Non-Triggered Recording

• Options: Off or On.

• Default: Off.

By default, the Song Meter Mini Bat 2 uses a Triggered Recording system.

Triggered Recording mode is the mode most commonly used for recording bats, and it is designed to produce short recordings of passing bats without wasting SD card space on periods of relative silence. In this mode, when the Song Meter Mini Bat 2 is scheduled to record, it monitors for incoming sound that meets the defined trigger parameters. When it detects such a sound, it starts recording until either:

• it reaches its Maximum Recording Length, or

• the length of the Trigger Window passes without additional sound.

Non-Triggered Recording instead records long, continuous files. For recording periods longer than the Maximum Recording Length, the periods will be broken up into consecutive recordings. The Song Meter Mini Bat 2 will pause for up to three seconds in between each recording while it prepares the SD card for the next file. If Non-Triggered Recording is enabled, all other Trigger settings will be ignored.

Non-Triggered Recording will use much more SD card space than Triggered Recording. It should only be used in situations where continuous recording is desired, even during periods of relative quiet. If you are recording bats for the purpose of species identification, most analysis software will require you to break up long recordings into short segments for each bat pass.