Rion WS-15 User manual

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User Manual
Windscreen for outdoor WS-15 in combination
with RION sound level meters.
3-20-41 Higashimotomachi, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-8533, Japan
www.rion.co.jp

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1. Introduction
The WS-15 wind screen is designed for outdoor installation. It helps to reduce wind noise and is equipped
with rainproof features that satisfy the IPX3 water-resistant specifications. It is used with a microphone
extension cable, which means that the microphone/preamplifier has to be separated from the sound level
meter, before the wind screen can be mounted.
This manual will describe the mounting procedure (paragraph 3), the settings on the sound level meter
(paragraph 4) and technical specifications of the wind screen (paragraph 5).

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2. Parts
The following parts are needed to mount the WS-15 windscreen onto a microphone/preamplifier combination:
* WS-15 (WS150000): Windscreen for outdoors WS13S020, Inner cap WS130020
Base assembly WS15S010, Mounting stage for microphone WS15010Z
* Microphone with preamplifier
* Extension cable EC-04 series (various lengths)
* Attachment adapter WS150060
* All-weather Tripod ST-81
Windscreen for outdoors
WS13S020
Inner cap
WS130020
Base assembly
WS15S010
Microphone
with Preamplifier
Extension cable
EC-04 series
Attachment adapter
WS150060
Mounting stage for
microphone WS15010Z
Tripod ST-81
Extension cable EC-04 series
(7 Pin connector)
EC-04: 2m
EC-04A: 5m
EC-04B: 10m
EC-04C: 30m with reel
EC-04D: 50m with reel
EC-04E: 100m with reel

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3. Mounting the windscreen
To mount the windscreen WS-15 onto the microphone/preamplifier combination of a RION sound level meter
(when the microphone/preamplifier combination is separated from the sound level meter), please perform the
steps below. The tripod, extension cable EC-04 series, and mounting adapter for windscreen are all available
as options. Before using equipment such as the sound level meters and preamplifiers, carefully read the
instruction manual for each device. The preamplifier models that can be mounted on the WS-15 are as
follows: NH-21, NH-23, NH-24, NH-25, and NH-26.
1. Turn off the sound level meter.
Then loosen the preamplifier
fastening screw and remove the
microphone/preamplifier
combination from the main unit.
Please refer to the picture on the
right.
IMPORTANT:
Do not try to remove the microphone
from the preamplifier. This may lead
to damage to the microphone or
preamplifier. Also, never remove the
microphone grid, because this can
lead to damage.
2. Attach the mounting stage for microphone to the
tripod.
Mounting stage
WS15010Z
Tripod
3. Insert the extension cable (EC-04 series) through
the side of the mounting stage.
Extension cable
EC-04 series
Mounting stage
WS15010Z

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4. Connect the extension cable EC-04 series to the
preamplifier. Make sure the fastening screw is turned on
hand-tight to ensure a good connection.
IMPORTANT:
When using WS-15, remove the windscreen slip-off
prevention rubber:
Windscreen slip-off protection rubber
5. Attach the mounting adapter for windscreen. The
mounting adapter for windscreen has a slit along the
side. To attach the adapter, slide the cable section of the
extension cable EC-04 series through the opening. For
this step, it is important to note that the direction in
which you insert the mounting adapter for the
windscreen differs according to the preamplifier
model you are using (type number can be found on
preamplifier housing, or on the name plate of the sound
level meter). Please see below:

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6. Insert the preamplifier into the mounting stage for
microphone from the top.
7. Insert the preamplifier into the base of the WS-15 and
rotate the base to securely fasten it to the mounting tube.
Then insert the inner cap through the wires of the base
and cover the preamplifier with the inner cap firmly.
While doing this, take care that the tips of the spring tips
attached to the base do not come into contact with the
microphone.
IMPORTANT:
Be aware that if you put the windscreen and the base
together beforehand, the inner cap may be displaced and
the preamplifier may not fit into the inner cap.
IMPORTANT:
Handle the base with care, to prevent the risk of injury
by the sharp spring tips.

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8. Mount the windscreen. In the lower part of the
windscreen, there are three slits. Align these slits with
the hooks on the base and push the windscreen fully
onto the base.
See also the picture below for slit alignment:
9.Push each of the three tips of the springs attached to
the hooks firmly into the windscreen, at about the
middle section. When pushing the tips into the
windscreen, make sure the tips are perpendicular to
windscreen surface.
IMPORTANT:
Handle the spring tips with care, to prevent the risk of
injury by the pointed spring tips.

