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COPYRIGHT AND TITLE

Newtest 

Powertimer SW-300

 is product owned by Newtest Oy. All rights 

reserved. Palm Os and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. or 
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HEALTH AND SECURITY

The Newtest Powertimer testing system is designed for sports performance 
testing. Use the system only as described in the user´s manuals. Always 
read the manuals and other information provided, especially when you in-
stall the system for the first time.

Use the system only with/by competent personnel. Always acquire a written 
consent from participants. Always consult your physician before participat-
ing testing and/or exercise program.

Use the system only in supervised environment and test situation. Do not al-
low any foul play and use only in secured area. Make sure tripods and wir-
ing are placed in a manner that they do not cause accidents. Do not use the 
system on uneven, slippery and/or wet surfaces. Always clean the underly-
ing surface and the jump mat from excess dirt and dust with damp cloth. If 
necessary, use mild detergent. Do not use the system wearing high heels or 
spikes. Use only with flat soled athletic shoes.

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The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The product(s) 
it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufac-
turer’s continuous development program.

Newtest Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this 
manual or with respect to the products decribed herein. Newtest Oy shall 
not be liable for any damages, direct or incidental, consequential or spe-
cial, arising out of, or related to the use of the Newtest Powertimer testing 
system.

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POWERTIMER SW-300

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Summary of Contents for Powertimer SW-300

Page 1: ...POWERTIMER SW 300 FOR PALM OS 2 USER S MANUAL Powertimer SW 300 ENG...

Page 2: ...manner not expressly authorized by this License You ac knowledge and agree that ownership of the Software and allsubsequent copies thereof regardless of the form or media are held by Newtest The Softw...

Page 3: ...23 6 2 Subjects 24 Adding a new subject 24 Changing birth date 24 Editing height and weight 25 Changing sport 25 Measuring fat 25 Assigning subject to groups 26 Subject manager actions 26 7 Other fun...

Page 4: ...3 and check chapter 2 if you are having prob lems with the user interface Chapter 3 gives a tutorial on how to perform a Drop Jump test After this chapter you should be familiar with the basics of te...

Page 5: ...idual that performs tests A sub ject may belong to multiple test groups for example if the sub ject plays ice hockey and football in two different teams Syn chronization removes all subjects from Powe...

Page 6: ...sult contains the following properties Result ID is a number that identifies the result for example ID 27 Test Action this result belongs to Type of result for example Contact Time Value of the result...

Page 7: ...u cannot create a new group by changing the name of an ex isting group since the existing group gets overwritten when synchronizing The relations between existing subjects and groups are nev er update...

Page 8: ...Palm Just tap on the Powertimer icon to start Powertimer SW 300 When program starts the screen goes blank for a while At the mo ment there is no solution that can prevent this The Main View shown in F...

Page 9: ...ains Figure 5 shows an example of an open selector Tap ping on one of the list elements selects the element and closes the selector Powertimer may contain more data that is possible to show in a selec...

Page 10: ...beti cal order Text boxes Text boxes come in two variations Value boxes and normal text boxes Value boxes contain up and down arrows beside them and only allow numerical data Normal text boxes allow a...

Page 11: ...nd a Sub jects using Powertimer SW 300 3 1 Test sessions When the Powertimer SW 300 is started the Main View is shown To start testing you must first create a Test Session Sessions are used to group s...

Page 12: ...ll re turn to the Edit Session view If the Name and Comments are satisfactory pressing Save Exit again saves the new session and returns to the Session Manager The new session is now visible in the li...

Page 13: ...and Re sult Specific Parameters Global Parameters are test specific parameters that affect all Test Actions that are started in the future Test Specific Parameters only affect the current test in pro...

Page 14: ...the Start Test action and tap the Do Action button Before you do that make sure that the Powertimer Measurement Unit is turned on and the se rial cable between Powertimer SW 300 and the Measurement Un...

Page 15: ...logical to say that one Drop Height is better than another Tapping on a result in the Best column will show the ID of the best result as shown in Figure 26 so that the best result can be fully viewed...

Page 16: ...Result ac Most tests have more calculated results that can be fitted into one page For that purpose the Page Selector at the left side below the Results label is provided The up and down arrows are u...

