Phone enquiries please call Australia: (02) 8005 5343 / International +61 2 8005 5343
In order to maximize battery life, our recorders go to sleep after each recording period and wake up some time (30 seconds for terrestrial units, 3.5 minutes for marine units) prior to the next recording period in order to prepare for recording. Additionally, our recorders will not sleep for periods of 30 seconds or less.
It is important to keep this in mind when scheduling on/off recording cycles. The more on cycles the recorder has in a given day, the more times it will have to wake up prior to recording, adding additional "active" time that drains the batteries more than sleep does. It is possible to schedule recordings in such a way that the recorder does not sleep at all, even when not recording.
For example, an SM3M unit with a 2 minutes on/4 minutes off duty cycle will never go to sleep. Marine units must wake up 3 minutes and 30 seconds prior to the next recording period in order to "warm up" their hydrophones, and the recorder will not bother falling asleep for 30 seconds or less. To keep the same ratio of recorded time to unrecorded time while improving battery life, use a longer cycle, such as 10 minutes on/20 minutes off.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Faunatech acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Faunatech
6/269 Victoria Road
Rydalmere NSW 2116
Australia
Australia: (02) 8005 5343
International: +61 2 8005 5343