23 Basic setups
Navigating
Models SE and DL
Basic setups
This chapter covers the basic features and setups of SoundPro SE/DL that
establish the instrument’s operating conditions. For information about the
more advanced SoundPro SE/DL features and their setups, see Chapter 4,
“Advanced setups.” For information on setting-up and measuring add-on
features (Reverberation, STI-PA, or Curves), please see Chapter 6.
• Microphone Settings
• Setting Date-Time
• Setting Measurement type (SLM, 1/1, 1/3, STI-PA)
• Setting up Meter 1/Meter 2 parameters
• Setting up Exceedance levels
• Setting up Logging
• Setting physical settings: backlight “on” time, contrast, choosing a
language
• Microphone settings
With Class/Type 1 models, the microphone’s sensitivity, range cap, and
polarization can be checked and/or changed in the “Signal Input” menu
(when stopped). Alternatively, Class/Type 2 models settings are viewable at
any time the session is stopped but cannot be modified.
The following table displays the required microphone settings.
Table 3-1: Required microphone settings
Signal Input
BK4936
QE7052
QE4110
QE4130
QE4150
QE4170
Sensitivity
a
-28.0
-29.0
-49.1
-36.0
-26.0
-28.0
Range Cap (dB)
140
140
160
140
140
140
Polarization (V)
0
0
200
200
200
200
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