Daktronics OMNISPORT 2000, Operation Manual

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Track Mode Operation
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Timer Operation During Race
During the race, the operator watches the meet officials, lane status indicators on the
console’s LCDs and athletes in their lanes. This section describes operations that must
take place during an event. Doing these operations will increase the effectiveness and
accuracy of the timer, and help ease the flow of running a track meet.
Start Operations
The timer will start any time a start impulse is received and the timer is reset (clock shows
00:00.00). As a backup operation or for testing, press [START] to start the timer. The printer
will note if the start is External or Keyboard .
Check for Unused Lanes
The timer operator should turn off any unused lanes after visually verifying any open lanes
on the track. Press [LANE ON/OFF] for the appropriate lane.
Watch Lane Status LCDs
The operator watches the lane status indicators on the left and middle LCDs to confirm
that all times are recorded.
Always Ready Start
The Always Ready Start feature is based on the fact that the OmniSport 2000 timer has an
internal time-of-day clock that continually runs when the timer is turned on. The internal
clock continues to run even when the race clock has been stopped.
If a start was missed because the timer was not reset (race clock was still running from the
previous race), the start impulse is logged in the memory and on the printer. To prompt
the operator that a start has occurred, reset the timer. If the operator chooses to use the
received start signal, the timer will automatically start timing the event by calculating the
correct running time. Press [EDIT] to retrieve the start impulse used for the last race.
If two independent OmniSport 2000 timers are being used in parallel for an especially
critical application and one timer misses a start impulse completely because of a
technical problem, a start time may be manually entered when read from the printout of
the other timer.
Example: Editing a Start - If a start is missed because the timer was not reset:
• The time-of-day of the start impulse will be logged on the printer.
• The OmniSport will inform the operator of the start after the timer is reset.
Procedure:
1� To reset the timer:
a� Press [RESET]>[ENTER] .
b� The following message displays on the screen:
USE MISSED START
02:23:14.50 Y/N
c� Accept the missed start by pressing [ENTER] , and the timer will start from the
missed start time. If the missed start is to be ignored, simply press the [CLEAR] key
and the timer will be reset only.
2� If the start time was not on the LCD, use the EDIT-START menu: