Wildlife Acoustics sm3bat, User Manual

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SM3BAT Setup SM3BAT User Guide
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BIOACOUSTIC MONITORING SYSTEMS
3.11
How to set the Microphone Sensitivity
The Ch 0 and Ch 1 Sensitivity settings should be ignored. These do not need to be
set for the recorder to function properly and they do not set sensitivity. They allow
known microphone sensitivities to be entered, which will be saved in the
recording meta-data for use in undeveloped features.
3.12
How to Change the Prefix for Recorded Files
You can specify a filename prefix of up to 12 characters that appears in the
recording file names to label every recording made by a specific program or
recorder. For example, you can use one prefix (PROJECT-01) in a single program
to tag all recordings from all devices linked to that single program or project. Or,
you can use multiple unique prefixes on each recorder to tag recordings by
location and device.
NOTE : The prefix can only contain capital letters, numbers, and hyphens.
The default prefix set by the hardware is the serial number of the recorder. You
can edit this value on each device or override the prefix with a new one in the
program file that you create using the SM3 Configurator software.
1. At the Song Meter Main Menu , select Settings , and press ENTER/MENU .
2. Select Location and press ENTER/MENU .
3. At the Location Settings menu, select Prefix , and press
►
Right .
4. Specify a 1 to 12 character prefix:
a. At the first position, press
▲
Up to cycle through the alphabetic characters
A to Z. Press
▼
Down to cycle through the numbers 9 to 0. You can also
select a hyphen.
b. Press
►
Right to advance to the next position in the prefix and repeat the
previous step.
3.13
How to Verify the Device and Audio Settings
A quick way to test the device is to load the built-in 24-hour recording program.
Complete the following steps to verify the recorder is working.
1. Press CHECK STATUS two times in sequence.
2. Verify that Mic0 and Mic1 show all attached external microphones.
3. Perform the calibration procedure to verify that the microphones are picking
up sound. See 9.3 How to Measure Microphone Sensitivity.
4. Insert an SD card into one of the memory slots.
5. Load the 24-hour recording program and press PROGRAM START .