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MD60LOG

USER MANUAL

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MD60LOG User Manual revision 05

Release FW 3.5

The contents of this document, or any part of it, may not be reproduced, transferred, distributed or memorised in any form

whatsoever without the written permission of GET by Athena Evolution s.r.l.

GET reserves the right to modify the content of this manual without prior notice.

The GPS positioning system is probabilistic and is directly linked to the proper

reception of the signals on the part of the receiver. In case of faulty positioning,

electromagnetic or environmental disturbances, the precision of the data provided by

the device cannot be guaranteed.

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INDEX

MD60LOG KIT.................................................................................................................................... 3

MAIN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................... 4

FOR PROPER USE........................................................................................................................... 5

WARNINGS........................................................................................................................................ 5

CHRONO MODE AND DATA LOGGER MODE FOR THE MD60LOG............................................. 5

PREPARATION OF THE DEVICE..................................................................................................... 6

LAYOUT OF THE COMMANDS AND SIGNALS ON THE MD60LOG.............................................. 7

7.1

MD60LOG TIMES VISUALISATION SCREEN (CHRONO PAGE ).................................................. 7

USE OF THE BUTTONS ON THE MD60LOG................................................................................... 8

USE OF THE MD60LOG ................................................................................................................... 8

9.1

FIRST TURN-ON OF THE UNIT........................................................................................................ 8

9.2

LATER TURN-ON OF THE UNIT ...................................................................................................... 9

9.2.1

Turning on the unit with a track already properly set......................................................................... 9

9.2.2

Turn on of the unit and selection of a track........................................................................................ 9

MD60LOG MENUS AND FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................... 11

10.1

VIEW TIMING REPORT MENU....................................................................................................... 11

10.2

DATA LOGGING FUNCTION.......................................................................................................... 12

10.3

TRACK MENU.................................................................................................................................. 14

10.4

MENU OPTIONS.............................................................................................................................. 15

CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK ............................................................................................... 18

11.1

CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK IN LOOP MODALITY............................................................ 18

11.1.1

Starting line and intermediate times definition ................................................................................. 18

11.2

CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK IN LINEAR MODALITY......................................................... 19

11.2.1

Starting line and intermediate times definition ................................................................................. 19

11.3

SAVING A CUSTOM TRACK .......................................................................................................... 21

11.4

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK................................................... 22

11.5

UPDATING THE TRACK LIBRARY................................................................................................. 22

FIRMWARE UPDATING.................................................................................................................. 23

OPTIONAL ....................................................................................................................................... 24

13.1

HANDLEBAR SUPPORT KIT .......................................................................................................... 24

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 25

Dear Client,

Thank you for having chosen a product from the DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS line from

GET by Athena Evolution. Certain that our passion and experience will be able to assist you in

successfully expressing yourself in any competition in which you may wish to participate, we invite you to

read this manual, confident that it will assist you in the use of your new GET by Athena Evolution device.

The MD60LOG device, thanks to GPS technology, enables real time recording and visualisation of lap times,

partial times and speed, without the use of external sensors.

Featuring great ease of use and flexibility, the MD60LOG contains, memorised in it, finish lines and sectors

for the major Italian and Spanish racetracks and enables the creation and customisation of any track. The

automatic recognition of the track will make the use of this device simple and intuitive.

The GPS (Global Positioning System) System, on which your GET instrument is based, uses a spherical

positioning system to determine the point where the receiver of the satellite signals is. By way of the

measurement of the time needed for a radio signal to cover the distance between satellite and receiver and

by knowing the precise position of at least 4 satellites, it is possible to determine the position in (3D) space of

the same receiver. The constellation of 24 satellites set in orbit at a 55°inclination with respect to the plane

of the equator, is at an altitude of between 18,000 and 20,000 km and a 12 hour orbit. The satellites transmit

signals at carrier frequencies of 1.2 and 1.5 GHz (to avoid possible errors derived from atmospheric

refraction), originated from a single high precision and high stability oscillator (atomic clock). The data

transmitted in these frequencies contain the information relative to the orbit and the hour signal (ephemeris

messages), enabling the receiver to carry out the calculations necessary to determine the position on the

Earth's surface.

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One of the parameters that characterise GPS modules is the update rate expressed in Hz (Hertz): with this

information the number of times per second that the device is able to detect terrestrial latitude and longitude

coordinates is indicated.

