Witty User Manual - Sports Timing International
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1. In order to open a dropdown list press the relevant function key in this case F3 labeled Test or the lt up arrow key gt the dropdown menu opens showing all elements which can be scrolled using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys and the required item confirmed with lt OK gt On screens having more than one dropdown menu use the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys to select the desired dropdown menu then press lt OK gt to open it Again use the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys to scroll the items and finally confirm the selected item by pressing lt OK gt End of Test Number of Impulse Number of Impulse Microgate Srl P 16 89 EYMICROGATE 16 53 29 Radio Channel 16 54 33 set Date Date Ho Uon DD MM YYYY Channel Insert a number between 1 and 8 Save Cancel Save Cancel If you need to type a number the cursor is automatically positioned inside the field Use the lt numeric keypad gt to enter the required number and confirm with lt F1 gt Save to save the data If there are several numeric fields e g date or time input confirm with lt OK gt in the various fields to go to the next one As there is no delete Del Backspace key in case of mistakes just retype the number Depending on the context the fields accept a finite number of digits e g for a date only 2 so the entered data overwrites the previous one e g If you want to enter the number 18 in the day f2. The Time column SPLIT is the running time beginning from the start whereas the lap time LAP is the time of one single lap T B U 8 STOP lt LAP1 Ka LAP2 Ka LAP3 Ka LAP4 gt lt SPLIT1 gt lt SPLIT2 gt lt SPLIT3 K lt SPLIT4 TOTAL TIME gt Microgate Srl P 46 89 EYMICROGATE WI By pressing lt Microgate gt and confirming the menu is closed Quit from race Are You Sure 7 If you want to begin a New Test select the Simple Test icon again or one of the other customized or predefined test types whereas if you want to continue the test that you have just closed use Continue in the Results menu as described in chap 5 2 Now let s take a look at the various options that can be selected with the function keys 5 1 1 1 NEw The next athlete or the next on the start list is suggested but confirmation is needed A number may be forced by entering the digits and pressing lt OK gt 5 1 1 2 DELETE EVENT If an external element has interrupted a photocell causing an undesired impulse the LAST EVENT impulse which has been received can be deleted by pressing lt F2 gt Delete Event and confirmed by selecting Yes WARNING The deleted item is always the last one not the one highlighted in light blue in the table Delete event Are You Sure Microgate Srl P 47 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 1 1 3 RANKING Display the raking of the current
3. The indication multi does not mean that more than one base must be set A classic sprint of n meters without lap can and must also be timed with this option Let s see some examples 30 Meter Sprint with Only One Start And Stop Meter Centimeters Base Start Stop T STOP lt 30 mt K Set the distance in meters centimeters or feet inches depending on the settings of the measuring unit between start and stop and press lt F1 gt Save Microgate Srl P 51 89 EY MICROGATE WI 60 Meter Sprint with Lap Time after 10 Meters and 30 Meters re STOP START L1 L2 lt AP1 10 mt gt LAP2 20 mt Ka LAP3 30 mt START STOP 60 mt TEC uaa example Start Stop 30 Lap 1 10 Lap 2 20 0 0 distance U U the list and enter new data Microgate Srl Do the same for the Lap2 and Lap3 bases Remember to SAVE by pressing lt F1 gt Enter the Start Stop Base as in the previous Then press lt F3 gt to add the Lap1 Base and enter the You can move around in the table to change the distance of a previously added Base To delete one or more bases press lt F2 gt to reset P 52 89 E YMICROGATE 5 1 1 4 4 Single Base Speed This option must be used to set a Base with a single distance to be completed many times A classic example is a 400 meter track with a lap time and speed measured at every lap Enter the Base Lap by typing the di
