Svantek SVAN 948 User manual

SVAN 948
SOUND AND VIBRATION
DATA LOGGER
USER’S MANUAL
SVANTEK Sp. z o.o.
WARSAW, June 2004

Notice: This user’s manual presents the software version named 2.11 (cf. the
description of UNIT LABEL position of DISPLAY list). The succeeding software versions (marked
with the bigger numbers) can slightly change the view of some screens presented in the text of the
manual.

CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 1 - 1
Main features of the SVAN 948 1 - 1
2. MANUAL CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENT 2 - 1
2.1. CONTROL PUSH-BUTTONS ON THE FRONT PANEL 2 - 1
2.2. INPUT AND OUTPUT SOCKETS OF THE INSTRUMENT 2 - 4
3. SETTING OF THE INSTRUMENT 3 - 1
3.1. BASIS OF THE INSTRUMENT’S CONTROL 3 - 1
3.2. POWERING OF THE INSTRUMENT 3 - 19
3.2. INITIAL SETUP OF THE INSTRUMENT 3 - 20
4. MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTRUMENT 4 - 1
4.1. CALIBRATION 4 - 3
4.1.1. The calibration by the sensitivity introduction 4 - 4
Calibration BY SENSITIVITY in the case of vibration signal 4 - 4
Calibration BY SENSITIVITY in the case of acoustic signal 4 - 5
4.1.2. The calibration by the measurement 4 - 7
Calibration BY MEASUREMENT in the case of vibration signal 4 - 7
Calibration BY MEASUREMENT in the case of acoustic signal 4 - 8
4.2. LEVEL METER 4 - 10
4.2.1. Sound level meter 4 - 11
One profile mode of measurement results presentation 4 - 13
3 PROFILES mode of measurement results presentation 4 - 14
Presentation of the statistical analysis results - STATISTICS 4 - 14
Presentation of time history - PLOT 4 - 15
4.2.2. Vibration level meter 4 - 17
One profile mode of measurement results presentation 4 - 18
3 PROFILES mode of the measurement results presentation 4 - 19
Presentation of time history - PLOT 4 - 19
4.2.3. Measurement parameters setting 4 - 22
Measurement parameters setting - INPUT list 4 - 22
Selection of measurement parameters - MEASURE SETUP 4 - 23
Setting time delay before the start of measurements - START DELAY 4 - 23
Setting the integration time - INT. TIME 4 - 23
Setting number of repetition of measurement cycles - REP. CYCLE 4 - 25
Setting time between two writings to the buffer’s file - BUF. STEP 4 - 25
Setting parameters in channels and for octave analysis - CHANNELS SETUP 4 - 25
Setting parameters in a channel – CHANNEL x 4 - 26
Selection of the instruments mode - FILTER 4 - 26
Selection of the measurement range - RANGE 4 - 26
Selection of the weighting filter in SLM - FILTER 4 - 27

Selection of the weighting filter in VLM - FILTER 4 - 28
Selection of the RMS detector in SLM - DETECTOR 4 - 29
Selection of the RMS detector in VLM - DETECTOR 4 - 29
Selection of the measurement parameters - BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 30
Selection of the result to be saved in the buffer’s file - BUFFERS 4 - 30
Selection of mode and triggering parameters - TRIGGER SETUP 4 - 32
Switching the triggering on and off - TRIGGER 4 - 32
Selection of the triggering signal in SLM - SOURCE 4 - 33
Setting the level of triggering - LEVEL 4 - 34
Setting the parameter related with the buffer triggering - PRE/POST TRIGGER 4 - 34
4.3. ACTIVATION OF OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS 4 - 38
4.4. 1/1 OCTAVE ANALYSER 4 - 39
4.4.1. 1/1 OCTAVE analyser of acoustic signal 4 - 40
Selection of the measurement range in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis of acoustic signal - RANGE 4 - 43
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis result of acoustic signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 44
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis parameters for acoustic signal - SPECTRUM 4 - 46
