Unipro UniStop User manual

Users Guide
UniStop
Version 1.01
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UNIPRO ApS
VIBORG HOVEDVEJ 24
DK-7100 VEJLE
DENMARK
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.uniprolaptimer.com
[email protected]

Introduction.............................................................................................................................3
Overview..................................................................................................................................4
Quick Guide to the basic functions.......................................................................................5
Turning UniStop on.................................................................................................5
Taking lap times and split times................................................................................5
Analyse mode ........................................................................................................5
Clearing Laps.........................................................................................................5
Turning UniStop off.................................................................................................5
Reference Manual...................................................................................................................7
Basic information........................................................................................................................... 7
USB connector .......................................................................................................7
Real-time Clock......................................................................................................7
Display..................................................................................................................7
Symbols................................................................................................................7
Batteries ...............................................................................................................7
KeyStrap...............................................................................................................7
Operating modes........................................................................................................................... 8
Turning UniStop on.................................................................................................8
Stop watch ............................................................................................................9
Stop Watch Analyse..............................................................................................13
Info.................................................................................................................... 14
Main menu .......................................................................................................... 15
Setup menu.........................................................................................................16
Clock setup..........................................................................................................16
Contrast setup ..................................................................................................... 16
Language setup....................................................................................................17
Auto power-down setup......................................................................................... 17
Multistart setup.................................................................................................... 17
LED Feedback setup..............................................................................................17
PC transfer .......................................................................................................... 18
Battery change..................................................................................................... 19
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Introduction
Thank you for trusting us to deliver the most advanced stop watch on the market.
The UniStop has several unique features and will very quickly become an indispensable tool.
Even with all the advanced features, the stop watch is very easy to use. With just a few clicks
you are ready to take lap times for up to 4 drivers at the same time. You can easily take split
times as well (up to 9 splits per lap).
The graphical display makes it very easy to see and analyze the times saved in the stop watch.
UniStop speaks your language too
The user interface comes in many different languages, and is preinstalled with English,
German, Italian, Danish, French, Spanish, Protoguese, Dutch and Norwegian. When other
languages are added, new firmware (software) will be published on www.uniprolaptimer.com.
If you have any problems or questions regarding your UniStop we will make sure to give you
the necessary support.
Please e-mail your questions to [e-mail] or contact your local dealer.
Good luck on the tracks!
UNIPRO ApS
Viborg Hovedvej 24
DK-7100 Vejle
Denmark
Web: www.uniprolaptimer.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Forum: forum.uniprolaptimer.com
Knowledge Base: www.laptimer.dk
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Overview
We have put a lot of effort into making UniStop very fast and easy to operate. The feedback
we get from drivers and teams using UniStop tells us that we have succeeded. Here you can
get an overview over the functions in UniStop.
RTC
Build-in real-time
clock gives
information about
the current clock
and date.
HOOK
Hang UniStop around your neck
with the supplied keystrap.
MENU
Because of the
graphic display,
easy operation is
possible with
menus and
arrow buttons.
SPLIT BUTTONS
One Split button for
each stop watch. You
can get up to 9 split
times per lap.
MEMORY
Large memory for
almost 2000 laps or
splits.
DISPLAY
Large graphical
display, with multiple
languages.
ARROW BUTTONS
For easy navigation
in menus and for
adjustment of
values.
USB
Fast connection to
PC for upgrades.
LEDS
Bright LEDs for
fast feedback.
SYMBOLS
Small symbols
gives feedback
about stop
watch, battery
and buttons to
use.
LAP BUTTONS
One Lap button for
each stop watch.
Fast and easy
access.
Please notice that the top four buttons at each side is associated with laps and splits for each
of the four drivers. To make operation very easy you will find a menu button that together with
the four arrow buttons and the OK button will make a very easy to use user interface.
The following section will explain more about the different hardware features in UniStop.
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Quick Guide to the basic functions
This chapter describes how to get started with using the UniStop just for the basic functions:
taking lap times and split times for up to 4 drivers at the same time.
TURNING UNISTOP ON
Press the MENU button to turn the stop watch on. UniStop starts by showing the startup
screen for a few seconds. After that you will be on the stop watch screen. Press MENU twice if
you want to skip the startup sequence and go directly to the stop watch.
