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Start clock HL 940 

 

User Manual 

 

Version 05/2011 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for HL 940

Page 1: ...Start clock HL 940 User Manual Version 05 2011 ...

Page 2: ... 14 8 2 9 Beep Duration Green blinking disc 14 8 2 10 Start Switch orange blinking disc 14 8 2 11 Pause Switch violet blinking disc 14 8 3 Save a program Menu 32 15 9 Parameters Menu 4 16 9 1 Precision Menu 40 16 9 2 Lock Time Menu 41 16 9 3 Numbering Menu 42 16 9 4 Input Status Menu 43 16 9 5 Sound Level and LED brightness Menu 44 17 9 6 RS232 Baud Rate Menu 45 17 9 7 AUX1 RS232 Menu 46 17 9 8 AU...

Page 3: ...ors up to 64 for the Start Light Two reflective needles to show hours and minutes in classic analog fashion Internal high volume horn Two timing modes available Precision Time Base with sequential numbering and Split mode with bib number Up to 50 different programs for the start process Easily accessed side control panel Two input channels for external switching device photocells start gate or oth...

Page 4: ...t Clock It allows you to configure the Start Clock for your specific application 1 Power ON OFF switch 2 Power Status LED F Menu To enter or to exit the menu and sub menus UP and DOWN keys to explore the menu ENTER to confirm menu selection I I Function Start Stop Reset for the departure program 1 2 ...

Page 5: ...for departure program 6 Top Minute Synchro 7 Top Chrono Synchro 8 Power Supply Plug 15VDC 4 6 A 9 Tripod screw fixation 10 Options Slots 1 2 and 3 Ethernet GPRS etc 11 Status LED 12 Jack plug for external speaker horn 13 GPS LED and plug for External GPS 14 Sub D 9P for PC 15 Sub D 9P for AUX 1 16 Sub D 9P for AUX 2 17 Battery charge status LED 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 ...

Page 6: ...ill automatically set the time needle and wait for the Top Minute signal from the satellite Important On the bottom of the Start Clock you find a LED near the GPS Plug When this LED is blinking gives the number of Satellites found When the LED is ON Start clock searching Satellites It is possible to select the GPS internal or external with the arrows External GPS sign blinking Internal GPS sign bl...

Page 7: ...n on the 2 Digit Display this indicates that you that a run is in progress If a run is in progress several menu options will not available such as Clear Memory Timing Mode etc Menu Description LED Start Light Available for the Run Menu 0 _ Open Close a session White X 1 _ Synchro White 1 0 Manuel Set GPS OFF Hours Minutes Days Month Year White Red Yellow Orange Blue Purple 1 1 GPS set GPS On time ...

Page 8: ...ite 4 4 Sound level and led brightness Volume 0 2 Display Brightness Dial Brightness White Blinking white Blinking Blue Blinking Purple X 4 5 PC RS232 Baud Rate Setting Setting 0 5 White Blinking white X 4 6 AUX1 RS232 Setting 0 2 White Blinking white X 4 7 AUX2 RS232 Setting 0 White Blinking white X 4 8 Display Mode White Blinking white X 4 9 Language Setting 1 3 White Blanking white X 5 _ Other ...

Page 9: ...s open N of the Run w ill be printed The run number is displayed on the 2 Digit Display for 5 seconds To Close a run Select from the menu 0_ with the F button and valid with Enter The 2 Digit Display will show _ _ Validate your choice by pressing the arrow The display will show Validate your choice with Enter If the Start Clock is connected to a serial printer HL 200 on AUX 1 you will have the fol...

Page 10: ...The Start Clock HL 940 has its own integrated GPS antenna If the signal of the GPS is not strong enough you have to connect the external GPS Antenna Once from the menu 11 is selected The 2 needles will be placed automatically at 12 00 On the 2 Digit Display you will see symbols switching alternately The number showing on the display tells you how many satellites the HL 940 has found As soon the HL...

Page 11: ...rding of time of Day on 2 channels and allows you to enter bib number This mode does not calculate Net Times In SPLIT Mode you have the possibility to connect an External Keyboard Ref HL 650 20 on the AUX 1 selection of the target PC Hence you will be able to introduce the bib number If the start clock is running with a program you can assign the bib number with the correct time Between Count Down...

Page 12: ...y copied into 0 You are allowed to make modifications to any parameters to meet your requirements The bank 0 will be used during the race You may save your personal parameters to banks 10 to 49 Warning If you do not save your parameters you will lose your settings when the unit is turned OFF You are strongly recommended to save your parameters and keep a log book of those functions 8 1 Recall a pr...

Page 13: ... is useful for a race where the competitor has a certain time window to start the race FITA X Trial etc 8 2 3 Count Down Cyan blinking disc Count down for each competitor or allowed time From 0 to 3600 sec 60 minutes The 2 Digit Display will show seconds from 0 to 60 then minutes Warning If the Interval is smaller than the countdown sequence the next sequence will start immediately after the prior...