In other words a module with an update rate of 1 Hz will detect the position once per second, whilst one with

a frequency of 5 Hz will provide, in the same time frame, 5 different coordinates: this translates into a higher

precision for the acquired trajectories.

The MD60LOG chronometer is capable of reading the times and the interval times on the lap thanks to a

finish line distinguished by precise GPS coordinates.

The above mentioned lines must be set out so that they intersect the track (see figure below): when the

vehicle passes the line the instrument is in this manner able to perform a calculation of the time for the lap (in

the case that this has to do with the FL, that is the actual finish line of the track) or for intermediate times (in

the case that a SPLIT line is crossed).

As indicated above, the GPS module provides the position at regular intervals of time (update frequency),

not necessarily in correspondence to the finish line. It often occurs that the system receives the position in

the P1 point (before the finish line) and P2 (after the finish line). The time correction on the lap read comes

about automatically considering the interpolation between these two points.

The basic hypothesis on which the above-mentioned calculation is based is that the speed of the vehicle is

constant. Therefore, if the speed between points P1 and P2 is constant, two modules with different update

frequencies will obtain the same performance in the calculation of the lap time.

FINISH LINE

P1 POINT P2 POINT

FINISH LINE

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1MD60LOG KIT

The MD60LOG system is supplied with:

•Packing:

•MD60LOG

•SIZE AA ALKALINE Batteries

•CD containing the software and documentation relative to the instrument

•USB Cable

•Case

Do not use batteries different than those indicated. In case of the contrary, the

instrument could become irreparably damaged. Use only SIZE AA ALKALINE batteries

or SIZE AA Ni-Mh RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES with nominal capacity at least

2700mAh *

DO NOT OPEN THE UNIT BY UNSCREWING THE SIX CLOSING SCREWS ON THE

BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. OPENING OR TAMPERING WILL BE

INDICATED BY THE BREAKAGE OF THE INTERNAL SEALS AND WILL PREJUDICE

ANY FORM OF GUARANTEE. OPENING OF THE DEVICE BY INEXPERT

PERSONNEL COULD CAUSE THE DAMAGE OR BREAKAGE OF PARTS.

* ATTENTION: the autonomy of the instrument is determined by the quality of the batteries used

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2MAIN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

•IP65 protection grade anti-shock plastic casing

•Lap time visualisation (average error +/- 1 tenth of a second)

•Sector time visualisation in relative mode for the single sector or absolute

•LED notification of the best lap or sector time

•Memorisation of the best sector times

•Visualisation of the speed in kilometres per hour or miles per hour (user setting options)

•Visualisation of the number of laps during a test run

•Visualisation of the current track in a settable field

•Visualisation of the best lap time obtained in a settable field

•Visualisation of the date and time with automatic GPS updating

•Visualisation of the number of satellites detected by the system

•Visualisation of the battery level

•Visual LED low battery level signal alarm

•Automatic GPS search for the track (if automatic track search is activated)

•Possibility of creating and memorising any type of track

•Automatic memorisation of the test run session, archived by date and time

•Recording of sessions carried out for later PC data analysis

•Lap times report

•Intermediate times report (Maximum 4)

•Maximum speed report

•Automatic vehicle speed acquisition start up (only with display on)

•Settable acquisition threshold for start up

•Settable chronometric measurement display times

•USB port for PC connection

•Operational autonomy 6 hours continuous use with new batteries of the type recommended (ref.

Chapter 1 in this document)

GET by Athena Evolution reserves the right to implement new functions over time.

All of the information relative to this and other GET products by Athena Evolution are available on the

internet site: www.getdata.it

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3FOR PROPER USE

Use of the MD60LOG requires the observance of the following guidelines:

•Use the instrument outdoors.

•Remove the transparent protective film placed on the display so as to avoid the accumulation of

electrostatic charges on the upper part of the instrument.

•Turn on the device and position it in an open area. Avoid any obstacles that may impede the reception

of the GPS signals.

•Wait for from 2 to 5 minutes for the lock on and reception of at least 5 satellites: Beyond this time, try

turning the unit off and then turning it back on again.

•Once the message “NO SAT” disappears from the display, the unit is ready for use.