TAKING LAP TIMES AND SPLIT TIMES
You start each of the four stop watches by pressing L1, L2, L3 or L4. L1 means Lap for driver 1
and so on. It does not matter in what sequence the watches are started. You are free to use
them as you wish.
Each time you press the L1 you will save a lap time for driver number 1 – and the same for the
other buttons / drivers.
If you want to take split times, just press the S1 to S4 buttons. You can save up to 8 split
times per lap plus the extra split time you get automatically from the last split to the finish
line.
When you are finished with the race / training session, you can press the MENU button to show
the popup menu. Here you can choose STOP ALL to stop all watches and go to the main menu.
If you want a bigger font when using 3 or 4 drivers, just press and hold L2 when turning
UniStop on. Press and hold L1 during power-up to get back to the default mode again.
ANALYSE MODE
From the main menu, you can go to the Analyse screen. From this screen you can analyse the
times you have just measured. The screen is almost the same as before, but now you can
scroll through the different laps and splits. UniStop automatically selects the best lap for each
driver. If you press the L1 to L4 button, you can scroll up through the laps for each driver and
if you press S1 to S4 you can scroll up through the split times for each driver. If you however
want to scroll down, you simply press and hold the OK button while scrolling with the L1 to L4
and S1 to S4 buttons.
CLEARING LAPS
If you want to clear the laps stored you can do it in several ways.
-Press and hold OK while turning UniStop on.
-Choose “CLEAR LAPS” from the popup menu.
-Press and hold down OK for 1 second from the stop watch screen
You always have to confirm by pressing OK except when using the first method.
TURNING UNISTOP OFF
Pressing the MENU button and holding it down will turn UniStop off. You can do the same from
the main menu by choosing “POWER OFF”.
That’s how easy it is – if you are ready for some more advanced features, then read the
Reference Manual section.
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Reference Manual
In the following chapters you can find detailed information about all the functions of UniStop.
Basic information
USB CONNECTOR
The USB connection is compatible to USB version 2.0 full-speed. That is what you typically find
on your PC. You have to notice, that UniStop acts as a device (or slave) so you will not be able
to connect it to a USB printer. You should also notice that a special Unipro USB driver is
needed on the PC. Please install this driver before UniStop is connected the first time! The
driver is supplied on the CDROM included in the box. The USB cable is an optional accessory.
REAL-TIME CLOCK
UniStop is equipped with an internal real-time clock. This clock runs even when UniStop is
turned off and it keeps track of the time and date.
As an extra feature, the real-time clock will be synchronized with the PC clock every time you
connect UniStop to the PC Watch program.
DISPLAY
The display used in UniStop is a new custom made graphic display than besides the 128 x 64
pixels also have some fixed symbols at the top. This leaves more room on the screen and
helps us make an easier to operate stop watch.
SYMBOLS
In the top part of the display you will find a number of fixed symbols. Not all symbols are used
in UniStop. UniStop will show you which buttons to press at all time. This will make it very
easy to navigate the menus!
These symbols are showing things like battery status, stop watch running, USB connection and
the menu keys to use.
BATTERIES
UniStop is made to run a very long time on two standard AAA cells batteries. We designed it to
use standard batteries and not expensive Lithium batteries and the software is optimized to
run using as little energy as possible.
KEYSTRAP
A Unipro KeyStrap is included with UniStop. This is a nice way to have UniStop with you at all
times and at the same time avoid dropping it on the ground. Please do not let kids play with
the KeyStrap. It can be dangerous and it can strangle by accident!
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Operating modes
The stop watch has some different menu or screens. You change between the different modes
with the buttons.
TURNING UNISTOP ON
To turn on UniStop you simply press the MENU button. The
display displays the start-up screen with the logo and more
information about UniStop, for instance software version and
owners name.
At the same time UniStop is counting down to start with the
LEDs at the top. After the count down, UniStop starts in the
“Stop watch”.
It is however possible to skip this start-up phase. If you press
the MENU twice instead of just once, UniStop starts directly in
the “Stop watch”, ready to use. It will skip the startup screen and thereby reduce the startup
time.
You can also jump directly to the “Main menu” by pressing the OK button after the press on
the MENU button.
If you do not like the supplied logo, you can change it to your own from the PC Watch
program. It needs to be a black and white bitmap with the resolution of 64 x 64 pixels. Some
of the picture may be covered by the text.