Selection of the weighting filter in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis of acoustic signal - FILTER 4 - 46
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis result to be saved in the buffer’s file - BUFFER 4 - 47
Selection of the result which triggers registration in BUFFER mode in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis
of acoustic signal 4 - 47
4.4.2. 1/1 OCTAVE analyser of vibration signal 4 - 49
Measurement range selection in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis of vibration signal - RANGE 4 - 53
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis result of vibration signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 54
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis parameters for vibration signal - SPECTRUM 4 - 55
Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis result of vibration signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFER 4 - 56
Selection of the result which triggers registration in BUFFER mode in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis
of vibration signal 4 - 57
4.5. 1/3 OCTAVE ANALYSER 4 - 58
4.5.1. 1/3 OCTAVE analyser of acoustic signal 4 - 59
Selection of the measurement range selection in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis of acoustic signal -
RANGE 4 - 62
Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis result of acoustic signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 63
Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis parameters for acoustic signal - SPECTRUM 4 - 65
Selection of the weighting filter in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis of acoustic signal - FILTER position 4 - 66
Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis result to be saved in the buffer’s file - BUFFER position 4 - 66
Selection of the result which triggers registration in BUFFER mode in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis
of acoustic signal 4 - 67
4.5.2. 1/3 OCTAVE analyser of vibration signal 4 - 68
Measurement range selection in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis of vibration signal - RANGE 4 - 75
Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis result of vibration signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 76

Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis parameters for vibration signal - SPECTRUM 4 - 77
Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis result of vibration signal to be saved in the buffer’s file -
BUFFER 4 - 78
Selection of the result which triggers registration in BUFFER mode in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis
of vibration signal 4 - 78
4.6. DOSE ANALYSER 4 - 80
One profile mode of measurement results presentation 4 - 80
3 PROFILES mode of the measurement results presentation 4 - 83
4.6.1. HAV and WBV measurement parameters setting 4 - 84
Measurement parameters setting - INPUT 4 - 84
Setting parameters in channels and for octave analysis - CHANNELS SETUP 4 - 85
Setting parameters in a channel - CHANNEL x 4 - 85
Selection of the instrument - MODE 4 - 85
Selection of the measurement range - RANGE 4 - 86
Selection of the weighting filter in VLM - FILTER 4 - 87
Selection of the RMS detector in VLM - DETECTOR 4 - 88
Selection of measurement parameters - BUFFERS SETUP 4 - 88
Selection of the result to be saved in the buffer’s file - BUFFERS 4 - 88
5. AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS 5 - 1
5.1. DATA AVAILABLE ON THE SCREEN - DISPLAY LIST 5 - 1
Selection of the modes of measurement results presentation - DISPLAY MODES 5 - 1
Selection of the parameters in graphical results presentation - DISPLAY SETUP 5 - 3
