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Svantek SV106 Human Vibration Meter User Manual

1. O LM Goo 25 x00 01 lt vo The presentation mode is changed after pressing the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt When Auto Save function is active the file name is indicated in the upper screen field Presentation mode for all channels The six channels measurement _ result s presentation mode 6 Channels shows simultaneously results for six channels If All channels is not enabled in the Channel Activation window path lt Menu gt Measurement Channels Setup the 6 Channels mode is not active 1 Result line for Channel 1 2 Result line for Channel 2 3 Result line for Channel 6 A Function name RMS VDV CRF OVL TIME PEAK P P and MTVV 00 21 x00 01 5 The value of measured function and units of measured value See Appendix D for definitions 6 Elapsed time shows the current second of the measurement in the range 1 Meas Period 54 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Changing the active fields Jumping between positions is made by means of the lt gt lt Y gt or lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons Changing the field content When Channel or Function position is chosen then the profile number or function name is changed by means of the lt 4 gt or lt gt push buttons together with lt Alt gt Presentation mode for three results The three profiles measurement result s presentation mode 3 Profiles shows resul
2. Results Scale 6 4 Setting the display brightness and power saver Screen SAVING THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS File 7 1 Saving files in the instruments memory or external memory 7 2 Managing the files saved in the internal and external memory File Manager 7 2 1 Setting the directory for saving files Set Working Directory 7 2 2 Creating new catalogue and new file 7 2 3 Deleting all files from Internal memory Delete All 7 2 4 Merging result and setup files memory Defragmentation 7 2 5 Opening file catalogue Open 7 2 6 Deleting file catalogue Delete 7 2 f Copying file catalogue Copy 7 2 8 Moving file catalogue Move 7 2 9 Renaming file catalogue Rename 7 2 10Information about file catalogue Info 7 3 Managing the setup files Setup Manager 7 3 1 Saving the setup files 7 3 2 Operations on the setup files 7 4 Controlling data storing in the instrument s memory Save Options 7 5 Options for setup files Setup Options SETTINGS OF THE INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS Instrument 8 1 Selection of keyboard modes Keyboard 8 2 Setting parameters of the I O port Multifunction I O 8 3 Checking the powering of the instrument Power Supply 8 4 Programming the instrument s internal Real Time Clock RTC 8 5 Activating the remote control error confirmation Remote Control 8 6 Transducer s compensation activation Transducers 8 Checking the specification of the instrument Unit Label AUXILIARY SE
3. BL Wk 5 Switch on the calibrator and wait approximately 30 seconds before 11 4 m s 141 1dB starting the calibration measurement 6 Start the calibration measurement by pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button The measurement starts after 5 seconds LM delay The calibration measurement time is also predefined to 5seconds During the calibration period the lt ESC gt and lt Pause gt push buttons do not operate but it is possible to stop the measurement using the lt Start Stop gt push button Waiting for the calibration measurement to begin a Delay is counted down At the end of the measurement its result is displayed on the display in the bottom line It is recommended to repeat the calibration measurement a few times to ensure the integrity of the calibration The obtained results should be almost identical with 0 1 dB difference Some possible reasons for unstable results are as follows e the accelerometer is not properly attached to the calibrator e there are external disturbances e the calibrator or the measurement channel the accelerometer or the instrument itself are damaged 25 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Notice During the calibration measurement the external disturbances vibrations or acoustic AN noise should not exceed a value of 100 dB 7 Press lt ENTER gt in order to accept the calibration measurement result The calibration factor is calculated stored and displayed after pressing the
4. FUSR2 and FUSR3 88 O 171 01 57 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The Clear Vibration Filters position opens O 171 o2 00 the window with a warning before deleting the user filter coefficients In case of a positive answer all coefficients of the selected filter will be zeroed The Edit Filter position opens the window SATAR Arai with the table of filter coefficients All 0 0dB positions in this table can be edited by the 0 0dE user 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB The opened window contains the centre frequencies of the filters and their coefficients e 0 40 Hz available values for 0 4 Hz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB e 0 50 Hz available values for 0 5 Hz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB e 0 63 Hz available values for 0 63 Hz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB e 0 80 Hz available values for 0 8 Hz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB e 1 00 Hz available values for 1Hz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB e 2 50kHz available values for 2 50 kHz centre frequency filter 100 0dB 100 0dB 89 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 11 DOSIMETER FUNCTION Activation of the dose meter function O DLM O03 26 The Dosimeter position activates or deactivates the dose meter function If the Dosimeter function is switched on then all channels will be assigned for whole body WBV or hand arm HAV dose measurement Dosimeter parameters can be setup in the HAV WBV Dosimeter window opene
5. button The name of this file appears in a list as it is presented here 92 0 DLM 00 09 O DLM 00 30 lt ENT gt O DLM 00 30 O DLM 00 31 lt ENT gt SVAN 106 User MANUAL _ S O O The Invalid File Content message is displayed when the selected file does not contain dosimeter data The instrument waits for the reaction of the user by pressing any push button except lt Shift gt and lt Alt gt After that it returns to the Selected Files list In the Selected Files window the user can change the content of the table Change the file After pressing the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons together with lt Alt gt the Result File list is opened This allows the user to perform some operation with the file Select Different File To select a different file the user should press the lt ENTER gt push button on this position select new file and press lt ENTER gt again Remove File Clear All Files To remove file all files the user should press the lt ENTER gt push button on this position Selected file and all files from the table will be deleted Add Additional Files To add additional files the user should press the lt ENTER gt push button on this position select the new files and press lt ENTER gt again 93 0 DLM O DLM 00 31 00 34 00 34 lt ENT gt 00 32 00 33 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Replace All Files To replace all files the user should pre
6. gt lt gt gt push buttons 40 4mU me 2 The calibration factor is calculated after pressing the lt lt gt lt gt gt push buttons in the relation to 10 0 mV ms For the sensitivity of the accelerometer higher than 10 0 mV ms the calibration factor will always be negative For the sensitivity of the accelerometer lower than 10 0 mV ms the calibration factor will always be positive The lowest applicable value of the sensitivity to be introduced is equal to 9 89MV ms2 10 0 uV ms it conforms to the calibration factor equal to 60 0 dB and the highest one is equal to 10 0 V ms calibration factor equal to 60 0 dB 3 Press lt ENTER gt to save the selected calibration factor Press lt ESC gt to return to the Calibration sub list without saving any changes made in this window 24 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 4 2 4 Calibration by measurement Calibr By Measurement Calibration by actual measurements can be done in the following way O LM 1 Select the calibration by measurement highlight the Calibr By Measurement text from the Calibration sub list and press lt ENTER gt 2 Select required filter for hand arm O LM 01 12 O LM 01 12 transducer BLWh for whole body transducer BL Wk or equivalent BL Wh BL Wk 10 0 m s 140 0dB 10 0 m s 140 0dB 3 Select the calibrator signal level O LM o1 15 4 Attach the vibration calibrator to the instrument s accelerometer
7. push button After opening the list of operations select the Info position and press the lt ENTER gt push button again 70 lt ENT gt lt ENT gt lt ENT gt O 171 OSLM 00 10 19 06 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 4 Controlling data storing in the instrument s memory Save Options The Save Options sub list is used for the selection of the options for storing data in the instrument s files It is possible to replace an existing file in the memory by a new file with the same name Replace to save automatically the results of the measurements Auto Save to save the results with the automatically incremented name Direct Save Replacement of the existing files by the new ones This option is used in remote mode and for the files created with the use of Auto Save function The result of an attempt to save a file with a name which already exists in the memory depends on the setting of the Replace parameter If the position is active then the old file will be erased and the new file will be saved with the same name The message is displayed that such operation is not available in case this position is not active cf the description of the Save Otherwise the existing file is overwritten Controlling the measurement results savings Using the Auto Save the user can set the self saving of the measurement results with automatic name number increment Number or without it Off This positi
8. 1 528u m s F 0 50Hz O 171 00 55 00 01 Lin Filter HP 1 1 94 5dB F 0 50Hz SVAN 106 User MANUAL and on are as presented here 10 8 Setting parameters of the spectrum presentation Spectrum View In the Spectrum View window the user can C171 17 09 C171 17 09 program the screen view in the EET Single spectrum and Multi spectrum presentation modes and to set spectrum Ea type to view View minimum and EG maximum spectrum Minimum and Maximum 0171001 42 O 1 1 00 29 In the View position the user can select the different type of spectrum such as TAEAE TT Averaged Instantaneous Max or Min When the Averaged or Instantaneous 017117 11 spectrum is selected the user can additionally switch on the presentation of the Max and or Min spectrum Averaged F 63 0Hz 10 9 Selection of channels for presentation Multichannel View n n C1171 02 51 The Multichannel View window enables the user to select for which channels spectra will be viewed during multi spectrum display mode and to assign a special color for the spectrum bars 87 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 10 10 Setting parameters for total values Total Values The Total Values position enables the user O 171 03 22 to program parameters for the calculation of total values There are three total values calculated for each channel and for all three total values it is possible to define weighting filter type of signal measurement accel
9. 2 2 Creating new catalogue and new file It is possible to create a new catalogue in the file system on SDCard The user should enter the catalogue in which the new one will be created and press the lt ENTER gt push button at the 01 JAN11 lt New Directory gt position The suggested new catalogue name will appear at the bottom line of the display If a directory already exists there with the same name the warning message will appear Otherwise this operation will be performed There is another way of saving results as a file in the internal or external memory than pressing the lt Save gt push button This can be done in the File Manager window by creating new file in the file system To 02 JANO perform this function the user should enter the catalogue in which the new file will be created and press the lt ENTER gt push button at the lt New File gt position There are two available functions saving a O 171 oo 15 setup file with the name increased by one Auto Name Number and saving a setup file with the edited name Auto Name Off 65 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 2 3 Deleting all files from Internal memory Delete All It is possible to delete all result and or setup files from the instrument s memory To do this the user should select the memory type and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Delete All position with the lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons and p
10. 304 for Channels 1 3 and Channels 4 6 all with IEPE power supply for the accelerometers Bottom cover of the instrument In the bottom cover there are two sockets placed from the left to the right as follows USB Device 1 1 interface and multi purpose input output socket I O The USB Device 1 1 interface is the serial interface working with 12 MHz clock Thanks to its speed it is widely used in all PCs In the instrument the standard 4 pin socket is used described in more detail in Appendix C The additional multi purpose input output socket called I O is a two pin jack socket On this socket in the case when the Analogue Output functionality is selected the signal from the input of the analogue digital converter before any frequency correction is available This signal can be recorded using a magnetic recorder or observed on an oscilloscope The Digital Input as another functionality serves as the external trigger while the Digital Output is used to generate the trigger pulse or alarm pulse from the instrument Notice Switch the power off before connecting the instrument to any other device e g a AN printer or a Personal Computer SVAN 106 User MANUAL 3 SETTING THE INSTRUMENT In order to perform measurements using the instrument the user only has to connect the proper transducer s and to switch the power on by means of the lt Alt gt and lt Start Stop gt push buttons at the same time 3 1 Basics of the instru
11. 4 gt lt gt push buttons and with 10 seconds step with the lt lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Shift gt Notice The minimum delay period is equal to 0 second In the Calibration mode the delay period is always equal to 5 seconds Setting the integration period The Measure Period parameter defines the period during which the signal is being measured The definitions of the measurement results in which the integration period is used is given in App D The required value of this parameter can be set in the range of from 1s to 59 s with 1 second or 10 seconds step from 1 m min to 59 m with 1 minute or 10 minutes step from 1 h to 24 h with 1 hour or 10 hours step It is also possible to set Inf value The Inf value denotes the infinite integration of the measurements until the lt Start Stop gt push button is pressed again or after receiving the remote control code Additionally the predefined periods 1m 5m 15m 1h 8h 24h and Inf which are enumerated in the standards are also available by pressing the lt gt push button or lt lt 4 gt with lt Shift gt these values are placed in the sequence mentioned above on the left in relation to 1 s Notice In the case of switching on the Auto Save function the minimum value of the integration period should be equal to or longer than 10 seconds 29 SVAN 106 User MANUAL If the user would like to switch on the A
12. 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 ST Selection of measurement parameters General Settings Setting the parameters for dose measurements HAV WBV Dosimeter Setting parameters in a channels Channels Setup 5 3 1 Assignment channels for the accelerometer axis Channel Axis Mapping 5 3 2 Setting parameters for channels Channel x Setting the vector parameters Vectors Setup Setting the data logging functionality Data Logging The results history logging 5 6 1 Data logger programming Logger Setup 5 6 2 Results selection Logger Results 5 6 3 Logger trigger parameters setup Logger Trigger 5 6 4 Event recording setup Event Recording 5 6 5 The marker setup Marker Setup Wave recording N N OO oo 13 13 16 17 18 19 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 37 38 40 42 44 45 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 8 Measure trigger parameters selection Measure Trigger 5 9 Settings whole body measurements with the use of seat accelerometer SEAT 5 10 The alarm trigger setting Alarm Trigger 5 11 Programming the instrument s internal timer Timer 5 11 1Description of an example timer function execution DATA AVAILABLE ON THE DISPLAY Display 6 1 Selection of the modes of measurement results presentation Display Modes 6 1 1 Main presentation mode 6 2 Setting the logger presentation parameters Logger Scale 6 3 Setting the result presentation scale
13. Channel 3 or 6 Wh lf second profile is active during Dosimeter measurements the filter can be HP or one of BL Wd BL Wk or BL Wh depending on what filter was predefined for the first profile of the chosen channel according to the rule described above 91 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 11 3 Dosimeter presentation mode The dosimeter presentation mode is always active when Dosimeter is switched on Fields description of the dosimeter view 1 Channels used for dose calculation 2 Function name Daily Exposure AEQ MAX RMS EAV Total Time EAV Time Left ELV Total Time ELV Time Left DLM FF 00 21 x00 01 3 Second field for dose results measurement 4 Elapsed time shows the current second of the measurement The value presented there belongs to the range 1 Meas Period 5 The value of measured function 6 The value of measured function in the second field 11 4 Calculation of hand arm and whole body daily results Calculator The Calculator position is used to calculate the various parameters which are dedicated to the dosimeter measurements This position opens the Vibr Dose Calculator menu which based on selected files with partial Selected Files HA and WB daily results The Selected Files position is used to load data from the files with dosimeter results It is possible to select up to 10 files for the calculations The files are marked and loaded after pressing the lt ENTER gt push
