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1. 060697162214 to test Clean up Use the Log Manager to Clean up data Else 130 To clean up saved backup types in the log database changes your Reference Path to your Log Path as described above Now it is possible by entering the Setup to delete a single setup or by entering the Utility Copy Reference Date Delete Reference Type to delete one or servile types The A4_log txt file need to be edit too This can be done with a simple text editor Delete Log It is possible to make a main clean up by simply delete the Log directory If so all log data will disappear Next time the P630 program is called the program simply generate an empty skeleton of the log database 131 132 Appendix A Keyboard layout Edit Mode 133 134 Following commands are allowed in Edit Mode lt gt 7 Y 0 Page Up Page Down H 4 6 8 9 3 5 C S T P R G W CTL lt gt Page Down End Home C S T R G are submenus C Curve Convert menu S Scale Window menu T Tolerance Curve menu R Resonance Test menu G Display Gain menu W Polarity Window menu H P is utility functions H Display compensations curve if present P Set power on output at cursor selected frequency es Pal 0 PgU PgD are cursor select and display functions Move cursor left gt Move cursor right Te Select next curve up de Select next curve down 0 En
2. Data gt Data Upper reference plus data curves minus a half scale stored in data curve Lower Data gt Data Lower reference plus data curves minus a half scale stored in data curve Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 58 Scale window menu The display has a range in Log mode of 80 dB By changing the display scale you can display up to 10 dB for full scale 80 dB 10 dB give max 8 windows you can select For channel C you have a range of 50 dB and can select max 5 windows P630 Edit Scale Window mode mE Functions Ranga p Range Down ad Up Window Down Exit 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Range Up Decrease the display by 10 dB Display range up Range Down Increase the display by 10 dB Display range down Window Up Move selected window up Window Down Move selected window down Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 60 Tolerance curve menu Normally you have a number of different test setups however when you analyse the setups you have different reference curves But the tolerance levels are almost the same for example 2 dB The tolerance curve is the standard tolerance from a straight line around the middle measure range How to use of tolerance curve a
3. in setup of global menu To activate this function the Store Results in setup of global menu must be set to AUT Sweep Start Start frequency of the sweep min 20 Hz Move cursor to another field to see updated field Stop End frequency of the sweep max 30000 Hz The minimum difference between start and end frequency is one octave Move cursor to another field to see updated field Reverse If reverse is enabled the sweep become back word reversed The sweep begins with the end frequency and end with the start frequency Note this method may make the sweep slower Delay Delay time in milliseconds Minimum is 0 sec and maximum is 999 sec The typical value is 150 to 350 mSec for a woofer and 0 to 150 mSec for a tweeter The delay time is the time from the signal is present on output to input signals are processed A normal test sequence is the following First comes the pulse for polarity then the delay time and finally the sinus sweep If the After in polarity test is enabled the polarity test comes after the sweep Move cursor to another field to see updated field Points Number measuring points minimum 10 and maximum 250 For speaker measurements use 250 points 42 Time Sweep time A sweep starting with a lower frequency requires a longer sweep time than a sweep starting with a higher one Sweep time must be adjusted for best and more reliable Rub amp Buzz results Minimum 0 1 se
4. Cursor Cursor function activates the cursor and enter the mode 2 from which replacement between the different data and reference curves can be done Save The function is a sub menu The save function allows to store the processed data to selected reference curves or as a totally new type Select The select is a sub menu It is possible to select the curves to display on screen as listed in this sub menu 99 Find With this function the user can find the best match of a data set to the average of the included data set or a Best fit reference A Best fit reference must be saved in the EDIT menu before processing the data with the statistics utility function This is done like the saving ofa Reference Compensation or Master curve in the SAVE submenu A status will accordingly be shown in the SET UP OF PARAMETER screen picture for the Type The average or best fit selection criteria are set up in the MODE 1 submenu SELECT The user can select the average for channel A B C or D or any combination of these or for the best fit reference Submenus Select In this sub menu it is possible to select the curves to display in Mode 1 and Mode 2 This function is made for better to make a screen dump to a printer or disk for documentation purposes Select Curve V Display Ave Curve V Display Upper Curve MV Display STD Curve V Display Lower Curve
5. Select only one reference Type to be converted Type must be in gray field Type to Export Click twice on name to select All Select all reference types listed on the display to be converted When the desired action has been chosen a proper path for the output text file have to be selected Save Exported Data to File Save in JA 3 Floppy 4 e e EX File name a dexport txt Save as type Data Files txt v Cancel 115 In text files used for third party programs as spreadsheet a delimiter has to separate the data Too long strings can cause problems in some programs To solve such problems a selection of the maximum string length can be made Convert Data Text string Format Text Delimit Line length Use Stardard C Use C Limited Line length Standard None of the strings are broken down into minor parts A single string length for a reference curve can be up to 1775 characters long Line Length Limited The maximum string length is 1 2 of the length used in the standard mode 116 Import Reference Data This function imports a setup from a text file format as generated by export reference data to TXT format If changes in the file have to be made or lines have been added it is the user s responsibility to check that the changes does not cause the system to hang or terminate However if changes are done properly with valid numbers and line format it shou
6. on you have to select two setups The system requests the type for system 1 and then the type for system 2 P630 Run Mode Ox Functions Rml ie Delete Stat A StatB Number Exit Type YY Description Chain to lt N 1 BL Q la so rd EEE ME EEE mh E Mm ht it mit i Zu Bi BES Gos Ma Eu 1 mi E mh EEE mh EEE zou Mom mkt TEE mh HE mht ma i Ei Tot 1 a i im mm i im a App 100 0 0 0 mh ia fi iin ZZ io im Rej 0 0 100 0 Ready INUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Note The green approved label is for the last test all test together except the first Channel b shows a reject for the first test and approved for the rest test only if the chain function is activated 77 Following picture show same test as before however the first one ofthe chain and as graph View enabled P630 Run Mode fe ix Functions Fun Exit View Cursor Last Delete Stat A Stat B Number Exit Type xx AE ME RARER Crp PL 20000 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM With both pictures have the following options Run 1 Make a measurement This is only valid if control is KEY board and system multiplexer is off This is selected in the global setup For system multiplexer is on make a measurement channel 1 The control is KEYboard Run 2 Make a
7. 2 3 mas lt N gt INS Select next curve step down Oe I Page 3 9 ER OEA El lt gt 2 3 RHE CTRL Enable disable fast cursor ef DIL UP Page 3 9 da On lt gt 2 3 mas i lt gt INS Enlarge selected channel Page Up 139 140 A al E UP Page 3 9 Lee OE EE lt gt 2 3 z Bn lt 4 INS View all channels Page Down ef Oo UP Page 3 9 PR LIL ee lt gt 2 3 HUETE BH is IL lt 4 INS Select next channel as active channel Write curve and pixel functions half scale write pixel up move curve up write pixel right nevelope left ar write pixel down move curve down envelope right 141 fl ers Ei UP Page 5 9 Er OR lt gt BER HH CTRL D IL Write pixel s left Qe DOO UP Page 3 9 Le OE e lt en 2 3 Mas CTRL 0 IL Write pixel s right Le OOo UP Page E 9 Ce OEA lt gt 2 3 EHZ CTRL 0 Eu Write pixel s up 142 ef OOO UP Er or 4 5 6 Ea ES 2 3 C CTRL 0 a IL Write pixel s down Qe OO P E ee ES E lt gt 2 3 N EHZ lt J gt INS Move amp write whole curve pixel s up Qe Doo UP Page 3 9 PR LE lt gt 2 is ee HH lt 4 gt INS Move amp write whole curve pixel s down 143 C O DIL ai Pe LIL Tes Be I LL es T e Write a stra
8. Make a measurement Include data Go to tolerance curve Load a tolerance curve Add the tolerance curve Edit reference curve if necessary How to make a tolerance curve b Reset channel A to middle position Ctrl Home Make the tolerance curve Store the tolerance curve P630 Edit Tolerance Mode Functions Add Load Save Delete Exit 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Add Add the tolerance curve to the upper and lower limit Add2 Add the tolerance curve to the 2 upper and 2 lower limit This only for channel A and 3 limit is enabled Add3 Add the tolerance curve to the 3 upper and 3 lower limit This only for channel A and 3 limit is enabled Load Load a tolerance curve from disk to memory Save Store a tolerance curve upper and lower limit to disk NOTE To save a tolerance curve the curve must be generated in channel A Delete Delete a loaded tolerance curve from disk Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 62 Resonance test menu In the Run menu you can perform a resonance test as a separate test if Ch C is enabled When a resonance test is performed all result as resonance frequency and value test result min impedance and frequency Q at resonance if enabled the F result and value are stored in
9. Signal GND INPUT DC 48V INPUT DC 48V Signal GND 200V For B amp K type 2639 amp type 2669 PIN3 PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 Signal GND INPUT 28V some versions not connected 28V Not connected Depending on the set up of VO in the ALT4 HW CGF file pin assignments are as follows 15 pole female 15 pole female VO Normal or not defined PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 3 PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 PIN 9 PIN 10 PIN 11 PIN 12 PIN 13 PIN 14 PIN 15 IN 0 START SYSTEM 1 IN 2 DELETE last statistics record IN 4 SAVE data as user reject optional IN 6 IN RETURN OUT 0 testing OUT 2 result system 2 OUT 4 IN 1 START SYSTEM 2 IN 3 SAVE data as user approved optional IN 5 IN 7 OUT RETURN OUT 1 result system 1 OUT 3 archive system VO Separate PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 3 PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 PIN 9 PIN 10 PIN 11 PIN 12 PIN 13 PIN 14 PIN 15 IN 0 START SYSTEM 1 IN 2 DELETE last statistics record IN 4 SAVE data as user reject optional IN 6 IN RETURN OUT 0 testing OUT 2 Rub amp Buzz Ch B amp D OUT 4 Polarity test IN 1 START SYSTEM 2 IN 3 SAVE data as user approved optional IN 5 IN 7 OUT RETURN OUT 1 Frequency sensitivity loudness and 3 limit test OUT 3 Impedance resonance and F test 21 T O Group 15 pole female PIN 1 PIN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 I
10. A as input Note You must make a least one measurement to get the menu and a master curve and a master compensation curve must also be present Make M Comp Make a master compensation curve Note You must make a least one measurement to get the menu and a master curve must also be present Generate a master calibrate curve This curve acts like a compensations curve but if channel B or channel D use same input as channel A the actual channels will be compensated as channel A What is the use of a calibration curve To calibrate your total test system you use a reference speaker First make a master curve with the reference speaker As time goes your test parameters will change due to changes in microphone microphone position temperature mechanical changes in your test environment change in calibrations of the P630 etc etc To calibrate the system you make a new measurement with your reference speaker If you have differences then you must re calibrate Then you get the master calibrate curve After this is done all measurements will be corrected to your first measurement stored as master curve 50 Out Compress Note You must make at least one measurement to get to this the menu Generate a output compress curve To compress output the frequency response in channel A is inverted and moved to the top of the channel A display The compress curve is actually the voltage output Maximal output is output level minus 0 dB Min outp
11. Functions Display Move Zoom Power Exit Ch A Upper testl 641 2 BE 10 10 aby 30 20 Hz 20000 10 aby 30 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Zoom Enlarge display at selected channel Key Page Up has same function Zoom View all channels Key Page Down has same function Power Set power on output Move cursor to select frequency Key P as toggle has same function Power Disable power on output Key P as toggle has same function Calibrate Update master calibrate curve Act like a compensation curve 81 Display Hide Off Display compensation masters master compensation curve if present Display Hide On Hide compensation masters master compensation curve if present Move Fast Select fast cursor 10 time faster Move Normal Select normal cursor Disable Fast cursor Key 66499 Select active channel by use of cursor Key Coy Move cursor left Key ya Move cursor right Key Po Move cursor up to next curve Key Move cursor down to next curve Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 82 Statistics Stat A Varians amp Collation If on screen statistics is enabled in the global setup you can have display information as Rejected test in percen
12. If Barcode is activated P630 read a type of setups before a test is started This enables the system to test a mix of different tests Barcode can only be activated if External start is selected 33 Note If Barcode is activated the System Multiplex is disabled Cancel Record If one of the Store Data or Store Results is on the Cancel Record function can be enabled This cancel function enables the Delete key in run mode The delete key cancel the last stored measured data by marking the actual record with deleted Multiplex The system contains a built in multiplier This allows you to operate two different production lines of speakers in run mode side by side with only one P600 and one PC providing that you configured your P630 and PC with the sufficient microphone inputs and filters please refer to the hardware setup selection Repeat By Reject By enable this function a second test will be executed if the first test was rejected Chain This function allows you to activate an indefinite number of other test setups in a chain First the setup test is carried out and then the chain setup test is carried out which in turn can invoke another chain operation etc Care should be exercised NOT to chain the same type twice in the process as this would result in an infinite loop In the setup you can select the delay between tests in the chain from 0 to 5 seconds and you can select whether or not you want to break th
13. N A Sen 3 test N A Sen 4 test N A Sen 5 test Approve Resonance freq 57 3 Hz Q value 2 98 4 Resonance value 18 00 dbR F value 19 25 Minimum freq 279 0 Hz Minimum value 5 00 dbR Loudness value 18 5 dB F Ave value 28 09 dB Ave 1 value 48 13 dB Ave 1 value 46 75 dB R Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings Automatic mode If auto mode is selected and a valid set of upper and lower limits are found a suppress function appears Note if no valid limits are found this suppress function do not appear 95 Statistical Data Collect Type kk1 Channels ChaA B C D C2 To suppress garbage data a suppress limit can be adde to present references for active channel Enter a suppress value in db 0 40 0 approved only 40 almost no suppress function Ch A Suppress value ChB Suppress value Accept Values ChC Suppress value Ch C2 Suppress value Disable Suppress Ch D Suppress value It is possible to suppress unwanted stored records This works in the following way The value you add as suppress value is added to your upper and lower limits to widen your present limits This is a way to suppress wrong measurements from your data If for example the speaker was disconnected during the test you collect totally erroneous data To add for example 10 dB or more to your present limits you can suppres