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5. In the example below the athlete has begun the second sprint with an advance of 1 4 and the third with a delay of 1 6 Rossi Pierluigi 21 3 Lap Time 21 3 Time Lap Time The ranking sums the times of n repetitions and does NOT consider the start delays or advances Microgate Srl P 56 89 amp YMICROGATE WI 5 1 2 5 MULTISTART START STOP TIMING OF A MULTISTART TEST Now let s take a look at the user interface of a multistart timing test Bib Number Trial Number Run ET 18 8 2r 26 2 Smith Kenneth 12 5 Tri Rossi Fierluigi au 2 6 Blau Tobias R d 11 8 Smith Kenneth 11 38 3 05kmh RT e1 3 Rossi Pierluigi 5 07kmh Microgate Srl P 57 89 EY MICROGATE wi At the beginning of the test athlete 1 is ready to start or the first of the Start List if one has been set Trt Foss Pierluigi If you want to force another bib number just type it using the numerical keypad and confirm by pressing lt OK gt If the photocells have not been configured in the test definition see chap 5 1 4 it must be done now Press lt F4 gt to access this option or other available options Photocell Cont Line Contig Start List Speed Multi Base Speed Single Base Athlete 1 starts his sector becomes green for 5 seconds and 5 Ir then scrolls down to get ready for the next athlete Rossi Fierluigi PRI Smith Kenneth Tri Rossi Pierluigi R Similarly when
6. 4 x 10 s 1 25000 s Display Graphic color TFT display visible area 59x44 mm 320x 240 pixel with backlight adjustment via software Radio module Multi Frequency Transceiver 433 434MHz Radio transmission Digital FSK transmission redundant code with information correctness verification and auto correction Radio frequencies 433 1125 MHz to 434 7375 MHz Radio transmission power 10 mW Processing unit Two 32 bit microprocessors Time base 12 quartz 8 MHz stability 10ppm between 0 C and 45 C Power supply Internal polymer lithium battery external power supply 5VDC Battery charging Integrated intelligent charging device Battery life gt 10 hours Keypad 23 key membrane keyboard Connections Microgate Srl Start Stop keys Numerical keypad 4 function keys 4 arrow keys and selection key Home key Key for line blocking MICRO USB type B connector for charging and connecting to a PC Jack connector for external input P 87 89 EYMICROGATE WI 7 2 PHOTOCELL 169g battery included 75 x 103 x 48 mm 0 C 45 C 0 125 ms 1 ms 12 m Multi Frequency Transceiver 433 434MHz Radio transmission Digital FSK transmission redundant code with information correctness Poa verification and auto correction 433 1125 MHz to 434 7375 MHz 10 mW 0 4 ms Approx 150 meters 16 bit microprocessor 8 MHz quartz stability 30ppm between 0 C and 45 C Internal lithium ion battery external power supply 5VDC Integra
7. AL a 42 0 2 E ee K a EPER ROSIS N 21 4 Kaufmann Erik 7 46 1 27 249 4 96 M LR AR AL R RL LR S AAA AAA E 7 O DO pT ao Ka L R R 7 LR R E Taa lt f 5 Gan ache nic BRAR 6 aa X a E LS RC 3 G 5 F I ore LT AR A gt et 3 aa hase 4 HH IC 4 9 4 0 9 9 ra aR AR es nae e BD ee B 23 3 Blau Tobias 7 57 1 38 2 55 5 01 2 55 x a gt dar hte Smith Kenneth A A A A Baten FF A BS IFETO LARA RA BARRA TRAR ARA RAARO Bai A A LAAK A A d OOOO kR kR 24 MARAT AY 1 U h Ke nn Lto Bw MOOK ete at its SFE Be a 3 ereta a ere A E EO ER KE s BAE E a e Z A MAS S e C C Ta PR l T ue T 4 0 HA TAO B 6 TUH L C RPR FO UTO E ABD U vd LS FTO FE US DLL i TEA A L TATA 2 71 7 59 creamer PR 3 11 5 01 TTE ear1 252 Ve 2S See Oe eee RS HORSE CHER ee EEEE L GET Z GE T KE L 7 LR RA RAR S 5 JA Vg LR RAR L oes Po ad LJ E S J BARRA L BANAR IC cere non 9 2 3 L stats FU Alva J BNN Z 4 R 1 Po FF L LARA R 5 L B LP ets L eas 2 P 27 sanana R N 4 a wee a R 3 85 t LR RRR N Te C LR Pa LAR RAR LARA LR Z 1 AG i T at Bi ne C LA RR C RL a gt EG 8 O J 1 7 aes K S bY pee 6 wae Microgate Srl P 86 89 EYMICROGATE 7 TECHNICAL DATA 7 1 WITTY TIMER Weight 337g battery included Dimensions 214 x 100 x 36 mm Operating temperature 0 C 45 C Unit of time measurement Selectable 1 s 1 10 s 1 100 s 1 1000s Selectable speed m s km h mph knots Measurement resolution
