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1. Lee 12 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 3 2 2 Main window File Setup Window Help o Ready F5 Race 121 Heat 1 Start 1 6 M Reading Results Central Unit SE Active Lane Time Status Measure ID Name Info Signal Graph ACTIVE 1 gt G __ Graph ACTIVE 2 gt a __ Graph ACTIVE 3 gt ez Graph ACTIVE 4 gt az Graph ACTIVE 5 gt gt Graph ACTIVE 6 G __ Graph ACTIVE 7 NT _ Graph ACTIVE 8 0 G __ Graph ACTIVE 9 gt G __ Graph ACTIVE 10 gt G __ Graph All graphs Live Illustration 12 Main window The main window can be divided into 3 parts The first part displays the menus on top of the screen The second part shows general information and information about the race The third part displays the status and measurements of the central unit and the starting modules 3 2 3 Menus On top op the application you notice the following menus File Open This item can be used to open a saved result The selected result will be opened in a new tab sheet You can switch between the opened results by selecting the desired tab sheet in the left bottom corner of the screen To close an opened result press x next to the name of the opened tab sheet The current results are displayed in the Live tab sheet Save Use this item to manually save the current results After each race the reaction times and athlete start graphs are collected If all measurements are received the system will do2. IAAF time Indicating the minimum reaction time for not triggering a false start ETES 6 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Reaction time Indicating the athletes reaction time where the graph meats the sensitivity line You can examine the result by moving the mouse over the graph or by zooming in out on the graph If you move the mouse over the graph you Il see a field with the time after start as the 1 parameter and the measurement value of the current mouse location as the 2 parameter Right click on the graph to open the zooming window An All graphs button to show all graphs in a single window is added underneath the graphs button of the last lane Properties own to central unit The status measurement frame of a central unit does not show the synchronization measurement but displays the start signal measurement instead Start signal When the starting device is plugged in the Starting Pistol connection on the front panel the start signal measurement will indicate connected If no starting device is plugged in the measurement will indicate not connected The FS parameter displays the status of the FalseStart III system To indicate that the system is ready for a start a yellow light will appear next to the FS label When the system is not ready a blue light will appear The MF parameter displays the status of the MacFinish photo finish system This parameter is only visible if the Photofinish parameter of
3. Starting shot Starting shot 0 2 5 100 sec Illustration 1 Unfair starting position This difference may even become larger at races such as the 400 meters at which the starting blocks are positioned at least 7 5 meters from each other The athlete in lane 8 would hear the starting shot 14 4 hundredths later than the athlete in lane 1 on condition of course that the starter would take place close to the athlete in lane 1 which would rather be unfair The starter could in fact position himself at an equal distance to each athlete in other words in the center of an imaginary circle which is drawn over the starting blocks Consequently he will be about 31 meters apart from each athlete so that all athletes will simultaneously hear the starting shot 9 hundredths of a second too late ETE 3 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III SIM starting shot starting shot 9 100 sec Illustration 2 Late starting shot That is why this virtual distance between starter and athlete will have to be reduced We bring the sound to each athlete by using a microphone and an amplifier at the central starter position and a loudspeaker into EACH starting module mounted at the back of each starting module By using the antenna of the central unit all starting modules will be connected wireless to the FalseStart III system What we certainly want to emphasize is that the FalseStart III detection system remains an auxiliary TOOL for the starter
4. If you clear the custom name the Wireless FalseStart Application will continue to use the race number of the automatic race labeling You can also manually change the heat and start number if necessary Comment Next to the race info stands the comment icon By clicking it a window will open and you can add comment or information about this race If you set this before you ve set the starting modules to ready the application will automatically save the comment associated with this race If you ve added comment about the previous race beware that you need to manually save the results ETD 14 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Operation mode Next to the comment icon is the operation mode icon This indicates the operation mode that is being used by the FalseStart ITI system CS Icon indicates a wireless operation mode Icon indicates a wired operation mode Activity Next to the operation mode icon there is a progress bar indicating if the application is currently active The progress bar will be filled and cleared periodically if the application is working Results progress At the end of this part you can see the status of the results All results of a race are automatically saved when all reaction times and athlete graphs are received The results progress bar is updated if a single results is received If all results are gathered the results status will display Results saved Results can be found in the Resul
