Download Time - Race Timer

Starting the Calibration Process ....................................................................32
Stopping the Calibration Process ..................................................................32
Calculating the Calibration Correction ...........................................................32
Saving the New Calibration Data...................................................................33
Start or Restart the Clock............................................................................................33
Instructions:....................................................................................................33
Elapsed Time .................................................................................................34
Beginning Start Place ....................................................................................34
Starting the Clock...........................................................................................34
Restoring Last Race ......................................................................................34
Configuration Settings.................................................................................................35
Maximum Number of Digits on Bib #s ...........................................................35
Target Drive for Saving Timer File.................................................................35
Record Times With ........................................................................................36
Beep on Errors...............................................................................................36
Calibrate Times..............................................................................................36
Auto Backup Times........................................................................................36
Disable Delete Button ....................................................................................36
Advanced .......................................................................................................37
Restore Defaults ............................................................................................38
Saving Changes.............................................................................................38
Other Dialog and Message Boxes ..............................................................................39
About Race Timer ..........................................................................................39
Unsaved Data Prompt....................................................................................39
Restarting Clock Prompt................................................................................40
Restarting the Clock.......................................................................................40
Max Elapsed Time Exceeded ........................................................................40
File IO Error ...................................................................................................41
Time Data Files
42
What are Time Data Files ...........................................................................................42
Time Data File Format ................................................................................................42
Generic Format ..............................................................................................42
Pocket Timer Format .....................................................................................42
Race Director Format.....................................................................................43
Transferring Timer Data Files .....................................................................................43
Hard Drive Transfer to Other Software ..........................................................43
Floppy Disk Transfer to Other Computer.......................................................43
Network Drive Transfer to Other Computer...................................................43
Frequently Asked Questions
44
Starting the Clock........................................................................................................44
How do I start the Race Timer clock when the starting gun fires? ................44
How do I start the Race Timer clock after the race has started? ..................44
If I started the clock at the wrong time, how do I restart? ..............................44
How do I restart the clock and get rid of all the existing times? ....................45
How do I start timing in the middle of a race at a particular place?...............45
Is it possible to turn the computer off and then restart the timing process?..45
How do I restart the clock and adjust existing times for the new start time?.46
Recording Times.........................................................................................................46
How do I record a place and time? ................................................................46
How do I delete an inadvertently recorded time? ..........................................46
How do I record a time with a bib number (a select time)? ...........................46
Editing Bib Numbers ...................................................................................................47
Race Timer User's Guide
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