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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RB002/B_EN 5

FORYOURSAFETY
Thissectioncontainsimportantsafetyinformation.Readthissectioninitsentiretybeforeusing
RememBirdorthesoftwareprovidedwithit.
Warnings&ImportantInformation
Thissymbolmarkswarningsthatshouldbereadbeforeusetopreventpossibleinjuryordamage
totherecorder.
Thissymbolindicatesanimportantpointthatyoushouldnote.
WARNINGS
Donotuseinthepresenceofflammablegas.
Donotuseelectronicequipmentinthepresenceofflammablegas,asthiscouldcausean
explosionorfire.
LanyardPrecautions
Placingthestrapprovidedaroundyourneckcouldresultinstrangulation.Takespecialcareto
avoidplacingthestraparoundtheneckofaninfantorchild.
Donotdisassemble
IfRememBirdfails,returnitusingtheSupportprocedureonpage40.Donotattempttorepairit
astouchingtheinternalcomponentsmayresultininjury.
Observeproperprecautionswhenhandlingthebattery
•Makesuretherecorderisoffbeforereplacingthebattery
•Useonly1.5VAAAAlkalineorLithiumbatterieswiththisproduct.(NickelMetalHydride
rechargeablecellsgivepoorperformance).
•Wheninsertingthebattery,ensurethepolarityiscorrect.
•Donotshort‐circuitordisassemblethebattery.
•Donotexposethebatterytoflameorexcessiveheat.
•Donotimmerseinorexposetowater.
•Removethebatteryifleavingtherecorderunusedformanyweeksormonths.
Keepoutofreachofchildren
Takeparticularcarenottoallowinfantstoputthebatteryorothersmallpartsintotheirmouths.
Donotuseheadphones/headsetsathighvolumesforanextendedperiodoftime.Doingsocan
causehearingloss.Alwayslistenasmoderatelevels.
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RB002/B_EN 6

INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingRememBirdII.Thisdeviceisdesignedtoenhanceyourbird‐watchingby
lettingyou:
•recordspokennotes
•recordbirdsong
•listentorecordedbirdsong–thatyouhavejustrecordedorfrompre‐loaded
audiofield‐guides
RememBirdcanbeheldinthehandusingthewriststrapsuppliedorattachedviatheVelcro®
stripsonitssidestobinocularsortelescopes.
RememBirdhasbeendesignedtofitmostmodernROOF‐PRISMbinoculars.Itwillnotfitporro‐
prismmodelswellbutcanbeusedinthehand.Pleasenotethattheself‐adhesiveVelcro®strips
providedcanbeverydifficulttoremoveonceattached.Donotfixthesetoyourbinoculars
unlessyouarepreparedtoleavethemtherepermanently.SoftwareHothouseLtdacceptsNO
responsibilityforanydamagethatmaybecausedbytheadhesiveorattemptstoremoveit.
Theaccompanying“SongandNotesOrganizer”softwareuploadsyourrecordingstoalaptopor
homecomputerforeasierarchival,reviewandsharingwithothers.
Thefollowingsectionsdescribe:
•howtogetstarted
•basicnotesandbirdsongrecording
•howtouseaudiofield‐guides
•howtouploadrecordingstoyourPCorMac
•usingexternalspeakers,headphones,microphonesandotherdevices
•hintsandtipsforadvancedusers
•howtomakeyourownaudiofield‐guides
IfyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeoriginalRememBird,thetableonpage48liststhemajor
differencesinfunctionalitybetweenitandRememBirdII.
Forfurtherinformationandupdates,pleasecheckourwebsite,www.remembird.comregularly.
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GETTINGSTARTED
TheRememBirdrecorderisshownbelow.Itisdesignedtofitbetweenthebarrelsofmostroof‐
prismbinoculars,ontheunderside.Youcanattachthesuppliedself‐adhesiveVelcro®stripstothe
areaofyourbinocularsthattherecordermakescontactwith.Therecorderitselfhastwolarge
Velcro®patchesalreadyapplied.Alternatively,youcanattachthewrist‐strapsupplied.
Theremainderofthissectionguidesyouthroughthestepsneededtostartrecordingyourfield
notesandbirdingexperiences:
•Insertingthebattery
•Attachingthewrist‐strap
•Attachingtoyourbinoculars
•InstallingthesoftwareonyourPCorMac
•WhattodobeforeyouuseRememBirdinthefieldforthefirsttime
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Theinstructionsthatfollowrefertothesefeatures:
A. Poweron/offbutton
B. Birdsongrecordingbutton
C. Notesrecordingbutton
D. USBsocket
E. Audiosocket
F. Birdsongmicrophone
G. ReplayControl
H. Batterycover
I. CapacityandActivityindicator
J. Battery‐levelindicator
K. Notesmicrophone
FlapsDandEshouldbepulledoutandrotated
ratherthanbeingbentbackwards.
