
CHAPTER 18
Specifications
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SAMPLING RATE AND PRE-RECORDING FOR
2-CHANNEL RECORDING
Software Specifications – Tone Assessment Option BZ-7231
LICENSE
Tone Assessment Option BZ-7231 is enabled with a
separate license and can be used with the FFT
template (BZ-7230) or with 1/3-octave and logging
template (BZ-7223, BZ-7224 and BZ-7225)
FFT Based Tone Assessment
(with BZ-7230 Only)
STANDARD
Tone assessment is based on the measured FFT
spectrum in accordance with ‘ISO 1996:2007
Acoustics – Description, assessment and
measurement of environmental noise – part 2:
Determination of environmental noise levels. Annex C
(informative) Objective method for assessing the
audibility of tones in noise – Reference method’
SPECTRA ASSESSED
Any displayed sound FFT spectrum (FFT, Ref or MAX)
may be assessed
Assessment is made as post-processing, that is, when
measurement is paused or stopped
SETUP ACCORDING TO STANDARD
Setups in violation of the standard are indicated as
such on the display, you may then accept to apply the
default setup
Tone assessment will be made if possible, in spite of
standard violations
Tone Seek Criterion: 0.1 to 4.0 dB in 0.1 dB steps
TONE AT CURSOR
A sinusoidal tone is available at the Headphone
output, to help confirm identified tones
Frequency: the frequency is selected by the Main
cursor
Gain: –70 dB to +10 dB
Options: The generated tone can be mixed with the
input signal
TONE ASSESSMENT CURSOR
All tones found are indicated in the display.
The Tone cursor is initially placed at the most
prominent tone, and can then be stepped through the
tones found.
You can also use the Main cursor to step through the
tones
RESULTS
Results are displayed in the Tone panel and in the
Value panel
They are not saved with the measurement
All Tones: Frequency, Tone level L
pti
, Masking noise
level L
pn
, Audibility L
ta
, Critical Band CB, Tone vs.
Noise Level difference L
ts
, Audibility criterion L
ts,krit
Most Prominent Tone: Tone Level L
pt
, Adjustment K
t
QUALITY INDICATORS
On the display, a quality indicator (smiley) will indicate
that a hint is available for tone assessment quality.
Click on the indicator to see the hint
1/3-octave Based Tone Assessment
(with BZ-7223/24/25 Only)
Tone assessment is based on the measured 1/3-
octave spectrum in accordance with either the interna-
tional ‘ISO 1996:2007 Acoustics – Description,
assessment and measurement of environmental noise
– part 2: Determination of environmental noise levels.
Annex D (informative) Objective method for assessing
the audibility of tones in noise – Simplified method’ or
the Italian law ‘DM 16-03-1998: Ministero
dell'ambiente, Decreto 16 marzo 1998’
SPECTRA ASSESSED
The displayed 1/3-octave spectrum (L
eq
, L
max
or L
min
)
may be assessed. Assessment is made as post-
processing, that is, when measurement is paused or
stopped
Sampling
Rate
(kHz)
Maximum
Pre-recording (s)
16-bit
Maximum
Pre-recording (s)
24-bit
Memory
(KB/s)
16-bit
Memory
(KB/s)
24-bit
HW 1 – 3 HW G4 HW 1 – 3 HW G4
850230 30 150 32 48
16 20 110 10 70 64 96
24 10 70 3 43 96 144
48 0 30 NA 16 192 288
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