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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW NOISE GUIDE 3

BEFORE YOU START 4Box Contents 4Installing the device 4How does Noise Guide work? 5Mounting 5• SteelCubicleMount 5• AluminumTableStand 6Settime 8FormattingtheUSB-key 8

SOFTWARE SETUP 9Software Installation 9Configuration 91. Direct configuration 92. Export setup to USB 9

OPERATING THE SOFTWARE 10QUICK Setup 10Setup 12• Deviceinformation 12• LightSettings 14• UserManual 16• AboutNoiseGuide 16MeasurementData 17• LiveMeasurement 17Navigating the software 19• Readingthegraph 19• ShowMarker 20• Zoomfunction 21• MeasurementLibrary 23• ImportdatafromUSB 24FactorySettings 24

MAINTENANCE 25Desinfiction / cleaning 25

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 25Noise Guide Software 25Noise Guide Specifications 25

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW

N O I S E G U I D E Wearepleasedthatyouhavechosenoneofourproductstohelpyoucreateabetterauditiveenvironmentforyourselfandothers.Thismanualprovi-desyouwithinformationonhowtotakeadvantageofyourproducttothefullest.

InordertofullyunderstandthefeaturesandpossibilitiesofNoiseGuide,we advice you to read thismanual carefully before you start using yourNoise Guide.

Pleasefindthelatestsoftwareandmanualupdatesonourwebsite:www.soundear.com

Foranyquestionsorcomments,pleasecontactusone-mail:soundear@soundear.dk

YoursSincerely,

SoundEar A/S

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BEFORE YOU START

BOX CONTENTS

INSTALLING THE DEVICE

NoiseGuidehas2inputsatthebottomofthedevice.

1)AmicroUSB for power supply and export of datavia a PC.

2)AstandardUSBinputforexportingdatafromtheinternallogmemoryviatheUSB,andforofflineconfiguration.

Check the box contents: 1. Noise Guide2. USB-keywithsoftware3. PoweradaptorwithEU,USogUKplugs.4. USBadaptercable(A-plugtomicro-B)

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HOW DOES NOISE GUIDE WORK?

NoiseGuideprovidesyouwith2typesofmeasurements,simultaneously.The ear symbol indicates the state of the current noise levelwhiletheLEDpanelatthebottomofthedevice indicatestheaveragenoiseleveloverthepast15minutes.

Microphone

TheEarsymbolindicatesthecurrentnoiselevel.

The LED panel indicates the average noise level overthepast15minutes.

MOUNTING – STEEL CUBICLE MOUNT

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MOUNTING – ALUMINUM TABLE STAND

CONTENT:• Base• Tablegrip• TubeA• TubeB

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Passthecablethroughthediscbase,andthenthroughtheholeinthetablegrip.

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MOUNTING – ALUMINUM TABLE STAND

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PullthecablethroughtubeA

B

PullthecablethroughtubeB

AssebletubeAandB.ScrewtubeABontothebasediscandconnecttheNoiseGuidetothepowercable.ScrewtheNoiseGuideontothetube.Mounttoaflatsurfaceasshownbelow.

Pleaseensurethatthecablecomesoutwherethereisaholeinthediscbasesothecableisnotpinched.

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SET TIME

Noise Guide has a built-in time and date function that will set automatically the first time you connect the device to your PC.

FORMATTINGTHEUSB-KEY

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The USB key included is formatted in the format called”FAT32”.Readmoreabout the functionalityof theUSB-key in thechapter ”Software Setup” under ”Export setup to USB” on p. 9. PLEASE NOTE! RemembertoexportanyfilesyoumayhaveonyourUSBkeybeforeformatting,astheformattingwilloverrideanyexistingfiles.

1. ConnecttheUSBkeytoyourPC.2. Right-clickontheUSB-drive.3. Select”Format”fromthedrop-downmenu.

4. Select“Fat32”underFileSystem.5. Checkthebox“Expressformatting”6. Click“Start”

7. TheUSBkeyisnowreadyforuse.

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There are 2 ways of saving your configurations:1. ConnectthedevicedirectlytoyourPCwhileperformingtheconfiguration.2. UploadingyourconfigurationtotheUSB-key.

