Titley Ranger

The Ranger is the only field recorder you will need. Record everything from bats to birds simultaneously with one device.
 
Free extra year's warranty, plus a free book or voucher worth £35 - let us know which you want!
 
Titley have built upon the success and feedback from the Chorus and the Anabat Swift to develop a fully customisable, long-lasting wildlife recorder. The 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.
 
Note that the Ranger is supplied without microphones, so you'll need to select the microphone(s) you need.
 
Setting up is simple; use the 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's 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 camouflaged, 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 accessory.
 
Features:
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
Optional accessories: lockable security box, microphone extension cables, fused power lead, solar panel
 
You have the choice between the 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 element, 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.
 
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Specifications
Size
H 194mm x W 123mm x D 50mm / 7.64” x 4.84” x 1.97”
Weight
478g /16.86oz. (without batteries)
Power
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)
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)
Files
Full spectrum (.wav), zero crossing (.zc), GPS track (.gpx) and temperature sensor log (.csv)
Sample
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 (3 years when bought from us), microphones 1 year
*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.