A. Introduction Please use a Standard Acoustic Calibrator.

1. Make the following settings:

This equipment has been designed to meet 1.1 Equivalent weight: SPL (dBA)
1.2 Time weighting: FAST
measurement requirement of Safety Engineers,

Digital Sound Level Meter Health, Industrial Safety office and Sound
1.3 Level range: 60 to 110 dB
1.4 Measurement mode: MAX function disable
Operation Manual Quality control in various environment which 2 Insert the microphone carefully into the inch

include factory, office, traffic, family and audio hole of the Calibrator.
system 3 Turn on the Calibrator and adjust the potentiometer
This equipment has the following functions:
MODEL: GM1357 inside the battery compartment of the unit

1.It is design according to IEC651 TYPE2 & (shown in the Figure1), until the LCD display the
ANSI S1.4 TYPE2

desire level (94 dB)
2.Accuracy up to 1.5dB *Our products are all well calibrated before shipment.
3.Measurement range: 30dB 130 dB (Recommended recalibration cycle:1 Year.)
4.With two equivalent weighted sound pressure D. Name and functions (Figure 2)

levels, A and C
5.Fast & Slow dynamic characteristic modes

6.AC and DC output for frequency analyzer level

recorder, FFT analyzer, Graphic recorder etc.

B. Safety Notice:

Operation Environment Condition:

1) Below 2,000 Meters in height
2) Humidity <80% RH

3) Operation temperature: 0-40C.

Maintenance:

Use dry cloth to clean the unit but never with any
solvent.
C. Calibration Procedures:

Figure 1 1. Electret Condenser Microphone.

2. LCD Display.
3. Power switch
4. Level range control switch:
30dB~80dB; 50dB~100dB 60dB~110dB;
80dB~130dB; 30dB~130dB;

5. Maximum value hold switch. (MAX)
6. Frequency weighting select switch.
A: A weighting for general sound level measurements.
C: C weighting for checking the low frequency content

of noise.

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8. AC output terminal: 0.707 Vrms Corresponding F. Pre-Operations: H. Caution
to each range step.

9. DC out put terminal: output 10 mV/ dB 1. Open the battery door and install 4pieces battery 1. Do not operate the unit at high temperature and
10. Calibration control into the battery compartment. Humidity environment.

11. External DC 6V power supply terminal.
12. Tripod mounting screw.
13. Windscreen.
2. Cover the battery door. 2. Please take out battery from unit if not in use
for any extended period of time.
3. When battery voltage drops below the operating 3. Once using the unit in the presence of wind,
voltage, mark appears, Please replaced

it is a must to mount the windscreen to not
with a new 9V battery. (Figure 4) pick up undesired signals.
4. When the DC adapter is used, insert plug (3.5 ) 4. Below 200 feet in Height, Humidity 80%RH,

E. LCD Display (Figure 3) of the adapter into the DC 6V connector Temperature from 0 to 40 .

I. Specification
Measuring range 30dBA-130dBA, 35dBC - 130dBC

Accuracy 1.5 dB ( 94 dB@1KHz )

Frequency range 31.5Hz 8.5KHz

Linearity range 50dB/100dB

Frequency weighting A/C

Digital Display 4 digits

Resolution 0.1 dB

Sample rate 2Times/Second

50 dB scale at 1 dB step for monitoring
Bar graph current sound pressure level display Sample
Figure 4 rate: 20Times/Second
Figure 3

Over Indication OVER/UNDER

0.707 Vrms at FS outputimpendance

AC Output
approx 600 ohm
1). Level range. G. Operation DC Output 10 mV / dB output impedance approx 100
2). Instantaneous sound pressure level.
3). Low battery mark. 1. Turn on the unit Time Weight FAST/SLOW

4). Maximum value is held during measuring. 2. Standard the desired measuring range until the LCD

Microphone Inch Electric Condenser Microphone
5). Measuring value. not display Under or Over
6). Measurement Unit.
7). Frequency weighting A/C.
8). Level range Bar graph.
9). Rang over.
selected dBA.

3. If measure general noise sound level, please

4. If the sound source consists of the shot brusts of only

catching sound peak, set response to FAST.
To measure average sound level, use the slow time
Max Hold

Power supply

Battery Life

Self Calibration Time

MAX

4*AA 1.5V alkaline cells or DC 6V

100mA (Maximum DC 9V)

About 30hours (Alkaline Battery)

3Second

10). Slow time weighting. weight. Operating Condition 0~40 10~80%RH
11). Fast time weighting. 5. When MAX mode is chosen. The instrument
Storage condition: -10~60 10~70%RH
12). Range under. captures and hold the maximum noise level.
Weight 308g (including battery)

Dimension 256x70x35mm

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