VEMCO - VR2 Manual
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3.5
Initialize VR2 Receiver
Initializing a receiver clears the receiver logs, sets the receiver clock,
and stores configuration information into the receiver memory.
Initialization is required to put the VR2 receiver into record mode.
Select the radio button next to “
Initialize Receiver
” in the VR2 Control Tasks list and then select “Next” to
open the “VR2 Initialization” window (shown below).
The VR2 does not support the use of a separate Station (Location) Name stored into memory, however the
“Study Description Field “ can be used to include both a receiver name and location details.
A brief description or name of the study can be saved in the receiver’s memory and associated with the data.
This could be the location where the VR2 was deployed or the name of the study being conducted.
The receiver clock is to the PC clock and is used to time stamp the detections as they are stored in memory.
This is why it is vital that the PC clock be correct, including time zone, before the VR2 is initialized.
The initialization process clears the memory from the receiver,
erasing all detections that are stored in memory. If there are data in
the VR2 that have not been retrieved, they must be retrieved before
the receiver is initialized.
NOTE: You will not be able to proceed unless
Set Receiver Clock
and
Erase logged Data
are both selected.
After the desired study description has been entered and
Set
Receiver Clock
and
Erase logged Data
are both selected,
click the “Execute” button to begin the initialization process.
Once you have initialized a receiver and are ready for
deployment, it is wise to test with a transmitter and then to
offload (retrieve) the data. This will create a VRL file which
contains all the configuration information for this receiver.
This file can be read later if required to verify that the VR2
initialized properly before deployment.
It is vital that the PC clock be
correctly set to your local
time, including time zone,
before the VR2 is initialized
.
Initializing the VR2 will erase
the receiver’s memory.
Retrieve all detection logs
before the VR2 is initialized
.