4WARNINGS

In case the system freezes up, it may be necessary to remove the batteries for a brief time (10-15 seconds),

and then replace them so as to proceed with a reset of the entire system.

Do not tamper with the device in case of malfunction. Consult your reseller or the GET technical service

centre.

It is strongly recommended that discharged batteries not be left inside of the MD60LOG for long periods of

time.

For proper disposal of your MD60LOG remove the batteries.

5CHRONO MODE AND DATA LOGGER MODE FOR THE MD60LOG

The MD60LOG that you have purchased operates in two possible modes:

•CHRONO: The instrument works as if it was a normal chronometer, measuring lap times and then

showing them in the VIEW TIMING REPORT menu window (See chap. 10.1 of this manual). There may

be a maximum number of 10 sessions with 99 laps each. Once the memory has run out, any new

sessions are memorised in the place of the oldest present in memory. The report with the data relative

to the sessions archived in memory may be downloaded to a PC using the included USB port and the

GATE LITE software.

The file obtained may not be analysed with the MX2 LITE or MX2, analysis software but may be

visualised with any text program (such as One Note or Microsoft Word).

•DATA LOGGER: The instrument records up to 4 hours of sessions in its internal memory, which once

downloaded onto a PC enables the analysis of trajectory and speed by way of the MX2 LITE or MX2

software. This mode is activated by recording a session (see chap. 10.2 in this manual). Once the

session has been memorised, it must be transferred to a PC using GATE LITE software.

The sessions acquired in the DATA LOGGER mode may also be visualised on the View Timing Report

menu and may be downloaded as reports in text format onto the PC.

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6PREPARATION OF THE DEVICE

It is recommended that the entire instruction manual be read carefully before using the unit.

•Insert the batteries in the battery compartment paying attention to the polarity of each (positive pole is

on the side without the spring). The unit will turn itself on automatically.

•Close the battery compartment back up again, remembering to replace the O-ring seal provided and to

adequately tighten down the four screws.

•Position the device on the vehicle keeping the GPS antenna side (underneath the writing GET), pointed

upwards, or as far as possible from coverings that may limit the reception of the signal.

•Make sure that the unit is attached to the vehicle as securely as possible, so as to limit the

vibrations to which it may be exposed. In particular, avoid that the instrument (in its lateral

perimeter) comes into contact with vibrating parts of the vehicle. This condition could bring

about continual stress to the internal batteries, causing shutdowns.

For application on motorcycles, it would be preferable to locate the instrument on the

upper fork plate.

Faulty installation could prejudice the proper operation of your MD60LOG.

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7LAYOUT OF THE COMMANDS AND SIGNALS ON THE MD60LOG

7.1 MD60LOG TIMES VISUALISATION SCREEN (CHRONO PAGE )

The fields on the CHRONO page of the MD60LOG provide the driver with the following data:

Field 1: Lap time

Field 2: Number of satellites seen by the system

Field 3: Current date and time / notification for the recording of the session under way

Field 4: Battery level indicator

Field 5: Speed expressed in km/h or mp/h

Field 6: Number of laps driven;

Field7: User settable field: enables visualisation of information relative to the track (CURTRACK), best lap

time (BESTIME), last lap time (LASTIME)

This message appears in field 1 when the GPS system is not available: in this condition it is not

possible to perform chronometric acquisitions or measurements.

NO SAT

2 3 4

NAVIGATION

BUTTON

ARROW

SELECTION

BUTTON S BEST LAP

LED

BEST LAP

LED

LOW BATTERY

ALARM LED

INTEGRATED

GPS ANTENNA DISPLAY

BATTERY

HOLDER

USB

CONNECTOR

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8USE OF THE UTTONS ON THE MD60LOG

Each button is set up for two kinds of use: brief pressure and prolonged pressure. According to the length of

time of the pressure on the buttons, different commands may be issued.

•To turn on the unit, push for over two seconds the S(SET) button.

•To turn off the device, or quickly scroll the menus push and hold down the ARROW button.

•To enter in the MAIN MENU or in the SUBMENUS briefly press the S(SET) button.

•To scroll through the MENU items, press briefly the ARROW button.

•To confirm a setting briefly press the S(SET) button.

9USE OF THE MD60LOG

Before using the device it is strongly recommended that this manual be read carefully.