Page 14: ... start sequence of the first count down Set 0 Count down programmed to start at the next second after pressing the Start Stop Reset button Set 15 Count down programmed to start at the next quarter after pressing the Start Stop Reset button Example press the S S R button at 12 sec the count down will start at 15 sec Set 30 Count down programmed to start at the next half after pressing the button St...

Page 15: ... This menu allows you to save your program parameters bank 0 to another bank Only the personals banks 10 to 49 are available to save your program setting Please note It is possible to save your new configuration to an existing bank ...

Page 16: ... be used with any mechanical triggering device bounce may cause several impulses 9 3 Numbering Menu 42 You can select Manual or Automatic competitor numbering assigned to input 1 or input 2 Automatic in ascending order UP Manual enter the competitor numbers manually During a Run the 2 Digit Display will show to indicate that you may now enter a bib number Enter bib numbers via Keypad HL 650 20 or ...

Page 17: ... to the RS232 port does not allow a flow minimum of 2400 dbs ex Radio transmission a basic flow control is available Once this option is activated the HL 940 sends the first frame and waits to receive the characters 0x06 ACK before sending the next one 9 7 AUX1 RS232 Menu 46 The AUX Port may be used as follows Setting 0 Serial Printer HL 200 Setting 1 RS232 at 9600 Bds Setting 2 RS232 at 9600 Bds ...

Page 18: ... System to a PC Setting 4 To timing device via GPRS With this option it is possible to send all times of a run via GPRS to another timing device Chronoprinter 540 or Minitimer HL 440 Setting 5 To USB optional Save all the times memorized in one run to the USB memory key Then select the run you want to upload Blinking Blue 10 2 Status Menu 51 With this menu choice you will be able to print the gene...

Page 19: ...ress The IP Address can be set via PC with the HL 940 Remote Control program Actif port 7000 13500 13501 13502 and 13503 11 2 GSM module You have the possibility to send and received timing information via GPRS The full setting of the communication is configured by the GPRS program IP Address Port etc Set 0 GSM OFF Set 1 GSM ON with setting N 1 Set 2 GSM ON with setting N 2 Set 3 Status will print...

Page 20: ...connected and all times sent by RS232 to your PC but none of times will be memorized by the start clock As soon you switch the Start Clock off the times will be erased from memory Start the Program A program is not needed to record and memorize times It is used only for a Start Sequence 13 RS232 and Ethernet Protocol For details of the communication protocol please refer to the document THCOM08 Pl...

Page 21: ...re HAZARD as a result of excessive charge or discharge or if a battery is installed with incorrect polarity Opening a Start Clock and changing the battery by a non authorized person is strictly forbidden and will void the warranty The red LED is on during the charging process when fully charged the red LED shuts down and the green LED will turn on It takes approximately 5 hours fully charge a comp...

Page 22: ...r supply The HL 940 is off 3 Connect the RS232 cable 4 Run the software CP540 Firmware exe 5 Select the COM Port 6 Select the file Update HL940_xxx dat 7 Press START on the software 8 Power ON the HL940 press the ON button for 5 seconds The HL 940 will go into a special mode Download The LDC back light will be ON but LCD will be blank 9 As soon as the upgrade is downloaded into the HL 940 validate...

Page 23: ... current settings will only work if a printer is connected The SIM Balance is the Dial up number in order to get the remaining available credit on your prepaid SIM card Top Up 17 Connector Pin Out PC DB9 F J11 1 RS485 TX Y 2 RS232 TX 3 RS232 RX 4 RS485 RX B 5 GROUND 6 RS485 TX Z 7 NC 8 RS485 RX A 9 NC AUX1 DB9 F J13 1 NC 2 RS232 TX 3 RS232 RX 4 NC 5 GROUND 6 NC 7 NC 8 PRINTER_READY 9 SYNC OUT AUX2...

Page 24: ...ent 2A minimum 5 6 hours Charger HL 940 o Primary 110 230V 50 60Hz o Secondary 15V 4 5A Warranty TWO years after delivery The warranty is null and void under the following conditions The battery is out of order Poor maintenance and obvious physical damage Input or Outputs damaged by poor connection The device was opened without factory authorization The Start Clock HL 940 package include 1 Plastic...

Page 25: ...25 19 Configurations 19 1 Start Clock and Mintimer synchronized ...

Page 26: ...26 19 2 Start Clock and Matrix Display ...

Page 27: ... all the functions on the HL 940 Start Clock It is also possible to use this software to set your parameters offline During a race you will be able to simulate an impulse manual input and simulate on the Start Clock Manager exactly what will be displayed on your HL 940 ...

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