ALGE-Timing BANG2 User manual

Manual
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Important Information
General
Before using your ALGE-TIMING device read the complete manual carefully. It is part of the device and
contains important information about installation, safety and its intended use. This manual cannot cover
all conceivable applications. For further information or in case of problems that are mentioned not at all
or not sufficiently detailed, please contact your ALGE-TIMING representative. You can find contact details
on our homepage www.alge-timing.com
Safety
Apart from the information of this manual all general safety and accident prevention regulations of the
legislator must be taken into account. The device must only be used by trained persons. The setting-up
and installation must only be executed according to the manufacturer’s data.
Never adjust the active speaker system to a very high volume. Permanent high volumes may damage
your hearing! The human ear will get accustomed to high volumes which do not seem to be that high
after some time. Therefore, do not further increase a high volume after getting used to it.
Intended Use
The device must only be used for its intended applications. Technical modifications and any misuse are
prohibited because of the risks involved! ALGE-TIMING is not liable for damages that are caused by im-
proper use or incorrect operation.
Power supply
The stated voltage on the type plate must correspond to voltage of the power source. Check all connec-
tions and plugs before usage. Damaged connection wires must be replaced immediately by an author-
ized electrician. The device must only be connected to an electric supply that has been installed by an
electrician according to IEC 60364-1. Never touch themains plug with wet hands! Never touch live parts!
Cleaning
Please clean the outside of the device only with a smooth cloth. Detergents can cause damage. Never
submerge in water, never open or clean with wet cloth. The cleaning must not be carried out by hose or
high-pressure (risk of short circuits or other damage).
Liability Limitations
All technical information, data and information for installation and operation correspond to the latest
status at time of printing and are made in all conscience considering our past experience and knowledge.
Information, pictures and description do not entitle to base any claims. The manufacturer is not liable
for damage due to failure to observe the manual, improper use, incorrect repairs, technical modifications,
use of unauthorized spare parts. Translations are made in all conscience. We assume no liability for
translation mistakes, even if the translation is carried out by us or on our behalf.
Disposal
If a label is placed on the device showing a crossed out dustbin on wheels (see drawing), the
European directive 2002/96/EG applies for this device.
Please get informed about the applicable regulations for separate collection of electrical and
electronic waste in your country and do not dispose of the old devices as household waste. Cor-
rect disposal of old equipment protects the environment and humans against negative conse-
quences!
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ALGE-TIMING
GmbH
All rights reserved. Any duplication, either in full or in part, requires the prior written consent of the
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Declaration of Conformity
We hereby declare that the following product complies with the below stated standards. All
components used by us are CE certified by their producer and are not modified by ALGE-TIMING
GmbH.
We, ALGE-TIMING GmbH
Rotkreuzstrasse 39
A-6890 Lustenau
declare in sole responsibility that the electronic start device
BANG2
complies with the following standards/normative documents and in case of intended use com-
plies with the basic requirements of R&TTE 1999/5/EC:
Telecommunication (TC)terminal device
Applied harmonized standards…
EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013
EMC: EN 60065:2014
EN 61000-3-2:2014
EN 61000-3-3:2013
EN 61000-6-3:2007/A1:2011/AC:2012
EN 55024 : 2010 / A1: 2015
EN 301 489-17 v2.1.1. (2009-05) v2.2.1 (2012-11-01)
EN 300 328 v1.9.1 (2015-02)
EN 55022 : 2010 / AC : 2011
EN 300422V1.4.1
EN 301489-1V1.9.2
EN 301489-9V1.4.1
Additional information:
The product complies with the lowvoltage directive 73/23/EEC and EMC directive 2004/108EG
and carries the CE sign.
Lustenau, 2016-11-12 ALGE-TIMING GmbH
Albert Vetter
(CIO)

