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Weird First day with the Labradar

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Anyone ever experienced and troubleshot this? Summary version: Labradar wouldn't display shot data or advance shot number at the range but they are "somewhat" recorded on the SD card accessed via computer.

Took the Labradar out for the first time today all amp'd up to shoot with it. Went through and set every setting. Don't know what the issue is but it didn't go well after the first shot. Using the mk aiming sight and couldn't have aimed it any better without it.

With an CD card in: First shot registers and I think this is going to be awesome. I assume subsequent shots triggered since it went from orange to blue on the light, but it never read another velocity on the display and couldn't see any others in the series. Tied two different position with the unit both over the barrel and to the side. At this point thought maybe I had an SD card problem. Display says I'm on shot 1 of the series the whole time.

With SD card out: Units is triggering and I thought not reading till I catch out of the corner of my eye that it is reading the velocity for a split second and then gone and displaying that I'm still on shot one of the second series. Armed light flips to blue on every shot. Unit was out to the side the whole time.

Kind of seemed like a software problem at this point so I go home and pull the SD card with the intention of loading a firmware update if needed (ended up being the latest version was already loaded). Pulled the summary report off the SD card and it shows seven shots in series one but only three shots listed (on the unit it only ever displayed the first shot), but the max/min velocity cells don't represent the data listed in the three shots at the bottom of the summary report. I find all seven of the individual tracks in their separate folder and that data matches up with the summary report. So it looks like it caught every shot, at least when the SD card was in.

I thought I went through the directions pretty diligently but something seems off here. Did a reformat on the CD card to see if that helps.

Side question: I had hit the rearm button before every shot. That normal? Seems like it would be better to just stay on even if the 10secs is required between shots.
 
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A buddy says take the batteries out, use a battery pack, and use an aftermarket cable because the one it comes with is shit.

Saw another guy having all kinds of problems fix them by doing the above.
 
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Won't be able to get to the range till Monday lunch but it went 8 for 8 with the crossbow in the backyard and displayed all shots as they were taken and let me navigate the series on the unit. This was with a full reformat on the SD card. Didn’t switch the usb cord since the SD card was already done and only wanted to change one variable at a time.

It also stayed armed between shots versus reverting back to “review” mode between shots.
 
Won't be able to get to the range till Monday lunch but it went 8 for 8 with the crossbow in the backyard and displayed all shots as they were taken and let me navigate the series on the unit. This was with a full reformat on the SD card. Didn’t switch the usb cord since the SD card was already done and only wanted to change one variable at a time.

It also stayed armed between shots versus reverting back to “review” mode between shots.
Lab Radar TIP or A bit of advise if you care to take it on the power switch of the Lab Radar. If you are using the 6ea AA batteries to power the device, instead of an external battery (which I highly recommend an external battery), you will find them dead from time to time after a single use. The culprit will probably be the unprotected power button got accidentally push during transport. Mine is now accident free in this regard. I cut a rectangle in a water bottle cap and carefully glued it upside down over or around the power switch, using a gel type super glue. No more dead batteries when I get to the range, works great.
 
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I would replace the batteries, reset the settings to default, then update or rewrite the firmware.
I had an issue with an older sd card that was too slow so I would test it without any card in the slot.

You do not have to rearm the unit it will continue to capture until it times out from lack of triggering.
 
Won't be able to get to the range till Monday lunch but it went 8 for 8 with the crossbow in the backyard and displayed all shots as they were taken and let me navigate the series on the unit. This was with a full reformat on the SD card. Didn’t switch the usb cord since the SD card was already done and only wanted to change one variable at a time.

It also stayed armed between shots versus reverting back to “review” mode between shots.
Did you use power pack or AA?
 
I've heard a lot about batteries being an issue. I've always used a battery pack and never had an issue. The whole bluetooth thing is a different issue, but that's a luxury problem to me.
 
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Yeah ours acts funny too. Oh you said Labradar. Never mind.
 
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