Electronic Timing Official Training Clinic – May 1, 2016

Update

Adjustment for Timing System Difference102.24.4D

Effective May 1, 2016, back-up times no longer need to be adjusted for timing differences.

No need to look at the current previous and next heats to provide a consistent average.

Use button time reported by timing console.Note that Colorado automatically deducts 0.15 s but

Daktronics does not. Both are acceptable.

Automatic/Semi-Automatic/ManualButtons & Watches have different

adjustments due to human reaction time

Start

Human Delay

Button

Pad

Watch

Finish

Colorado Timing Console automatically

deducts 0.15

Human Delay

Time Verification (Pad, Button & Watches)

At least one button confirms pad time

Y

Use pad time

Watches confirm one button time and faster

than pad

Y

Collect order of finish and coach’s time. Compare with pad/watch/button times. Use best judgment.

Watches confirm each other and faster than

pad

Y Use watch average

N

At least one watch confirms pad time

Y

N

N

N

Buttons confirm each other and faster than

pad

Y

N

Use button average

ET TIP:Calculate the adjusted

button average, when the pad is not

confirmed & 2 buttons agree, before watch

times arrive to speed the process!

Use button time

Lane Timing AdjustmentButton times and watch times need to be adjusted

by “timing system difference”Check that there are 3 valid lanes for comparisonCalculate average difference between pad and valid

button (or watch) times in that heatFor further confirmation, optionally check the

Order Of Finish (OOF) to see that the adjusted time fits the place order

Further investigation is needed when:Buttons slower than pad confirm each otherTimes validated “just barely” by approximately 0.30

seconds

Colorado 6Automatically calculates the now obsolete lane

timing adjustment on the buttons.Button times already have built-in subtraction of

0.15 secondsNeed to turn off the built-in averaging system after

May 1st 2016.

Colorado 6 (continued)

1. Use the softkeys on the right to select “Setups”2. Use Up/Down softkeys to select “Timing”3. Use Up/Down softkeys to select

“Automatic Backup Time Adjustment”4. Use Off softkey to turn off

Colorado 5It is acceptable to use the built-in 0.15 adjustment

applied to the button times.

DaktronicsDoes not do any button adjustmentBeware that button averages on the Daktronics

printout may be rounded up instead of down(depending upon version)

When using optional PC interface, keeps a running race log with all touches and buttons that can be retrieved.

Hy-Tek Meet ManagerSoftware on the Results Computer

Set up meetsManage entriesSeed races with swimmersPrints heat sheets & psych sheetsCaptures the times from the timing consoleAssimilates the resultsScores the meetPrints awards labels

Hy-Tek can print out lane timing adjustment worksheet for buttons (aka “calc sheet”)

Hy-Tek “Calc menu”Calculates the average button timeDo NOT use “Accept Adjusted” as this will apply the

obsolete timing adjustment.