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Table of Contents
1Control Elements and Connections...........................................................................5
2General.........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Application............................................................................................................6
2.2 Installation ............................................................................................................6
2.3 Starting.................................................................................................................7
2.4 Connections for Timing.........................................................................................7
2.4.1 Start Unit SU2 or SU3......................................................................................................................8
2.4.2 Speech Amplifier SV4-S or SV4/SM................................................................................................8
2.5 Audio Connections................................................................................................8
2.5.1 Inputs...............................................................................................................................................8
2.5.2 Output LINE OUT ............................................................................................................................8
2.5.3 Passive Loudspeaker Box...............................................................................................................8
2.6 Status Display.......................................................................................................9
2.6.1 Possible Status Displays..................................................................................................................9
2.7 Settings ................................................................................................................9
2.7.1 Start Mode.......................................................................................................................................9
2.7.2 “Start Sound“ .................................................................................................................................10
2.7.3 “Start sound level”..........................................................................................................................10
2.7.4 “False start sound“.........................................................................................................................10
2.7.5 “False start level“...........................................................................................................................10
2.7.6 Setting of False Start Channel “WTN recall channel“ ....................................................................10
2.7.7 Setting of WTN Team “WTN radio team“.......................................................................................10
2.7.8 Delay Time Start Channel “Delaytime start“...................................................................................10
2.7.9 Delay Time False Start Channel “Delaytime false s.“ ....................................................................11
2.7.10 “Default“.........................................................................................................................................11
2.7.11 Exit Settings “Exit“ .........................................................................................................................11
2.8 Accessories........................................................................................................11
2.8.1 Weather Protection BANG2-BAG..................................................................................................11
2.8.2 Tripod BANG-TRI ..........................................................................................................................11
2.8.3 BANG SPK ....................................................................................................................................11
3Operation...................................................................................................................12
4Power Supply ............................................................................................................12
4.1 Mains Connection...............................................................................................12
4.2 Battery................................................................................................................12
4.2.1 Battery Operating Time..................................................................................................................12
4.2.2 Charge Battery...............................................................................................................................12
5Technical Data...........................................................................................................13
5.1 Amplifier and Loudspeaker.................................................................................13
5.2 Connections for Timing.......................................................................................13
5.3 Radio Module WTN for Timing............................................................................13

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1 Control Elements and Connections
1..........2 x LTW-socket for connection of timing and/or further speaker systems, e.g. BANG2, Start Unit
SU2 or SU3, FLASH XL, SJ2, TM-SWIM
2..........banana socket (green – black) for start line to timing device
(NOC, Open Collector)
3..........OLED display for status and settings
4..........navigation buttons (arrow buttons) for navigating the menu
5..........menu and confirmation button
6..........tone control TREBLE
7..........tone control BASS for mix signal
8..........volume control for LINE IN
9..........volume control for AUX
10........volume control for microphone at input MIC IN (16)
11........charging status of battery
12........controller MASTER for total volume of active box
13........input LINE IN (Cinch sockets) for stereo audio source with line output level, e.g. CD player
14........input LINE OUT
15........6.3 mm jack socket for BANG-SPK
16........input MIC IN (combination socket 6.3 mm jack/XLR, sym.) for connecting microphone
17........On/Off switch
Note: indicators/switches not described are irrelevant for timing.

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2 General
The BANG2 replaces all three old BANG models. The BANG2 is supplied with not only cable
connection but also with integrated WTN radio module.
An OLED-Display serves as status indicator and for displaying the settings. This display auto-
matically switches off after 30 seconds in order to save energy. On activating any incidence
(start or pressing button), the display is reactivated automatically.
Settings are carried out with 3 control buttons.
2.1 Application
The BANG2 is used in the starting area of sporting events and acoustically outputs start and
false start signal. Announcements such as starting commands can also beoutput via the active
speaker. Starting devices (e.g. StartUnit SU3 and e-START) are connected with cable to the
BANG2. In addition, the BANG2 can receive a further pulse device via radio which generates
the false start signal (e.g. e-Start W or push button WTN-PB). Thus, the start assistant can
move freely and does not have to regard any cables.
2.2 Installation
Use the BANG2 without weather protection only indoor. Protect it from dripping and splashing
water, high humidity and heat (permitted temperature range 0 – 40 °C).
The BANG2 can be freely placed or mounted onto the ALGE-TIMING tripod BANG-TRI using
the stand sleeve on the bottom. If it is raining, the BANG2 must be protected with the water-
proof protection cover BANG2-BAG made from black synthetics (available as accessory). As
long as it is raining or snowing, this cover has to remain on the BANG2 also during operation.
The active box BANG2 is a combination of a two-way loudspeaker system and an amplifier
with connections for microphone and audio device with line output level, e.g. CD player.
The BANG2 can be connected directly to a timingsystem. So, a simulated starting shot or tone
and/or false start signal can be output acoustically.
The BANG2 can be connected directly with a radio push button WTN-PB or e-Start W (with
Wireless Timing Network WTN) for false start pulse. Thus, a simulated false start signal can
acoustically be generated.
The device can either be operated with mains voltage or internal lead batteries that can be
charged with the integrated charging device. The box is thus ideally suited for mobile use at
sporting events.