5. a battery a central unit and a computer with the Wireless FalseStart application installed To power on the touchscreen computer switch on the power button on the front of the caddy The power button of the notebook is located inside the notebook After the start up of the computer the Wireless FalseStart application will automatically be launched You can also find the icon of the application on the desktop On the front panel of the central unit there are 4 connections 2 buttons and a led 1 MacFinish connection This connection is used when connecting the FalseStart III system to the MacFinish photo finish and timing system 2 Starting blocks connection The extension cable of the starting modules is plugged in here To work in wired mode connect the false start cable 100 m 200 m or 400 m with the extension cable 3 Starting pistol connection This connection is used to plug in the cable of the start detector Alternatively you can also plug in the cable of an electronic starting device 4 Headset connection This connection is used to plug in the cable of the starters headset A Headset micro volume button This button can be used to control the volume of the headset microphone B Power On button You can now power up the central unit by pressing the power button on the front panel The led above the power button shall light permanently to indicate the central unit is powered up When starting modules have associated with
6. Pressing Ready when all modules are already in ready state will set them back to idle Race name Underneath the menu bar you can see 3 drop down lists for selecting a server a competition and a race These items will be filled in in case the Wireless FalseStart application is able to make a wireless Wifi connection to Athletics Manager Server Two requirements have to be fulfilled Your Athletics Manager Server license must have the FalseStart option enabled Otherwise the Wireless FalseStart Application is not allowed to get the races Secondly a competition and races should have been defined in Athletics Manager Server so that the Wireless FalseStart Application can retrieve them from the server Further details about the connection between the Wireless FalseStart Application and Athletics Manager Server can be found in the manual By selecting a race you shall notice that the race name is set and that the race information athletes ID name and info is filled in on each starting module Pressing the Arrow up button on the right will hide the race information giving you an enlarged screen You Il see the race information again if you click on the Arrow down button The next race will automatically be loaded when you hit the Ready button You can also specify the name of the race if you are not using Athletics Manager Server Simply click on the race info next to the Ready button The results will be saved now with the custom name
7. The info buttons are now visible Change the operation mode to wired see 3 1 If you have a start cable available connect it to the central unit see illustration 3 and each starting module If no start cable is available you can connect the serial cable on the back side of the central unit to thestarting module to change the panID Click on the info button of the central unit and double click on the panID You can now use the virtual keyboard to change the panID to e g 1AB3 and press OK A confirmation to change the settings is asked Beware to set the correct panID The starting module will not react to the central unit in wireless mode if an incorrect PanID is set Wait some seconds and click again on the info button Check that the settings have been set otherwise repeat the previous step If you have the start cable plugged in you can repeat this step for all starting modules When not working with a start cable disconnect the serial cable from the back panel of the central unit and plug it into the staring module Now click on the info button of the active starting module to change the panID The panID of the starting modules need to be the same as the panID of the central unit Wait some seconds and click again on the info button Check that the settings have been set otherwise repeat the previous step You can now proceed with the next starting module If all panID s are set power down the starting modules and connect the seria
8. an automatic save of the results So you do not have to do a manual save of the results after each race Admin Press this item to go to administrator mode If the password is correct access is granted to the administrator mode Print By clicking the print item the results displayed on the currently active window are printed out Exit To close the Wireless FalseStart application press the exit item or the x button on the right top of the main window Setup Properties Select the properties menu item if you want to change the properties of the FalseStart III system You will get the FalseStart III properties window which is the same as you saw after start up Shutdown devices This item can be used to shut down individual or all modules A window is shown with the serial numbers of all modules in the start block set By marking the modules and pressing OK you will shut down the selected modules A shutdown is confirmed by 2 beeps You can also notice the shutdown if the Measure label of the corresponding module has turned red after 10 seconds By pressing the Measure button a window is popped up and Connection is indicating NO Lee 13 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III All modules can be shut down individually except the central unit A selection of the central unit to shut down will implicate that the all modules will be shut down Window Show live view Previously saved results can be opened with the open item of th