1. DIRECT CONFIGURATION: ConnectthedevicedirectlytoyourPC.Click”Configure”everytimeyouhavechangedsettings.Thisway,yourset-tingswillbesaveddirectlyonthedevice.

2. EXPORT SETUP TO USB:ExportingtheconfigurationtotheUSB-keyisusefulifyouneedtoapplythesamesettingstomultipledevices.

SOFTWARE SETUP

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Please find the software on the included USB key.Whenyouhaveinstalledthesoftware,makesuretocheckforsoftwareupdatestoensurethatyouarealwaysupdatedwiththelatestversion.Readmoreaboutthisinthechapter”AboutNoiseGuide”p.16.

CONFIGURATION

1. InserttheincludedUSB-key.2. Chooseyoursettings.3. Click "Export Setup to USB".

4. SaveyoursettingstotheUSB-keyandclick”OK”.5. Thepop-upwindowconfirmsthatyouhavesavedyourconfigurationsuccessfully.

6. ConnectthedevicetoapowersourceandinserttheUSB-key.TheEarsymbolwilllightgreenforapprox.5secondstoindicatethatyourconfigurationhasbeenexportedsuccessfully.

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QUICK SETUPThereare3typesofstandardsettingstochoosefrom.

OPERATING THE SOFTWARE

To help decide which of the 3 options tochoose,clickonthequestionmarkto get further details.

NOISY OFFICE: • Thedeviceislitgreenwhenthenoiselevelisbelow60dB.• Thedeviceislityellowwhenthenoiselevelrangesfrom60dBto70dB.• Thedeviceislitredwhenthenoiselevelexceeds70dB.

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NORMAL OFFICE: • Thedeviceislitgreenwhenthenoiselevelisbelow55dB.• Thedeviceislityellowwhenthenoiselevelrangesfrom55dBto65dB.• Thedeviceislitredwhenthenoiselevelexceeds65dB.

QUIET OFFICE: • Thedeviceislitgreenwhenthenoiselevelisbelow50dB.• Thedeviceislityellowwhenthenoiselevelrangesfrom50dBto60dB.• Thedeviceislitredwhenthenoiselevelexceeds60dB.

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SETUP

DEVICE INFORMATION

Version:Showsthefirmwareversionthatisinstalled on the Noise Guide.

Name: Nameyourdevice.Filesintheinternallogmemorywillbesavedwiththisnameandthedate.Please notethattheNoiseGuidemustbeconnect-eddirectlytothePCinordertonamethedevice.

Location:Namethelocationofthedevice.

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CHECK FOR FIRMWARE UPDATEUnder”DeviceInformation”youcanalsocheckforfirmwareupdatesfortheNoiseGuidedevice.

1. ConnectNoiseGuidetoyourPC.MakesurethatyourPC is connected to the internet. 2. Clickon”Checkforfirmwareupdates”.

3. Ifthereisanewversionavailable,thisboxwillappear.Click on ”OK” to update to the latest version of the firmware.

4. Thefirmwareisbeingupdated.

5. RestarttheNoiseGuidewhentheupdateiscomplete.

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LIGHT SETTINGS

Under "Light Settings" you can adjust the settings for the alarm levels. Here is an example:

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1.TheEar-symbolislitgreenupto60dB.

2.TheEar-symbolislityellowfrom60dBto70dB.

3. TheEar-symbolislitredafter70dB

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Bydefault,theredEar-symbolwillbelitfor1secondwhenthenoiselimitisexceeded.Under”LightSet-tings”youcanchangethedurationandtypeofalarm:

• Lit1sec.• Lit2sec.• Flashing1sec.• Flashing2sec.

LEQ 15/ 30/ 60

Bydefault,thelightpanelatthebottomofthedevicewillindicatethe average noise level over the past 15minutes.