Setting of the scale in graphical results presentation - DISPLAY SCALE 5 - 4
Scaling of the vertical axis of the graphical presentation - DYNAMIC 5 - 4
Scaling of the horizontal axis of the graphical presentation - X-ZOOM 5 - 4
Selection of the weighted filters - TOTAL VALUES 5 - 5
Selection of the weighted filters for the 1st profile - TOTAL 1 5 - 5
Selection of the weighted filters for the 2nd profile - TOTAL 2 5 - 6
Selection of the weighted filters for the 3rd profile - TOTAL 3 5 - 6
Selection of spectrum type -SPECTRUM TYPE 5 - 7
Selection of the buffer’s file to the display presentation - BUFFER VIEW 5 - 8
Checking the state of the internal battery - BATTERY 5 - 12
Setting the contrast of the display - CONTRAST 5 - 13
Setting the backlight parameters - BACKLIGHT 5 - 14
Automatic switch off of the backlight - TIMEOUT 5 - 14
Setting the brightness of the backlight - BRIGHTNESS 5 - 14
Checking specification of the instrument -UNIT LABEL 5 - 15
5.2. SETUP MENU 5 - 16
Programming of the instrument’s internal timer -TIMER 5 - 17
Programming of the instrument’s internal Real Time Clock -RTC 5 - 18
Setting the conditions for the diffuse field measurements - FIELD CORRECTION 5 - 18

Introduction the filter coefficients for 1/3 (1/1) OCTAVE analysis -USER FILTERS 5 - 19
Setting the coefficients of the user filters set - EDIT (position) 5 - 21
Setting the coefficients of the user filters - CLEAR 5 - 21
Selection of statistics levels t be saved in a file - STAT. LEVELS 5 - 22
Selection of the external mode - EXT. I/O SETUP 5 - 22
Selection of few push-buttons mode -SHIFT MODE 5 - 24
Selection of the working mode of <SHIFT> push-button -SHIFT 5 - 24
Selection of the working mode of <START / STOP> push-button -ST/SP 5 - 24
Return to the factory made settings -CLEAR SETUP 5 - 25
Selection of detector’s type in the LEQ (RMS) calculations -RMS INTEGRATION 5 - 26
Setting the reference signal in vibration measurements - REFERENCE LEVEL 5 - 26
Setting the reference level of the acceleration signal - ACC 5 - 27
Setting the reference level of the velocity signal - VEL 5 - 27
Setting the reference level of the displacement signal - DIL 5 - 27
Selection of the vibration units -VIBRATION UNITS 5 - 28
Selection of the warnings -WARNINGS 5 - 29
Saving the measurement results in a file -RES.NOT SAVE 5 - 29
Selection of the vector coefficient - VECTOR DEF. 5 - 30
Selection of the vibration dose - HAV/WBV DOSE 5 - 31
Settings of the parameters of vibration dose - MEASURE DOSE 5 - 32
Settings of the parameters of vibration dose - EXPOSURE TIME 5 - 32
Settings of the parameters of vibration dose - AXIS SETUP 5 - 33
Selection of the standard of vibration dose - STANDARDS 5 - 34
5.3. SAVING THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS 5 - 36
Saving files 5 - 36
Selection of the file’s operation -FILE 5 - 37
Saving files in the instrument’s memory -SAVE and SAVE NEXT 5 - 38
Controlling the data storing in the instrument’s memory -SAVE OPTIONS 5 - 41
Saving of the filters to the RAM memory - RAM FILE 5 - 41
Replacement of the existing files by the new ones -REPLACE 5 - 41
Controlling of the measurement statistics savings -SAVE STAT. 5 - 42
Controlling of the measurement results savings -AUTO SAVE 5 - 42
Loading the files with the measurement results -LOAD 5 - 43
Removing a file with the measurement results from memory -DELETE 5 - 45
Removing all files with measurement results from memory -DELETE ALL 5 - 46
Memory merging -DEFRAGMENTATION 5 - 47
Removing all files with results from buffer’s memory -CLEAR BUFFER 5 - 48
Checking the contents of the memory - CATALOGUE 5 - 49
