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14 Swimming System Hardware Setup
The connectors to the left of the near end ports and to the right of the far end ports are used for
near-and far-end inputs for pools with more than 10 lanes.
Connection to Meet Management Computer
You will need use a “male to female 9 pin DB-9 straight through RS232 cable” to connect your
System6 to your Meet Management Computer. The timer is now ready to talk to your meet
management program. You will need to refer to your meet management user guide if you have
any problems after this.
Scoreboard Configuration
Introduction
Colorado Time Systems' scoreboards offer great flexibility. We offer fixed digit (LED or light-
reflective) displays and full-matrix LED displays. The scoreboards themselves are manufactured
to withstand the rigors of the swimming pool environment and give years of trouble-free service.
No routine maintenance is necessary.
The modular design of both the fixed digit and matrix displays allow your scoreboard to grow
with your program and to be easily arranged to accommodate new sports. Adding new lines to
the display presents no difficulty. Once the new lines are mounted, simply use the included
cables to connect the scoreboards together. The examples in this chapter show many common
and very useful digit arrangements for the fixed digit displays and the templates for the matrix
displays.
Once you have the physical layout of your scoreboard in place, you can set the electronic
configuration to display the desired information. Each scoreboard line makes up a complete
display module to which the Swimming software sends specific information. You determine
what information is displayed by setting the switches in each scoreboard line to the channel on
which those data are transmitted. For example, the Swimming software sends race information
for lane 1 on channel 01. To display that information on the first scoreboard line, as shown in the
example on page 17, set the switches in your first scoreboard line to channel 01. All other
channels work the same way. Your scoreboard manual contains detailed information on setting
the channel switches. Refer to the figures later in this chapter for example displays from each
channel.
You can also redirect data from one channel to another using the Swimming software scoreboard
setup feature. Information that is ordinarily carried on one channel can be carried on another. For
example, an event record time is received on channel 0B at the scoreboard. That information can
be redirected to any channel, such as channel 09, which is the scoreboard module, used to
display race information for lane 9. Your options are not limited. Any scoreboard information
can be sent to any scoreboard module. This feature allows you to customize your scoreboard