Section 3 | Powering the Unit
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3 Powering the Unit
3.1 Battery Warning
Batteries are prone to gassing and in the case of Alkaline batteries
leaking potassium hydroxide, a caustic agent that can cause
respiratory, eye, and skin irritations. You can reduce the risks by not
mixing battery types in the same device and by replacing all the
batteries at the same time and prior to full discharge
Do not mix old and new batteries or battery types. Doing so will
reduce overall performance and may cause battery leakage or
rupture. We recommend replacing all the batteries at the same time
3.2 To Turn the TideMaster On
The TideMaster switches on when the power button on the top right of the front panel is pressed (
quick
press
). The LED to the left of the panel will flash ten times in rapid succession to indicate the unit is
initialising.
The unit will then fall into its default sampling mode (or the last set mode). The start of a data collection
burst is denoted by a single flash. The end of the burst is denoted by five flashes in quick succession. The
burst modes sample at fixed intervals and so it may be some time before the first burst is collected. During
this time the unit will be in sleep mode.
For example:
In B2 mode (6 min interval, 40 second burst) the TideMaster will collect data at:
00/06/12/18/24/30/36/42/48/54
minutes past the hour.
In B4 mode (15 min interval, 40 second burst) the TideMaster will collect data at
00/15/30/45
minutes past the hour.
3.2.1 Delayed Start
There is no delayed start mode and the TideMaster should only be powered on when ready to collect data.
3.3 To Turn the TideMaster Off
Press and hold the Power button until the LED light comes on. On the display version a powering off
message will be displayed. When the LED light goes out, the TideMaster has powered off.
The TideMaster can only be turned off in sleep or sampling mode.
If the TideMaster is interrupted either via PC control or via the integral display this mode will have to
be exited before the TideMaster can be turned off
