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Learning your way around the multifunction remote
Figure 1. Parts of the multifunction remote.
| ❶ Ultrasound sensor | The ultrasound sensor is behind a second small hole located next to the audible microphone hole in the top left of the remote. Make sure the hole is not covered when making ultrasound measurements. For more information see Using the multifunction remote to measure ultrasound levels. |
| ❷ Temperature sensor | The temperature sensor plugs into a connector on the top of the multifunction remote - it is the only connector, so you can't make a mistake. The sensor itself is on a 1m cable and is designed to be fully submerged, so, for example, you can drop it into a water-maze to measure the water's temperature. For more information see Using the multifunction remote to measure temperature. |
| | • | The bottom of the display shows the menu, with the currently selected item in reverse-type. Pressing the Next button cycles through the menu items. For more information see The multifunction remote menu. |
| | • | Pressing the Enter button when the arrow on the right side of the menu is selected, will move to the next page of menu options. |
| | • | The main area of the display shows information about the currently selected item. For example, in the above image 'Temp' is selected so the main area is showing the current temperature. |
| | • | The ID of the multifunction remote is shown in the top left corner. When working in Standalone mode the remote does not have an ID and nothing is shown. For more information see Setting a remote's ID |
| | • | The 'Transmitting' symbol is shown when the remote is transmitting data to ANY-maze. |
| | • | The 'Freeze' symbol is shown when the sensor value being displayed is frozen. For more information see the Freeze option. |
| | • | The 'Battery' symbol shows the current battery level. There are three levels. When the battery is low the symbol will flash. If the battery becomes so low that the remote can no longer operate, the entire display will change to show an empty battery symbol. |
| ❺ Next button | The Next button is used to move through the different functions of the multifunction remote. For more information see The multifunction remote menu. |
Holding down the Next button prevents the remote from going to sleep.
| ❻ Enter button | When measuring ambient conditions using one of the sensors, the Enter button is used to take a reading and freeze the display. Pressing the enter button when the display is frozen transmits the reading to ANY-maze. When configuring the remote, the Enter button is used to select an option. |
| ❽ Radio | The multifunction remote uses a radio to communicate with the receiver, (which should be plugged into a USB port on the computer running ANY-maze). The radio has a range of up to 30m in a typical laboratory environment (although this will decrease if the signal has to pass through solid walls). For more information see Setting the radio channel. |
| ❾ Vibration motor | The vibration motor provides quiet haptic feedback to signal success or failure - for example, that a test actually started when one of the test control buttons was pressed. For more information see Setting haptic feedback. |
| ❿ Battery | We recommend using an alkaline 9V PP3 battery (also known as a 6LR61), but the remote will function with any 9V battery. Note that all settings are retained when the battery is removed. |
 | The remote does not have a power button. It automatically goes to sleep after a short period of inactivity and wakes up when a button is pressed. |
 | IMPORTANT: The multifunction remote is designed to be splashproof and can be operated with wet hands, but it is not waterproof and should not be submerged. |
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