Trigger Setup

Hello, i am new to audiorecording and got my audiomoth yesterday :) i want to record soundscape in the forest. (mainly mammals and birds, because bats arent day active so i can not photograph them :( but i hat one on my trailcam which i liked to see :) )

i want to use the trigger function, for longer lifetime of battery/sd card

config:

-shedule 24h per day

-sleep off

-trigger type amplitude

-min trigger duration 30s

-trigger set to 5%

for testing i placed it on my balcony. but i got continuous recordings :/

first i tried to get the right trigger percentage....but maybe it is easyier to handle another unit as percentage ?

but then i ended up with 70% and got NO recordings :D

with first spektogram analysis i think the main problem here is the water pump of neighbours pond.

it seems to be between 200 und 800Hz

if a bird calls i got amplitudes with peaks to 10% (shown in audacity....i have currently no idea how to scale this right....there are some units ;) ) so i think i have to trogger by 2-5% in forest ?

actual i set the filter from 800Hz upwards...so the pump noise should be gone....this didnt work :/ but maybe there are sounds which are triggering that i dont see in the spektrum....

or is 5% trigger in the noise area of the audiomoth ? so it will always trigger ?

conclusion: 1) which trigger unit is easiest to handle for me ? afaik i cannot monitor sorrounding sounds with audiomoth and check how far it pushes the amplitude :( and in the records i am asked too much how to read it right with the units :)

2) which trigger setup is common for forest application (mammals/birds)

3) is it posssible to get 1hour files with my config, if trigger fails and i get continouos recording. will the sleep/record option work with triggering ?

sorry for my bad english and the beginner questions :)

config:

Device ID : abc123 :)

Firmware : AudioMoth-Firmware-Basic (1.9.3)

Time zone : UTC+2

Sample rate (Hz) : 48000

Gain : Medium

Sleep duration (s) : -

Recording duration (s) : -

Active recording periods : 1

Recording period 1 : 00:00 - 00:00 (UTC+2)

First recording date : ----------

Last recording date : ----------

Filter : Band-pass (0.8kHz - 24.0kHz)

Trigger type : Amplitude

Threshold setting : 5%

Minimum trigger duration (s) : 30

Enable LED : No

Enable low-voltage cut-off : Yes

Enable battery level indication : No

Always require acoustic chime : No

Use daily folder for WAV files : Yes

Disable 48Hz DC blocking filter : No

Enable energy saver mode : No

Enable low gain range : No

Enable magnetic switch : No

Enable GPS time setting : No