DUGAS ENGINEERING WatchDog 2000 User manual

The following conventions are used in this manual:
• Quoted capital letters indicate what you will see on the WatchDog
2000 display.The actual display may use both capitals and
lowercase letters. For example, “SEE SPDS” indicates the following
will be shown on the WatchDog 2000 display.
Some letters cannot be displayed in their true form. For instance,
K’s cannot be formed, so K’s will look like capital H’s. Therefore H’s
are always represented in lowercase on the display. Also, an “m”
requires two digit fields to represent it in the display. For example,
“KEYTIME” on the display looks like:
About this Manual
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• The button functions: UP, DOWN and MAIN are always in bold
type. These refer to the buttons on the thumb switch, as shown
below.
• For reference, typical route sheet entries are shown below:
4.20 SPEED 30 9:12:00
4.30 R TAR 9:12:12
.
.
14.40 RESET TO 9:39:20
17.00 R TR 10:07:30
.
.
96.20 END 13:40:00
UP
DOWN
MAIN
This is the
This is the TO mileage
for a speed
for a reset
This is the SPD
for a speed change
AT mileage
change or
reset
Keytime
Last mileage
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CHAPTER 1
Your WatchDog 2000 comes complete with everything you will need to
start racing right away. Your kit should include the following items:
•WatchDog 2000 with remote thumb switch.
• Sensor assembly.
• Nickel plated rare earth magnet.
• Two mounting brackets.
• Six bolts and four nuts.
• Thumb switch clamp.
• This manual.
Your WatchDog comes ready to use. The maintainance free,
permanently sealed battery will provide about 3000 hrs of on time. The
auto-off feature will turn the computer off after 4 hrs of no switch activity
and no sensor activity.
What’s included with
WatchDog 2000?
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CHAPTER 2
The WatchDog 2000 caters to the serious enduro rider, and to the
enduro rider wanting to improve his or her ability to race competitively,
accurately and with more finesse. The WatchDog 2000 allows the rider
to concentrate more on riding technique by alleviating the mental strain
of keeping track of your minute, your speed, and programming.
The display during race-mode shows you only the critical information
that you need to know to stay on time. Within your minute, DE’s
MinuteMinderTM technology displays at once the distance to the next
whole minute, differential time and keytime seconds. All the information
you will need in a glance, to keep an edge on your competition is on
your display! Outside of your minute, MileMinderTM displays the full
odometer and time differential.
WatchDog 2000 allows adjustments of all race variables while in race-
mode, including your mileage, your minute (for Brand-X), clock and tire
size. In the event your sensor magnet gets sheared off, WatchDog’s
exclusive ICD (Interactive Calculated Distance) mode will track your
“should-be” distance while allowing you to adjust the mileage at trail
markers so you can still monitor your early/late status. In addition,
Race Recovery allows you to advance to any keytime and mileage
should you need to exit race-mode to adjust any programming (like
speed changes or resets) during a race. Resets to zero allow
programming for multiple loops.
The all-aluminum color-anodized WatchDog 2000 off-road computer is
designed for ease-of-use, during both programming and race-modes.
The user does not need to have any technical experience to use or
program the WatchDog 2000.
WatchDog 2000
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CHAPTER 3
Tools needed for Installation
Your WatchDog 2000 is very easy to install. A typical installation will
require:
• Phillips screw driver.
• 9/64” hex key wrench
• 3/16” and 17/64” drill bit and 5/16 x 24 tap
• a drill bit, sized to clear your handle bar clamp bolts.
Other tools may be needed depending on your specific installation.
Mounting WatchDog 2000
WatchDog 2000 comes with two brackets for mounting your computer
to the handle bar clamps. The brackets can accommodate a wide range
of center-to-center clamp distances.
With the tabs facing out the brackets accommodate clamps up to 4”
apart. By flipping the bracket over so the tabs face inward, the center-
to-center distance is increased to 5”. The brackets are shipped w/o
holes for the handlebar bolts. This way you can customize the
bracketsso that WatchDog 2000 clears other accessories, such as
steering dampers. The brackets can be mounted on the front or back
handlebar clamp bolts, facing forward or backwards. If you want
WatchDog 2000 to sit directly above the handlebar, mount the brackets
to the front clamp bolts with the slots towards the rear.
YOU DRILL
THESE
HOLES
Installation
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Use spacers between the bracket and clamp so that you have access to
the bottom of the bracket for the nuts. Always drill the hole in the
bracket tab as near as possible to the computer. Cut or grind off any
unused portion of the backet tab if neccessary.
Locate the brackets by loosely assembling the WatchDog 2000 to the
brackets using the four cap screws and nuts provided. Position the
WatchDog 2000 where you want it. Adjust the brackets and mark the
position of the holes in the bracket. Drill the holes and mount the
brackets to the handle bar clamps. You may have to use longer
handlebar clamp bolts if you use spacers below the brackets. Tighten
the WatchDog 2000 to the brackets.Once the WatchDog 2000 is
mounted, run the switch wire along the handle bar and secure with zip
ties. Mount the switch next to the left grip. Adjust the position of the
switches so they are comfortable to access. If necessary, move the kill
switch so that the kill switch wire does not run near the thumbswitch
wire.
