AudioQuest M-27 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION

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• M-27 SIMPLIFIED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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• Control Keys

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• Sound Level Meter Keys

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• Dosimeter Keys

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• Time Keys

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• Event Keys

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• Procedure to Accumulate Event Data

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• Setting the Clock

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• Recording the Calibration Level

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• Using a Printer

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• Dumping Raw Data

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• Changing Printer Parameters

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• SPECIFICATIONS

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• GENERAL DESCRIPTION

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• PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

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• General

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• Weighting Characteristics

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• Microcomputer Modes

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• Formulas and Definitions

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• TESTING AND CALIBRATION

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• Battery Test

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• Battery Replacement

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• Microphone Replacement

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• Calibration and Maintenance

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• Daily Calibration

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• Altitude Corrections

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• OPERATING PROCEDURE

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• As a Personal Noise Dosimeter

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• As an Area Monitor

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• As a Survey or Event Monitor

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• Effects of Operator's Presence

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• Use with Windscreen

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• Using a Printer

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• Connections to Printer

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• Sample Printouts

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• Memory Map

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• Editing Printout

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• Printer Setup

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• EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE

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• INTERNAL SWITCHES

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• Switch Positions

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• Setting Internal Switches

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• Code Decoding

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• TROUBLESHOOTING

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• INTERPRETING RESULTS

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• Use of Lavg and TWA

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• Estimating TWA from Lavg

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• Accuracy of Readings

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• Hints and Good Practices

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• Considerations of Measurement and Accuracy

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• ACCESSORIES

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• QUEST SERVICE AND WARRANTY POLICY

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