ActiveRate Installation and Operating Instructions
Congratulations on purchasing one of the new generation of
wire free Rate Meters from Active Tools. Your ActiveRate has
been designed to be as easy as possible to use but the following
information should help you get the best out of it. If you have any
queries please email us at
or contact
your local distributor.
Operating Your ActiveRate Unit
General points are:
Your ActiveRate will turn on with a 3 second button press and off either
after 20 minutes of inactivity or when the button is held down for 3
seconds when in Clock mode. When you first turn the unit on the two
horizontal bars in the rate display area will flash when the battery level
starts to get low. Initially they will flash only once but they will flash an
increasing number of times as the battery level drops further.
To cycle through the operating modes, click the top button. The
highlighted function will then flash and if you leave it highlighted for
more than 3 seconds it will be selected.
The flat bracket is intended to be fixed
permanently, or semi permanently, to the boat
you most often use. It is usually best to mount
it under a footplate nut.
CLOCK (Clock Symbol)
This displays either the time of day, in 12 or 24-hour format, or it can be
set to display nothing.
To set the time, start with the unit turned on and hold the button down
for 8 seconds (the display will go blank after 3 seconds) and ‘12’ will
flash. Pressing the button will change this to a flashing ‘24’ and then to
‘- -’, which means that no clock time will be displayed. After 4 seconds
of inactivity the hour digits will flash and they can be set by pressing, or
holding, the button. Minutes can then be set in the same way.
RATE WATCH MODE (Stopwatch Symbol)
When this icon is selected a spectator can take the rates of crews by
pressing the button in time with their catches.
The unit will reset to ‘clock’ mode when the button is held for 3 seconds
.
STANDING START (Flag Symbol)
When this icon is selected work pieces will be timed from the first stroke
taken or from a press of the button. Timing will stop when you press the
button again or you can let the timing end automatically. If you stop
rowing, or paddle very lightly, for more than 5 seconds the display will
flash. If you then push the button the time that you stopped rowing hard
will be used as the end of the timed piece. This means that you can time
races without having to have the presence of mind to push the button as
you cross the finish line.
Pressing the button again briefly will reset the unit so that it is ready to
time another piece.
The unit will reset to Clock mode when the button is held for 3 seconds.
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Mounting Your ActiveRate
Your ActiveRate comes with two mounting brackets and whichever bracket
you fit we strongly recommend that you use the lanyard to attach it to your
boat so that it cannot be lost. The unit does not float when it has a silicone
bumper fitted.
The removable bracket, with suction cups
on it, is for use in boats that you row only
occasionally and it is attached by wetting
the cups and pressing them down onto a flat
surface (normally on the stern of the boat).
The bracket is hinged so that you can adjust it
to the optimum viewing angle. On some boats
the suction cups will hold on less well than on
others so be aware of this and make sure you
attach the lanyard to the boat.
The removable bracket can also be used on
most wing riggers by replacing the suction
cups with the Velcro strips provided. We
recommend that the more flexible Velcro strip
is fixed to the bracket and the other one is
attached to your rigger.
The suction cup bracket can also be used to
mount the unit to a foot stretcher screw by
removing the suckers.
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