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Figure1–RememBird
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INSERTING/CHANGINGABATTERY
Toinsertorchangeabattery:
1. HoldRememBirdsothatthebuttonsarefacingawayfromyou.
2. Thereisaraisedarrowandthreeridgesatthenarrowendofthebatterycover.Pressdown
hereandpushfirmlyinthedirectionofthearrow.
3. Removethebatterycover(H).
4. Removetheoldbatteryandinsertanew1.5VAAAalkalineorlithiumbattery.(Lithium
batteriesarerecommended).Besuretoinsertthebatterythecorrectwayround,shownon
thepictureinsidethebatterycompartment.
5. Slidethebatterycoverontillitclickshome.
Changethebatterypromptly!
Whenchangingthebattery,aspecialcircuitkeepsthereal‐timeclockrunningfor10seconds
whenthereisnobatterypresent.Youshouldinsertthenewbatteryasquicklyaspossibleto
avoidtherecorderlosingtrackofthetime.Ifitdoeslosethetime,itwillresynchronisewhenyou
nextuploadrecordingstoyourPC/MacbutifitlosesthetimetwicebetweenPCconnections,
youwillhavetoentertheestimatedtimeoftherecordings.Forthesamereason,youshould
replacethebatterybeforeitiscompletelydrained.Ifthebatteryhasdrainedcompletely,inserta
newone;connectittoyourcomputerandclick“File>UploadRecordings”toallowtheclockto
besetcorrectly.
Evenwhenturnedoffthereisstillasmalldrainonthebattery.Ifyouintendtoleave
RememBirdunusedforseveralweeks,youshouldremovethebatteryfromitorleaveit
connectedtoapoweredUSBsocket.Ifyoudoremovethebattery,followthestepsonpage11
afterinsertingthebatteryagainsothatthereal‐timeclockissynchronisedbeforeyouheadfor
thefield.
ATTACHINGTHESTRAP
IfyouwanttoholdRememBirdinyourhand,ratherthanattachittoyourbinoculars,we
recommendthatyouattachthesuppliedstraporasimilarstrapofyourown.Adjustthestrap
providedbyslidingtheblack“bead”upordownit.
Ifyoudonotwishtousethestrapyoumayremovetheconnectorthatisloopedthroughthe
holesinthebatterycover.
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RB002/B_EN 9

ATTACHINGTOBINOCULARS
TherecorderhastwolargeVelcro®patchesthatshouldcomeintocontactwiththeundersideof
yourbinoculars.Tofixtherecorderfirmly:
1. Ensurethattheeye‐pieces
areattheseparationyou
normallyuse.
2. Iftheyarenotalreadyin
placethen,without
removingthebackingstrips
thatcovertheadhesive,
placethesuppliedVelcro
stripsontothematching
areasonRememBird.
3. Determinethebestposition
fortherecorder.Itshould
notobstructyournose.
Ideally,positionitsothat
theBirdsongMicrophone
(F)islevelwiththeobjective
lenses.Notethatthis
pictureshowstheunderside
ofthebinocularsi.e.thesidefacingyourchestastheyhangroundyourneck.
4. Whenyouarehappywiththeposition,liftRememBirdupandremovethebackingstrips
fromtheVelcrohookstrips,exposingtheadhesive.
5. PressRememBirdfirmlybackintothepositionyouselected.
6. HoldtheVelcrostripsdownasyoucarefullyliftoneendofRememBird,leavingthestrips
inplaceonthebinoculars.
7. Pressthestripsveryfirmlyontothebinoculars.
8. WhenremovingRememBird,alwaysliftitfromoneend.
RememBirdhasbeendesignedtofitmost,modernROOF‐PRISMbinoculars.Itwillnotfitporro‐
prismmodelswell.
Pleasenotethattheself‐adhesiveVelcro®stripsprovidedareverydifficulttoremoveonce
attached.Donotfixthesetoyourbinocularsunlessyouarepreparedtoleavethemthere
permanently.SoftwareHothouseLtdacceptsNOresponsibilityforanydamagethatmaybe
causedbytheadhesiveorattemptstoremoveit.