14. in the Markers Setup window When Trigger and Trigger On Marker are chosen then event recording will start when one of these triggering conditions are fulfilled When Trigger or Trigger On Marker is chosen then additional positions appears on the list These positions enable the user to programme additional parameters of event recording When Pre Trigger is switched on then the signal starts to record before the triggering condition This time length interval is defined by the value of the Pre parameter of the Logger Trigger window path lt Menu gt Measurement Data Logging In the Rec Limit position the user may select time of event signal recording after triggering If the triggering condition appears then the signal will be recorded during the period defined in Rec Time The available values of Rec Limit are Max Length Fixed Len or Off When Off is chosen then the event signal will be recorded until the memory is full or while the trigger condition is fulfilled When Max Length is chosen then the signal will be recorded for the period defined by Rec Time but can be stopped earlier if trigger condition is not fulfilled When Fixed Len is chosen then the signal will be recorded for the period defined by Rec Time even when the trigger condition ceases 43 0m LM 00 04 Level 1 0s Profile 1 1 RMS 10 0 m s Max Length 00m10s Max Length 00m10s SVAN 106 User MANUAL In the Rec Time position the us
15. in the Repeat Every position The Repeat Every parameter can have values Measurement Cycle or Period If Period is selected then additional position RTC Period appears 48 0O LM 02 51 Slope External m LM 02 53 Slope RMS 1 1 11 2 m s 0O LM 02 58 Gradient 1 10 0 m s 21dB ms O LM 02 44 RTC 00h00MOOs Measure Period 0O LM 03 01 RTC OOhOOmOOs RTC Period OOhOOmO1s SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 9 Settings whole body measurements with the use of seat accelerometer SEAT The SEAT window enables the user to O LM switch on SEAT measurements and to assign channels for the triaxial seat accelerometer Seat channels or the accelerometer for base measurements Base channels lt ENT gt 5 10 The alarm trigger setting Alarm Trigger The Alarm Trigger position appears only in Advanced Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode The Alarm Trigger position enables the user to program the trigger which generates alarm pulse on the I O socket if the Mode parameter of the Multifunction I O window is set to Digital Out lt ENT gt The Alarm Trigger window and meaning of all positions is identical as for Logger Trigger case 5 11 Programming the instrument s internal timer Timer The Timer position appears only in O LM 03 05 O LM Advanced Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode The Timer enables the user
16. is possible to select the coefficient within the values from 0 00 to 2 00 The values presented above are taken into account during the OD a ee as ee calculations of the measurement results VECTOR is calculated according to the formulae Where k ko and k are the coefficients and x X2 and x3 are RMS results for different channels It is important that the user should choose only coefficients corresponding with the proper channels 5 5 Setting the data logging functionality Data Logging The Data Logging list enables the user to program the logger functions the O LM recording of the measurement events and signal wave recording for all six channels The Data Logging list content depends on Instrument Mode selection from the Auxiliary Setup menu Simple Mode or Advanced Mode Some additional functions like triggering markers event and wave recording appear only in Advanced Mode Depending on the selection of 0 LM Logging Mode Logger or Wave set up in the General Settings list the Data Logging window will have a different view This is an example of Data Logging window in Simple Mode and Logging Mode Logger Wave recording is enabled only in the advanced instrument mode When Wave function is chosen for the Logging Mode the Data Logging list consists of three active positions Logger Setup Wave Channels and Wave Trigger 36 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 6 The results history logging When th
17. is pressed This push button can be used in two different ways e as Shift like in a computer keyboard e g while typing the filename both lt Shift gt and the second push button must be pressed together two finger operation e as 2nd Fun this push button can be pressed and released before pressing the second one or pressed in parallel while operating in 2nd Fun mode see the following notice with the second push button one finger operation The lt Shift gt push button pressed in conjunction with lt Alt gt enables the user to enter the Markers on the plots during the measurement lt Alt gt This push button enables the user to choose the third push button function in case of lt Save gt and lt Pause gt push buttons In order to select the third function the user must press the lt Alt gt and the second push button simultaneously Notice Simultaneously pressing the lt Alt gt and lt Start Stop gt push buttons switches the AN instrument on or off SVAN 106 User MANUAL lt Start Stop gt This push button enables the user to start the measurement process when the instrument is not measuring or to stop it when the instrument is in course of the measurement It is also possible to set the mode of this push button such that in order to start or stop the measurements the user has to press it simultaneously with the lt Shift gt push button Notice Changing the lt Start Stop gt push button mode is performed in
18. list appear only in the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mode When the Wave function is chosen in the Logging Mode position the Data Logging list consists of three active positions Logger Setup Wave Channels and Wave Trigger Setting up the Wave recorder function The Logger Setup list enables the user to edit the name of the logger file history of results measurements or wave records and to set other general parameters The Wave Rec position is not active It only indicates the fixed type of wave recording Continuous The user may define the format of the wave file header Format Format of the wave file header may be PCM or Extensible The Sampling Rate position is inactive It indicates the fixed sampling rate 6000Hz Selecting the channels for Wave O LM G04 45 recording The Wave Channels position appears only in the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mode The Channel x positions enable the user to select the channels to be recorded Wave recorder trigger setup O LM os5 03 The Wave Trigger position appears only in the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mode The Wave Trigger enables the user to activate and programme the wave recorder trigger lt ENT gt 45 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The Enabled position switches on
19. lt ENTER gt push button 4 2 5 History of the calibrations Calibration History The Calibration History window displays O LM o2 27 O LM o1 26 up to ten last calibration records lt ENT gt In order to review the calibration record the user has to use the lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons The opened window will contain the date and time of the performed calibration measurement the way the calibration was done Calibr By Measurement or Calibr By Sensitivity and the calibration factor Calibration Factor that was obtained If calibration measurements were not performed the Calibration History O iM o1 29 window does not contain any records The content of this window is cleared after the Clear Calibr History operation 26 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 4 2 6 Clear calibration records Clear Calibr History The user can clear all stored calibrations records In order to do this the user has to choose the position Clear Calibr History in the Calibration sub list and press lt ENTER gt to perform this operation The instrument requests confirmation of the operation The next pressing of the lt ENTER gt push button when the No option is selected closes the window and returns the instrument to the Calibration sub list If Yes is selected the pressing lt ENTER gt will delete the history and return the instrument to the previous menu After Clear Calibr History operation has been performed the Calibration His
20. modes Notice The calibration level and the calibration result are expressed in different units depending on the settings of the instrument The metric or non metric Vibration units are set in the Vibration Units window path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Vibration Units Additionally the linear or logarithmic units are set in the Display Scale window path lt Menu gt Display Display Scale A Notice The calibration factor is always added to the results in the Level Meter 1 1 Octave Notice It is not possible to calibrate the instrument during the execution of the measurements AN It is possible to open different lists and sub lists but the positions in these lists are not displayed inversely and so not accessible The icon indicates that the instrument is in the measurement process In order to change the sensitivity the current measurement in progress must be finished 4 2 3 Calibration by transducer s sensitivity Calibr By Sensitivity Calibration by introducing the accelerometer s individual sensitivity can be O LM 01 493 performed in the following way 1 Select this type of the calibration highlight the Calibr By Sensitivity text from the Calibration sub list and press the lt ENTER gt push button 2 Set the sensitivity of the accelerometer using information taken from its calibration certificate using the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons or combination of the lt Shift gt and lt 4
21. no results Two results of main presentation mode Logger presentation mode O LM 00 25 52 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 6 Channels presentation mode 6 Profiles presentation mode O LM Goo 14 When all display modes in the Display Modes list are switched on they all are available and can be selected by means of the lt Alt gt and lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons 6 1 1 Main presentation mode Fields description of the two results s O LM 00 20 view X00 01 The main presentation mode is always active and it is not possible to switch it off 1 Channel and Profile number 2 Function name RMS VDV CRF OVL PEAK P P MTVV 3 The name of the implemented filter Wh Wk Wd Wc Wj Wm Wg Wb Wf for first profiles and HP BL Wh BL Wk BL Wd BL Wc BL Wj BL Wm BL Wg BL Wb BL Wf for second profiles and detector time constant 1 0 s 4 Elapsed time shows the current second of the measurement The value presented there belongs to the range 1 Meas Period 5 The value of measured function 6 Units of measured value 93 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Changing the active fields Jumping between positions is made by means of the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons Changing the field content When Profile or Function position is chosen then the profile number or function name is changed by means of the lt 4 gt and lt gt push buttons Changing the presentation mode
22. on the filter type and calibration factor If calibration factor is equal to zero the range is equal to 126 m s Weighting filter selection The following weighting filters are available for the first profile of the instrument Wh Wk Wd Wc Wj Wm Wg Wb and Wf The characteristics of the filters are given in App D 34 O DLM o2 01 Building Direct 0O LM 02 02 Building CIEPE Wd BL Wd O LM 02 05 Building Direct Wh BL Wh SVAN 106 User MANUAL The set of filters for the second profile depends on the filter selected for the O LM 02 08 first profile There are always available HP and Vel3 filters for second profile _ with all combinations of filters for the first profile Second available filter for Pudingi Organ profile 2 is one of the following BL Wh BL Wk BL Wd BL Wc BL Wj Wh BL Wm BL Wg BL Wb and BL Wf according to the rule if Wh filter is HP selected in the profile 1 then apart from HP and Vel3 only the BL Wh filter is available for profile 2 If Wk filter is selected in the profile 1 then apart from HP and Vel3 only the BL Wk filter is available for profile 2 And so on for the other channels Vel3 B kom nHa nn co Bcemn nnbTpamn 3agaHHbiMmn gna KaHana 1Vel3 Vel3 When Dosimeter function is active the filters for first profiles are predefined and depend on the type of dosimeter measurements for the channels WBV or HAV lf WBV measurements are performed in channels 1 3
23. or edit User limits for dose calculation View or editing of the limits for dose calculation The View Standard Limits position opens the window with the coefficients for the selected standard 32 0 DLM 00 11 SVAN 106 User MANUAL When User is selected in the Standard position then the Edit User Limits position appears on the screen where the user can set up its own specific coefficients 5 3 Setting parameters in a channels Channels Setup The Channels Setup position enables the user to assign the axis of three axial accelerometer for the specific channels switch on or off channels or second profiles and to program the channel s parameters transducer type Type and weighting filter Filter The measurement range cannot be changed and is displayed for information purpose only The Channels Setup list is opened from the Measurement list Notice Changing the profile parameters is not possible when the measurement is started The user has to finish the current measurement Activation of channels The first two positions enable one to switch on or off some channels and the second profile from the calculation process In the Enabled Channels the user may select All 1 3 or 4 6 channels to be active during measurement Other channels will be disabled and will not be displayed Activation of second profiles In the Enabled 2nd profiles position the user may switch on or off result calculations fo
24. the Auto Save file The Auto Name enables the user to edit the name of the Auto Save file To edit the file name the user has to press the lt gt push button The text editing window is opened RES13 Direct access to the Save function The Direct Save option enables the user to select the instrument s next operation after simultaneously pressing the lt ENTER gt and lt Alt gt push buttons at the end of a measurement If this option is not active after pressing these push buttons the Save window is accessed if the RES13 measurements are not performed If the option is active after pressing the lt ENTER gt and lt Alt gt push buttons the results are saved in the file with the automatically incremented name Press the lt ENTER gt and lt Alt gt push buttons during the execution of a measurement causes disregarding the option set in the Direct Save position the message Measurement in Progress to be displayed 7 5 Options for setup files Setup Options The Setup Options sub list is used for the selection of the options for storing setup files The Save User Filters position is used for saving the user filters together in the setup files 72 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 8 SETTINGS OF THE INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS Instrument The Instrument list contains different sub lists and positions which are O LM 00 03 directly related to the settings of the hardware components of the instrument In order to open the In
25. ums In the Velocity position the user can set the reference level of the velocity signal It is possible to set this level from 1 nms to 100 nms 9 8 User filter setting User Filters The User Filters sub list enables the user to introduce the values of the 0O LM coefficients of the user defined frequency filters This position is active only in 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave modes This sub list is described in Chapter 10 80 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 9 9 Selection of the Vibration units Vibration Units The Vibration Units sub list enables the O LM 01 31 user to select the units for the Vibration measurements It is possible to select the Non Metric units e g g ips mil etc or Metric units e g m s m s m etc 9 10 Warnings selection Warnings The Warnings sub list enables the user to O LM 01 33 select the messages which could be displayed during the normal operation of the instrument The measurement results are not saved in a file When the Results Not Saved position is swithed on the special warning is displayed after pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button if the result of the previous measurement was not saved in a file The question Continue appears with the warning message There are three options Yes No or Save If Yes is chosen the instrument returns to the active mode of result presentation starting the new measurement process If No is chosen the instrument returns to the act
26. 00 position are U K Italy Poland France Germany and User User Depending on the settings in the position Standard it is possible to view U K Italy Poland French and Germany or edit User limits for dose calculation View or edition of the limits for dose calculation The View Standard Limits position opens the window with the values for the selected standard When User is selected in the Standard position then the Edit User Limits position appears on the screen and the user can set up the required specific values 11 2 Setting parameters for channels Channel x The Channel x positions enable the user to set up or display parameters for O DLM 02 01 the individual channel like input type and filters for profiles Building Direct If Dosimeter function is active the first profile filter is set by default and it cannot be changed When second profile is switched off the filter for second profile doesn t appear as a parameter in the list When Dosimeter function is active the filters for first profiles are predefined and depend on the type of dosimeter measurements for the channels WBV or HAV lf WBV measurements are performed in channels 1 3 or 4 6 the filters defined for channels are as follows Channel 1 or 4 Wd Channel 2 or 5 Wd Channel 3 or 6 Wk lf HAV measurements are performed in channels 1 3 or 4 6 the filters defined for channels are as follows Channel 1 or 4 Wh Channel 2 or 5 Wh
27. Channel 2 Channel 6 which are used to perform the individual calibration of each channel of the instrument The instrument is factory calibrated with the supplied accelerometers In case of using other transducers calibration of the measurement channels should be performed by the user Periodic calibration of standard accelerometers is also required In order to select the calibration function the user has to enter the Calibration sub list 4 2 1 Downloading and uploading TEDS data TEDS If an accelerometer with new TEDS data is connected before switching the instrument on the TEDS data are downloaded automatically TEDS data usually include serial number manufacturer name calibration factor etc The TEDS position enables the user to O LM 00 07 O LM oo 10 Download TEDS Data when the accelerometer is connected during instruments working session It enables also to Upload TEDS Data from the instrument to the accelerometers TEDS memory calibration results performed by user lt ENT gt 4 2 2 Calibration of the instrument channels Channel x lt ENT gt The Channel x sub list consists of four positions Calibr By Sensitivity Calibr By Measurement which are used to perform the calibration Calibration History used for checking the parameters of the previous calibrations and Clear Calibr History to delete previous calibration information 23 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 1 3 Octave FFT