9. powered up by pressing the power on button on the rear panel At power up a led will light permanently When the starting module has associated wireless mode with the central unit the led shall blink fast at a speed of 4 blinks each second After some time the led shall blink just once each one or two seconds This means that the starting module is synchronized and ready to operate ee 7 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 2 3 Wired setup optional An optional false start cable can be provided to work in wired mode Depending on the type of race you should connect the starting modules to each other by means of either the cable for 100 m 200 m or 4x 400 m The three cables have different length and also the distance in between their branch points varies eee PS zr oy oli Insert all connectors into the modules until you hear a click Into extension cable Extension cable goes to FalseStart box Starting blocks connection Illustration 8 Connection of the cable s TimeTronics 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 3 WIRELESS FALSESTART APPLICATION 3 1 Start up After the start up of the computer the Wireless FalseStart application shall automatically be launched You will also find a shortcut of the application on the desktop Double click on it to start the Wireless FalseStart application When the Wireless FalseStart application is started you will get a screen where you can set th
10. selected in the start block set The mismatch will be alerted and you can set the correct lane Power button functionality The power button has multiple functions First of all it shall power up a device by pressing the button once The led on the front panel will light up To shut down a module you must press and hold the power button for more then 3 seconds A beep will be heard if the time is elapsed From this point the module will shut down when you release the power button Be aware that shutting down a central unit will also shut down all starting modules The power button on a central unit can also be used to put the system ready After all starting modules have connected to the central unit the system can be set ready by pressing the power button once After a few seconds you will see in the measurement screen that all status labels have changed to ready yellow light 3 4 Shutdown To shut down the FalseStart III system after functioning you can hold the power on button of the central unit for at least 3 seconds The Wireless FalseStart Application will send a power down request to all modules This will be confirmed by 2 beeps from the starting modules You can also check that a module is shut down if the led on the module stopped blinking You can now close the Wireless FalseStart Application and shut down the notebook touchscreen computer When the computer is shut down switch off the power button on the front of the caddy to pow
11. sound On Off This option controls whether the central unit or starting modules may sound the recall alarm beeps You can select Off for instance if you use a 2 traditional starting gun to recall the athletes You can choose one of the options dependent of the selected recall mode Sound volume Specify the volume of start or alarm sound that will be played through the loudspeakers The sound volume can be selected in 6 steps from 37 lowest volume to 100 maximum volume Sensitivity The sensitivity is related to the sensitivity of the starting modules sensors In fact the sensitivity number is closely related to the explosiveness of the athletes in question The higher the power explosiveness of the athletes the higher you should set the sensitivity number This will decrease the sensitivity of the FalseStart III system Example Top athletes set sensitivity number to 100 Male adult athletes set sensitivity number to 50 Female adult athletes set sensitivity number to 40 Juvenile athletes set sensitivity number to 32 After pressing OK the application will continue to operate with the new properties and pass them to all starting modules If cancel was clicked all modifications of the properties will be discarded You get a main window displaying the status of the central unit and the starting module that were specified in the start block set The starting modules will establish a connection with the central unit
12. to ASSIST him It still remains the starter s responsibility to make the final decision when it comes to defining a false start In subsequent parts you will encounter a more elaborate description of our FalseStart III detection system TimeTronics 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 2 FALSESTART III SYSTEM 2 1 Contents The FalseStart III system configuration is packed in a case containing 1 Caddy case on wheels containing 4 built in batteries each 12 Vdc 7 Ah 1 built in FalseStart central unit 1 Notebook Touchscreen computer with Wireless FalseStart application installed depending on the edition a notebook or touchscreen computer will be installed in the caddy 30 m cable to connect with false start cable for 100 m 2 metal enforced wooden carrying case containing 8 or 10 starting modules 1 synthetic carrying case containing 1 start detector to be mounted on starting pistol with 3 m cable 1 start button with 3 m cable 1 headset with built in microphone and headset extension cable 1 battery charger 110 Vac 220 Vac gt 12 Vdc 1 charging cable for starting modules 1 starting module mounting tool 1 user manual 1 TimeTronics T shirt Optional 1 small false start cable for 100 m 1 medium false start cable for 200 m 1 large false start cable for 400 m or 4 x 400 m 1 belt pack wireless audio system with 50 W battery powered speaker 2 2 Wireless setup 2 2 1 Caddy setup The caddy contains 3 main parts
