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Colorado time systems Dolphin User Manual

Wireless stopwatch timing system, for dolphin version 4.3
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F912 Rev 201710

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  • Page 1 User Guide For Dolphin version 4.3 F912 Rev 201710...
  • Page 2 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interface, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Part Number F912, Rev. 201809 2018. Colorado Time Systems. All right reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Manual Start/Stop ....................14 Watch Operation ......................14 Blanking your lane ......................14 Troubleshooting ........................15 How to turn the Dolphin Starter and Watches on/off & how to change settings: ..15 Solution ..........................16 Dolphin Device Updates ......................18...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Dolphin system! This system of wireless stopwatches makes running a swim meet much easier and faster. It has been designed to interface seamlessly with various meet management software programs; contact your software vendor about compatibility of their program and Dolphin.

  • Page 6: Overview For Setting Up And Using The Dolphin System

    4. Set up the Dolphin hardware the way you will be using it. Refer to beginning on page 4. 5. At least a day before the first meet, practice with the Dolphin system so you are familiar with what to do. Refer to the Computer Operator Instructions (page 6), Starting Official Instructions (page 12) and Lane Timer Instructions (page 13).

  • Page 7: Initial Set Up

    3. Install Dolphin from www.coloradotime.com/dolphindownload Software Set Up There are two ways Dolphin can be used as far as meet management software is concerned. Choose the method your facility will be using and follow the instructions below. Dolphin Standalone Operation (Sports Timer not used) In this mode, the Dolphin wireless watches are the primary times for results, and a sports timer is not used.

  • Page 8: Hardware Set Up

    NCAA, USS, NFHS, YMCA) requirements for backup timing. To set up for this method, put the Dolphin Starter back in the case. It is not used for wireless manual start/stop. Go on to Setting up the Stopwatches beginning on page 6.
  • Page 9 Dolphin Starter, and the Lane Timers stop them individually. 1. To set up for this method, turn the Dolphin Starter on (press and hold the Reset button). 2. Enter the menu (press and hold both buttons).

  • Page 10: Setting Up The Stopwatches

    (www.coloradotime.com). Computer Operator Instructions There are two ways Dolphin can be used as far as meet management software is concerned: standalone, or with a sports timer. Follow the instructions for the method your facility is using.

  • Page 11: Forced Reset

    The Reset Timers button (shortcut r) is in the upper right corner of the screen. Use it to force a reset only if one or more lane timers, or the starting official if using the Dolphin Starter, have failed to press reset and the next race is about to begin. You can tell if a watch has been reset because it will have a yellow light showing in the watch state column on the Dolphin screen.

  • Page 12: Dolphin As Primary Timing System (Standalone Operation -- Sports Timer Not Used)

    Start/Stop and then Reset. If lane timers also press Reset, additional files will be written. When not using the Dolphin Starter, the result file is written after ALL lane timers press Start/Stop and then Reset. Extra Reset presses could result in extra files; if a lane timer fails to press Reset, the result file won’t be written unless you intervene with the Forced Reset...

  • Page 13: Dolphin As Backup; Sports Timer As Primary Timing System (System 6 Or 5)

    1. While on the Run screen in MEET MANAGER, click on Get Times (a button on the bar two-thirds of the way down the screen). 2. A list of Dolphin result files for the current Data Set (see page 11 for information about data sets) will be displayed with the most recent file at the top.
  • Page 14 (Start/Stop) and then Reset on the Watch(es) assigned to that lane. After all Lane Timers press Start/Stop at the end of the race and then Reset, the Dolphin software writes the result file to the C:\CTSDolphin folder on the computer and the next race can be started.

  • Page 15: How To Select A Data Set For Your Meet

    Subsequent characters of each result file define other information, including race number. Each time a race is completed, the Dolphin system also appends the race information to an ASCII log file Times.txt. From within Hy-Tek MM: To select a Data Set, click on Run / Interfaces / Timer and click on Select Data Set stored from CTSD.

  • Page 16: Starting Official Instructions

    2. After the race, press Start/Stop and then Reset on the Dolphin Starter to reset the system for the next race. (At Reset, the Dolphin software will write a result file on the computer for access by meet management software.) Synchronized Start/Manual Stop 1.

  • Page 17: Lane Timer Instructions

    You need to know if your facility is using a Synchronized Start or a Wireless Manual Start. Follow the directions below for the one your facility is using. Synchronized Start (from Electronic Start System or Dolphin Starter) Note: what you do with your watch is transmitted wirelessly to the meet management computer.

  • Page 18: Blanking Your Lane

    If you accidentally set dashes (blanked the lane), push Start/Stop to resume timing. The watch is still accurate. If your watch is not functioning as described here, see the person in charge of the Dolphin system at this meet. Wireless Manual Start/Stop Note: what you do with your watch is transmitted wirelessly to the meet management computer.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Do not close the Dolphin window while you are using the Dolphin system! Wireless information from the Starter and Watches will NOT be saved to your computer if the Dolphin window is not open. It is fine to minimize the window.

  • Page 20: Solution

    2. Replace the battery to see if that solves the problem. Question Solution Watches don’t start with 1. Make sure the Dolphin Starter is connected to the my electronic start system “Start Output” or “Timer Start” jack only. 2. Check the cable between the Dolphin Starter and the electronic start system.
  • Page 21 • Follow the updating instructions step by step, and complete the steps in the order described. Watches turn themselves • Make sure the base is still connected to the computer. • Plug the base into another USB power source if you’re using the watches without transmitting to a computer.

  • Page 22: Dolphin Device Updates

    3. Plug your Dolphin base unit into your computer using the USB cable. 4. Open the Dolphin from software. 5. Click on “CTS Dolphin version” in very small type at the bottom of the page. a. Click Update Base Code.
  • Page 23 Hold them both until unit enters the menu. Release the Reset button and then the Start/Stop button. 7. On the computer, click on “CTS Dolphin version” in very small type at the bottom of the page. a. Click Update Code for the device you are updating.
  • Page 24 Click the Scoreboard Enabled box iii. Close the Scoreboard Interfaces dialog box a. Click on “CTS Dolphin version” in very small type at the bottom of the page. iv. Click Update Scoreboard Code and browse to the firmware file in C:\CTSDolphin\firmware.

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