Wavecom DT-8852 User manual

SOUND LEVEL
METER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Read the following safety information carefully
before attempting to operate or service the meter.
Use the meter only as specified in this manual：
zEnvironment conditions
①Altitude lower than 2000 meters
②Relatively humidity ≤90％RH
③Operation Ambient 0 ~ 40℃
zMaintenance & Clearing
①Repair or servicing not covered in this
manual should be performed by qualified
personnel.
②Periodically wipe the case with a dry
cloth. Do not use solvents or eradicator on
this instrument.
zSafetysymbols
Comply with EMC
2. FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION
This Sound Level Meter is designed for
noise project; quality control; illness prevention and
cure and all kinds of environmental sounds

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measurement. It is applied to the sounds
measurement at factory; school; office; traffic
access and household, etc.
zThis unit confirms to the IEC61672-1
CLASS2 for Sound Level Meters.
zMAX & MIN measurements
zOver range display
zUnder range display
zA & C Weighting
zFAST & SLOW response
zAnalog AC/DC outputs for connection to
frequency analyzer or X-Y shaft recorder
3. SPECIFICATION
Standard applied: IEC61672 -1 CLASS2
Accuracy: +
1.4dB
Frequency range: 31.5HZ ~ 8KHZ
Dynamic range: 50dB
Level ranges: LO：30dB~80dB
Med：50dB~100dB
Hi：80dB~130dB
Auto：30dB~130dB

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Frequency weighting: A/C
Time weighting: FAST ( 125ms ), SLOW
( 1s )
Microphone: 1/2 inch electret condenser
microphone
Display: 4 digits LCD display with a
resolution of 0.1dB
Display Update: 2 times/sec.
MAX hold: Hold the Maximum reading
MIN hold: Hold the Minimum reading
HOLD: Hold the readings
Alarm function: “OVER”is when input is
more than upper limit of range.
“UNDER”is when input is less than upper limit
of range.
Analog output : AC/DC outputs from
earphone outlet
AC=1Vrms ，DC=10mV/dB
Data output : USB data traffic
Auto power off : Meter automatically
shuts down after approx. 15 minutes of
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Power supply :One 9V battery, 006P or
NEDA1604 or IEC 6F22.
Power life : About 30hours
Operation temperature and humidity:
0℃~40℃,10％RH~90％RH
Storage temperature and temperature:
-10℃~+60℃，10％RH~75％RH
Dimension : 278 (L) x 76 (W) x 50(H) mm
Weight : 350g
Accessories : Instruction manual, battery,
screwdriver, ￠3.5mm earphone plug,
windscreen, software, USB cable.
4. NAME AND FUNCTIONS
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DC 9V
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①Windscreen
②LCD：

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SYMBOL FUNCTION
LCD 4 digits
MAX Maximum hold
MIN Minimum hold
OVER over range
UNDER under range
FAST Fast response
SLOW Slow response
dBA A-Weighting(responseto human
sense)
dBC C-Weighting(response to
machine monitor)
30—130 Range indicate
REC Recording data into computer
AUTO Auto level range selection
FULL Memory full
HOLD Data hold function
AutopoweroffPress
the”SETUP“ button to disable
power off
Low battery indicate

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③REC button
3.0 DATALOGGER function
Press “REC” button after it power on, the display will
show “REC” to start Data Recording，press the
button again to exit the record (Note: In order to
avoid data error, please don’t power it off under
REC condition, when the REC function is deleted
then it can power off).
3.1 Adjusting DATALOGGER response
Press the button continuously before power it
on，then press ，it will be displayed as following：
Press‘LEVEL’button to adjust memory time，press
‘HOLD’button to hold the setup；

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3.2 Data zero function
Press the button continuously before power it on，
loosen the
button when the display showing‘CLR’after the
meter
power on ，which indicates that the data in
DATALOGGER has been deleted.
④SETUP button
4．0．The time chip adjustment
Press‘SETUP’button and then power it on，when
‘TIME’symbol displays then loosen‘SETUP’，
the meter will be under time adjustment mode，at
the time the display will show the date as
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Press the‘SETUP’button second time, the display
showing：
The display showing “minute” adjustment mode,
press
‘LEVEL’to make the adjustment，press‘HOLD’
to keep the setup；
Press the‘SETUP’button third time, the display
showing：
The display showing “hour” adjustment mode,
press （h-P=P.M ，h-A=A.M ）
‘LEVEL ’to make the adjustment ，press
‘HOLD’to keep the setup；
Press the‘SETUP’button fourth time, the display
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The display showing “date” adjustment mode, press
‘LEVEL ’to make the adjustment ，press
‘HOLD’to keep the setup；
Press the‘SETUP’button fifth time, the display
showing：
The display showing “month” adjustment mode,
press
‘LEVEL’to make the adjustment，press‘HOLD’
to keep the setup；
Press the‘SETUP’button sixth time, the display
showing：
The display showing “year” adjustment mode,
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‘LEVEL’to make the adjustment，press‘HOLD’
to keep the setup；
Press the‘SETUP’button seventh time, the display
showing：
The display showing initialization of the time chip，
press ‘HOLD’to keep the setup；time and date
have returned to factory setup. When the battery is
exhausted or replaced, if the time can’t be adjusted
then please initialize the time chip first.
4．1．USB communications setting：
turn on the meter, connect the meter with the
computer correctly, choose the software COM3
（COM4 ）， then press ‘SETUP ’，‘ ’
disappears from the display to indicate and disable
auto power off, that the USB data is transmitting.
⑤FAST/SLOW button:

