Lectrosonics SMWB/E06 Instruction Manual page 5

Battery Installation
The transmitter is powered by AA batteries. (The SMWB
requires one AA battery and the SMDWB requires two.)
We recommend using lithium for longest life.
WARNING: Risk of explosion if the battery is
replaced by an incorrect type.
Because some batteries run down quite abruptly, using
the Power LED to verify battery status will not be reliable.
However, it is possible to track battery status using the
battery timer function available in Lectrosonics Digital
Hybrid Wireless receivers.
The battery door opens by simply unscrewing the knurled
knob part way until the door will rotate. The door is also
easily removed by unscrewing the knob completely,
which is helpful when cleaning the battery contacts. The
battery contacts can be cleaned with alcohol and a cot-
ton swab, or a clean pencil eraser. Be sure not to leave
any remnants of the cotton swab or eraser crumbs inside
the compartment.
A small pinpoint dab of silver conductive grease* on the
thumbscrew threads can improve battery performance
and operation. See page 20. Do this if you experience a
drop in battery life or an increase in operating tempera-
ture.
If you are unable to locate a supplier of this type of
grease - a local electronics shop for example - contact
the factory for a small maintenance vial.
Insert the batteries according to the markings on the
back of the housing. If the batteries are inserted incor-
rectly, the door may close but the unit will not operate.
Formatting SD Card
New microSDHC memory cards come pre-formatted
with a FAT32 file system which is optimized for good
performance. The PDR relies on this performance and
will never disturb the underlying low level formatting of
the SD card. When the SMWB/SMDWB "formats" a card,
it performs a function similar to the Windows "Quick
Format" which deletes all files and prepares the card for
recording. The card can be read by any standard com-
puter but if any write, edit or deletions are made to the
card by the computer, the card must be re-formatted with
the SMWB/SMDWB to prepare it again for recording. The
SMWB/SMDWB never low level formats a card and we
strongly advise against doing so with the computer.
To format the card with the SMWB/SMDWB, select
Format Card in the menu and press MENU/SEL on the
keypad.
WARNING: Do not perform a low level format (complete
format) with a computer. Doing so may render the memo-
ry card unusable with the SMWB/SMDWB recorder.
With a windows based computer, be sure to check the
quick format box before formatting the card.
With a Mac, choose MS-DOS (FAT).
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IMPORTANT
The formatting of the SD card sets up contiguous sectors
for maximum efficiency in the recording process. The
file format utilizes the BEXT (Broadcast Extension) wave
format which has sufficient data space in the header for
the file information and the time code imprint.
The SD card, as formatted by the SMWB/SMDWB re-
corder, can be corrupted by any attempt to directly edit,
change, format or view the files on a computer.
The simplest way to prevent data corruption is to copy
the .wav files from the card to a computer or other Win-
dows or OS formatted media FIRST.
THE FILES FIRST!
Do not rename files directly on the SD card.
Do not attempt to edit the files directly on the SD card.
Do not save ANYTHING to the SD card with a computer
(such as the take log, note files etc) - it is formatted for
SMWB/SMDWB recorder use only.
Do not open the files on the SD card with any third party
program such as Wave Agent or Audacity and permit a
save. In Wave Agent, do not IMPORT - you can OPEN
and play it but do not save or Import - Wave Agent will
corrupt the file.
In short - there should be NO manipulation of the data
on the card or addition of data to the card with anything
other than an SMWB/SMDWB recorder. Copy the files to
a computer, thumb drive, hard drive, etc. that has been
formatted as a regular OS device FIRST - then you can
edit freely.
iXML HEADER SUPPORT
Recordings contain industry standard iXML chunks in the
file headers, with the most commonly used fields filled in.
Repeat – COPY
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