Colorado time systems System 6, Руководство пользователя

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27- Reference: Basic Operation
Warning Messages
Summary
Three important warning messages can appear on the display screen, indicating a potential
timing problem.
Operation Near Pad/Far Pad
This message shows in the lane display whenever the touchpad in that lane is hit. If this is
showing and no one is standing on the touchpad, this may indicate a problem with a touchpad.
Finished Armed
When this message flashes in the lane display, it indicates that the timer thinks you are on the
final lap of the race in that lane. This message continues to flash until a pad touch is received.
Going to Internal Battery
If the timer loses its external power it will display at the bottom of the screen the message “The
System 6 is operating on BATTERY!”
Timing Problems
If timing problems are encountered during a race, such as touchpad and backup button times that
do not compare properly, the screen shows the possibly questionable times in parentheses when
you press
Store/Print . Carefully check the result(s) displayed in the indicated lane(s). To use the
backup time for a problem lane, press the softkey labeled Use_lnX Backup where "X" is the
specific lane number. Press the Edit/DQ softkey to edit the time(s) in question. Refer to the
description of the Edit/DQ key later in this chapter on page 58 for complete instructions. When
you are satisfied that the results are accurate, press the
OK to Print
softkey to store the results
and continue the meet.
Timing Corrections
Summary
The Swimming software is designed to correct timing inaccuracies introduced when automatic
and manual timing methods are combined.
A start is considered
manual
when a person presses the start button to start the timer. In the case
of a manual start, human reaction time is factored in. If an automatic start is used there is no
human reaction time to compensate for. A start is considered
automatic if the start system sends
an electronic pulse to the System 6 at the start of the race. A loudspeaker start system (e.g., a
CTS Infinity, ChampStart or SS-2) is an example of an automatic start system.