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The
MEET Screen
Start Pocket Team Timer on Your Pocket PC.
The Meet Selection screen will come up.
You can select an exising meet or add a new one.
The list is sorted by Date by tapping the Titlle Bar.
Selecting
NEW will bring up a screen to create and add a new Meet.
All
Data entered on the Pocket PC can be created, edited or updated on the
desktop or the PPC.
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Add
a Meet
Just enter the Meet name and location using the PPC Keyboard.
Enter the Meet date.
Enter OK and the new Meet is added to the Meet Screen.
Selecting
NEW from this screen will enable Events to be created and added.
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Add
an EVENT
Enter Race names and chose lengths.
Race names should have no spaces.
The Race lengths can be chosen from the list or created by user.
Laps are filled in automatically or can be changed by user.
The timer can be left for MM:SS or set to MM:SS.s by selecting the 1/10
box.
Lap lockout should be set to default, this will prevent a repeat time
entry before 3 sec. goes buy.
The time can be lengthened or shortened by changing this number.
This prevents accidental double entry.
The class is user selected and links to the ENTRANT
class.
M for Male
F for Female
MIXED for Both
Other
selection criteria could be added
You can contol runner selection this way.
This race is set to M for Male. Female,mixed,freshman, etc are some
choices
Selecting ENTRIES
will enable Runners to be entered.
All
Events added at this screen will be available for all MEETS. You create
just one Data list for the entire years schedule.
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ADD
ENTRANTS
Simply add entrants to each header using the PPC Keyboard.
Grade,Class and ID are all user selected.
The Class
header is used to create selection criteria when loading races.
M
for Male
F
for Female
MIXED
for both
Other selection criteria could be added
Selecting ADD
after details are created will store the data.
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Add
ENTRANTS to Races
Runners are easily added to each race, simply by clicking on the Left
Table.
Runners can be removed from races by Clicking on the Right Table.
Selecting and holding on
the names brings up menus to Remove, Delete or Edit details.
Selecting NEW
will enable Runners to be added.
Runner Order at the RACE
screen is contolled by Runner
Order here.
Enter the runners in the Order you want in the
race, in the
same Order in the Right Table.
Data
set up here will apply for each specific race only. Each race can have
it's own contestant list. All Runners will be available for all EVENTS
in all MEETS.
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SETUP
IS COMPLETE
All data is stored in PTT.cdb found at My Documents/ on the PPC. This
file can be transfered to the desktop, opened in any database program
and added to, modiified or changed using a real keyboard. It is even
possible to create the entire file on the desktop and transfer to the
PPC. Meets, Races and Runners can be created and loaded the night
before, transfered to the PPC and be available on race day for last
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for the RACE |
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START
POCKET TEAM TIMER
Select the Meet
Remember the screen can be sorted by Date, simply hit the DATE title
bar.
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Select
the Races (EVENTS)
Click on Left box to Add to Meet
Click on Right Box to Run. |
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The
Race Screen
The race comes up, Entrants are preloaded.
Changes can be made by selecting Event/Entrant menu
START
the Race
Timing can be started in any of three ways:
Select the Start button.
Press the Record Button
Press Button #1 (Calendar on Ipaq)
The record and #1 start
is only active at the start of the race. After 20 sec they activate the
CAPTURED TIMES feature.
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TIMING
the Race
Timing is simple.
Simply select the runner as they pass by the timing point.
Laps and Splits are recorded for each runner individually.
The race timng can end in 3 ways.
Select the STOP
Button
Select EVENT/DONE
- OR-
As each runner completes his last lap, the running icon changes to red.
After all runner icons are red, the timer stops.
Results are automaticall
saved.
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Results
are saved on the Device. MY
DOCUMENTS/PTT_Results. CDB. .
Results
files are automatically uploaded to your desktop on AUTOSYNC. They can
be found at My Documents/PTT/Import
ThePTT_ RESULTS.cdb file is saved on the Desktop
with a DAte/Time Stamp and does not rewrite esisting files.
This file is PTT_RESULTS.ptr. The .ptr
extension is read by TEAM TIMER OFFICE. You can open this
file thru Access or another database program or you can rename the
extension to .mdb and Access will open when you select it.
If you are brave or curious you can open this
file and add runners, etc, BUT TEAM TIMER OFFICE does it all for
you.
When
you sync your handheld with your PC, you will have a digital record of
the race that includes the name of each athlete, each and every split
time, the total time and the date of the race. It is so easy you will
wonder how you ever lived without it. No more stopwatches, no more
clipboards or blowing wet paper.
It
is recomended that you delete the PTT_RESULTS.cdb file from your device
at the end of each season, Start your Season with a fresh, empty data
file. This file becomes very large and can cause system slowdown
or
possible file corruption.
If you experience any premature shut
down, erratic behavior or
very slow activity, delete this file. This is a sign of a
corrupted
file. The program will recreate it and you have your data saved
from
your last Sync. You can also rename the file and save it on your
device to retreave the most recent race data.
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RESULTS
at the MEET
So you are just done
timing, 3 boys come up to you, "How did I do coach, What about lap 3?"
Simply select EVENT/Report
from the race screen or TAP
and HOLD the race listing from
the Event
screen.
Up comes the handy results screen.
Final Times. Laps and Splits for each runner is all there.
It takes
just seconds and quickly allows you to select the next race
Ready
to Time!
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Features |
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FALSE
STARTS
In the case of a false
start, simply
Stop the CLock by Hitting STOP
TAPand HOLD on
the screen to activate the menu.
Select RESET.
The clock is reset and
ready for a quick restart.
This feature is active
for only 30 seconds
after the START.
It is not available after a time has been recorded.
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FALSE
RECORDINGS
In the event that a
runner is mistakenly selected,.