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4. Settings on the sound level meter
Besides making the required measurement settings (see user manual for the sound level meter), the
appropriate windscreen setting for WS-15 has to be made in the sound level meter menu.
NL-42 or NL-52
To set the appropriate wind screen correction for sound level meter NL-42 or NL-52, please perform the
following steps:
1. Press the MENU/ENTER key to bring up the menu list screen.
2. Use the /// keys to select [Measure] and press the MENU/ENTER key. The measurement setting
screen appears.
3. Use the /keys to select [Windscreen Correction] and press the MENU/ENTER key. The windscreen
selection screen appears.
4. Use the /keys to select the model of windscreen (WS-15) and press the MENU/ENTER key.
5. Press the START/STOP key to return to the measurement screen.
NA-28
No WS-15 correction is available in this instrument.
NL-20, NL-21, NL-22, NL-31, NL-32
No WS-15 correction is available in these instruments.

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5. Technical Information
I. Frequency response and windscreen correction
Tab. 1a NL-42 Frequency response and windscreen correction
Nominal
Frequency
(Hz)
Exact
Frequency
(Hz)
UC-52
Frequency
response
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Effect
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Correction
(dB)
Windscreen
Effect +
Windscreen
Correction
(dB)
Total
Expanded
Uncertainty
(dB)
63
63,10
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
80
79,43
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
100
100,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
125
125,9
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
160
158,5
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
200
199,5
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,2
250
251,2
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,2
315
316,2
0,0
0,0
-0,1
-0,1
0,2
400
398,1
0,0
0,0
-0,1
-0,1
0,2
500
501,2
0,0
0,1
-0,1
0,0
0,2
630
631,0
0,0
0,1
-0,2
-0,1
0,2
800
794,3
0,0
0,3
-0,3
0,0
0,2
1000
1000
0,0
0,2
-0,3
-0,1
0,2
1250
1259
0,0
0,5
-0,4
0,1
0,3
1600
1585
0,1
0,5
-0,5
0,0
0,3
2000
1995
0,2
0,3
-0,5
-0,2
0,3
2500
2512
0,3
0,0
-0,4
-0,4
0,3
3150
3162
0,4
-0,1
-0,1
-0,2
0,3
4000
3981
0,4
-0,4
0,3
-0,1
0,4
5000
5012
0,3
-0,5
0,7
0,2
0,4
6300
6310
0,0
-1,0
1,1
0,1
0,4
8000
7943
-0,5
-1,4
1,6
0,2
0,4
10000
10000
---
-1,6
1,9
0,3
0,6
12500
12589
---
-2,8
2,2
-0,6
0,6
16000
15849
---
-2,8
2,4
-0,4
0,6

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Tab. 1b NL-52 Frequency response and windscreen correction
Nominal
Frequency
(Hz)
Exact
Frequency
(Hz)
UC-59
Frequency
response
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Effect
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Correction
(dB)
Windscreen
Effect +
Windscreen
Correction
(dB)
Total
Expanded
Uncertainty
(dB)
63
63,10
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
80
79,43
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
100
100,0
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
125
125,9
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
160
158,5
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,3
200
199,5
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,2
250
251,2
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,2
315
316,2
0,0
0,0
-0,1
-0,1
0,2
400
398,1
0,0
0,0
-0,1
-0,1
0,2
500
501,2
0,0
0,1
-0,1
0,0
0,2
630
631,0
0,0
0,1
-0,2
-0,1
0,2
800
794,3
-0,1
0,3
-0,3
0,0
0,2
1000
1000,0
0,0
0,2
-0,3
-0,1
0,2
1060
1059,3
0,0
0,3
-0,4
-0,1
0,3
1120
1122,0
0,0
0,4
-0,4
0,0
0,3
1180
1188,5
0,0
0,2
-0,4
-0,2
0,3
1250
1258,9
0,0
0,5
-0,4
0,1
0,3
1320
1333,5
0,0
0,4
-0,5
-0,1
0,3
1400
1412,5
0,0
0,4
-0,5
-0,1
0,3
1500
1496,2
0,0
0,5
-0,5
0,0
0,3
1600
1584,9
0,0
0,5
-0,5
0,0
0,3
1700
1678,8
0,0
0,7
-0,5
0,2
0,3
1800
1778,3
0,0
0,5
-0,5
0,0
0,3
1900
1883,6
0,0
0,4
-0,5
-0,1
0,3
2000
1995,3
0,0
0,3
-0,5
-0,2
0,3
2120
2113,5
0,0
0,3
-0,5
-0,2
0,3
2240
2238,7
0,0
0,3
-0,4
-0,1
0,3
2360
2371,4
0,0
0,3
-0,4
-0,1
0,3
2500
2511,9
0,0
0,0
-0,4
-0,4
0,3
2650
2660,7
0,1
0,1
-0,3
-0,2
0,3
2800
2818,4
0,1
-0,1
-0,3
-0,4
0,3
3000
2985,4
0,1
-0,1
-0,2
-0,3
0,3
3150
3162,3
0,1
-0,1
-0,1
-0,2
0,4
3350
3349,7
0,1
-0,2
0,0
-0,2
0,4
3550
3548,1
0,1
-0,2
0,0
-0,2
0,4
3750
3758,4
0,1
-0,7
0,1
-0,6
0,4
4000
3981,1
0,1
-0,4
0,3
-0,1
0,4
4250
4217,0
0,1
-0,3
0,4
0,1
0,4
4500
4466,8
0,1
-0,8
0,5
-0,3
0,4
4750
4731,5
0,1
-0,7
0,6
-0,1
0,4