28. EP CYCLE REP CYCLE REP CYCLE REP CYCLE signal amplitude main results main results integration period integration period from N 2 T from N 1 T to N 1 T _ to NT ep fe D PE oes 8 z 2 v 2 7 lt i a O Ts NT i aY LS LOGGER STEP time Relations between Measurement Cycle Integration Period and Logger Step 5 6 2 Results selection Logger Results The Logger Results list enables the user O LM to activate the results for all channels and profiles Channel x Profile x and for vectors Vector to be recorded in the logger file as time history 38 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The view of the Logger Results list m LM depends on the settings of the Enabled Channels and Enabled 2nd profiles parameters path lt Menu gt Measurement Channels Setup In Advanced Mode it is possible to define logger results for each channel and profile individually Selection results for channels and profiles Depending on Instrument Mode and the Enable 2nd profiles parameter the user may activate the results for channels and profiles PEAK P P MAX RMS and VDV which will be recorded to the logger file column Log activate plot column Plot and select its colour column Color in the windows with names Channels x y Channels x y Profile z Channel x Channel x Profile y The VDV history will not be recorded if Wh filer is chosen in this profile O LM 01 45 Activati
29. R gt push button enables the user to access the above mentioned sub lists The desired position in a list is accessed after pressing the lt gt or lt 7 gt push button The change of the value in a selected position is performed by the lt lt 4 gt or lt gt gt push buttons or pressed together with lt Shift gt If the parameter has a numerical value the user may keep pressing the lt 4 gt or lt gt push buttons or pressed together with lt Shift gt longer than 1 second to speed up the selection In this case the parameter starts to change automatically until the user releases the pressed buttons The user may change the numerical parameter value with a larger step usually 10 20 by means of the lt 4 gt or lt gt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt Option list The option list consists of different options from which only one may be selected The selection of the option is performed as follows The user has to highlight the desired option by means of the lt lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons and then press lt ENTER gt This option becomes active and the list is closed When the user re enters this list again the last selected option will be marked Matrix of parameters When the list of parameters consists of more than one column the user may change column by means of lt 4 gt or lt gt line in the same column by means of lt gt or lt 7 gt value in a sele
30. SVAN 106 Vibration Meter USER S MANUAL SVANTEK Sp z 0 0 WARSAW March 2013 SVAN 106 User MANUAL A Notice This user s manual presents the software revision named 3 21 03 cf the description of the Unit Label position of the Instrument list The succeeding software revisions marked with the bigger numbers can slightly change the view of some displays presented in the text of the manual SVAN 106 User MANUAL CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 2 lko SVAN 106 main features Accessories included Accessories available MANUAL CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENT 2 1 2 2 Control push buttons on the front panel Input and output sockets of the instrument SETTING THE INSTRUMENT 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 Basics of the instrument s control Powering of the instrument Initial Setup of the instrument Icons description Memory organisation FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTRUMENT Function 4 1 Measurement functions of the instrument Measurement Function 4 2 Instrument s calibration Calibration 4 2 1 Downloading and uploading TEDS data TEDS 4 2 2 Calibration of the instrument channels Channel x 4 2 3 Calibration by transducer s sensitivity Calibr By Sensitivity 4 2 4 Calibration by measurement Calibr By Measurement 4 2 5 History of the calibrations Calibration History 4 2 6 Clear calibration records Clear Calibr History MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS SETTING Measurement
31. Shift gt and lt Alt gt and after pressing a push button it returns to the Defragmentation sub list 66 SVAN 106 User MANUAL If there are conditions to execute the Defragmentation operation the current progress of defragmentation is shown on the display After successful defragmentation the special message is displayed and the instrument waits for the reaction of the user Any push button should be then pressed except lt Shift gt and lt Alt gt After pressing a push button the instrument returns to the Defragmentation sub list 7 2 5 Opening file catalogue Open It is possible to open file or catalogue from the file catalogue list The user should select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Open position with the lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons and press lt ENTER gt again The effect of such operation for the catalogue is the same as opening the catalogue by means of the lt gt gt push button lt ENT gt Opening the measurement file means that O LM 02 26 the measurement results saved in this file will be loaded to the instrument s operation memory and may be reviewed on the screen 7 2 6 Deleting file catalogue Delete It is possible to delete a file or catalogue from the file catalogue list The user should select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations se
32. TTINGS Auxiliary Setup 46 49 49 49 50 52 52 53 57 58 59 60 61 63 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 71 72 73 13 74 19 76 76 Tf Tf 78 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 10 11 9 4 Setting the language of the user interface Language 78 9 5 Return to the factory settings Factory Settings 78 9 6 Setting the scope of instrument s functions Instrument Mode 79 9 7 Reference signal in vibration measurements Reference Levels 80 9 8 User filter setting User Filters 80 9 9 Selection of the Vibration units Vibration Units 81 9 10 Warnings selection Warnings 81 1 1 AND 1 3 OCTAVE ANALYSER 82 10 1 Selection of 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave analysis mode 82 10 2 Setting the parameters of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis 82 10 3 Saving of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis results in the logger s file Logger Results 83 10 4 Selection of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave bandpass results as triggering source 83 10 5 Display options in 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis mode 84 10 6 Presentation of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis results 84 10 7 Setting the scale of the spectrum results presentation Spectrum Scale 85 10 8 Setting parameters of the spectrum presentation Spectrum View 87 10 9 Selection of channels for presentation Multichannel View 87 10 10 Setting parameters for total values Total Values 88 10 11 Setting user filter coefficients for 1 1 Oct
33. advanced menu modes 00 32 O LM Goo 33 There are two instrument modes which define the scope of available functions Simple Mode and Advanced Mode These modes can be selected in the Instrument Mode window of the Auxiliary Setup menu Simple Mode defines the basic instrument functions while the Advanced Mode defines the full scope of functions Many windows can have different views To the right is an example of the Measurement window for simple and advanced modes 3 2 Powering of the instrument The SVAN 106 can be powered by one of the following sources e Four AA standard size internal batteries In the case of alkaline type a new fully charged set can operate more than 12 h 6 0 V 1 6 Ah Instead of the ordinary alkaline cells four AA rechargeable batteries can be used a separate external charger is required for charging them In this case using the best NiMH type the operation time can be increased up to 16 h 4 8 V 2 6 Ah e USB interface 500 mA HUB In the Power Supply window of the Instrument list the user can see the information about the current power source When the instrument is powered from its internal batteries the Battery icon is presented on the top line of the display When voltage of the batteries is too low for reliable measurements the icon flashes or during attempt to switch the instrument on the Low power message occurs on the display for 2 seconds and the instrument switches off by itsel
34. al Results position is used to display daily WB dose results for all selected files When Simple Mode function is selected in the Instrument Mode sub list O DLM 00 43 then Vibr Dose Calculator list consists of the first three positions only 95
35. al Time Clock This clock is 00 14 46 displayed in the different places depending 01 Jan 2011 on the selected presentation mode The window is closed and the instrument returns to the Instrument list after pressing the lt ENTER gt or lt ESC gt push button Editing the time is performed in the special window which is opened after pressing the lt gt push button The selection of the correct parameter hour minute second and also day month and year is performed using the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons and the change of its value using the lt gt eEEFIOO lt 7 gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt The required date can be selected in a special window which is opened O LM after pressing the lt lt gt lt gt push buttons when the Start Day text is displayed inversely in the Timer sub list In order to set data the user has to select its position by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt and lt gt lt 7 gt push button and then press lt ENTER gt to set the chosen value 8 5 Activating the remote control error confirmation Remote Control The Remote Control position enables the user to activate or deactivate O LM Goo 19 error confirmation function If Remote Control function is Enabled then the O instrument confirms warnings after 5 seconds and the user reaction is not O required This function is very useful when the instrument is working as remote controlled If Remote Contr
36. and press the lt ENTER gt push button again The instrument then will propose to choose the target catalogue for copying After selection of the target catalogue press the lt ENTER gt push button The window with two options will appear Move Here and Rename 7 2 9 Renaming file catalogue Rename It is possible to rename a file or catalogue In order to do this the user should select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Move position and 41JAN11 press the lt ENTER gt push button again The window with text editor function will appear 68 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 2 10 Information about file catalogue Info It is possible to get information about a file or catalogue The user should select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Info position and press the lt ENTER gt push button again The instrument then will display the information about the selected file catalogue lt ENT gt lt ENT gt 7 3 Managing the setup files Setup Manager The Setup Manager is used for checking the contents of the memory and operating on Setup files such as open delete copy move rename files create new files and display file information In the Setup Manager window only setup files are displayed Setup files have extension SVN and icon attribute 7 3 1 Saving the s
37. ave and 1 3 Octave analysis User Filters 88 DOSIMETER FUNCTION 90 11 1 Setting parameters for dose measurements HAV WBV Dosimeter 90 11 2 Setting parameters for channels Channel x 91 11 3 Dosimeter presentation mode 92 11 4 Calculation of hand arm and whole body daily results Calculator 92 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION The SV 106 is a new six channel human vibration meter and analyser The instrument meets the ISO 8041 2005 standard and it is an ideal choice for measurements according to ISO 2631 1 2 amp 5 and ISO 5349 Using the computational power of its digital signal processor the SVAN 106 instrument can simultaneously to the broad band meter mode perform real time 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave analysis Advanced time history logging and time domain signal recording according to ISO 2631 5 to the built in Micro SD flash card give almost unlimited capabilities of data storage Results can be easily downloaded to PC using the high speed USB interface and the SvanPC software 1 000 The Whole Body vibration measurement is now even easier thanks to the SV 38V seat accelerometer which can be placed directly on the seat cushion on the floor or fixed to the back of the seat The SV 50 set with triaxial accelerometer enables Hand Arm vibration measurements regardless of the type of evaluated tool Additionally for measurements of very high impulse vibration the special adapter SA 55 with low pass mec
38. ber or function name is changed by means of the lt 4 gt and lt gt push buttons Changing the cursor position The user may change the cursor position by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons The appropriate value is presented in the line below the plot 56 O LM Goo 07 x00 03 00 52 00 29 lt vo SVAN 106 User MANUAL When the Logger presentation mode is switched on a combined view of the logger plot and the result presentation is available 6 2 Setting the logger presentation parameters Logger Scale The Logger Scale sub list enables the user O LM O LM 00 06 to change the Y axis scale of the result ETT history plot and switch on off the grid ca El Setting the scale of the logger O LM presentation Three options are available for the Scale position Linear Logarithm and Log Linear In case of Linear the graphical presentation and the units are linear In case of Logarithm the graphical presentation is given in the logarithmic scale and the measurement results are A LM AF 00 19 expressed in decibels the results are EF garithm related to the values set up in the 80dB Reference Levels sub list path Menu y Auxiliary Setup Reference Levels In case EG of Log Linear Y scale is logarithmic but result units are linear Same spectrum with different Scale is as presented here O LM 00 20 Log Linear 80dB x EI 57 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Sca
39. can be switched on or off by the user path lt Menu gt Display Display Modes 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave spectrum for all centre frequencies of pass band filters together with three Total Values measured with weighting filters selected by the user are presented in the Spectrum mode 10 1 Selection of 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave analysis mode In order to select the 1 1 Octave or O LM oo 33 1 3 Octave analysis mode the user has to enter the Function list by pressing the lt Menu gt push button then select the Measurement Function text and press lt ENTER gt Oj lt ENT gt Notice It is not possible to change the current function while a measurement is taking place AN In this case the instrument displays for about 2 seconds the text Measurement in Progress In order to change the current measurement function the instrument must be stopped 10 2 Setting the parameters of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis The execution of 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave analysis depends on settings of the General Settings list Measure Period and Repetition No Other parameters are set up by default weighing filter HP frequency range from 0 5 Hz up to 2 kHz for 1 1 octave analysis and from 0 40 Hz up to 2 50 kHz for 1 3 octave analysis and measurement range 126 m s In every 1 1 octave or 1 3 octave pass band the RMS result is measured Additionally to the pass band RMS results three Total values are measured during 1 1 a
40. cations can be programmed in the Spectrum windows Logger Trigger Event Recording Trigger Wave Trigger and 0 50Hz Alarm Trigger In these sub lists the user should select Spectrum in the 10 0 m s Source position and select required central frequency of the bandpass in the Result position The trigger condition can be defined for the selected RMS result in the O 17 1 04 20 Result position calculated for 1 1 Octave filters 0 50 Hz 1 00 Hz 2 00 Hz EE 4 00 Hz 8 00 Hz 16 0 Hz 31 5 Hz 63 0 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 0s 1 00 kHz and 2 00 kHz or 1 3 Octave filters 0 40 Hz 0 50 Hz 0 63 Hz Spectrum 0 80 Hz 1 00 Hz 1 25 Hz 1 60 Hz 2 00 Hz 2 50 Hz 3 15 Hz 4 00 Hz 1 5 00 Hz 6 30 Hz 8 00 Hz 10 0 Hz 12 5 Hz 16 0 Hz 20 0 Hz 25 0 Hz Total 1 HP 31 5 Hz 40 0 Hz 50 0 Hz 63 0 Hz 80 0 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz SAAME 200 Hz 250 Hz 315 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz 1 00 kHz 1 25 kHz 1 60 kHz 2 00 kHz and 2 50 kHz and also Total Level results with appropriate filters Total 1 HP Total 2 Wd Total 3 BI Wd 83 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 10 5 Display options in 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis mode 111 117 05 The Display list is used for setting the 017100 37 various parameters which are mainly dedicated for the control of the spectrum view The following windows contain the elements that influence the presentation of the results of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis lt ENT gt Displa
41. cording function is switched off then the Event Recording position in the Data Logging list will be not active 31 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 2 Setting the parameters for dose measurements HAV WBV Dosimeter The HAV WBV Dosimeter list is opened from the Measurement menu This list enables the user to set up the parameters for vibration dose measurements like exposure period type of measurement whole body or hand arm performed in channels 1 3 and 4 6 vibration action limits used for some standards U K Italy Poland France and Germany as well as specific limits defined by the user User Setting the measurement type for channels 1 3 and 4 6 Positions 1 3 Dosimeter and 4 6 Dosimeter enable the user to set the desired type of the measurement performed with the use of channels 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 hand arm HAV or whole body WBV vibration Setting the exposure time The Exposure Time enables the user to set the desired value of the exposure time that is used for the calculation of the HAV WBV Dose results The Exposure Time values are within the range 00h01 24h00 Setting the standard for dose measurements The Standard position enables the user to set the standards for the measurements of the HAV WBV Dosimeter The available values of this position are U K Italy Poland France Germany and User Depending of settings in the position Standard it is possible to view U K Italy Poland French and Germany
