{"id":3485,"date":"2018-07-12T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T00:17:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:21:57","slug":"3485","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/3485","title":{"rendered":"Sound Level Sensor Troubleshooting and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/product\/sound-level-sensor\/\">Sound Level Sensor<\/a> (<nobr>SLS-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"\/manuals\/SLS-BTA\">Specifications and User Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/product.sls-bta._hero.001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Primary Test:<\/strong> Connect the Sound Level Sensor to an interface. The data-collection software will identify the sensor and begin a live readout of the sound level. Normal classroom sound levels should be 60-70 dB; a quiet office should read around 55 dB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3486\/\">What is the difference between the Sound Level Sensor and the Sound Level Meter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3487\/\">What advantages does a Vernier sound level sensor have over a smartphone sound level app?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3500\/\">What is the difference between \"A weighting\" and \"C weighting\"?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3501\/\">Why doesn't my sound level meter read below 40 dB?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Response:<\/strong> A-weighted<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range:<\/strong> 55 &#8211; 110 dB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accuracy:<\/strong> +\/- 3 dB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> 0.1 dB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency Range:<\/strong> 30 &#8211; 10,000 Hz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 74 mm x 53 mm x 28 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calibration<\/h3>\n<p>The Sound Level Sensor will never need to be calibrated. Each sensor is carefully calibrated before it ships, and this unique calibration is stored on a smart chip in the sensor. Logger <i>Pro<\/i> does allow for an approximate calibration, but the results would likely be less accurate than the custom factory calibration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Products<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/microphone\/\">Microphone<\/a> (<nobr>MCA-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-sound-sensor\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Sound Sensor<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-SND<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specifications and User Guide Troubleshooting Additional Troubleshooting Specifications Calibration The Sound Level Sensor will never need to be calibrated. Each sensor is carefully calibrated before&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100811,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5907,5908,5909],"class_list":["post-3485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-sls-bta","tag-slsmain","tag-sound-level-sensor-meter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100811"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}