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RB002/B_EN 10

INSTALLINGTHEPC/MACSOFTWARE
RememBirdcontainsinstallationkitsforaPCandMacapplicationthathelpsyoutoorganizeyour
recordings.ThiscanbeinstalledonaPCorMacthatmeetstheminimumconfigurationdetailed
onpage39.
Toinstallthesoftware:
1. Closeanyotherapplicationsthatmayberunning.
2. LiftandrotateflapDtoexposetheUSBsocket.
3. ConnectRememBirdtoaUSBportusingthesuppliedcable.Thecapacityindicator(I)will
“ripple”acrossasmessagesareexchangedwiththecomputer.Therecorder’smemoryshows
upasanewdiskdriveinthesamewaythataUSBmemorystickdoes.
4. OnWindows,
-AwindowshowingthefilesontheRememBirdmaypopupwhenyouconnectitto
yourPC.Ifnot,useExplorerorMyComputertonavigatetotheUSBdrivelabeled
“RememBirdII”.Double‐clickonSETUPtoinstalltheprogram.
5. OnMAC
-UseFindertonavigatetotheUSBdrivewiththenamebeginning“RB2_”(the
remainingdigitsareyourRememBird’sserialnumber).ClickintoRB2MAC.DMGand
runtheinstallationpackagecontainedinthisfile.
6. Followtheinstructionsonscreen.
BEFOREUSINGREMEMBIRD
Beforeyoustartrecording,itisimportanttosynchroniseRememBird’sclockwithyour
computer’s–otherwiseyourrecordingswillnotbetime‐stampedaccurately.Assumingyouhave
justinstalledthesoftwareasdescribedabove,keepRememBirdconnectedtoyourcomputer
and:
1. CheckthatyourPC’sclockisaccurateandresetitifnot.Ideally,synchronizeittoatime‐
server.AlsocheckthatyourPCissettothecorrecttime‐zoneforyourlocation.
2. Runtheapplicationyouhaveinstalled.Ifyouareconnectedtotheinternetitwillcheckfor
updatesandoffertoupgradeifitfindsany.Youshouldnormallyletitdothis.
3. Clickthe“Uploadrecordings”icononthetoolbar–evenifyouhavenotmadeany
recordings.Therecorder’sclockissynchronizedwiththecomputer’saspartoftheupload
process.
4. TheapplicationwillalsochecktheversionoffirmwarerunningontheRememBirdandwill
upgradeitifneeded.
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5. WaitfortheLEDstoreturntotheir“idle”mode–movingacrossaboutonceasecond.
6. WhenyouremovetheUSBcable,RememBirdwillautomaticallyshutdowntoconserve
batterypower.
Followyouroperatingsystem’snormalproceduresforthesaferemovaloftheRememBird.For
example,onWindowsVista,right‐clickonthediskdriveiconandselect“SafelyRemove”.
RB002/B_EN 12

BASICUSEINTHEFIELD
ThissectiondescribeshowtouseRememBirdtorecordandreviewnotesandbirdsonginthe
field.Itassumesthatyouhavecompletedthetasksintheprevioussectionandarereadytotake
therecorderintothefield.Theinstructionswhichfollowreferbacktothefeaturesshownin
Figure1.TheseinstructionsaresummarizedontheQuick‐startguideincludedwithyour
RememBird.
Thissectiondescribesbasicoperationusingthedefaultsettings.Latersectionsexplainalternative
settingsandmoreadvancedoptions.
POWER‐ON/OFF(A)
Button(A)atthetopleftoftherecorderisusedtopowertheunitonandoff.Thisbuttonis
recessedandignoresshortpressestoavoidbeingturnedonoroffaccidentally.
•IfRememBirdisoff(nolightsflashing),pressandholdthisbuttonuntilallthelightsstay
ontoturntherecorderON.(Thelightswillflashverybrieflyasyoupressthebuttonbut
youmustholditforabout2secondsuntilallthelightsstayon.)
•IfRememBirdison,(oneormorelightsflashing),pressthisbuttonandholdituntilall
thelightscomeon(afterabouttwoseconds)thenreleaseittoturntherecorderOFF.
Toconservebatterypower,theunitwillturnitselfoffifnobuttonsarepressedforhalfanhour.
ThisperiodcanbemodifiedusingtheRememBirdPreferencessettingsonyourcomputer.
