CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION
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5
1.1. Sound
Level Meters
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5
1.2.
Impulse Sound
Level
Meters
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6
1.3. Frequency Weighting Network D
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7
2.
CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1. Function
of
Controls
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9
3.
OPERATION
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15
3.1. Calibration
for
Sound Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using Pistonphone Type
4220 or Sound Level Calibrator
Type
4230
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15
Using the built-in Reference Voltage
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16
3.2. Measurement
of
Sound
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17
3.3. Calibration
for
Vibration Measurements
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18
Using the Accelerometer
Calibrator Type 4291 . . . . . 18
Using the built-in Reference Voltage
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21
3.4. Measurement
of
Vibration
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23
3.5. Accuracy
of
Vibration Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.6. Voltage Measurements
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24
4.
DESCRIPTION
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25
4.1. General
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25
4.2. Condenser Microphone
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27
4.3.
Input
Stage
.
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28
4.4.
Input
Overload Indicator and
Phase
Splitter
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32
4.5. Weighting Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.6. Attenuator
I and
Input
Amplifier
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34
4.7. Attenuator
II
and
Output
Amplifier
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35
4.8.
Output
Overload Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.9.
RMS
Detector Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.10. Meter
Amplifier
and Hold Circuit
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43
4.11.
Peak
Detector Circuit
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44
4.12. Voltage Supply
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46
4.13. Distortion
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47
4.14.
Inherent Noise Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48