TimePilot Extreme

Collecting and Retrieving Data

Here’s an overview of the process you’ll use to collect the time and attendance data from the Extreme time clock(s) and import the data into the TimePilot software:

First, you’ll have the timeclock(s) download the time and attendance data onto the included USB drive. Then you’ll upload data from the USB drive to the PC running the TimePilot software. Data can be collected from multiple clocks before returning to the PC and uploading the data. The data can be also be collected as frequently as desired. For example, even though your pay period may be weekly or biweekly, you may collect the data every day, if you want. Here's how:

  1. Unlock the padlock securing the timeclock to the mounting plate, then insert the USB drive into the USB port on the bottom of the clock. The clock can be removed from the mounting plate to make it easier.
  2. Tap the included gray management iButton to the "In" probe of the clock. The lights on the two probes will begin flashing yellow in an alternating pattern while the clock readies the drive to write data. The probes’ lights will flash green as the clock writes the most recent data. When the lights stop flashing, a series of beeps will sound, indicating that the data has been written successfully.
  3. Remove the USB drive, reattach the clock to the mounting plate (if necessary) and secure the clock with the lock.
  4. Repeat the above steps for each clock, if desired.
  5. Return to the PC and insert the USB drive into an available USB port on your PC.
  6. TimePilot Extreme iconRun the "Extreme Data Manager": Click the icon on your desktop (shown at right) or click "Start" on the Windows desktop, then "All Programs." Select "TimePilot IV" and then click "TimePilot Extreme."
  7. Extreme Data Manager will automatically detect the presence of the USB drive with the TimePilot data files. Follow the screen prompts to import your data into the TimePilot database.
  8. View and edit the transactions in TimePilot Central, run reports and (optionally) export the data to your payroll software or service.