Note:IftheunitisconnectedtoaPC,itwillbepermanentlyON–sinceitisdrawingpowerfrom
thePCnotitsownbattery‐butwillturnoffautomaticallywhenitisdisconnected.When
connectedtoyourcomputer,allbuttonsaredisabled.Usetheaccompanyingsoftwareonyour
PCtocontroltherecorderinthisstate.
INDICATORLIGHTS
Therearetwosetsofindicatorsalongthetopedgeoftherecorder.
BATTERYLEVELINDICATOR(J)
Thebattery‐levelindicator(J),nexttotheon/offbutton(A)indicatesthestateofthebatteryas
follows:
ColourBatteryState
GreenGood
GreenfollowedbyRed Low
RedChangebatterynow
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OffRecorderisoff.

Whenrunningonbattery,theindicatorflashesbrieflyapproximatelyevery2seconds.
Whenconnectedtoacomputer,itlightsgreencontinuouslyorflashesredorredandgreen
accordingtothestateofthebattery.
BothredandgreenLEDslightsteadilyifyoupressthepoweron/offbutton(A)butnoactionis
takenunlessyouholdittillallthelightscomeon.
Youshouldalwayscarryasparebatteryortwoandchangethebatteryassoonastheindicator
showsredonly.Ifyoudonotchangethebatterybeforeitiscompletelydrained,yourisklosing
thereal‐timeclockuntilyounextconnecttoyourcomputer.Yourrecordingswillnotbelostbut
subsequentrecordingsmaynotbetime‐stampedcorrectly.
Aswithmobilephones,whenthebatteryisalmostexhausted,youmayfindthatithasenough
powertoturntherecorderonbutassoonasyouattempttorecordorplaybackaudio,theextra
drainonthebatterycannotbesustainedandtherecorderswitchesoff.Thisisnormalandis
resolvedbychangingthebattery.Playingaudiousesmorepowerthanrecording,especiallyifyou
havethevolumeturnedup.Toimprovebatterylife,useplaybacksparingly.
CAPACITYINDICATOR(I)
ThisconsistsoffiveLEDsthatshowhowmuchoftherecorder’smemoryhasbeenused–
allowingyoutojudgewhenuploadtherecordingstoyourPC.Astherecorderhas4GBof
onboardmemory,itisrareforthistoreachthesecondLED.
LEDMemorySpaceUsed
Left‐handGreen0‐20%
CentreGreen20%‐40%
Right‐handGreen40%‐60%
Amber60%‐80%
Red80%‐100%
Somespaceisassignedtoaudiofield‐guides.Theindicatorrelatestothespaceavailableforyour
ownrecordings(typicallyaround3GB).
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ACTIVITYINDICATOR(I)
TheCapacityIndicator(I)isalsousedtoindicatewhattherecorderisdoing.WhenasingleLEDat
atimeisonorflashing,itindicatesthefollowing:

When…Therecorderis…
Flashingatthesamerateasthebattery‐level
indicator
Recordingin“AlwaysListening”mode
Flashingfasterthanthebattery‐levelindicatorRecordingorPlaying
SteadyConnectedtoyourPCbutnodata
transferinprogress.
RipplinglefttorightExchangingdatawithyourcomputer.
However,ifallfiveLED’sflashatonce(and/oryouhearabeep),therecorderisalertingyouto
something.Thishappens,forexample:
•Ifyoutrytorecordbutthereisnomemoryspaceleft
•Ifyoutrytoplay,rewindorfastforwardofftheendoftherecordings
NOTESRECORDING(C)
Pressthebuttonwiththenotepadicon(C)tostartrecordingnotesthroughthemicrophone(K)
situatedbelowthepoweron/offbutton.Recordingstartswhenyoupressthebuttonandstops
whenyoureleaseit.(Thisavoidsitbeingleftrecordingbyaccident.)TheCapacityIndicator(I)
willflashrapidlyduringrecording.
Themicrophonefornotesrecording(K)ispositionedaboveyourmouthwhenRememBirdis
attachedtobinoculars.Holdtheunit6inchesawayfromyourmouthifusingthewrist‐strap.
Usingthedefaultsettings,therecordinglevelautomaticallyadjuststothelevelofyourvoiceso
youcanwhisperortalkquietlytoavoiddisturbingthebirdsorotherbirdwatchers.Makeand
playbackafewtestrecordingstogaugethelevelatwhichyoushouldspeakforbestquality
recordings.TherecorderisdeliberatelydesignedtoworkbestwhenyouWHISPER.
IfyouprefertouseafixedgainoradjustthegainmanuallyyoucanalterthissettingunderEdit>
RememBirdPreferences>RecorderSettings>Notesontheapplication.