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time weighting selection
FAST：Fast sampling measurement, 1 time per
125mS.
SLOW：Slow sampling measurement, 1 time per
second.
⑥MAX/MIN button: Maximum and Minimum
hold
Press this button for one time to enter MAX/MIN
measurement, ‘MAX’ will appear on LCD,
maximum sound level will be captured and held
until higher sound level is captured. Press the
button again, ‘MIN’ will appear on LCD and
minimum sound level will be captured and held
until new lower sound level is captured. Press
the button one more time to exit MAX/MIN
measurement.
⑦LEVEL button: Level range selection
Each time you press “LEVEL” button, the level
range will change between ‘Lo’ level, ‘Med’
level, ‘Hi’ level and ‘Auto’ level in the circular.

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⑧Backlight button
8．0．Turn the backlight on/off
8．1．DATALOGGER response
setting;
press the button continuously until‘INT’
symbol appears after the meter turn on, press
‘LEVEL’to set up the data memory response,
then press‘HOLD’to keep the setting.
⑨Frequency weighting select button
A：A-Weighting
C：C-Weighting
⑩HOLD button:

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Press “HOLD” button, The hold function freezes
the reading in the display.
⑾Power button
Turn the meter power ON/OFF
⑿External DC 9V power supply
terminal
For connection with DC 9V power supply.
Aperture size: external diameter: 3.5mm,
internal diameter: 1.35mm
⒀USB interface
USB signal output is a 9600 bps serial
interface.
⒁AC/DC signal output earphone outlet

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OUTPUT
GROUND
OUTPUT
AC
DC
AC：Output voltage：1Vrms corresponding to
each range step.
Output impedance：100Ω
DC：Output voltage：10mV/dB
Output impedance：1kΩ
⒂Calibration potentiometer（CALL）
For external standard level calibration
adjustments.
⒃Tripod mounting screw
⒄Battery cover
⒅Microphone
1/2 inch Electret Condenser microphone

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5. CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
①Make the following switch
settings:
Frequency weighting: A-weighting
Time weighting: FAST
Level range: 50 ~100dB
②Insert the microphone housing carefully
into the 1/2 inch insertion hole of the
calibrator（94dB @ 1kHZ）.
③Turn on the switch of calibrator and
adjust the CALL potentiometer of the
unit 94.0dB is displayed.
NOTE: All products are well calibrated
before shipment. Recommended
recalibration cycle: 1 year.
Acoustic Calibrator
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6. MEASUREMENT PREPARATION
①Remove the battery cover on the back

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and put in one 9V battery.
②Recover the back cover.
③When battery voltage drops below the
operating voltage or battery aging, this
symbol will appear on LCD. Replace
the 9V battery.
④When the AC adapter is used, insert the
plug of the adapter （3.5φ）into the DC
9V connector on the side panel.
7. OPERATING PROCEDURE
① Power on the meter.
② Press ‘LEVEL’ button to select desired level,
base on ‘UNDER’ or ‘OVER’ do not appear on
LCD.
③ Select ‘dBA’ for general noise sound level and
‘dBC’ for measuring sound level of acoustic
material.
④ Select ‘FAST’ for instant sound and ‘SLOW’ for
average sound level.
⑤ Select ‘MAX/MIN’ button for measuring
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⑥ Hold the instrument comfortable in hand or fix
on tripod and measure sound level at a distance
of 1~1.5 meter.
8. NOTICE
i. Do not store or operate the instrument
at high temperature and high humidity
environment.
ii. When not in use for long time, please
take out the battery to avoid battery
liquid leakage and cautery on the
instrument.
iii. When using the instrument in the
presence of wind, it is a must to mount
the windscreen to not pick up
undesirable signals.
iv. Keep microphone dry and avoid
severe vibration.
9. accessories:
①installation CD
②USB interface cable
③screwdriver

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10. Installing the software
1.0 Start windows
1.1 Insert the CD into the CD-drive.
1.2 Run SETUP.EXE installation
program in file DISK1, install it to the
referred directory
1.3 install CP210X drive software：
Connecting the meter with the computer
by USB interface, install CP2102 drive
software in my computer
property:\hardware\facility management\
COM CP210X USB.
USB Drive Installation
1. Copy the CP210XWIN Drivers to a certain directory,