42. cted position by means of lt 4 gt or lt gt with lt Alt gt all values in the same column by means of lt lt gt or lt 7Y gt with lt Shift gt all values in the same line by means of lt 4 gt or lt gt gt with lt Shift gt Complex parameters some parameters like Start Hour Start Day etc are complex consisting of more than one value field The selection of values for such parameters is performed in a special window which is opened with the lt 4 gt or lt gt push buttons In the special window the value is selected with the lt 4 gt lt gt gt or lt gt lt v gt push buttons and then is confirmed by pressing lt ENTER gt 14 0O LM 01 38 OS 171 03 08 SVAN 106 User MANUAL In all cases the lt ENTER gt push button is used for confirmation of the selection in a position and for closing the opened sub list The sub list is closed ignoring changes made in the list by pressing the lt ESC gt push button Information window Some windows inform the user about the state of the instrument available memory none existing files or loggers standards fulfilled by the unit etc In order to scroll through the list the user has to use the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons In order to close such a window the user has to press lt ESC gt Text edition window There are also windows in which the user may edit some text i e the name of the file This window contains help
43. d after pressing lt ENTER gt The special warning is displayed in case a file with the edited name already exists in the memory The instrument waits then for a reaction of the user any push button should be pressed except lt Shift gt or lt Alt gt The main measurement results cf App B are calculated in the period set on in the Meas Period position These results can be saved in the result files in the instrument or external memory If Meas Period is greater than 9 seconds the saving can be done also by means of the Auto Save operation If the Repetition No is greater than one the Auto Save operation will be performed after the period set on in the Meas Period position The name of the file with the main results is increased by one after each saving When Logger Mode is switched on On the partial measurement results are calculated in the period interval set on in the Logger Step position Up to 60 results can be logged simultaneously from all channels 37 SVAN 106 User MANUAL and profiles of the instrument PEAK P P MAX RMS VDV and two vectors VEC13 and VEC46 with time step down to 100 ms These results are saved in one logger file The name of the file is set in the Logger Name position The recording in the logger s memory is stopped after the period which is equal to Meas Period multiplied by Repetition No or after pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button or after stopping the measurements remotely R
44. d from the Measurement list If the Dosimeter function is switched on then the HAV WBV Dosimeter position in the Measurement list will became active and DLM D1 1 or D1 3 function abbreviations appear in the upper line 11 1 Setting parameters for dose measurements HAV WBV Dosimeter The HAV WBV Dosimeter list is opened from the Measurement menu O DLM 00 11 This list enables the user to set up the parameters for human vibration dose measurements like exposure period type of measurement whole body or hand arm performed in channels 1 3 and 4 6 action limits used for some standards U K Italy Poland France and Germany as well as limits defined by the user User Setting the measurement type for channels 1 3 and 4 6 Positions 1 3 Dosimeter and 4 6 Dosimeter enable the user to set the desired type of the measurement performed with the use of channels 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 hand arm HAV or whole body WBV vibration Setting the exposure time O DLM 00 24 The Exposure Time position enables the user to set the desired value of HAV the exposure time that is used for the calculation of the HAV WBV Dose WBV results The Exposure Time values are within the range 00h01 24h00 Benes U K 90 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Setting the standard for dose measurements DLM 00 26 The Standard position enables the user to set the standards for the HAV measurements of the HAV WBV Dosimeter The available values of this WBV 08h
45. d if the Disabled parameter is selected and the screen will stay on all the time Setting the power saver delay The Power Saver Delay parameter defines the delay period from last use of any push button to enter the Power saver mode This delay period can be set from 5s to 60 s 59 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 SAVING THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS File The File list contains the elements that enable the user to manage the data 0 LM files that are created and saved in the internal memory of the instrument or in the external memory micro SD card fitted behind the bottom cover of the instrument The recording of the measurement results is an essential task for the efficient use of the instrument All available measurement results and also instrument s settings are stored as a file in the internal FLASH type memory of the instrument or on the external micro SD Card memory Instrument s files contain data e measurement results from Level Meter e measurement results from 1 1 Octave analysis available as option e measurement results from 1 3 Octave analysis available as option e logger results measurement time history e wave recording available as option e setups Notice Because of limited internal memory capacity of the O DLM 00 05 AN instrument the logger and wave files can be saved on the external memory only So if there is no SD Card connected to the instrument there is no any possibility to create any logger fi
46. de The Measure Trigger sub list enables the user to set the parameters of measure trigger The Measure Trigger is a contexts sub list in which the triggering can be switched off or on Trigger when on it can be determined the source of the triggering signal Source the channel of source signal Channel its level Level and sometimes also the speed of changes Gradient If RTC is selected as trigger type start time RTC Start and repetition of triggering Repeat Every is defined 46 x Max Length 00m10s eler 1 OF 0O LM 00 32 Level 1 0s Profile 1 1 RMS 10 0 m s O LM 00 38 Slope RMS 1 1 10 0 ms SVAN 106 User MANUAL Switching the triggering on and off The triggering of the measurements Trigger can be switched off by means of the lt 4 gt push buttons The triggering is switched on if one of its six available modes is selected Slope Slope Level Level Grad or RTC If the instrument works with the switched on triggering the appropriate icon appears on the display when the instrument is waiting for triggering triggering condition is not fulfilled The triggering condition is checked every 5 miliseconds Switching the triggering by means of measured result Slope Level Grad In case when Slope is selected the measurement starts when the arising O LM 02 45 result value Source passes above the level determined by the Level Ce position value When Slo
47. e Logger function is chosen for the Logging Mode the Data Logging list enables the user to program the history of results recording in the logger file O LM 01 45 Depending on the Instrument Mode the O LM 04 03 Data Logging list consists of two positions in case of Simple Mode Logger Setup Logger Results or the list consists of four to five active positions in the case of Advanced Mode Logger Setup Logger Results Logger Trigger Event Recording which in turn is active when Event Recording position in the General Settings list is also active and Marker Setup 5 6 1 Data logger programming Logger Setup The Logger Setup list enables the user to edit the name of the logger file history of results measurements or wave records and to set other general parameters Depending on what Logging Mode was selected Logger or RLOG23 Wave in the General Settings window the Logger Setup window has different view 1s When Logger mode is selected the user may also define the interval of the data logging in a file Logger Step The Logger Step can be set from 100 milliseconds to 1 hour The Logger Name enables the user to name the logger file The default name is LOG for Logger files and amp REC for Wave files The name can be up to eight characters long After pressing the lt lt gt lt gt gt push buttons the special window with text editor function is opened for editing The edited name is accepted and save
48. e position path lt Menu gt Display Results Scale Speed of the triggering signal change This position appears when the Gradient or Gradient trigger are chosen The speed of the triggering signal changes Gradient can be set from 1 dB to 100 dB range Speed is defined as dB per Logger Step 5 6 4 Event recording setup Event Recording The Event Recording position appears only in Advanced Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode and becomes active when Event Recording parameter in the General Settings list is switched on 42 RMS 10 0 mfst 0O LM 02 49 Level Logger step Profile 1 2 PEAK 10 0 m s 0O LM 02 54 Logger step Profile 1 1 RMS 10 0 m s 10 dB O LM 03 47 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The Event Recording enables the user to activate recording of events and to set the parameters of event signal recording in the same logger file as for the regular time results history The Sampling Rate position displays the sampling frequency of event recording 6000 Hz When the Trigger position is selected then event recording will start by trigger Trigger condition is set up in the window opened by pressing lt ENTER gt on the Trigger Parameters position This position appears on the list after activating the Trigger When Trigger On Marker is switched on then event recording will start by initiation of one of the markers Markers for triggering are defined
49. easurement defined by Trig Step the triggering condition is checked and if Level is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when Source has the greater value than determined by Level otherwise the triggering condition is not fulfilled if Level is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when Source has the lower value than this determined by Level otherwise the triggering condition is not fulfilled if Slope is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when the rising value of Source is passing the level determined by Level if Slope is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when the falling value of Source is passing the level determined by Level if Gradient is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when the signal has the greater level than determined by Level and the gradient of the signal is greater than determined by Gradient Otherwise the triggering condition is not fulfilled if Gradient is selected the triggering condition is fulfilled only when the signal has the lower level than this determined by Level and the gradient of the signal is lower than determined by Gradient Otherwise the triggering condition is not fulfilled Step for checking the triggering O LM 02 41 O LM o2 41 condition e ae The Trig Step position enables the user to Logger step 100ms select time integration period for condition Frome A Profile A evaluation equal to Logge
50. ecking the triggering condition The triggering condition is checked every 5 millisecond The position Trig Step indicates this 47 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Selection of the triggering signal O LM 02 48 The user can select several sources for the Slope trigger signal vectors VEC13 and VEC46 RMS of the first profile RMS 1 and external signal of the I O socket External VEC13 10 0 mjs Setting the channel of the triggering signal The Channel parameter denotes the channel of the triggering signal Setting the level of the triggering signal The Level position enables the user to select the value of the threshold for triggering condition The level of the triggering source can be set in a range from 60 dB to 200 dB or from 1 00 mm s to 10 0 km s depending on the scale type selected in the Scale position path lt Menu gt Display Results Scale Setting the speed of the triggering signal changes This position appears when the Gradient or Gradient trigger are chosen The speed of change of the triggering signal Gradient can be set from 1 dB to 100 dB range Speed is defined as dB per Logger Step Switching the triggering by means of RTC When the RTC Real Time Clock is selected the triggering starts at the time set up by RTC Start The user has to press the lt Start gt push button and the measurement will be triggered at the time selected in RTC Start The measurement is repeated with the step selected
51. ect which polarisation of the signal negative or positive will be applied Active level selection of the digital output signal The Active Level position enables the user to select which level of the signal should be treated as a valid one negative or positive logic Low or High Alarm duration selection The Hold Time position enables the user to select the minimum duration of alarm signal 8 3 Checking the powering of the instrument Power Supply The Power Supply position enables the user to check the power source of the instrument internal battery condition source and voltage of the external power supply and also set the battery type for checking their condition 19 C LM doo 09 Digital Out Alarm Pulse High 00m00 C LM oo 11 Digital Out Trigger Pulse Negative 0O LM doo 12 Digital Out Alarm Pulse Low Oo0Om00 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The instrument can be powered from four AA rechargeable or standard alkaline batteries or from the USB interface when its USB Device socket is connected by means of the cable to a PC or USB power supply such as the SA 54 The view presented on the display for each powering sources is different The current battery voltage is displayed together with its approximate state in the graphical form Alkaline 8 4 Programming the instrument s internal Real Time Clock RTC The RTC enables the user to programme O LM 00 28 a teu the internal Re
52. ed Shift icon is displayed when the lt Shift gt push button is pressed 3 5 Memory organisation All available measurement results as well as measurement and device settings can be stored in the internal FLASH type memory of the instrument 16 MB or in the external Memory micro SD Card Logger wave and event results can be saved only in the external micro SD Memory The SD Card external memory is activated automatically after insertion of the card The SD Card memory is organised as standard memory with directories and sub directories It is possible to create and to delete the directory 19 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The content of each memory type can be checked with the help of the File Manager or Setup Manager function of the File menu The File Manager is used for checking the contents of the memory and for operating on result and logger files such as open delete copy move rename create new files or catalogues and display file and catalogue information Memory selection To change the memory type one should press the lt gt push button in the File Manager window then select the memory type by means of the lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons and finally press lt gt 0O LM oo 51 lt ENT gt 0 LM doo 54 The files are saved in the Memory and in the catalogue which was set up as the working directory The working Memory type is displayed as the icon in the left posi
53. er may select the time of signal recording after triggering occurs If the next triggering condition appears then the signal will be eye 1 OF recorded for an additional period defined by Rec Time Max Length 00m10s The Channel x positions allow the user to switch on or off the channels to be used for event recording Max Length 00m10s Lv lt vo 5 6 5 The marker setup Marker Setup Marker is used to mark special events during the measurement such as not typical vibration impact and is nothing but an indication of the beginning and end of the block of logger results in which the event occurred In case of point markers there is no start and end of the marker but only one record in the logger file Markers are activated in the result presentation window by pressing the arrow keys The Marker Setup position appears only in the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mode The Marker Setup enables the user to assign a specific name for each marker and define markers for event recording The specific name can be edited in the window that is opened by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Shift gt or lt Alt gt while the cursor is on the Name position lt 4 gt lt gt n lt BP gt nnn lt HP gt 44 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 7 Wave recording All positions connected with wave recording O LM in the Data Logging
54. eration velocity or displacement as well as calibration factor By default HP filter is denote for the first Total value Second and third Totals have same filters as were set up for profiles Prof 1 and Prof 2 in the Channels window path lt Menu gt Measurement Channels It is also possible to select three user filters FUSR1 FUSR2 and FUSR3 When user filter is selected two additional positions appear Type and Cal Factor In the position Type the user can define the type of integration to present the measured signal as acceleration ACC velocity VEL or displacement DIL In the Cal Factor position the user can define any additional calibration factor which will be applied to the calculation of Total value The same settings can be performed for Total 2 and Total 3 values O01710 00 24 HP Prof 1 Prof 2 O17100 25 FUSR1 ACC 0 0dB Prof 1 Prof 2 O 171 00 01 FUSR1 ACC 0 0dB FUSR1 ACC 0 0dB 10 11 Setting user filter coefficients for 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis User Filters The User Filters position path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Settings User Filters enables the user to introduce the values of the user frequency filters coefficients This position is active only in 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave modes The User Filters position opens the window in which the user can clear Clear Vibration Filters or edit Edit Filter the filter coefficients for selected user filter FUSR1
55. es integrated triaxial Hand Arm adapter with grip force sensor MEMS type vibration calibrator 100 rad 1ms 500 rad 10ms 1000 rad 10ms SVAN 106 User MANUAL 2 MANUAL CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENT Control of the instrument has been developed in a fully interactive manner The user can operate the instrument by selecting the appropriate position from the selected Menu list Thanks to that the number of the control push buttons of the instrument has been reduced to nine for ease of use and convenience 2 1 Control push buttons on the front panel The following control push buttons are located on the front panel of the instrument e lt ENTER gt lt Menu gt lt Save gt e lt ESC gt lt Cal gt lt S P gt e lt Shift gt Markers e lt Alt gt Markers e lt gt A a io v J e lt lt 4 gt Markers On Off oe Sse lt 7 gt e lt Start Stop gt The name given in brackets denotes the second push button function which is available after pressing it in conjunction or in sequence with the lt Shift gt push button For the first two push buttons the name given in square brackets denotes also the third push button function which is available after pressing it in conjunction or in sequence with the lt Alt gt push button lt Shift gt The second function of a push button written in red colour on a push button can be used when the lt Shift gt push button
