Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter SM4BAT FS, User Manual

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Song Meter SM4BAT FS User Guide 4 Settings
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4.3 Setting the Device Prefix for Recorded Files
The prefix appears in the name of every recording file to easily identify the
recordings made on a specific recorder or from a common shared schedule. The
default prefix combines the model number with the serial number. You can
specify a custom filename prefix of up to 12 characters to identify each recorder.
1. Navigate to Main Menu > Settings > Location > Prefix .
2. Specify a 1 to 12 character prefix from left to right:
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 (it is above the digit 9).
b.
Press
►
Right to advance to the next position in the prefix and repeat
the previous step.
3. To erase characters, select the blank character that is above the hyphen and
below the letter A. All of the characters to the right of the blank character
are erased.
4. When finished, press
►
Right to advance to the last position and then
press ENTER.
NOTE : The prefix can only contain capital letters, numbers, and hyphens. When you
change the default prefix, the serial number of the recorder no longer appears in the
recording file names; however, it does still appear in the metadata inside the file.
4.4 Setting the Location and Time Zone
You must manually set these parameters if you are not using the available GPS
accessory to automatically set the latitude and longitude . The time zone cannot
be set automatically by the GPS and must be set manually.
NOTE : The time zone must be set prior to using the available GPS accessory to
automatically set the correct time. The SM4BAT FS adjusts the time from the GPS based
on the time zone setting and sets the recorder’s clock after this calculation. If you
change the time zone after the clock has been set, this automatic adjustment does not
take place and the clock will not be set correctly.
The selections you make for latitude, longitude, and time zone enable the
recorder to determine the specific sunrise and sunset times for each day.
Specify the local time zone (as used to set the clock) in hours relative to UTC
(Universal Time Coordinated). Exact hour, half, and quarter time zones (:00 :15
:30 :45) are supported.
NOTE : Schedules and settings exported from one recorder and imported on a second
recorder do not overwrite the Prefix , Latitude and Longitude , Time Zone , or Battery
Cutoff settings on the second recorder. Schedules created or edited by the Song Meter
SM4 Configurator software can selectively overwrite any setting upon import.