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Overview
RANCH SORTING (1)
Ranch Sorting is run under the Team Penning event
on the timer console. Ranch Sorting shares timer
features with Team Penning such as the warning
horn, final horn, cattle number selection, etc.
In Ranch Sorting, a wireless handswitch is used with
the timer to record the time each cow is penned. This
eliminates the need for a separate stopwatch to
generate these split times. Each time the handswitch
is pressed, the running time is captured and shown
on the timer’s status display. If a scoreboard is in
use, the cow’s time is shown momentarily on the
scoreboard to allow the audience to see the time at
which the cow was penned. After the last cow is
penned, the timer automatically stops.
Timer Operation
Ranch Sorting is run under the Team Penning event
on the timer console. Follow the “Preparation For
Use (General)” section of the Team Penning instruc-
tions to prepare the timer for operation.
Follow these steps to time a team:
1) Start the timer by pressing the wireless hand-
switch or by pressing the START/STOP button
on the timer console. (The electric eyes will also
start the timer, but eyes are not typically used.)
2) Press the handswitch as each cow is penned. The
time at which the handswitch is pressed and the
count of cows penned is shown on the timer’s
status display. If a scoreboard is in use, the pen
time is frozen momentarily on the scoreboard.
3) When the warning horn time is reached, the horn
sounds and the timer continues to run.
4) If all cows are penned before the expiration of
time, the timer automatically stops. The timer can
also be stopped by pressing the START/STOP
button on the timer console.
5) If time expires, the horn sounds and the timer
stops at the final time + 0.01 (e.g., 60.01). This
allows a pen at exactly 60.00 seconds.
6) The judge can continue pressing the handswitch
until he hears the horn – the timer automatically
ignores any presses after the time limit. Once the
horn sounds, the handswitch is ignored for about
three seconds, after which the next press of the
handswitch starts the timer for the next team.
Advanced Settings
Cattle Number Features
See the Team Penning section to read about several
cattle number features that can be selected.
Automatic Stop after Last Cow
The timer can be set to automatically stop after the
last cow is penned (default), or continue running. To
change this setting, press SETUP, then press NEXT
CHOICE several times until
Auto
Stop
or
No
Auto
Stop
(your choice) is displayed, then press ENTER.
Scoreboard Hold Time
To change the duration a pen time remains frozen on
the scoreboard, press SETUP, then press NEXT
CHOICE several times until
Split
Times
is dis-
played, then press ENTER. Press NEXT CHOICE a
few more times until the desired hold time is dis-
played, then press ENTER.
Handswitch Usage
To use the handswitch for Team Penning (i.e., to just
start and stop the timer), you must change the
“Handswitch Usage” menu option. Press SETUP,
then press NEXT CHOICE several times until
Handsw
Usage
is displayed, then press ENTER.
Press NEXT CHOICE to scan through the available
usage options, and press ENTER when the desired
option is shown. Note: Choose the
Ranch
Sorting
option to restore operation as described above.
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