until the start screen appears.
2. T o navigate, press the up/down arrows and left/right arrows for most
of the navigational functions.
+ The key is used to move back one level (or escape from a menu/screen).
Press repeatedly to return to the start screen.
+ The key is used to open the selected menu/screen.

Resetting
1. Format the card or delete the session files from the SoundPro (optional).
+ To format, select the File softkey from the start screen. Press the down arrow
continuously to select Format. Press key.

Settings
1. Adjust the settings to fit the specifications of your sound study.
+ To open the Setup menu from the start screen, press the arrow keys
and press key when selected. The setup menu will appear. To change
the parameters, navigate to the appropriate menus and make changes
as needed. (See the user manual for specific details and term
explanations for more information.)

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 Calibrate the SoundPro (Pre/Post Cals)
1. Ensure the SoundPro is turned On and is either
stopped or paused.
Microphone
Place calibrator
2. A
 ttach the calibrator and cal adapter to the over microphone
SoundPro. Set the calibrator to 1 KHz and 114 dB
(if it is a selectable).

 rom the Start screen, press the Cal softkey and

3. F QC10/QC20
the Cal screen will open. Press when Calibrate is Select 1kHz
and 114 dB
highlighted. The Pre-Cal screen will open.

4. A
 llow the measurement to stabilize and press
Arrows to set 114.0 dB level (see A). Then, press
key. When set, the Calibration history screen Cal Softkey
appears (see B). + Select softkey
to open

5. Press key to exit the Cal screen.

 or a Post Calibration, ensure the SoundPro is

6. F A. Calibrate
in “Pause” mode. (Essentially, run a measurement Press corresponding
and press the run/pause key.) The Pause indicator softkey to 114.0 dB
level.
will appear at the top of the display.) Then repeat
the Calibration steps above and press Enter to store
the Post Calibration information. A sample screen is
displayed below with post calibration history.
B. Pre-Cal
Displays
pre-calibration
information

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Run/Pause/Stop Measurements
Position the SoundPro in the field. Press the run key to start measuring. To pause a study (for example:
lunch breaks), press the run/pause key. To start measuring again, press the run/pause key. Continue this
process until your measurements are complete by press the Stop key. This will end the session.

1. From the Start screen, select either View Session or select View Current Study by press the
arrows and key to select.
2. P ress key to begin measuring. Press key to Pause (optional). At any time, press
to end the session/study.

Run Time

Run Icon
Lookup Softkey:
Select to change
measurement
parameter
(Lpk, Lmx, Lmn, Measurement
Leq, Las) Value (Average SPL)

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 Measurements Displayed Broadband
Amplitude
Filtered Bar Chart Screen
Amplitude
For the filtered bar chart screen, the dominant
in the Band
characteristic of this screen is the multi-element
bar chart. The chart displays measurements in each
filter band and broadband values for both meters. For Selected
octave band analysis, the screen contains 13 bars (11 Band
for filters and 2 for broadband), and for third-octave Shows SPL average amplitude (or value) of Meter 1
analysis the screen contains 35 bars (33 for filters + Will display only if octave band is enabled
and 2 for broadband) of measurement values. The
bars appear (and usually fluctuate) if the measured Shows SPL
value for the bar is above the minimum value for the average ampli-
selected measurement range. tude (or value) of
Meter 1
+ Will display
Bar Chart Screen only if SLM is
selected as the
For the bar chart screen, the amplitude of the measurement
displayed measurement is shown both graphically mode.
by the length of the bar and numerically below the
bar. The bar appears (and usually fluctuates) if the
Exceedance Levels
measured value is above the minimum value for the + L1 = 99% dB
selected measurement range. + L10 = 85.1% dB
+ L50 = 82.9% dB
Community Noise Screen Taxtmaximal
+ Value is 90 dB at
his screen shows the results of measurements
T 3 sec. intervals
commonly associated with community noise studies.

Only appears on Meter 1 when you are not viewing

Dosimetry Screen the current study and when the community noise
parameters are activated.
The Dosimetry screen provides several types
of measurements of the accumulated personal
exposure to noise. Shows accumulated
personal exposure
to noise.
+ These measurements
are affected by the
settings in the
“Meter Set” screen

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Detection Management Software DMS and
Working with SoundPro Data
Viewing data and Data Finder Page
1. Communicating/Connecting the
SoundPro to the PC
A. Turn On the Sound Pro.
B. Plug in USB cable from SoundPro to pc.

2. D
 MS Welcome Page and
Instrument Communication A
A

A. C
 lick on icon (see A) to access the
Instrument download panel.

3. SoundPro and Downloading

A. S elect the SLM family and the SoundPro mode from
the Instrument window (see A). Click on “Go to session
finder after download” box.
B. Click the button (See B).
C. O
 nce downloaded, click the Data Finder tab
A
(if you did not select “go to session finder
C
in step A”.) (See C).

4. Selecting and Viewing Data B

A. T he Data Finder page is used to view, select,
and preview reports. Note: Click Browse to
view all data files.
B. S
 elect the data by clicking on either the session/study
(Note: you may need to expand to see the study data.
C. T
 o view in Graphs and Tables, click on
or buttons.

5. Viewing Data in Graphs, Tables and Report View A

T
 he graphs and tables page is noted as the panel
layout view page.
A. T he session/study data page displays the data in
logged data charts/tables (see A).
B. C
 lick on to view the panels in a report
format (see B).
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