8. D ARB P 85 89 EY MICROGATE wi 6 CONNECTING TO A PC VIA WITTY MANAGER Witty Manager is a PC software for MS Windows XP Sp3 Vista Win7 Win8 for managing the trials timed with Witty displaying rankings graphs histories etc The main functions are e managing Athletes Personal Data including pictures and divided into groups of categories e managing the Start Lists e creating Customized Test definitions e downloading data from Witty and displaying Results in highly configurable tables and graphs e updating the Witty and photocell firmware For all details and user instructions please refer to the User Manual of the software ger TTY LL amm 09 25 57 05 12 2012 Wi Disconnected MANAGER i tty RESULTS Configure ga 10 140 ag 41 16 1 22 1 27 1 29 1 38 140 0 79 0 80 0 82 0 83 0 gg 1 02 1 05 T H a an a m Kr 0 68 0 72 ae K 0 43 0 51 0 g o E 0 35 G 8 RR a U Z2 G oO o U U U Espino Cesano Smith Kenneth Blau Tobias Kaufmann Erik T1 T2 T1 r 04 12 2012 09 54 33 25 11 2012 09 24 53 25 11 2012 09 24 53 Time Split L1 Split L2 Lap L1 Li ER KE Taa a ee he T E E L ap A N RW Se U 7 lt 1405 gt gt 7 7 See ee ee se BOA si Pie duigi oo CIN CE ET PE 2 ieta a e a era a ta ata a Q al te at EEO a Cs Sace L 3 1 5 Gamache Dominic vi 35 1 16 4 2 64 gt n R H HR er se aufmann Erik oy A C N T 3 f LR R R d F E E7 r w 14 f K U aUe ENK gt d
9. Trial or of a given trial A certain athlete s test can be displayed and the list can be sorted by time or bib number to find an athlete Trial Rk Num Time Name 1 6 Espino Cesario 9 x Colombo Ennio 14 2 Ford Ron Adler Peter Ross Pierluigi Fierro Carlos Frost Edward Use the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys to scroll the ranking and lt F1 gt or lt OK gt to display the selected test in this example the test of athlete number 1 Rossi 5 1 1 3 1 View View the selected test with all lap times if present 5 1 1 3 2 Sort Sort the ranking by Time lt F1 gt or Number Bib lt F2 gt 5 1 1 3 3 Trial Place the cursor on the Trial dropdown menu in order to view a trial ranking or all trials together In this case the bib column Num has the format X Y where X is the bib and Y the trial in the following example the athlete with the best time is athlete 1 in trial 1 Trial RI Time KEG Rossi Pierluigi Colombo Ennio Ford Ron Frost Edward Adler Peter Fierro Carlos Espino Cesario Microgate Srl P 48 89 EYMICROGATE WI 5 1 1 3 4 Cancel Press lt F4 gt Cancel to return to the timing screen 5 1 1 4 OPTIONS Recall a menu for configuring lines speed bases and start lists Zc t List Line Contig Sta 5 peed Multi D aze Speed Single Base Microgate Srl P 49 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 1 1 4 1 Line Configuration Allows to configure the lines of po
10. configuration lt F2 gt key to begin a new assignment By closing the Test configuration screen it is possible to set a Max Time for completing the circuit course The field can be left undefined or you can set a value in minutes seconds Test Type Max Time Undefined 7 Test Type Multistart Dnes Mav Tine o fit Microgate Srl P 38 89 EYMICROGATE WI 4 3 COUNTER The Counter test type counts a given number of actions exercises or checks how long it takes to complete an exercise consisting of a certain number of repetitions The End of Test parameter can be defined as follows Number of Impulses Choosing a number of impulses e g 5 the test will be completed when the timer receives a number of events equal to the entered value including the first Start event not like in the Basic test type where it is excluded End of Time Setting a time in minutes seconds the complete test will finish when the set amount of time is reached Timeout Setting a time in minutes seconds the test ends when the repetitions are carried out in an amount of time that is higher than the one set Let s see some examples Example 1 Timing of how much time it takes to do 10 push ups Set the test with End of Test Number of Impulses and as parameter the desired number of push ups End of Test Number of Impulse Number of Impulse U While timing the main parameter showing is the counter In the
