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changing when you do a study with the TDC Ultra (it beeps at the end
of each interval to let you know it may be time to go home). The TDC
Ultra automatically keeps track of the time and stores the data at the
end of the interval. You only have to concentrate on collecting the data.
This is one of the major features of the TDC Ultra.
The default value is 15 minutes, as this is the most common interval
length used for Turning Movement studies. We recommend that you
use 15 minutes unless you have special requirements.
Press DO once you have selected the interval length you wish to use.
Start Study
After you have selected an
interval to use, you are ready
to start the study. The display
shows the current count num-
ber and the interval number. In
the example shown, this is the
first count done, and it is at the first interval.
The TDC Ultra is waiting for you to push any movement button, which
starts the study. The display in the lower left corner shows the current
time, so it is easy to synchronize the start of the count to the beginning
of the desired interval. You do not have to push the first button exactly
when the seconds roll over to zero. The analysis software rounds the
start of the study to the nearest minute automatically. However, when
starting a new study, always try to begin as close to an interval bound-
ary as possible, such as xx:00, xx:15, xx:30, or xx:45.
Press any of the gray keys to begin counting and the TDC Ultra will
start recording data.
When you push the first button
to start the study, the display
changes to show the amount of
time left in the present interval.
In this case, it starts at 15:00
minutes and counts down to
zero. At the end of each interval, the TDC Ultra beeps three times.
Turn Count
Count: 001 Int: 001
--Any Key to Start--
07:59:37
Turn Count
Count: 001 Int: 001
08:01:23 Rem 13:37
Chapter 3 — Standard Turning Movement Studies
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