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As you enter the target rate in this way, if MicroSet has been displaying the rate as
Beats Per Hour, the PLUS and MINUS keys will change the proposed rate by an
odd value (.09 BPH). This is normal. If you cannot get MicroSet to display the exact
rate you want, choose the closest value. The rate that MicroSet gives you will still
be more accurate than a tenth of a second per day.
If you want to turn off the Error Per Day display mode, press the BEGIN key to
access the Time Mode Options. Press BEGIN until the LCD screen says:
Show error/day?
To answer “No”, press the MINUS key. MicroSet will return to the previous display
mode, whether it was Seconds Per Beat or Beats Per Hour.
Running Average
The Running Average option is one of the most useful functions of MicroSet. When
the Running Average function is turned on, MicroSet will accumulate a running
average of every rate reading it has taken and display the average rate of the
watch over any length of time you wish to let it run. It will cause rate readings to
settle down to very stable and accurate values that change only in small fractions
after just a few minutes.
To activate the Running Average option you should be running in the Time Mode.
Press the BEGIN key to access the Time Mode Options. Press BEGIN again until
the LCD screen says:
Average: Off
To turn on the Running Average function, press the PLUS key. The LCD screen
will say:
Average: On
Now hit the MODE button to return to the Time Mode. As new readings are shown
on the LCD screen, they will appear in the following format:
1: 18000.00
The first digit is the number of samples that have been taken. The number after
the colon is the Running Average rate. In the example shown, the rate is displayed
as Beats Per Hour, but the Running Average function works if you have MicroSet
configured to show Seconds Per Beat or Error Per Day.
Each time a new reading comes in, the number to the left of the colon will increase
by one to show you how many readings have been taken and the average rate will
be calculated and displayed. The difference between subsequent readings will get
smaller and smaller. As time goes on you get an increasingly accurate reading of
the average rate of the watch.
To turn off the Running Average mode, enter the Time Mode Options and press
BEGIN until the LCD screen says:
Average: On
Press the MINUS button to change it to “Average: Off” and then press MODE to
return to the Time Mode.
If you wish to reset the running average value, enter the Time Mode Options and
press BEGIN until the LCD screen says:
Average: On
Press PLUS and then MODE to return to the Time Mode. The running average
value will be reset and a new average will be calculated.