11. increased by 1 5 2 3 SORT FILTER Select this option to access one of the two sub options lt F1 gt Sort lt F2 gt Filter press lt F4 gt to go back to the previous menu 5 2 3 1 SORT By selecting one of the three Options lt F1 gt By Type lt F2 gt By Date lt F3 gt By Name the result list is sorted by the selected column Microgate Srl P 66 89 EYMICROGATE WI Sorting by Type the order is the following Basic MultiStart and Counter By Date sorting is descending most recent tests are at the top of the list By Name sorting is alphabetical 5 2 3 2 FILTER In case of many tests it is possible to browse filter the list by test name or by date range from to The filter remains active even if you exit the main menu and then enter the Results item To reset it and display all records see chap 5 2 3 3 An icon beside the column for which the list has been filtered Test Name or Date indicates that there is an active filter ype Date Time Test Name T 3 23 10712 17 53 02 Counter 10x 3 18 10712 10 17 09 Counter 10x 5 2 3 2 1 Filter by Name A unique list of all present test names in the result list is displayed Choose a name from the list by selecting it and pressing lt F1 gt or lt OK gt The Result List displays only the trials of that given type Select the name Simple Test Sprint Start Stop Test Base Go and back 10x MultiStart3 Lap ScattoFrenol min 5 2 3 2 2 Fil
12. number 3 starts the first two athletes scroll 3p down If a LAP impulse is received the sector of the athlete x Blau Tobiaz generating it turns yellow 2R Smith Kenneth a E Rossi Fierluigi Microgate Srl P 58 89 EYMICROGATE When the athletes cross the finish line stop impulse the final M time is showed in red for 5 seconds and then disappears to show the next athlete starting 3R Blau Tobias n Smith Kenneth ls Rossi Pierluigi LT T Kaufmann Erik 3R Blau Tobias 2R Smith Kenneth If an athlete passes the athlete in front of him the athletes can E be changed on the fly while they are running using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys 2R Smith Kenneth Tri Rossi Pierluigi For example athlete 1 started before 2 after approx 40 seconds passing takes place and the impulses must be assigned to 2 Just press lt down gt to replace the athletes press lt up gt to replace them again Tr Rossi Fierluigi 2R Smith Kenneth It is also possible to delete undesired events or consider an athlete as Not Arrived press lt F1 gt Edit to access the following options lt F1 gt Delete STArt lt F2 gt Delete STOp lt F3 gt Delete LAP lt F4 gt NA Not Arrived Pressing one of the first 2 function keys the last event of that type received start or stop is deleted Confirmation is required and if you press Yes the line status
13. to go back to the list First Name Last Name Birth Date Gender Microgate Srl P 70 89 EYMICROGATE WI 5 3 2 SORT Press lt F2 gt to display the various sorting options lt F1 gt by name lt F2 gt by bib Name Date Ross Pierluigi 22 01 1976 Smith Kenneth 16 02 1974 Blau Tobias 28 08 1973 Kaufmann Erik 12 11 1976 Gamache Dominic 25 09 1972 Espino Cesario 20 12 1975 Fierro Carlos 07 05 1972 Adler Peter 05 04 1971 cw Omi kwh 5 3 3 DELETE An athlete can be deleted from the list therefore if his bib number is entered it will not be associated to that name Any tests that have already been carried out by that athlete are NOT deleted and will be associated to that name i e the athlete s data is always written in the test not only a link between the trial and the athlete is kept Delete Adler Peter Are You Sure 5 3 4 CANCEL Go back to the main menu Microgate Srl P 71 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 4 SETTINGS This option allows to set and configure several parameters of the Witty system a O Radio Display Sound c Date amp Time Units Language Microgate Srl P 72 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 4 1 RADIO In this section the wireless transmission between the Witty timer and the photocells is configured L Verify Signal Frequency Mode 5 4 1 1 VERIFY SIGNAL Once you enter the Verify Signal section the timer awaits an impulse from the photocells Inte