56. etup files There are two options to open the Setup Manager window One option is to press lt S P gt push button when a measurement is not being performed Another option is to open the Setup Manager position from the File menu lt S P gt In order to save the setup file the user O LM 00 55 should enter the catalogue in which the new file will be created and press the lt ENTER gt push button at the lt New File gt position Save Setup window is then opened 69 SVAN 106 User MANUAL There are two available functions saving a setup file with the name increased by one Auto Name Number and saving a setup file with the edited name Auto Name Off 7 3 2 Operations on the setup files The Setup Manager enables the user to perform operations on the setup files in the same way as it was described above for the File Manager position To perform any of the operations like Open Copy Move Rename Info and Delete the user should choose the file for which this operation will be applied and press the lt ENTER gt push button The list of operations then will open Opening the setup file means that the settings saved in this file will be loaded to the instrument s operation memory So if the user presses the lt Start Stop gt push button the instrument will start the measurement with the newly loaded settings To get information about the setup file the user should select the file and press the lt ENTER gt
57. f To change the batteries the user has to switch off the instrument take off the black bottom cover of the instrument unscrew battery cover slide the battery tubes out change the batteries taking care to observe the correct polarity and reassemble the parts of the instrument Fully charged set of 4 batteries ensure more than 12 hours of continuous operation of the instrument with 16 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Dim LCD switched on The battery condition can be checked by means of the Battery function It is also presented continuously on the top line of display by means of the Battery icon When there is a connection to the USB interface USB Device socket is connected by means of the cable to a PC or a USB power supply the Computer icon is presented on the top of the display and in the Battery window there is the message USB Power 0 00V external power adapter or USB interface as soon as possible to ensure reliable operation If no Suitable external power source is provided the instrument will be switched off automatically after a short time A Notice In the case when the Battery icon is red it is strongly recommended to use the Prolonging the internal source of the instruments power can be achieved by reducing the brightness of the screen when possible The settings of Brightness and power saver function may be done in the Screen Setup window path lt Menu gt Display Screen 3 3 Initial Setup of the ins
58. fically to e select the parameters value in the multi column list e insert or delete a character in the text editing screen The lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons enable the user specifically to e select lines in the list e select the correct character from the list in the text edition screen e activate markers 1 and 4 The lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons pressed in conjunction or in sequence with lt Shift gt enable the user specifically to e change relationship between the Y axis and X axis of all plots presented on the screen The lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons pressed in conjunction or in sequence with lt Alt gt enable the user specifically to e change the mode of result s presentation e programme the Real Time Clock RTC and Timer The lt Info gt push button simultaneous pressing the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons opens the window with the help information in the measurement display modes The Markers combination buttons enable the user to mark special events which occurred during the performed measurements Event function is active only when the Logger is active In order to activate the markers the logger has to be switched on path lt Menu gt Measurement General Settings Logger Mode Logger and one or more logger results PEAK P P MAX RMS VDV in profiles have to be activated path lt Menu gt Measurement Data Logging Logger Results SVAN 106 User MANUAL In
59. for saving files with the edited name or with the name automatically changed with the name increased by one These options can be selected in the position Auto Name If Auto Name is switched off Off the name of the saved file is as selected in the position File Name This file name can be edited in the special window which is opened using the lt gt push button When the Auto Name function is set on Number then a file is saved with the name as displayed above but after the last non numeric letter of text there will be added digit 0 If there already exists any chain of digits on the end of the file text the number that these digits create will be increased by one The number can be changed from 0 to N The only limitation of the N value is the length of the file name which cannot be longer than eight characters When such limitation is reached and the instrument cannot automatically change the file s name the only possibility is to use a new file name The default name for a file is displayed when first entering to this position after power on The default name consists of the day and the month s abbreviation and cannot exceed 8 characters The user can skip editing the file s name and start saving the file by pressing the lt ENTER gt push button or return to the File list or measurement display by pressing lt ESC gt To start file editing the user has to select the File name position and to press lt 4 gt or lt gt gt push bu
60. gain The File Manager window is closed and the instrument returns to the File list after pressing lt ESC gt To return to the upper catalogue in the hierarchy the user has to press lt lt gt The upper highest catalogue contains the names and icons of memories available for files SD Card and Internal The description of the memory is presented below the memories list Disk Name Free memory and Capacity total memory space In the File Manager window files are described by their file name with an extension SVN or WAV as well as an additional icon and measurement abbreviation SLM S 1 1 etc The names in which the first character is come from the Auto Save function The table with the description of icons is presented at the right E Result file gt Setup file New file or catalogue A Catalogue m Logger file Wave file 64 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 2 1 Setting the directory for saving files Set Working Directory It is possible to assign the catalogue for 00 42 automatic saving logger files and result files In order to do this the user should choose the required catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations the user should select Set Working Directory and press lt ENTER gt again The new catalogue name will appear at the bottom line of the display Starting from this moment all files will be saved in this catalogue lt ENT gt 7
61. ger contains e the measurement results registered directly before the fulfilment of the triggering condition Time of this recording can be calculated by multiplying the value set in the Pre position by the time period taken from the Logger Step position path Menu Measurement Data Logging Logger Setup e all measurement results up to the moment the triggering condition disappears e the results registered directly after the moment the triggering condition disappears Time of this recording can be calculated by multiplying the value set in the Post position by the time period taken from the Logger Step position path Menu Measurement Data Logging Logger Setup Pre and post trigger recording O LM G o1 20 In the Pre Post line the number of the TE results recorded in the loggers file amp L0G23 1 C0m10s before after the fulfilment of the triggering et nema condition can be set This number is within the limit 0 20 for Pre trigger and 0 200 for Post trigger 40 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Trigger parameters setting O LM 02 36 The position Trigger Parameters enables v Level the user to define the parameters of the O COmOOs 1 0s triggering signal To open this position the ME el hcansade Profile A user should select it and press lt ENTER gt RMS The Trigger position enables the user to 20 0 ai select the trigger type Level Level Slope Slope Gradient and Gradient In each interval of the m
62. hanical filter protecting accelerometer from DC shift effect is available Evaluation of the grip force will be possible with the dedicated integrated adapter SV 105 under development Fast USB 1 1 interface 12 MHz creates real time link for the PC front end application of the SVAN 106 instrument The measurement results can be downloaded to PC using the above mentioned interfaces The instrument is powered from four AA standard alkaline or rechargeable batteries i e NIMH a separate charger is required Powering the instrument from the USB interface is also possible Robust and lightweight design accomplishes the exceptional features of this new generation human vibration exposure instrument 1 1 SVAN 106 main features e Human Vibration measurements meeting ISO 8041 2005 e ISO 2631 1 2 amp 5 including VDV and MTVV and ISO 5349 e Six channels for acceleration IEPE type and two channels for force measurements e Whole Body measurements Low cost seat accelerometer SV 38V e Hand Arm measurements SV 50 triaxial accelerometer with set of hand grip and screw clamp adapters SA 55 adapter with triaxial mechanical filter SVAN 106 User MANUAL 1 2 1 3 SV 105 integrated triaxial accelerometer adapter including grip force sensor Time domain signal waveform recording meeting ISO 2631 5 as option 1 1 octave and 1 3 octave spectral calculations as option Advanced data logger including spectral analysis Micr
63. he line below the plot When the Multiple spectrum mode is switched on the measurement screen in the Spectrum visualisation mode is as shown here AEA gt 0171001 32 F 0 50Hz 10 7 Setting the scale of the spectrum results presentation Spectrum Scale The Spectrum Scale sub list enables the user to change the Y axis scale in the spectrum presentation mode and switch on off the grid Setting the scale of the measurement results presentation Three options are available for the Scale position Linear Logarithm and Log Linear In case of Linear the graphical presentation and the units are linear In case of Logarithm the graphical presentation is given in the logarithmic scale and the measurement results are expressed in decibels the results are related to the values set up in the 85 111 117 O5 O 171 00 09 Logarithm 80dB mM El O 1 1 00 35 Linear SVAN 106 User MANUAL Reference Level sub list oath lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Reference Levels In case of Log Linear Y scale is logarithmic but result units are linear Same spectrum with different Scale is as presented here Scaling the vertical axis If Scale is set to Logarithmic or Log Linear then the Dynamic position enables the user to select the required dynamic range scaling of the graphical presentation mode The user can obtain double four and eight times expansion of the vertical axis the default vertical ax
64. information to guide the user on how to edit the text The character that is displayed inversely may be edited One can select the position of the character in the edited text using the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons The available ASCII characters can be changed using the lt gt or lt 7 gt push button The subsequent digits underline upper case letters and Space appear on the display in the inversely displayed position after each press of the above mentioned push buttons One can insert or delete the position in the edited text using the lt lt gt lt gt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt Help information In most windows the last line or several lines contain help information It informs the user how to select or modify the parameter s value change the character in the text line etc 15 m lt gt LM 00 36 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Inactive parameters 01 23 O LM 01 17 If some functions or parameters are not Level available the positions in the menu or 1 0s Vector 1 3 parameter lists linked with this function or parameter become inactive their colour became grey For example if Dosimeter path lt Menu gt 140 0dB Measurement General Settings Dosimeter Off is switched off the HAV WBV Dosimeter line is not active The Grey colour of a position means that this parameter has a single value and it is not possible to change it Simple and
65. is corresponds to 80 dB after expansion it corresponds to 40 dB 20 dB and 10 dB respectively Displays with the 1 1 Octave results and different Dynamic ranges 80 and 40 dB are as presented here Switching the grid on off The Grid position enables the user to switch on or off the horizontal grid lines for spectrum presentation Switching the automatic Y scale adjustment on off The Autoscale position switches on or off the automatic adjustment of the Y axis scale to the full display view The adjustment is performed automatically every time the spectrum is displayed Displays with the autoscale switched off 86 O 171 oo 35 Scale Logarithm Dynamic 80dB Grid Autoscale Ea 4 gt To Change O 171 oo0 35 Scale Dynamic 80dB Grid Autoscale Ea 4 gt To Change O 171 00 36 Scale Logarithm Dynamic 80dB Grid Autoscale Ea 4 P gt To Change O 171 0o0 36 Scale Logarithm Dynamic 40dB Grid Autoscale Ea 4 gt To Change O 171 oo 37 Linear Autoscale Ea 4 P To Change O 171 00 31 00 01 4 Aver Lin Filter HP 1 41 30 RMS 34 5dB F 0 50Hz O 171 00 31 00 01 4 Aver Lin Filter HP 1 4 30 RMS 94 5dB F 0 50Hz O 171 oo 30 00 01 Lin Filter HP 1 1 528u m s F 0 50Hz O 1 1 00 47 00 01 Ch 1 Aver Lin Filter HP 171 80 60 F 0 50Hz O 1 1 oo 47 00 01 Lin Filter HP 1 4 94 5dB F 0 50Hz O 1 1 oo 50 00 01 Ch 1 Aver Lin Filter HP 1
66. is performed together with all calculations of Level Meter functions In all the above functions it is additionally possible to perform vibration dose measurements Dose parameters are setting up in HAV WBV Dosimeter window path lt Menu gt Measurement In order to select the required function the O LM o1 07 O LM 00 05 user has to enter the Measurement Function list After entering the Measurement Function list the set of the available functions appears on the display Level Meter Currently active function is marked O O O lt ENT gt The type of measurement function and the measurement mode is displayed at the upper line of the screen LM Level Meter DLM Dose amp Level Meter 1 1 1 1 Octave D1 1 Dose amp 1 1 Octave 1 3 1 3 Octave D1 3 Dose amp 1 3 Octave Optional measurement functions that broaden the application of the instrument can be easily installed These options can be initially supplied by the manufacturer or purchased later and added by the user 22 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Notice It is not possible to change the measurement function during a measurement run In AN this case the instrument displays for about 3 seconds the text Measurement in Progress In order to change the mode of the instrument the current measurement in progress must be finished 4 2 Instrument s calibration Calibration lt ENT gt The Calibration list consists of six positions Channel 1
67. ive mode of measurement result s presentation without starting the new measurement process If Save option is chosen then the measurement results are saved The vector settings warning When the Vector Settings position is swithed on the special warning is displayed if the Mode parameter selected in the Vector 1 3 or Vector 4 6 windows do not conformed to the standard Confirmation of the instrument switch off When the Power Off position swithed on the warning message appears after pressing the lt On Off gt push button to switch off the instrument 81 n LM O DLM oo 03 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 10 1 1 AND 1 3 OCTAVE ANALYSER The instrument operates as the 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave analyser in a very similar way to the Level Meter mode and in addition 1 1 octave or 1 3 octave analysis is performed in parallel with the Level Meter operations All 1 1 octaves with the centre frequencies from 2 kHz down to 0 5 Hz in base two system and 1 3 octaves with the centre frequencies from 2 50 kHz down to 0 40 Hz in base two system digital pass band filters work in real time with the HP weighting filter type 1 according to the IEC 61672 1 standard the filter characteristics are given in Appendix D and the linear RMS detector The results of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave 017 100 05 analysis also called spectrum analysis can be examined by the user on a display in the Spectrum presentation mode The availability of this mode
68. le In such cases the Logging position in the Measurement list is not active The Logging position became inactive if the internal memory was Set as a working directory see below Result files can be saved manually or automatically Setup files are saved manually Logger and Wave files are saved automatically Each file consists of some elements which are the same for all kind of files e a file header e the unit and software specification e the user s text stored together with the measurement data e the parameters and global settings e the special settings for profiles e the marker of the end of the file The File list contains the following items File Manager enables the user to manage the files saved in the instrument or on external memory card Setup Manager enables the user to manage the Setup files Save Options enables the user to set the options for the measurement result savings Setup Options enables the user to set the options for the setup Savings 60 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 1 Saving files in the instrument s memory or external memory There are two options for storing result data in the internal or external memory One option is to press the lt Save gt push button right after the measurement performance Another option is to create lt New File gt in the File Manager window After pressing the lt Save gt push button the Save Results window appears There are two available options
