Daktronics OMNISPORT 2000 - Finish Arm & Finish Arm All; Split Arm & Split Arm All

Swimming Mode Operation
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Finish Arm & Finish Arm All
The timer receives split times and nish times. What is unique about a nish time is that it
is the end of the race, and the timer compares the nal time to the back-up time (push
buttons). The nal time is what is used to place that lane into the nal results. The Finish
Arm key for each individual lane is used to force that lane to be ready for a nish time.
Typically when the timer has a pre-programmed event order and the operator selects a
particular event, the timer knows how many split times to receive before it is expecting
a nish time. The Finish Arm key is used in the event a swimmer is on his/her nal leg and
the timer is not ready to receive the nish time. Press [FINISH ARM] to set the status of that
lane to Lane armed for a nish time and the length count will be adjusted accordingly.
Examples of when to use Finish Arm:
• A missed touchpad time and the timer was still expecting a split time
• Timer received an extra touchpad time caused by a swimmer reaching over the top
of the pad
• A swimmer did not climb out before the arming delay expired on a relay
• Touchpad malfunction
• Wrong event number used and incorrect length of the race; typically this would be
corrected by pressing [FINISH ARM ALL]
• Operator is not using a pre-programmed event order and the incorrect number of
lengths was entered; typically this would be corrected by pressing [FINISH ARM ALL]
• Arming Delay programmed too long and the lane is not armed to receive the nish
time
Split Arm & Split Arm All
When the timer is armed for a split, it only receives times from the touchpad input
and if it is a relay exchange, the Relay Take-Off Platform (RTOP). If the arming delay is
counting down for a particular lane, and the swimmer is about to press the touchpad
for a split time, the operator can press [SPLIT ARM] for the desired lane and the timer will
immediately decrement the length count by one and set the lane status to Lane armed
for a split time. If the lane is already armed for a split time, nish time or nished, ignore
Split Arm.
Examples when to use Split Arm:
• During a relay, the arming delay for the touchpad was too short because a swimmer
from one of the rst three legs was still in the water and triggered the touchpad
before climbing out
• Another swimmer reached over the top of a touchpad and triggered the pad
• A malfunctioning touchpad
• If the arming delay was set too long and all lanes need to be armed for a split, press
[SPLIT ARM ALL].
• If there was a start system failure, press [START] then [SPLIT ARM ALL] and [ENTER]. The
timer records the nish order of the race. The time will be incorrect, but the nish order
will be correct.