13. The central unit will report the status of each starting module on the screen In idle state the central unit and each starting module report an idle status marked by a blue light and a green measure button When you have just set new properties the system will show the busy window This window will be shown as long as not all properties have been distributed to all devices When all starting modules have the same properties the busy window will disappear In case there is a starting module lane that s not used for the race set the activity status of the module to inactive to discard the check of the properties distribution of the module The busy window is non blocking which means you can still view or modify other settings or statuses CII 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 3 1 1 Managing sets In the properties window next to the start block set you ll find the Manage Set button When clicking on it a new window will open where you can control your start block sets Manage a startblock set Set 100m Lane Serialnr BE n CU CE Central Unit s Serial number Ada 27 31 Remove 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 1 Remove New Set OK Cancel Illustration 11 Managing sets To change the properties of a set first click on the name of the set The window will enlarge and display all the modules of the selected set You can modify the settings by double clicking on the lane or serial number of a module in the tab
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15. be very different That s why there is a possibility to modify the layout of the application to your desires by selecting one of the predefined themes Keyboard shortcuts operation The application can be controlled by a mouse or track pad But quick and handy control keyboard shortcuts have been assigned to the functionality of the FalseStart III system Take a look at appendix A for a detailed description of the keyboard shortcuts 3 3 2 System Automatic network channel selection The central unit of the FalseStart III system is responsible for setting up the wireless network to allow starting modules to connect It is capable of detecting interference noise on each of the used channels So it will select the channel which will guarantee the best operation Automatic manual power down control If the application is not running for more then 15 minutes the system will perform an automatic shutdown to save battery power Each modules in power down mode will start an audible countdown for 10 seconds This can be interrupted by pressing the power button or running the application again ETD 17 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Lane mismatch detection Each starting module has a predefined lane number But when creating the start block set you had to fill in the serial number of each starting module and also the lane number The system can detect if the lane number in the starting modules is different then the lane number you ve
16. button on the right hand corner of the screen Select a different audio channel and confirm this by pressing OK Set the system ready to check if the disturbance is disappeared You can try all channels to evaluate the best result Set the application back to user mode Click on File gt Admin and leave the password blank How can I recharge my central unit and starting modules Recharging the FalseStart III system is divided in 2 part To recharge the central unit connect the battery charger marked by Central Unit to the Battery charger connection on the caddy and plug it in the main power To recharge the starting modules connect the power adapter of the charging cable in the mains power Next connect each starting module to the charging cable The FalseStart III system will now charge all modules They don t need to be powered up when you want to recharge them It takes about 10 hours to fully charge the FalseStart III system How do I have to store the FalseStart III system until the next event We advice you to first recharge the Wireless FalseStart system before storing it I want to replace a malfunctioning starting module What do I have to do First you need to remove the old starting module and add the new starting module to the set of starting modules See 3 1 1 The serial number can be found on the bottom of the starting unit Set the Wireless FalseStart application to wired mode Disconnect the serial cable from the
17. central unit backside and connect it to the starting module Power on the starting module and check if the module is responding The status label displays a blue light if communication is successful Go to admin mode see 3 5 You shall notice that some new buttons are shown Click on the info button of the new starting module and set the correct lane and panID The panID can be found on the sticker on the central unit Beware to set the correct PanID The starting module will not react to the central unit in wireless mode if an incorrect PanID is set Wait some seconds and click again on the info button Check that the settings have been set otherwise repeat the previous step If all settings are correct power down the starting module and connect the serial connector back to the central unit Set the application mode back to wireless mode Set the application back to user mode Can I use multiple FalseStart III system together on the track It is possible to work with multiple FalseStart III systems on the track You only have to choose a unique panID for every FalseStart III system The panID can be compared to a group number Every device with the same panID can communicate ETE 19 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III with each other By default all system have a panID set to 1AB2 So if you want to use a 2nd system change the panID of the 2nd set to e g 1AB3 To change the panID of your system go to admin mode see 3 5