14. 71 5 3 4 IGE 71 SA eN E 72 5 4 1 FR CMO P RE E EE E E A E E E E A A A A oe eunenenscegeeeeuevace 73 5 4 1 1 Vern EN ee E E 73 5 4 1 2 TEI E E te E E T A E E TE E A E TE 74 5 4 1 3 NYST se TB ee a a E E E E E E oesven 75 5 4 2 DISDE a E E E 77 5 4 2 1 BSAC NSS oraa ssa tenes eeeceannceeteden vosgae crore cedsvenes oss eiedodeeaaceeamaseadenssaaaaesseceneesoseaeteoussiaes 77 Microgate Srl P 3 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 4 2 2 Sege e 0M a rel 10 EE E ET EEEE E E 78 5 4 3 SO a A E E A E 79 5 4 4 Date a OC e E A E E E E S 80 5 4 4 1 U E a E E eee ee 80 5 4 4 2 S TE o E eee eee ee ee ee 81 5 4 4 3 Bye ye Te TIGE a r nO O ee 81 5 4 5 B cT 83 5 4 5 1 Mea lg ag lt iq ial UNIT sanna E E E E 83 5 4 5 2 PEOC IOT a S E E Sasa ea Se eeemnesee esacecas een eseeeo 84 5 4 5 3 Bh DT 84 5 4 6 LFU 5 circ cers ce crm es gc oe parce aero iota ic oe ett tents cee oe EER A caine ours eats oer E AA 85 6 Connecting to a PC via Witty MANAGED s sessssssscsssssessssssssseseceseseeeeeesceceneneseneneneneneneneneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeeeinnnnas 86 E T Te 1 RR 1 e 87 P WI US T 8 7 Tel aes T 88 Microgate Srl P 4 89 EYMICROGATE WI 1 DEVICE FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR FEATURES WITTY is a training timing system ideal for all sports where assessing athletic performance through sprint speed endurance reaction shuttle tests etc is essential Thanks to the timer and photocell integrated radio system which do not require special official authoriz
15. ACE The Witty timer features an interface with icons and commands similar to those used in modern mobile phones and smartphones Let s take a look at the main icons and how to use them Connected to a PC via USB cable Selected icon Current menu section Battery charge status m o Radio Display Sound f al Date amp Time Units Lang uage To browse the menus use the four keys of the lt keypad navigator gt When the icon of the required command is selected icon outlined in yellow press the center lt Confirm OK gt key to access the relevant function To go back to the previous screen or in any case when the regular BACK or ESC function is needed pres the lt Microgate gt key Microgate Srl P 15 89 EY MICROGATE wi When commands are shown in the lower part of the display inside the yellow portion they can be selected using the corresponding lt function key gt Rk Num Name 1 101 Frost Edward 1 6 Rossi Pierluigi Fierro Carlos Ford Ron Mercier Gustaw Adler Peter Espino Cesario If the Data Tables consist of one or more columns the rows can be scrolled with the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys the selected row is then highlighted in light blue Press the lt OK gt key or one of the lt Fn gt keys to interact depending on the context Pressing the lt right gt and lt left gt arrow keys has the same effect as the PgDn and PgUp keys on a PC i e the list is scrolled down by pages
16. L MODE The photocells can be configured to function with two different modes depending on the minimum and maximum distance between them and the reflector Depending on the position of the two tripods e g outside the 8 lanes of an athletics track and how close to the photocells the athletes will pass the photocells can be set as follows In Normal mode the maximum distance between photocell and reflector is 7 meters whereas in Strong mode it is 12 meters The latter though does not record passages if the athlete passes too close to the photocell minimum distance of 50 cm lt MAX 7 mt gt 15cm Normal Mode lt MAX 12 mt gt MIN 50 cm Strong Mode To set one of the two modes proceed as if changing the channel put the photocells in configuration mode when switched off press the On button and hold it for 5 seconds see chap 2 2 2 on the Witty timer choose one of the two modes and press OK The same two tone beep as before signals that the signal has been sent Microgate Srl P 75 89 EY MICROGATE WI Select Normal Select Strang NB When the mask is entered again the cursor is still positioned on Normal Mode even if Strong mode has been set Microgate Srl P 76 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 4 2 DISPLAY Functions for setting the display brightness and its automatic reduction time B Brightness Auto OF Time 5 4 2 1 BRIGHTNESS Adjust the display brightness depending on the ambien
