"How to Time a Race"
1. You can prepare for the first race, after verifying set-ups.
2. Enter the event/heat into the console by pressing the "Event/Heat" key.
1. Enter the Event # you want and press the "Enter" key.
2. Enter the Heat # you want and press the "Enter" key.
3. If you make an error, just repeat the entry.
3. If there is a
false start:1.
Do not press the "RESET" key until you have made sure every swimmer has been recalled, and has stopped swimming. That way the swimmer who completes the race will know his actual time.2. If the race was not stopped within 10 seconds then the Event & Heat number will have been used. When you re-run the heat, the heat number will not print on the result printout. Write the event and heat number on the result printout where they would have normally been printed.
4. All races should be started automatically when the starter console sends a signal to the timing console via the cable harness.
1. Once a race starts, review the field and turn off any lanes that have no swimmers by pressing the "LANE ON-OFF" key below the lane number.
2. "Pad Armed: Finish/Split" lane indicators will flash when the last lap is swum.
3. If a lane shows a finish before the swimmer had completed the race you can adjust the lane results by 'deducting a touch'. Press the "-TOUCH" key once and then enter the lane number.
You may need to Re-Arm Finish if the swimmer is close to the end of the race.
4. If a lane does not register an intermediate touch in a race you can 'add a touch' by pressing the "+Touch" key once so that the running total of laps or distance will match that in the pool.
4. Places at finish # (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) will appear above display lane indicator.
5. When swimmers have finished, the "Place at Finish #" has appeared above active lanes. If timing problems occur, a timing correction screen lets you edit the results.
6. Press the "STORE/PRINT" key:
1. The console will automatically send a race summary report to the printer.
2. The console will be ready to record the next race
only after you press Reset.
7. Press "RESET" with two fingers to clear the display and prepare for the next race.
8. After resetting console, press either the "NEXT HEAT" or "NEXT EVENT" key:
1. Make sure your Event and Heat numbers correspond with the next race. If not, press the Edit Event/Heat button and enter the correct Event and Heat numbers.
2. After advancing to the next event check its distance.
3. The "Event/Heat" indicator will blink during races if it has not been advanced after the previous race was stored. This may happen after a false start if more than 10 seconds elapses before the Colorado is reset. It will also happen if you forget to advance the heat after a race.
9. If you did not reset the console in time for the next race, the console will flash a
message on screen noting that a Start signal has been detected and asking you " Is
this a valid start?"
Answer Yes using the soft keys and the race in progress will be properly timed.
However the previous race may not be properly stored or fully printed if you did not hit the Store/Print button. As long as your printer is operating correctly the splits from the race (including the final pad time) will have been printed out and should be used by the results computer operator to type in the times if they are unavailable from the console memory.