14. Supply This module is optional This module supplies all necessary voltages for all input modules and for almost all kinds of microphones No 3 TO module This module contains all opto coupling device to the outer world Furthermore module contains the input multiplexing system No 4 10 Input modules The input modules can freely be placed in either location The input modules are selected by an address No 11 Output module The output module contains the output selector and the impedance circuit Switch setting and address for modules Module no 3 I O SW 1 4 OFF rest ON Module no 4 10 Input The particular module must have an address referring to the actual hardware channel number Valid hardware channels are 11 12 13 21 22 and 23 No 12 No 13 No 21 No 22 No 23 a a 1 2 So us 2 No 11 denotes system 1 channel 1 WNrR Wh System 1 and 2 are referring to the system multiplex number Channel 11 12 13 21 22 23 SW 1 1 8 ON 2 8 ON 3 8 ON 2 4 8 ON 1 4 8 ON 4 8 ON SW 2 SW 3 2 ON 2 ON 4 ON 5 ON 6 ON 7 ON 2 ON 2 ON 4 ON 5 ON 6 ON 7 ON SW no not listed must be set to OFF Module no 11 output SW 1 2 OFF the remainder ON Connections Output A B Type XLR Inputs Type 1 2 XLR Type 1 2 DC XLR Type 1 2 DC B amp K 20 PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 3 OUT OUT Not connected Signal GND 2 INPUT INPUT
15. V Display STD Curve V Display Max Curve ER Select STD V Display Min Curve V Select Best fit Ch A Select Best fit Ch C Select Best fit Ch B Select Best fit Ch D AVE E Best fit Reference Select Best fit Ch C2 Cancel Find The find function select the records that match best to the average or the best file reference curve selected in select curve menu Note a least one best fit channel must be selected as above channel A In this example record 12 out of total 68 or record out of 68 processed records was found The date code of the unit is 0107030919 100 P630 Utility Best Fit mek Functions Zooms Ext Ch A Data 641 2 HzB 36 23 dB 20 20 dBv aby 100 100 20 Hz z0000 20 Hz 20000 50 20 Ohm dBv D 100 20 Hz z0000 20 Hz 20000 Tot 12 68 No 12 68 Date 0107030919 Ready CAP NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Fast Fast Cursor is 10 times faster than normal Normal Disable the cursor Zoom In Enlarge display at selected channel Key Page Up has same function Zoom Out View all channels Key Page Down has same function Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 101 Statistical mode 2 P630 Utility Process Statistical Data Functions Replace Select Zoomt Replace M Start M End M Reset Exit Ch
16. device More uniquely the system also embodied a built in system multiplexer which makes it possible freely to interchange input and output modules and to run a two line production line with only one workstation By enabling the system multiplexer it is possible to test two production lines side by side While one loudspeaker unit system or microphone is mounted disconnected on production line 1 a second unit system on production line 2 is tested automatically and vice versa The two different production line set ups do not necessarily need to be identical Even with fully automated production line facilities the needed handling time will be significantly longer than the required test time The built in system multiplexer thus ensures a very high productivity with a complete test cycle down to less than 2 seconds or faster is possible PC Cards The PC cards are the type of PCI bus In principle there are two different types e A D amp D A converter board e Digital I O board The A D amp D A converter Board is a professional sound card with 4 A D converters of 24 bit resolution Each input has one A D converter The card has 4 D A converters of 24 bits Two D A converters are used to generate the balanced sinus waves The output level can be changed during a sweep to obtain a compressor function The A D converters allow to have four analyse channels with selectable filters in channel B C amp D Utilising the built in system multip
17. enter 0 0 JC gt Range dB Form Ref Ch Test 0 0 Filter Sr Status Y ChB J Che V ChD Status MW ChA ChB M ChE ChD pe f o E Mux Har 15 E I E Detector Freq Bw Er ai 2000 i Gain Fi Ban od E Smoothing for Display PE Limit 122KkH2 EN The setup of parameters screen consists of the following main items Type T O optional Auto Save Sweep Output Sensitivity Test Polarity Test Compress Loudness Input Filter 40 Type Name Select the new Name of the setup to change and copy into a new type If no new type is entered any changes will be done on the existing type name Description Enter a test description of the selected setup Chain Input an existing type as chain The chain test type is carried out after this test setup in the run mode Care must be taken NOT to chain a previous type used in the chain This will result in an infinite loop To use the chain function the following must be completed 1 Chain in global parameters must be ON 2 The chain type must be an existing valid type Help File When entering a test setup in the menu the user will be presented with a request for user defined Help text description relating to the Type The file containing the description shall be in HTML format files ending with htm created edited by the user previously The user can then in this Help File field select the file name 3 Limi
18. measurement This is for system multiplexer channel 2 The control is KEY board View View the test result graphical Only necessary if Display Graph is disabled in global setup Else this function is automatically entered Exit View Exit View and enter the text result mode 78 Cursor Cursor submenu First Only if chain is enabled and activated display first measurement Last Only if chain is enabled and activated display last measurement Reset Reset screen statistics Note Only possible before making the first measurement and only ifthe option is enabled in Setup of Global Parameters Delete Delete last statistics record if statistics or store data is enabled in the global setup The record is not removed but renamed to USERDELETED Note If a chain is used it is only the last displayed record that is marked for deletion Stat A Enter on screen statistics A if enabled in the global setup StatB Enter on screen statistics B result statistics if enabled in the global setup Number The actual measurement displayed can be indicated by a serial number of 16 digits If activated the serial number is stored together with the measured data Store measured data must be ON in global setup Ifthe chain function is activated you must enter the View and select the first or rest to enter a properly serial number for each test data Ifthe chains have more than two tests in the ch
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20. than 2 tests in chain impendence channel is only from the last else approved and rejected data from all types lumped together except the first Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 84 Stat B Results amp Distribution This menu shows the statistics and test results for the actual test type If the user code is activated the statistics for the first 40 different user codes is displayed optional P630 Run Statistics Results OBS Functions First Test Type oooo XX Total test 1 Total Approved 1 100 00 Total Rejected 0 0 00 Ch A test O 0 00 CHEB test e 0 0 00 2 Limit test O 0 00 3 Limit test 0 0 00 Ch C test 0 0 00 Polarity test O 0 00 Resonance tes 0 0 00 F iverage test O 0 00 Q test D 0 00 Average 1 test O 0 00 F test D 0 00 Average 2 test O 0 00 I test je 0 00 Sentivity test 0 0 00 I test o 0 00 Sentivity 1 a 0 00 CHAD test 0 0 00 Sentivity 2 s g 0 00 Sentivity 3 El 0 00 Sentivity 4 SB 0 00 Sentivity 5 sa 0 00 v Ready um Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 85 86 Utilities For better to manipulate with the reference and measuring data a collection of utilities can be selected under the utility menu You can select as standard six optional seven differen
21. to end frequency of the sweep This to make an outer set of parameters and an inside set of match parameters Match Data Match Parameters Significant frequency Span limit Lower 20 Hz Inside 2 0 Octave Upper 20000 Hz Outside 2 0 Octave Acceptance level Include NotFound Inside 10 dB Dutside 2 0 dB Continue Significant frequency The significant lower frequency can be selected from the start of the sweep to less than the upper significant frequency point The significant upper frequency can be selected from the point higher than lower significant frequency to end of the sweep Acceptance level The inside acceptance is the maximum numeric difference between the two measure of all measurement points in the inside band before the match is rejected as nofind Span limit The inside span limit per octave is the maximum sum of numeric differences of all measurement points calculated on octaves entered in this function compared to the inside acceptance level If the sum of inside differences based on the entered octaves is higher than the inside acceptance level the match record is rejected as a nofind 127 Save Parameters Save the current match parameters and continue with the match process Include Notfound Include add the records from the current Not Found database to the match process Continue Continue the match process with the current match parameters A4FOUND mef Print Print Setup Exit M
22. treated as one total test and the test end signal is only activated one time AVE off Ifthe AVE setup is changed a LOG function can be set on off Ave off the LOG function is deactivated Ave on the LOG function is activated Changes is stored in the file A4_ave txt 25 Vout 15 Information of the type of power amplifier installed Default is 15 Vout 15 or no command line Max voltage of output is 15 V rms Vout 20 Max voltage of output is 20 V rms Amplifier PA2 AOut off Output module can control the amplifier gain in steps to enable a better s n ratio however on the cost of output level tolerance Default is off Note if an external power amplifier is used this function is disabled Aout off or no command line this function is disabled Aout Auto this function is enabled PA Ext An external power amplifier is used to replace the internal one Default Internal PA Internal or no command line P630 internal power amplifier is used PA External External power amplifier is used RFlag 0 Type of the reject flag in Run mode can be controlled by this line Default is 0 Rflag 0 or no command line Reject flag is red with text REJECT Rflag 1 Reject flag is yellow with text CONTROL Sdelay 0 Sweep delay is an optional Sdelay is default 0 Valid value is between 1 and 3000 The value between 1 and 3000 is a delay between start signal of test and actual sweep is done in mSec Lmarg 10 option
23. unit or 10 fast cursor up The moved value is displayed in the top of the display Use Move Move Up function or the key 9 Pg Up Move curve down Write and move the entire curve one unit or 10 fast cursor down The moved value is displayed in the top of the display Use Move Move Down function or the key 3 Pg Down 54 Point to Point straight line With this function you can write a straight line between two points Move or write cursor to the starting point Activate the function by Set Line Start or pressing 5 Move or write cursor to the end point Note that the line change color Activate again the function by Set Line End or pressing 5 A straight line between the two points is made Curve Convert Menu To go to Curve Convert Menu activate Functions Curve Convert use toolbar Convert or use shortcut key C Scale Window Menu To activate Scale Window Menu enter Functions Scale Window use toolbar Scale or shortcut key S Tolerance Curve Menu To enter tolerance curve menu activate Function s Tolerance Curve use toolbar T curve or use the shortcut key T Power On Off Power on at cursor frequency value The output level is the setup level as measured To activate power on enter Functions Power On or Toolbar Power On To set power off use Functions Power Off functio
24. units and systems It is also the right solution for test of other transducers like microphones headphones and telephone handsets The P630 system can test all currently tested parameters and is prepared for future needs e Frequency Response Average e Efficiency Sensitivity e Loudness e Polarity e Rub amp Buzz Distortion THD e Impedance Resonance e Qms Qts e F fres q The system consists of P600 hardware and the P630 software All tests are performed simultaneously extremely fast and reliable and can be stored locally or on a network for later analyze The system makes use of a swept sinus For the analysis of noise and distortion the system utilizes filters which ensures very fast response time The input to the system is microphone response signals For microphone measurements P630 have a built in compressor function All analysis and graphical presentation is done by software to both assure fast processing fast graphic presentation and flexibility The software consists of a run mode for relatively unskilled day to day production testing and a setup mode for set up of test parameters etc The technical mode is protected by password NOTE The P600 box or P500 box can be used as a part of the P630 hardware Hardware Concept The system hardware consists of a standard industrial 19 Rack with standard sized modules which easily can be plugged in out This allows a very flexible serviceable and adaptable construct
25. used to export data to spreadsheets for further manipulation or presentation Reference files including all parameters and reference curve data can be converted to ASCII files with a delimiter as comma or semicolon Likewise also measured data can be converted Finally this utility can also import text files generated from the export utility as reference Match Stored Data optional The Match utility are a group a functions where a match between different measured frequency responses can be found against selected match parameters The outcome is a list of speakers with serial numbers to be matched together Log Manager The log manager list all saved changes made in the setup oftypes and global parameters as well The changes are listed in group of global and type of setups sorted on date of change The Log Manager has functions as restore of changes backups and a Clean up of saved Log files as list of changes and backup database Run mode Relatively unskilled operators can be used for production testing since test setups and decisions about test parameters are made in the protected technician mode The operator selects from the menu which of the existing setups to be used for running production tests In a two line production assembly the system multiplexer too must be selected from the menu The setups for each production line can be selected freely and independently The operator can select to view complex detailed graphical resul
26. 00 main reference database to or from a floppy or another disk The files which you are copying have the extension DBS for setup files DBC for reference curve file DBA for Frequency average setup and DBN for sensitivity average setup Reference Utility Select List Reference Types List Types in DBS files Copy Reference to Floppy or Disk Copy from Floppy or Disk to Reference Rename Reference Types Delete Reference Types Exit List Reference Types This function lists all types existing in the reference setup database This is the same list you are presented with when entering the run or change setup mode Available Setup s Description test for adm stat dat a demo test key P630 demo for testi with chain 109 List Types in DBS files It is possible to copy a single or a group of files to the DBS file by using wildcat characters To make a list oftypes containing a particular DBS file use this function Open DBS Data File Look in i EAS ex EB Dbscopy dbs File name dbs Files of type DBs Data Files dbs y Cancel To list types in DBS file select disk path and file name Here a list contains of the file Dbscopy dbs with only one type test Available Setup s Description demo for testi with chain 110 Copy Reference to Floppy or Disk To copy a reference type or types to floppy use this function With this function a proper
