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Old 01-11-2001, 01:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Her's an undocumented tip--You can change the speed at which your computer sends time to your timer (T-max or Questar). This makes the whole computer experience snappier. This involves changing a number in the Windows registry so be careful.Go to RUN and type "regedit." You're in the registry. Open up HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Open "Software." Open "VB and VBA program settings." Open Helios 8 or 9, whichever you're running. Click on "utility." You'll see a number in quotes next to Tmax delay and Questar delay. The default is "1." That's usually adequate for the T-max but if you have a slowish computer, you can try .9 or maybe lower. Doubleclick and change the value. Go to the top--Registry-exit. Saving is not necessary but you must re-boot for the new value to take effect. Don't go too low or you'll lose communication or the time will go over on Helios but not to the T-max.The default "1" is slow for a Questar (at least it is with my old ones that I use.) You can go quite low, even to .2 or lower. Be careful with all this. If you go too low, Helios will intermittently lose connection with the timer and "re-trying" may or not help. You you may have to re-boot. The trick is to find a reasonably fast time with stability.
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Old 01-11-2001, 06:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Gene,It's not totally undocumented. You can find it on the Westar-Technology (formerly Questar) web site at www.westar-technology.com under tech support, FAQ. They have procedures for verifying com port set up, and speeding up the timer. Speedups differ for different versions of Helios. A westar tech put me on to the speed up way back when version 7 was new. It was the same procedure you discribe, although their FAQ discribes a different procedure for Helios 7. I've been running at .10 ever since, and it really made a difference in the speed. I seem to remember having to redo it when I upgraded to Helios 8. But I don't remember if I had to for Helios 9 (getting old).Anyhow, it's a good tip that I'm sure some owners can make use of.Fred
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Old 01-12-2001, 09:24 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Will this also work with FST timers?Mike
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