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Updating Device Settings

User configurable device settings allow you to customize how your SC-1 works on the water. The SC-1's customizable features are listed below:

  • Modes Enable: Any combination of the 5 modes Speed, Compass, Tactical Compass, Vmg, Timer and Start Line can be enabled. If all modes are disabled the device will act strictly as a data logger without providing any information on the display.
  • Logging Rate: Rate at which the SC1 records data. User can select from 1Hz (once every second), 1/2Hz (once every 2 seconds), and 1/4Hz (once every 4 seconds).
  • Display Update Rate: Rate of display update in Speed, Compass, Vmg and Start Line Mode. You can choose between 4Hz (4 times a second), 2Hz(twice a second) and 1Hz(once every second).
  • Compass Declination: Local magnetic declination angle. The compass will display magnetic heading if declination angle is defined. Positive declination represents West and negative declination represents East. Set declination angle to 0 degrees to display true heading.
  • Start Sequence Sync Points: The timer resets to the largest enabled sync. point. Once the timer is running, synchronizing it will cause it to jump to the next lowest sync point. Sync points should be set at the times when you expect to receive signals from the Race Committee. For a classic dingy start sequence you would set sync. points at 5, 4 and 1.
  • Timer Mode Changes To: If the top or bottom display is showing the timer it will switch to the mode you choose here when the timer expires. You can select from any of the SC-1's modes.
  • Timer Rollover: Timer rollover can be enabled or disabled. When timer rollover is enabled, the timer will rolls over from 0:00 to the highest enabled sync. point and then continue counting down from there. When timer rollover is disabled, the timer will reset to the highest sync. point upon reaching 0:00.
  • Start Line Mode Changes To: If the top or bottom display is showing the start line mode it will switch to the mode you choose here when the start timer expires. You can select from any of the SC-1's modes.
  • Boat Length: In Start Line Mode the boat length is used to convert meters to boat lengths. To convert feet to meters, multiply the number of feet by 0.305.
  • Device Offset from Bow: The distance in meters from where your SC-1 is mounted to the bow of your boat. In Start Line Mode the offset is used to calculate the distance between the tip of your bow and the start line.
  • Start Line Proximity Units: Start line proximity can be displayed in meters or boat lengths.
  • Timeout Lock Enabled: Enables timeout lock. When enabled, the SC-1 locks when the buttons have been inactive for a time period over the timeout lock value (seconds). During a timeout lock, the unit allows the user to unlock the buttons
  • Timeout Lock Value: Time without any user input required in seconds for the device to lock.
  • Speed Lock Enabled: Enables speed lock. The unit locks when the device speed exceeds the speed lock value (knots). During speed lock, the unit will not allow the user to unlock the buttons.
  • Speed Lock Value: Speed which must be exceeded for lock to occur.

Use the following instructions to update each of the device settings:

  1. Select Setup->Update Device Setting.
  2. The following form will appear. Select the desired options on the form and click OK to update the device settings.

    Device Settings Form

See Also

Using Velocitek Control Center

Downloading GPS Data from your SC-1 to your PC

Saving GPS Data

Clearing GPS Data from Your Device's Memory

Updating User Information

Updating Firmware

Launching GPS Action Replay from Velocitek Control Center