27. 000 Note if the data do not contain this information as older format the default is all 64000 Test results It is possible to process the data by selecting the test results Selection can be approved rejected or all Note if the data do not contain this information as older format the default is all 91 User test Optional It is possible to process the data by selecting the user test results results forced by operator Selection can be approved rejected or all Note ifthe data do not contain this information as older format the default is all Select field By default all data is processed this to process old format of the data files However it is possible only to select new data format records containing the number selection field It is possible to select only a single channel if more than one channel is present If all present channels have to be processed just select All Channels Select Processing Ch Channel Channel B Channel C Channel D Channel c2 If you in the Input channel setup menu have chosen the data smoothing function for at least one of the active channels you will be presented for the following screen picture where you can select either to present the data as recorded with smoothing or as recorded non smoothened If no smoothing is selected the display will not appear Process Data The Data is recorded with AND without smoothing Processed selected Data as
28. A Ave 641 2 HzM 35 10 dB 20 20 dEW dev 100 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 50 20 Ohm aby o 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Replace upper lower limit with curve Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Fast Fast Cursor is 10 times faster than normal Normal Disable the cursor Zoom In Enlarge display at selected channel Key Page Up has same function Zoom Out View all channels Key Page Down has same function Replace Replace selected limit curve with listed data M Start Set start marker for part replacement 102 M End Set end maker for part replacement If start and end maker are present and you make use of the Replacement the replacement is only performed between the markers M Reset Reset markers Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings Note If the scale of the display is changed from the standard setup and you want to make use of a different scale setup you have to change the display scale before you store the data in the A4M_STAT DAT file It is not possible to change the scale later on The presentation is made exactly as it was recorded 103 104 Convert Statistical Data This function converts data types stored a DAT file default file name is A4M_STAT DAT to plain ASCII Open Statistical Data File Look in lo p630 e a E a4comp
29. DAT E bak dat NotFound dat fe a4m_xtr dat E a4nofind dat E A4notfin dat E baki dat File name a4m_stat dat Files of type P5xx Data Files dat v Cancel When selected file is opened a list of stored Types appears A selection of a single data Type can be selected or all listed data types listed on the screen by the Use All Listed function List Data File Use All Listed Cancel After to have selected types to convert a Data Field Select menu appears Here it is possible to select a part of selected type by entering start and end date 105 Statistical Data Date Field Select Selected Type test Start Date to Process 0000000000 End Date to Process 1999999999 Max Counts 65000 Al Cancel If a type which has been recorded with smoothing is selected you are prompted to select the data to be converted as recorded with smoothing or as the raw non smoothened data If however you select all types to be converted and there among these exist types with smoothened data all types will be converted just as recorded with or without the smoothening function Process Data The Data is recorded with AND without smoothing Processed selected Data as With Smoothing Without Smoothing Furthermore it is possible to select line or row format The line format is standard All records are converted as lines in a text file If the row format
30. I I O board NOTE Before any installation be sure that the power cord is disconnected from the PC and the P600 as well as the PC screen P600 PC Cabling The connection between the P600 and the PC consist of 3 cables 1 A cable with a mini jack in one end and jack in the other end This is for connection between the MACH 4 output 1 2 no 1 jack from top and the P600 Input 2 A cable with a 25 pole male plug in one end and 2 x jacks in the other This connecting to input 1 2 no 2 jack from top and input 3 4 no 4 jack from top on the MARC4 board 3 A cable with a 25 pole female plug in one end and a 37 pole in the other end This is for connecting between the PIO D24 I O board to the P600 PC control External key box Delivered with the P600 system you find a key box This key box has two buttons Connect the 15 pole plug to P600 I O Connect the jumper box between P600 PC Control and the cable to the PC External foot contact single or optionally dual Connect the 15 pole plug to P600 I O Connect the jumper box between P600 PC Control and the cable to the PC 23 24 Software installation Win2000 XP Install files Before the P630 installation install the drivers for MARCA and PIO D24 boards See the manuals for March4 amp Pio D24 how to install the drivers After proper installation of these drivers continue to install the P630 program To install P630 run installation Select the program media and r
31. N 10 IN 11 IN 12 IN 13 IN 14 a a A PIN 15 IN 0 START SYSTEM 1 IN 2 DELETE last statistics record IN 4 SAVE data as user reject optional IN 6 IN RETURN OUT 0 testing OUT 2 Rub amp Buzz Ch B amp D OUT 4 Polarity test IN 1 START SYSTEM 2 IN 3 SAVE data as user approved optional IN 5 IN 7 OUT RETURN OUT 1 Freq sensitivity Loudness Impedance Resonance F test and 3 limit test OUT 3 archive system VO Control special SW module 15 pole female PIN 1 PIN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 IN 10 IN 11 IN 12 IN 13 IN 14 PIN 15 TUT VV UU IN 0 START SYSTEM 1 IN 2 DELETE last statistics record IN 4 SAVE data as user reject optional IN 6 IN RETURN OUT 0 testing OUT 2 user IO switch setting bit 0 OUT 4 user IO switch setting bit 2 IN 1 START SYSTEM 2 IN 3 SAVE data as user approved optional IN 5 IN 7 OUT RETURN OUT 1 result system 1 OUT 3 user IO switch setting bit 1 Inputs are opto coupled With the light diode anode connected to IN and all cathodes connected to IN RETURN Input voltage ranges 5 24 V DC Outputs are opto coupled A transistor with open collector connected to OUT and all emitters connected to OUT RETURN Voltage ranges max 30 V DC 22 P630 PC Boards The P630 have following 2 boards MARC4 DIGI 4 channel 24 bit A D amp D A PCI soundboard PIO D24 24 bit TTL level PC
32. P630 User Manual Version 1 1 b 1 November 2006 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ar ee ae Z o De be N Aaea parado o karya n e iese par GROUND THE INSTRUMI NE e e power cable must t h a three contact to two conta adapter ith the a wire a Fe eh to an electrical ground safety ground at the power outlet The power jack and mating plug of the power cable meet International Electro technical Commission IEC safety standards DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATM OSPHERE yn prese ff r fumes Operation of any electrical instrument i in such Ethan FERN a definite safety hazard Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualified maintenance personal only Do not replace components with power cable connected To avoid injuries always disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them DO NOT SERVICE OR ADJUST ALONE Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorised modification to the instrument Contact a K K International Sales and Service Office for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained TO HELP MINIMISE THE POSSIBLE OF ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CONTENTS Volume 1 A Ne 9 Ha
33. With Smoothing Without Smoothing If all stored data have to be processed by the criteria selected at Record select the automatic function must be selected If you want to process the good or only the best or maybe only the bad data records select instead the manual mode In manual mode the date code and serial number are displayed If the data is stored in new format the actual test results for each measurement can be displayed in manual mode 92 Statistical Data Collect Type dat Channels Ch4 B C D Include data Automatic or Manual step by step Manual Cancel Manual mode In the manual mode the actual record is displayed By entering manual mode you can select to display the upper and lower limits together with the data or make displays without any limits Then you are asked to accept the current data or skip the record In the bottom line a date code and a serial number are displayed The date is the actual date code for the record If the record is stored in an old format the two last numbers is a sequential number if more than one record have the same date code else the two last numbers is seconds In this way no two records have the identical date code this only for the old format The format is month date year hour minute and seconds If the selected type number is present in the reference curve setup the displayed data is color coded green for approved and red for rejected If t
34. able disable fast cursor Page Up Enlarge selected channel Page Up Page Down View all channels Page Down Select next channel as active channel 4 6 8 2 9 3 5 CTL gt Page Down End Home are write curve and pixel functions 4 Write pixel s to left 6 Write pixel s to right 8 Write pixel s up 2 Write pixel s down 9 Move amp write whole curve pixel s up 3 Move amp write whole curve pixel s down 5 Write a straight line between two points CTL lt Write curve left keep envelope CTL gt Write curve right keep envelope CTL Page Down Set lower limit to zero on selected channel CTL End Reset selected channel CTL Home Set limits to half scale 40 dB down 135 ef OL Page a a e ES E 4 5 6 HHH 2 3 Maz 136 CTRL D 4 INS Common edit and write keyboard layout ik Cursor Select amp Display Functions gt channel view all channels FE oe Ba Page 8 9 DOWN t PG UP lt gt next curve 2 3 PG DN 0 4 INS next curve fast cursor cursor left cursor right next channel 137 2 Eier SE UP Page 3 9 Pa LIE es lt gt 2 3 EHZ CTRL 0 IL Move cursor left MAA a A BE EEE UP Page 3 9 Lee EA lt gt 2 3 muz CTRL 0 Move cursor right Qe DI UP Page 5 9 Er OE 4 5 6 2 3 aa HH CTRL D Select next curve step up 138 Def DI UP Page 5 9 Le OE e lt gt
35. ain you can only add a serial number to the first and last sat of data U code This function is optional This allows the user to give the actual set of data a user code 0 999 This a useful function to add a user reject code to the actual test If you start a measurement all the tests according to the setup and tolerances in the type setup will be carried out 79 Depending on the setup in the global parameters you will see the results color coded in text mode approved rejected or color coded in graphics mode If you use the chain mode chain must be selected in global setup and use of a valid chain name in your selected type two rows of results appears The first row and numbers are the results for the first test in the chain The second row and numbers are for the entire rest test in the chain lumped together However if you only have two tests in the chain the second row is the results for the second test only The text will show you for each individual channel if it has been approved Green or rejected Red yellow for 3 limit if data outside 2 or 3 limit however still within reject limit Appropriate beeps will accompany the tests as setup in the global parameters 80 Cursor Submenu Navigation is performed equivalent to the Edit mode in the setup of reference parameters described in setup of testing characteristics In run mode you cannot change parameters as in Edit mode P630 Run Cursor Mode ER
36. al Left margin for a print out of match list under the Utility Match Stored data function can be set here Default is 10 Lmarg 10 or no command line Valid values gt 0 and lt 20 Lat 0 Latency adjustment timing adjustment between in and out going signals from sound board Valid values 0 200 The ALT4 KEY file No longer used The file is only used in version 1 0 amp version 1 1 a The passwords in this file are the passwords which allows you to make changes in the reference setup This file contains a list of passwords Normally the default password is p600 or P600 To change the password you must change the contents in the file Use program as notepad to change the file Multiple words are allowed The maximum length of the word is 16 terminated by a lt CR gt Note If only lt CR gt it means no password 26 The ALT4 M KEY file No longer used The file is only used in version 1 0 amp version 1 1 a The passwords in this file are the passwords which allows you to delete a master curve setup This file contains a list of passwords Normally the default password is p600 or P600 To change the password you must change the contents in the file Use program as notepad to change the file Multiple words are allowed The maximum length ofthe word is 16 terminated by a lt CR gt Note If only lt CR gt it means no password The ALT4 U KEY file No longer used The file is only us
37. arameter setup can be used as the basis for manual changes e The software contains a built in standard default setup which can be used as basis e A number of good speakers microphones can be tested and used to create envelopes for frequency and filter setups e Limits can be established modified using the cursor in the graphical edit functions e A fixed level can be added to subtracted from existing envelopes 14 P630 SOFTWARE LAY OUT RUN SETUP MODE MAIN MODE MENU Y SELECT PREPARED en SETUP CHANGE SETUP PARAMETERS PARAMETERS STORE STORE Results PRESENT SETUP RESULTS DISPLAY ON I O DISPLAY RESULTS i CURVE MANIPULATION Y Y WAIT FOR MEASURE SYSTEM 1 OR 2 MEASURE Furthermore any combination of the above mentioned procedures could be used This gives a very flexible and powerful technique of setting up parameter characteristics Available parameters for setup include e Type name e Chain name e Description e Selection of help file e 3 Limit function e Start and Stop frequencies e Delay time e Test points e Sweep time e Sweep Reverse e Output level and channel e 1 O code optional e Polarity test ON OFF e Polarity pulse time and pulse polarity POS NEG e Polarity pulse window setup e Polarity before after sweep e Inputs gain LIN LOG SPL s
38. atch Data Display Records Type Date code 1 Sn 1 Date code 2 Sn 2 aa 110603204611 00000001 110603204622 00000002 aa 110603204627 00000701 110603204636 00000702 aa 110603204911 00000703 110603204927 00000045 An example of the match process is shown above Record with serial number 703 is matched with a record with serial number 45 Processed records not listed above are added to the notfound database 128 Log Utility This function record all changes made in the setup or in the references to a file named A4 LOG TXT stored in a predefined subdirectory LOG located where your P630 exe program are saved To list the contains of this log restore saved backup types and to clean up please use the Log Manager found in the Utility Menu Manual list of all changes backup and clean up can be done If so please read following section The file contains time and date for the changes the technician password and which parameters that have changed The changes made in reference curves are only stored as how many points that has been changed in the actual curve However if changes are made to any reference curves backs up of all setup and limits databases with its index files are stored in the LOG subdirectory Note only backup of setup and reference curves are made when changes are made in the curves Note These set of files are growing each time any changes are made To avoid the files get to big the disk full proble
39. conds for start frequency gt 100 Hz else 0 5 seconds maximum 32 seconds An advantageous hint Start with a relative slow sweep Then reduce the sweep time until the curve starts to change This shows the point where the sweep time is too short for the selected frequency range Make the sweep time a little bit longer Output Output As standard the system have two output connectors output A amp B Note the text field must be highlighted to be selected and activated Volt Select the actual output level in Volt Minimum is 0 Volt and maximum is 15 Volt as standard Optional 20 0 Volt Move cursor to another field to see updated field dB Select the actual output level in dB Maximal output is 0 dB 15 volt Rms as standard Optional 20 0 Volt Move cursor to another field to see updated field Polarity Test On A mark at the on enable the polarity tests during at the start of a sweep Initial for using this test the time gate window has to be set up See Polarity Time Gate Submenu Pol lim in Edit Mode Negative Select polarity approved by a positive or negative signal The output pulse is always positive but you can select the polarity test to be approved as positive or negative Pulse Time Input the duration of the polarity pulse in milliseconds from 50 lt 3 mSec After Polarity test is as standard done before the delay and sweep With the After enabled the polarity test is done after the delay and sweep Se
