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- Page 1 Anabat Scout Bat Detector User Manual Titley Scientific Version 1.0...
- Page 2 This manual was written by Julie Broken-Brow. We greatly appreciate the time, comments and assistance given by those people who were ‘beta testers’ for the Anabat Scout and this manual. The testing and troubleshooting have improved the new detector and increased the clarity of the manual.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS FEATURES OF THE ANABAT SCOUT ..........................5 GETTING STARTED ................................5 USER INTERFACE ................................5 POWER REQUIREMENTS ..............................6 SD CARDS ................................... 7 MICROPHONE ................................... 7 AUDIO OUTPUT ................................7 GPS ....................................... 8 ANABAT SCOUT BASIC OPERATION ..........................8 TURNING THE DETECTOR ON/OFF .......................... - Page 4 OTHER MENU .................................. 15 Soft key options ................................. 15 Format SD card ................................15 Transect mode ................................15 Sunset/Sunrise times ..............................15 Bat count increment ..............................15 Reset count ................................. 16 Reset settings ................................16 SYSTEM MENU ................................16 Setting the time zone ..............................16 Status ....................................
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Page 5: Features Of The Anabat Scout
FEATURES OF THE ANABAT SCOUT The Anabat Scout is an affordable, full spectrum bat detector designed specifically for active bat monitoring. Some of the key features of the Anabat Scout include: Easy to use and robust Record in either full spectrum or zero crossing ... -
Page 6: Power Requirements
Menu / Left Soft Key POWER REQUIREMENTS The Anabat Scout is powered by two user replaceable AA batteries. Insert the two batteries into the battery holder on the back of the detector. Do not remove the batteries without turning off the detector first to avoid potential SD card corruption. -
Page 7: Sd Cards
SD CARDS The Anabat Scout uses one SD card for data storage. Memory cards can be purchased from Titley Scientific, or most electronics/office stores. Titley Scientific recommends the Sandisk® brand of SD cards due to their performance and low power consumption. -
Page 8: Gps
As soon as the Anabat Scout is turned on, it will attempt to get a GPS lock. The GPS signal will be used to geotag the location in the metadata of the recordings, record a gpx track, and record locations in the bat count. The clock is also set accurately by the GPS. -
Page 9: Update Firmware
To update the firmware, you will need an SD card and the most current version of Anabat Insight installed on your computer (available from the Titley Scientific website). You can subscribe to receive email alerts of new Scout firmware updates using this website: http://eepurl.com/dNeMxc... -
Page 10: Bat Counter
TRIGGER SETTINGS When turned on, the Anabat Scout will record continuously until the batteries run out, the SD card becomes full, recording is manually stopped, or the detector is turned off. This is the default recording mode designed for active detection of bats. Files will only be saved if they pass the trigger settings. -
Page 11: Setting The Sensitivity
The default value is 160 kHz. Recording Mode By default the Anabat Scout will record in triggered mode, where a sound needs to pass the trigger settings to be saved as a recording. You can also choose to record constantly. -
Page 12: Minimum Event Time
FS, however FS files contain more acoustic information. A FS file can be converted or viewed in ZC after recording. By default, the Anabat Scout will record in FS. To change the mode, select Rec Type... -
Page 13: File Length
K button K button. K button K button AUDIO SETTINGS The Anabat Scout offers a number of audio outputs including heterodyne, auto- heterodyne and frequency division. To access the Audio Settings menu, press the left left soft soft left left... -
Page 14: Heterodyne Auto-Tune
Frequency Division (FD) Frequency Division (FD) - This audio mode divides down frequency of the incoming Frequency Division (FD) Frequency Division (FD) ultrasonic signal by a pre-set ratio (16) so as to allow ultrasonic sounds to be heard by the human ear. -
Page 15: Other Menu
OTHER MENU To access the Other menu, press the left soft key left soft key, then use the K button to select Other. K button left soft key left soft key K button K button You will be able to change the soft key functionality, format the SD card, turn off transect mode, check sunset/sunrise times, reset to factory default settings, and change the bat count increment. -
Page 16: Reset Count
left/right navigation buttons left/right navigation buttons to increase/decrease the increment, then press the left/right navigation buttons left/right navigation buttons K button K button K button K button to confirm your selection. Reset count To reset the bat counter, you can hold both the In and Out button simultaneously. Alternatively you can select Reset Count in the Other Settings menu by pressing the K K K K button n n n , it will ask Would you like to reset the bat cou... -
Page 17: About
System Menu. For more information, see Diagnostic Menu. SCREEN BRIGHTNESS The Anabat Scout provides two screen brightness options, low and high. By default, high screen brightness is used. To change this, press the left soft key left soft key left soft key (Menu) -
Page 18: Test Hardware
Off, unless otherwise instructed. MICROPHONE AND DETECTOR CARE The Anabat Scout is not weather-proof, take care to protect it from rain, dew and snow. The ultrasonic microphone is located on the black top of the detector, ensure that dirt and dust does not enter the microphone hole. -
Page 19: File Names
Each log file can be opened can be opened as a text file or in a spreadsheet viewer such as Microsoft Excel. SOFTWARE The Anabat Scout comes with a free version of Anabat Insight, available for download from www.titley-scientific.com... -
Page 20: Metadata
METADATA All metadata recorded on the Anabat Scout is saved to files in the GUANO (Grand Unified Acoustic Notation Ontology) format. This format is now the standard across bat acoustic fields. For recordings from an Anabat Scout, it includes the following:... - Page 21 AnaVolumes (you can download at www.titley-scientific.com). Q. What is the division ratio for zero crossing recording on an Anabat Scout? A. The division ratio is set at 8. The division ratio affects the amount of data which is saved in Zero Crossing recordings, the lower the division ratio, the greater the number of data points in the resulting sonogram.
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Page 22: Further Information
You can still record without a GPS lock, but the timestamp and location data may not be accurate. Initially, your GPS data may be less accurate, but this will improve within a few minutes as more satellites are locked. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information please visit the Titley Scientific website: www.titley-scientific.com...
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