Page 17: ...he subject cannot perform more jumps If the results are not satisfactory the Edit Results button returns to the normal view where the action selector will be visible The action selector can then be us...

Page 18: ...osing Show Test Results action The viewer has five selectors Four of them are used to filter Test Actions and one shows the Test Actions that comply with the current filtering rules If a Test Group is...

Page 19: ...est fil ters to locate the required test actions After you have done the filtering the Results selector shows all Test Actions that comply with the filtering rules If no filtering rules are speci fied...

Page 20: ...s training example do the following 1 Set up two photocells 10 meters apart 2 Start Powertimer 3 Start ST test using the session created in the Drop Jump ex ample 4 Set the ST parameters to 10 meter d...

Page 21: ...ow the results made by the subject and the Differ ence field will show the difference to the original result Neg ative values mean that the subject was slower than the Target Result and positive value...

Page 22: ...e created using the Powertimer SW 300 Adding a new group To add a new group tap on the Groups button in the Main View This enters the Group Manager shown in Figure 36 From the Group Manager choose the...

Page 23: ...t is selected from the groups list Chapter 4 explains the usage of the Result Viewer The Show Subjects and Show Sessions actions enter the Sub ject Manager or Session Manager If these managers are en...

Page 24: ...d dle initials to separate them from each other It is possible to have multiple subjects with the same last name and initials but it will make things more complicated since you cannot know which of th...

Page 25: ...gure 42 Anthropometrical Data Editor Changing sport Selecting the Edit Sport action and tapping the Do Action but ton enters the Sport Chooser view that allows you to select the sport for the subject...

Page 26: ...ject Manager Subject manager actions To remove an existing subject select the subject from the list choose the Remove Subject action from the action selector and tap the Do Action button A confirmatio...

Page 27: ...he lights of the Measurement Unit can be set by clicking the menu item Worklight on the menu of the Main View 7 2 Connection tester The Connection Tester view is available from the menu of the Main Vi...

Page 28: ...change the measurement units There are two possible length units and two possible weight units Changes to these settings OTHER FUNCTIONS OF POWERTIMER SW 300 7 Figure 46 Measurement Unit Tester are sa...

Page 29: ...s MRP Parameters of measurement results TPs Global test parameters There should be 19 entries in the Tests database and 37 en tries in the Test Parameters database Other databases may contain a variab...

Page 30: ...Powertimer knows that the sub ject was not actually jumping Powertimer also starts to meas ure a jump when the subject leaves the jump mat for example to climb on the platform in Drop Jump Also in th...

Page 31: ...erforming the test and the number of sprints the subject managed to per form The total distance run is calculated from the number of sprints The aerobic capacity VO2max is calculated from these measur...

Page 32: ...g jump notifi cation This is normal behavior since Powertimer assumes that the subject is going to land on the jump mat To create more results the subject just sprints over the jump mat again until th...

Page 33: ...ength and stretch tolerance performance In DJ the subject starts his jump performance on a platform The subject jumps from the platform to the jump mat and then jumps as high as possible Test paramete...

Page 34: ...rints from the starting photocell to the finishing photocell Powertimer measures the total time and the split times if they exist Test results ST contains three pages of results however if there are n...

Page 35: ...in watts Relative Power Average Power of the sprints Velocity in meters per second Fatigue Index is the relation between the best and worst jump powers 8 11 Reactivity Stiffness Test Reactivity Stiffn...

Page 36: ...er Powers for each of the 15 second period of jumps Power Decline is the difference between average of the three first jumps and the average of the three last jumps Fatigue Index is the relation betwe...

Page 37: ...use the following meas urement points ACSM uses all points except Bicep D W uses the Bicep Suprailiac Subscapular and Triceps points If you have already measured the fat of a subject using some other...

Page 38: ...The subject starts each jump with a 90 degree knee angle and performs the number of jumps specified in the test parameters If the subject leaves the jump mat before the test is complete the Powertimer...

Page 39: ...asses Test parameters Throwing Gate Test has seven parameters The Distance from the photocell to the jump mat or second photocell the number of throws to be performed with each ball mass and the five...

Page 40: ...wertimer measures the flight time and calculates the Velocity from that A graph is also available by selecting the Mass Vel Curve action The graph shows the relation between the ball mass and the velo...

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