Trying out each of the functions described below, you will quickly gain confidence with the use of the unit.

NOTE: for ease of use the following manual describes the menus and the relative items in English.

9.1 FIRST TURN-ON OF THE UNIT

When turning on the unit for the first time it will ask that the system language be set: select with the ARROW

button the language desired and then confirm by pressing the Sbutton.

NOTE: The language is requested even in the case of a RESET of the instrument (see chapter 10.4 of this

manual).

After setting the language it will be necessary to follow what is found in the following chapters.

LANGUE FRANCAIS

<< EXIT

LANGUE FRANCAIS

<< EXIT

LANGUE FRANCAIS

<< EXIT

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

<< EXIT

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

<< EXIT

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9.2 LATER TURN-ON OF THE UNIT

The next time that the MD60LOG is turned on the unit requires the user to, with the TRACK SEARCH option

set on MAN (see chap. 10.4 of this manual) or with current track not present in the internal library of the

instrument, perform certain preliminary operations.

The following chapters illustrate the behaviour to follow in possible situations that a user may encounter.

9.2.1 Tur i g o the u it with a track already properly set

Under normal use of the unit, each time that it is turned on with the TRACKING MOD option set on MAN

(see chap. 10.4 of this manual) or with current track not present in the internal library of the instrument, the

display will visualise the following screen.

In this condition it is necessary to perform the setting of the track (or to create a new one): if the track

proposed by the instrument corresponds to the track desired the OK item is selected, push S(SET) briefly to

access the CHRONO page on the MD60LOG:

In this condition the instrument is ready to be used either in the CHRONO or the DATA LOGGER mode (see

chap. 5 of this manual).

To learn the different start-up methods and the other possibilities offered by the MD60LOG refer to chap. 10

of this manual.

NOTE: stand by until the message disappears before starting up the unit in CHRONO or DATA

LOGGER mode.

9.2.2 Tur o of the u it a d selectio of a track

Under normal use of the unit, each time that it is turned on with the TRACK SEARCH option set on MAN

(see chap. 10.4 of this manual) the display will visualise the following screen.

PROPOSED

TRACK

ITEM

SELECTED

PROPOSED

TRACK

NO SAT

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In this condition it is necessary to set the track (or create a new one): if the track proposed by the instrument

does not correspond to the track desired push the ARROW button briefly (the cursor on the display will shift

to the NO item), then push the S (SET) button to access the TRACK SELECTION.

To scroll the selections on the TRACK SELECTION submenu briefly press the ARROW button; once

positioned over the option desired, press the S (SET) button briefly to confirm.

The items available in this menu are:

•LOAD FROM LIBRARY: enables the selection of one of the tracks present in the unit's library. Pressing

the S(SET) button briefly, when the item is highlighted by the cursor, the screen with the tracks present

in the library of the MD60LOG will be visualised. Scroll the items by pressing the ARROW button and

select the track desired pressing briefly the S (SET) button: the unit will load the track and return to

visualise the CHRONO page.

•CREATE NEW: enables one to go on to create a customised track to be entered into the unit's track

library. Pressing the S(SET) button briefly, when the item is highlighted by the cursor, access to the

create tracks function will be given (see chap. 11 of this manual).

•DELETE TRACK: enables one to delete a track to be entered in the unit's track library. Briefly pressing

the S(SET) button when the item is highlighted by the cursor, access to the list of tracks will be given:

by way of the use of the ARROW button (to scroll the items) and the S button (for the selection) it is

possible to remove the unwanted track from the unit's memory.

•<< EXIT: enables the return to the CHRONO page of the unit without making any changes to the track

offered in the start menu of the unit. The selection of this function comes about briefly pressing the S

(SET) button, when the item is highlighted by the cursor.

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10 MD60LOG MENUS AND FUNCTIONS

Access to the menus and the functions of the MD60LOG is possible pressing the S (SET) button briefly

when the unit is on the CHRONO page.

10.1 VIEW TIMING REPORT MENU

The VIEW TIMING REPORT menu enables read access of the reports of the sessions archived in the

internal memory of the unit:

Pressing the S(SET) button briefly on VIEW TIMING REPORT accesses the list of the sessions archived by

number (S), date (DATE), creation time (TIME) and best lap realised (BEST). Ten memory positions are

available, selectable by way of the ARROW button. Once used up, the system overwrites the eleventh into

the first position.