69. lect the Delete position and press the lt ENTER gt push button again lt ENT gt 67 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 2 7 Copying file catalogue Copy O LM O01 46 It is possible to copy a file or catalogue 01 46 from the file catalogue list in one memory type to another or from one catalogue of external memory to another catalogue in the same memory It is not possible to copy logger files to the Internal memory since this type of memory does not support catalogues of files lt ENT gt In order to perform this operation select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Copy position and press the lt ENTER gt push button again The instrument then will propose to choose the target catalogue for copying After selection of the target catalogue the user should press the lt ENTER gt push button The window with two options will appear Copy Here and Rename 7 2 8 Moving file catalogue Move It is possible to move file or catalogue from the file catalogue list in one 0 LM memory type to another or from one catalogue of external memory to another catalogue in the same memory It is not possible to move logger files to the Internal memory since this type of memory does not accept such files In order to perform this operation select the file catalogue and press the lt ENTER gt push button After opening the list of operations select the Move position
70. ling the vertical axis If Scale is set to Logarithmic or Log Linear then the Dynamic position enables the user to select the required dynamic range scaling of the graphical presentation mode The user can obtain double four times and eight times expansion of the vertical axis the default vertical axis corresponds to 80 dB after expansion it corresponds to 40 dB 20 dB and 10 dB respectively Displays with the logger results and different Dynamic ranges 80 and 20 dB are as presented here Switching the grid on off The Grid position enables the user to switch on or off the horizontal grid lines in any graphical presentation modes Switching the automatic Y scale adjustment on off The Autoscale position switches on or off the automatic adjustment of the Y axis scale to the full display view The adjustment is performed automatically every time the spectrum is displayed Displays with the autoscale switched off and on are as presented here 6 3 Setting the result presentation The Results Scale sub list enables the user to change the scale in the available modes of the measurement result presentation 58 0O LM 00 29 Logarithm 80dB v Ea 0O LM 00 32 Logarithm 20dB mM El 0O LM 00 19 Logarithm 20dB scale Results Scale C LM Goo 06 Linear SVAN 106 User MANUAL There are two options for the Scale parameter Linear and Logarithm In the case of Linear all the results a
71. ment s control The instrument is controlled by means of nine push buttons on the keyboard Using these push buttons the user can access all available functions and change the value of all available parameters The functions are placed in a system of lists and sub lists The instrument s menu consists of different type of windows which include main menu list sub menu list option list parameter list text editor window information window and file manager window with file command list 00 02 Main menu O LM The main list contains the headers of seven lists which also contain sub lists or positions The main list is opened after pressing the lt Menu gt push button This list contains the following sub lists Function Measurement Display File Instrument Auxiliary Setup and Calculator O LM 00 02 0O LM 00 02 lt v gt 0O LM 00 02 0O LM 00 09 lt EN gt Position selection The desired position in menu list is selected by means of the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons Entering position After the selection of the desired position in the menu list the user has to press the lt ENTER gt push button in order to enter it After this operation a new sub menu option list parameter list or information window appears on the display 13 SVAN 106 User MANUAL List of parameters The parameter list contains parameters for which the user may select the value from the available range Pressing the lt ENTE
72. meters for vectors calculations enables the user to program the logger functions measurements logging and signal recording enables the user to set the parameters of measure trigger Position appears only in the advanced instrument mode enables the user to program the measurements with the use of special SEAT accelerometer Notice The parameters can be presented in Logarithm decibels or Linear m s units It depends on the Scale position value path Menu Display Results Scale e g 10 m s can be presented as 140 dB 28 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 1 Selection of measurement parameters General Settings The General Settings list consists of the following parameters the delay of the start of measurements Start Delay the integration period measurement run time Meas Period and the repetition of the measurement cycles Repetition No In the Advanced Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode there are three additional parameters Measure Trigger Logging Mode and Event Recording Setting time delay before the start of measurements The Start Delay parameter defines the delay period from the moment the lt Start Stop gt push button is pressed to the start of the actual measurement the digital filters of the instrument constantly analyse the input signal even when the measurement is stopped This delay period can be set from 0 second to 60 seconds with 1 second step by means of the lt
73. mitted from the input of the instrument to its output without any digital processing i e frequency filtering e the input of the digital signal used as an external trigger to start the measurements Digital In in the instrument acting in this case as a so called slave instrument O LM Goo 07 e the digital output Digital Out used for triggering another slave Digital Out instrument the instrument is acting in this case as a master Trigger Pulse instrument or as a source of any alarm signal in the case of certain Positive circumstances occurred during the measurements i e the level of the input signal was higher than selected one The more detailed description of the I O operation is given in App C 74 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Selection the channel for analogue output The Channel position enables the user to select which channel signal is assigned to the analogue out Digital output function selection of the I O socket The Function position enables the user to set the function of the digital output of the I O instrument s socket The socket can be used as the source of the trigger pulse Trig Pulse which starts the measurement in another slave instrument linked to the master instrument or as an alarm signal which appears there after fulfilling certain measurement conditions Alarm Pulse Polarisation selection of the digital output signal The Polarisation position enables the user to sel
74. nd 1 3 octave analysis Total values parameters weighting filter type of integration filer for acceleration velocity or displacement results and additional calibration factor are setting up in the Total Values window path lt Menu gt Display Spectrum Display Setup 82 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The output of a selected 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave filter can be also used as a triggering signal for different trigger applications triggering the logger triggering the event recording triggering the wave recording and alarms 10 3 Saving of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis results in the logger s file Logger Results The RMS results from 1 1 Octave or 0171 00 57 1 3 Octave analysis can be saved in the logger file Spectrum saving in the logger file can be activated for each channel in the appropriate window path lt Menu gt Measurement Data logging Logger Results 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave If the None value is selected in the Channel x position then spectrum data will not be saved in the logger file If RMS value is selected then RMS spectrum will be saved in the logger file for this channel 10 4 Selection of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave bandpass results as triggering source For the 1 1 Octave or 1 3 Octave functions it is possible to define trigger O i7i 04 08 condition for logger event wave and alarm triggers based on the selected Level spectrum band levels 1 0s The trigger conditions for the above appli
75. nts The default settings set up by the manufacturer for the profiles of all channels are as follows signal type Type IEPE weighting filter Filter Wd type of the RMS detector 1 0s dose meter 1 3 Dosimeter WBV 4 6 Dosimeter HAV The user can change all the above mentioned settings using the Measurement list The instrument remembers all made changes Return to the default settings set up by the manufacturer is possible after the execution of the Factory Settings position available in the Auxiliary Setup list 3 4 Icons description Description of the instrument state Additional information about the instrument s state is given by means of the row of icons visible in the top of the display The type of measurement function and the measurement mode LM DLM 1 1 and 1 3 etc as well as the real time clock RTC is also displayed in the same line together with icons The meanings of the icons are as follows plug icon is displayed when the instrument is powered from the external source play icon is displayed when the measurement is started Internal memory icon is displayed when stop icon is displayed when the measurement is stopped internal memory is assigned for file saving 18 SVAN 106 User MANUAL pause icon is displayed when the measurement is paused SD Card icon is displayed when external micro SD card memory is as
76. o SD flash card for almost unlimited mass data storage USB 1 1 Client interface Integration time programmable up to 24 h SvanPC software for easy instrument setup and data download Easy to use operator friendly interface with high contrast full colour display Pocket size 140 x 83 x 33 millimetres 5 5 x 3 3 x 1 3 inches Light weight only 390 grams 13 9 oz including 4 x AA batteries Accessories included The SV 106 set consist of the following parts SV 106 SC 56 instrument with 4 AA batteries or 4 rechargeable AA batteries installed mini USB 1 1 cable typical 2m Accessories available SA 50 SA 51 SA 52 SA 54 SA 55 SC 14 SC 38 SC 118 SV 38V SV 39A L SV 50 SV 105 SV 111 Hand Arm measurement adapter shaped base for SV 3023M2 accelerometer Hand Arm measurement adapter flat base for SV 3023M2 accelerometer Hand Arm measurement adapter direct for the SV 3023M2 accelerometer Power supply unit with USB Connector adapter with low pass mechanical filter LEMO 5 pin to LEMO 5 pin extension cable 10 m Cable used to connect the SV 50 triaxial accelerometer with the SV106 4 pin Microtech to LEMO 4 pin typical 2 7 m LEMO 4 pin to LEMO 5 pin connector triaxial accelerometer for Whole Body measurements MEMS type Seat Accelerometer including SV 3143M1 and SC 38 cable set for Hand Arm measurement Dytran accelerometer 3023M2 adapters SA 50 SA 51 SA 52 with clamps and accessori
77. off the Wave Trigger In the Rec Limit position the user may select time of signal recording after triggering If the triggering condition appears then the signal will be recorded during the period defined in Rec Time The available values of Rec Limit are Max Length Fixed Len or Off When Off is chosen then the event signal will be recorded until the memory is filled or while the trigger condition is fulfilled When Max Length is chosen then the signal will be recorded for the period defined by Rec Time but can be stopped earlier if trigger condition is not fulfilled any more When Fixed Len is chosen then the signal will be recorded for the period defined by Rec Time even when the trigger condition ceases In the Rec Time position the user may select the time of event signal recording after triggering If next triggering condition appears then the signal will be recorded for an additional period defined by Rec Time The Trigger Parameters position enables the user to define the parameters of the PI triggering signal To open this position and Max Length the user should press lt ENTER gt 00m10s The Trigger Parameters window and meaning of all positions are identical as for Logger Trigger case described above 5 8 Measure trigger parameters selection Measure Trigger The Measure Trigger position appears O LM 00 01 only in the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mo
78. ol function is Disabled then the instrument waits for the user reaction This mode is used in normal mode 76 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 8 6 Transducer s compensation activation Transducers The Transducers position enables the user O LM 00 30 to activate or deactivate the transducer s electrical noise compensation 8 7 Checking the specification of the instrument Unit Label The Unit Label enables the user to check O LM oo 31 O LM o1 03 the model number of the instrument its serial number the current software version installed in it and the relevant standards which the instrument fulfils The displayed text is scrolled on the display after pressing lt gt and lt 7 gt lt ENT gt department or official representative in case of any problems faced by the user during the A Notice The contents of the Unit Label window should be always sent to Svantek local service instrument s normal operation in the field T SVAN 106 User MANUAL 9 AUXILIARY SETTINGS Auxiliary Setup The Auxiliary Setup list contains positions O LM oo 04 O LM 01 38 directly related with measurements and not related with the hardware components of the instrument In order to open the Auxiliary Setup list the user has to press the lt Menu gt push button select the Auxiliary Setup position and press lt ENTER gt lt ENT gt In the Auxiliary Setup list the following items are available Language enables the
79. on deactivation can be done by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Shift gt The position is changing by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt gt and lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons The example display of Logger with two 01 52 selected results is attached 39 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Selection vectors for logging O LM 05 22 The Vector list enables the user to activate the vectors VEC13 and VEC46 which will be recorded to the logger file activate plot and select its color 5 6 3 Logger trigger parameters setup Logger Trigger The Logger Trigger position appears only In the advanced instrument mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode Advanced Mode The Logger Trigger parameters define the way the measurement results are saved in the logger The Logger Trigger switches on the result logging The logger triggering of the measurements Enabled can be switched on by means of the lt gt gt push button In the Logger Trigger sub list the user may switch off or on Enabled the O COmOOs logger triggering determine the parameters of the triggering signal O COMmOOs Trigger Parameters select the number of the results saved in the logger before the fulfilment of the triggering condition Pre and the number of the results saved in the logger after the fulfilment of the triggering condition Post If the triggering condition is fulfilled the log
80. on was established in order not to waste too much memory of the instrument when the self saving is not necessary The Auto Name position appears after switching on the Auto Save function 0 LM o3 33 RES13 path Menu Measurement General Settings is not less than 10 seconds If it is less than A Notice The Auto Save function can be performed only in case when the Meas Period value 10 seconds the measurement results are not saved and this is indicated with the message There is only one exception when the Repetition Cycles number path Menu Measurement General Settings is equal to one the Auto Save function is executed disregarding of the value of the integration period 71 SVAN 106 User MANUAL When the Meas Period is too short for the Auto Save option or the Repetition No is not equal to one the following message appears on the display When the Auto Save option is active after starting the measurements by pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button the results are saved in the file with the selected name Another measurement is started after pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button again The measurement is stopped after the selected Meas Cycle Time path Menu Measurement General Settings The numbers of the next saved named files are automatically incremented by one The same remarks are valid in this case as already stated in the description of the Save Next function Edition the name of
81. opens the Calibration sub list lt S P gt This push button enables the user to jump to pause or break the measurement process temporarily If there is no current running measurement in progress this push button opens the Setup Manager menu lt 4 gt lt gt These push buttons enable the user specifically to e select the column in a multi column parameter list e select the parameter value in an active position e g filter Z A or C Integration period 1s 2s 3s etc e control the cursor in Spectrum and Logger modes of result s presentation e select the position of the character in the text editing mode e activate markers 2 and 3 e speed up changing the numerical values of the parameters when pressed and held SVAN 106 User MANUAL lt 4 gt lt gt lt 4 gt lt gt lt gt lt Y gt lt gt lt v gt lt 4 gt lt 7 gt Info Markers 10 The lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed in conjunction or in sequence with lt Shift gt enable the user specifically to e speed up changing the numerical values of the parameters i e the step is increased from 1 to 10 in the setting of Start Delay path Menu Measurement General Settings Start Delay e jump to the last or first character of an edited text line in the text edition modes The lt lt gt lt gt gt push buttons pressed in conjunction or in sequence with lt Alt gt enable the user speci
82. or 4 6 the filters defined for channels are as follows Channel 1 or 4 Wd Channel 2 or 5 Wd Channel 3 or 6 Wk lf HAV measurements are performed in channels 1 3 or 4 6 the filters defined for channels are as follows Channel 1 or 4 Wh Channel 2 or 5 Wh Channel 3 or 6 Wh If second profile is active during Dosimeter measurements the filter can be HP Vel3 or one of BL Wd BL Wk or BL Wh depending on which filter was predefined for the first profile of the chosen channel according to the rule described above RMS detector The only one 1 0s RMS detectors is available in the instrument 5 4 Setting the vector parameters Vectors Setup The Vectors Setup position enables the O LM 03 45 user to select the coefficients to calculate the vector for channels 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 Vector is calculated based on different set of coefficients for three axis X Y Z which may be selected in the Mode position for hand arm measurements Standard H A for whole body measurements Standard WBV for measurements with O LM 00 08 user defined coefficients User for MTVV MTVV and for PPV PPV measurements For Standard H A and Standard WBV modes coefficients are predefined For the User MTVV and PPV modes it is possible to define coefficients for vector calculation PPV PPV PPV lt ENT gt Standard WBYV 35 SVAN 106 User MANUAL When the user needs to calculate a vector with other than standard coefficients it