In”LightSettings”youcansetthelight panel to show the average noise levelforthethepast15,30or60minutes.

In ”Light Settings” you have the op-tion of switching off the light alarm for a certain duration of time.

• Checkthebox”Lightoff”.• Selectatimeperiodforthelightstobeswitchedoff.

Please note! Theinternalmemorywill continue to log data disregarded that the lights are swithced off.

PLEASE NOTE!IfyourNoiseGuideisconnecteddirectlytoyourPC,remembertosaveyoursettingsbyclickingon”Configure”.Click”ExporttoUSB”ifyouareperforminganofflineconfiguration.

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USER MANUALGoto"UserManual"todownloadthelatestversionofthemanual.

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ABOUT NOISE GUIDE

Hereyoucanseewhatsoftwareversionisinstalledonyourcomputer.

Click “Software update” to update to the latest software version.The"SoftwareUpdate"buttonlinkstoourwebsitewhereyoucanfindthelatestsoftwareversion.AlwaysremembertoupdateyourNoiseGuidewithlatestversionsofbothsoftware(foryourPC)andfirmware(forthe Noise Guide device).

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MEASUREMENT DATA

LIVE MEASUREMENT

YoucanviewlivemeasurementsinthesoftwarebyconnectingyourNoiseGuidedirectlytoyourPC.Alldatawillbesavedautomaticallytothe”NoiseGuideData”folderontheC-driveevery24hours.

CHART Under”LiveMeasurement”,selectthelefttab”Chart”toviewlivemeasurementsinagraph.

Thegreen,yellowandredcolourblocksonthegraphvisualizethelightsettingsforyourNoiseGuide.Thecolourblockswillchangeaccordingtoyourlightsettings.

Example:Inthisexamplethesettingsare:

Red:65dB-120dB

Yellow:55dB–65dB

Green:30dB–55dB

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MEASUREMENT DATA

SUMMARYClicktherighttab”Summary”togetastatementofyourmeasurementsinpercentage.

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NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE

READING THE GRAPHPlacethecursoroverthegraphtoviewtimeandnoiselevelvalues.

Selectwhatvaluesyouwantthegraphtoshow.

In the bottom right corner a box shows the chart statistics for the certain period.

VALUESEXPLAINED:LAeq,1smin:Lowestnoisemeasurementforacertainperiod.LAeq,1smax:Highestmeasurementforacertainperiod.LAeg(average):Averagenoiselevelforacertainperiod.LCpeakmax:Highestpeakmeasurementforacertainperiod.

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NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE

SHOW MARKERThe"Showmarker"functionallowsyoutoexaminethemeasurementsinacertainperiodoftime.Toselectaperiodonthegraph,checkthebox"Showmarker".Aredandabluemarkerwillnowappear.

Move the markers bypullingthemfromsidetoside.Alternatively,youcanmovethemtoacertainpointbytypingthetimeinthewhiteboxatthetopofthemarker.Remembertoputacolonbetweenhoursandminutes.

Inthebottomrightcorneryoucanviewthevaluesbetweentheleftandrightmarker.

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NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE

ZOOM FUNCTIONWheneverdataisshownonthegraph,itispossibletozoomintolookmorecloselyonaspecificarea.

1.Currentmeasurement.

How to zoom in:2. Positionyourcursoranywhereonthegraph.3. Left-clickandusethecursortopullagreyarea,pullingtowardstheright.4. Release the cursor when the wanted area is selected.5. Viewthemagnifiedarea.

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ZOOM FUNCTIONThescreenisnowshowingthemagnifiedarea.

How to exit the zoom function:1.Positionyourcursoranywhereonthegraph.2.Left-clickandusethecursortopullabox,pullingtowardstheleftuntiltheboxisvisibleagain.

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MEASUREMENT LIBRARY

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NoiseGuideautomaticallysavesalllivemeasurementstotheC-driveinthefoldercalled”NoiseGuidedata”.DataimportedfromtheNoiseGuideviaUSBarealsosavedinthisfolder.AllfilesaresavedinaCSVformatthatiscompatiblewithExcel.Logfileswillbenamed"PC"iftheyarelivemeasuements,and"Internal"iftheyareexportedfromtheNoiseGuide’sinternalmemory.

