After booting, the decoder is in Test Mode, i.e. it does not store any detections. Instead, it steadily beeps/blinks when seeing a transponder. This way:
- The setup of the system can be checked easily to make sure it detects as expected.
- You do not need to filter any detections in the scoring software from athletes' warm-up before the race.
Timing Mode
The Timing Mode will be started when pressing the START button on the key pad. If not running on day time/GPS time, the time will start from 0:00:00 and the decoder will immediately start processing and recording every tag passing the antenna.
Stopping Timing Mode
The Timing Mode can be stopped by pressing the Cancel button or by selecting the entry Stop Timing in the menu. The system will then be back in Test Mode.
Next time the Timing Mode is started, the system creates a new file for the detections, indicated by a new file number on the main screen. Note that:
- Through the Ethernet interface, only detections from the current file can be read.
- All (old) files can be accessed any time through the browser or USB stick (see Data Connections).
Emergency File
If you forget to start Timing Mode, you can still access an emergency passings file through the Browser Access.