17. TOP LAPS LAP 1 LAP G LAP LAPT LAP3 LAPS Scroll with the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys and select the event by pressing lt OK gt then select lt F1 gt to save In the following example the photocell with the serial number 1 is associated to the START event Repeat the operation with the other available photocells at least the stop photocell Microgate Srl P 36 89 EYMICROGATE 16 26 31 New Photocell Found new device Select START LAP4 STOP 6 LAPS LAPG LAP 2 LAP 7 LAP 3 LAPS Save Cancel 16 27 15 New Photocell Found new device call Select START LAP 4 E LAPS LAP 1 LAPG LAP 2 LAP T LAP3 LAPS Save Cancel after which the situation will be the following with more or less LAP photocells depending on how many are available 16 27 42 Photocell Config LAPI STOP Save Delete All Edit Cancel Press lt F1 gt to save the configuration By pressing lt F4 gt or lt Microgate gt the previous screen is closed without saving thus all entered data will be lost To change the event type associated to a photocell go to the line light blue color of the required photocell and press lt F3 gt Similarly to the first photocell choose the event type and save by pressing lt F1 gt Microgate Srl P 37 89 EY MICROGATE WI It is not possible to delete a single assignment but only to reset the
18. Z aep mary mR L Microgate Srl P 6 89 GYMICROGATE 2 MAIN FUNCTIONS 2 1 WITTY TIMER The figure below shows the main parts of the Witty timer which will be explained hereafter MICROGATE key LOCK START and STOP Fa MICRO Main Menu Result Settings Numeric keypad Keypad navigator Function keys F1 to F4 3 5mm jack for external inputs USB connector for charging and connecting to a PC Microgate Srl 89 EY MICROGATE WI 2 1 1 SWITCHING ON To switch on the Witty timer press the lt Microgate gt key After a few seconds required by the boot loader a screen is displayed showing the installed firmware version Press any key to go to the Main Menu LEDA WIRELESS T AAMNINE TIMEA Version 1 00 05 Press any key Fa MICRO 2 1 2 SWITCHING OFF From any screen press the lt Microgate gt key and hold it for 5 seconds Another screen prompts to confirm switching off the timer Press lt F1 gt to confirm or lt F4 gt to cancel 5 a i tc f O ff Are You Sure 7 2 1 3 RESET If the timer does not respond to any command press the lt Microgate gt key and hold it for at least 10 seconds When the key is released the device will be reset and switched off Press the key again to switch on Microgate Srl P 8 89 EYMICROGATE wi 2 2 PHOTOCELLS ON OFF button Status Led USB connector for charging and updating the firmware 3 5mm jack for photocell p
19. air and external inputs To switch on the photocell press the ON button for one second the status LED blinks with a green light if the battery status is sufficient or with an orange light if the battery status is low A continuous beeping sound is produced until the correct alignment with the reflector or a similar reflecting surface is found To switch off the photocell press the button until the LED turns red then release it Microgate Srl P 9 89 EYMICROGATE 2 2 1 MOUNTING PHOTOCELLS AND REFLECTORS ON TRIPODS To mount the photocells and the reflectors on the tripods supplied with the kit proceed as follows remove the little platform from the top of the tripod and screw it onto the photocells and under the reflectors the platform is square shaped and therefore allows 4 mounting directions with respect to the tripod Mount the devices onto the top of the tripod inserting the front of the platform and then the rear until the tab clicks into place P 10 89 EY MICROGATE WI Extend the tripod legs until the required height has been reached usually the photocell must be interrupted by the chest of an athlete and position the photocells and the reflectors at a distance of 1 7 meters see also chap 5 4 1 3 on setting Normal or Strong mode depending on the position E III n S ET v IIT I W i H i mra ve Wl TH G A N as Jei 1 VOEN a 30 dE E A lt BE TT TLE EK ete a ma