Checking the free space in the memory - FREE SPACE 5 - 50
Saving setup in the instrument’s memory -SAVE SETUP and SAVE SETUP NEXT 5 - 51
Loading the files with the configuration - LOAD SETUP 5 - 53
Operations in buffer 5 - 56

5.4. CALCULATION OF THE DOSE PARAMETERS - AUX. FUNCTIONS 5 - 58
Selection of the calculation results -HAV CALCULATOR 5 - 58
Selection of the file with results of measurement - RESULT SEL. 5 - 59
Selection of the partial results - PARTIAL EAV/ELV 5 - 61
Selection of the partial exposure - PARTIAL EXP 5 - 61
Selection of the daily exposure - DAILY EXPOSURE 5 - 62
Selection of the calculation results - WBV CALCULATOR 5 - 62
Selection of the file with results of measurement - RESULT SEL. 5 - 63
Selection of the partial results - PARTIAL EAV/ELV 5 - 64
Selection of the partial exposure - PARTIAL RESULTS 5 - 65
Selection of the daily exposure - DAILY RESULTS 5 - 66
APPENDIX A. REMOTE CONTROL A - 1
INPUT / OUTPUT TRANSMISSION TYPES A - 1
FUNCTION #1 – INPUT / OUTPUT OF THE CONTROL SETTING CODES A - 1
FUNCTION #2 – READ-OUT OF THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN THE SOUND LEVEL
METER OR VIBRATION LEVEL METER MODE A - 4
FUNCTION #3 – READ OUT OF THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN 1/1 OCTAVE,
1/3 OCTAVE A - 6
FUNCTION #4 – READ OUT OF THE DATA FILE FROM THE INTERNAL FLASH DISC
AND/OR THE SPECIAL FILE LOCATED IN THE RAM MEMORY A - 6
FUNCTION #5 – READ OUT OF THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS A - 8
FUNCTION #6 – REMOTE SETTING OF THE USER FILTERS A - 9
FUNCTION #7 – SPECIAL CONTROL FUNCTIONS A - 10
CONTROL SETTING CODES A - 11
APPENDIX B. DATA FILE STRUCTURES B - 1
B.1. STRUCTURE OF THE SVAN 948 FILE B - 1
B.2. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE SLM MODE B - 10
B.3. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE VLM MODE B - 10
B.4. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE WITH 1/1 OCTAVE ANALYSIS RESULTS B - 10
B.5. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE WITH 1/3 OCTAVE ANALYSIS RESULTS B - 10
B.6. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE WITH FFT ANALYSIS RESULTS B - 11
B.7. STRUCTURE OF THE FILE CONTAINING RESULTS FROM BUFFER’S FILE B - 11
B.7.1. The contents of the files in the buffer B - 11
B.7.1.1. Record with the results B - 11
B.7.1.2. Record with the state of the markers B - 12
B.7.1.3. Records with the breaks in the results registration B - 12
APPENDIX C. DATA SPECIFICATION C - 1
C.1. SPECIFICATION OF THE SVAN 948 AS SOUND LEVEL METER C - 1

C.2. SPECIFICATION OF THE SVAN 948 AS 1/1 OCTAVE, 1/3 OCTAVE AND FFT SOUND
ANALYSER C - 4
C.3. SPECIFICATION OF SVAN 948 AS VIBRATION LEVEL METER / ANALYSER C - 7
C.3. MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFICATION OF SVAN 948 C - 11
APPENDIX D. DEFINITIONS AND FILTER CHARACTERISTICS D - 1
D.1. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAE D - 1
D.1.1. Definitions of the results available in the SLM mode of the SVAN 948 D - 1
D.1.2. Definitions of the results available in the VLM mode of the SVAN 948 D - 4
D.2. CHARACTERISTICS OF DIGITAL FILTERS IMPLEMENTED IN SVAN 948 D - 5
The digital weighting filters implemented in the SLM mode D - 5
The digital weighting filters implemented in the SLM mode D - 7
The digital filters implemented in the vibration level meter (VLM) mode for the velocity
measurements D - 8
The digital filters implemented in the vibration level meter (VLM) mode for the displacement
measurements D - 10
The digital filters used in HUMAN VIBRATION measurements D - 12
The digital HP filter implemented in 1/1 OCTAVE, 1/3 OCTAVE and FFT analysis in the
SVAN 948 instrument D - 16
