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7.5
Options for Matrix Displays.
The following are options for
FT-Scoreboard
, Second Window/Monitor, and Daktronics Matrix Displays:
User Friendly Name:
Enter a name to distinguish for other displays of the same type.
Lines of Text
: Enter the number of lines of text to be displayed on each screen.
Characters per Line
(Daktronics only): Enter the maximum number of characters your board can
display across one row. The number of characters across on a window is determined by the
width.
Cycle Time:
The display will cycle through the “pages” of text if the results or entries contain
more lines of text than will fit on the screen. Cycle Time is the amount of time in seconds that a
page will remain on the screen before the next page is displayed.
# of Times to Cycle:
Enter the number of times the display should cycle through multi-page
results or entries. Enter ‘0’ to continue cycling through the results until the next set of data is
sent to the display.
Note:
If all data for the entries or results fit on the display, the data will remain on the screen for
the
Cycle Time
multiplied by the
# of times to cycle
. If
# of times to cycle
equals 0, the data will
remain on the display until new data is sent to the display.
# of Lines for Race Description
: You may specify the number of lines to be used for the race
description (0, 1 or 2 lines). This is useful if your display can only show a few lines of text. 1 line
will show the race description. The second line shows the heat #.
Show Team/School Affiliation with Results:
Check the box to include the abbreviated team
name with the entries and results.
Display Race Description on all screens:
Check the box if you want the race description to be
displayed on all screens of a multi-page results or entries. Again, this is useful on smaller
displays.
Show Last Name Only
: Check the box to only show the last name of the athlete.
Show Competitor’s ID Number:
Check to show the competitor ID number. This is the preferred
option for road races.
7.6
AthleticLIVE
AthleticLIVE allows spectators to view track and field results on their smart phone, tablet or laptop.
Results and entries from
FlashTiming
are posted on their websites for spectators to view free of charge.
The meet organizers pay a fee for the service. See https://live.athletic.net/ for information on how to
enlist.
AthleticLIVE provides an IP address, Results Port Number, and Key when you sign up for their services.
Enter these values in AthleticLIVE Setup Windows.
Note: Clock Port is for showing running race clock on AthleticLIVE site. This feature is currently
unavailable. There are no options available for AthleticLIVE.