18. e Afterward it will return to idle state Measure The measure field is shown as a green or red button The green button indicates the central unit starting module is working correctly The amount of green on the button is an indication of the battery status A fully green colored button indicates a fully charged battery A small green colored button ETD 15 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III indicates a low battery status The red button indicates a falsely detected measurement by the central unit starting module By clicking on the button you get detailed information about the measurements of the central unit starting module The measurements of the battery the synchronization measurement and connection status is shown in a new window Battery This indicates the battery voltage If the battery drops below 11 Volt you should recharge it Synchronization The FalseStart III system is continuously synchronizing all modules This means they will share the same timing system A value between 1000 and 1000 indicates the module is synchronized properly If the application detects a mismatch for more then 30 seconds it shall automatically resynchronize the relevant module Connection status The Wireless FalseStart application will continuously ask the status of each starting module The connection status will display YES if the starting module is responding correctly If the application detects that a starting module is not responding anymor
19. e the connection status will indicate NO When the connection status returns Unknown the application is still trying to determinate the status After waiting a few seconds the application will return the result of the connection status measurement ID Name Info This information is filled in if you have selected a race in race selection box The race information will be available if you have a connection with Athletics Manager Signal The signal field is a number that indicate the relative force used on the start blocks It represents the magnitude of the acceleration Graph After each start the application will collect the reaction time of each starting module When completed it will collect the acceleration curve of each athlete Click on the graph button to watch the acceleration graph Reaction time 112 ms Offset AD 31 Sensitivity AD 32 Start source Wireless data ba LTT OE DE LUE PO I CUEN KEEK EEEE CKE EKEN Sensitivi A Offset Illustration 15 Graph The graph shows the measured force of an athlete from 200 ms before start to 599 ms after start Each large black line on top of the graph represents 100 ms a small black line represents 10 ms The graph displays Offset line shows the athletes force measurement in rest Sensitivity line shows where the reaction time of the athlete is calculated This value can be set in the properties window Start time indicating the start moment
20. e file menu These results are opened in a new tab next to the live tab By clicking the Show live view item you can switch back to the live measurements Layout In some circumstances e g bright sunlight hitting the screen it is possible that the readability of the computer screen becomes difficult By clicking the layout item you can select a different theme which will modify the color and font settings for a better readability Select the most appropriate theme for your environment Race counter reset The application will keep track of the number of races that we started By selecting this item you can reset the race counter to 1 Help Key assistant The Wireless FalseStart application can be controlled by a mouse track pad or keyboard shortcuts This menu item will return a summary of all keyboard shortcuts that can be used to operate the application Look at appendix A for the list of keyboard shortcuts About This will return information about the Wireless FalseStart application About Qt This will return information about the Qt framework 3 2 4 General Race information Ready F5 Race 121 Heat 1 Start 1 E Reading Results Illustration 13 General info Ready On the left side you can find the ready button By clicking on it or hit F5 on the keyboard you can set the FalseStart III system ready As explained before you can also press the power button of the central unit once to set the system ready
21. e properties of the FalseStart III system The properties screen has a tab containing application properties and system properties The application tab displays properties about the functioning of the Wireless FalseStart application The following properties can be selected r A Wireless FalseStart TimeTronics Properties Application System Properties Com port COM9 USB Serial Port COM9 Start block set Set 3 Manage set Results directory C Timetronics Browse Starter name Starter 1 Printer e None Ticketprinter Serialprinter Automatic printing 4 OK Cancel Illustration 9 Properties application tab Application COM port Select the serial COM port that will be used for communication between the Wireless FalseStart application and the FalseStart III system The appropriate COM port will be indicated with USB Serial Port Start block set A start block set is a collection of starting modules and a central unit The modules are denoted by their serial number and lane By clicking Manage Set you can control the central units starting modules of the sets Starter name You can set the name of the starter Results directory You can specify the directory where all results will be saved Printer options None Ticket printer Serial printer You can specify which printer you want to use Select none if you don t have a printer Select ticket p
22. el 32 0 14 23 19 11 Disclaimer Under no circumstances shall TimeTronics be liable for any loss damage or expense suffered or incurred with respect to any defective product In no event shall TimeTronics be liable for any incidental or consequential damages that you may suffer directly or indirectly from use of any product Windows Windows XP and Windows VISTA are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Ty 2 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 1 INTRODUCTION Track and field timing and resulting has entered a whole new episode after IAAF has introduced the zero false start rule As a consequence time measurement in track and field races should be very accurately measured up to one thousandth of a second to assure all athletes to be evaluated in the same way A very significant part of a race particularly sprint races is the start A right interpretation of the start movement is a very difficult almost impossible task for the human eye and brain The development of our system FalseStart III enables you to electronically detect a false start and give a fair analysis of the start of all athletes During the development we have taken attention to get a powerful start beep bang on each starting module to eliminate the sound delay between each athlete and the starter Furthermore we have added a wireless option so you do not need wires between the FalseStart caddy and each starting block Of course you still have to choice to use it w
