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- Page 1 Anabat Scout Bat Detector User Manual Titley Scientific Version 1.2...
- 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 ANABAT SCOUT BASIC OPERATION .......................... 8 TURNING THE DETECTOR ON/OFF ........................9 UPDATE FIRMWARE..............................9 VOLUME CONTROL ..............................10 BAT COUNTER .................................10 RECORDING A VOICE MEMO ..........................10 SETTINGS ..................................11 TRIGGER SETTINGS ..............................11 Setting the sensitivity ............................11... - Page 4 DIAGNOSTICS MENU .............................18 MICROPHONE AND DETECTOR CARE ........................19 DOWNLOADING DATA...............................19 HOW TO DOWNLOAD FROM AN SD CARD .......................19 FILE NAMES ................................19 DIAGNOSTIC LOG FILES ............................20 SOFTWARE ................................20 METADATA ...................................20 TROUBLESHOOTING & FAQs ............................21 FURTHER INFORMATION ............................22...
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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 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 The Anabat Scout uses one SD card for data storage, it can use SDHC and SDXC memory cards. Titley Scientific highly recommends Sandisk® Extreme and Sandisk® Ultra SD cards, these cards have been tested with the Scout and are recommended due to their reliable performance and low power consumption.
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Page 8: Anabat Scout Basic Operation
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. -
Page 9: Turning The Detector On/Off
Make sure the file is named scout.adx. You can use the same SD card to update multiple Scouts. 1. Download Anabat Insight from Titley Scientific (free download). 2. Open Anabat Insight, under the Devices menu, select Toolbox. 3. Under Selected Detector, choose Scout. -
Page 10: Volume Control
7. Safely eject the SD card from the computer. THEN 1. Insert the SD card and fresh batteries into your Anabat Scout then power it on. After a short time a message will appear: Firmware update 1.0 available. Would you like to update now? Press the Yes key (right soft key) to start the update. Do not remove the batteries or power off the detector while the update is being installed. -
Page 11: Settings
To access the Settings Menu, press the left soft key. 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. -
Page 12: Maximum Frequency
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 13: Recording Settings
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 in the Recording Settings, then use... -
Page 14: Audio Settings
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 soft key, then use the K button to select Audio. You will be able to change the audio output, choose auto/manual tuning, and change the volume. -
Page 15: Other Menu
heterodyne tuning to listen to bats at different frequencies. In auto-tune mode the peak frequency and the tuned frequency are the same, and will be displayed on the main screen next to the symbol. If you are in auto-tune mode, you can still use the up/down navigation buttons to manually tune, but once the peak frequency changes again the tuned frequency will snap back to the peak frequency. -
Page 16: Format Sd Card
Format SD card You can erase the SD card using the Format SD Card function. To do this, make sure the card is inserted into the slot, and select Format SD by pressing the K button. Ensure all data is saved elsewhere before formatting the card, this will erase all the data on the card. -
Page 17: Setting The Time Zone
through the menu using the up/down navigation buttons and make a selection by pressing the K button, or right arrow button. Setting the time zone It is important to set your time zone before recording with the detector, otherwise the date/timestamps of your files will be incorrect. -
Page 18: Screen Brightness
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 (Menu), then the up arrow button twice, then pressing the K button. -
Page 19: Microphone And Detector Care
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 20: Diagnostic Log Files
• 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: Troubleshooting & Faqs
Timestamp Detector make and model Detector ID (serial number) GPS location Detector firmware version Trigger settings TROUBLESHOOTING & FAQs Q. How far away can a bat be detected using the Anabat? A. Detection distances will vary with frequency and loudness (amplitude) of the bat calls, atmospheric attenuation, and the directional characteristics and sensitivity of the bat detector. -
Page 22: Further Information
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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