User guide Owner manual

Piccolo SLM User guide-Rev. 4.3 - 6 -
PICCOLO STANDALONE OPERATION
POWER-UP
To power ON the Piccolo meter, press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds. Use the same procedure
to power OFF the meter.
When powered ON, the meter will start performing LEQ averaging. The LEQ level is displayed to the right
of the LCD. The bar graph will move back and forth as a function of the instantaneous sound pressure
level. The LEQ value is the average sound pressure level over a given period of time. The default
measurement parameters are:
 Response time: Fast
 Frequency Weighting: A
 Leq averaging period: 1 hour
 Data Storing Selection: Leq, Lmin, Lmax and L% (2 dB resolution statistics)
 Custom Action: Switch frequency weighting (unit dBA or dBC)
To change these measurement parameters, see the Measurement parameters Set-up section.
•
Power ON/OFF: Hold for 3 sec.
• Start/Stop Measurement: Single press
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Change Display: Single press
• Custom Action: Hold for 3 sec
(dBA/dBC or Calib)
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Single Store: Single press
• Auto-Store: Hold for 3sec.