The digital 1/1 OCTAVE and 1/3 OCTAVE filters implemented in the SVAN 948 instrument D - 17

INDEX OF LISTS, SUB-LISTS AND POSITIONS
1/1 OCTAVE Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis, position of FUNCTION sub-list 4 - 39
1/3 OCTAVE Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis, position of FUNCTION sub-list 4 - 58
3 PROFILES Measurement results presentation mode (numerical), position of DISPLAY sub-list 5 - 1
ACC Setting the reference level for acceleration measurements, position of
REFERENCE LEVEL sub-list 5 - 26
ANALOG Type of input / output devices, sub-list of EXT. I/O SETUP 5 - 23
AUTO SAVE Controlling of measurement results savings, position of SAVE OPTIONS sub-list 5 - 42
AXIS SETUP Assign axis of accelometer to the number of channels, sub-list of HAV/WBV DOSE
list 5 - 33
BACKLIGHT Setting the backlight parameters, sub-list of DISPLAY list 5 - 14
BATTERY Checking the state of the internal battery, position of DISPLAY list 5 - 12
BRIGHTNESS Setting the brightness of the backlight, position of BRIGHTNESS sub-list 5 - 14
BUF. STEP Setting time between two writings to the buffer’s file, position of
MEASURE SETUP sub-list 4 - 25
BUFFER VIEW Selection of the buffer’s file to the screen presentation, sub-list of DISPLAY list 5 - 8
BUFFER Selection of 1/1 OCTAVE analysis result to be saved in the buffer’s file, position of
SPECTRUM sub-list 4 - 47
BUFFER Selection of 1/3 OCTAVE analysis result to be saved in the buffer’s file, position of
SPECTRUM sub-list 4 - 78
BUFFERS Selection of the result to be saved in the buffer’s file, position of BUFFERS
SETUP sub-list 4 - 30
CAL. LEVEL Setting the level of the calibrator’s signal, position of CALIBRATION sub-list 4 - 4
CALIBRATION Calibration of sound measurement channel, sub-list of FUNCTION list 4 - 4
CATALOGUE Controlling the contents of the memory, position of FILE list 5 - 49
CHANNEL x Setting parameters in a profile of SLM, sub-list of CHANNELS SETUP sub-list 4 - 25
CHANNELS SETUP Setting parameters in profiles and for octave analysis, sub-list of INPUT list 4 - 25
CLEAR SETUP Return to the factory made settings, position of SETUP list 5 - 25
CLEAR BUFFER Removing all files with the results from buffer’s memory, position of FILE list 5 - 48
CLEAR Clearing the coefficients of the user filters, position of USER FILTER sub-list 5 - 21
CONTRAST Setting the contrast of the screen, position of DISPLAY list 5 - 13
DAILY EXPOSURE Displaying the daily exposure in DOSE mode, sub-list of HAV CALCULATOR sub-list5 - 66
DAILY RESULTS Displaying the daily exposure and daily dose in DOSE mode, sub-list of WBV
CALCULATOR sub-list 5 - 66
DEFRAGMENTATION Memory merging, position of FILE list 5 - 47
DELETE ALL Removing all files from instrument’s memory, position of FILE list 5 - 46
DELETE Removing a file with the results from instrument’s memory, position of FILE list 5 - 45
DETECTOR Selection of the RMS detector, position of CHANNEL x sub-list 4 - 29
DIGITAL IN Type of input / output devices, sub-list of EXT. I/O SETUP 5 - 23
DIGITAL OUT Type of input / output devices, sub-list of EXT. I/O SETUP 5 - 23
DIL Setting the reference level for displacement measurements, position of
REFERENCE LEVEL sub-list 5 - 27
DISPLAY MODES Selection of the ways of measurement results presentation, sub-list of DISPLAY list 5 - 1
DISPLAY SCALE Selection of the scale in graphical results presentations, sub-list of DISPLAY list 5 - 4
DISPLAY Data available on the screen, main list (function of the push-button) 5 - 1
DOSE Selection of DOSE measurements, position of FUNCTION sub-list 5 - 32
DYNAMIC Scaling of the vertical axis of the graphical presentation, position of DISPLAY SCALE