It is also possible to change the text at the bottom line. At default this is set to
“www.uniprolaptimer.com” but you can for example set it to your own name. The maximum
number of characters is 25. This is also done from the PC Watch program.
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STOP WATCH
The stop watch screen is the most important screen on
UniStop! It is here the timing of the drivers is done.
Depending on the number of stop watches running, you will s
different layouts of the screen. If you are only timing one
driver, you will see more information than if you are timing f
drivers!
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tart
When you want to start the stop watch, simply press L1 to s
the timing of driver one, L2 for start the timing of driver two
and so on. You will see the corresponding stop watch running in the display. Notice, that if you
set UniStop to use “multistart”, all drivers will start at the same time.
To take split times, you use the S1 – S4 buttons. One for each driver. You can take up to 8
split times per lap, but you are automatically getting a split from the last split point to the
finish line.
When either a new lap or new split is measured it is compared to the best and visual feedback
is given with the 3 LEDs at the top. If the time is better, the light is green and if the time is
worse the light is red. A time close to the best is shown with yellow light. The lights are used
as described below.
Difference < +/- 0:15 sec. yellow LED
Difference > +0:15 sec. red LED
Difference > -0:15 sec. green LED
The visual feedback can be turned off in the “LED Feedback setup”.
If you want to see more information on the selected driver you can use the “MORE INFO” from
the popup menu. This gives a little more information including the theoretical best lap time for
each driver.
When the race is finished, you can use the “STOP ALL” from the popup menu. This will stop all
the stop watches and change UniStop to the main menu with “ANALYSE” selected.
To stop all and go to the Analyse screen, just press MENU and then OK twice.
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Stop watch with 1 driver As seen on the example to the left, you have a lot of
information in the display.
The menu line is showing the number 1. This is indicating that
stop watch for driver 1 is running. It could however be 1, 2, 3
or 4. If driver 4 is coming first, it is okay to start that stop
watch first!
The time is the current running lap time. It is showing the
running time of the current lap. You can see the current lap
number to right, next to the lap time.
The last lap time is shown on the line below. It will be shown from lap 2 and forwards, and the
last lap number is shown to the right. When a last lap time is displayed, you can see the time
difference compared to the best lap time. It is shown on the line below. If the number is
negative, you got a faster lap time, and if it is positive, you got a slower lap time.
The split time is shown if you pressed the corresponding split button (S1 – S4) to get a split
time. The split number is shown in front of the split time, and you can see the best split time
for the same split number to the right. If you see “Split L”, it is the split time from the last split
point to the finish line. This is shown when you finish the lap by pressing the lap button.
The clock symbol at the top is indicating a stop watch is running.
Stop watch with 2 drivers The menu line is showing the number 1,2. This is indicating
that stop watch for driver 1 and 2 are running. It could
however be 1, 2, 3 or 4. If driver 3 and 4 are coming first, it is
okay to start them first!
The display shows the current lap time, the current lap n
the best lap time, the best lap number, the split number, t
split time and the best split time. Everything is shown for eac
driver.
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Sometimes the display differs from the just described information:
When you start on a new lap, the last lap time is shown instead of the current lap time. This
lap time is displayed for 15 seconds before changing back to the current lap time.
If no split times are measured on a lap, the last lap time is displayed instead of split times.
The clock symbol at the top is indicating a stop watch is running.
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Stop watch with 3 drivers The menu line is showing the number 1,2,3. This is indicating
that stop watch for driver 1, 2 and 3 are running. It could
however be 1, 2, 3 or 4. If driver 2, 3 and 4 are coming first, it
is okay to start them first!
The display shows for each driver the current lap time, the
current lap number, the best lap time, the best lap number, t
split number, the split time and the best split time. he
he
urning
ode,
he example shows 4 drivers with the icons used. If no splits are measured on a lap, the best
Sometimes the display differs from the just described information:
When you start on a new lap, the last lap time is shown instead of the current lap time. This
lap time is displayed for 15 seconds before changing back to the current lap time.
If no split times are measured on a lap, the last lap time is displayed instead of split times.
The clock symbol at the top is indicating a stop watch is running.
Stop watch with 4 drivers This is showing the display when timing all four drivers.
The display shows for each driver the current lap time, the
current lap number, the best lap time, the best lap number, t
split number, the split time and the best split time.
