Emit backup

[andy]

Maybe NR (no result) would be more appropriate in the case of technology failures - but how could the software differentiate between a control missing because the competitor forgot to go there and because (s)he went there but the unit failed to register ?

It can't, it would have to be a manual change.

[canol]

I have found at some events that if I have the first start then for the SI system the first control box can sometimes need waking up. Now an extra second is going to make little difference in my overall time (for my snail speed orienteering) but could this be a reason for punching too quickly?

Can this happen with EMIT also? I got caught at TVOC's event this week by not correctly punching the first control (which I do know I visited as I recall stopping at the control to choose a route to control 2) and not realising until later in the race that the display did not quite tally. However with EMIT for urban events getting the card into reader can be difficult whereas SI I have found to be more user friendly.

[andy]

I have found at some events that if I have the first start then for the SI system the first control box can sometimes need waking up. Now an extra second is going to make little difference in my overall time (for my snail speed orienteering) but could this be a reason for punching too quickly?

Yes, that can be a reason for punching too quickly. It should only happen in very low key events though, controls should be 'woken up' for any ranking event (in my opinion)