Thelogfilenamesarecreatedasfollows: 1. Nameofdevice 2. Date 3. Originofthedata(livemeasurementorimportedviaUSB) Exampleofalivemeasurement: • Strandboulevarden-11-03-2015-PC Exampleofanimportedmeasurement: • Strandboulevarden-09-03-2015-internal

Ifyouwishtorenameoredityourlogfiles,thismustbedonefromthedestinationfolderontheC-drive.Takeashort-cuttothedestinationfolderbyclicking”OpeninExplorer”inthebottomrightcorner.

Select "Noise Guide data" to update the folder in the software.

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NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE

IMPORT DATA FROM USB

1. ConnectaUSB-keytoyourNoiseGuide.WhilethedataisexportingfromtheinternallogtotheUSB-key,theEar-symbolwilllightyellow.Itmaytakeuptoafewminutes,dependingontheamountofdata.

2. RemovetheUSB-keyfromthedevicewhentheyellowlighthasstoppedflashing.InserttheUSB-keyinyourPC.

3. Openthesoftwareandclick”ImportfromUSB”.Thesoftwarewillopenthefolderautomatically.

4. Selectthefileyouwanttoimport.

5. Thesoftwarenowconvertstheear-filetoaCSV-formatandsavesthefileinthelibrary.

FACTORY SETTINGS

Ifyouwish,youcanalwaysrestoretheNoiseGuide'sFactorySettings.WerecommendthatyouinstalltheFactorySettingswheneverthefirmwareisbeingupdated.YoucanalsorestoretheFactorySettingsifyouwanttoresettheinternalmemoryinyourNoiseGuide.

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MAINTENANCE

Maintenance and service must be performed only by a trained service technician. After completing maintenance / service, a functionality check and a visual inspection of the device must be performed before it may be used again.

DESINFECTION / CLEANINGNoiseGuidecontainsmaterialsthatcannottoleratesubstancesusedinconventionalsurfacedisinfectants.Therefore,useonlyalcoholtocleantheproduct.

Desinfection by wiping: • Firstly,removedirtandgrimefromthesurfaceusingamoistdisposablecloth.• Thesurfacecanthenbedisinfectedbywipingandtheuseofalcohol.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

NOISE GUIDE SOFTWARE

Operativesystem:WindowsXPSP3,WindowsVista,Windows7,Windows8,Windows10Harddisk :100MbytesfriRAM :512MBRAMUSBport :1xUSB2.0portCPU :1.5GHzAMD/Intelprocessor

Werecommendthatyoudonotuseascreensizesmallerthan1366x768.

NOISE GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS

FrequencyRange 20Hz–20kHzMeasuring Level Range 30 dB – 120 dBAccuracy +/-1.5dBFrequencyWeighting dB(A)anddB(C)filtersTimeWeighting Slow(1S)DynamicRangeRMS 90dBLightmanaging FullconfigurabilitythroughSoundEarsoftware,includingnightsetting2xUSBports MicroUSB(Power&PCconnection),USBOTG(Logandconfig)DisplayData dB(A)Slow,Leq(A)15PowerSupply 5VDC(microUSB)Currentconsumption:max2.5W.Microphone 20 Hz – 20 KHzMassStorage(Internalmemory) 16MB(128Mbit)Upto90days’logtimeRealTimeClock Hi-precisiontypewithbatterybackup(CR2032).MechanicalFeatures Cabinet:Aluminum,LexanandacrylicMeasurements: length:1340mm,width:700mm,height:700mmWeight:0.4kg

UK: The crossed-out wheeled bin means that

withintheEuropeanUniontheproductmustbe

taken to separate collection at the product end

of its life.Thisappliesnotonly toyourdevice

butalsotoanyenhancementsmarkedwiththis

symbol. Do not dispose of these products as

unsortedmunicipalwaste.