83. order to enter the marker mode the user must press lt Shift gt and lt Alt gt push buttons simultaneously during the measurement Then four available markers appear on the screen To choose marker number 1 the user must press lt gt push button number 2 lt 4 gt number 3 lt gt gt and number 4 lt 7 gt The markers disappear automatically and the chosen marker is activated after pressing lt Shift gt lt Alt gt again the active marker number will be highlighted In order to switch off the marker the user has to press lt Shift gt lt Alt gt and press the arrow push button which refers to the marker to be switched off The current state of the markers is indicated in the logger file cf App B for details and can be used to show them with the help of the dedicated presentation software An example presentation of the markers on the time history plot is shown below to view a plot with markers the user has to transfer data to the appropriate software such as SvanPC 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 lt Shift gt lt Alt gt e Leq Marker 1 Marker 2 a Marker 3 a Marker 4 13 30 00 13 30 09 13 30 17 13 30 26 13 30 35 13 30 43 13 30 52 11 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 2 2 Input and output sockets of the instrument Top cover of the instrument The measurement inputs are placed on the top cover of the instrument two 5 pin Lemo compatible sockets type ENB 0B
84. ored by means of the lt S P gt push button and by creating the lt New File gt in the Setup Manager list The logger wave and event files are created automatically in the assigned directory on the external memory drive 21 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 4 FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTRUMENT Function O LM FO1 07 The Function list contains the elements that enable the user to select the measurement mode of the instrument and perform calibration of it s measurement channels In order to select the Function list the user has to press the lt Menu gt push button select the Function text and press lt ENTER gt The Function list contains two elements Measurement Function and Calibration lt ENT gt The Function list consists of Measurement Function enables the user to select the mode of the instrument Calibration enables the user to perform a calibration of instrument s measurement channels 4 1 Measurement functions of the instrument Measurement Function The main function of the instrument is the measurement of broad band Vibration level Level Meter meeting the ISO 8041 2005 standard The instrument can also be used for medium to long term vibration monitoring using the huge capacity data logger in which all the measurement results are stored The user may also use 1 1 and 1 3 real time octave band analysis functions These functions broaden the main Level Meter functions of the instrument because 1 1 and 1 3 octave analysis
85. pe is selected the measurement starts when the falling down result value Source passes below the level determined by RMS 1 the Level position value 1 10 0 m s The measurement is stopped when the conditions set in the General Settings sub list are fulfilled or after pressing the lt Start Stop gt push button or after receiving the proper control code remotely The next sources of the triggering signal are available RMS 1 VEC46 VEC13 or External External source means that the triggering will be initiated by the positive or negative slope of the signal on the input output socket I O When Level or Level is selected the triggering condition is checked O LM 02 46 every 5 millisecond and the measurement is recorded only when the result res value Source has the greater lower level than that determined in the Level position otherwise the measurement result is skipped RMS 1 1 The next sources of the triggering signal are available RMS 1 VEC46 or 10 0 m s VEC13 When the Gradient is selected the triggering condition is checked every O LM 02 47 5 millisecond and the measurement is recorded only when the result value Source has a greater level than determined in the Level position and the gradient of the signal is greater than determined in the Gradient position Otherwise the measurement result is skipped Only one source of the 1 triggering signal is available RMS 1 pate Ms Gradient Ch
86. r step path RMS SMe lt Menu gt Measurement Data Logging 10 0 m s 10 0 m s Logger Setup 100ms 1 0s and equal to Meas Period path lt Menu gt is Measurements General Settings f Meas Time is selected the triggering conditio is checked every second and RMS is averaged from the begining of the measurement Meas Time is displayed in the right upper corner of the display right under the real Time Clock 41 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Source for triggering condition and channel of triggering signal The Source position enables the user to select the type of source for triggering condition calculation Vector or Profile 1 0O LM 02 43 Level Logger step Vector 1 3 0O LM O02 43 Level Logger step Profile 1 1 The Channel position enables the user to TTO OAR select the channel of triggering source Depending on value of the Source parameter the value of Channel will be different Function for triggering condition definition and threshold The Result position enables the user to select the result for triggering condition PEAK P P MAX MIN RMS or VDV When Vector is selected as a Source the only one result is available RMS The Level position enables the user to select the value of threshold for triggering condition The level of the triggering source can be set in a range from 60 dB to 200 dB or from 1 00 mm s to 10 0 km s depending on what scale type was selected in the Scal
87. r the second profiles If second profiles are switched off no calculations will be performed and displayed in different presentation modes and all positions with settings for second profiles will be not active 33 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 3 1 Assignment channels for the accelerometer axis Channel Axis Mapping The Channel Axis Mapping position enables the user to assign channels to the transducer s axis The user can assign channels 1 2 3 to the axis X Y Z of the first transducer connected to the Lemo compatible type ENB OB 304 socket for Channels 1 3 and channels 4 5 6 to the axis X Y Z of the second transducer connected to the Lemo compatible type ENB OB 304 socket for Channels 4 6 If same channel is assigned to the more than one axis there will be error detected and the user will be prompted to reassign the channels 5 3 2 Setting parameters for channels Channel x The Channel x positions enable one to set up O LM 01 58 or display parameters for the individual channel like input type and filters for profiles BUS Spee Wd lf Dosimeter is active the first profile filter is set BL Wd by default and it cannot be changed When second profile is switched off the filter for second profile doesn t appear as parameter in the list Input type and range selection The following inputs are available Direct IEPE Building Direct and Building IEPE The Range value cannot be changed it always depends
88. re of capital letters and have no extensions By pressing the lt ENTER gt push button the window with the list of available operations is opening for the marked highlighted position lt ENT gt When SD Card is selected the first two positions lt New Directory gt and lt New File gt can be used to create new elements When Internal memory is selected only the lt New File gt position is available The list of operations on files saved in the Internal memory differs from SD Card by one position It is not possible to rename the files saved in the Internal memory and thus the Rename position in this list is not active When the memory disk is selected after pressing the lt ENTER gt push button the list of operations on disk appears 63 SVAN 106 User MANUAL lf SD Card is not installed its position in the 01 25 File Manager window is unavailable The list of operations on the Internal memory differs from that one for the SD Card by one position It is not possible to rename the Internal memory and thus Rename position in this list is not active The Internal memory can be also defragmented and this is performed by operation Defragmentation lt ENT gt The selected catalogue can be opened in two ways after pressing the lt gt push button or after opening the operation list by means of the lt ENTER gt push button then selecting the Open position and pressing the lt ENTER gt push button once a
89. re shown in linear units In case of Logarithm the measurement results are expressed in decibels the results are related to the values set in the Reference Level window path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Reference Levels 6 4 Setting the display brightness and power saver Screen The Screen window enables the user to set O LM oo 54 the brightness of the display and to switch on the screen saver a Setting the brightness of the display Disabled The Brightness enables the user to set the proper brightness of the display by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons The user can select 20 different values of this parameter Notice The new value of the brightness is confirmed after each press of the lt 1 gt or lt gt push buttons new value is selected without any confirmation from the lt ENTER gt push button Setting the power saver function The saving of the internal source of the instrument s power can be achieved by means of reducing the brightness of the screen when possible It is possible to set the Power Saver automatically The screen may be switched off Screen Off or dimmed Dim When either of these options is selected after number of seconds defined in the line Power Saver Delay from pressing any push button the screen is switched off or dimmed If it has been set the first press of any push button will cause the switch on of the screen The Power Saver function may also be deactivate
90. ress the lt ENTER gt push button again To delete files from the Internal memory O LM 02 15 the user has to mark the desired file type then press the lt ENTER gt push button The Ea Delete All window with the list of file types will be opened The user will be asked to confirm the deletion of the selected file type Select Yes then press lt ENTER gt to delete otherwise press lt ESC gt to continue without deletion 7 2 4 Merging result and setup files memory Defragmentation The Defragmentation option is used to make the Internal memory space contiguous All new files are saved starting from the beginning of the free memory space The memory occupied by the deleted file assuming that the file was not the last one remains unused for the next files saving After the removing a file the memory space becomes discontinuous with unused parts which cannot be utilized in the future The situation changes after the process called defragmentation During this process the files saved in the files memory are moved in order to obtain minimum continuous occupied space After pressing the lt ENTER gt push button on the active Yes option the instrument checks whether the used result and setup files memory is continuous or not If this memory is continuous the Defragmentation operation is not executed and the special message is displayed The instrument waits for the reaction of the user any push button should be pressed except lt
91. se between 2nd Fun and 2nd Fun Direct When the Direct option is selected the lt Shift gt and lt Alt gt push Direct buttons operate as in the keyboard of a computer in order to achieve the desired result the second push button has to be pressed at the same time as with lt Shift gt lt Alt gt When the 2nd Fun option is selected the lt Shift gt lt Alt gt push buttons operate in the sequence with the other one This enables the user to use only one hand to operate the instrument lt Start Stop gt push button working mode selection O LM 06 34 In the Start Stop position the user can choose between Direct and 2nd Fun With Shift When the Direct option is selected the instrument reacts on With Shift each of the lt Start Stop gt push button pressing starting or stopping the measurements When the With Shift option is selected the lt Start Stop gt push button operates in conjunction or in a sequence with lt Shift gt The measurements are started or stopped after pressing both push buttons 8 2 Setting parameters of the I O port Multifunction I O The Multifunction I O sub list enables the O LM Goo 05 user to select the available functionality of z nalog Out the I O port 1 Mode selection of the I O port O LM 00 06 In the Mode position it is possible to select the function of the instrument s Digital In socket named as I O This socket can be used as e the output of the analogue signal Analog Out trans
92. signed for file saving Micro SD card is connected computer icon is displayed when there is a successful USB connection with the PC Trigger Level icon is displayed when the trigger condition is set up to Level The icon appears alternately with the play icon curve icon is presented when the current measurement results are logged into the instrument s logger file Trigger Level icon is displayed when the trigger condition is set up to Level arrow up icon is displayed when overload appears Trigger Slope icon is displayed when the trigger condition is set up to Slopet arrow down icon is displayed when under range appears Trigger Slope icon is displayed when the trigger condition is set up to Slope tone icon is displayed during wave recording and event recording Alt icon is displayed when the lt Alt gt push button is pressed clock icon is displayed when timer is On Is active when the instrument is waiting for the measurement start up When the measurement start up is close the icon changes its colour to green and starts to blink battery icon is displayed when the instrument is powered from the internal batteries Icon corresponds to the status of the batteries three two one or none vertical bars inside the icon When voltage of batteries is too low the icon becomes r
93. simeter position in the Measurement list will be active and DLM D1 1 or D1 3 function abbreviations appear in the top line of the display Setting the Logger mode The Logger Mode position enables the user to deactivate the logger function Off or to activate this function by choosing the logger mode Logger or Wave The Wave option doesn t appear in the Simple Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode In case the Logger is selected the time history of regular results will be saved in the logger file Logger 30 SVAN 106 User MANUAL In case the Wave option is selected the time wave signals for the channels selected in the window Wave Channels will be recorded in the logger file The file name is defined in the Logger Setup window and for history results will have predefined name amp LOG and for wave recording amp REC Depending on what parameter of Logger Mode was chosen some positions in the Measurement and Data Logging lists are not active O DLM 03 31 lt ENTER gt lt ENTER gt Data Logging screen view when Logger mode is switched on O DLM 03 31 lt ENTER gt lt ENTER gt Data Logging screen view when Wave mode is switched on Activation of the event recording function The Event Recording position enables the user to activate the event recording function This position doesn t appear in the Simple Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode If the Event Re
94. ss the lt ENTER gt push button on this position select new files and press lt ENTER gt again Exposure Time The Exp Time Exposure Time defines the period during which the measurement results are extrapolated The required value can be set in the special window which is opened by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt The Exposure Time can be set from 00h00m to 24h00m The user can set the Exposure Time for each file separately Selection of dose results Dose results calculated with the use of channels 1 2 3 or 4 5 6 can be assigned for the calculation of Dose 1 or Dose 2 results Dose 1 or Dose 2 results will be calculated for HA and WB measurements based on set of appropriate selections files Hand Arm daily dose results The HA Daily Results position is used to display daily HA dose calculations for all selected files Whole Body daily dose results The HA Daily Results position is used to display daily WB dose calculations for all selected files 94 O DLM 00 35 O DLM FOO 36 lt ENT gt O DLM 00 36 oshim O DLM 00 37 O DLM oo 38 O DLM o0 38 O DLM o00 38 lt gt gt O DLM 00 39 O DLM o0 39 lt ENT gt SVAN 106 User MANUAL Hand Arm partial results O DLM 00 40 O DLM The HA Partial Results position is used to display daily HA dose results for all selected files Whole body partial results O DLM Goo 42 The WB Parti
95. strument will switch off 51 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 6 DATA AVAILABLE ON THE DISPLAY Display 0O LM 00 01 The Display list contains the elements that O LM 00 02 enable the independent programming of the display parameters In order to open the Display list the user has to press the lt Menu gt push button select the Display text and press lt ENTER gt lt ENT gt The Display list is used for setting the various parameters which are mainly dedicated for the control of the screen display views The list consists of Display Modes enables the user to select the mode of measurement results presentation Logger Scale enables the user to change the scale of the history plot Results Scale enables the user to change the scale of result s presentation Screen enables the user to set the brightness and t switch on off the display screen saver 6 1 Selection of the modes of measurement results presentation Display Modes The Display Modes list enables the user to switch on or off the currently available modes of displaying the results of measurement The mode of the results presentation is related to the selection of the instrument s function LM 1 1 Octave 1 3 Octave etc When all display modes in the Display Modes list are switch off only the main presentation mode with two results is available Any attempt to switch to another mode by means of the lt Alt gt and lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons gives
