Configuration Files and Presets

Before you start exploring the features of FlashMic Manager, it is important to understand some basic terminology and the concepts behind the use of presets.

Various parameters of the FlashMic’s operation can be changed with FlashMic Manager. A set of parameters is called a preset, and the FlashMic can hold up to 9 presets at any time.

The FlashMic user can select whichever is appropriate for the recording application using the menus.

A set of 9 presets is saved as a configuration file within the computer, and you may create and name as many configuration files as you need. Configuration files are saved with a .cfg filename extension. The entire configuration file will then be uploaded into the FlashMic, giving it its 9 presets.

The FlashMic parameters which can be defined in a preset by FlashMic Manager are the following:

 

 

 

 

 

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PARAMETER

VALUES

USER ALTERABLE*

 

 

 

 

 

Preset Name

6-character text string

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record Mode

File type & sample rate

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-record Buffer

0 to 10 seconds.

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record Level

8 steps from 5dB to 40dB

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-pass Filter

In/Out

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight

3 options

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filename

31-character text string

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery Display

Alkaline or rechargeable

Yes

 

 

Characteristic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Parameters marked ‘Yes’ can be subsequently changed within the FlashMic by the user, provided that Configuration Changes were enabled in FlashMic Manager at the time of configuration file creation.

Using the Default Configuration

The first time FlashMic Manager is run, a file Defaults.cfg will be created. It will be found in the same folder containing the FlashMic Manager executable file (FlashMicManager. exe). This file differs from other *.cfg files in that its purpose is to provide a convenient set of default parameter values to aid the user in setting up his/her own personalised default configuration file.

The parameter values provided by this default are:

PARAMETER

VALUES

 

 

Record Mode

Linear, 48kHz sample rate

 

 

Pre-record Buffer

Off

 

 

Record Level

AGC on

 

 

High-pass Filter

On

 

 

Backlight

Energy saving mode

 

 

Filename

TRACK

 

 

Battery Display Characteristic

Alkaline

 

 

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