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iVIBE Outdoor Installation, Issue 4, MJL, Nov 2016 

 

iVIBE® Outdoor Installation 

The contents of the Outdoor Installation Kit are illustrated below. 

Heavy Duty Tripod 

Tripod Star 

 
 

 

Microphone Boom Arm 

 

 

5-meter Booted Cable 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Microphone Clip 

 

Water Resistant Windscreen 
 

 

Microphone Weather Shield 

Pair of Sandbags 

 

 

Wall Bracket 

 
 
 
 
 

Shield Clamp and M8x16 screw 

Please contact Turnkey Instruments Ltd if any parts are missing 

 

When  being  used  outside,  it  is  very  important  that  the  microphone  and  other  parts  and 
connectors  of  the  equipment  are  properly  protected  from  water,  rain,  snow,  wind  and  other 
harsh  weather  conditions.  The  Outdoor  Installation  Kit  has  been especially  developed  for  this 
purpose. 

The microphone may be fitted to the heavy duty tripod and boom or the wall bracket. Always 
assess  the  likely  impact  of  adjacent  walls  and  buildings  on  the  free  field  performance  of  the 
microphone. 

Summary of Contents for iVIBE

Page 1: ...screw Please contact Turnkey Instruments Ltd if any parts are missing When being used outside it is very important that the microphone and other parts and connectors of the equipment are properly prot...

Page 2: ...ing rise to higher readings than those to which the adjacent structure is being subjected DO NOT place a brick or similar heavy object on top of the iVIBE There is a very strong chance that it will le...

Page 3: ...on hard ground such as Tarmac or Asphalt you must attach the Tripod Star to all three legs of the tripod to prevent the legs from splaying apart Proceed as follows 1 Position Tripod and Tripod Star in...

Page 4: ...ipod Installation on Soft Ground To install the Tripod into soft ground such as turf or soft soil simply push down the spiked legs into ground as far as they can go The Tripod Star should be used as d...

Page 5: ...op plate of the Tripod 2 Screw the Microphone Clip to end of Boom Microphone Weather Shield For added microphone protection from heavy rain and snow the Weather Shield can be fitted if desired 1 Attac...

Page 6: ...r Windscreen and a double booted 5 metre cable This connects the microphone to the iVIBE microphone input Make sure the ACO 7146 Class 1 microphone has the rubber sleeve fitted as shown in the above p...

Page 7: ...microphone is now ready to be fitted to the microphone clip on the boom arm The ACO 7146 is a free field microphone and should always be pointed towards the direction of the noise source Always make s...

Page 8: ...ed sandbags loosely fill and place so that its sides touch the ground around the iVIBE Level the iVIBE on top of the sandbag using the three adjustment feet and lock off Using a sandbag will also help...

Page 9: ...fter the iVIBE seismic body and microphone tripod have been installed all that remains is to connect the microphone Connect the microphone cable BNC plug to the shrouded BNC jack socket on the iVIBE c...

Page 10: ...please contact Turnkey Instruments Ltd Dalby Court Gadbrook Business Centre Northwich England CW9 7TN Tel 44 0 1606 330020 Fax 44 0 1606 331526 Email techsupport turnkey instruments com Please visit w...

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