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- Page 1 CVS Dolphin Wireless Timing System User Guide Version 3.3 October 2023 Central Victoria Swimming Inc. Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................3 2. Equipment......................... 3 3. Setting up the Timing Equipment..................4 3.1. The Dolphin Infinity loudspeaker and Dolphin Starter..........4 3.2. The Dolphin Stopwatches................... 5 3.3. A Word about Timing....................7 4. Setting up the Computers....................8 4.1. -
Page 3: Introduction
The Dolphin Wireless Timing System program runs on the laptop labelled CVS- DOLPHIN. Its purpose is to record the start and stop time for the swimmer in each lane of each race. When the Starting Official sounds the starting horn, time recording commences for each lane. -
Page 4: Setting Up The Timing Equipment
This section describes how to set-up the timing equipment which includes the Dolphin Infinity loudspeaker, the Dolphin Starter and the Dolphin Stopwatches. Set up of the other critical piece of timing equipment, the Dolphin Base, is discussed in the next section – “Setting up the Computers”. -
Page 5: The Dolphin Stopwatches
Figure 2: The completed Timing Equipment setup Switch on the Dolphin Infinity loudspeaker. Turn on the Dolphin Starter by pressing and holding the Reset button on the device until the LCD screen lights up. Under the word Starter, in the top right-hand corner of the... - Page 6 Base. Check that the stopwatch is turned on and that it is configured to connect on the correct RF Channel. If all cells are blank, check that the Dolphin Base is connected to the CVS-Dolphin computer via the USB cable.
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Page 7: A Word About Timing
CVS Dolphin Wireless Timing System 3.3. A Word about Timing Prior to the start of a the first race of the day, the Dolphin Starter screen will display the time 00:00.00 and each Dolphin Stopwatch will alternate between 00:00.00 and the word RESET on its screen. Both are ready to start a race. -
Page 8: Setting Up The Computers
CVS Dolphin Wireless Timing System Setting up the Computers This solution uses two computers. One is called CVS-DOLPHIN. It runs the Colorado Timing Systems (CTS) Dolphin program. The Dolphin program collects the times transmitted by the wireless stopwatches. The other computer is called CVS-MEETMANAGER. - Page 9 CTSDolphin (\\CVS-DOLPHIN (M:) link. Figure 4: The Windows File Manager screen The connection to the C:\CTSDolphin folder on the CVS-DOLPHIN computer will be created and the files resident thereon will appear in the CVS-MEETMANAGER computer File Manager window. Figure 5: The Windows File Manager screen showing the stopwatch result destination...
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Page 10: The Cvs-Dolphin Computer
Connect the Dolphin Base device to any free USB port. Figure 6: The Dolphin Base Start the Dolphin.exe progam. A shortcut to the program can be found on the Windows Desktop System Tray. The CTS Dolphin window will appear. Figure 7: The CTS Dolphin window Page 10... -
Page 11: The Cvs-Meetmanager Computer
Dolphin Base. It is the channel upon which the Dolphin Base, the Dolphin Starter and the Dolphin Stopwatches will communicate. The Dolphin Starter and every Dolphin Stopwatch must be set to the same channel for the timing system to work. Under normal circumstances this value should not need to be changed. However, if... -
Page 12: Connect Meet Manager To Dolphin
The hooter will sound, the strobe light will flash and a signal will be sent (via the grey cable) to the Dolphin Starter which will in turn send a signal (via the RF channel) to each stopwatch to commence timing. - Page 13 Figure 9: The Windows File Manager screen showing a pair of result files On the CVS-MEETMANAGER computer, from the Run the Meet window, select:- Interface --> Timer (CTSS) Pool 1 --> Select data set stored from CTSS Figure 10: The Meet Manager RUN screen showing how to connect to Dolphin Page 13...
- Page 14 C:\CTSDolphin folder of the CVS-DOLPHIN computer. Press, Update Data Location. A File Manager window will appear. Select CTSDolphin (\\CVS-DOLPHIN) (M:) then press Open. This will ensure that the Meet Manager program looks into the correct folder on the CVS-DOLPHIN computer for recorded times. Press the...
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Page 15: Retrieve The Times From The Cvs-Dolphin Computer
Select the file with the same suffix that the CVS-DOLPHIN operator recorded next to Event 1, Heat 1 on the shared hard-copy of the Meet Program. In this example, the file for the Test Start is called “002-001-001A-0002.d04”. -
Page 16: Running The Meet
That is to say, the Starting Official will not be able to start the next race until the CVS-DOLPHIN operator has pressed the Reset Timers (“r”) button. It is vital for the CVS-DOLPHIN operator to be sure that all swimmers have • finished before the Reset Timers (“r”) button is pressed. If the Reset Timers (“r”) -
Page 17: Appendix A - Concise Instructions
Perform a Test Start and get times into the Meet Manager database Perform a Test Start. After 30 seconds, press STOP on all stopwatches. When all stopwatches have been stopped, the CTS Dolphin window will show a placing for each lane and a traffic light. -
Page 18: Appendix B - Timing Modes
Dolphin Infinity loudspeaker via the grey cable to the Dolphin Starter. The Dolphin Starter sends a signal via the RF Channel to the Dolphin Base and each Dolphin Stopwatch and timing starts. - Page 19 When the Starting Official presses the START/STOP button on the Dolphin Starter a signal is sent from the Dolphin Starter via the RF Channel to the Dolphin Base and each Dolphin Stopwatch and timing starts.
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Page 20: Appendix C - Changing The Rf Channel
To change the starting mode to TRIG NC, press the START/STOP button. TRIG NC means that when the Starting Official presses the START/STOP button on the Dolphin Starter a signal is sent to all stopwatches and timing will be started. This mode of operation is generally NOT used at Swim Meets. - Page 21 CVS Dolphin Wireless Timing System 7. Press either of the black START/STOP buttons until the desired CHAN number appears. The CHAN number must match the Channel number of the Dolphin Base and the Dolphin Starter. 8. Press RESET to exit the Configuration menu.
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