ANSI §1.4-1983 (Revision of $1.4-1971) (ASA 47-1983) Standards Secretariat Acoustical Society of America 335 East 45th Street New York, New York 10017 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Specification for Sound Level Meters ABSTRACT This standard is a revision of the American National Standard Specification for Sound Level Meters, $1.4-1971. It conforms as clasely as possible to the IEC Stan- dard for Sound Level Meters, Publication 651, First Edition issued in 1979. This revi sion represents a significant improvement over ANSI S1.4-1971, particularly in its specifications relating to measurement of transient sound signals. It also permits the use of digital techniques and displays. The principal changes from ANSI $1.4-1971 are: inclusion of an optional impulse exponential-time averaging characteristic, inclu sion of an optional peak characteristics, more rigorous definition of the dynamic characteristics for the Fast and Slow exponential-time-averaging, increase in the crest factor requirement to ten for type 1 instruments, specification of a type 0 laboratory instrument with generally smaller tolerance limits than those previously specified for type 1, and deletion of the type 3 survey instrument. is material is electronically reproduced by CSSinfo, (734) 930-9277, wwew.cssinfo.com. No part ofthe printed publication, nor any part ofthis electronic file may be reproduced or transmitted in anv ferm. inciudina transmittal by e-mail. by file transfer protocol (FTP), or by being made part of a network-accessible system, without the prior vritten permission of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), Standards Secretariat, 120 Wall Street, Fax (212) 248-0146, E-mail asastds@aip.o1g Published by the American Institute of Physics for the Acoustical Society of AmericaAMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS ON ACOUSTICS The Acoustical Society of America is the Secretariat for American National Standards Committees $1. on Acoustics, $2 on Mechanical Shock and Vibration, $3 on Bioacoustics, and $12 Noise. Standards developed by these committees, which have wide representation from the technical community (manufacturers, consumers, {and general-interest representatives), are published by the Acoustical Society of America as American National Standards after approval by their respective standards committees, These standards ate developed as a public service to provide standards useful to the public, industry, and consumers, and to Federal, State, and local governments, ‘This standard was approved by the American National Standards Institute as ANSI $1.6-1983 on 17 February 1983, [An Amercan National Standard ims 4 consensus of those substantially coacermed with its scape and provisions. An American National Standard intended 952 guide oad the manulacture, the consuner andthe general public, The existence of an American National Standard does not any respect preclude anyone, whether he has approved the sandard oF rt om manufctting ar Keting, purchasing or wing produce, processes, or procedures nok conforming "0 the standard. American National Standards ate Sublet fo perc review and users oe cxutoned To tn the Inet edions Caution Notice: An Arpeccan Nations Stade may be fevised o withdra at any te. The procedures ofthe American Nation! Standards insite requ that action be taken to reat, reise or withdraw this sandaré no later than ve yeas om the te of publicabon Copyright © 1983 by the Acoustical Society of America, No portion of this publication may be quoted or ceproduced in any form without permission of the Acoustical Society of America ‘second printing, 1982FOREWORD [bis Foreword fo ilormation only and is ot a pat of American National Slandard Speciation fr Sound Level Metes, St. Fevison of 14-1971 IASA Calalog No, 47-1983], 41983, This standard comprises a part of a group of definitions, standards, and specifications for use in acoustical work. It has been developed under the American National Standards Institute by the Standards Committee Method of Procedure under the Secretariat of the Acoustical Society of America, ‘American National Standards Committee $1, under whose jurisdiction this standard was developed, has the following scope: Standards, specifications, ashods of measurement and ts, and terminology inthe feof physical acoustics, architectural sous: {ics elactroscousics, sonics and ulrasoncs, and underwater sound, but excluding those aspecs which pertain to ological salty, lerance, and como. This standard is a revision of the American National Standard Specifications for Sound Level Meters, $1.4 1971. It conforms as closely as possible to the IEC Standard for Sound Level Meters, Publication 651, First Edition, issued in 1979. The principal deviations from publication 631 are: requirement for random-incidence calibration, as has been the United States custom, rather than the free-field method, requirement that the crest factor capability for type 1 instrurents be the same, regardless of the inclusion of an impulse exponentia-time- averaging characteristic, deletion of the type 3 survey instrument. [tthe time this standard was submitted to Standards Commitee $1 for final approval, the membership was as follows: D.R. Flynn, Chairman Acoustical Society of Ameria @ G.C. Mating, fe, A: H Math ‘Ai-Conditioning and Refrigeration Insitute ® AC Pit vans At). “American industial Hygiene Assocation @ C.D. oh “American tron & Steel Institute « €H, Toothman, jC. Masts ain “American Mining Congress # G. 8 Coonan, H. Brady Jonson tan ‘American Society of Heating. Reiger ing Engineers # MW. Blanch ‘American Society of Mechanical Engincers © W. 8. Swim [Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers « (Vacant ‘Audio Engineering Society « UW. Sepmeyer MCh (AM (Canadian Standards Association anon! T, D. Northwood, Go Michael (Al Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics & Biomechanics # P. ‘Compressed Air and Gas Insitute @ || Aclington Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Assocs Yon e UF. tuivell Electric Light and Power Group ¢ C.&. Hickman, |. 8. Markey ian Hectronic Industries Association « P Engine Manufactorers Asocation @ RX. Hilous ing and Air Condition- 8 Witams, 8 C. Moyer Individual members of the $1 Committee were 1 Batchelder LE. Gm Ie KM Bares Mey RS cakes WW Une AH. Marsh, Vice-Chairman A, Brenig, Secret Institute of Electrial and Electronics Engineers # 5. L. Etch Lain, WF Toe AI, RG, Banal UA National Bureau of Standards # 8, Yan, O. Ryan National Council of Acoustical Consultants # GW. Kamer rman, AP. Nash (A National Electrical Manufactuters Association # |. M. Gainer, RoI Welle (AR, AF Hear CA Society of Automotive Engineers @ &.X Hillqyst,® T. Non Society of Motion Picture and Televison Engineers wick, &E, Alden AD Assocation @ | € Smallwood S"Army Electronics Command «(vacant 5. Army Human Engineering Laboratory © G. Carini, D. Hodge (4 U.S: Department ofthe Air Force (itson) # H. von Ceshe U.S. Department of Health, Educalion nd Welfare Pou lous, D. Wasserman (At US. Department of Housing nd Urban Development # G. U.S. Department of the Navy @ LA. Henten, 4 Plano Ain U.S. Department of Transportation # |, Wesker ULS. Navy facies Engineeding Coommand «(3c HE. von Gerke RW. Young