sub-list 5 - 4

ENTER CODE Access to optional functions 4 - 38
EXPOSURE TIME Setting the exposure time, position of HAV/WBV DOSE list 5 - 32
EXT. I/O SETUP Selecting the external devices, sub=list of SETUP list 5 - 22
FIELD CORRECTION Setting the conditions for the diffuse field measurements, position of SETUP list 5 - 18
FILE NAME Edition of the file name in which the measurement results has to be saved 5 - 37
FILE Available operations on files, main list (function of the push-button) 5 - 37
FILTER Selection of the weighting filter, position of CHANNEL x sub-list 4 - 27
FILTER Selection of the weighting filter in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis, position of
SPECTRUM sub-list 4 - 46
FILTER Selection of the weighting filter in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis, position of
SPECTRUM sub-list 4 - 66
FREE SPACE Checking the free space in the memory, position of FILE list 5 - 50
FUNCTION Selection of the unit’s measurement function, main list (function of the push-button) 2 - 3
HAV CALCULATOR Selection of DOSE measurements, position of FUNCTION sub-list 5 - 58
HAV/WBV DOSE Selection of DOSE measurements, position of FUNCTION sub-list 5 - 32
INPUT Measurement parameters setting, main list (function of the push-button) 4 - 22
INT. TIME Setting the integration time, position of MEASURE SETUP sub-list 4 - 23
LEVEL METER Selection of LM function, position of FUNCTION sub-list 4 - 10
LEVEL Selection of the triggering mode, position of TRIGGER SETUP sub-list 4 - 34
LOAD SETUP Loading configuration from the memory with the instruments configuration, position of
FILE list 5 - 53
LOAD Loading file from the memory with the measurements results, position of FILE list 5 - 43
MEASUR. FUNCTION Selection of the available measurement function, sub-list of FUNCTION list 4 - 10
MEASURE SETUP Selection of measurement parameters, sub-list of INPUT list 4 - 23
MEASURE DOSE Activation of the MEASURE DOSE, sub-list of HAV/WBV DOSE list 5 - 31
PARTIAL EXP. Displaying the partial exposure in DOSE mode, sub-list of HAV CALCULATOR sub-
list 5 - 61
PARTIAL RESULTS Displaying the partial exposure results, sub-list of HAV CALCULATOR sub-list 5 - 65
PARTIAL EAV/ELV Displaying the partial results in DOSE mode, sub-list of HAV CALCULATOR 5 - 64
PLOT Measurement results presentation mode (graphical), position of DISPLAY MODES
sub-list 5 - 1
RAM FILE Saving the results of the measurements in the special file at RAM memory, position
of the SAVE OPTIONS list 3 - 10
RANGE Selection of the measurement range in SLM and VLM, position of INPUT list 4 - 26
RANGE Selection of the measurement range in 1/1 OCTAVE analysis, position of
INPUT list 4 - 53
RANGE Selection of the measurement range in 1/3 OCTAVE analysis, position of
INPUT list 4 - 75
REFERENCE LEVEL Setting the reference level for vibration measurements, sub-list of SETUP list 5 - 26
REP. CYCLE Setting number of repetition of measurement cycles, position of
MEASURE SETUP sub-list 4 - 25
REPLACE Replacement of the existing files by the new ones, position of
SAVE OPTIONS sub-list 5 - 41
RESULT SEL. Selection the files with H-A data, sub-list of HAV CALCULATOR sub-list 5 - 59
RESULT SEL. Selection the files with WBV data, sub-list of WBV CALCULATOR sub-list 5 - 63
RMS INTEGRATION Selection of detector’s type in the LEQ calculations, position of SETUP list 5 - 26
RTC Programming of the instrument’s internal Real Time Clock, position of RTC sub-list 5 - 14
SAVE NEXT Saving files in the memory with the name’s modification, position of FILE list 5 - 38
SAVE NEXT Saving configuration in the memory with the name’s modification,
position of FILE list 5 - 51