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During or after collecting data, it is possible to review and edit the data while it is still in the T riCoder. You can also
delete data entirely. Data Review Mode is a handy tool – especially if you know you‟ve made a mistake and want to
correct it before you upload your data.
For the tutorial, lets say that we just wanted to take a break from collecting data, exited DATA COLLECTION (by
pressing the END key), turned off the TriCoder and went to lunch. We‟re back now and want to resume our data collection.
Turn the TriCoder back on and just as in step 1; get into DATA COLLECTION mode. Since there is alread y data in the
TriCoder, instead of simply displaying the prompt, the TriCoder plays the “DATA FILE EXIST S” voice message, and
displays the same message on the TriCoder screen:
DATA FILE EXISTS
HIT ANY KEY_
Then immediately displays the prompt:
ENTER DATA
Say we want to review t he data already in the TriCoder - maybe we made a mistake or think we missed some data. To
review data already in the TriCoder, press the “UP ARROW ” key on the TriCoder keypad . The TriCoder will beep – 2 low
beeps then 2 high beeps and display:
Data Review Request
Press <BEGIN> key to
Start or <F1> for
Data Collection_
If we just wanted to go into DATA COLLECTION, we would simply press and start scanning again, but we want to
review the data already collected so press the BEGIN key to get into DATA REVIEW mode. Once in DATA REVIEW
mode, the T riCoder displays the last data collected. To get to the b eginning of your data file, press the BEGIN key. The
TriCoder displays:
ENTER QUANTITY
XXX (last quantity data entered)
BEGIN OF FILE
HIT ANY KEY_
Press any key on the TriCoder keypad. The TriCoder displays the first record of data. To scroll through the data rec ord by
record, press the RIGHT ARROW key.
To immediately go to the end of the data, press the END KEY. At the END OF FILE prompt, hit any key to get to the last
record of data in the file.
To scroll backwards t hrough the data rec ord by record, press the LEFT ARROW key. To edit individual characters i n a data
record, use the right and left arrow keys to find the data you want to edit.
If you know what data you are looking for (or want to look for all data that has certain characters) you can use the SEARCH
key. After pressing the SEARCH key, t he TriCoder displays the SEARCH PATTERN prompt. Enter the data you want to
search for (ie. 22 ) then press ENTER. The TriCoder begins its search at the beginning of the file and moves forward until a
match is found. If using our exa mple of 22, the TriCoder would find all data that contains 22, regardless of its position in the data (ie.
22345, 32245, 34522).
Pressing the DE LETE key de letes characters to the left. Replace characters simply by pressing a key. To replace an
entire data entry, use the right and left arrow keys to find the data, then pr ess the CLEAR key to delete the entry. Yo u
can re-enter data at this point by e ntering data from either the keypad or by scanning. If you enter data from the keypad
(when either editing single characters or replacing an entire entry) you must press ENTER on the keypad for the change
to take place. If you want to completely delete the data, after pr essing CLEAR, the TriCoder will prompt you with
DELETE THIS FIELD? If you are sure you want to delete the data, press ENTER.