BIRDSONGRECORDING(B)
Pressthebuttonwiththemusicalnoteicon(B)tostartrecordingambientsoundssuchasbird
songthroughthemicrophone(F)atthefrontoftherecorder.Recordingstartswhenyoupress
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thebuttonandstopswhenyoureleaseit(Thisavoidsitbeingleftrecordingbyaccident.)The
CapacityIndicator(I)willflashrapidlyduringrecording.
Donotapproachtooclosetoacallingbirdasthedefaultsettingisforafixedandquitehighgain.
Distortionmayoccurifthesoundistooloud.Alwaysplaybackyourrecordingstochecktheir
qualitybeforeleavingacallingbird.
Alsonotethatifyouhave“AlwaysListening”modeturnedon,thefirstfewsecondsofthe
recordingarefrombeforeyoupressedthebutton.Ifyouwerewalkingormovingtherecorder
then,thiswillberecordedandmaybemuchlouderthanthebirdsongthatfollows.
Anytimeyouarenotactivelyrecordingorplayingaudio,RememBirdisstilllisteningandis
keepingtheaudioithearsforashortperiod‐(bydefault,8seconds).
WheneveryoupresstheBirdsongrecordbutton(B)theaudiocapturedduringthisperiodis
automaticallyretained.So,ifabirdfliesoverandcalls,youhave8secondsinwhichtopress
button(B)andkeepthisrecording–eventhoughyouweren’tdeliberatelyrecordingatthetime
itcalled!
PLAY/PAUSE(PRESSGIN)
Toplayarecording,presstheReplayControl(G)IN(nottotheleft,right,upordown).When
playing,theCapacityIndicator(I)willflashonceasecondandyouwillhearaudioviathebuilt‐in
speakeror,ifyouhavepluggedthemin,speakersorheadphones.
Topausethereplay,pressthebuttonINagain.Ifyoupressitagain,replaywillstartfromwhere
youlastpausedit.
Theterm“play‐point”isusedbelowtomeanthepointintherecordingsorpre‐recordedfilethat
iscurrentlybeingplayed–orthatwouldplayifyoupressedthebutton.
Wheneveryoumakeanewrecording,theplay‐pointisautomaticallypositionedtothestartof
thatrecordingsothatyoucanreviewiteasily.
Ifyouplaytotheendofthelastrecording,alltheLEDswillflashbrieflyandreplaywillstop.The
play‐pointwillautomaticallybemovedbacktothestartofthelatestrecordingforyou.
REWIND(PRESSGTOLEFT)
PresstheReplayControl(G)totheLEFTtorewindarecording.
Ifyouarealreadyplayingarecordingandyouaremorethan3secondsintotherecording,the
play‐pointwillmovetothestartofthissamerecording.
Ifyouarenotcurrentlyplayingarecordingorarelessthan3secondsintoarecording,theplay‐
pointwillmovetothestartofthepreviousrecording(ifthereisone).
Aseachrecordingstarts,youwillnoticeashortbeep.Thedurationofthisbeeptellsyouhow
muchtimeelapsedbetweenthisrecordingandtheprevious:
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-Averyshort“bip”indicateslessthanhalfanhourpassed.Theserecordingswereprobably
madeatthesamesite.
-Amediumlength“beep”indicatesadelayofbetweenhalfanhourandsixhours.These
recordingswereprobablyseparatedbysometravelandhenceareatdifferentsites.
-Along“beeeeeep”indicatesmorethansixhoursseparatesthem.Theseareprobablyon
differentdays.
Bylisteningforthelongerbeepsyoucanholdtherewindbuttonandeasilyhomeinon
recordingsfromprevioussitesorpreviousdays.
Asyoureleasethebutton,replaywillbeginimmediately.
Ifyoutrytorewindpasttheearliestrecording,alltheCapacityIndicators(I)willflashbriefly.
FASTFORWARD(PRESSGTORIGHT)
PresstheReplayControl(G)totheRIGHTtofastforwardtothenextrecording.
Asyoureleasethebutton,replaywillbeginimmediately.
AswithRewind,youwillhearabeepofvariablelengthbeforeeachrecording.SeeRewindon
page16foranexplanationofthesetonesandhowtousethemtohomeinonaparticular
recording.
Ifyoutrytofastforwardpastthelatestrecording,alltheCapacityIndicators(I)willflashbriefly.
