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- Page 1 Little DARling System User Manual Little DARling Distributed Audio Recorder Little DARling Distributed Audio Recorder with DARlink DARlink Wireless Remote Control © 2016 juicedLink, LLC Little DARling System User Manual All Rights Reserved v1.03...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.5 Wireless Remote Control............11 4 Little DARling Distributed Audio Recorders.....13 4.1 Part Number Key..............13 4.1.1 Little DARling Distributed Audio Recorder.........13 4.1.2 Little DARling Distributed Audio Recorder with DARlink...13 4.2 Compliance Statement............13 4.3 Firmware Version..............13 4.4 Control Descriptions...............13 4.5 Theory of Operation..............14 4.5.1 Audio Signal Path................14... - Page 3 6.2.2 Slate Strategy Overview.............26 6.2.3 Slating a Camera Without a Camera DAR........29 7 Appendix................30 7.1 Subscribe to the juicedLink Blog..........30 7.2 Pretested Approved list of microSD Cards......30 7.3 Transmitter DIP Switch Map...........30 7.3.1 Left Display Settings for Transmitter Switches 1-5....31 7.3.2 Right Display Settings for Transmitter Switches 6-0....32...
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Page 4: Read This First
2.1.1 Thank You! Congratulations on your new Little DARling! I have so much fun bringing you these unique juicedLink products, so I thank you for your support! In addition to the products, I really enjoy sharing my experience, and teaching the community about the best practices for achieving great audio on a budget. -
Page 5: Document Notation Conventions
Avoid electrocution and observe caution with cable runs near areas where high-voltages and/or currents may exist. Questions? Contact juicedLink 5 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 6: Quick Start Guide
Preparation and Card Hygiene Watch a tutorial video covering the following steps Subscribe to the juicedLink Blog – Subscribe to the juicedLink Blog to get notified on any future updates to the firmware or config files. Download Required / Optional Files •... -
Page 7: Insert Battery, Card, Power On/Off, Attach Accessories
11 Insert AA battery – As a distributed audio recorder, you will not be within eyesight of the recorder to check the battery level. So, it's recommended to always begin operation with a fresh battery. The bottom of the battery holder Questions? Contact juicedLink 7 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 8: Navigation Of Menus
= battery: Relative battery voltage. 16.7 c = configuration: Number of line items that have been read from a config file. 16.8 t = transmitter decode switch settings : DARlink wireless Questions? Contact juicedLink 8 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 9: Basic Recording/Playback
23 Mic selection and proper use - Lav mic selection (polar pattern and signal- to-noise performance) as well as proper microphone placement will effect the recording quality of your talent. This is beyond the scope of the Quick Start Guide, but more information can be found in the free juicedLink Field Questions? Contact... - Page 10 You have ~60sec to make your desired gain adjustments, before the headphone mutes and the UP and DOWN buttons become inactive, as it returns to the normal recording state. Questions? Contact juicedLink 10 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 11: Wireless Remote Control
35 Send slate to a camera – The slate signal is also present at the output jack, which can be connected to the mic input on a camera and recorded by its Questions? Contact juicedLink 11 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... - Page 12 Questions? Contact juicedLink 12 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 13: Little Darling Distributed Audio Recorders
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Firmware Version The version of firmware running on the Little DARling can be obtained by viewing the F menu. This User Manual was written for the following revisions: • DSP (bootimg.bin file) ◦... -
Page 14: Theory Of Operation
4.5.2 Slate Tone For a Little DARling with DARlink receiver, a slate tone can be generated by the DAR, initiated by a DARlink wireless transmitter. The tone is capacitively injected at the low-noise preamplifier output, passively mixing with the preamplifier output signal. -
Page 15: Buzzer
Actions During Record section. For a Little DARling with DARlink receiver, the right channel has a signal from the slate tone generator, initiated by a DARlink wireless transmitter. So, a DAR could be used with a camera microphone input to inject a slate tone into the camera's audio recording. -
Page 16: File Corruption Avoidance
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Page 17: Other Operational Items
