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RaceAmerica Model 3850 Timer AC4
weak. The position of the T-Links and their
antennas can be moved to optimize the RF
Integrity level.
KEY *7
•
Pressing
[*7]
on the keypad will halt all
currently counting timers. This is convenient
when something happens on the track requiring a
restart of all cars being actively timed. The next
run will be assigned the next Run Number when
the start beam is interrupted.
KEY *0
•
•
•
Pressing the
[*0]
key halts all timers, resets
all four timers back to
0.000
seconds, clears the
run numbers, and resets the next run number to
01
. This function is used to completely reset the
Timer AC4 back to its initial startup point.
KEY *8
•
•
•
Pressing *8 will RESTART the timer and reset
the run/lap numbers and best times.
KEY *9
•
Pressing *9 will display T-Link battery levels
as follows:
[-bAtt-] [A---X] [b---X] [Z---X]
where
‘X’ is the relative charge (1 to 9 plus - (100%)).
If you press *9 when no T-Links are not connect
-
ed, the display will show
[no rF] [SEnSor] [on]
.
STATUS DISPLAY MESSAGES
During normal operation, messages will
appear in the Status Display. These messages
indicate status, mode of operation, or events
occurring on the race track. Many of these
messages are covered elsewhere in this manual and
are alphabetically summarized in the following
section as a reference:
Align -SF-
When entering Alignment Mode, these
messages will appear in sequence to indicate the
alignment of the Track Sensors and Beam Emitters
will be continuously monitored and the results
displayed.
on
This display indicates the AC4 is operating in
the hard wired mode and track sensors are enabled.
no ALiGn SEnSor on
This message appears if *5 is pressed when the
sensor(s) are ON. Press *2 to turn the sensor(s)
OFF so alignment can be checked.
FiniSh SEnSor tESt FAiLEd
This message appears during the power-up
sequence and indicates the software code level
running in the RaceAmerica timer.
iGnorE
Pressing the [2] Ignore key will ignore he last
sensor trip; either Start or Finish.
OFF
This message will keep appearing if the
sensors have been disabled by the operator. This
message is a reminder to enable the sensors prior
to the start of the race event in order to detect cars
at the start and finish lines. This message will also
appear if the T-Link Wireless is disconnected or
powered off.
Out
This message will appear when the operator
determines a car has strayed off course and the
respective timer in the Timer Display is no longer
valid. The timer in the Timer Display currently
counting with the highest time elapsed is stopped,
set to the maximum time value, and output is sent
to the printer.
StArt SEnSor tESt FAiLEd
This message indicates the alignment of the
Track Sensor and Beam Emitter at the start line
