On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:40:40 -0400, Roland Perry
wrote:

In article , Robert Woolley
writes
Erm, the colour sequence is:

a) Amber - Ready to read.
OK.

b) Red - Oyster rejected or not ready to read.
No, Red - paper ticket accepted.

I hold a staff pass (Oyster based). The red led comes on if theres a
misread. It is also on if the reader is off-line.

If a mag-stripe ticket goes through the gate the reader is not ready
to read, ergo the read light.


c) Green - Oyster read ok, no problems.
Never seen green. Why isn't "paper ticket accepted" green?

Because the main display shows whether a mag stripe ticket has read
ok.


Hopefully Paul Corfield will be along later and can explain....

Rob
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In article , Roland Perry
writes
They go red to tell you that you can't use an oyster at the moment
because the gate is already in use.
But I know the gate's in use - I'm standing in it!!!!

You shouldn't be. I don't stand in gates - I put my ticket in and (if
the gate takes it) grab it and walk through the still-open gate without
breaking stride.

Think of the person behind you. You've grabbed your ticket and walked
through the gate. If they've got an Oyster, it's important they don't
swipe it until the gate is ready, hence the red light.

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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:17:20 -0400, Roland Perry
wrote:

In article , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
But I know the gate's in use - I'm standing in it!!!!

You shouldn't be. I don't stand in gates - I put my ticket in and (if the gate
takes it) grab it and walk through the still-open gate without breaking stride.

I used to do that. Don't any more. About a year ago a gate failed to
open and I banged into it with sufficient force to cause ongoing
discomfort.

Think of the person behind you. You've grabbed your ticket and walked through
the gate. If they've got an Oyster, it's important they don't swipe it until the
gate is ready, hence the red light.

If I have a paper ticket and they have an Oyster, I don't understand why
it can't cope with processing the Oyster as soon as they are near
enough.

If I have an Oyster and they have an Oyster, does it go GREEN-RED quick
enough for them to see?

It goes Green - Yellow.

Rob,.
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"Robert Woolley" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:17:20 -0400, Roland Perry
wrote:

In article , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
But I know the gate's in use - I'm standing in it!!!!

You shouldn't be. I don't stand in gates - I put my ticket in and (if
the gate
takes it) grab it and walk through the still-open gate without breaking
stride.

I used to do that. Don't any more. About a year ago a gate failed to
open and I banged into it with sufficient force to cause ongoing
discomfort.

Think of the person behind you. You've grabbed your ticket and walked
through
the gate. If they've got an Oyster, it's important they don't swipe it
until the
gate is ready, hence the red light.

If I have a paper ticket and they have an Oyster, I don't understand why
it can't cope with processing the Oyster as soon as they are near
enough.

If I have an Oyster and they have an Oyster, does it go GREEN-RED quick
enough for them to see?

It goes Green - Yellow.

Does any of this really matter? The real annoying issue is that when an
Oystercard is used, the barriers make a beep similar to when a child ticket
is used ...

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:51:15 +0100, Ed Crowley wrote:
Does any of this really matter? The real annoying issue is that when an
Oystercard is used, the barriers make a beep similar to when a child ticket
is used ...

For people with poor vision this could be very helpful, especially
at staions with open barriers.

I haven't heard what a busy sation full of Oystercard users sounds
like but I'm sure it's easy to turn the beep off if it becomes a
problem.

David

"David Walters" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:51:15 +0100, Ed Crowley
wrote:
Does any of this really matter? The real annoying issue is that when an
Oystercard is used, the barriers make a beep similar to when a child
ticket
is used ...

For people with poor vision this could be very helpful, especially
at staions with open barriers.

I haven't heard what a busy sation full of Oystercard users sounds
like but I'm sure it's easy to turn the beep off if it becomes a
problem.

It's more the fact that it looks (sounds?) like you're travelling on a child
ticket ...