TAP
and HOLD on the runner's name
and
a CONTEXT menu will come up.
Select CLEAR
or ADVANCE
to correct the time.
CLEAR will revert the time and lap to the last
valid value.
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SCREEN
VIEWS
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Display layout can be
controlled by selecting VIEW/List,Column.
LIST
will diplay in a list view.
Runners are listed down the screen and
across in pages.
It is possible to scroll across the screen and see as
many runners as required.
By loading the races from best to worst and
using the Program SORT
feature it is possible to keep track of as many runners as required.
This feature works well for X-country events.
SORT
is activated by selecting the empty tab at the TOP LEFT screen or the
Race Header.
Sort will bring the faster runners, by lap and time to the
top and or toggle to the bottom.
COLUMN
will create two columns of runners.
They can be toggled from fastest to
slowest in each column.
By toggling the left column fast to slow and
the right slow to fast, you can have access to timing both the fastest
and slowest runners at the same time.
This feature is handy for Track
events where the faster runners will lap the slowest and require timing
at the same time.
The SORT
feature also works here to readjust the runners throughout the race.
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FONT
SIZE
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Font size and attribute
can be changed to allow more runners on the screen.
By making the fonts
smaller it is possible to load and time larger races while minimizing
scrolling.
Races with less runners
can be adjusted to maximize visibilty by increasing font size.
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CAPTURE
TIMES
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There are times when way
to many runners will come across the timing point at the same time.
What can you do to get all the lap times.
Several technigues
will
help:
Stacking the races
beforehand by putting the best runners first and grouping runners by
ability, will make recognition easier.
Sorting often thru the
race will help
Get in the habit of
looking Down the track to recognize runners and there place before they
need to be timed.
It is possible to capture
times quickly using the Record
Time feature.
This feature is activated
by pressing the RECORD
button or Pressing Button #1
(calender on the IPAQ).
Each time the button is pressed a consecutive
number will grow in the UPPER LEFT tab on the title bar.
These are CAPTURED TIMES.
If ten guys come by at once and you only can select 4
of them, hit the record button 6 times.
After the mess is passed, TAP
on the Number.
The CAPTURED TIMES will be stored in that lap as SPARE.
It is then possible to go back after the race and assign the times to
the runners missed based on your knowledge of them, their relative
position in the race, etc.
This can be done manually
or thru the RESOLVE
LAPS feature.
This feature is
activated from the RACE
screen EVENT/RESOLVE LAPS
or the EVENT
Screen, TAP and
HOLD/ RESOLVE
LAPS.
Simply select a suspect
runner. Highlight the errant lap time, selected from the list of
captured times and select UPDATE
The lap and split time is corrected.
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RELAY
AND MEDLY SETUP
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There are times when you
will want to time several teams in
relays and medleys.
It is simple to use
Pocket Team Timer to set ups these races.
When creating the Event , enter one more
number
of
laps than each leg will rinfor the race.
The 4 x 400 will have 2 laps.
The 4 x 800 will have 3 laps.
The
Distance
Medley will have 5 laps(one more than the longest leg,1600m)
In the Entrants table
add a new runner. Use Space
for the First Name, leave the Last Name blank. Fill in all
the
other data as instructed earlier.
Create additional runners with First Name,
Space1,Space2,
etc.
Load the runners to the race, the first 4 runners will be the
first relay team.
Load the 5th runner as Space.
Load the next 4
runners and load Space2 as
the 5th.
Continue till all relay teams are loaded.
The race screen will show Space,Space2,Space
3 as
spaces.
Now each group is separated.
Select RELAY from the Menu Bar.
Selecting RELAY will turn off the autosort feature for this
race.
The Runners will stay in the place they ran in the relay
and will not be sorted by time after the race is completed.
Run the race.
Runner
1 is
recorded at the end of each of his lap or laps. His final lap
is
recorded when he hands off the baton.
Immediately after recording Runner 1's
last lap(at handoff) ,Record Runner
2.
Runner
2 is
recorded at the end of each of his lap or laps. His final lap
is
recorded when he hands off the baton.
Immediately after recording Runner 2's
last lap(at handoff) ,Record Runner
3.
Runner
3 is recorded at
the end of each of his lap or laps. His final lap is recorded
when he hands off the baton.
Immediately after recording Runner 3's
last lap(at handoff) ,Record Runner
4
Runner
4 is
recorded at the end of each of his laps and at the end of the race..
Because all runners will never have all laps the race will not stop
automatically, When the race is finsihed you must select STOP.
The race will end and record the times.
DO
NOt sort the screen
during relay races.
BY selecting RELAY from the Menu Bar
The results report will have 3 laps for each runner(in the 4 x 800)
Lap
1 and Lap 2
will have data on Runner 1
Lap
1 ,Lap 2 and Lap 3
will have data for the next 3
Runners.
Lap
2 and Lap 3
will show the Lap and Split
times for these Runners .
Lap
1 will show the Split
time at each handoff for these Runners
The Final
times will be the
time at each hand off and the Final
for the last runner.
4
x 800 Relay
Boys
4/15/2005
Ballard
Vs
Woodinville
Name
Final
Lap1
Lap2
Lap3
Zack
2:15
1:10/1:10
1:05/2:15
Doug
4:35
2:15/2:15
1:10/3:25 1:10/4:35
Brad
6:40
4:35/4:35
1:05/5:40
1:00/6:40
Mason 8:50
6:40/6:40
1:10/7:50 1:00/8:50
Alex
2:30
1:10/1:10
1:20/2:30
Ryan
5:20
2:30/2:30 1:20/3:50
1:20/5:20
Noah
7:30
5:20/5:20
1:00/6:20
1:10/7:30
Andrew 9:30
7:30/7:30
1:00/8:30 1:00/9:30
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