TSI Instruments Quest Edge 7 Manual de usuario

Quest™ Edge 7 Personal Noise Dosimeter

Quick Start

Guide

Checking the Equipment

If your instrument was sent to you in a storage case, remove all the packaging and become acquainted

with the following equipment so you can quickly get started with your noise studies.

NOTE: Depending on the accessories you selected, the dosimeter may have the following components.

For the charging dock, you will either have an EdgeConnect1 or an EdgeConnect5.

(For more information on parts/accessories, refer to tsi.com)

Figure 2-1: Identifying your equipment

EdgeConnect5 Charging Dock

Quest™ Edge 7

Dosimeter

Optional Detection Management

Software (DMS) - laptop not included

EdgeConnect1

Charging Dock

USB cable connects

EdgeConnect to the PC

Extra Windscreen

for Microphone

AC Power Supply

Quest™ Edge Dosimeter Display and Keypad

Windscreen and microphone

LED Indicator

▪Red - indicates dose exceeded the alarm level

▪Amber - dosimeter stopped

▪Green - dosimeter measuring

Display (measurement view shown)

▪View data and various indicators

Side Button

▪Press once to make voice notes

▪Press and hold for 10 seconds to reboot the unit

Soft Button(s)

▪Used for selecting corresponding on-screen

function, ex: Pause, Run, Stop

Enter Button

▪Used to switch between (toggle)

dosimeters one, two, three, and four

measurements and settings

▪Used to accept or choose a

parameter setting

On/O

▪ Used to power On/O the meter

▪Used to exit a menu

Up/Down Arrow(s)

▪Used to scroll through display/screen views

Turning On / Turning O

1) To turn on the dosimeter, press the On/O button. The splash screen will appear indicating the rmware

version. After the splash screen disappears, the screen will be in the measurement view.

2) To turn o the dosimeter, press and hold the On/O button. A “3, 2, and 1” countdown will appear as the

dosimeter is powered o.

Splash Screen Measurement Screen Countdown Screen

Adapter Ring

Calibrating

It is recommended to calibrate your dosimeter before you run your study(ies) and

after your study(ies) to ensure highly accurate measurement results. The steps

below address how to calibrate for either a pre or post study.

Calibrating the dosimeter

1) Remove the windscreen from the dosimeter by twisting and pulling the

black ring (do not pull on the foam).

2) Ensure the dosimeter is turned on and in the stop mode. (See “Turning on”

and “Turning O”.)

3) Slide the dosimeter into the mouth of the calibrator.

NOTE: Ensure the adapter ring is inserted into the mouth of the calibrator

before you slide the dosimeter into the cavity.

4) Turn on the calibrator and ensure parameters are set to 114 dB and 1000 Hz.

(See calibration manual for operation details.)

5) CAL” will ash on the display when detected.

6) Press the Enter button to trigger the calibration display.

7) To match the values on the calibration display, press repeatedly the Up or Down

arrow in order to select the exact output on the calibrator (i.e., 114 dB).

8) When you have selected the appropriate dB level, press the Enter button.

9) A shaded bar will appear loading your calibration information. Then a

summary calibration screen will appear indicating the dB level with date

and time displayed.

10) To return to the measurement view screen, press the On/O button.

11) To end the calibration steps, turn o the calibrator. Detach the dosimeter

from the calibrator.

NOTE: A manual calibration can be started by simultaneously pressing the

Up/Down Arrow keys.

Calibrating

Setting up the Quest™ Edge 7 Dosimeter

The EG7 model comes equipped with four customizable user setups. You have the option to customize the

parameters for threshold values, exchange rate values, ltering, an upper limit value, and a criterion level.

The EG7 model also has the 1/1 octave capability that can be enabled via DMS.

Edge setup screen in DMS

Edge live view screen in Edge dB

Overview of Running a Study

On Quest™ Edge 7 dosimeters, with the introduction of the Pause functionality, the time between Run and

Stop is considered a session. If a user does a Run, Pause, Run, Pause, Stop, the data in DMS will show two

studies within a Session. The downloaded le in DMS will show a ‘+’ symbol on the left. Clicking on it will

dropdown a ‘Study 1’ and ‘Study 2’ options.

Quick Help List: Typical Dosimetry Session

1) Turn the dosimeter on and check your battery power.

2) Set up your study parameters via DMS.

3) Calibrate the dosimeter.

4) Attach the dosimeter for your personal noise study.

5) Press the Run soft key button to start a session.

6) When you are ready to pause your session, press the Pause soft key button.

The previously recorded data is now classied as a study.

7) To stop the session, press the Stop soft key button .

8) Review your results either on the meter, via Quest™ Edge dB APP (on Bluetooth®-enabled devices)

or download to DMS for further analysis (graphs/charts, saving and printing).

Additional Features (See User Manual for Specic Use Instructions)

The Octave Band Graph displays the SPL (Sound Pressure Level) and Lavg or Lmax values/graph for

each frequency band in a given audio spectrum (Note: refer to pages 34-35 in the DMS manual for more

information on this feature).

The Session Review screen allows reviewing of the last 5 sessions stored on the device. It will display

the Start time, Run time, Lavg and Dose for those sessions.

Audio Recording When enabled (checked) in DMS this function will automatically record audio of a noise

event above a congurable dB level.

Voice Notes When enabled (checked) in DMS, the user can, by the press of a button, make verbal notes

about location description or noise events, which will display in the time-stamped data set.

Ceiling Threshold is congurable based on dB level and time period for which ceiling is exceeded.

Ceiling Count is the number of times the sound level measured by meter 1 has exceeded the ceiling

threshold settings.

Charging your Dosimeter

How to Charge

1) Plug in the power adapter to the EdgeConnect charging dock

(see power adaptor below).

▪The EdgeConnect’s lower LED will appear solid when powered on.

2) Slide the dosimeter downward onto the hook of the EdgeConnect

until it clicks. It will be fully seated.

NOTE: The top LED will appear as red ashing and will change to

solid green when fully charged.

A) Backside of instrument: The open cavity & contacts slides into the “Hook”

B) Example of the dosimeters docked for charging

EdgeConnect Charging Dock

Backside of Edge

Common Noise Dosimeter Terms

Criterion Level (CL) - expressed in decibels (dB), it is the maximum allowable accumulated noise

level that results in 100% dose. Regional noise standards specify criterion level.

Dose - expressed in percent, it is the percent of the maximum exposure that has accumulated

over the run time. 100% is the maximum allowable exposure. 100% dose occurs for an average

sound level equal to the criterion level for an 8 hour period.

Exchange Rate (Doubling Rate) (ER)- the decibel level that would double or halve the sound

exposure. For instance with a 3 dB exchange rate the sound exposure doubles with every

3 dB increase, and the sound exposure is halved every 3 dB decrease. Regional noise standards

specify the exchange rate.

Lavg - stands for “level average” and is the average sound level measured over the run time.

Leq - stands for “level equivalent” and is the average sound level measured over the run time but

is calculated with a 3 dB exchange rate with no threshold.

Max Level - the highest weighted sound level that occurred, also allowing for the response time

that the meter is set to. If the meter is set for A weighting with Slow response then the Max level

is the highest A weighted sound that occurred applying the Slow response time.

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