The maximum number of laps per session that may be memorised is 99.

To view reports from the unit follow the procedure below:

•Enter the VIEW TIMING REPORT menu

•Move around the sessions list using a brief pressure on the ARROW button; once the cursor has

highlighted the desired item press the S (SET) button to visualise the report:

The L column indicates the number of the lap of the session currently visualised, the TIME column

indicates the lap time, the TSPD column indicates the maximum speed achieved. It is possible scroll

the lines of the report by pressing the ARROW button.

Two options are available to exit from the session report (selectable by briefly pressing the Sbutton):

•RETURN TO SESSION: the unit returns to the VIEW TIMING REPORT menu

•RETURN TO CHRONO: the unit returns to the CHRONO page.

•<< EXIT: enables the return to the CHRONO page of the unit

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10.2 DATA LOGGING FUNCTION

The DATA LOGGING function enables the user to record a session in the memory of the MD60LOG. This

function makes a series of data available (from the GPS) that enable an analysis of the trajectory, the speed

and the times of the lap with the MX2 LITE and MX2 software, providing the user the possibility of

understanding how to improve his or her driving performance.

The MD60LOG memory is capable of containing up to 4 hours of recording.

It is recommended that you regularly download the data using the specific software, before the memory of

your MD60LOG is used up entirely (visualisation of the message MEMFULL on the display).

Pressing the S (SET) button briefly, when the instrument is in the CHRONO screen the main menu page is

accessed.

•Scroll the main menu items with the ARROW button until the DATA LOGGING item is highlighted.

•Press the S (SET) button to activate the session recording mode: the instrument will display a screen

with the list of any sessions present in memory and the REC SESSION function.

If one intends on recording a session press the S (SET) button when the item REC SESSION is

highlighted by the cursor: the instrument will return to the CHRONO page beginning to record.

The user may, at any moment, decide to exit the DATA LOGGER menu pressing the S (SET) button

when the <<EXIT item is highlighted by the cursor.

NOTE: When beginning to record a session the data present in field 3 (GPS date and time) these are

substituted by the indication of the current session number (ex. SESSION 2) and by the memory

reserve indicator bar.

ATTENTION: SESSION RECORDING IS AVAILABLE ONLY WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PROPERLY

RECEIVES AT LEAST 5 GPS SATELLITES

•Select the REC SESSION item with the ARROW and confirm the choice with the S (SET) button: the

instrument goes to the screen displaying times and the message REC (in the date/time field) will

indicate that the unit is in recording mode. The field will darken progressively to indicate the level of

reserve internal memory.

In the event that the memory in the unit was to fill up, the MEMFULL message will appear in field 3 and

recording will be interrupted.

•To stop recording of the session, press the ARROW button: the item REC disappears and in its place

the current date and time appear again.

In the event that you would like to record a new session and the memory of the MD60LOG is exhausted the

unit will request the deletion of all of the previous sessions recorded: Download the data to your PC before

carrying out this operation or you will lose all of it.

SESSION NUMBER

MEMORY RESERVE

INDICATOR BAR

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In the event that this situation arises the unit will display the following screen:

The selection (by pressing the S button briefly) on the items NO or YES will produce the following effects:

•NO: the unit returns to the CHRONO screen.

•YES: all of the sessions saved to the unit's internal memory will be deleted. A new acquisition will be

started up.

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10.3 TRACK MENU

The TRACK menu enables the user to access the functions for loading, creating or deleting the tracks

present in the internal library of the MD60LOG.

The functions available in this menu are:

•LOAD FROM LIBRARY: enables the selection of one of the tracks present in the unit's library. Pressing

the S(SET) button briefly, when the item is highlighted by the cursor, the screen with the tracks present

in the library of the MD60LOG will be visualised. Scroll the items by pressing the ARROW button and

select the track desired pressing the S (SET) button briefly: the unit will load the track and return to

visualise the CHRONO page.

•CREATE NEW: enables one to go on to create a customised track to be entered into the unit's track

library. Pressing the S(SET) button briefly, when the item is highlighted by the cursor, access to the

create tracks function will be given (see chap. 11 of this manual).