Sometimes the display differs from the just described
information:
When you start on a new lap, the last lap time is shown instead
of the current lap time. This lap time is displayed for 15 seconds before changing back to the
current lap time.
If no split times are measured on a lap, the last lap time is displayed instead of split times.
The clock symbol at the top is indicating a stop watch is running.
If you are using 3 or 4 drivers a lot, we have added a special
stop watch mode with a bigger font.
To change to this special mode, press and hold L2 when t
UniStop on. If you want to change back again to normal m
press and hold L1 when turning on. You only need to do this
change once, not every time you turn UniStop on!
T
lap time is shown instead of the split time. You can see this on driver 2 in the picture above.
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Stop watch popup menu While operating the stop watch, you can bring up a popup
menu. Simply press the MENU button and you will see the
menu shown on the picture. Please notice, that if the stop
watch is started you will need to press a little longer on the
MENU button. This is to prevent you bringing up the menu if
you wanted to press the L4 button instead. This little delay is
only valid when one of the stop watched are running!
If you press the MENU button again, the popup menu will
disappear again. Otherwise use the up and down buttons (L4
and S4) to select the menu point you want and press OK.
From the popup menu you will be able to do the following.
•Stop all watches running and go to the “Main menu”
•Get more information, e.g. theoretical lap time and more
•Remove a driver
•Go to the “Main menu”
The default selected line menu point is always “Stop all”. That way you can quickly stop the
stop watch and go to the main menu by pressing MENU followed by OK.
If you want to go directly from the stop watch to analyse mode, you press MENU followed by
two clicks on OK. This will bring up the menu, stop all watches and enter analyse mode.
If however no watches are running you might see this popup
instead.
Because there are already some laps measure in the memory,
you will be able to do the following.
•Clear all memory
•Analyse the laps in memory
•Go to the “Main menu”
If you already cleared the memory, the only thing you can
chose from the popup menu is to go directly to the main menu.
This example is shown on the picture on the left.
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STOP WATCH ANALYSE
The Stop Watch Analyse mode is for looking at the lap and split times for the session you just
timed.
On the menu line you will see the driver’s numbers to the right.
This is important to know because it is the same buttons you
need to use to scroll through the laps.
The stop watch analyse screen will automatically start with the
best lap for each driver.
If no split times have been recorded, the corresponding line will
be empty.
You can adjust the drivers lap number number by pressing the L1 – L4 button. To adjust the
drivers split number you can press the S1 – S4 button. The lap and split numbers will always
be increased when pressing L1 – L4 and S1 – S4. If you want to decrease the numbers, please
press and hold down the OK button while operating the L1 – L4 and S1 - S4 buttons.
Analyse popup menu While operating in analyse mode, you can bring up a popup
menu. Simply press the MENU button and you will see the
menu shown on the picture. If you press the MENU button
again or the LEFT arrow button, the popup menu will disappear
again. Otherwise use the up and down buttons (L4 and S4) to
select the menu point you want and press OK.
From the popup menu you will be able to do the following.
•Clear all laps
•Get more information, e.g. theoretical lap time and more
•Go to the “Main menu”
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INFO
The information screen is available from both the “Stop watch” and the “Stop Watch Analyse”
screen. It will show more information on the race that cannot be viewed anywhere else.
The information screen will show the starting time for the race
and the theoretical best lap times for the 4 drivers.
If the theoretical lap time cannot be calculated, it is shown like
“-:--:--“.
When you press the OK button your UniStop will return to
either the “Stop watch” or the “Stop Watch Analyse” screen.
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MAIN MENU
From the main menu you can go to the different menus or turn
UniStop off.
On the screen you will see menu points and the current time
and date. You can use the up and down buttons to select the
menu point you want and then press the OK button. This is a
shown with the symbols at the top line! lso
At the bottom line you can see the current time and date.
From the main menu you will be able to do the following.
•Go to the stop watch
•Analyse your lap times
•Setup UniStop
•Turn UniStop off
If you still have the stop watch running, you will not be able to go to “ANALYSE” and “SETUP”.
You can clearly see if the stop watch is running with the small clock icon at the top row.
If you want to turn UniStop off, you use the arrow buttons to go to “POWER OFF” and then
press the OK button.
Please remember that you can set the auto power-off time from the Setup menu.
HINT. You can always press and hold the MENU button down for two seconds. This will turn
UniStop off.