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Tab. 1b Continued
Nominal
Frequency
(Hz)
Exact
Frequency
(Hz)
UC-59
Frequency
response
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Effect
(dB)
Windscreen
(WS-15)
Correction
(dB)
Windscreen
Effect +
Windscreen
Correction
(dB)
Total
Expanded
Uncertainty
(dB)
5000
5011,9
0,1
-0,5
0,7
0,2
0,4
5300
5308,8
0,1
-1,4
0,8
-0,6
0,4
5600
5623,4
0,1
-0,6
0,9
0,3
0,4
6000
5956,6
0,1
-0,9
1,0
0,1
0,4
6300
6309,6
0,1
-1,0
1,1
0,1
0,4
6700
6683,4
0,1
-0,8
1,3
0,5
0,4
7100
7079,5
0,0
-1,3
1,4
0,1
0,4
7500
7498,9
0,0
-0,9
1,5
0,6
0,4
8000
7943,3
0,0
-1,4
1,6
0,2
0,4
8500
8414,0
-0,1
-1,4
1,7
0,3
0,6
9000
8912,5
-0,1
-0,7
1,8
1,1
0,6
9500
9440,6
-0,1
-1,2
1,9
0,7
0,6
10000
10000
-0,1
-1,6
1,9
0,3
0,6
10600
10592,5
-0,2
-1,1
2,0
0,9
0,6
11200
11220,2
-0,2
-1,8
2,1
0,3
0,6
11800
11885,0
-0,2
-1,9
2,2
0,3
0,6
12500
12589,3
-0,3
-2,8
2,2
-0,6
0,6
13200
13335,2
-0,4
-2,6
2,3
-0,3
0,6
14000
14125,4
-0,5
-2,6
2,3
-0,3
0,6
15000
14962,4
-0,6
-2,5
2,4
-0,1
0,6
16000
15848,9
-0,8
-2,8
2,4
-0,4
0,6

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II. Directional characteristic
-20,0
-15,0
-10,0
-5,0
0,0
5,0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310
320
330
340
350
Directional Characteristics of WS-15 -graphical presentation
1kHz
2kHz
4kHz
8kHz
12.5kHz

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Tab. 2 Directional characteristic for WS-15 - Numerical data
1kHz
2kHz
4kHz
8kHz
12.5kHz
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
20
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
30
0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.2
40
0.3
-0.1
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
50
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.7
-0.7
60
-0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-1.2
-1.2
70
-0.3
-0.2
-0.8
-1.8
-2.2
80
-0.5
-0.2
-1.2
-2.4
-2.9
90
-0.7
-0.3
-1.4
-3.2
-3.9
100
-0.7
-0.5
-1.6
-3.6
-5.6
110
-0.7
-0.7
-1.4
-3.7
-6.6
120
-0.9
-1.0
-1.7
-3.6
-7.2
130
-1.2
-1.3
-2.1
-3.2
-6.5
140
-1.4
-1.4
-2.1
-3.5
-6.4
150
-1.3
-1.8
-2.3
-4.5
-6.4
160
-1.2
-1.7
-2.3
-4.1
-6.6
170
-1.1
-1.4
-2.1
-3.9
-6.0
180
-1.0
-1.1
-1.4
-2.3
-5.3
190
-1.1
-1.4
-2.1
-3.9
-6.0
200
-1.2
-1.7
-2.3
-4.1
-6.6
210
-1.3
-1.8
-2.3
-4.5
-6.4
220
-1.4
-1.4
-2.1
-3.5
-6.4
230
-1.2
-1.3
-2.1
-3.2
-6.5
240
-0.9
-1.0
-1.7
-3.6
-7.2
250
-0.7
-0.7
-1.4
-3.7
-6.6
260
-0.7
-0.5
-1.6
-3.6
-5.6
270
-0.7
-0.3
-1.4
-3.2
-3.9
280
-0.5
-0.2
-1.2
-2.4
-2.9
290
-0.3
-0.2
-0.8
-1.8
-2.2
300
-0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-1.2
-1.2
310
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.7
-0.7
320
0.3
-0.1
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
330
0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.2
340
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
350
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1