Tenmars ST-109R User manual

ST-109R
Integrating Sound Level Meter
User’s Manual
HB2ST109R003

Contents
1 Introduction......................................................................1
2 Accessories......................................................................1
3 Safety Precaution.............................................................1
4 Instrument Description....................................................2
5 Operation..........................................................................3
5.1 Backlight Button...........................................................4
5.2 Start/Pause Measuring.................................................4
5.3 Data Hold:......................................................................4
5.4 Single Record/ Datalogger Reading............................4
5.5 Product Setup ...............................................................5
5.6 Integrating Time Setup.................................................5
5.7 Auto Power Off..............................................................5
5.8 Analog/Communication Output Interface...................6
5.9 Record Data Delete/Back-up........................................6
5.10 94dB Calibrate...............................................................7
5.11 Microphone Connection Inter-face..............................7
5.12 Microphone Extension Test.........................................7
5.13 Equivalent Free-Field....................................................8
6 Software Installation........................................................9
7 General Specifications ..................................................10
8 Electrical specification..................................................11
9 Maintenance or Repair...................................................12
10 Battery Replacement .....................................................12
11 Product Disposal............................................................12

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1Introduction
This Integrating Sound Level Meter (ISLM) is IEC61672-1:2002 Class 1
compliant.
2Accessories
1
Meter
1
User’s Manual
1
AC to DC adaptor
1
Wind
screen
ball
1 Installation disk
1
USB cable
(Mini B type)
1
AC adapter
(9~12V/500mA)
4 1.5V AA-LR6-AM3 alkaline battery
3Safety Precaution
Caution! Please refer to this manual.
Improper use may damage the meter ad its components.
Complies with European Directive.
Do not operate in environments with flammable gas or humid
environments.
Operating altitude: up to 2000M.
Operating environment: Indoor use; Pollution degree 2.
Clean with soft cloth when dirty, such as glasses cloth. Do not clean with
chemicals and other solvents.
EMC: EN61326-1:CISPR 11:Group 1, Class B
Class B – Equipment for use in all establishments other than domestic.
Group1 – RF energy generated is needed for internal functioning.

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4Instrument Description
1. Microphone
2. Power Button
3. Backlight Button
4. Start or Pause Test Button
5. Frequency Weighting Select Button
6. Time Weighting Select Button
7. Set Button
8. Test function select button
9. Record dada / Reading Record dada
button
10. Data Hold/ up arrow button.
11.Clock switch/left arrow button
12.OK button
13.Clock switch/right arrow button
14.Shift switch/end
measurement/down arrow button
15.MICRO SD card slot
16.Analog/RS232 professional
output
17.USB
18.DC voltage input (6V~12V)

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5Operation
1. Press button to power on or off your product.
2. Press button to selection measurement mode.
Sound pressure level (SPL)
Equivalent Energy Sound Level (Leq)
Sound exposure level (SEL)
Peak sound pressure (PeakMAX)
3. Press button to switch time weight.
4. Press button to switch frequency weight.
5. Press button to switch shift, end integrating measurement during
integrating.
6. Press button to start integrating measuring (SPL exclusive) and
revoke auto off function.
7. Display measurement readings on LCD.
＊Peak sound pressure (PeakMAX) does not support time and frequency
weighting.
CAUTION
Please mount windscreen to microphone as shown in figure below
to reduce wind noise when ambient wind speed is greater than
10m/sec.

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5.1 Backlight Button
In standby mode，Press button to turn on backlight, press button
again to turn it off immediately.
＊Backlight will turn off in 15 seconds automatically.
5.2 Start/Pause Measuring
Press button to start integrating Leq/SEL/PeakMAX and MAX/MIN
lock-up function with the maximum and minimum values displayed at the
lower row of LCD and measurement interval upper row of LCD. Press
button to pause measurement and button to abort measurement.
＊The longest time that the SPL mode, SEL, and peak sound pressure mode
can last is 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds.
5.3 Data Hold:
Press button to the on/off data HOLD. If the integrating is started, this
function is invalid.
5.4 Single Record/ Datalogger Reading
Each press the button once to display REC message, increment record
count by 1 and log one measurement record.
Press and hold button for 1 second to enter record reading mode, press
/ button to reading records, press /button to toggle switch time
display between hh:mm:ss and yyyy/mm/dd, press and hold button for 1
second to exit reading function.

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5.5 Product Setup
Press button to enter set-up mode of this product for the following:
Press the button to cycle through the following options:
Clock → Auto record → Auto power off → Communication interface →
Delete one record → Delete all record → Copy SD card → 94dB calibrate →
Back to measurement mode
Select settings
/ Select place settings
/ Select value up/down
Enter data delete/copy
Enter setup and exit setup page
＊Please get your SD card installed before enabling SD card copy function.
Please refer to section 5.9 for details.
5.6 Integrating Time Setup
In Leg mode the record and integrating time settings are the same:
Press button to enter Integrating time selection page, the LCD display
REC with the following options for selection:
10 seconds → 1 minute → 5 minute → 10 minute → 30 minute → 1 hour →
8 hour → 16 hour → 1 day → Custom. Press / button to point cursors,
/ button to change values, with the maximum settings at 23 hours, 59
minutes and 59 seconds.
Enter setup and exit setup page.
5.7 Auto Power Off
The longest auto power off time is 99 minutes; set this to zero to disable the
auto off function.
The auto power off will be disabled accordingly in the USB connection
mode.

