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User Manual DT8100 Multi-Lane Timer With Integrated Printer www.digisportinstruments.com...
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E75 Lane Timer Manual Features 1) 8000 Memories 2) Built-in PRINTER 3) Up to 10 Lane Buttons 4) PC Upload Function 5)12/24Hr User-selectable Clock 6) 4-Digit Bib Number 7) 4-Digit Place Counter 8) 2-Digit Lap Counter 9) Auto Print Out 10) Print Final Result Function 11) Pre-Entry of Bib Numbers in Track Races 12) Single and Multi Start Times for Road Races...
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Battery Charging: The Multi-lane timer uses a built-in rechargeable battery for the printer and a separate rechargeable battery for circuit running and memory back up. You can use the enclosed-standard USB-Type C charging cable for charging, through standard USB 2A or USB 3A outputs in standard chargers. The charging port is on the right side of the Multi-lane timer, as shown in Fig.1.
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Clock Mode: Press [MODE] key to switch to clock mode as shown in Fig. 2. Clock setting: 1.Press [SET/RESULT] in clock mode to enter clock setting mode.
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2.Press [1] to select 12hr clock display format or [2] for 24hr format. 3.After 12/24 hr selection, the display will flash for entering date, month, year, hour, minute, second and AM /PM (if 12hr format was selected). Enter 2 digits for all settings, for example, to set date press ‘01’for day of the month while it is blinking.
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**The display is always on powered by the separate back-up battery, which is recharged together with the printer battery every time the Multi-lane timer is recharged. Although each full charge can allow as many as 5000 lap records (3-4 rolls of paper) to be printed, it is always a good practice to fully recharge the unit before timing events.
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Track Races: Track race is designed for the races that have athletes start at the same time and finish in their own lanes. Maximum 10 athletes in 10 lanes can be timed in the same time base by using this timer. Button Test: It is possible to test each button before the race.
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The timer allows entering the athletes' bib numbers before starting a track race. Press [EDIT] key at Fig.10 will go to bib number entering mode, as shown in Fig.11. Key-in the corresponding bib number for the lane, and press [ENTER] to enter the bib number for the next lane. To skip entry for a certain lane, press [=>] to go to the lane you like to enter.
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If other lane buttons were pressed during bib number entry process, those records will be memorized. The last record will be displayed when [ENTER] is pressed. Pressing [STOP/RESET] during a race will stop the timer, pressing [START/LAP] will start it again. To reset, press [STOP/RESET] while the timer is stopping.
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**Throughout the whole process & recall mode, it is not allowed to enter any Bib number. Road Races: The Road race mode is designed for races with single or multi lanes. Each road race can have up to 10 different start times (waves). The difference between single and multi-lane road race is that single lane road race has no lane number and multi lane road races could count up to 10 different lanes.
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Single Lane Road Race: When Road race is selected by pressing [2] in Race mode (Fig.7), wave number can be set as in Fig.15. Enter the desired wave number (maximum 10 waves) and press [ENTER] to confirm. The display will be as shown in Fig.16.
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Press [START/LAP] or any lane button will start the race if the Linkgate unit is connected to the timer. If the race is started, the first row of the display will show the current wave. The second row displays the split time.
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Recall Mode: Recall mode can be entered only when there is a minimum of 1 race record in the memory. Press [MODE] until the display shows a race number on the first row, as in Fig.21. The first row of the display shows the race type i.e. TRACK, SINGLE or MULTI followed by a race number such as 0001,0002 etc.
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No new race can be started unless some memories are released. See Delete Race paragraph below for releasing memories. Battery low indication: The battery low indicator will be turned on (Fig. 23) when the back-up battery voltage drops below 2.6V. Battery charging is needed.
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'DELETEALL?' will be displayed. If [STOP/RESET] is still held down for 2 more seconds, 'ALL DELETED' will be displayed. At this point all races in the memory are completely erased (Fig. 25). Approximately 1 minute is required for the deleting 8000 memories. **When selecting races to delete, always note the date information of the race since the timer will rearrange the sequence number when a race(s) has been deleted.
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** Do not pull paper out from the printer, this will cause damage to the printer. For replacing the paper roll before it is used up, pull up the paper cover and replace a new one directly. ** Do not touch the surface of the paper as it may cause poor printing. ** Always store the paper rolls in a cool, dry place and keep away from direct sunlight.
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The Lane Timer can print and upload data to the PC computer at the same time. To upload data to computer, the computer must have the ‘Multi Lane Upload’ Software installed (please see Multilane upload program manual). Follow the steps below to connect the computer and the timer: 1.Shut down the computer.
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‘PRINTING’ will be shown on the display while printing data and 'FINISHED' when printing is finished. After completing the printing of the current segment, press [ENTER] to push out the printing paper for 4 lines. The timer can also print or upload the final result in the order of places. Just select the race and press [SET/RESULT].
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MultiLane UPLOAD PROGRAM MANUAL A) MultiLane program & driver installation B) Program Functions C) Program uninstallation ***************************** A) MultiLane program & driver installation: 1) Install MultiLane program. 2) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the MultiLane program and the AU9720 driver to the 3) Restart 4) After restart, plug in the USB upload cable with the Lane timer connected.
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appearing next to 'Continue' means it is enabled. All race records will be saved in one file, each time executing 'Download' function. MultiLane program will not prompt the user to save file unless start download new record or exit program. If tick symbol is not appearing(disabled). MultiLane will prompt the user to save each race record into a file before next race record start transferring to the computer.
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The Multilane upload program allows entering athlete names and bib numbers. When the program is not in the upload mode, double click any cell under the ‘athlete Name’ column or ‘Bib’ to enter name, any bib number for the selected row. 4) Saving files: When saving files to computer, default file name format will be suggested by the Lane timer,e.g.
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For uninstalling the AU9720 driver, go to CONTROL PANEL, double click ADD and REMOVE, select ‘USB CDC Device Driver’, then click REMOVE. The AU9720 driver will then be removed from the computer.
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