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The Leader in Event Critical Timing Electronics T-Link Wireless SBD Timer Model 5820 Rev B RaceAmerica Corporation P.O. Box 3469 Santa Clara, CA 95055-3469 (408) 988-6188 http://www.raceamerica.com info@raceamerica.com Copyright 2011 RaceAmerica Corporation...
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RaceAmerica 5820 Wireless SBD Timer Table of Contents LIMITED WARRANTY ........................3 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................4 PACKAGE COMPONENTS ......................4 LOCAL REQUIREMENTS ........................4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ......................4 AVAILABLE OPTIONS ........................4 SBD TIMER SETUP ..........................4 TYPICAL TRACK SETUP .........................5 USING WIN LIGHTS .........................5 USING PC CAPTURE SOFTWARE ....................5 OPERATION ............................6...
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To the original purchaser of this RaceAmerica product, RaceAmerica warrants it to be in good work- ing order for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RaceAmerica or an authorized RaceAmerica distributor. Should this product malfunction during the warranty period, RaceAmerica will, at its option, repair or replace it at no charge, provided the product has not been subjected to mis- use, abuse, or alterations, modifications, and/or repairs not authorized by RaceAmerica.
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The Wireless SBD (Soap Box Derby) Timer replaces track cables normally used to connect AVAILABLE OPTIONS track sensors to the timing system. Model 5820 T-Link units report sensor trips to a PC which can 5890A T-Link Battery Charger calculate Differential times, elapsed times and 3221W Win Lights winning lane data.
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RaceAmerica 5820 Wireless SBD Timer TYPICAL SBD TRACK SETUP Figure 1 - T-Link Wireless SBD Layout ‘heart beat’) indicating proper operation. Most USING PC SOFTWARE software has an alignment function which can be utilized for alignment status. Locate the T-Link unit identified as ID ‘Z’.
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RaceAmerica 5820 Wireless SBD Timer Align Status RF Receive Status Power On/RF Transmit Pulsing - Aligned Blink - Receive ON - Power ON ON - NOT aligned Blink - Transmit Figure 2 - T-Link power and external connections OPERATION the T-Port of the T-Link unit to be reconfigured.
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RaceAmerica 5820 Wireless SBD Timer TECHNICAL DETAILS effecting the wireless communications or loss of signal. These are error messages to alert the user Connection to a PC or Timer: of intermittent interference and do not effect the accuracy of the timing system unless the error codes The T-Port is a RJ45 connector with 8 continue for more than 10 seconds of operation.
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RaceAmerica 5820 Wireless SBD Timer REVISION HISTORY A - 05/07 - Initial release B - 06/11 - CORRECT DATA STRINGS...
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