The
OarRATER has been specially developed for the sport of rowing.Its primary function is to give the stroke rate when the
stop/start button is pressed in time with the strokes of an observed
crew.It also has
stopwatch facilities as well as alarm, splits, date and time.It can also be used to determine heart rates. There
is a protective clear plastic film over the viewing area that can be
removed.
MODES There are five modes.In sequence these are - RATE PER MINUTE, STOPWATCH, TIME,
DATE, and ALARM.By
pressing button B you can rotate through them.The modes appear in the order below
RATE
PER MINUTE MODE Press button B until this mode
appears (see picture). In this mode button C should be pressed in time
with the strokes of the crew being observed. The rate will be shown after
three presses and will be continually updated as more input is given
by pressing button C.The
accuracy of the rate shown on the display is completely dependant on
human input and subject to error thus an averaging algorithm is used.The use of this algorithm requires three presses to initiate the
display.
STOPWATCH
AND SPLIT MODE Press B when in the Rate Per
Minute mode to get Stopwatch mode.The stopwatch is started and stopped using button C.To clear the display press button A.When the stopwatch is running on the display if A is pressed the
display will change to show the time from the start to that input
– a split time, but the stopwatch continues in the background.Pressing A again resumes the display of the elapsed time from the
start.Split times
can be done as often as required but these figures are not recorded and
the time shown is always from the start time.
The stopwatch function will
continue even when going to another mode. Thus while the stopwatch is
running you can use the Rate Per Minute mode to determine a rate without
losing the total elapsed time.But
if the mode is changed during a split time it will cancel that split
time reading.
TIME
MODE Press B again for the Time
Mode. When in this mode, the hours, minutes and seconds can be changed
by holding down button A until the numeral in the display screen
flashes, then use button C to make the alteration.When not in the change mode pressing button C will change from
12-hour to 24-hour clock.(This
also changes the alarm setting).If
the mode is in the 12 hour setting and in the morning hours, a small
“A” will show on the left hand side of the screen.For afternoon hours a “P” is displayed.These will not appear in 24 hour settings. Ensure that the time
is set correctly to “am” or “pm”, which ever is correct
DATE
MODE Pressing B will move to Date
Mode and use the same method described above to alter the date.
ALARM Pressing B when in Date Mode
will bring up the Alarm Mode and the time set for the alarm will be
shown.If there is no icon in the top right of the display the
alarm is off.To switch the
alarm on, and off, press button C.To change the time set for the alarm press button A and hold
until the hour figure flashes.Change
this figure using button C if required.Repeat for minutes and seconds.(To change between 12-hour and 24-hour clocks go to Time Mode).
The Alarm Mode
will revert to the Time Mode if there is no input for 30 seconds.
CHANGING
THE BATTERY Undo the six screws at the back
and carefully separate the cover.There
are two wires that connect the two halves of the unit so ensure great
care is taken not to break them.The
old battery can be removed and then replaced with an identical CR 2032
3V lithium battery.