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SoundTrap ST500 User Guide

May 2019

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Summary of Contents for SoundTrap ST500

Page 1: ...SoundTrap ST500 User Guide May 2019...

Page 2: ...undTrap Status 8 2 7 Configure the deployment 8 2 8 Begin recording using the IR Remote Control 10 2 9 Data Offload 11 3 More details 12 3 1 Adding additional memory cards 12 3 2 Data Files 13 3 3 Cal...

Page 3: ...4 1 1 Click detector 20 4 1 2 Snippet extractor 21 4 1 3 User parameters 21 4 1 4 Output File formats 22 4 1 5 Click Detector Caveats and Cautions 24...

Page 4: ...tallation and basic deployment instructions This is followed by several sections containing more detailed information around operation deployment maintenance and troubleshooting It is highly recommend...

Page 5: ...provided holes to gain sufficient leverage Closing the housing Carefully check the O rings Any nicks or scratches indicate they must be replaced Lubricate O rings with silicone grease Check O rings a...

Page 6: ...one reversed battery is enough to severely impact the overall battery life and potentially cause damage through leaking electrolyte Always double check each cell s polarity It is then very important t...

Page 7: ...oother if you re logged into windows as an administrator Visit www OceanInstruments co nz downloads to download the software Download and run the installer Once the install completes run the SoundTrap...

Page 8: ...ws o The Recording Starts section determines when recording will begin Recording can begin immediately on disconnection of the USB cable at a pre determined date and time or manually using the IR remo...

Page 9: ...tions A 96 kHz sampling rate is often a good choice for general environmental noise measurements Contact OI support if unsure o Detector see HF Click Detector section below Once you ve made your selec...

Page 10: ...ART to start recording Press STOP to stop recording If you have set a recording to start recording at a later time the recorder will blink red to indicate it is armed and waiting The armed state is ca...

Page 11: ...and whether it has yet been downloaded to your computer s hard drive Download individual files by right clicking the file and selecting download By default all files will be downloaded to a SoundTrap...

Page 12: ...rvicing The internal memory is non removable meaning the data must be downloaded by USB which can take several hours Using memory cards enables fast retrieval of data ie a fast re deploy can be achiev...

Page 13: ...ntaining the audio This is a Microsoft WAV format file that can be opened by any media player matlab raven etc o xml files which contain metadata such as date recorded gain setting etc o csv files con...

Page 14: ...y has a minimum file size of 4 MB When using periodic recording if the programmed record for a period of period is very short the resultant file may be smaller than the minimum file size This will res...

Page 15: ...between a heavy anchor weight and either a surface or sub surface float A sub surface float is often best as it is less affected by weather swell and is less likely to be tampered with The SoundTrap s...

Page 16: ...ensures the MSP firmware cannot be unintentionally modified In the case of the ST500 the reset battery is replaced with a somewhat hidden reset switch This is located just above the top memory card s...

Page 17: ...d with the recorder but instead made available online from the calibration page of the Ocean Instruments website To find the values for your recorder and hydrophone simply enter their serial numbers i...

Page 18: ...bration schemes For SoundTrap data select the end to end calibration type and enter a system sensitivity of the calibration value 1 0 eg 176 0 Audacity Audacity reports SPL in units of dB re full scal...

Page 19: ...Trap to the USB 4 If the blue LED indicator does not light press the STOP button on the remote 5 The blue LED indicator should now light to indicate battery is charging 6 Leave for at least 30 minutes...

Page 20: ...can be configured to also make a continuous recording at lower bandwidth that allows you to quantify the general ambient noise conditions an important factor affecting detector performance as well as...

Page 21: ...important to note that the snippet is taken from the whitened sound and so is high pass filtered 4 1 3 User parameters The user parameters can be set by clicking the Configure button in the Detector...

Page 22: ...ormally The Pamguard interface automatically interprets these files when displaying detection and continuous recording results For users interested in accessing the data using other interfaces the det...

Page 23: ...0 and the noise level at the time of the detection Fields Info3 and Info4 are not used in detection reports The second report type is an effort report which has a type of E The effort report indicate...

Page 24: ...warranty implied or otherwise nor implication of fitness for any particular purpose Please use responsibly Test that the code functions correctly on your SoundTrap before deploying it e g by setting t...

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