LS1/LS2 Manual
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Setting up LS1/LS2 for Deployment
See the online video for a tutorial on setting up the LS1/LS2
Step 1.
Prepare microSD card.
The microSD card should be formatted as
exFAT (for version 2 of the LS1/LS2).
Step 2
.
O-rings
. Clean and grease o-rings with silicone grease and insert into the
groove on the ring. The fatter radial o-ring is 5 mm wide x 90 mm inner diameter
(McMaster Part number
). The o-ring that seals with the top of the tube
Step 3. Turn on power switch.
The microSD card will be scanned for free memory. Only the card in slot 1 is
used in version 2 of the LS1/LS2.
Use buttons to change settings
UP/DN
: Used to move through menu settings and make changes.
En
ter: Used to change values.
Display Setting
Description
Start
Press Enter to Start
Record
Record duration in seconds
Sleep
Sleep duration in seconds. This is the time from the END of one
recording to the START of the next recording.
Continuous Recording: Sleep = 0 seconds.
For continuous recording the minimum Record duration (i.e. file size) is
600 s.
Rate
Sample rate
Note for 250 kHz and 300 kHz you may need to increase the gain to
achieve lower noise recordings.
Gain
Gain of the audio codec. The gain setting ranges from 0 to 15 and the
corresponding dB of gain will be shown in the display.
Time
It is highly recommended to use UTC time.
Year: Year
Month: Month
Day: Day of month
Hour: Hour (24 hour time)
Minute: Minute