40. cted type to a separate file and deletes it from the source file Delete selected Type from Statistical File Delete the selected type from the selected Statistical Data file 90 To process the data a selection of criteria s can be selected Utility Record Select Number selection Date selection Start 0000000000000000 Start 0000000000 3 9999999999999999 End 11999999999 Max count 64000 Max count 64000 User Code selection Test results Start V Approved M Rejected End User test Max count ls E Select field F Number field Only Cancel To select only a fraction of all stored data it is possible to select Number Date User Code optional Test results User test optional and Select the field Number selection If the serial numbers are present in the data file a selection of numbers to process can be selected A start number and an end number can be selected The maximum number of counts hits is 64000 Note if the data do not contain this information as older format the default is all 64000 Date selection Start and end date can be selected within data can be processed and maximum of counts hits Date format is MM DD YY hh mm Where MM is month DD is date Y Y is year hh is hour and mm is minutes The maximum number of counts hits is 64000 Code selection optional A user start and end code can be selected for the processed data The maximum number of counts hits is 64
41. e chain of tests at the first reject in one of the test the results Note To activate a chain in run mode both this global chain must be on and a valid chain name name of a test must be in the called setup of test and must be present in the database else the chain function will be forced off Path To facilitate the processing of the results and the statistics you can freely select where the input files are to be found and where the output files shall be stored Define the appropriate paths for this here The Reference refers to where the P630 reference data are located If listed c tells that the reference data are located where the P630 main program are placed The Data refer to the location of all measured data The Results refer to the location of all test results Make sure that the paths referred to already exists if not the program will not work properly and you will get error messages when you try running the software To use a network you have to map the network with a drive letter example j my_network 34 Display Graph When you are in the run mode you have the option of having the result presented graphically on the screen whichever they are approved rejected or rejected and approved or not at all Without graphics you will see if the individual tests are either rejected color coded RED or approved color coded GREEN or 1f 3 limit used and approved however out site one of the 3 limit
42. e in Global Changes or the Setup Changes Log Manager Size 0 295 Mb 05 01 03 05 01 03 ate 011105121349 05 01 03 BY hie eee en ne ae p630 gt A eference path change rom log Zen to C p630_lab LOG 05 01 04 oak 05 01 04 05 01 04 05701705 05 01 07 05701710 05701710 05701710 05701711 05 0111 05 01 11 12 Setup Changes 119 The lists of Global Changes are sorted on the saved time stamp as year month date hour minute and second The lists of Setup Changes are sorted in types and then on date Log Manager Size 0 285 Mb 04 10 08 54 ate 101104093929 04 10 11 09 04 10 11 made by p630 2 Upper limit changed in 250 points 04 10 13 A Lower limit changed in 250 points 04 10 13 B Upper limit changed in 168 points 04 10 15 S gt B Lower limit changed in 168 points 04 10 15 C Upper limit changed in 247 points 04 10 15 C Lower limit changed in 247 points 04 10 15 D Upper limit changed in 246 points 04 10 15 D Lower limit changed in 246 points ackup setup made in LOG path 101104093929 04 10 15 04 10 15 04 10 15 04 10 15 04 10 15 When as picture above a backup id made the restore function will be active As this example the Type tx have been changed 11 October 2004 at time 9 39 and saved as 101104093929 Restore To restore a setup simply use the restore function when enabled Ifthe Type is present in your current setup you have to confirm to overwr
43. e system tells that you must do the changes from edit mode To suppress the 3 db warning however not the 6 db warning flag enable the Lock field Store Data You will be able to store the measure data only in run mode of the test for approved rejected or for all tests in file A4M_STAT DAT Valid modes for both approved and rejected are OFF The actual function disabled ON The actual function activated EXT Store data by an external signal from P600 i o optional AUT Store data as saved in actual type setup See Auto Save functions in setup 35 Choosing the Last test function the latest measurement is stored in a file A4LAST_D DBF for later reference The format is described in the README DOC file The files A4M_STAT DAT and A4LAST_D DBF are created automatically If you want to transfer the last measured data to your off line demo disk just rename the type LASTO LASTI LAST2 LAST3 and LAST4 to xaDEMOO xbDEMO1 xcDEMO2 xdDEMO3 and xpDEMO4 Then replace the old DEMO with the new records Remember to re index after replacement Results You will be able to store all test results only in run mode This is for further post processing analysis and you will be able to store in either TXT format or in DBF format The file A4SSTAT DBF or A4STAT TXT is self creating The formats are described in the README DOC file Valid modes are OFF The actual function disabled ON The actual function activated AUT Store test resul
44. eak On Off e Sound Beep By Approve Enable Disable By Reject Enable Disable e Display Graph By Approve Enable Disable By Reject Enable Disable Delay Enable Disable e Store Data Approve On Off Aut Data Reject On Off Aut Last Enable Disable Results On Off Aut Data Format Dbf Txt e Graphic Scale Auto Enable Disable e User Key s User ID Enable Disable Password Enable Disable Lock Enable Disable e Screen Statistics Enable Disable Include All results Approved Reload Enable Disable e Gain Adjustment Input 11 12 13 21 22 23 and Ch C e Print By Approve Enable Disable optional By Reject Enable Disable optional e Path Reference Data Results e Extern Amplifier Test signal Output A B Value of Rs A B Any changes to the current global parameters can be stored on disk network for further reference Setup mode Appropriate setup of test parameters requires a certain level of expertise and in depth knowledge of loudspeaker microphone technology To ensure that only skilled personnel are allowed to make or change of test parameter setups a secure manager protects the technician mode After entering of a valid password the type descriptions and content of the memo field for all previous setups are shown on the screen and a new setup can be implemented in various ways e Previously stored p
45. ect printer and settings 97 Continue P630 Utility Process Statistical Data Functions Limit que Das osor seve ower Ens tet Type dat Tot 132 No 112 Miss 108 20 20 aby aby 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready CAP NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Limit Add limit to display Stat Enable Statistical menu Mode 1 If the Reject display function has been selected the screen picture is bypassed and goes directly to the Statistical menu Mode 1 The statistics function processes the already collected data called Mode 1 and the presentation of the following curves Yellow upper and lower reference curves if selected Pink average of collected data Blue maximum and minimum of collected data Light blue and 3 times standard deviation of collected data Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 98 Statistical mode 1 P630 Utility Process Statistica Functions Data Cursor Save Select Find Exit Type dat Tot 132 No 112 Miss 108 20 20 aby aby 100 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 50 20 Ohm dBv D 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready CAP NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Data Go back to previous menu
46. ed The not paired records are added to a DAT database with name A4NOFIND DAT To avoid conflicts with data records with same serial number a check for dual records is made before any match process This removes the problem ifthe nofind database is added more than one time Note If you by mistake have added the same speaker record more the one time maybe the first record was made by mistake the last record will be the valid one Save NotFound base to file To save the notfound database use this menu The database can be saved on different location and name 123 Save NotFound base to File Save in J 3 Floppy 4 e e En File name NotFound Save as type Data Files dat v Cancel Restore NotFound base from File Use this function to restore a notfound database The present notfond database will be overwritten with the new one NotFound file to restore Look in 2 3 Floppy 4 Vet File name NotFound Files of type Files dat Cancel Append data to NotFound base Use this function to append data from file saved as notfound file This function leaves the stored data on the present notfound database and appends data only 124 Append file to NotFound Look in 3 3 Floppy A e 1 e EJ a4nofind NotFound Test File name Test Files of type Files dat y Cancel Reset NotFound base This function removes all present records fro
47. ed in version 1 0 amp version 1 1 a The passwords in this file are the password which allows the User to make master adjustment in Run mode This file contains a list of passwords Normally the default password is p600 or P600 To change the password you must change the contents in the file Use program as notepad to change the file Multiple words are allowed The maximum length of the word is 16 terminated by a lt CR gt Note If only lt CR gt it means no password The ALTA ID file No longer used The file is only used in version 1 0 amp version 1 1 a This file contains a list of identification words Normally the default identification word is p600 or P600 Note If only lt CR gt it means no password An identification word is like a password but is stored in the statistics files It is used to lock persons to results to record test stations results time and performance To change the identification word you must change the contents in the file Multiple words are allowed The maximum length of the word is 16 terminated by a lt CR gt 27 28 Software User Section This section describes how the P630 software is used to properly setup and carry out speaker tests It consists of an overall setup of global parameters mostly to be used by a fairly unskilled operator during production A more detailed setup of test parameters and characteristics only to be used by a skilled technician and
48. ee types is in the a4m_stat dat file List Data File Note The program reads only the first 64 different setup types It is a good idea to copy and then delete the DAT file from your production line PC to avoid a message disk full or to be sure that the file does not become to big to process After a proper selection of a valid Type you get the choices 89 Statistical Data Select Menu Process Selected Type Process amp Extract found Type to a File Process amp Extract amp Delete found Type Copy amp Delete selected type to a File Delete selected Type from Statistical File Cancel It is possible to manipulate with the stored data The following options are possible Process Selected Type Process the data without manipulating any of your source data in the Statistical Data file Process amp Extract found Type to a File Process and extract the found and accepted data to a file A4M_XTR DAT is default Process amp Extract amp Delete found Type Process and extract the data to a file and delete only the transferred data in the source file Found but not accepted missed data will be left in the source file allowing later separate processing of missed data Missed data is caused by mismatch in parameters as number of channels gain scale start end frequency and number of test points Copy amp Delete selected type to a File Copy and Delete selected type to a file Copies all data of the sele
49. en ea ts rasen 72 Reset Makerss nase el E Us 72 iat A En Se en A AN 72 CTO indessen da 72 ET ee E E ee enge E 72 Privat es ee u A i 73 Print Setup icr A un 73 A re rohe 75 On Ofen 75 DA nnd 75 CO ATSC nn AAA AAA AA e E 75 Pia s E ida 75 EI a ie T ee as Amer u EET 75 Run speaker TES ms ee en A a TI R A E A ET as 78 RUIZ ARA a R OE 78 A A A A O IE 78 Brit Viewer 78 CUPS OF N Te eases aaa aldo 79 A iz 79 Lata ata bass 79 ROSANA AAA AA A A a E 79 DAA ee res AOS 79 SA A eine eignen 79 SUB an an na RENT REINER nun 79 IN IO AAA et ea es aa N 79 Uedem areas Base 79 Cursor DUDE sr a Sa ba 81 ZOOM A ss STREET PESTLE EET TEER EA 81 LIM N AE EE cn mE DRO TaD Pn oe OO Dre ee A eT Sida 81 PO WT ek Ran shee RETR es Ca a Ba am 81 Power nn A oS Se A A AD A PN 81 A BIST AE een ee A E E E 81 Display Hide dd 82 DisplavHide On ae een ee RT 82 MovesPaste 2 AA A AS Seas AA eta 82 Move NOM alc octets ctr Er ae naar 82 tada anida 82 A O 82 Key nee hear see Te 82 Ken e O TES SS Pee eT 82 Key nennen ee 82 DIDI ee ee es ee ee 82 Print SEND are insbes 82 LSSI AA A Oe 83 Stat A Vanans amp Collaton 2 nich 83 A astra ash 83 E A Da ee Re AR 84 PN a a OS BA EE OOS 84 A ee REN 84 Stat B Results amp Distribution anne een 85 BER Be el een 85 POESIA elek 85 O A A A ert eee ee 87 Process Statistical Data UT A AA dd 89 Process cet REIN 90 Process amp Extract found Type to a File 0oooonoonicccnoccnicccincoconoco
50. er limit Q Set If the resonance test is selected you can enable the Q test by entering an upper and lower tolerance Note 0 off This Q test is separate test in run mode Set Q test parameters Ams Approximation at 3dB level Enter Re value in Ohm Enter O test HIGH limit O off 1990 Enter Q test LOW limit O off 2 50 OK Cancel The Q test can be selected as Qms or Qts To cope with a fast automatic test system approximations can be necessary To calculate the exact value of Q the Re the DC resistance is needed To compare a speaker with others relative measurement a approximation is preferred to be selected Following different Q calculations can be selected 64 Q Qms Q Qms Q Qms Q Qs Q Qs Approximated level as 3dB from resonance frequency Q lt Qms due to the Re value Exact value Re must be known and entered to the separate setup Q Qms if the Re not is constant for every measurement Approximated Re Re Z min gt Qms This value is normally gt to Re approximate 0 to 10 Q gt Q y app Exact value Re must be known and entered to the separate setup Q Qts if the Re not is constant for every measurement Approximated Re Re Z min Q gt Qts This value is normally gt to Re approximate 0 to 10 Q upper and Q lower limits must be added to activate the Q test To disable the Q test enter 0 to upper limit Print Print curves on se
51. er of different setup stored on hard disk is virtually unlimited depending on hard disk size only Utility functions To enhance the exploitation of collected reference and measurement data a variety of utilities are included Process Statistical Data Processing all stored data processed in the run mode for each setup type For each type you can select start and ending date start and end number start and end code user test result test result and select active channels to process Optional You can select either automatic where all records from a user defined selector are included or manual where you decide for each record to include or exclude to process In manual mode the actual test results can be displayed if stored together with data After processing the results are shown graphically on the screen for valid records Here you can further process the data to show curves as average standard deviation With a powerful Find function the best match to the average or a best fit reference can be found or a match to a stored user curve Copy Reference Data The copy reference utility contains most functions to copy single record s from the reference database to floppy or disk You can list reference and database files Copy reference to or from other media vice versa You can rename or delete reference types in the database Convert Export and Import Data The export import convert utility can be