96. strument list the user has to press the lt Menu gt push button select the Instrument position and press lt ENTER gt The Instrument list content depends on O LM oo 15 Instrument Mode selection from the Auxiliary Setup menu Simple Mode or Advanced Mode In the Instrument list is used for setting the various parameters which are primarily dedicated to control of the instrument hardware and contains the following items Keyboard enables the user to set the operating mode of the lt Shift gt and the lt Start Stop gt push buttons Multifunction I O enables the user to select the available functionality of the I O port Power Supply enables the user to check the power source of the instrument RTC enables the user to set the Real Time Clock Remote Control enables the user to activate or deactivate error confirmation function Transducers enables the user to activate or deactivate the transducer s compensation Unit Label enables the user to check the type of the instrument its serial number and the current software version installed and the standards the instrument fulfils 8 1 Selection of keyboard modes Keyboard The Keyboard sub list enables the user to O LM oo 15 O LM 06 32 programme the operation mode of the st lt Shift gt lt Alt gt and lt Start Stop gt push Direct buttons 73 SVAN 106 User MANUAL lt Shift gt lt Alt gt push button mode O LM os 33 In the Shift Mode position the user can choo
97. t Menu gt File Save Options Saving is not possible when the instrument is measuring the signal The message Measurement in progress is displayed for about 3 seconds The message No Results To Save is displayed after trying to execute the save operation in the case when no measurements were performed and there are no results to be saved The instrument then waits for the reaction of the user any push button should be pressed except lt Shift gt or lt Alt gt and after pressing a push button it returns to the Save Results window Notice Direct access to the Save Results window is possible after pressing the lt ENTER gt AN and lt Alt gt push buttons simultaneously if the Auto Save option is switched off path Menu File Save Options Otherwise Auto Save option is switched on the results are saved automatically after pressing these push buttons in the file with the incremented name 62 SVAN 106 User MANUAL 7 2 Managing the files saved in the internal and external memory File Manager The File Manager is used for checking the contents of the memory and performing operations on result and logger files such as open delete copy move rename create new files or catalogues and displaying file and catalogue information The list of files catalogues and memory devices is presented in the File Manager window Files are stored in catalogues which are organised hierarchically Catalogue names a
98. the Keyboard Settings window of the Instrument list see description of the Instrument list lt ENTER gt This push button enables the user to enter the selected position shown on the screen Menu list or to confirm selected settings Some additional functions of this push button will be described in the following chapters of this manual lt Menu gt This push button pressed together with lt Shift gt enables the user to enter the main list containing six sub lists Function Measurement Display File Instrument and Auxiliary Setup Each of the mentioned above menu lists consists of sub lists elements and data windows These main sub lists will be described in detail in the following chapters of the manual Double pressing the lt Menu gt push button enters a list containing the last eight opened sub lists It often speeds up control of the instrument as the user has faster access to the most frequently used sub lists for easy navigation lt Save gt This push button pressed together with lt Alt gt enables the user to save measurement results as a file in the instrument s internal memory or on the SD card lt ESC gt This push button closes the control lists sub lists or windows It acts in an opposite manner to the lt ENTER gt push button When the window is closed after pressing the lt ESC gt push button any changes made in it are ignored in almost all cases Cal This push button pressed together with lt Shift gt
99. the clearing process the message WAIT is displayed The following message is displayed after return to the default settings and the instrument waits for the user s reaction to press any key to continue 9 6 Setting the scope of instrument s functions Instrument Mode The Instrument Mode sub list enables the user to set the scope of instrument s available functions There are two possible modes of the instrument Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Advanced Mode defines the full scope of available functions while Simple Mode defines a limited scope of available functions excluding functions which are not so common in use like trigger wave and event recording user filters etc Thus some menu lists will have different view content for different instrument modes Below are some windows showing the differences between simple and advanced modes lt gt Logger lt gt 0O LM 01 43 lt gt 19 SVAN 106 User MANUAL O LM 01 46 O LM 01 42 lt gt lt gt 9 7 Reference signal in vibration measurements Reference Levels The Reference Levels sub list enables the user to set the reference level of the vibration signal The values which are set here are taken into account during the calculations of the measurement results expressed in the Logarithmic scale with the dB as the units In the Acceleration position the user can set the reference level of the acceleration signal from 1 ums to 100
100. tion determines the 08 Jan 2011 time for the measurement to start The required hour and minute can be selected in a special window which is opened by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons 5 11 1 Description of an example timer function execution The Timer function is used to programme the instrument to switch on at the desired time and perform the measurements with the parameters set in the Measurement sub list Let us assume that the user wants to switch on the instrument on the 1 of January at 20 30 measure the vibration during 10 seconds without using logger and save the results in a file named R1 In order to do this the user has to set the parameters of the Timer function path Menu Measurement Timer the measurement parameters path Menu Measurement General Settings activate the Auto Save function path Menu File Save Options name the file the File Name window is opened after switching on the Auto Save function and finally switch off 50 SVAN 106 User MANUAL the instrument The instrument will be switched on the 1 of January at 20 30 and will be warmed up for the period of 60 seconds decrementing the counter visible on the display by one after each second After warming up the instrument and the pre set Start Delay time the measurements will be performed for a period of ten seconds Then the results will be saved in the previously named file and finally the in
101. tion of the icon line saving The working directory is described in the top line of the File Manager o window To change the working directory and or working memory the user should select the Memory type and in case of the micro SD Card the desired directory and press the lt ENTER gt push button Then in the opened window with the command list to select the Set Working Directory position and press the lt ENTER gt push button again The icon on the upper line and the directory path on the bottom line will be changed accordingly The same method is applied for changing directory for micro SD Card memory Internal memory icon is displayed when internal memory was assigned for file SD Card icon is displayed when external micro SD card memory was assigned for file saving The micro SD card should be necessary inserted LM There are two options for storing result data in the internal or external memory One option is to press lt Save gt push button immediately after the measurement Another option is to create lt New File gt in the File Manager window After pressing the lt Save gt push button the Save Results window appears 20 SVAN 106 User MANUAL After pressing the lt Save gt push button the Save Results window appears In the Save Results window the user can enter a name for the result file or choose automatic name generation option The measurement configuration Setup files can also be st
102. to programme the internal real time clock to act as a delayed start and stop timer The instrument can be switched on automatically up to 1 month in advance at the pre selected programmed time and perform the measurement with the same settings used before the instrument was switched off lt ENT gt 49 00 43 x 01 45 Off SVAN 106 User MANUAL Selecting the mode of the timer function O LM 01 46 O LM o1 47 The timer can be switched off Off Single Regular switched on only once Single or switched 01 Jan 2011 01 Jan 2011 00h00m 00h00m on many times regularly Regular with the period between two consecutive measurements set in the Repeat Time line as 24 hours It means that the instrument will be switched on once a day at the same time until the user disables the timer function If the instrument is switched on by means of Timer then the clock icon appears on the screen Setting the day for the measurement to O LM 01 51 01 54 start Single The Start Day position determines the date 01 Jan 2011 for the measurement to start The timer can 00h00m be programmed up to one month ahead and during the date setting the current state of the Real Time Clock is taken into account The required date can be selected in the special window which is opened by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons Setting the time for the measurement to O LM G01 54 start Single The Start Time posi
103. tory window does not contain any more records 2 m LM SVAN 106 User MANUAL 5 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS SETTING Measurement The Measurement list contains the O LM Goo 02 elements which enable the user to programme the measurement parameters for all channels and profiles The Measurement list appears after pressing the lt Menu gt push button selecting the Measurement text and pressing lt ENTER gt The Measurement list and some of sub list General Settings and Data Logging contents depend on Instrument Mode selection from menu Auxiliary Setup Simple Mode or Advanced Mode In Advanced Mode some additional functions recording appear like triggering markers event and wave The Measurement list consists of General Settings HAV WBV Dosimeter Channels Setup Vectors Setup Data Logging Measure Trigger SEAT Notice Any parameter in the lists of the Measurement menu AN can be changed only when the instrument is not making a measurement The parameters are displayed with different colour and any marker movement is impossible The blinking gt icon in the top line indicates that the instrument is performing the measurements enables the user to select the general measurement parameters for all channels enables the user to set up the parameters for vibration dose measurements enables the user to program the individual parameters for channels enables the user to program the individual para
104. trument Switching the instrument on O DLM 02 54 To switch the power on the user should press the lt Alt gt and lt Start Stop gt push buttons at the same time The instrument goes the self test routine after switching on displaying the manufacturer and the name of the instrument and then it enters the Select Setup window This window enables the user to select the predefined setup for specific measurements To ignore the selection press the lt Esc gt push button After selecting or skipping the predefined setup the unit has to warm up for one minute and then the measurement screen with two results appears Press lt ESC gt to bypass the warm up time and go straight to the measurement start if required Starting measurement To start a measurement the user has to press the lt Start Stop gt push button The result of the measurement is displayed with the unit of the measurement in so called two profile mode Two results mode is always available for most Functions of the instrument 17 SVAN 106 User MANUAL LM 00 48 x00 01 Presentation modes The results of the measurements can be also presented in the 6 Channels or 3 Profiles modes In these modes the results for six channels or three profiles are presented on the screen The user can switch the presentation modes by means of the lt Alt gt and lt lt gt lt 7 gt push buttons pressed simultaneously lt Alt 7 gt Default settings measureme
105. ts for three profiles simultaneously O LM 90 01 xo0 03 1 Line for the first result 2 Line for the second result 3 Line for the third result 4 Function name RMS VDV CRF OVL TIME PEAK P P and MTVV 5 File name when the Auto Save function is active path lt Menu gt File Save Options 6 The value of measured function and units of measured value 7 Elapsed time shows the current second of the measurement The value presented there belongs to the range 1 Integration Period Changing the active fields Jumping between positions is made by means of the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons lt vo 55 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Changing the field content O LM Goo 05 x00 03 When Profile or Function position is chosen then the profile number or function name is changed by means of the lt 4 gt and lt gt push buttons Presentation mode for logger view The time history of results saved in the logger can be presented in the special Logger mode The Logger mode can be activated or deactivated in the Display Modes window Logger plot Result value for the cursor position Name and colour of the logged result Name of the logger file Cursor re SY SS Cursor position Changing the active fields Jumping between positions is made by means of the lt gt or lt 7 gt push buttons Changing the field content When Profile or Function position is chosen then the profile num
106. tton After that the special window with editing function opens The editing process is presented on the Figure to the right Selection of the character s position to be edited Select the position of the character in the edited text using the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons For the current position the character can be changed position can be deleted or inserted 61 SVAN 106 User MANUAL Changing the edited character The available ASCII characters can be changed using the lt gt or lt 7 gt push button The subsequent digits letters and other characters appear on the display in the inversely displayed position after each press of the above mentioned push buttons Position insertion deletion atO LM oo 46 The user can delete or insert the position in the edited text using the lt 4 gt lt gt push buttons pressed together with lt Alt gt The edited name is accepted and the instrument returns to the Save Results window after pressing lt ENTER gt Pressing the lt ENTER gt push button again saves the file in the working directory The special warning is displayed if a file with the same edited name already exists in the memory The instrument waits then for a reaction from the user any push button should be pressed except lt Shift gt or lt Alt gt Notice The files can be overwritten using of the same file name without any warning if the Replace option is switched on path l
107. user to select the language of the user interface Factory Settings enables the user to return to the default factory settings Instrument Lock enables the user to lock the menu and to reduce the access to the program functions of the instrument function is under development Instrument Mode enables the user to define the scope of available instrument functions and adjust accordingly the lists in some menu windows Reference Levels enables the user to program the user filters User Filters enables the user to select the Vibration units in which the results of the Vibration Units enables the user to select the Vibration units in which the results of the measurements are to be given Warnings enables the user to switch the warnings on or off that can be displayed during the normal operation of the instrument 9 4 Setting the language of the user interface Language The Language sub list enables the user to O LM F01 38 O LM 00 34 select the language of the user interface For activation of the Russian version of the O user interface a special code has to be 7 entered O lt ENT gt 9 5 Return to the factory settings Factory Settings The Factory Settings sub list enables the user to return to the default setup of the instrument The factory setup can be install also by means of the four lt Shift Enter gt and lt Alt Start gt push buttons pressed together lt ENT gt 78 SVAN 106 User MANUAL During
108. uto Save option path Menu File Save Options the integration period value has to be greater or equal than 10 seconds When the Auto Save option was switched on and a just entered integration period value is less than 10 seconds the Auto Save option switches off and the message Integration Period Too Short Autosave Not Available appears on the display Setting the number of repetition of measurement cycles The Repetition No parameter defines the number of cycles with the measurement period defined by Meas Period to be performed by the instrument The Repetition No number values are within the limits 1 1000 Activation of the measure trigger The Measure Trigger position activates or deactivates the measure trigger function This position doesnt appear in the Simple Mode path lt Menu gt Auxiliary Setup Instrument Mode If the Measure Trigger function is switched off then the Measure Trigger position in the Measurement list will be not active Activation of the dose meter function O DLM 03 26 The Dosimeter position activates or deactivates the dose meter function If the Dosimeter function is switched on then all channels will be assigned for the whole body WBV or hand arm HAV dose measurement for ease of operation by the user Dosimeter parameters can be setup in the HAV WBV Dosimeter window opened from the Measurement list If the Dosimeter function is switched on then the HAV WBV Do
109. y Modes enables the user to switch on the spectrum presentation mode Spectrum Display Setup enables the user to select options for spectrum presentation Spectrum Scale to change the scale of the vertical axis of the graphical presentation switch on or off the grid switch on or off auto scale Spectrum View to choose the type of the spectrum to be presented Multichannel View to select how many channels will be displayed simultaneously Total Values to select parameters for Total Values presentation 10 6 Presentation of 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave analysis results The Single Spectrum and EKANA IEE Multiple spectrum positions of the Display Modes list are accessible only for 1 1 Octave and 1 3 Octave functions p O When Single Spectrum mode is switched on the measurement screen in Spectrum visualisation mode is as shown here D m O N m Field description of the Spectrum view Channel number Cursor position Value for the cursor position Used averaging Spectrum plot Used weighting filter Type of spectrum Total values Central frequency for the cursor position oe D D S 84 SVAN 106 User MANUAL The user may shift the Y axis during the spectrum presentation by means of the lt Shift gt and lt gt or the lt Shift gt and lt 7 gt push buttons The user may change the cursor position by means of the lt 4 gt lt gt gt push buttons The frequency and appropriate value are presented in t

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