•DELETE TRACK: enables one to delete a track entered in the unit's track library. Briefly pressing the S

(SET) button when the item is highlighted by the cursor, access to the list of tracks will be given: by way

of the use of the ARROW button (to scroll the items) and the S button (for the selection) it is possible to

remove the unwanted track from the unit's memory.

•<< EXIT: enables the return to the CHRONO page of the unit without making any changes to the track

offered in the start menu of the unit. The selection of this function comes about briefly pressing the S

(SET) button, when the item is highlighted by the cursor.

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10.4 MENU OPTIONS

The OPTIONS submenu enables the modification and customisation of the functions of the device:

The options selectable by way of the ARROW and S buttons are:

•INFO FIELD: Briefly pressing the S(SET) button on the option INFO FIELD, it is possible to customise

the visualisation of the data on field 7of the time visualisation screen on the MD60LOG during the

CHRONO or DATALOGGER modes.

The options selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

CURRENT TRACK: name of the track loaded and used by the unit.

BEST TIME: visualisation of the best time in the session

LAST TIME: visualisation of the last time in the lap just finished

To confirm the parameter set, again briefly press the S(SET) button.

•SEC/SPLIT: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button on the option SEC/SPLIT, it is possible to decide on

the visualisation method for the intermediate times upon passing the (SPLIT) sectors of the track

loaded.

The options selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

ABSOLUTE: upon passing of the intermediate sectors, the time will be displayed counting from the

finish line to the sector just passed.

RELATIVE: upon passing the sectors, the time will be displayed counting from the previous sector.

To confirm the parameter set, again briefly press the S(SET) button.

•KEEP TIME: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button on the option KEEP TIME, you can choose the display

duration for the time just recorded. The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are: 000 (no

display of the time recorded), 005, 010, 015, 020, 025, and 030.

Example: setting 005, upon passing the finish line, the time just obtained will be visible for five seconds.

The setting is also the same for the intermediate times.

To confirm the parameter set, again briefly press the S(SET) button.

•TIMEZONE: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field TIMEZONE it is possible to adjust the hour

displayed by the MD60LOG: the GPS signal, actually, provides the time at the 0 meridian, (Greenwich),

which therefore must be adjusted to the time zone in which one is.

The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are: from -12 to +12.

Example: if we are in Italy during a month with daylight savings time set the value to 2.

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•RESET UNIT: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field RESET UNIT the unit will be brought back

to its factory default values. During this operation the sessions present in the memory will also be

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deleted. The RESET UNIT command will cause the MD60LOG to restart and the user must then reset

the system language (see chap. 9.1 in this manual).

•SPEED: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field SPEED it is possible to select the units of

measure for the speed. The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are: KPH (kilometres per

hour) / MPH (miles per hour).

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•TRACK MODE: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field TRACK MODE it is possible to set the

starting strategy for the MD60LOG chronometer.

The options selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

LOOP: used in closed circuits and in races with a running start in which the starting line and the finish

line coincide.

LINEAR:Used in open tracks (such as acceleration races or climbs) in which the starting line and the

finish line are at two very distant positions.

To confirm the parameter set, again briefly press the S(SET) button.

•START SPEED: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field START SPEED it is possible to set the

GPS speed threshold for the MD60LOG chronometer start.

The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are: from 10 to 150 with increments of 10

Example: setting 020, the chronometer will start its count after passing the speed value of 20 (whether

this is in KPH or MPH).

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•STOP DELAY: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field LOG STOP DELAY it is possible to set

the time threshold to stop the MD60LOG chronometer.

The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are: from 10 to 30 with increments of 5

Example: setting 015 the chronometer stops after the GPS speed has dropped to 0 for more than 15

seconds.

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•FL LENGTH: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field FL LENGTH it is possible to vary the

transversal width of the finish lines and the intermediate times of the tracks. The range is between 10 m

and 500 m, with intervals of 10 m between one value and the next, settable with the ARROW button.

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

ATTENTION: the measurement set will be applied, permanently, to all of the tracks loaded in the

MD60LOG (see chap. 9.2.2 and 10.3).

•BACKLITE: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field BACKLITE it is possible to activate the

backlighting of the MD60LOG display.

