| SPL Monitor
The Sound Pressure
Level (SPL) Meter has all the features one would expect from a professional
instrument. There are three elements in the SPL display. The small "SPL
Window" in the lower right of the display shows current SPL to 0.1 dB. The
analog bar display shows SPL in low (green), high (yellow), and very high (red)
at user defined levels. And the large digital display shows SPL at a size that
is easily seen from far away. Also shown is the currently selected
weighting/filtering and the selected broadband detector.

(Meets ANSI S1.4‑1983
Type II with standard Ivie mic; Type I with optional Ivie mic (1134) and preamp
(IE‑2P).
Weighting/filtering
It is customary for the broadband detector of an instrument like the IE‑45 to
allow the application of weighting filters such as Flat or “Z” (no weighting),
A or C. In addition to the traditional weightings, the user can also choose to
apply certain band pass filters to the broad band detector. The IE‑45 supports
six octave band pass filters: 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, and 4 kHz.
Selection of the octave filters is very useful in sound system dispersion (horn
aiming) adjustments and for intelligibility considerations in sound system
coverage.
Detector Selection
The user can also select from several different broad band detectors in the SPL
Meter. Fast, Slow, Peak, and Impulse are available. Meets requirements of ANSI
@1.4‑1971 Type S1A, S1C; BS 4197‑1967; DIN 45633 B1.1, B1.2 (Impulse); IEC 651‑1979.
SPL Warning Levels
A number of SPL monitoring applications require knowing when a certain level is
exceeded. The IE‑45 SPL Monitor has provisions for two user adjustable
setpoints which can be used as warning levels. The user can set two SPL points
from a pop‑up menu. When SPL exceeds the first point, the vertical bars above
that point to the left of the display, as well as the disply itself, change to
yellow. When the second point is exceeded, the vertical bars above that point
and the digital display change to red, serving as a warning that the setpoint
SPL’s have been exceeded.
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