Specifications

EAW Smaart 6 Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started............................................................................................9
1.1 Hardware Requirements............................................................................9
1.1.1 Computer.....................................................................................9
1.1.2 Measurement Microphone ........................................................11
1.1.3 Microphone Preamplifier ..........................................................11
1.1.4 Cables and Interconnections .....................................................11
1.1.5 Additional Useful Equipment ...................................................11
1.2 Smaart 6 Software Installation ................................................................12
1.2.1 First Time Installation...............................................................12
1.3 Smaart 6 Signal I/O .................................................................................14
1.4 Introduction to the User Interface............................................................16
1.4.1 The Menu Bar ...........................................................................17
1.4.2 The Plot Area ............................................................................17
1.4.3 Cursor Readout .........................................................................17
1.4.4 Start/Stop Buttons .....................................................................17
1.4.5 Measurement Mode Buttons.....................................................18
1.4.6 Display Controls .......................................................................18
1.4.7 Reference Trace Controls..........................................................18
1.4.8 Signal Generator .......................................................................19
1.4.9 Internal Delay Control ..............................................................20
1.4.10 Signal Level/SPL Display and Input Level Meters ..................20
1.5 How to use this Manual...........................................................................21
Chapter 2: Concepts, Glossary, and Bibliography.......................................23
2.1 Concepts ..................................................................................................23
2.1.1 Decibels.....................................................................................23
2.1.2 Fast Fourier Transform .............................................................24
2.1.3 Averaging..................................................................................25
2.1.4 Sampling Rate...........................................................................25
2.1.5 Frequency Resolution ...............................................................26
2.1.6 Pink and White Noise ...............................................................27
2.1.7 Data Window Functions............................................................28
2.1.8 Impulse Response .....................................................................29
2.1.9 The Transfer Function...............................................................29