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2.3 Starting
Before switching on, turn the controller MASTER (12) for total volume to MIN, then turn on the
box with switch POWER (17). The switch glows during operation. In case it is blinking during
operation with batteries, they are nearly empty and should be charged.
In order to prevent damage to the batteries by total discharge, a discharge protection executes
in time an automatic deactivation of the device. Due to the self-discharge, the batteries can
also be discharged when the device is not in use for a longer period of time. Therefore, make
sure to observe the note in chapter power supply.
2.4 Connections for Timing
The BANG2 can be integrated into the starting system with various devices of ALGE-TIMING.
Starting devices (connection by cable):
•electronic starting device e-Start
•Start Unit SU2
•Start Unit SU3
•start microphone SM8 with speech amplifier SV4/SM and headset HS3-2
•push button 023-02 or 023-10
•photocell PR1a
False start devices (connection by cable):
•electronic starting device e-Start W
•radio push button WTN-PB
•WTN
•radio photocell PR1aW
The starting signal is always triggered with a C0 pulse.
Triggering a further C0 pulse within 5 seconds after starting pulse initiates the set false start
signal.
A further pulse on the set false start channel within these 5 seconds also initiates the set false
start signal.
Note: Every false start obligatory requires a start beforehand. This prevents accidentally trig-
gering a false start before the starting signal.
Attention:
All devices of the WTN series (e.g. BANG2, e-Start W, WTN-PB, WTN) must be set to the
same team!

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2.4.1 Start Unit SU2 or SU3
The Start Unit SU2 or SU3 can be con-
nected at the LTW-sockets (1) using cable
199-xx. Use the integrated microphone of
the SU3 or headset HS3-2 to output com-
mands for the athletes via loudspeaker
box BANG2. Furthermore, communicating
with the timing person with headset via
start line is possible.
2.4.2 Speech Amplifier SV4-S or SV4/SM
You can connect a speech ampli-
fier with headset at the banana
sockets (2) for communicating with
the timing person. This also re-
quires installing a two-wire line
from banana sockets to timing.
2.5 Audio Connections
2.5.1 Inputs
Possible sound sources could be a microphone and a stereo device with line output level:
•microphone either via XLR- or 6.3 mm jack plug to the symmetrically wired socket MIC
IN (16)
•stereo device with line output to the Cinch sockets LINE IN (13)
2.5.2 Output LINE OUT
The Cinch sockets LINE OUT (14) can be used for e.g. a recording device or an additional
active box BANG2 for sonication. Both sockets output the mono mix signal of the box. The
controller MASTER (12) for total volume of the active box does not influence the signal at
output LINE OUT but the settings of the tone controller TREBLE (6) and BASS (7).
2.5.3 Passive Loudspeaker Box
If an additional loudspeaker box (without amplifier) is required for sonication, it is connected to
the socket SPEAKER (15). The impedance of the loudspeaker box must at least be 8 Ω. ALGE-
TIMING offers BANG SPK as accessory. Up to eight 8 BANG SPK can be connected.

