Finalising The Configuration; Usric-4 Start Options; While Recording; Alerts - LogTag Recorders USRIC-4 Product User Manual

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Figure 1: USRIC-4 Standard Configuration Options
For detailed information about each parameter please read the section
about Configuring a LogTag
User Guide or press F1 for help.

Finalising the configuration

Click
Next
to upload the configuration data to the USRIC-4.
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When the configuration is complete, unplug the USRIC-4 from
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the USB socket and replace the protective cap.
If you wish to configure more USRIC-4 units with the same
configuration, insert the next recorder into the USB socket, wait until
it is ready for configuration and click Again. Alternatively you can use
the
Profile
function to configure multiple units with the same
settings.
You can upload the configuration to a USRIC-4 recorder as often as
required, however once started the unit cannot be configured again.

USRIC-4 Start Options

During configuration with LogTag
the USRIC-4 starts taking temperature readings.
... via
Push button
start: The recorder will start taking
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temperature readings as soon as you have pressed the
button.
START
/Mark
... via
Date/Time start
: The recorder will start taking
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temperature readings at the date and time you specify (local
time).
When you choose the push button start option, you can select to
record
pre-start readings
or
If you select
pre-start
readings, the USRIC-4 starts recording as
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soon as it is unplugged from the USB port
so until you start the unit. No alarms are processed while pre-
start readings are being taken, pre-start readings will not appear
in the PDF file, and no PDF file will be generated. Using pre-start
readings is a good way do avoid data loss if you forget to start the
unit, as you can stillaccess the data using LogTag
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The first pre-start reading is taken one log interval after you unplug the unit from
the USB port.
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for logging in LogTag
Analyzer's
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Begin recording after a
delay.
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and will continue to do
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If you configure the USRIC-4 to start after a delay period, the
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recorder will not immediately record temperature readings after
you have pressed
START
instead, and record readings only after the timer has ended. It
will, however, continue to take pre-start readings, if enabled.
You cannot combine a date/time start with pre-start readings or the
start delay function.

While Recording...

While the USRIC-4 is recording the green
4 seconds if none of the configured alarm conditions have been met

Alerts

As soon as one of the alarm trigger conditions is met, the red
indicator blinks every 4 seconds. Depending on the alarm
configuration the red indicator may remain on for the rest of the trip,
or the green
indicator may blink again once conditions return
OK
back inside the limits.
If configured, you can reset an alert by pressing the
button. Alerts which are a result of accumulative alarms cannot be
cleared.
Marking a reading with an inspection
mark
When you press the
START
the USRIC-4 will be identified in the downloaded data with an
inspection mark.

Plugging the USRIC-4 into a USB port

Microsoft Windows
A USB Input Device (HID) Driver will be installed. This driver is part
of the operating system and will typically not require administrator
privileges for your computer.
This device driver is used for communication to LogTag
Once finished, the USRIC-4's green OK indicator will blink once every
second.
While a USRIC-4 is plugged into USB, no temperature readings
are taken. The graph in LogTag
the data list will show --- followed by the # symbol. This also
applies when the recorder is connected to a USB power supply.
OSX and Linux
You will only be able to configure or download the USRIC-4 using
either of these operating systems by installing virtualization software
such as Fusion or Virtualbox to create a hosted Windows
environment. You need to discuss these options with your network
administrator.
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The blinking of the green
unit.
USRIC-4 Product User Guide, Revision 1.0, copyright © 2004-2016,
, but start a countdown timer
/Mark
indicator blinks every
OK
START/Mark
button, the next reading taken by
/Mark
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Analyzerwill display a gap and
OK
indicator can be disabled during configuration of the
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Recorders
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