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SETUP MENU
Some basic settings are in the setup menu.
From this menu, you can change the following:
•Time and date
•Display contrast
•Current language
•Power-off time
•Multistart
•LED feedback
When you are finished you can return to the main menu by pressing the left arrow button.
All settings are stored and will not be cleared if you remove the batteries.
CLOCK SETUP
UniStop includes a real-time clock running even when UniStop
is off.
You can set the clock in two ways.
The easiest way is to connect UniStop to the PC software called
PC Watch. Every time you connect UniStop to the PC using the
USB cable, the clock will be synchronized with the clock in the
PC. That way you always update the clock UniStop to keep it
accurate.
The other way is to use the clock setup screen shown on the picture. You simply move around
the screen with the left and right arrows and adjust the corresponding number with the up and
down arrow. The selected number is shown with bold digits. To set the clock, press the OK
button and to cancel the changes, press the MENU button.
The 24H and 12H mode will change between the European 24 hour clock and the typical
American mode with am and pm. The order of date and month is also reversed.
When you are adjusting the values, you can press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons and the
adjustment will accelerate.
CONTRAST SETUP
The contrast of the display is the light difference between the
dots that are turned on and dots that are turned off.
You can manually adjust the contrast setting by selecting
“CONTRAST:” and press OK. Then use the arrow up and down
buttons to adjust the setting. You can change between –6 and
+6. You will see the contrast change at the same time. When
the contrast is what you like, press OK again to go back to the
setup menu.
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LANGUAGE SETUP
UniStop is able to support a lot of different languages and you
are able to select them from the setup menu. To do that, move
to LANGUAGE and press OK. You will then be able to change
the language with the up and down buttons.
As soon you press the OK button again, UniStop will be change
to use the other language. The name of the language is always
the same two letters. That way you can always recognize your
own language!
AUTO POWER-DOWN SETUP
UniStop will automatically turn itself off if it is not used. To s
batteries, you want it to turn off as fast as possible, but on the
other hand it should not affect the daily work.
ave
You can adjust the auto power-off time between 1 and 30
minutes by selecting “OFF TIME:” and press OK. Then use the
up and down buttons to adjust the setting. When the time is
what you want, press OK again to go back to the setup menu.
MULTISTART SETUP
UniStop can start the stop watches in two ways.
When Multistart is off, you start each stop watch one at a time.
When Multistart is on, you will always start all four stop
watches at once. If you want less drivers, you can always use
the “REMOVE DRIVER” from the popup menu to remove one.
LED FEEDBACK SETUP
UniStop will compare the lap and split times to the best and w
show if it is the same, better or worse with the three bright
LEDs at the top.
ill
If you do not want this, you can uncheck the checkbox to turn
this function off.
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PC TRANSFER
UniStop automatically change to PC mode when a USB cable is
inserted. You can’t enter PC mode manually.
The PC program has full control over UniStop when the USB
cable is in. It can transfer data either ways, change settings or
update the firmware (program) in UniStop.
You will see the transfer status and progress on the screen. A progress bar goes from 0% to
100% indicating the data transfer.
UniStop leaves PC mode and returns to the main menu as soon
as the USB cable is removed again.
Please notice, that UniStop cannot see if the USB driver is
installed correctly on the connected PC. It can only detect the
cable. You need to make sure that the Unipro USB driver is
installed correctly to be able to transfer data.
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BATTERY CHANGE
When it is time to change the batteries a small battery symbol is
shown in top of the display. This does not mean that UniStop will
stop functioning. The first sign of really low battery voltage is when
the real-time clock is corrupted. The battery symbol is shown when
the battery voltage is around 2.2V. Five different steps is shown all the way down to 1.7V.
The battery voltage is measured when UniStop has not been touched for 10 seconds.
The batteries are located inside the box. Put UniStop on the table with the backside up.
Unscrew the six screws and remove the lower part of the box. Here you will see a battery
holder with two standard Alkaline 1.5V AAA batteries. Please replace them with two new ones
of high quality. Be careful to put them in with the right polarity. If you should by accident put
them in the opposite direction, you will not hurt either UniStop or the batteries.
When assembling UniStop again, please notice that the two short screws goes at the top and
the four longer screws is at the battery compartment. This is very important to avoid
destroying UniStop!
Please do not dispose the batteries in the nature. Use the official return channels for them!
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