Vernier DataMate Guidebook - Manual (Page 47)

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Appendix E: DataMate Troubleshooting Guide
Screen Explanation
This screen appears when too much time has passed on a screen
without activity. This timeout feature takes advantage of the
Automatic Power Down (APD) feature of the calculator and
LabPro to conserve battery power.
• Press YES to continue the program.
• Press NO to quit.
This screen appears when LabPro is not connected to the
calculator or when LabPro needs new batteries.
• Check the connection between LabPro and your TI calculator.
Firmly push in the link cable, and then choose 1: INTERFACE.
• Check batteries in the LabPro. Disconnect the calculator from
the LabPro; then press TRANSFER on the LabPro. If the
LabPro does not make a sound or light the red LED, change the
batteries in the LabPro.
If you choose 1: INTERFACE without correcting the problem,
the link error screen appears.
Check the connection and batteries as explained above and then
press ENTER.
If you choose 2: NO INTERFACE, then you can continue
working in DataMate (viewing or analyzing previously collected
data, etc.) but you won’t be able to set up experiments or collect
data.
This screen appears when:
• The LabPro has collected data and that data has not been
retrieved from the calculator.
• Or
• The user exits DataMate in the middle of data collection
(possibly by pressing ON) and then restarts DataMate.
• Press ENTER. Then choose one of the following:
• To retrieve the data, select TOOLS and select RETRIEVE
DATA.
• To delete the data, press
CLEAR
to reset the LabPro.
The DataMate main screen shows a non-autoID sensor from a
previous experiment even though the sensor is no longer
connected. (For example, the screen on the left shows a Relative
Humidity sensor even though the sensor was removed and
DataMate was restarted.)
Press
CLEAR
to reset the LabPro to initial conditions. (In general,
whenever you see something on the screen that does not look
correct, press
CLEAR
to reset.)