23. er down the whole system 3 5 Admin mode For some extra functionality you need to go to admin mode In admin mode it is possible to change common settings like the audio channel or panID inquire info of each module see the packet logging Beware that this is a privileged mode and the use of it is only needed in exceptional conditions Go to admin mode File gt Admin by using the password fs3 You shall notice that some new buttons are shown To set the application back to user mode click on File gt Admin and leave the password blank CII 18 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 4 FA What does the background color of the COM port setting mean The background color will turn green if the application can open the serial port The application has started to communicate with the FalseStart III system If the background color is red then there is probably another application using this port You have to close the other application first so the COM port will be released You can now select a different COM port and reselect the previous one The background color will now be green The measure indication is red What is wrong By clicking on the red measurement button you get a window returning detailed information about the status of each measurement The battery voltage must be at least 11 0 V If not recharge the battery for a correct operation The start signal measurement should indicate Connected This means that a s
24. ired An athlete causes a false start whenever he or she starts before 100 thousandths of a second after the starting shot current IAAF regulation The IAAF considers this limit of 100 thousandths as being the fastest human reaction time possible This means that a starter in the current system has to judge whether an athlete starts sooner or later than the 100 thousandths of a second thus causing a false start or not An athlete can be privileged e g letting him run at a start after 65 thousandths or handicapped e g shooting back at a start after 105 thousandths By applying an electronic detection these inaccuracies can be avoided 1 1 Optimization of the audibility of the starting shot It is possible that a The sound of the starting shot does not reach all athletes simultaneously b The sound of the starting shot reaches the athletes too late At a start of 8 athletes where all starting blocks are positioned next to each other the distance between the athlete in lane 1 and the one in lane 8 amounts to approximately 8 5 meters When looking at the time difference with respect to the moment at which both athletes hear the starting shot and taking into account the sonic speed 343 m s we can conclude that the athlete in lane 8 hears the starting shot 2 5 hundredths of a second later than the athlete in lane 1 provided that the starter is positioned at the far left side from the track see drawing Starter 1121345161718 i
25. l connector back to the central unit Set the application mode back to wireless mode Set the application back to user mode EET 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 5 Appendix A Keyboard shortcut list Key Shortcut Description Enter Return Set focus on the main window Escape Deselect athlete Arrow down Select next athlete Arrow up Select previous athlete F3 Sort results based on the lane number F4 Sort results based on the reaction time F5 Set all starting modules to READY F6 Change the participation status of the selected athlete F7 Show the graph of the selected athlete F8 Show the graphs of all athletes F9 Set previous race F10 Set next race F11 Set previous start number F12 Set next start number Ctrl A Go to administrative mode Ctrl L Select window layout Ctrl O Open results Ctrl P Show setup properties Ctrl R Reset race counter Ctrl S Save results Ctrl X Exit application Ctrl Tab Display all open tabs Ctrl Shift L Open key assistant window Alt E Select race from race info panel Alt H Hide race info panel Alt L Go to live tab Alt M Display measurements of selected athlete Alt X Close current tab Alt Shift M Display measurements of central unit Te 27 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Copyright 2014 TimeTronics All rights rese
26. le To add a new module fill in the lane and serial number of the module and click on Add The serial number can be found on the bottom plate of the module You don t have to fill in the lane when you want to add a central unit Just mark the check box Central Unit next to the serial number To remove a module select one in the table and click on Remove Click on New Set when you want to add a new set A text field will appear where you can fill in the name of the new set Click Add to confirm or Cancel to ignore the new set Again click on the name of the set to fill in the modules belonging to the new set To confirm all changes press the OK button Click Cancel to discard all changes 3 2 Operation mode 3 2 1 Basic principle If the FalseStart III system is in idle state you must set the system ready for every new race by clicking the ready button or hitting the F5 key on the computer keyboard A 2 option to set the system ready is to press the power button on the front panel of the central unit once To indicate that a module is ready for a start a yellow light will appear in the corresponding status label on the screen To indicate that the FalseStart III system is ready a light on the starting device will be activated The starter can now fire the starting device and the reaction times will be displayed on the screen Click the ready button on the screen or press the power button on the central unit again to start a new race
