Set-ups to Remember


Options

1. You may switch the score board options between race results and the current time by pressing the "SCORE BOARD" soft key, See also Scoreboard Options.

2. You can choose the race result print-outs by choosing "PRINT."

Event Display Options

1. If you would like to monitor the actual times that are swum you can view the current,( last, or any past) race results by pressing the "DISPLAY" soft key.

Each cummulative split time shows consecutively in the time column until the final time is shown. The columns of dark triangles indicate the A, B, C buttons are pushed for that race finish.

  

Scoreboard Options

1. Choosing "SCBD BLANK" Shows the current time.

2. Choosing "SCBD ON" returns the score board to race results.

3. Choosing "CLEAR LANES" removes any times left from a previous race, during a break or end od session.

  

Print Options

1. Choosing "BY LANE" prints an additional copy of race results sorted by lane.

2. Choosing "BY PLACE" prints an additional copy of race results sorted by place.

3. Choosing "RACE SUMMARY" prints an additional copy of the results of the last stored race sorted by lane and by place.

4. Choosing "FORM FEED" advances the paper to the top of the next page and provides page breaks between pages of the race information. Press this key at the point in the print sequence where you want to end a page. Any information printed after a form feed begins at the top of the next page.

5. Choosing "MORE" toggles between the two print Softkey menu screens.

  
6. Choosing "W/NAMES BY LANE" prints an additional copy of race results sorted by lane with a line for you to write in the swimmers' names.

7. Choosing "W/NAMES BY PLACE" prints an additional copy of race results sorted by place with a line for you to write in the swimmers' names.

8. Choosing "SPONSOR'S MESSAGE" prints the sponsor's message on the race printout.

9. Choosing "TOP OF FORM" resets the paper in your printer to the top of a new page

If you need to re-print a previous race:

* Press Stored Data soft key.

* Now use the soft keys to go back (or forward) one race (heat) at a time, or one Event at a time.

* When you get the race (Event/Heat) that you need to re-print, press the Print Race soft key.

* This will display a Printer Menu (with nothing in it) and asks you to Select option with soft keys.

* I recommend that you press in this order:
- SPLITS/SUMMARY (will print all split times by lap & lane).
- RACE SUMMARY.
- You will be asked on screen whether to print backups:
   select Yes (will print pad times by lane & place, then backup button times by lane).
-  --MORE-- (to get additional print options).
- FORM FEED (to get to top of next page).

· To print the Setups:

* From Main Menu press SETUPS soft key.
* Move selection to the Printer Setup Menu (go down two).
* Press soft key for PRINT SETUPS.

· To set Colorado up for single length event

This is described assuming 50M races in a 50M pool but applies for 25Yd/Scm races in a 25 Yd/Scm pool in the same way. Just substitute 25 for 50 throughout the explanation (and substitute 50 for 100 where appropriate. )

* If the race is started from the normal end of the pool you should simply replace the Far-End Splits cable in the place of the other cable on the back of the console.

* The following should ensure that the Colorado is properly set up if the race is started at the Far-End:   NOTE:This procedure only applies to single length events where far end splits available.
- Advance to the 50M event (Next Event key or Edit Event/Heat key).
- Go to Setups – Pool (this will be the first screen you see in Setup).
- Turn off Far-End splits (option 4 on Colorado V).

* To test that the Colorado is properly set up and that all the connections are working:
- Do a test start from the far end (using the Colorado Starting unit).
- Make sure that the Colorado IV/V starts automatically.
- Hit at least one touch pad at the finish end to make sure the Colorado stops.
- Run the heats.

* Just In Case Someone Messed Up on the 50 's when starting at the far end:

If you see that the swimmers have touched, you’ve heard beeps from the Colorado indicating pad touches and buttons, but the Colorado has not stopped timing:

- Don’t panic.
-  In the Events section of the Colorado Console keyboard press 100 (indicating a 100 Meter Event).
- A pop-up screen will appear to let you enter more information about the race, press quit.
- This action will now accept the pad and buttons from the finish and close off the heat.
- Now press Store/Print (note that the event will print indicating it is a 100-Meter event, cross out the 100 and write in 50).
- You can now either leave the Colorado like this, or,(recommended) tell the Referee/Starter to hold up the next start, go into setups, remove far end splits, then set the distance back to a 50 for the rest of the 50M heats.


· To enter swim records so they display on the scoreboard (applies to multi-lane scoreboards).

* Press SCORE BOARD soft key.
* The Score Board Menu will display.
* Press RECORD TIME soft key.
* Enter time from keypad,
      4 digits for Seconds/Hundredths (SS.HH),
      5 digits for Minute/Second/Hundredth (M:SS.HH), and
      6 digits for MM:SS.HH.
* Press either Enter key.

· To display time & date

* Press DISPLAY soft key.
* Press TIME of DAY soft key.
* To change if needed:
- Press SETUPS soft key from Main Menu.
- Select Time/Date menu (bottom of list).
- Key in number to select setting the time or date.
- Key in the time and press either Enter key.
- Press Quit to exit Setups.
About How To Time a Race General Running Information  
USS Timing Rules Setup Before  Meet Starts Entering Event Data Quick Reference Table
Timing System Levels Colorado IV Setup Capturing Times Troubleshooting
Time Collection Colorado V Setup Soft Key Menu Options Printable Version