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8. Observe the tag transmissions in the Live Detection Monitor display. You should see
either HR (A170-1802-XXXX) or PPM (A180-1702-XXXX) or both transmission
types.
You should also see detections of the receiver's on-board transmitter, transmitting as
programmed in
Step 4 . You can also watch the LED flash patterns as the tag is
detected and the data are stored in memory:
a. When activated, a transmitter transmits 10 IDs quickly over approx. 10-15 seconds
and then the tag enters its programming cycle that was setup between you and
VEMCO at the date of order.
b. Each quick red flash of the Status Light is a received PPM ping.
c. A long, bright red flash is a stored PPM detection.
d.
Blue
flashes indicate HR detections.
e. During this test you can also confirm that the on-board Sync tag is transmitting as
programmed in Fathom.
f. If the flash patterns are different, compare it to the Status Light Flashes chart
(see "Status Light Flashes", on page 165 ).
9. Take a quick look at the number of detections and pings received listed in the receiver
Status information on the Status tab, or select the Live Detections or Live Tiles tab
to see live ping information.
10. Offload the data that was collected during the test, creating a data file (see
"Offloading Data", on page 70 ).
11. Export the offloaded data to a CSV file (see "Exporting Data", on page 95 ) and view
the data to verify that the data was stored and retrieved without problems.
12. If you do not plan to deploy your receivers right away (within a day or two), place the
receiver in Suspend Mode (see "Suspend Mode (not recording)", on page 73 ). To
start recording at deployment time, bring the receiver out of
Suspend Mode
by
starting a new study (see "Starting a Study", on page 67 ).
This simple test confirms that the receiver is working properly, a tag is decoded properly, and it confirms
that your tag is functioning as intended.
2.8.2 In-Water Test
Tests performed in water are almost identical to the in-air test. The only difference is that the
equipment does not need to be as close in water as it does in air.
For example, the tag could be positioned 5 meters from the receiver for testing purposes. In-water tests
are often performed to establish an ideal range for the HR2 receivers in the environment in which they
are moored. Details of conducting a
Range Test are found at our Customer website .
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