52. erence oooooccinncnnococonnconnnononconncconocnnncnnnccnnnonns 111 Rename Referenee LPs os an 113 Delete Reference Ry A oer ime ous et 113 Export Reference Data nn N He 115 Selected au une Hensel 115 Als Nena aan ae das a A A a 115 Eme leneih Standard is een 116 Line Length Limited uns eek its 116 Inport Reference Dass sau A E aloha sacl ist 117 MANA AN 119 REI edo de te dl o e 120 Gleam Upa A O 120 Match Stored Data opi ini A tao ienataess 123 Save NotFound base to lei ea hun 123 Restore NotFound base from File ion 124 Append data to NotFound base ana ae Lu 124 Reset INGER OUNCE base ne ee ads 125 List NotFound database tu Ele 125 Match Data Processing usaeaken essen 126 Significant A iat Doss late er A aor R vl ak ee Sealant 127 Acceptance EVel ii io 127 SPAM neces 127 Save Paracelsus nein 128 Include NOMOUNG u a aa 128 Combi Erik 128 ES LOVE en Na 129 REI a na yes ee 130 DIA ID a ee OS 130 Delete Lori Eu 131 Appendix A nie in Maenner Abeta id at hag 133 Cursor Select amp Display FUNCION usa Rn 137 Write curve and pixel functions aa 141 Appendix Bi N an Een ab 147 Functions changed added from version 1 0 to 1 1 uuceeensssnnssenesessnnnsnenennenenne nenn 147 Introduction The P630 is a test system designed to work in a production environment With a computer and a test box chamber with measuring microphone s it is a complete workstation for objective production testing of loudspeaker
53. et aussen ea uate oun heat 50 A aaa hoes ue Acces eat oats Bee 50 COMPAS ess ia dan Eos nue oe ae 50 Master A elek 50 Make MECO it 50 a naar a ee 51 DAS SS A A en ee A EA AG 51 Delete Reference Dir tie seas 51 Delete Compensation CITE Dale 51 Delete Compress Output UI ee 51 Delete Master CUVE riie ee 51 Delete Master Compensation Curve nenne 52 Delete Best Fit CUVe an rauen 52 Save EI ee ee ne ele eee A 32 Save s Reference CUVE ssi A E EE EARE 52 Save as CompensatiomC lve niee nei Rue 52 Sayeas Master Cure siesta shee a a ER e ER I ol aac 52 Saves E AAA a een ee end 52 Reference submen ans EA AR trea elas 53 Edit Moderar ea Ne ea een 53 LACADO A a 53 AENA iii 53 UNA Re 53 DOMAIN laa 53 A O rer 54 Pase UR a a ono nt cat ati de 54 Page Down near RER a eh 54 Chanse Channel ee ne N Burn 54 Show Hidden enves u o da 54 Witepantlti ds 54 Weile AA A A aise E N A O 54 Write POE A einen 54 Write POMELO Mis NS 54 AAA IS 54 MOVE EVE OM e teh a o tel 54 Point to Pont NEN 55 Curve Convert Men s iua eo dla 55 Scale Window Men 2 22 ads 55 Tolerance Curve Mem 000 2nenanenanaraanen nd 55 POSO DE Sie aaa A raed een 55 Resonancetest Meinl Su sseeyesinasazedea dees seasi busses AE Aa EEA a iR 55 CAM Adjust MENU sinn a eases ae ehr 55 Polarity Window ment 55 Frequency average A tataii ieia sesiet 55 Sensitivity average men RAN 55 y eos a a cme ence A 55 Move part left estie a a 56 Move pa
54. etup e Active channels 1 4 e Setup of series resistor for impedance measurements e Sensitivity test ON OFF and test frequency e Move frequency test function ON OFF for Sensitivity test e Separate Sensitivity test 1 to 5 with separate limits and without move e Loudness functions e Compensation curve function e Master and calibrations curve functions e Storage of best fit curves e Compressor function e Filter types and functions e F resonance Q and F test setup e Average group selection setup e Auto save functions e Multi Frequency Average test function e Single point Average test 1 and 2 function with separate limits The manipulation reference functions contains e Measure loudspeaker unit system e Include reject results e Smoothen results e Reset curves And a comprehensive number of edit functions e Writing points of curve e Moving whole or part of curve e Tolerance curves to manipulate reference curves 16 e Reset lower envelope e Reset selected envelope e Curve manipulation e Input level scale function e Gain adjust function for channel A e Manual power on output at cursor value With the zoom function it is possible to interchange between the channels A D on the screen when editing The edit functions can be operated by the cursor and or by the numeric keypad The type number of speaker setup can be up to 12 characters for storage of data and the corresponding memo field can be up to 25 characters long The numb
55. file Dbscopy dbs is selected to copy from Type list Select Type to Copy Type test Wildspec as and allowed est2 Cancel The file contains only one type with name test1 112 Overwrite Rename Current Type test Overwrite All No If the type name you want to copy to main reference structure already exist the system ask you to overwrite this type in the main reference or to exit the menu Rename Reference Types This function renames a type name in the reference database In this example the type test1 will be renamed to type newname Type list Rename Type Type to Rename Rename to newname Cancel Delete Reference Types To delete a single reference type or several types use this function Enter the name of type you want to delete Wildcat characters as and are allowed An asterisk has the same function as in DOS All characters are marked if places in the beginning or at the end of a string The question mark indicates a character in a particular place in string Final you have to confirm the operation or quit 113 Type list Select Type to Delete 114 Export Reference Data This function takes the reference setup and converts both the setup parameters and the reference curve data to a TXT file First a list of available type name appears on the screen Type list Export Type to Export Selected Cancel Selected
56. he program cannot find the selected reference type all curves becomes red If the selected data type you want to process is stored in your reference base with a valid upper and lower limit the following menu appears 93 P630 Utility Process Statistical Data Functions Include Skip Back Results Exit Type test Tot 5 No 3 Miss 0 10 aby 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Include Include current measurement to statistical data Skip Skip current measurement and go to next record Back Step one record back It is possible to step up 20 records back due to all 20 results as well as displays are stored temporally in a file Continue This command is only active when last record is found with selected type Continue to process accepted data Results The actual test results can be displayed This only if the data is stored in the new format 94 P630 Utility Test Results Functions Ch A test un Reject Ch B test Approve 2 Limit test Reject 3 Limit test Reject Ch C test is Reject Sentivity test Approve Resonance test Approve Polarity test Approve Approve Loudness test N A Approve F Ave test Approve Reject Ave 1 test Approve Approve Ave 2 test Approve Sen 1 test Approve Sen 2 test
57. hen subtracted from channel A the measuring channel with a reference microphone channel Reference Channel Reference channel against Ch A can be Channel B or D if enabled as input Loudness Form You can enable disable a loudness test in run mode only You can select various SendLR and RecieveLR types to be used within the telephone industry Tests are according to CCITT standard and works only for proper frequency ranges and only for channel A in LOG mode To select a proper gain in channel A use the gain adjust mode Test Input loudness test in This is the allowable deviation in percent from the selected loudness rating This test is a separate test in run mode 44 Input Channel C is reserved for impedance measurements Channel B and D are designed to measure Rub amp Buzz and THD measurements however can be used for measurements of frequency response as well Status Select active channels Note that at least one channel must be active Mux Select input module address 11 12 13 21 22 or 23 depending on your hardware configuration Address 11 amp 21 is Ch A 12 amp 22 is Ch B 13 amp 23 is Ch D if external Power amplifier is selected 13 amp 23 is Ch C You can gate multiplex an input module to one or two other analyze channels If the selected address is not listed in your ALT4 HW CFG file you will get an ERROR message You cannot change a channel if the host channel is already used The host chan
58. ight line between two points Or OU UP Page E 9 Er OE lt gt 2 3 je LL ley 0 I Write curve left and keep envelope EA ESTE UP Page 3 9 lt gt 2 3 BEE HH D IL Write curve right and keep envelope 144 Qe OS UP END Page 5 9 O 4 5 6 EME 2 3 O COE CTRL 0 JL Set lower limit to zero on selected channel ee 0 E E UP Page 5 9 el EI lt gt 2 3 BERN Jr 0 Reset selected channel AA OE UP Er le Ha LEE lt gt 2 3 El HHX 0 i i Set limits to half scale 40 dB from top 145 146 Appendix B Functions changed added from version 1 0 to 1 1 b e Sensitivity test 1 to 5 single point test added for channel A Average sensitivity test 1 and 2 1 to 5 single point added for channel A e Filter added to Channel C Second limits and test added for channel C when filter is enabled e Frequency Average multipoint test added for channel A e Pass Word Manager added to the main menu This password manager allows an administrator to add edit delete enable and disable use of password The passwords are now encrypted to protect unauthorized use e Software functions added to support external power amplifier Channel C can as input be selected by input 13 and or 23 for impedance measurement 147
59. ion built not only for the present but also for the future as the customer very easily can construct or reconstruct the system to meet his actual demands The system hardware is prepared for up to six individual microphone input modules for all kind of purposes and or placement of test microphones The system embodies an input multiplexer This adds up to that it is the software not the hardware which connects the microphones to the personal computer ensuring a high flexibility By installing an optional internal microphone power supply module it is possible to mix all kinds of suitable microphones B amp K measuring microphone Phantom coupled Electr etc There are as standard two individual outputs connected to one internal power amplifier which can be selected freely by the software Impedance measurements are performed using an internal series resistor which is sized by software As optional solution an external power amplifier can replace the internal power amplifier For impedance measurements when an external power amplifier is used external series resistor is used with connection of one or two input modules The system input output is opto coupled and is used for external control and processing In the standard delivery a push button box is included which often is to prefer instead of the PC keyboard in a production environment The external control possibilities support start end of test and sending the results to an output
60. is done by calculating the average for a given frequency response and compare this value against a reference value To select the quality groups a user defined quality criteria can be set up in the Group menu The frequency average test is the measured data between the markers against the sensitivity limits Note this test is different from the Sensitivity average test found in the S ave lf r P63 it Averan E Functions Low High Reset Inchude Group Limits Exit Ch A Data RENES MEE 20000 Ref Ave Group Pl Upper 4 3 dB Lower 4 8 dB NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pop up menu The two markers define the frequency range used to calculate the average value The reference level is generated using the include function Include converts the actual calculated average value to the reference value Low Mark Select the low mark for start of average frequency range Move the cursor to the start frequency and set start with Start Mark You can use the fast cursor 0 71 High Mark Select the high mark for end of average frequency range Move the cursor to the end frequency and set end with End Mark You can use the fast cursor 0 Reset Makers Reset the makers and disable average function and test Include Include average value calculated between markers as reference average value Gro
61. is selected all records are stored as rows However using row format the date and time codes are lost in the transfer Convert Data Text line Format Do you want to convert data to Line or Row format Row Exit 66 99 66 99 In text files used for third party programs as spreadsheet a delimiter has to be used as or Finally a problem of too long strings can cause problems in some programs To solve such problems a selection of the maximum string length can be made 106 Convert Data Text string Format Text Delimit Line length Use Stardard C Use C Limited Line Length Standard In line mode None of the strings are broken down into minor parts A single string length for a reference curve can be up to 1775 charters long In row mode The number of rows is maximal 250 Number of lines are 8 channels points 3 Line Length Limited In line mode The maximum string length is 1 2 of length used as in the standard mode In row mode Number of row is maximal 125 Number of lines are 8 channels points 3 After all these selections have been made the conversion takes place you have to save the converted file Save Converted Data to File Save in lo p630 e e Ed File name AADAT txt Save as type Data Files txt as Cancel 107 108 Copy Reference Data This group of utilities contains the most functions needed to copy single record s existing in the P6
62. ite type if desired Overwrite Type Do you want to overwrite tx NO Current setup will then be saved in the log backup database to ensure it is possible to restore last action Clean Up With this Clean Up function all saved data in the Log database will be removed up to and including the selected date code 120 Log Clean Up By Clean all LOG data will be removed from and before Selected date Year Month Date 04 v 11 m Clean Cancel In this case all saved data including and before the date of 10 November 2004 will be removed from the log database Clean Log Data Clean amp Delete All Log data less and equel 041110 NO Finally to remove the saved data 1t must be confirmed with a yes 121 122 Match Stored Data optional The match utility is optional and do only work together with records the stored with a serial number This function matches all selected records together and finds the two speakers where the frequency responses of both speakers are within predefined limits and criteria s Match Select Save NotFound base to File Restore NotFound base from File Append data to NotFound base Reset NotFound base List NotFound base Match Data Processing Exit Utility As input to the match data process the data stored in a DAT file generated in run mode is used The result of the match process is a list of paired records and normally some records not pair
63. ld work fine First the input file name has to be specified Normally the input file name is the output file as exported A4EXPORT TXT Open File to Import Look in 48 3 Floppy 4 e Bd E Adexport File name Fl Files of type Files tut Cancel If the imported file contains an already present type name for reference setup the system asks to overwrite or not Overwrite Type Do you want to overwrite test NO In case of a new type name but not all parameters are specified a question of filling in the remainder of the parameters by default values or not is asked by the system 117 118 Log Manager The Log Manager is a tool to list changes made in the Global Setup and Setup of Types Every time s Global Setup is save the program find out the changes made between the new and old setup Only the changes are saved as plain text in a log file See more about this in the section Log Utility On the same way the changes between a setup of a Type are saved in the log file as plain text If changes are made in your reference curves a backup of the old setup with curves are stored in a log database The Type name of this backup is a time stamp at present time the backups are made This to ensure not two backups have same type name Log Manager Size 0 295 Mb Global Changes Setup Changes The left side of the Log Manager is a selection tree to enable a list of a chang