Connecting the Sensor Wire
The sensor is threaded for a 5/16 x 24 thread. The best way to mount
the sensor is to drill and tap a hole in the caliper carrier. If you use this
method, locate a spot for the magnet first. Find a location on the front
disk that passes by the caliper carrier but does not interfere with the
pads and mark it with tape or ink. Locate a spot on the caliper carrier by
which this mark will pass. Drill a 3/16” hole thru the carrier and into the
disk where you marked it (just spot drill the disk for now). Rotate the
disk and drill the hole about 1/64” deep in the disk and epoxy the
magnet in the hole. Drill out the hole in the carrier to 17/64ths and tap it
with the 5/16 x 24 tap. Remove one of the nuts from the sensor and
gently thread the sensor into the caliper carrier until the sensor is about
3/16 of an inch from the magnet as it goes by. DO NOT FORCE
SENSOR. IF TIGHT, RECUT THREADS AND USE OIL. Hand tighten
the outside nut against the caliper. Run the sensor wire up along the
brake line securing with ties or tape. Run the sensor cable all the way to
the brake master cylinder. DO NOT route the wire from the brake line
directly across to the computer as this will quickly destroy the wires
when the forks compress. By running the wire all the way to the master
cyclinder there is no stress on the wire as the forks and brake line
move. Connect the sensor to the computer. Neatly bundle up the slack
in the cable and secure it and the connector with ties to the handlebars.
When done, the connector should not move at all when forks are
compressed.
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CHAPTER 4
This section describes and illustrates how to use the three buttons of
the thumb switch to program your race data. Once you are comfortable
with entering data and understand their functions, proceed to the
QuickStartTM chapter to program WatchDog for a race.
Thumb Switch Programming
In general, when using the thumb switch to program WatchDog 2000,
the MAIN button (top) is used to select functions or values while the UP/
DOWN buttons are used to scroll through the functions or values.
UP
DOWN
MAIN
SELECT
SCROLL
WatchDog 2000 Programming Details
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Menu
Use the UP/DOWN buttons to quickly scroll through the programming
functions. These functions are:
The table above reflects the order in which you would typically enter
data prior to a race. The MAIN button is used to select the function, the
UP and DOWN buttons are used to scroll through values of that
function. The same procedure is used to enter values for all the
functions. For instance, to enter a reset, do the following:
Function What you see
in the Display What it says
Enter a reset rESEt RESET
Enter a spd change SPd Ch SPD CH
See resets SEE rStS SEE RSTS
See speeds SEE SPdS SEE SPDS
Enter tiresize tirESiZE TIRESIZE
Enter minute minutE MINUTE
Enter race start time Strt tm STRT TM
See race information rACEinFo RACEINFO
Verify programming vEriFYto VERIFYTO
Enter keytime HEYtimE KEYTIME
Clear resets CLr rStS CLR RSTS
Clear speed changes CLr SPdS CLR SPDS
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Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll to “RESET”. Select the reset
function by hitting MAIN. The display will read “AT 0_ _. _ _”, prompting
you for the AT mileage of the reset. The zero indicates the current digit
being edited. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the numbers
0-9. Hit MAIN to select the currently displayed value for that digit field.
The current digit will be accepted and the cursor will move to the next
digit field. Continue entering the values for the remainder of the digit
fields. When the last digit is entered, the display will change to
“TO 0 _ _ . _ _”, prompting you for the TO mileage of the reset. Enter
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14.40 RESET TO 9:39:20
17.00 R TR 10:07:30
AT mileage
14.40 RESET TO 9:39:20
TO mileage 17.00 R TR 10:07:30
the TO mileage in the same manner. After entering the last digit for this,
a confirmation prompt will be displayed, (“ENTER?”). To accept the
entered reset values hit MAIN. This will store the values in memory. To
cancel entry hit DOWN. The reset function will be displayed again. To
continue entering resets hit MAIN and repeat.
At any point while entering the reset you can exit back to the start of the
function by holding the MAIN button until “OFF” is displayed and then
releasing. This will take you back to the beginning of the current
function.
Function Prompts
The following sections illustrate the prompts you will see for each
function. Enter the values for each function as described in the previous
section for entering resets. Parenthesis indicate valid value range.
Speed Changes and Layovers (SPD CH)
1. hit MAIN
2. prompt is “AT 0 _ _._ _”, enter the five digits indicating the AT
mileage, (000.00 - 254.00) hitting MAIN after each.
3. prompt is “SPD 0_ _”, enter the three digits for the speed (001 -
254), hitting MAIN after each.
4. prompt is “ENTER ?”, hit MAIN to accept, DOWN to re-enter speed
changes.
To enter a layover (aka WAITS and PAUSES) enter a speed of 000
when prompted for the speed in step 3 above. The following will be dis-
played “FOR 0_ _” prompting you for the duration in minutes. Enter
the duration and hit MAIN.
Note: If a dash appears next to SPD CH or RESET (ie “RESET -”) this
indicates that the resets contain a jump (reset to 000.00) and that the
entries will not be sorted by mileage.
Note: Layovers are stored as speed changes, with the speed = 0 mph.
They are sorted just as other speed changes are. When viewing
speeds they appear as “SPD 0 - XXX” where XXX is the duration in
minutes.
See Resets (SEE RSTS)
1. hit MAIN, reset number (01, 02 etc) is briefly displayed, then
2. display will alternate between the AT and TO mileage for the first
reset. Hit MAIN to display each of the remaining resets.
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