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Option 01 enables the logger to use the start / stop times entered in Options 02 and 03.
Confirmation is again seen on screen. Ensure that the stop / start times are correct before
leaving this submenu.
Option 02 allows the user to enter a date and time when the D will begin its
logging sequence.
Option 03 allows the user to enter a date and time when the D will end its
logging sequence. The stop date /time must be later than the start date/time or logging will
not occur. Also make sure that Option 01 is used to enable this timed logging mode.
NOTE - The D ’s date and time clock uses the last 2 digits of the year only, e.g. 96
for 1996. So in the year 2000 the D ’s clock will reset to 00, and so a timed logging
period beginning in 1999 and ending in 2000 will be ignored.
Option 4 is not available.
Option 5 – Edit Datafile Identifier allows the user to enter and edit 12 characters to identify
this D logger. These characters will be automatically printed at the head of
datafile when data is offloaded. This is particularly useful if the user is collecting data from
more than one system. Your 12 characters will be repeated on screen for your confirmation
before continuing.
The default Datafile Identifier setting entered at Skye includes the logger serial number, e.g.
12345xxxxtxt where the serial number is 12345. SkyeLynx Standard, WizzCom, SkyeLynx Auto
and Deluxe Software packages uses this datafile identifier in filenames for data storage.
Option 6 – Return to Main Menu will exit this sub-menu and return to the logger Main Menu
NOTE – always press Escape to leave Main Menu mode and return to Log Mode. Else the
logger will not record any data and batteries will drain quickly.
4.2.9 Option 8 - Set Channel Sample And Log Intervals
This option changes the basic logging mode function of the D. The user can
choose sampling and logging intervals for each individual software channel.
The sampling interval is where a reading is taken from the software channel and stored in
temporary memory. At the chosen logging (storage) interval, the total of the sampled
readings will be divided by the number of samples and the single averaged measurement
stored in memory with the appropriate time and date. If sample and log times are equal,
the averaging process is irrelevant, and readings are stored directly, i.e. ‘spot’ logging at a
total count, as advised for rainfall channels.
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