Outcome
Confirm that the equipment, room, software selection, and person are ready before recording begins.
Applies to
Complete this check before every structured examination and every Free Recording.
Before you begin
- Read the full protocol and prepare its required space, chair, box, visual target, or spotter.
- Ask the person being measured to wait off the force plates.
Steps
- Inspect the F1-3D force plates, Force Data Terminal, cables, and connectors. Check for damage, looseness, moisture, or contamination.
- Press gently at the plate corners to confirm that no plate rocks or slides.
- Remove obstacles and trip hazards from the task, landing, approach, and exit areas.
- Confirm the plate position, order, and marked orientation match the configuration selected in Movetrics Studio.
- Confirm the correct project, Subject, configuration, and examination on Home.
- Explain the complete task in plain language and ask the person to repeat the key instruction back to you.
- Decide whether the person can perform the task safely and whether a spotter or additional safeguard is needed.
- Confirm footwear, stance, equipment, and environmental conditions match the planned protocol.
- Make sure nothing touches any force plate before starting tare.
You should now see
The test area is clear, every plate is stable and unloaded, the software selections match the physical setup, and the person understands the task.
Stop or repeat when
- The person feels unsafe, unwell, or cannot follow the task.
- A plate rocks, slides, or does not match the selected configuration.
- Any component is damaged, wet, or loose.
- Tare or the displayed standing weight remains implausible after a clean repeat.
If it does not work
Do not improvise a setup or bypass a failed check. Remove the system from use for that measurement and record the exact failed check.