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In order to use the automatic recording mode, the profile must have “A=Y”
(Autorecording enabled).
Press ENTER again, to confirm selecting the displayed profile.
5. To start the recording session, press the REC key. This will first invoke the Recording
Settings menu. Use the up/down arrow keys to change the parameter and the left/right
arrow keys to change the values, if desired.
The input gain should be adjusted to keep the recording level (as shown on the dB
indicator) below the limit.
The trigger level should be adjusted to make the detector trigger (start recording) at the
desired level. To aid this adjustment, the text “*” flashes during the setup process each
time the detector is triggered.
The Interval setting determines the (approximate) minimum time between successive
recordings.
Press ENTER to accept the recording settings. This will make the detector enter the
automatic recording mode. The REC and ON indicators will flash once every 5 seconds
while the unit is waiting for a sound. During the “Interval” time (the minimum time
between successive recordings), the indicators will flash once every second. The detector
will of course not respond to any sound as long as the current time is outside of the timer
ON/OFF interval.
6. To end the recording session, wake the detector up by first momentarily pressing the
ON/OFF key and then pressing/holding it for a few seconds. This puts the unit in the
standard mode, showing “READY” on the display. If a recording is in progress, wait until
it has finished or interrupt it with the ESC key and then wake the detector up to show the
READY screen.
To safely switch the power off, first put the D500X to sleep with the 1/0 key and then set
the INT/EXT switch to OFF (or remove the external power supply). Failure to follow
these steps may cause loss of recorded files and/or corruption of the CF card.
The D500X can be used to make recordings either with or without pre-trig (the recording
starts before the trigger occurred). Using the detector without pre-trig (“PRE=OFF”, the
recording starts when a sound is detected) makes the detector use much less power while
waiting for a sound and is the recommended mode for long battery life time.
For unattended recording, the recording length should not be set to “MAN” since this requires
manually pressing the REC key to interrupt the recording.