64. lected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 65 66 Gain adjust menu If you are using the loudness functions you must first select the output level Then select the best gain in the input amplifier Normally you adjust the microphone sensitivity by using a Sound Level Calibrator Set the Calibrator to microphone Set the best gain in input stage Enter the gain adjust sub menu Select proper frequency by using cursor Set new value on display ET just Mod x Functions New Reset Move Default Exit 164 6 Hz 30 37 dB 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu New Value Enter the new display value The value is included in all calculations This function only works in channel A New Sca E Enter new Scale Gain Value 93 0 Cancel J 67 Reset Value Resets adjust value Get the previous screen value Move Data Move data moves the measured data with entered value as an offset before any processing and is displayed as moved This function has same affect as changes in the input gain Move Data Enter value in dB to move f 5 Cancel Reset Move Default Reset the data move function and value Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 68 Polarity window menu The polarity test is by the program performed in the f
65. lexer this gives the capability of two individual test stations with four analyse channels and tree filter channels each The programming capabilities includes the following filter types e Tracking High Pass e Fixed High Pass e Tracking Band Pass 10 P600 HARDWARE LAY OUT 19 RACK PC 12 Software Concept Additionally to the very modular and flexible hardware lay out all hardware parameters are under direct software control consequently highly improving the versatility and possible applications of the entire workstation The accompanying software has been designed in such a way that it is e Easy to use in a production environment e Fast and secure to setup the test parameters e Simple graphical control of rejected approved test e Incorporates extensive automated database storage possibilities All tests are performed in parallel and all results are shown simultaneously on the screen in appropriate coding of color green approved yellow for attention red rejected Global setup In the opening menu of the program the current global parameter setup as well as the setup change of parameters are found The global parameters comprise of the following e Control Start Control Keyboard External Barcode Enable Disable Cancel Record Enable Disable Multiplexer Enable Disable Repeat By Reject Enable Disable e Chain Chain On Off Delay Off 1 2 3 4 5 sec Br
66. llowing filter types 45 1 Tracking Band Pass 2 Tracking High Pass 3 Fixed High Pass Advanced high order filter technology ensures that both Rub amp Buzz and THD can be controlled efficiently Type The filters can be selected as TRK BP TRK HP FIX HP or OFF For Rub amp Buzz use TRK HP and FIX HP filters Har Harmonics For the TRK BP the tracking Band Pass filter and TRK HP the Tracking High Pass filter the possible setting range of harmonics are from 2 to 12 Freq Bw Frequency Bandwidth TRK BP The Tracking Band Pass filter can change the filter bandwidth It is possible to select 0 25 0 5 1 0 and 2 0 harmonic around the center frequency as filter bandwidth This filter can be used to suppress noise 1f selected for 1st harmonic TRK HP The Tracking High Pass filter can change following low pass frequency 20 10 8 6 and 4 To calculate the low pass frequency use following formula selected high pass harmonic selected low pass harmonic Example harmonic 5 amp BW har 20 The low pass end is 5 20 100 times higher than generator signal If low pass frequency is the filter limit is 45 kHz Normal makes use of the no limit for low pass the sign The high end can be limited using the Limit function This filter and the Fixed High Pass emits more noise than the Band Pass filter but have a higher dynamic range The 5th harmonics is often used to measure Rub amp Buzz while the 2nd harmo
67. m or the base get to big and data can not be stored any longer you must check the size of the files Move the files and delete the old set when the files get to big Following is an example of the file A4 LOG TXT Date 060697161912 Global changes made by p500 Chain function changed from OFF to ON delay OFF break OFF kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxkkk Date 060697162214 Type test Changes made by p500 Channel A changed from 20 0 dB to 0 0 dB Channel A Upper limit changed in 250 points Channel A Lower limit changed in 250 points Channel B changed from 20 0 dB to 0 0 dB Multiplex B changed from 12 to 11 Channel B Upper limit changed in 221 points Channel B Lower limit changed in 250 points Channel C Upper limit changed in 250 points Channel C Lower limit changed in 250 points Channel D changed from 20 0 dB to 0 0 dB Multiplex D changed from 13 to 11 Channel D Upper limit changed in 250 points Channel D Lower limit changed in 250 points 129 Filter CH B changed from TRK BP harmonic 1 Bw 1 00 Display Absolute to TRK HP harmonic 5 Bw 35 00 Display Absolute Filter CH D changed from OFF to FIX HP freq 2000 Hz Display Absolute Backup setup made in LOG path as 060697162214 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxk Date 060697165031 Global changes made by p500 Display by approve changed from ON t
68. m notfound database List NotFound database Use this function to list the records in the notfound database A4NOFIND mef Print Print Setup Exit Match Data No Find Records Type Date code Number aa 110603205034 00000999 125 Match Data Processing When entering the match data processing menu the input data file has to be selected Select the file name The default file name is A4M_STAT DAT Open Statistical Data File Look in E p630 e Ue El A4M_STAT DAT File name a4m_stat dat Files of type P630 Data Files dat y Cancel When the file is selected the type to process must be selected List Data File Cancel Select the start and end serial number to process or to accept all numbers Match Data Number Field Select E Selected Type aa Start Number to Process 00000000 End Number to Process 33333333 Max Counts 55000 Al Cancel 126 Select the start and end date code to process or accept all date codes Match Data Date Field Selected Type aa Start Date to Process 0000000000 End Date to Process 1999999999 Max Counts 65000 Al Cancel Parameters for the match process must be selected properly to match measurements together Up to tree calculations frequency span can be selected First start of the sweep to the lower significant frequency Second between lower significant to upper significant frequency Third from upper significant frequency
69. n or use Toolbar Power Off Use the shortcut key P to toggle the power on off Resonance test menu To enter resonance test sub menu enter Functions Resonance Test use toolbar R test or shortcut key R Gain adjust menu Use Functions Display gain adjust or toolbar Gain Adj to enter menu Polarity Window menu Polarity Window activates the Pulse polarity time window sub menu To activate menu enter Functions Polarity Window or use shortcut key W Frequency average menu Average frequency response quality test menu is activated by enter Functions Freq Average or with toolbar F ave Sensitivity average menu Sensitivity average test menu is activated by enter Functions Sen Ave Test or with toolbar S ave Spectrum Spectrum activates a Power Spectrum display The Power Spectrum shows the actual spectrum with the first harmonic as selected frequency by sine generator 55 Move part left Ctrl lt key or use move Move part Left By writing part of a curve up or down you can keep the curve envelope shape and move part of the curve to the left Move part right Ctrl gt key or use move Move part Right By writing part of a curve up or down you can keep the curve envelope shape and move part of the curve to the right Reset lower limit Ctrl Pg Down Set Limit off or shortcut key C
70. ncnonnnonnncconocnncnonnos 90 Process amp Extract amp Delete found Type ooooconoccniocnnoccconncconaconnconnnconccconocanncnnnos 90 Copy amp Delete selected type to a File iii dd 90 Delete selected Type from Statistical File eennnen 90 Number selection are een ee ll ee 91 TALS SECC TOI ete NE a e o E 91 Code selection opor a os 91 MA O A A 91 Users AO e e al aes 92 A A A O Pe Re 92 Manual AAA ea ee 93 I abe ne ee nee 94 A 94 O ee ne en ei is 94 KOHL a Be ee 94 A a ee 94 ie GO Or i a RN NEEE A EI 95 Print Se Ups anne Oe De A Pe ee eee ree 95 A E 95 A a als e dl 97 A A ee ea aad aa 97 Print SEID rs esse ae 97 Continues ae eine 98 EIE RRR TE O a a ee 98 Dial een a LOS a 98 A a ae en tn ae a a nae en er ee a peerage 98 Print SS CUP ode sas ees Sea ecient A a a a a dees Gk eens EE 98 Statistical mode Loi a a ad 99 DA A AS A A AA ATA 99 CUISINE es 99 A A A AARO ENEE 99 Find aD 100 S bmen s Aa A n EAT AAA ROEA 100 A a a R E a O a a a a a OR aR 100 End es le 100 Statistical A A EE E OE E E E SAAE 102 e A se EEE SA 102 o A a e a AN 102 Zoomi Inne E E E E Ss 102 ZOO OIS ne o 102 O eds 102 MES regen 102 M Eid een nein binnen 103 A SEE ae ik 103 O 103 A Na Beni 103 Convert Statistical Data a ti ind ace 105 Copy Reference Dat ia 109 Lis Reference IDE A Res aio 109 List Types in DBS TES ae alien 110 Copy Reference to Floppy or Disk kann aaa ilplse 111 Copy from Floppy or Disk to Ref
71. nel is the number where the gain is displayed If a selected channel not can go off check that the module address is used in the other channels even if the other channels are off Detector Select detector and presentations mode Channel C linear or logarithmic For filter data in channel C logarithmic only Channel A B and D linear logarithmic or SPL SPL is logarithmic with reference to 20 micro Paschal as 0 dB Gain Select gain for each channel A B or D For channel C the impedance channel you here select the current sense resistor size between output amplifier and loudspeaker Select the Rs sense resistor to approx 1 10 of output load If external power amplifier is selected an auto gain is used for channel C by using the input 13 or 23 The gain depends of input module type Normal 3 15 mV 50 dB to 10 20 dB for input module type 1 3 15 mV 50 dB to 100 V 40 dB for input module type 2 Rs are 0 1 1 0 10 ohm Note the external power amplifier is selected in the alt4 hw cfg file Smoothing Here you can select data smoothing on or off to appear on the screen as well as in the data processing You can select smoothness over octave selections of 1 48 1 24 1 12 1 6 1 3 2 3 and 3 3 If external power amplifier is selected a second smoothing appear for smoothing the second filter data curve This second is only valid if filter C is on in log mode Filter The programming capabilities of the filters includes the fo
72. nfirmed Ok saves the password IMPORTANT after the password is saved it is NOT possible to read the word Remember the word or write it down and save it on a safe location If the password is lost then reinstall the program Next time the Pass Word Manager is entered the administrator password must be used Create Pass Word Code Enter Pass Word Code Min 6 Max 24 Char en Ok Cancel When the administrator password is entered correct following menu appear 30 Pass Word Manager Setup Pass Word Codes Min 4 Max 24 Char Set Up Edit menu l Disable een II p700 Master Curve F Disable nn master Global Menu Disable pe global User ID e idid User Adjust of Comp Curve Disable AE comp User Calibration Adjustment l Disable _ GWr_ calibrate New Master Code Ok Cancel In the Pass Word manager Setup following password can be managed For parameter setup and change The setup password the Master curve password the Global Menu password and the user ID name Note the user ID is enabled from the Global menu Changed by user Scale Calibration Adjustment password and the Compensation curve adjustment password Note the user Compensation is enabled from the Global menu New password Enter the new password in the edit field top on the list Password length must be between 4 and 24 characters Add the new password to the list by CR the enter ke
73. nic is commonly used to measure the THD FIX_HP The Fixed High Pass filter frequency start end can be selected freely between 20 Hz and 20000 Hz This is especially useful for the testing of full tone speakers and woofers Make use the filter frequency approximate 10 to 20 times the resonance frequency for Rub amp Buzz give the best results Gain The filter gain can be selected as 0 or 20 dB This can be useful if the signal level trough the filter is less than 70 dB Display When Ch A and Ch B or Ch D are using the same input amplifier same address and using the log mode you can display the result of Ch B or Ch D as relative This function is made to display the difference between frequency curve and rub amp buzz The differences are displayed as a distortion in dB and the 100 in top of the screen as 0 dB If Relative is used the scale is displayed in this useful in THD measurements 46 Limit Select the filter high end limit between 22 kHz and 45 kHz 47 48 Reference P630 Reference Mode e x Commands Measure chude Reset Exit Include Reset Edit Out Compress Print Print Setup 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Activating Reference leads you into the setting up of reference envelopes for approved and rejected conditions for the different test channels Often you use already approved reference speakers to set up a future standard Often called a good
74. nsitivity Test 43 The Sensitivity test a single point tested against the yellow upper and lower limits selected by the Sensitivity frequency Similar 5 sensitivity tests without the move can be selected against a list of upper and lower limits different from the yellow curve limits To select those test enter the Reference then the edit mode and select the S Ave menu Move Selecting this feature you can move the entire frequency band This is only for channel A and in LOG mode and only during run mode If the frequency response follows the tolerance band but is outside the upper or lower limit the move function moves the measured data into limits If by doing so the frequency test then is approved the actual value of the moved curve is displayed If the move frequency curve is on the sensitivity frequency test is performed before the movement of the curve Hz Enter Sensitivity frequency in Hz The sensitivity frequency must be within the start and end frequency The sensitivity test is a separate test in run mode Compress Range This is only valid when an output curve is generated in reference mode If the output compression is used for testing microphones you can select a reference channel to compensate the Ch A The compress range is then displayed Normal test procedure With the use of a reference microphone an almost constant sound level is generated with the output curve The remaining variations in sound level are t
75. o OFF Display by reject changed from ON to OFF kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxk Date 060697165104 Global changes made by p500 Chain function changed from ON delay OFF break OFF to OFF kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxk Date 060697165811 Type testl Changes made by p500 Current Type Created kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxk As example above a backup are made in the log directory with the type name 060697162214 Restore Use the Log Manager to restore data Else To restore this setup and transfer it to the working database of setups do following Enter Global Setup and select as Reference Path your Log path Example c p630 log Now it is possible to get a list of saved backup types saved in the log database It is possible to enter the Setup and read the type you want to examine or go direct to the Utility and copy the setup to a temporary place as copy reference to a floppy or export the selected setup To restore enter Utility and save reference to floppy Then enter your Global Setup and select as Reference Path your working directory Now by the temporary setup can be restored by copying the setup to reference from a dbs file or by an import Note you need to rename the type name to the correct type In this example rename
