1 Contents Click on heading to jump to page … 1 Contents...................2 2 READ THIS FIRST................4 2.1 Introduction.................4 2.1.1 Thank You!................4 2.1.2 How to Print/View This Document........4 2.1.3 Document Notation Conventions..........5 2.2 Warnings – General..............5 3 Quick Start Guide................6 3.1 Preparation..................6 3.2 Insert Battery and microSD Card, and Power On.....7 3.3 Navigation of Menus..............7 3.4 Basic Recording/Playback............8...
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4.4.5.2 File Corruption Avoidance..............14 4.4.5.3 System Actions During Record.............15 4.5 Other Operational Items............15 4.5.1 Microphone Selection and Performance......15 4.5.2 Batteries and Battery Life...........16 5 DARlink Hand-held Remote Control Transmitters......17 5.1 Part Number Key...............17 6 Advanced Topics................18 6.1 Use of Config Files..............18 6.2 General..................18 6.3 Command List................18 6.4 Example..................19...
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.
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 Guide...
Little DARling Downloads page on the juicedLink website, and download the Firmware Boot Image (bootimg.bin) and the Config File (config0.ini). Note the revisions on the download page. The firmware revisions that this document was written for is found in the Firmware Version section.
This way, you will always have one in the field with you. Navigation of Menus Watch a tutorial video covering the following steps Questions? Contact juicedLink 7 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
The audio feeding the preamp is taken from the tip. The preamp then feeds 2 channels Questions? Contact juicedLink 8 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
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This is beyond the scope of the Quick Start Guide, but more information can be found in the free juicedLink Field Guide to Audio Production.
Use of Config Files section. It is not necessary to select a configuration, and default registers will be loaded for basic transmitter button functionality. Here are some of the Questions? Contact juicedLink 10 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
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31 Stop a recording - Hitting the STOP button will remotely terminate recordings on the target DARs. This can be enabled/disabled by the the Use of Config Files. Questions? Contact juicedLink 11 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
Most of the control and user interface descriptions have already been covered in the Quick Start Guide and videos. The Navigation of Menus section and video covers the front panel buttons, display, and menu system. The available commands for the Questions? Contact juicedLink 12 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
Use of Config Files section. 4.4.3 Buzzer For a Little DARling with DARlink receiver, a buzzer can sound when a wireless Questions? Contact juicedLink 13 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
SD card, or a power failure), then it can become corrupted. Although some techniques can sometimes recover corrupted files, it is better to avoid this situation in the first place. There are a number of Questions? Contact juicedLink 14 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
User Manual, but more information can be found in the free juicedLink Field Guide to Audio Production. There, you will learn the “SANASENECYA” techniques for achieving excellent audio, even on a budget. Questions? Contact juicedLink 15 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
So, for those batteries, the voltage measurement is not a great indicator of the amount of battery life remaining. Questions? Contact juicedLink 16 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
Linx Technologies has obtained US FCC Part 15, Industry Canada, and European CE compliance. • Compatible Transmitters ◦ Linx Technologies CMD-HHLR-433-MD ◦ Linx Technologies CMD-HHCP-433-MD Questions? Contact juicedLink 17 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
SD card fills up. FILENAME = 5 characters maximum. Used as the base filename for saving recordings (FILENAME-001.WAV, and so on). Questions? Contact juicedLink 18 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
# When battery starts to get low or card begins to fill up, # switch over to 10min recordings: 10MIN_SAFETY = 1 # Allow wireless control of start/stop: SS = 1 Questions? Contact juicedLink 19 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
TLV320AIC3204 datasheet and app notes and the Texas Instruments engineering forum online. The headphone muting during recording can not be overridden. Questions? Contact juicedLink 20 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
DAR. The next sections contain the switch/display relationship table, and some examples. Illustration 2: Transmitter DIP Switches 7.1.1 Left Display Settings for Transmitter Switches 1-5 Display Transmitter DIP Switches 1234567890 00000 10000 00001 Questions? Contact juicedLink 21 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
1001100000 3. F 1001101111 3. f. 1001111111 Firmware Update Procedure There are no firmware updates at this time. Document Revision History • 0.90 – 07/23/2015: Pre-release revision Questions? Contact juicedLink 24 - jump to CONTENTS Little DARling System User Guide...
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