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The Time Mode
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The second mode in the MicroSet Watch Timer is the Time Mode. It’s used to measure
the rate of the watch. Press the MODE button until the LCD screen says:
Time 10...
This means MicroSet is in the mode to measure beat times, and is set to measure 10
beats.
We will assume your watch is still mounted in the sensor after the Beat Error Mode. If
you have not yet measured the beat error of the watch, do that first because the Beat
Error Mode is used to properly set the Level control.
Select the beat count
You can set the number of beats MicroSet will measure before giving you the rate. Press
the PLUS button to increase the beat count. Press the MINUS button to decrease the
beat count. The beat count is displayed on the LCD screen. For example, when set to
measure 20 beats, the display will show:
Time 20...
If you hold the PLUS or MINUS buttons down continuously, the beat count will increase
or decrease rapidly.
If you measure a small number of beats you’ll get a reading more quickly. But you’ll get
more accurate readings by measuring more beats. The ideal number of beats to measure
is twice the number of teeth on the escape wheel. You may prefer to read fewer beats at
first to get quick answers, and more beats later to get more accurate answers.
But you should always read an even number of beats
. If you were to “Time” 11 beats,
or 21, you would incorporate the beat error into the reading and get erratic results. The
one possible exception to this rule is when you might want to read just one beat (Time:
1), to display beat error on the computer screen.
Reading the results
When you have the Time Mode configured with the beat count you want to use, press
the BEGIN button to start measuring the watch. MicroSet will say:
Rate:
as it measures the first period. The beat LED should blink and, after the selected number
of beats have occurred, MicroSet will divide the total amount of time that has elapsed
by the number of beats you selected and display the average length of each beat in
one of two possible formats: Beats Per Hour or Seconds Per Beat. The format shown
depends on how your timer is presently configured. For example, you might see
one
(not both) of the following displays:
Rate: .200015
Rate: 18010.34
The first line is the average beat time displayed in Seconds Per Beat. The second line is
the rate of the watch displayed in Beats Per Hour. You can select which format MicroSet
will use. See the “
Configuration - Display mode
” section in these instructions to change
the current setting and for an explanation of the differences.
You can also display rates as seconds of error per day. This feature is explained under
“
Time Mode Options
”.
To restart the Time Mode you can press the MODE button, or press the RESET button
to reset the timer.