76. ollowing manner The program finds the largest positive signal and stores this Then the program finds the largest negative signal and stores this The result of the polarity test is approved if the largest positive signal arrives before the largest negative signal and APROVED has been set to POSITIVE in the setup menu and visa versa If the magnet is poor or if amplifiers have been built into the speaker as in PC speaker systems the polarity may look like a damped sine oscillation Also if the environment is noisy a faulty polarity test result may occur To prevent this a time window can be defined to eliminate any signal that can interfere with the polarity test Functions Low High Reset Exit Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Low Mark Select the start marker for the window Move the cursor to the start time and set marker with Low You can use the fast cursor 0 69 High Mark Select the end maker for the window Move the cursor to the end time and set maker with High You can use the fast cursor 0 Reset Makers Reset the makers and set time lock out window off Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 70 Frequency average menu It is possible to select measurements of frequency response and put the results into different quality groups This
77. production runs to be performed by an operator and a set of utility functions to be used off line The manual consists of the following chapters Main menu Pw Mer Spl menu Global menu Setup menu Run menu Utility menu Main Menu Main menu as showed is the entry point for the P630 program From top bar you get the information of program name and serial number The Menu bar contains the Main and Version menus From Version menu you get information about program name version and serial number The Main menu has same functions as Toolbar below it except for the Spl submenu P630 Off Line EWES Menu Version Run Setup Global Utility Exit Ready nm 29 Pw Mer The Pass Word Manager control all passwords used in the Program With this Pass Word Manager password can be generated edited deleted and disabled All passwords are coded and saved on disk To manage this Pass Word Manager an administrator need to generate a unique administrator password to enter the Pass Word Manager First time the Pass Word Manager is entered following picture is shown Create Pass Word Code Enter Pass Word Code Min 6 Max 24 Char Confirrm Pass Word Code m Ok Cancel A password for the administrator must be entered Minimum 6 characters and maximum 24 characters are allowed Only following characters are allowed Space Y 0 9 A Z and a z Then password is entered it must be co
78. rdware Concept t s 9 PEC A teen Sasa ee AL T 10 Software Conclusion 13 Globalse nun en ke 13 A O hectare ral a aaah a tego te Seach ones 14 Utility UIT PROT osc cae Needles cate can sa ee es 17 Process Statistical Data a Ber 17 Copy Retenes NES 17 Convert Export and Import Data scott andina idad iii 17 Matet Stored Data Optional ie Ein 17 Eog MIA a 18 RUN ai 18 NN 19 PO Hada o al a e 19 A A teeter E ETLE 19 COMEN all st cede acs pierre ieee ta eae 20 P630 PO Bor sunt 23 POOIEPC Cablns neunten 23 External SD A E O 23 External foot contact single or optionally dual ooooncnnincniccninccnonccooncconocconacannconncoos 23 Software installation Win2000 XP ooooooccncccncconcnonaanononocnnnonnananonononoccononnananononenicnonannnn 25 A e E a cana sacttes 25 The APA CPO ice ee es a ER a 25 PERSALTEREN Me ee re eit raion sales Matai an 26 KIBEATLTZ NLEEY Mela p a a 27 Mhe ALTA KEY HET aa ea RT 27 he ALT ID file use da 27 Software User Section sas 29 M n Men s Odia aS 29 Pwe MOT Sense teens 30 New A n e a AN 31 Edit PASS WO ia 31 Delete pas Word en 32 Disable password a a Rees 32 New Master Codi O did 32 IM A Ile 32 NS 33 A FREUE TER SHE RRA BERNER I SE ERIE A TE RSS Ot 33 Start Con o o e as 33 NP ea ee nenn gehe 34 M ltiple Ananda 34 RepeatiBy Referidos 34 CU A A A At 34 A O A 34 A ine e e 35 Sound Bee An s 35 USE EV See ee ee een 35 Dalai REES REINER Bene 35 Res un usa 36 OO 36 RSPAS IC Ss Cel le
79. reference type name must be entered Wildcat characters such as and are allowed An asterisk has the same function as in DOS An asterisk means all characters if places in the beginning or at the end of a string The question mark s means character s in a particular place in a string Type list Select Type to Copy Type testi Wildspec as and allowed Cancel Here the type test1 is selected to copy to a DBS file DBS file name and destination must be defined Save Seleted Types to File Save in J 3 Floppy 4 e Bd I Dbscopy dbs File name DbsCop dbs Save as type Dbs Files dbs y Cancel Copy from Floppy or Disk to Reference To copy a reference type stored in a DBS format to the main reference structure use this function The actual type name or names in the particular DBS file have to be specified Wildcat characters as and are allowed An asterisk has the same function as in 111 DOS An asterisk means all characters if places in the beginning or at the end of a string The question mark means a character in a particular place in the string After valid password is entered you have to select the DBS filename from you have to copy reference data from Open DBS Data File Look in 48 3 Floppy 4 ex EJ Dbscopy dbs Fiename EEE Files of type DBS Data Files dbs y Cancel Here the
80. rtidista inane dazed E A hen 56 Reset Wer SE 56 Reset EL mia di dla 56 Center reference mies Sasse erleiden 56 Pinsel 56 A esse anne 56 C rveic nver MEU te 57 pei D esse ais een 57 Lower gt Data as 57 Data UP diia 57 D tat A Lower sense run E AEA 57 Data Upper gt Das ee ea a che 57 Data Lower gt Datidens naa Bene Pe aan vt 58 Upper Das Dalai ei lerne 58 Lower Data gt Data da rn Rn an en 58 PA oa ROD a ae So RE aa ae 58 PS engel 58 Scal window TEN cre scorer ie ns DR esse Sete eames 59 RIE Up aan O dis 59 Range DI Mii 59 AO al a e eo a ale ll da e 59 WY ALO D 10A a DA A re N ee le 59 Printer We EE E 60 PETE SE EI ee ee re ee ee 60 Tolerance curye meU een 61 O A A outa IOENE IRRE NEN 61 A ee ee 62 PN i a a ee ea en 62 a ine tenet ainda a nes 62 DAVE A AA AAA 62 A A a ee a elle 62 Pinsel 62 PES SU is 62 Resonance test A asnunirsniuukinifen 63 AA A in ae O te 63 High limite een dese areas sede E T O nde aes ae 63 RESTE einig 64 B Sehe ee le sense 64 A eactentia su ee eR Bee Ps eae 64 A A ts dk co NER O ds voces cu E Aas es casa eae 65 Print Set p un ea 65 A een 67 Reset Yale eu em nn Basar 68 Moye AA a 68 Resel O e dl 68 A A A O A A RMD Malin EAE 68 AN 68 Polarity window MEM Ri 69 Low Mic esse 69 LTS AVE Katara eas a rennt 70 RESEL WIAK ETS suite estate tees 70 Pina sten 70 A A ania tea tees adage eas 70 Frequency average ment td AAA At arten Catt dans 71 Bow Mark asia 71 Hish Mark
81. s color coded YELLOW Display Graph can be activated by Approve only by Reject only or both at same time A Delay function can be enabled In the Run Mode this facility maintain the results from the preceding test on the screen until the result from the next test is ready delays the updating of the screen Sound Beep As a supplement to the screen approved rejected or the graphical screen you can have your approved or rejected individual test identified by an audible beep from your PC speaker You must select if beep in run mode should be used for approved or and rejected tests or not at all User key s The ID function allows you to enable disable a request for your identification code during running speaker tests The ID is like a production password Several ID codes are possible The ID code is stored in the A4STAT database To change or make a new ID code you have to make the changes in the file ALT4 ID The User Password a Key is only used when the user makes a calibration in run mode The calibration function will only appear if you have created a compensation curve in setup changes parameters The Password is stored in the A4ASSTAT U KEY file To change or make a new password you have to make the changes in this file Lock function As described above it is possible to make small changes in a compensation curve in run mode If the changes are more than 3 db you get a warning If the changes are more than 6 db th
82. s this kind of errors but still include normal rejects to your processing of data Statistical Data Display Collect Display graph when processing data Display Reject graph when processing data Reject It is possible to choose to by pass the screen presentation for each data set and jump directly to the presentation of limits in the STATISTICS submenu This is done in the Display or Reject submenu This speeds up the process considerable if many data sets are present When all data records have been processed all accepted records are displayed at the same time If a valid reference setup is found a proper color coding is selected At the top of the display information about the total number of collected record is displayed If for any reasons the structure of the first selected record is different from the rest a miss is counted The cause could be a change of frequency range gain or active channel number None of the miss records are processed 96 P630 Utility Process Statistical Data Functions Continue Exit Type dat Tot 132 No 112 Miss 108 20 20 dBv aby 100 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 50 20 Ohm dBV D 100 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready CAP NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Continue Continue to process displayed data Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Sel
83. speaker By testing a number of good speakers you can create the basis for the tolerance envelope curves Measure To make a measurement activate the Measure command make use of the Measure toolbar or use the key M Include If you accept the test results of a tested speaker you include the test by selecting all or a single channel the transgressions of the upper or lower limit with respect to the present envelopes will be included to the future reference envelopes 49 Include Measurement to Limits Channel Channel B Channel C Channel D 2 Limit 3 Limit C2 Limit Include All Cancel Reset The upper limit is thus positioned to minimal value and lower limit is positioned to maximal value If you only want to reset a single channel then enter edit mode select channel and press Ctrl End Edit Testing of good speakers will only provide the basis for a set of envelope curves To complete the envelopes you have to go to the Edit function See Edit Reference Mode Compensate Note You must make a least one measurement to get the menu and a compensation curve must be present Compensate the actual measurement in channel A with stored compensation curve The compensation curve can be modified by the user in run mode within 3 dB and if Lock flag is in Global setup 6 dB Master Comp Mater compensates current measurements This will compensate all channels that use channel
84. sting setup as model or start from scratch with default parameters To use an existing as model enter the Type name of the existing setup or double click on a Type to move the name to Type field and click Ok To start from scratch with default parameters enter a new unique name with max 12 characters in the Type field and click Ok Available Setup s Type demo Description test for am stat dat a demo test key p630 demo for testi with chain Cancel If you entered a new type name you will be prompted to respond on the question if you really want to create a new type or you just made a typing mistake The next screen picture is the setup of parameters If it is a new type it contains only standard setup values If it was an existing it contains the characteristics of this type To make it into a new type you must change the name of the type 39 Setup Of Parameters Type r Sweep 1 Name Chain Reverse Reference demo Start j 20 Hz Description la demo test key P630 Stop 20000 Hz Delete amp exit Help File Delay 30 helpfile htm F 3 Limit mes Save k exit Points 250 No Sensitivity Test r r Output Time if Move 1000 JS Output J 3 5 1415 Vokt Auto Save Polarity Test ro gt BEE ataApp DataRej J Results M On Negative After an dB EER ata Pa Pulse Time MEE msec 0 dB 15 0 Volt C Result Path Compress Loudness test off
85. t This function does only work for channel A Normally the frequency response is tested against an upper and a lower limit With the 3 limit function on you can test the frequency response against 2 Th and 3 Th upper and lower test limits Each set of limits is a separate test The color coding of the frequency response is only referred to the first upper and lower limit If you only want the read color coding of the frequency response by a total reject of all 3 test limits you start with 3 th limit and end with the 1 th limit as the widest set of tolerance The color coding between rejects and approved are then yellow Status Status is information for current setup as compensation master and master compensation and output curves VO As a special software module optional the I O output address is then selected entering a decimal value from 0 to 7 Each individually defined type can have a different 1 O setting 41 Auto Save Data App This function has same function as approve in Store Data Approve in setup of global menu To activate this function the Store Data Approve in setup of global menu must be set to AUT Data Rej This function has same function as reject in Store Data Reject in setup of global menu To activate this function the Store Data Reject in setup of global menu must be set to AUT Results This function has same function as Store Results
86. t and the variance for each sub test If resonance test or loudness test is enabled you have information in the form f y a bx a is the average b is the slope Last measured value Variance of a Correlation of result Note If b is 0 the correlation coefficient will be 0 Numbers of tests in analyze P630 Run Statistics ae x Functions tat Ext Rej in Var Rej in Var Ch A 0 0 0 000 Ch B 0 000 2 L 0 0 0 000 3 1 0 0 0 000 Ch C 0 000 Pol 0 0 0 000 Res 0 000 Loud 0 0 0 000 F 0 000 Ave 0 0 0 000 Q 0 000 Ave 1 0 0 0 000 T 0 000 S Ave 2 0 0 0 000 Sen 0 0 0 000 Ch D 0 000 Sen 1 0 0 0 000 Sen 5 0 0 0 000 f y a bx last a b var corr no s Loud val 15 5 15 5 0 00 0 00 0 0 1 zZ f res 57 4 57 4 0 00 0 00 0 0 T res val 18 9 18 9 0 00 0 00 0 0 1 Z f min 279 0 279 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 x min val 5 3 5 3 0 00 0 00 0 0 1 Q val 3 0 3 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 1 F val 19 3 19 3 0 00 0 00 0 0 1 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu If you use the chain mode chain must be selected in global setup and use of a valid chain name in your selected Type two pages of results are presented The first page is the statistics for the first test in the chain and the second page is for the remainder of the tests lumped together First Select first type data 83 Last Select last type data If more
87. t groups of utility functions Utility Select Convert Statistical Data Copy Reference Data Export Reference Data Import Reference Data Log Manager Match Stored Data Exit Utility e A utility to process the stored data in the Statistical Data file default A4M STAT DAT The file containing all measuring data stored in run mode if enabled in the global setup e A utility to convert data stored a DAT file to plain ASCII as input for spreadsheets e A group of utilities to transfer setup and reference data to and from your P500 systems e A group of utilities to export setups and reference data e A group of utilities to import setups and reference data e A utility a Log Manager to restore setups and make a clean up of Log Database e Optional A utility to match two set measurement of frequency responses together 87 88 Process Statistical Data Utility When entering the Statistical Data Utility the program asks you to select a Statistical Data file Default A4M_STAT DAT Open Statistical Data File Look in p630 e ex En E a4comp DAT Ebak dat fe a4m_stat dat E NotFound dat fe a4m_xtr dat fe a4nofind dat E A4notfin dat E baki dat File name a4m_stat dat Files of type P5xx Data Files dat z Cancel When a Data File of the type DAT if opened a list of all different type names stored in the selected file is displayed In this case only tr
88. ted within 10 0 db By entering the correcting gain value in db the value will be added to data with sign On this way it is possible to change gain as input gain setting in the setup mode This Gain Adjust function will be disabled ifthe SPL function is used External Amplifier Output Two outputs can be connected to external amplifiers Output A and B To adjust and calibrate the maximal output level on each power amplifier a test signal is supplied on A or B When the test signal is supplied the gain on the external amplifier can be changed and when the test signal is stopped the system measure Output level in Volt rms And displayed The test signal is 1 KHz with a level at 20 dB of Maximal level Came must taken to not allow a out signal higher than the power amplifier allow for a undistorted signal Rs Out The value of the actual used sense resistor Rs is entered in the fields Rs Out A and Rs Out B 37 38 Setup Before you can run a speaker test you have to configure your testing parameters As a proper setup is very important and requires a certain level of expertise and in depth knowledge of loudspeaker microphone technology this should only be performed by a skilled technician Therefore all parameters in this setup are protected by password When entering setup the type name and the content of the descriptive field for all existing setups are shown on the screen To create change a setup you can either use an exi