(alkaline, lithium, NiMH rechargeable, NiCD rechargeable) in a Little DARling with DARlink. The units recorded until the battery could no longer keep the unit operational (alkaline ~ 12hrs, NiMH ~ 12hrs, Lithium ~ 20hrs, NiCD ~ 6hrs). - Page 18 So, for those batteries, the voltage measurement is not a great indicator of the amount of battery life remaining. Questions? Contact juicedLink 18 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 19: Darlink Hand-Held Remote Control Transmitters
European CE compliance. ▪ Link to Linx CMD-HHLR-433-MD User Manual ◦ When purchased from juicedLink, it ships with an extra label that can affix over the front panel buttons (for Rec, Stop, Slate-1, Slate-2, Slate-3, Slate-4, Slate-5, Slate-6). • Compatible Transmitters ◦... -
Page 20: Advanced Topics
Avoidance, switching over to sequential 10 minute recordings when the battery is low or the card is nearly full, up until the battery dies or the SD card fills up. Questions? Contact juicedLink 20 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 21: Command List - Darlink
TIP: I typically disable wireless ability to stop recording. RS_BUZZ = - OFF - ON Questions? Contact juicedLink 21 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... - Page 22 SLATE3 = 13 SLATE4 = 14 SLATE5 = 15 SLATE6 = 16 Why control this? - See the DARlink Multi-Recorder and Multi-Camera Production Flow section for more details. Questions? Contact juicedLink 22 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 23: Example
Then, for the config files that will be loaded in all of the DARs, we just make sure that we do not assign SLATE6 to anything, and just use the default. Questions? Contact juicedLink 23 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... - Page 24 But, instead of thinking of them as 1-6, you will want to re- associate the meaning of those numbers. From the example above in this section, Questions? Contact juicedLink 24 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
- Page 25 But, we'll include them in the example in Illustration Let's wrap up the example from this section with a comprehensive illustration: Questions? Contact juicedLink 25 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 26: Slate Strategy Overview
• After the recordings have been started on all of the units, you will use the ALL-SB button to initiate the Initial Slate. Each unit will provide an audible Questions? Contact juicedLink 26 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... - Page 27 • If the same button is used for every slate, it can be a little more difficult in post figuring out which tone burst to use for alignment (since some of the DARs will statistically not receive all of Questions? Contact juicedLink 27 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
- Page 28 Same as (11). Just showing that in this controlled environment, this can be done for each set of video clips. Questions? Contact juicedLink 28 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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Page 29: Slating A Camera Without A Camera Dar
• Get one of the talent to turn and show the face of the DAR, and video the LED display, which will illuminate simultaneous with the slate. Questions? Contact juicedLink 29 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 30: Appendix
First, note S2 (circled) should be set in the H position. Next, the 10 DIP switches (set to either the “0” or “1” position) need to be matched up with what has Questions? Contact juicedLink 30 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 31: Left Display Settings For Transmitter Switches 1-5
Illustration 4: Transmitter DIP Switches 7.3.1 Left Display Settings for Transmitter Switches 1-5 Display Transmitter DIP Switches 1234567890 00000 00001 00010 00011 00100 00101 00110 00111 01000 Questions? Contact juicedLink 31 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 32: Right Display Settings For Transmitter Switches 6-0
11010 11011 11100 11101 11110 11111 7.3.2 Right Display Settings for Transmitter Switches 6-0 Display Transmitter DIP Switches 1234567890 00000 00001 00010 00011 00100 00101 00110 00111 Questions? Contact juicedLink 32 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 33: Display Setting To Ignore Dip Settings (Not Recommended)
Display Setting to Ignore DIP Settings (not recommended) Display Transmitter DIP Switches 1234567890 any setting 7.3.4 Examples Display Transmitter DIP Switches 1234567890 0001000000 0010000000 3. 0 0011100000 Questions? Contact juicedLink 33 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual... -
Page 34: Firmware Update Procedure
3. F 0011111110 3. f. 0011111111 Firmware Update Procedure There are no firmware updates at this time. Questions? Contact juicedLink 34 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Manual...
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