VOLUME/GAINCONTROL(PRESSGUPORDOWN)
HoldingtheReplayControl(G)UPorDOWNwillgraduallyincreaseordecreasethereplayvolume
betweentheavailableextremes.Youcanonlydothisduringreplay.
Asyouadjustthevolume,aCapacityIndicator(I)willlightsteadilytoshowtheapproximate
volumelevel(1to5).
Becausenotesandbirdsongrecordingsaretypicallymadeatverydifferentlevels,thevolumeat
whicheachisplayedissetindependentlyoftheother.
Thiscontrolaffectsthevolumethatyouhearrecordingsbutitdoesnotaffecthowtheyare
recordedunlessyouhaveenabledmanualgaincontrolviayourcomputer.Ifyouhavedonethis,
thenholdingthebuttonupordownwhilerecordingalterstherecordinggainratherthanthe
playvolume.
Whensetathighvolumelevels(theredLEDshowing)therecorderisdigitallyamplifyingthe
audiobeforeoutputtingit.Iftheoriginalsignalwasatorclosetofullscale,thiswillresultin
clipping(distortion)ofthesignal.ItisrareforrecordingsmadewithRememBirdtoapproachthis
levelandhencetheextragainisusefulinboostingtheirvolumeandwillnotnormallyleadto
clipping.
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Forbestqualitywhenplayingpre‐recordedfilesandnotesrecordings,donotincreasethe
volumesettingabovethecentreLED.Highervolumecanbeobtainedbutthesoundmaybe
distorted.Iftheaudiosoundsdistorted,tryturningthevolumeDOWN.Ifthisdoesnothelp,you
areprobablyrecordingattoohighagainand“clipping”therecordings.Turnyourrecordinggain
down,speakmorequietlyormovefurtherfromthebird.
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USINGAUDIOFIELD‐GUIDES
Inadditiontomakingyourownrecordings,RememBirdcanholdlibrariesofprofessionally
recordedbirdsong–oryourownlibraries.These“audiofield‐guides”cancoverhundredsof
speciesandarestoredinhighqualityaudio.Inmostcountries,RememBirdisprovidedwitha
localaudiofield‐guideinstalledasstandard.Youcanpurchaseanddownloadadditionalcountry
orregionalguidesand/ormakeyourownguides.
PLAYINGAPRE‐RECORDEDTRACK
Toplayoneofthebirdsongsinanaudiofield‐guide,youmustselectthetrackyouwant.Todo
this:
1. PressandholdthePlayButton(G)infor2seconds.
2. Youwillhearthetitleofthelibrary.Forexample,“NorthAmerica”.Afterthisyouwillhear
thetitleofanyotherlibrarythen“FirstRecording,LastRecording”.
3. Presstheplaybuttoninbrieflyasyouhearthetitleofthelibraryyouwant.Donotwaittoo
longoritwillhavemovedontothenextchoice.Youcanpressassoonasyouhearthestart
ofthetitle.
4. Listentothespokentitlesandclicktheplaybuttonwhenyouheartheoneyouwant.Ifyou
missit,presstothelefttogobacktothepreviousannouncement.
5. Repeatuntilyouhearthetrackyouwantandselectit.
6. Withpre‐recordedtracks,thetrackwillloopautomaticallyuntilyoupressplayagain.Tracks
thatrepresentasinglecallmayrepeatindefinitelywithoutanoticeablegap.Longertracks
typicallyhaveathreesecondgapbetweenrepeats–duringwhichyoumaywishtopausethe
trackbypressingtheplay/pausebutton(G)again.
Onceyouhaveplayedatrackfromtheaudiofield‐guide,theplaybuttonwillcontinuetoplayor
pausethattrackuntilyoupressandholdtheplaybuttonagain,evenifyoumakearecordingin
themeantime.
Toswitchbetweenthetwomodes(playingfromafield‐guideversusplayingyourown
recordings)pressandholdtheplaybuttoninfortwoseconds.Clickwhenyouhearthetitleofthe
field‐guideyouwantorwhenyouhear“LastRecording”toreturntoyourownrecordings.
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EXAMPLE
Anaudiofield‐guideofBritishBirdsmayincludethefoldersandfilesshownbelow:
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Thetitleofeachfolderorfileisspokentoyouviathespeakerorearpieceandyoucanselectthe
oneyouwantbyclickingtheplaybuttonwhenyouhearitstitleannounced.Forexample,to
listentoaCornBunting,
1. Pressandholdtheplaybuttonuntilyouhear“BritishBirds”
2. Pressthebuttoninasyouhearthistitle.
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