Hibernation - Prolonging battery life

If your LogTag^® is not going to be used for extended periods of time you should hibernate it. While in Hibernation the LogTag^® will consume minimal power, which will extend the battery life when compared with leaving an idle LogTag^® operating.

While a LogTag^® is hibernated it will…

• not record and store any new readings.
• not activate the Alert and OK lights.
• not respond to the START/MARK button being pressed.

The only exception is when the LogTag^® has been configured for Push button start from hibernation in the configuration screen. In this case pressing the START/MARK button will 'wake' the product and commence logging according to the configured settings. Not every model supports this feature.

To 'wake' a hibernated LogTag^®, go through the usual process of Configuring a LogTag® for recording (on page 1).

To hibernate a LogTag^®, select Hibernate... from the LogTag menu.

You can also use the F5 function key.

 

 

You will see the window below when hibernating a logger.

One of the following icons will show next to each of the items in the list:

• (no picture) indicates the LogTag^® is still in the process of being hibernated.
• The LogTag^® was successfully set to hibernation.
• The software was unable to set the LogTag^® to hibernation.

Once a LogTag^® has been successfully hibernated it should be removed from the Interface Cradle before pressing any other button. As soon as the software communicates with a hibernated LogTag^® (for example through automatic download) it will be returned to normal operation.

The extent to which Hibernation will prolong the battery life of a LogTag^® varies between different models and versions of LogTag^® products. Some LogTag^® models do not support Hibernation.