27. ll starting modules will automatically sound alarm beeps if a starting module detects a false start The starter will also hear the alarm beeps in his headset but he doesn t have to do anything to recall the athletes By selecting remote manual recall the starter will first hear recall beeps in his headset in case of a false start He can then decide to recall the athletes If the system detects the recall all starting modules will sound alarm beeps Photo finish None MacFinish default With this property you can specify if you are using a photo finish timing system along with the FalseStart III system Headset volume Specify the volume of recall beep sound that will be played through the headset of the starter The headset volume can be selected in 6 steps from 37 lowest volume to 100 maximum volume Starting modules Start sound mode Off Beep Bang This property indicates which sound a central unit starting module will play after a start signal By selecting Off no sound will be played after a start Beware that not selecting a start sound will create a dissimilarity for the athletes Not all athletes will hear e g the start sound of a traditional starting gun at the same time This is explained in 2 1 We always advice to select a start sound By selecting Beep a start beep will be played If you choose Bang a predefined starting pistol sound will be played EET 0 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Recall
28. other state no measurements are done Lane The lane number of the starting module is displayed If a lane mismatch is found you will be informed by the application The lane number will be marked in red A mismatch can occur if the lane number of the starting module does not match the lane number specified in the starting set You can resolve this issue by clicking on the red lane The application will suggest the correct lane number which you have to confirm by clicking on it By clicking on the lane label all starting modules will be sorted according to their lane number in a descending way Time The time field will return the reaction time of an athlete The reaction time is displayed in milliseconds after start By clicking on the time label all starting modules will be sorted according to their reaction time in a descending way So the athlete with the fastest reaction time is positioned at the top of the frame Athletes who triggered a false start have a reaction time indicated in red Status The status of a starting module is indicated beneath this label The central unit and the starting modules can be set in 3 states idle ready and started The idle state is marked by a blue light The system is now in a rest state The ready state is marked by a yellow light The system is now measuring the athletes reaction time and waiting for a start The started state is marked by a pistol After a start the starting module is in the started stat
29. rinter if you have one installed on the caddy and want to have the results printed out on a paper Select the serial printer option to get the results printed by the serial port of the touchscreen You must select the appropriate COM port Automatic printing Off Results Results and graphs ETM 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III The system tab is split up in two part central unit and start block properties TK Wireless FalseStart TimeTronics Properties E Application System Central Unit Operation mode a T Recall mode Remote Manual Recall z Photofinish None Y Headset volume 100 i Startblock Start sound Beep Y Recall sound On z Sound volume 37 J Sensitivity AD 32 OK Cancel Illustration 10 Properties system tab Central unit Operation mode Wireless Wired Automatic detection default The most convenient setting for selecting the operation mode is automatic detection As the words say the application will automatically detect if you are working in wireless or wired mode If you haven t plugged in the false start cable the system will detect the wireless operation mode With the cable plugged in it will switch to wired mode By selecting one of the two other options the modules are set fixed to the corresponding operation mode Recall mode Automatic recall Remote Manual recall This property sets the type of recall By selecting automatic recall a
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31. tarting device starting pistol is connected to the central unit If the measurement indicates Not connected check if you have connected a starting device to the Starting Pistol connection of the central unit The synchronization measurement should indicate a value between 1000 and 1000 This means the module is synchronized If the Wireless FalseStart application detects that a module is not properly synchronized for more then 30 seconds it shall automatically do a resynchronization of the relevant module If the connection measurement is indicating an error it will report NO This means that the central unit can not communicate with the starting module Check if the starting module is powered up The FalseStart III system is self healing which means it will try to re establish the connection It could be possible that the system is doing this By simply waiting some minutes the connection can be re established or you could power down and power up the module I hear some interference on the starting module after setting the system ready What can I do to minimize the disturbance It is possible that there are other people in your surroundings that are using the same frequency band Check that all antenna s are in good shape not damaged The FalseStart III system uses an audio module with 15 channel You can set the system to a different audio channel for reducing the disturbance Go to admin mode see 3 5 Click on the Settings