The options available are:

ON: backlighting on (to ease reading in the case of low ambient lighting) until shut down of the

MD60LOG

OFF: backlighting off

AUTO ON: backlighting on automatically upon turn on of the’MD60LOG

ATTENTION: Use of the backlighting reduces the duration of the batteries.

•PWR OFF MIN: briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field POWER OFF MINS it is possible to set

the automatic shut off time for the MD60LOG. The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

from 00 to 10 with increments of 1

Set the value desired confirming by briefly pressing the S (SET) button.

Example: setting 00 the unit will not turn itself off automatically. Selecting 05 the unit will turn itself off

automatically after having detected an absence of activity for more than five minutes.

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•TRACK SEARCH: briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field TRACK SEARCH it is possible to

activate/deactivate the automatic recognition of the track by way of the GPS positioning. The values

selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

AUTO: In this mode the MD60LOG, once locked onto the GPS system satellites, will automatically

select the track without requesting the setting upon turn-on (see chap. 9.2).

ATTENTION: this option may only be used if the track is in the unit's library. In case there is more than

one track with the same GPS coordinates (ex. 04 MUGELLO GP and 05 MUGELLO SBK) the track

loaded will be the first on the list (ex. 04 MUGELLO GP).

MAN: Select this option if you want to load the track manually.

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•LANGUAGE: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field LANGUAGE it is possible to set the

language for the unit. The values selectable by way of the ARROW button are:

ENGLISH: The language of the unit is set to English.

FRANCAIS The language of the unit is set to French.

Confirmation of the value set comes about by way of the brief pressing of the S (SET) button.

•REF BEST TIME: Briefly pressing the S (SET) button in the field REF BEST TIME it is possible to set

how MD60LOG store’s the reference best time in its internal memory. The values selectable by way of

the ARROW button are:

ALL: reference time will be hold in memory until the user change the track on the MD60LOG.

LAST: reference time will be hold in memory until chrono running .

•<< EXIT: enables one to return to the CHRONO page on the unit. The selection of this function comes

about briefly pressing the S(SET) button, when the item is highlighted by the cursor.

The default settings of MD60 LOG are:

OPTION SETTING

INFO FIELD BEST TIME

SEC/SPLIT ABSOLUTE

KEEP TIME 010

TIMEZONE 00

RESET UNIT NO

SPEED KPH

TRACK MODE LOOP

START SPEED 020

STOP DELAY 010

FL LENGHT 030

BACKLITE OFF

PWR OFF MIN 00

TRACK SEARCH MAN

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

REF BEST TIME LAST

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11 CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK

11.1 CREATION OF A CUSTOM TRACK IN LOOP MODALITY

If you want create a custom track in LOOP modality (suitable for closed circuits like car/bike speed way or

motocross ), please verify that the TRACK MODE option in OPTIONS menù is set as LOOP.

After this check follow the procedure described at the next chapter.

11.1.1 Starti g li e a d i termediate times defi itio

In the event that the track desired is not in the unit's library, or you wish to create a new one with different

settings from those present in the memory of the MD60, proceed in the following manner:

•Make sure that there is adequate satellite coverage (the unit must be locked on to at least 5 satellites).

•From the CHRONO screen, briefly pressing the S(SET) button, enter the main menu and select the

submenu TRACK pressing the Sbutton briefly. Scroll the page with the ARROW button and briefly

pressing the S (SET) button select the item CREATE NEW.

The LINE 1 item will appear on the CHRONO screen indicating the create track mode.

•Upon passing the first intermediate time desired (in the case of closed or open circuits), press the

ARROW button: the unit will record the GPS coordinates of the point just defined and will prepare to

memorise the next, showing the message, LINE 2. The length of the transversal finish line set will be

defined by the value associated with the parameter FL LENGTH (see chap. 10.4)

•Upon passing the next intermediate point press the ARROW to memorise its position. The unit will

prepare for the next intermediate line displaying the message, LINE3. It is possible to continue with the

same procedure until arriving at the last intermediate line available (LINE4).

•Once the finish line position (LINE5) has been defined by pressing the S(SET) button: the unit will then

return to the time measurements page.

•Make sure that the chrono start running (by passing the speed threshold defined on START SPEED

option): this condition it’s necessary to allow the saving custom track procedure.

•In these conditions it is possible to start a test session or to save the track just created in the unit's

archive (see chap.11.

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