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5.8 Analog/Communication Output Interface
This product features to computer communication inter-face: USB and
RS-232.
The RS-232 (TTL) and analog output inter-face shares.
You may select USB or RS232 inter-face in the set-up mode. The default
value is USB.
AC signal output: MAX: 5VP-P/130dB, output impedance around 600Ω
DC signal output: 10mV/10dB, output impedance around 100Ω
5.9 Record Data Delete/Back-up
You may define the file name with a desktop program: file extension is
"*.IAR", file name may contain up to 8 characters including capital letter A~F
and number 0~9.
The auto backup function copies data from this product to micro SD card
and delete them afterwards.
Please connect to external power source for micro SD card write-in
operation to prevent it from failed due to power outage.
You may manually delete records in the mode of a single record or all
records.
The single record delete function erases the latest one first and move to the
earlies one.
See section 5.5 for the functions of individual buttons.
＊ID of this product is "FFFFFFFF" by default.
＊This product supports a micro SD card in the FAT16/FAT32 format.
＊The maximum space supported in SD/SDHC mode is 32GB.

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5.10 94dB Calibrate
Input 94dB@1KHZ signal.
Last calibration records are displayed at the lower right corner of LCD.
Current measurement value is displayed at the lower left corner of LCD.
Time weight value is Fast by default.
Calibration range: 91dB~97dB.
Press button to the selection frequency weight.
Press button to select shift.
Press button to select full calibration.
Press button to select next setup mode.
Press button to save calibration value and exit set-up mode.
5.11 Microphone Connection Inter-face
Pin 1: signal input
Pin 2: ground
Pin 3: power supply
Pin 4: X
5.12 Microphone Extension Test
To avoid measurement deviation due to the reflection effect and invalid
operations you may measure integrating sound levels by extending the
microphone with an extension cord.
Press button to power off this product.
Turn the pre-amplifier and microphone counterclockwise to remove them
from the body as shown in figure below:
Connect extension cord to the pre-amplifier and microphone as shown in
the figure below:

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5.13 Equivalent Free-Field
Frequency
D
eviation pressure
20
-
400
0
500
0
630
0
800
0
1000
0.2
1250
0.3
1600
0.4
2000
0.5
2500
0.6
3150
0.7
4000
0.9
5000
1.5
6300
2.3
8000
3.5
10000 5
12500
6.5
16000
8.7
20000 10.3
* Microphone specification: ST-109

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6Software Installation
Operating system support: Windows XP/Windows7 /Windows 8.1/Windows
10
Insert the DVD ROM included with this product in the DVD drive of the
computer connected to this product, click to execute the Installer program.
Remove the DVD once the desktop program is installed successfully.
Connect this product to a computer with included USB cable.
To execute desktop program: double click the Integrating Sound Level
Meter program icon to start it.
See Software Installation Guide for details on software operation.

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7General Specifications
Readings display: two rows with maximum value at 1999.
Lower power detection, backlight function, data lock function (HOLD)
Auto power On/Off function
Overload display: "OVER" or "UNDER"
Storage interval: 1 second~ 24 hours; up to 35,000 records.
Battery: 1.5V*4(LR6 – AA – AM3 – MN 1500)
Battery life: Approximately 30 hours
Power consumption at standby mode: 10uW
Power consumption at operation mode: 250mW
Operation temperature and humidity: 5℃~40℃with relative humidity up
to 80%
Storage temperature and humidity: -10℃~60℃with relative humidity up to
70%
Weight: Approximately 500 grams
Dimensions: 285(L)x90(W)x39(H) mm
Adapter specification:
Convert external AC 100~240V power to DC 9V/0.5A
Specification: Voltage at DC9V/0.5A
Plug: O.D.: 5.5mm; I.D.: 2.1mm

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8Electrical specification
Display Refresh
Rate
O
ne time per second
Major Applicable
Standards
IEC 61672
-
1
：
2002 Class1
IEC60651:1979 TYPE 1
IEC60804:2000 TYPE 1
Microphone
High sensitivity, 1/2” pre
-
po
la
rized capacitor
microphone 50 mV/Pa
Measurement Items
Lxyp,Lxmax,Lxmin,Lxeq,LAE,Lcpeak
Measurement
Range
30dB ~ 130dB (A)
35dB ~ 130dB (C)
40dB ~ 130dB (Z)
Dynamic range
60 dB
Measurement shift
30dB ~ 90dB (L)
50dB ~ 110dB (M)
70dB ~ 130dB (H)
In
te
grate Time Setup
Manual, 10s, 1m, 5m, 10m , 30m, 1h, 8h, 16h, 24h
Micro SD Card
The max support capacity of micro SD card is 32GB
；
37,000 data about story space 300KB
Peak value
measurement range
70~133 dBC
Time Weighting
Fast, Slow, Impulse, Peak
Frequency
Weighting
A/C/Z
Frequency Range
20Hz~16KHz
DC Output
10mV/1dB
AC Output
1Vrms(±10%)/130dB each
range
Starting Time
＜
10 Second
Thermal noise
≦
28dBA

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9Maintenance or Repair
1. When the When symbol is displayed on the LCD, it means that there
is insufficient power; please change the battery immediately in order to
ensure its accuracy.
2. Do not place the meter in locations that have high temperature, humidity
or that are exposed to direct sunlight.
3. Remember to turn off the power after usage; remove the battery if not
used for a long period of time in order to prevent battery leakage and
causing damages to internal components.
10Battery Replacement
1.Turn off the power.
2. Open the battery cover at the back of the meter, remove the batteries.
3. Insert four batteries in the correct positive-negative polarity.
4. Put the battery cover back in place.
11Product Disposal
Note: This symbol indicates that the meter and its
accessories must be separated and processed properly.

TENMARS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
6F, NO.586 Ruiguang Rd, Neihu Dist. Taipei
City, Taiwan
E-mail: [e-mail]
http://www.tenmars.com