User Manual
TOP-8
3462.511.02
Version 3.2
The TOP-8 program is intended for the timing
of Track & Field and swimming competitions.
The [lane mode] program allows to measure
times of up to 8 lanes, where each judge,
through a pushbutton, is responsible for the
time of a lane; this mode is used, for example,
for competitions such as a 100m.
The [non lane mode] is intended for use with
one pushbutton, and a single judge measures
the time of competitors crossing the finish line;
as an example, we will use this mode for a
marathon or a 1500m.
This manual is a complement of the general
manual 3462.501. Please, read
the latter first; most of the functions of the
[Initialization] menu are described there. This
manual only describes the specific issues of
the TOP-8 program.
[timekeeping] [lane mode] menu:
When you enter this
mode, a first screen
allows the choice of the
heat-event values (0 to
199 are available). Use
the arrow keys to move from one line
to the other. Once the correct selection is
made, press the key to validate the
choice. The selected information is printed and
the selection screen is replaced by the
following race screen:
At this point the start is armed, the PowerTime
is ready to manage the race (pressing the
key will desarm the start). Once the start is
received, the time starts to run on the screen
and the cursor moves on lane 1. The “lanes
status” shows the arming of the finish lanes;
once the arming time assigned is elapsed, the
“X” is replaced by a “-“, meaning that the lanes
are armed and ready to accept a finish time.
If a numeric key (1 to 8) is pressed once the
race has started, the cursor moves to this
lane.
If a numeric key (0) is pressed once the race
has started, all lanes will be disarmed.
If a numeric key (9) is pressed once the race
has started, all lanes will be rearmed and all
previous times will be flushed.
An impulse on the corresponding finish lane
will assign the finish time for the
corresponding lane. The day time and the race
time are both printed.
On the screen, you
can see the time and
the place for this lane,
and the lane number
in the “lane status”
field meaning that the result is taken.
Once all times are entered the race has
ended. Press the key once. At this point
you can re-enter the race by choosing
[continue], export the results with the [send
results] option or clear the race information
with the [reset] entry.
Pressing the key again will bring you onto
the selection screen. The program
automatically increments the heat number.
Press accept the selection or enter the
new heat/event information followed by to
enter into the new race.
How to handle the exceptions
After the start, a judge presses a button by
inadvertence; you can key the lane number
key [1 to 8] followed by ; the last lane of
the screen displays “?clear”, prompting for
erase this result. at this point clears the
time and rearms the lane (use to quit the
function without altering the result).
The judge presses the button twice, the
second impulse being the correct one; the
program has already taken the first impulse as
the official one, but the second is stored in the
stack of times. Use the key to enter the
“CORRECTION” screen and select the [buffer]
entry. Use the cursors to scroll the
day times of the impulses received until the
official one is displayed and validate it using
the key. The printer prints the modification
using the “correction” text. The new finish time
is computed and assigned into the memory.
