User guide Owner manual

Piccolo SLM User guide-Rev. 4.3 - 10 -
PICCOLO STANDALONE OPERATION
Time Lost Indication : If the time reference has been lost, a Time Lost indication will be displayed at the
opening of the Piccolo unit. This means that further recordings will not have an exact timestamp. It
generally occurs when the battery is removed while the unit is powered on. Therefore, it would be a good
idea to power off the unit before replacing the battery. To set the clock on the Piccolo (and to make data
post-processing more convenient), see the Time Set-up in the Setup menu section.
Note: The battery is a Lithium CR2450-3V. It lasts about 300 hours (12 days in measurement mode or up
to half a year of about 1 hour/day). To replace the battery, open the compartment at the bottom rear,
and tap the Piccolo in your hand slightly. If the battery does not come out, you can stick an adhesive
tape on it and pull it out. The lithium CR2450 can be found in most general stores selling batteries
for small electronic devices. The Lithium CR2450 is not rechargeable.
Memory Full : The memory full indicator is displayed when there is no more memory space available.
The data will have to be erased to allow new recordings (see Erasing Data in the Setup menu section for
instructions).
Low/High level : The low or high level indicators will be displayed on the left of the display when
measurements are outside of the qualified linear range of the instrument. The indicator appears only in Leq
and SPL displays. In conformity with the standards, the high level of the Leq display is triggered as high
level is reached and will not be reset until a new measurement is started. In SPL display, low/high indicator
appears as an instant result of the SPL level.