MD-300 User’s Manual Page 6
MD-300 User’s Manual Page 6 (Cont’d)
"Eqst 2" - Show Jumping (Equestrian)
Time Format: Counting up in seconds to .001
Warn. Horn: none
Final Horn:
none
Operation:
The timer is started with one pair of electric
eyes and stopped by a second pair of electric
eyes (OE-205 Electric Eye Package). Pressing
RESTART
after the timer has been manually
stopped resumes timing from the time shown
on the display, rather than from the time
kept internally while the timer was stopped.
If timer accidentally stopped by breaking the
light beam,
RESTART
operates normally.
"Dash" - Dash and Sprint Events
Time Format: Counting up in seconds to .001
Warn. Horn: none
Final Horn:
none
Operation:
The timer is started with one pair of electric
eyes and stopped by a second pair of electric
eyes (OE-205 Electric Eye Package).
Timer Setup - Time Format and Counting Direction
The MD-300 Timer can count in several different time for-
mats: Seconds to .001, seconds to .01, minutes and sec-
onds to .001, minutes and seconds to .01, and hours min-
utes and seconds in whole seconds. In addition, the timer
can count up or count down.
When the timer is set to count down, the timer starts
counting from the final horn time specified for the event,
down towards zero. When zero is reached, the horn sounds
and the timer automatically stops. The time never decre-
ments below zero. If
RESTART
is pressed to resume timing
after the displayed or internal time has reached zero, the
display will show zero time and the timer beeps twice to
alert you that time cannot be restarted. Similarly, if the final
horn time is set to zero, then the timer cannot start since
the start time is the same as the stop time (0).
Whenever a new event type is selected, the MD-300 Timer
automatically sets the time format and counting direction,
along with other parameters, for that event. Because of this,
it is unlikely that you will need to manually set the time
format or counting direction very often. However, if required,
you can temporarily override the default settings for the cur-
rent event type as outlined in this section. You can perma-
nently record changes in time format and counting direction
for the current event using the "Set.Def" setup option. See
the "Timer Setup - Setting Event Defaults" section for more
information.
You should select a new time format or counting direction
after you have selected a new event type – if you are chang-
ing the event type at all. To change the time format or
counting direction, press the
SETUP
key to enter the setup
mode. As shown in the "MD-300 Setup Options Table," five
of the setup options available are time formats and two of
the options are used to specify "Count Up" or "Count Down."
Use the
NEXT
and
PREV
keys to scroll forward or backward
through the list of time formats until the desired time for-
mat is displayed. Then press the
SELECT OPTION
button to
select the new time format. "Done" is displayed for a mo-
ment to indicate that your request has been performed. The
display is then restored to show the time format you just
selected and the timer remains in setup mode. If desired,
you may continue to use the
NEXT
and
PREV
keys to select
other setup options. For example, you may scroll forward to
select a new counting direction. Selection of a new counting
direction is done in the same manner as selecting the time
format: When the desired counting direction is displayed,
press
SELECT OPTION
to select the new counting direction.
When you are finished making changes, press the
EXIT
SETUP
button to return to normal timing operation.
Note that a new time format or counting direction is selected
only when the
SELECT OPTION
button is pressed. You may
exit setup without changing the time format or counting di-
rection by pressing
EXIT SETUP
before pressing the
SELECT
OPTION
button. Also note that whenever the currently active
time format or counting direction is displayed, the timer
beeps. This allows you to determine the time format and
counting direction currently in use.
