D500x Quick Start Guide - Bat Conservation and Management
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1. then hold down Power button for the READY screen Janet Tyburec Post Office Box 86493 Tucson AZ 85754 Tel 520 404 7406 jtyburec mac com REV Fall 201 1 browse to or drop the directory to batch process browse meng area ae browse to or drop an alternate directory location for oi Hard Drive 3 Bat Field Recordings 2011 July io Removing Reading and Readying CF Cards for Subsequent Recording Sessions Do not remove a CF card from the detector when it is writing data to a file Always be sure to stop the recording session manually by pressing the Power button once then again and hold it down until the READY screen appears PresidentTreeSubcanopy N do not scrub wwe time format scrub non batfiles y 2 With the detector ON and the READY screen lit remove the metal cover from the back of the detector and Prezident Tree President Grove Sequoia Natonal Parks Detector mropnone placed to record open ar space out from below canopy of tree 18 15 July 2011 N 36 34 24 24 W 118 45 0 21 elevation 7041 ft J M Szewc flip the Power toggle switch to the OFF center position a Now it is safe to remove the CF card s 3 To read the CF card s and offload the call data insert a CF card into the card reader and plug it into the USB port of a PC or MAC You don t have to copy the wav files to your hard drive Simply post process the calls directly from the CF card using your favo2. START GUIDE You Need Pettersson D500x Unit with firmware version V2 1 D500X see http www batsound com power supply e g 4 AA alkaline batteries or external power source and up to 4 SanDisk Ultra Il or SanDisk Extreme III CF cards 2 32 GB size with CF card reader NOTE Refer to the D500x User s Manual for complete description of detector set up recording and settings and to answer any questions not covered here including rationales for suggested settings Check Firmware Version Install Latest Version Remove metal plate on back of detector by unscrewing the two large screws Confirm Power toggle switch is in the off center position Insert CF card s beginning with top left slot Additional CF cards are added in sequence 2 bottom left 3 top right and 4 bottom right 2 Switch Power toggle switch to the appropriate selection either EXT for external power or INT for internal power i e 4 AA batteries NOTE At this point the detector will power up D500x will show briefly on the screen then Analyzing CF Cards then a message with Unused Memory for CFI thru CF4 if using will appear 3 With the detector turned on as above press ENTER NOTE Screen shows firmware version list of installed CF cards with name s size and free space Current date time appears on bottom of screen To clear all space on card s they must be fo
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6. nces Generally there is no need for the display to be on for passive recordings so settings can remain conservative E g MODE AUTO TIMEOUT 05 BRIGHTNESS 00 Recording After completing steps under Preparing to Record press ESC until the READY screen appears 2 Press REC NOTE At this time a RECORDING SETTINGS screen will appear allowing the INPUT GAIN TRIG LEV and LEVEL to be confirmed and tested and changed under field conditions if desired 3 Adjust the RECORDING SETTINGS if necessary These can be changed directly from this screen by using the left right arrow keys to adjust the values and the up down arrows to navigate thru the settings 4 If RECORDING SETTINGS are good press ENTER NOTE SYSTEM POWER DOWN appears briefly then if the TIMER ON time is not met the detector is waiting and the LED under REC will not blink red but the LED under ON will blink green If the TIMER ON time is met the detector is armed and the LEDs under REC and ON icons will blink NOTE The detector can be tested with an ultrasonic emitter to confirm that the unit is functioning Upon receiving an ultrasonic trigger the screen will light and RECORDING will appear along with the CF card information and the main settings from the User Profile When the recording is complete the unit will power down and the screen will go blank 5 To stop recording manually before TIMER OFF time is met hit
7. ording A Very High setting will initiate a recording at the shortest signal duration Environments with a lot of ambient noise will return many noise files at this setting Set TS to Very Low to reduce noise files without losing bat calls 3 Under Recording Settings a good standard setting for quiet recording situations without a lot of insect wind or water noise is INPUT GAIN 80 TRIG LEV 80 INTERVAL 0 NOTE Settings can be adjusted by using the right left arrow keys Adjust the INPUT GAIN down in value if the dB bar maxes out during the test Adjust the TRIG LEV down if Detector does not trigger in response to appropriate test sounds or up if it appears to be too sensitive To help determine sensitivity every time Detector triggers x will appear next to the TRIG LEV setting A field test is best to determine appropriate settings for the specific local conditions which will vary depending on ambient noise levels Finally time INTERVAL between recordings should be 0 Interval gt O prevents CF cards from filling in areas of high bat activity but bats can be missed if setting gt 0 4 Set TIMER ON OFF accordingly Timer setting uses a 24 hour clock Timers 2 4 can be used any time the recording period needs to be separated into discrete portions 5 If the Date Time displayed is incorrect it can be re set by adjusting the DATEAND TIME setting 6 The DISPLAY setting allows for display prefere
8. rite analysis software e g Transfer field data to store and Prove SonoBat 2 9x 3 0x and the D500x File Attributor utility using a hardware specific SonoBat NOTE Files on the CF card will be locked they can be copied but not A moved deleted or re named To delete or change filenames files will Attributer utility to name files and need to be unlocked The SonoBat D500x File Attributer utility will embed metadata for data management unlock and rename files with the date timestamps made at the time of the recording a user specified file name start and full text header information To run the utility simply drag the folder of files from the CF card into the files to batch process window and specify a O Beee insu drectory rames rubbed a Files in the same dire as the searched files The search logic seeks signals witha destination for attributed files on your computer in the output folder sth wena n eaueny Caveat hear bg eles al segments an 2 window then add a prefix for the files if you want in the file name start window and enter complete text header information in the note to attach to files in the batch window Then hit the process a files button and a progress bar will appear to confirm that the batch ube let a a rare eR processing is working Hit quit when done browse to or drop the directory to scrub browse 4 Then delete files from the CF card s
9. rmatted With the release of Firmware Version 2 1 3 CF cards can be formatted directly in the D500x unit For best results it is recommended that all users install the most current firmware version and only format CF cards using the D500x utility in the unit The D500x display screen includes prompts to complete the format process Preparing to Record Press the FI key to change Settings User Profiles 2 Recording Settings 3 Timer On Off 4 Date and Time 5 Display Up Down and Left Right arrow keys move thru the list and change values ENTER executes changes NOTE For most passive recordings the USERO profile will be appropriate Other user profiles can be selected by hitting ENTER at the READY screen instead of Fl browse profiles using the left right arrow keys then select ENTER on the desired profile 2 Press ENTER to confirm Settings three of which will appear across the top of the screen f the sampling frequency 500 is suggested PRE the pre trigger selection for manual recording this should read OFF for passive recording and LEN the recording length for each file 3 or 5 is suggested The HP high pass filter attenuates low frequencies so if tonal content below I5kHz is desired be sure to turn it to OFF Auto record should be set to YES for passive recordings The Trigger Sensitivity TS setting will determine how long a signal must be before triggering a rec
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