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2.6 Status Display
After switch-on, the status is shown on the display. The display can be activated with the arrow
buttons.
2.6.1 Possible Status Displays
“READY for start“ is shown when the BANG2 is ready for
the next start. Additionally, the set starting mode is shown
as symbol.
In case a start has already been carried out before, it is
displayed if it was received by cable (“Start from cable“) or
by WTN (“Start from WTN“). Thus, it is possible to deter-
mine from where the starting signal originated.
Should the connected SJ2 not be ready or if a short circuit is
on the start line, the following status is displayed:
As long as this status is shown, starts cannot be executed.
2.7 Settings
The BANG2 has three buttons for operating: green menu and confirmation button (5) and two
arrow buttons (4). Press the green menu button to open the corresponding menu. Navigate
with the arrow buttons (4) through the setting. Confirm the desired setting with the green but-
ton. This also effects exiting the corresponding menu.
2.7.1 Start Mode
For proper functioning, the mode has to be set correctly suit-
ing your intended purpose.
Note:
Generally, all devices should operate either with cable OR
radio. Mixing these connection types could cause feedbacks
and other effects. It is for instance not allowed to connect an
e-Start to a wireless false start system.
An exemption is the combination of a cabled starting system and a radio false start system.
This is specifically permitted.
2.7.1.1 Start Mode “Wired“
This setting is used if you employ a cabled system. In this mode, C0 from WTN is blocked as
false start channel as otherwise this channel could also trigger a start and/or false start.
The starting signal (C0) is not transmitted via WTN.
No start (C0) signal can be received from WTN.
2.7.1.2 Start Mode “Wireless“
This setting is used if you employ a wireless system.
The start is triggered over C0 via WTN. The false start can be triggered via a further C0 or the
set false start channel.
In this mode, the start signal as well as the false start signal can be output as pulse at a C0
connection. This could be necessary if for instance the connection to the finish is cabled.
2.7.1.3 Start Mode “Wired C0“
This mode is basically identical to the mode “wired“. The only difference is that the start signal
is transmitted to C0 via WTN. This is necessary for one special application: cabled start but
wireless connection to the finish.
Note:
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is connected, the internal WTN module would immediately trigger a false start due to feedback.
In this case the WTN module of the SJ2 would have to be adjusted to a different team as it
cannot be deactivated.
2.7.2 “Start Sound“
This setting changes the sound that plays as starting signal.
Possible settings:
•Off (start sound deactivated)
•Bang (imitation of pistol shot, default setting)
•Beep (beep 1.8 kHz)
•Siren (false start siren)
2.7.3 “Start sound level”
This setting adjusts the volume of the start sound. It should normally be set at 100 %. The total
volume is usually adjusted with the controller MASTER. Only change this setting if your appli-
cation requires it.
2.7.4 “False start sound“
This setting adjusts the tone which is generated at a false start.
Possible settings:
•Off (false start sound deactivated)
•Bang (imitation of pistol shot)
•Beep (beep at 1.8 kHz)
•Siren (false start siren, default setting)
2.7.5 “False start level“
This setting adjusts the volume of the false start sound. It should normally be at 100 %. The
total volume is usually set with controller MASTER. Only change this setting if your application
requires it.
2.7.6 Setting of False Start Channel “WTN recall channel“
Set the timing channel for false start here. Only a false start can be triggered on this channel.
Default setting is C4.
2.7.7 Setting of WTN Team “WTN radio team“
This setting adjusts the WTN team. Default setting is team 1.
Note: The same WTN team and the same timing channel have to be set in order to trigger the
false start with a WTN-PB or e-Start W.
Separate Teams <S> = SINGLE
This setting is used if independent applications are carried out and nobody is permitted to use
these devices as additional joint connection (e.g. when two teams train next to each other.
Different radio channels can also be used.)
Single = corresponds to team 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
Joint Teams <A> = ALL
This setting is used if e.g. several separate applications are in use next to each other. If differ-
ent A teams are used with the same radio channel, the other A teams can be used as joint
connections for data transfer. The data from the other team however is not used (e.g. several
show jumping courses next to each other).
All = corresponds to team A, B, C, D, E or F
2.7.8 Delay Time Start Channel “Delaytime start“
This setting adjusts the delay time for the start channel in order to avoid bouncing.
The setting is also distributed to other WTN devices. 0.1 s is default setting.
Simple pressing on the arrow button changes the delay time in 1/100 s steps. Keeping it
pressed changes the delay time continuously in 1/10 s steps.