32. the central unit the led shall start blinking slowly in wireless mode We advice you to first power up the central unit before powering up the starting modules 7 TimeTronics 5 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III Illustration 3 Front panel Battery charger connection This connection is located on the caddy It can be used for charging the 12 Vdc battery of the central unit To charge the central unit plug in the battery charger marked for the central unit to the battery charger connection To charge the starting modules use the power adapter connected to the charging cable Remember to only use the chargers indoor QMEC 12V 2 7A Illustration 4 Battery charger central unit Illustration 5 Charging cable starting modules TimeTronics 5 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III 2 2 2 Mounting instructions All starting modules are equipped with an U shaped bracket on the bottom Place the starting module on the starting block with the loudspeaker facing the finish Secure the starting module to the starting block with the delivered mounting tool Illustration 6 Mounting tool Make sure the starting module is tightly mounted on the starting block Illustration 7 Mounting starting module 2 2 3 Starting modules setup On the rear panel of a starting module there is 1 connection for the false start cable and a power on button After mounting the starting modules to the starting blocks they are ready to be
33. the properties window is set to MacFinish A yellow light is shown next to the MF label if the MacFinish photo finish system is ready otherwise a blue light is shown The FalseStart III system is ready when the central unit is ready and all participating starting modules are ready When MacFinish is selected as the photo finish system the FalseStart III system shall also wait for MacFinish to be ready 3 3 Features 3 3 1 Application Automatic operation mode detection The Wireless FalseStart application is capable of automatically detecting the operation mode of the FalseStart III system It can rapidly detect if you are working in wireless or wired mode The system will resolve the operation mode selection itself which reduces the change on errors from incompatible settings Automatic manual race labeling The Wireless FalseStart application will give each race a unique name This name is based on a sequence number or on the selected race name received from Athletics Manager Server But the user can also give each race a custom name Automatic manual results saving After each race the application will store the results of the race automatically There is also the option to store results manually Complete view of saved results Every saved result can be opened to examine them thoroughly Visibility and contrast modification The FalseStart III system can be used indoor or outdoor The light and weather circumstances can
34. ts directory which is selected in the properties window The application will save 2 types of results files fs1 and fsr The files with extension fs1 must be opened with the Wireless FalseStart application The files with extension fsr are text file in a syntax readable for a MacFinish photo finish and timing system 3 2 5 Status Measurements In this frame you can see 10 labels indicating the status and measurements of the central unit and the starting modules Active Lane Time Status Measure ID Name Info Signal Graph ACTIVE 1 G _ Graph Illustration 14 Status measurements Active In the active field you can set the participation status of an athlete starting module If you click on the drop down item of the appropriate lane you can set the participation status to Active This lane will be used in the FalseStart III system DNS Set the status to DNS before the start of a race when the athlete did not start DQ Set the status to DQ after the start of a race when the athlete is disqualified DQ PEND Set the status to DQ PENDing after the start of a race when the athlete is disqualified but still may participate to the next start This can be in case of an appeal against the disqualification Inactive Set the status to Inactive before the start of a race if no athlete will participate in this lane The FalseStart III system shall only perform any measurements of a starting module in active and DQ PEND state In any
35. yboard Shortcut list nsssnnnnnnnanenannnmennnannnmanenunnnns 21 www timetronics be TimeTronics NV Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 KBC Bank 414 4191871 52 Fax 32 0 14 23 20 24 SWIFT KREDBE22 Lammerdries Oost 23B VAT BE0440 224 404 IBAN BE64 4144 1918 7152 B 2250 Belgium HR Turnhout 64540 2014v1 Manual FalseStart III PREFACE Welcome to the FALSESTART III user manual May we recommend you to gently browse through the entire manual first just to have an initial idea of how the book is structured As we can t possibly explain all details simultaneously this might help you a bit in understanding and tracing things back Of course the table of contents will also help you in doing so Please note that all pictures are examples the delivered version can be different than shown in this manual please inform yourself before purchase If you after reading this document have any further question regarding the operation or service of this or any other TimelTronics equipment please contact your local distributor or TimeTronics directly by email info timetronics be or call us at 32 0 14 23 19 11 Please also contact us if you have any remarks or advise regarding this user manual info timetronics be Good luck with FalseStart III and thank you for your confidence in the TimeTronics products and services The editors Copyright 2014 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimeTronics Lammerdries 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium T
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