89. the AASTAT file To activate this test you have to tell the system the actual start and end test frequency of resonance The F is resonance frequency Q hertz In this way you can test the resonance frequency the maximal Q and the min Q by using the F P63 nance M EJ Functions Low High Reset F Set Q Set Exit CPES APRA 20 Hz 20000 3 50 F 19 32 hi 22 0 lo 2 50 lo 17 5 Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Low Limit Select the start frequency for resonance test Move the cursor to the start frequency and set frequency with Low You can use the fast cursor 0 High Limit Select the end frequency for resonance test Move the cursor to the end frequency and set frequency with High You can use the fast cursor 0 63 Reset Limits Reset the resonance test frequency markers and set the test off F Set If the resonance test is selected you can enable F test by entering an upper and lower tolerance Note 0 off This F test is separate test in run mode Set F test limit Enter F test HIGH limit O off 22 0 Enter F test LOW limit O off 17 5 Cancel F resonance frequency Q The F is the span in hertz measured between the lower and higher frequency point the Q is calculated at F upper and F lower limits must be added to activate the F test To disable the F test enter 0 to upp
90. trl Page Down This forces the lower limit to zero on the selected channel A quick way to reject to have a lower limit in rub amp buzz test Reset Limit This resets upper and lower limits only on the selected channel Use toolbar Reset Channel Limit or use shortcut key Ctrl End Center reference limits This sets the upper and lower limit to half range value 40 dB from screen top This is to make tolerance curves See the tolerance sub menu Use Set Center Limits or shortcut key Ctrl Home Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 56 Curve convert menu P630 Edit Convert Mode ER Functions usd ied deu dot dwed added rod rod Exit 14 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Functions can be activated by toolbar by entering Functions pub up menu or the short key shown in pup up menu Upper gt Data Convert upper reference curve to data curve on selected channel Lower gt Data Convert lower reference curve to data curve on selected channel Data gt Upper Convert data curve to upper reference curve on selected channel Data gt Lower Convert data curve to lower reference curve on selected channel Data Upper gt Data Data minus upper reference curves added a half scale stored in data curve 57 Data Lower gt Data Data minus lower reference curves added a half scale stored in data curve Upper
91. ts or alternatively short simple and clear result flags in the form of descriptive text appropriate color code The main results from each test rejected approved error type speaker type channels date etc are stored in a database for analysis and statistics and also all the actual measured data can optionally be stored in another database An on screen statistics can be displayed for each single test type and analyzed for selected data The operator can make small on line calibrations adjustment in reference setup by entering a user password and making use of a previously stored master curve If one of the store measure data functions is on in global setup and cancel record function is on the operator have the possibility to Delete cancel the last stored data set on disk 18 Installation P600 Hardware P600 consist of components of hardware placed in two different locations The two locations are in the P600 rack and in the PC P600 Cabinet A the Check that the delivered P600 is supplied with the right mains voltage You will find a label marked 120 V or 220 V on the P600 near the main inlet If the label is not correct please contact the K amp K International representative for replacement of voltage P600 cabinets have locations for 11 modules Counting the modules from left front to right the positions are the following Module No 1 System Power Supply No 2 Microphone Power
92. ts as saved in actual type setup See Auto Save functions in setup NOTE Data to files in store data and store statistics are appended To avoid a disk full message remove files A4M_STAT DAT A4STAT TXT and A4STAT DBF by copying and deleting files frequently or if not used simply by deleting the files Screen By selecting Statistics you will be able to see the statistics on screen The number of cumulated approved and rejected tests are shown on the screen You can add test results as all or approved only By selecting Reload you can reload previous statistics from last time the P630 program was running Graphics Scale With Auto scaling enabled you will maximise the screen representation depending on the number of active channels With the function OFF the screen will be split into four default segments even when you only are performing a single test in such case only using a quarter of the available screen 36 Print optional This is a function to print the current test result to a printer connected to the defaults printer port The results have the same format as stored in the A4STAT DBF or A4STAT TXT file The next test CANNOT continue before the printing data is transferred to the printer Valid option OFF REJ print only rejected test APP print only approved test ALL print all test results This option is NOT a part of the standard software Gain Adjustment By Gain Adjustment each input amplifier can be fine adjus
93. un setup and follow the instructions on the screen The Alt4 hw cfg file This file located on installed path contains all hardware dependent information for the P630 program In the file you find a configuration list for your hardware With the system delivery this file is prepared for your actual system If you change hardware in your system you must make changes in this file Commands keywords cll 31 Denotes channel 11 active and installed with a type 1 module max 10 Volt input overload at 31 Volt Valid channels C11 C12 C13 C21 C22 C23 c12 100 Denotes channel 12 active and installed with a type 2 module max 100 Volt input Valid channels C11 C12 C13 C21 C22 C23 c13 31 denotes remarks out 0 Impedance calibrations 0 Ver 1 0 amp Ver 3 0 1 Ver 2 1 1 Remark out is properly setup from the factory IO normal The IO output control lines from P500 can be modified in a separate a normal a group or as a control function separate normal group control This group and control function is special SW modules Contact K amp K International for information Chain normal Normal One In chain mode the test result 1 0 output bit 0 and test end 1 0 output bit 1 are activated at every single sub test in the chain This is the normal condition chain normal or if no command is used With the command Chain one all the test results are
94. up 15 individual quality groups can be defined Seven groups are defined as P1 to P7 as positive groups One group is defined as 0 the zero group around the reference Seven groups are defined as MI to M7 as negative groups Frequency Averange Select Group The averange groups have High amp Low tolerance in dB relative to the selected referance value Step in 0 02 dB 4 Group must not overlap other Groups P High I P Low 0 High 0 20 0 Low PS High PS Low M1 High 9 M1 Low r P5 High P5 Low M2 High M2 Low P4 High I P4 Low M3 High M3 Low P3 High I P3 Low M High M Low P2 High I P2 Low M5 High M5 Low P1 High 0 39 Pi Low fo MB High M6 Low Reset Cancel M7 High M7 Low The input for each group is the upper or tolerance in dB and the lower or tolerance in dB from the reference value The tolerances of each group can be defined freely to to to or to but two different groups must not overlap This facility is for example useful to group the data into purely individual quality groups Limit By define an upper and lower absolute limit an average test will be enabled in run mode The test result in edit mode will display the Ave value as green if approved and red if rejected 72 The average is the absolute value between the low and high markers The markers must be defined together
95. us sign or in mV Pa 32 Global Menu Global Menu r Control Chain gt Store User key s i Gain Adjustment r Ext Amplifier Start Control I UserID Input111 0 20 dB Output nput 11 0 Du Keyboard C On Off j TA signal C External j Password Input 121 0 23 de 1 Khz 20 db Delay j M Lock Dutput a Barcode Of Input 13 dB Sn y Screen Cancel Record R et IV Statistics Input 21 dB Mas Outpt IV Enabled Include Input 22 dBi Volt All results A es Arsen Approved Input 23 d Output E I By Approve che ooo de Calibrate IV By Reject l Enabled Multiplex 1 Tan IV Reload Max Output Repeat By Rej Delay m Graphic Scale Print By y Sound Beep By Volt TT Enabled IV Auto l Appl Rei FT App W Rei AAA i L Ps 0utA m Path Reference 1 gt OK One Das gt Rs DutB Cancel J Results c gt Cancel Ohm The Global Menu can be grouped into various functions of similar nature Control Chain Path Display Graph Sound Beep User Key s Store Screen Graphic Scale Print Gain Adjustment External Amplifier Control Start Control With this function only works in run mode you will be able to control the measurements in the production line process either by use of the Keyboard or by External I O unit I O plug on P600 rear
96. ut is output level minus maximal curve deviation This value in dB is displayed in the setup of parameters Channel A must be on and in the Log mode and a least one measurement must have been produced Delete amp exit Normally you only delete the reference data If so you just have to confirm to delete If compensation or a compress output curves are present you have to select Delete Reference Data Delete all reference curve data Delete Compensation Curve This is only active if a compensation curve is present Delete only compensation curve data Delete Compress Output Curve This is only active if an output compress curve is present Delete only compress output curve data Delete Master Curve This is only active if a master curve is present Delete only master curve data To delete a master curve you have to enter your master password as stored in the file ALT4 M KEY 51 Delete Master Compensation Curve Only active ifa master and a master calibration compensation curve is present Delete only master calibration curve Delete Best Fit Curve This is only active if a best bit reference curve is present Delete only best bit reference curve The best fit reference curve is used together with the find function a utility function Save amp exit Save File Save as Reference Curve Save as Compensation Curve Save as Master Curve Save as Best Fit Curve Quit without Saving Save as Reference Cur
97. ve Save all reference data and limits as a reference curve Save as Compensation Curve Save upper limit in Channel A as a compensation curve If reference data are not present a set of reference limit and setup will be stored as a compensation curve Upper and lower limits must be of the same level Else you receive a warning from the system Save as Master Curve Save upper limit in Channel A as a master curve If reference data are not present a set of reference limits and setup will be stored as a master curve Upper and lower limit must be of the same level If not you will receive a warning from the system Save as Best Fit Curve Save best fit reference curve Using the Find function in Utility mode uses the best fit reference curve to match a measured curve 52 Reference submenu Edit mode Here you can edit the tolerance band for the different channels The cursor will start in the upper left window Ch A Upper In the upper right corner the present cursor values are shown P630 Edit Mode EIER Functions Display Move Set Reset Edit Points Convert Scale T curve Retest GainaAdj Polim Fave S ave PowerOn Spectrum Exit Ch A Upper SEHE 20 Hz 20 Hz 20000 20 Hz 20000 Ready NUM Left Arrow Move the cursor to the left Right Arrow Move the cursor to the right Up Arrow Move cursor up to next curve on the selected channel Down Arrow Move cursor do
98. with the upper and lower limits to activate this test Set Ave test limit Upper limit 43 dB Lowertimi 148 dB Reset to set Test OFF Cancel Reset Print Print curves on selected printer Print Setup Select printer and settings 73 74 Spectrum The spectrum is a Power Spectrum generated out from measured data with first harmonic as selected generator frequency Power Spectrum 10 db division l l 100Hz 1000Hz 10000Hz Print Down Up Coarse Exit In this example the generator frequency is 641 Hz The start frequency of the display is the same as start frequency of the sweep and the end frequency of the display depends of the sample rate The display range is 120 dB with the upper display with same sensitivity as selected values as in sweep menu and with each division 10 dB On Off This start stop the Power Spectrum analyze furthermore the power is set On Off Down Up Move the generator frequency Down and Up Coarse Move Down Up fine or Coarse Coarse step is 10 times as normal Print Print the graph to a printer Exit Exit Power spectrum menu 75 76 Run Speaker Tests Entering Run from the main menu will show you the available selection of speaker setups The screen will be almost the same as if you were editing type setups described in setup of testing characteristics Select a valid type by entering an existing type name If the system multiplexer is
99. wn to next curve on the selected channel 53 Fast Cursor You can activate and toggle the fast cursor 10 times faster by pressing the 0 key or in Move menu use the Fast Normal function Page Up Page up key or the Display Zoom In will blow the selected channel up to full screen If this function already is active the screen will be refreshed Page Down Page down key or the Display Zoom out forces the system to display all channels If all channels already are displayed the screen will be refreshed Change Channel Use the key to change the active channel Show Hidden curves If a compensation master master compensation or a best fit user curve is present you can display this from hide level Write point left Write one point or 10 with fast cursor to the left with the cursor Use Edit Point Left or use the NUM Lock on keyboard and the numeric keypad on the right part of the keyboard and use the 4 lt key Write point right Write one point or 10 with fast cursor to the right with the cursor Use Edit Point Right or the 6 gt key Write point up Write one unit or 10 fast cursor up with the cursor Use Edit Point Up or the 8 T key Write point down Write one unit or 10 fast cursor down with the cursor Use Edit Point Down or the 2 4 key Move curve up Write and move the entire curve one
100. y There are almost no limits for numbers of passwords Edit password Highlight a password on the list by clicking by left mouse button Move the cursor to the edit field so the word in the edit field no longer is highlighted Edit the name and save the name on the list by CR Note the manager check for a name duplet If so the name cannot be saved twice 31 Delete password Highlight a password on the list by clicking by left mouse button Use the Delete or Backspace button to delete the password from the list Disable password To disable a password function mark the disable function right for the list name When asked for a password in the program you just need to hit a key no password New Master Code This calls the first time administrator password menu Spl Menu SPL Sensitivity Menu Input 11 11 Input 21 38 1 dB re 1Y Pa 12 50 mv Pa 38 1 dB re 1 Pa 12 50 my Pa Input 12 Input 22 38 1 dB re 1 Pa 12 50 38 1 dB re 1 Pa 12 50 mPa Input 13 Input 23 38 1 dB re 1 Pa 12 50 38 11 dB re 1 Pa 12 50 mPa The SPL Sensitivity Menu are only used is the scale in log mode is selected as SPL To get the correct Spl level on P630 scale the program must know your sensitivity of the selected microphone To do this you enter the sensitivity of your microphone connected to a P600 input module You can ether enter the sensitivity in db with reference to 1V Pa without the min

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