The Titley Ranger is the only field recorder you will need. This is the only recorder that records everything from bats to birds simultaneously with one device.
Titley has built upon the success and feedback from the Chorus and the Anabat Swift to develop a fully customisable, long-lasting wildlife recorder. The Titley Ranger includes all of the features you have come to expect from Titley Scientific recorders: durable in tough field conditions, easy-to-use, compact, light-weight and with built-in GPS.
Choose from a wide range of microphones including low-profile side-mount or front-mounted acoustic microphones, and front-mounted omnidirectional or directional ultrasonic microphones – all of which are weatherproof, highly sensitive and easily user replaceable in the field. Front-mounted microphones can also be fitted to extension cables up to 100m. Whether you want to record birds in stereo, frogs in the rain, bats up a mast, or all three at once, the Ranger has you covered.
Setting up the Titley Ranger is simple; use our preset recording modes and the GPS will determine your location, sunset and sunrise times to record precisely when needed. No phones or external devices are needed for setup – you can adjust the settings using the internal colour touchscreen. It is easy to create complex multi-task schedules on device or using the Toolbox scheduler built in to Insight. Deploy for long periods with 8 AA battery capacity (100 nights ultrasonic or 700 hours acoustic*), or use the external power with or without solar panels for extended or permanent installation. The camouflage, robust housing has multiple mounting points for everything from cable ties to camera-tripod mounts to elastic straps, or if you want extra security, you can purchase the security box and python lock.
Features Titley Ranger
- Record acoustic (stereo or mono) and ultrasonic simultaneously
- Easy to use stand-alone recorder, no phone required for setup
- Automatic schedules for easy deployment, or create your own custom schedule using the colour touchscreen or using Toolbox in Insight
- Weatherproof, robust, camouflaged, tripod mountable housing
- You can choose from our range of microphones to suit your needs, all of which are weatherproof and user-replaceable
- Power with 4 or 8 AA batteries, or external power with solar panel options
- Lasts for 100 nights (full spectrum ultrasonic) or 700 hours recording time (acoustic) on 8 AA batteries*
- Built-in GPS with transect mode available
- Built-in temperature sensor
- Headphone output to check microphone function and listen to bats in frequency division audio
- Analyse recordings with free Insight software
You have the choice between our user-replaceable acoustic and ultrasonic microphones. The Ranger has three channels, so you can customise your microphone setup to record:
- Mono (1 channel) acoustic. Low-profile side-mounted or extension-mount.
- Stereo (2 channels) acoustic. Low-profile side-mounted.
- Mono (1 channel) ultrasonic. Front-mounted, omnidirectional or directional options.
- Or any combination of the above simultaneously, or on a custom schedule.
All microphones feature a high-performance microphone elements, with built-in low noise preamplifiers, low noise floor and are weather resistant.
*Ultrasonic battery life estimations based on 10% bat activity at 25°C and 10 hour nights recording at 320ksps using 8 alkaline AA batteries. Acoustic battery life estimations based on continuous mono recording at 32ksps using 8 alkaline AA batteries.
Specifications Titley Ranger
External Dimensions | H 194mm x W 123mm x D 50mm / 7.64” x 4.84” x 1.97” |
Weight | 478g /16.86oz. (without batteries) |
Power Requirements | 4 or 8 AA batteries, external power and solar power options |
Battery Life | 700 hours acoustic / 100 nights ultrasonic using 8 AA batteries* |
Memory | 2 x SDHC/SDXC cards (2 x 1TB) |
Audio Output | Headphone jack for frequency division output (ultrasonic) and stereo reproduction (acoustic) |
Frequency Range | 20Hz up to 250kHz (depending on microphone) |
Housing | Camouflage, weatherproof and shockproof (IP67) with tripod mount |
GPS | Built-in (daily GPS fixes, transect mode - GPS fix every second) |
File Output | Full spectrum (.wav), zero crossing (.zc), GPS track (.gpx) and temperature sensor log (.csv) |
Sampling Rates | 500, 384, 320, 192, 96, 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05 ksps |
Channels | 3 channels. 1 (front) ultrasonic or acoustic, and 2 (sides) acoustic-only. Capable of simultaneous recording (stereo acoustic and ultrasonic) |
Display | 2.4” Colour LCD touchscreen |
Warranty | Recorder 2 years, microphones 1 year |
