Ultralyte LRB Speed Gun Pocket Manual 1

The Equipment Ultralyte LR B speed gun HP Ipaq Ultralyte Cable 2

Setting Up the Equipment Connect the speed gun and the Ipaq with the Ultralyte cable Turn on the speed gun by pulling the trigger To set the gun to test for speed, push the blue button located on the top right of the machine titled “Speed Mode” The screen should look like this 3

Setting Up the Ipaq Make sure the Ipaq is charged before using or bringing out to the field Turn on the Ipaq by pressing the power button located on the top right. Using the stylus, do the following: Click Start, located in top left corner Click Programs Click File Explorer Click SpeedStat Click Continue Note: You will need to make sure the Ipaq doesn’t go to sleep while collecting data. The Ipaq is set by default to turn off after 1 minute. To check and/or change this setting: Click Start ->Settings->System->Power->Advanced. Uncheck the “On battery power” box that reads “Turn off device if not used for”. 4

Setting Up SpeedStat To Start a New File: Click Collect Using the stylus and keyboard at the bottom of the screen, enter a logical file name, location, and operator Set speed limit to 1 mph (the program will not record anything below the speed limit) Click Start The Ipaq will now collect all data successfully executed and log in file name 5. To end data collection, click Stop 5

Collecting Data Once SpeedStat is running and a new file is created: Press the trigger and look through the view finder. A red dot should appear. This is the aiming point. Aim the red dot at an on-coming vehicle. Pull the trigger. If successful, a pleasant beep will sound and a red number, the speed of that vehicle, will be displayed in the viewfinder. If unsuccessful, a cacophonous beep will sound and a red letter E followed by a number will be displayed in the viewfinder. This vehicle will not have an entry on the file. Repeat as often as necessary 6

Viewing the Data To view the collected information: Click File->Summary This can also be accessed from the main SpeedStat screen. Click Open, click on the file you created, and click Open again Note: File can no longer be collecting to do this. Hit Stop. To connect the Ipaq to the PC*: Place Ipaq in the Ipaq base. Make sure Ipaq is turned on. Plug the base’s USB plug into a USB receiver in the laptop/PC. An ActiveSync screen should automatically pop up. If not, load the program through the computers Start menu. Click the Guest Partnership bubble and click Next. *Microsoft ActiveSync must be installed for this to work 7

Opening the Data in Notepad Click Explore on the next screen that pops up in Microsoft ActiveSync. Click My Pocket PC Click iPAQ File Store Click SS Data Find your file. Right-click on this file, click Cut. Right-Click and Paste in folder of your choice. Double-Click on this file. This will give you a notepad document with the date, time, speed, and distance of each vehicle you tested You can delete old unused files from the Ipaq 8

Opening the Data in Excel Click Explore on the next screen that pops up in Microsoft ActiveSync. Click My Pocket PC Click My Documents Click My SS Reports Find your file. Right-click on this file, click Cut. Right-Click and Paste in folder of your choice. Double-Click on this file. You can delete old unused files from the Ipaq Your data is presented on an Excel spreadsheet. It contains all the information stored from the file on the Ipaq. You have now been walked through gathering car speed data and putting it on an excel chart. 9