Remembird II User manual

RememBird®II
DigitalAudioRecorderforBirdwatchers
Pleaseconsidertheenvironmentandonlyprintthismanualifyoureallyneedto.
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SoftwareHothouseLtd
SouthChailey
BN84AP
UnitedKingdom
www.remembird.com
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CONTENTS
ForYourSafety__________________________________________________________6
Warnings____________________________________________________________________6
Introduction____________________________________________________________7
GettingStarted__________________________________________________________8
Inserting/ChangingaBattery____________________________________________________9
AttachingtheStrap____________________________________________________________9
AttachingtoBinoculars________________________________________________________10
InstallingthePC/MACSoftware_________________________________________________11
BEFOREUSINGREMEMBIRD____________________________________________________11
BasicUseintheField____________________________________________________13
Power‐on/off(A)_____________________________________________________________13
IndicatorLights______________________________________________________________13
BatteryLevelIndicator(J)____________________________________________________________13
CapacityIndicator(I)________________________________________________________________14
ActivityIndicator(I)_________________________________________________________________15
NotesRecording(C)___________________________________________________________15
BirdSongRecording(B)________________________________________________________15
Play/Pause(PressGIN)________________________________________________________16
Rewind(PressGtoLEFT)_______________________________________________________16
FastForward(PressGtoRIGHT)_________________________________________________17
Volume/GainControl(PressGUPorDOWN)______________________________________17
UsingAudioField‐guides_________________________________________________19
PlayingaPre‐recordedTrack___________________________________________________19
Example____________________________________________________________________20
SongandNotesOrganizerApplication______________________________________22
UploadingRecordings_________________________________________________________22
WhereWereRecordingsMade?_______________________________________________________22
Firmwareupgrade__________________________________________________________________22
Clocksynchronization_______________________________________________________________23
MainWindow_______________________________________________________________23
Contents_________________________________________________________________________23
ChangingtheView_________________________________________________________________23
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Control___________________________________________________________________________24
KeyboardShortcuts_________________________________________________________________24
SavingChanges____________________________________________________________________25
FindingRecordings____________________________________________________________25
ByDate__________________________________________________________________________25
ByLocation_______________________________________________________________________25
BySpecies________________________________________________________________________26
AnnotatingRecordings________________________________________________________26
VisitS____________________________________________________________________________26
Locations_________________________________________________________________________28
IndividualRecordings_______________________________________________________________28
ADDINGNoteswithoutaRecording____________________________________________________28
ListeningtoRecordings________________________________________________________28
PlayingaRecording_________________________________________________________________29
VolumeControl____________________________________________________________________29
DeletingaRecording________________________________________________________________29
AnnotatingaRecording_____________________________________________________________29
ChoppingaRecording_______________________________________________________________29
ExportingaVisitorRecording_________________________________________________________30
AudioField‐guides______________________________________________________31
PlayingAudioField‐guiderecordings___________________________________________________31
BuildingyourownAudioField‐guide___________________________________________________31
AdvancedTechniquesandTips________________________________________________________32
Keepingyourdatasafe________________________________________________________32
BackINGUPYourdata_______________________________________________________________33
Restoringyourdata_________________________________________________________________33
ImportVisit_________________________________________________________________33
Printing_____________________________________________________________________33
AdditionalFeatures_____________________________________________________34
JumptoFirst/LastRecording___________________________________________________34
ConnectingtheOptionalEarpiece_______________________________________________34
ConnectingStandardHeadphones_______________________________________________34
ConnectingExternalSpeakers___________________________________________________34
Connectinganexternalmicrophone_____________________________________________35
ConnectinganExternalStereoLine‐Out__________________________________________35
UsingBothLine‐outandExternalMicrophone_____________________________________35
LatchingRecording___________________________________________________________36
MarkingHighlights____________________________________________________________36
MaximizingbatteryLife________________________________________________________37
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MinimizingWindNoise________________________________________________________37
GeneralCare________________________________________________________________38
CustomisingtheApplication____________________________________________________38
Non‐BirdingUses–e.g.BehaviouralSciences____________________________________________38
OtherLanguages___________________________________________________________________38
Specifications__________________________________________________________39
RememBirdRecorder_________________________________________________________39
MACSpecifications___________________________________________________________39
PCSpecifications_____________________________________________________________39
DiskSpace__________________________________________________________________39
Application Reference_____________________________________________40
Menus____________________________________________________________________40
File_____________________________________________________________________________40
Edit_____________________________________________________________________________41
View____________________________________________________________________________42
Action__________________________________________________________________________42
Help____________________________________________________________________________44
Toolbar___________________________________________________________________44
Upload Recordings (Ctrl-U)_____________________________________________________44
Load Audio Field-guide (Ctrl-Y)_________________________________________________44
Build Custom Audio Field-guide (Ctrl-B)_________________________________________44
Save Changes (Ctrl-S)__________________________________________________________44
Print Visit (Ctrl-P)_______________________________________________________________45
Undo Unsaved Changes (Ctrl-Z)________________________________________________45
Find Species… (Ctrl-F)__________________________________________________________45
Edit Locations… (Ctrl+Alt-L)____________________________________________________45
RememBird Preferences________________________________________________________45
Home___________________________________________________________________________45
Skip Back_______________________________________________________________________45
Start of Track___________________________________________________________________45
Play All/Pause__________________________________________________________________45
Skip Forward___________________________________________________________________45
Add New Visit___________________________________________________________________45
Edit Visit Information (Ctrl-V)___________________________________________________46
Refine Visit Location (Ctrl-L)____________________________________________________46
Add Note_______________________________________________________________________46
Delete Recording (Ctrl-X)_______________________________________________________46
Chop Recording (Ctrl-H)________________________________________________________46
Annotate Recording (Ctrl-A)____________________________________________________46
Export Visit/Recording (Ctrl-E)__________________________________________________46
Help (F1)_______________________________________________________________________46
Warranty&Support_____________________________________________________47
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ReturnsProcedure____________________________________________________________47
Support_____________________________________________________________________47
RememBirdIIversusRememBirdI_________________________________________48
LegalNotices__________________________________________________________50
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