Initializing autonomous mode

[Mr. Lim]

I'm sure this is quite a newbie question, but here goes:

Before a match starts, what state is the robot in?
i.e. Powered On - Radios Active (program running), Autonomous Mode, but Disabled...
or Powered On - Radios Active (programming running), Operator Mode, but Disabled...
or Powered On - Radios not Active (program not running)...
or etc...

The reason is I'm unsure of how to initialize autonomous mode. I'm concerned that the autonomous program might be running before the match actually begins. And if you have some kind of dead-reckoning involved at the start, it'll get all messed up.

Can someone give me a quick lowdown of exactly how the robot states are setup pre-match, and what happens at the start of the match? Hell, detail the transition from autonomous to operator mode too if it's not as obvious as it should be =).

-Shawn...