20. aneously otherwise it would be impossible to associate events to bibs but must start one after the other and in sequence Even though as we will see it is possible to manage cases where one athlete passes another athlete we suggest that you distance the athlete starts in order to prevent this If a certain sequence of events connected to impulses is maintained athlete 1 start lap athlete2 start lap etc it is much easier to manage the test 4 N xX N A v 4 2 1 CONFIGURING THE PHOTOCELLS While for other test types Basic and Counter the photocells are set in the same way start in MultiStart tests they must be identified and assigned i e set which photocells are start which are stop and which are lap n This assignment can be carried out when defining the test it is advisable to mark the photocells with a piece of tape or a label for the following test sessions or directly from the timing screen using the Options key Create a MultiStart test as described in chap 5 1 4 From test configuration click on Options gt Photocell Config where an empty list is displayed Microgate Srl P 35 89 EYMICROGATE wi Serial Number Photocell Cont Line Config Start List Speed Multi Base Speed Single Base Assignment is very easy and consists of interrupting the photocell having a unique serial number with one hand and defining the required event type Found new device Select LAP 4 S
21. articular customized test types this can also be carried out from the Witty Manager PC software Simple Test Mu Tests Predefined Tests Define New Test Microgate Srl P 43 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 1 1 SIMPLE TEST The Simple Test is simply a Basic In Line test see chap 4 1 1 with a defined number of lap times from 0 to n The elements displayed on the screen when timing are as follows Athlete Name Athlete Picture 3 9 4 3 43 In order to familiarize with the Witty timer functions substitute the impulses received from the photocells by pressing the Start and Stop keys on the left side of the timer lap times are simulated by pressing the lt STA gt key Rossi Pierluigi 16 2 Bib Number Trial Number Last Lap Lap Time Lap Time Speed Table Press the Simple Test icon in the Test menu and access the timing function If no start list and athlete names pictures have been set with the WittyManager software the displayed screen will appear as follows Now the athlete with bib number 1 can begin Trial a 1 Rossi Pierluigi number 1 Trial 1 If another athlete is in starting position enter his bib number using the numerical keypad and press 0 0 lt OK gt Lap Time Lap Time 2 Triak 1 Microgate Srl P 44 89 Ea GATE Now have the athlete cross the Start photocell or press the lt STA gt key and timing will begin When the photocell is interrupted fo
22. ation the large color display the modern user interface featuring icons and the practical padded backpack setup and use is extremely easy and fast The system is largely expandable with the possibility to add single or double photocells for intermediate times accessories such as starting pads time displaying LED boards direction indicators etc The kit comes with a free Windows software which can be downloaded from our website called Witty Manager for importing data of performed tests and viewing it in numerical tables and graphs managing a complete athlete personal data base transferring the athlete s picture to the timer for fast identification creating customized test types and updating the timer and photocell firmware Microgate Srl P 5 89 H MICROGATE 1 1 CONTENTS OF THE KIT Basic kit art WIT001 e 1 Witty timer e 2 photocells e 2reflectors e Atripods e 1 backpack 1 wall power supply with 4 different plugs for all world standards 3 USB cables for charging the timer and 2 photocells simultaneously e 1 USB PC cable e 1 USB memory stick containing Witty manuals and Witty manager software e 1cord The kit can be expanded purchasing more photocell and reflector pairs with tripod Lap Time Kit art WIT002 for managing more lap times Both kits Basic and Lap Time are available with a Double Photocell option see chapter 2 4 the relevant article codes are WIT003 and WIT004 S nns x
23. ayed Trial 1 Lap Time 0 0 Time The athlete starts and as soon as he crosses the first photocell timing begins Rossi Pierluigi a 0 0 Lap Time ell Trial 1 Lap Time 3 0 Time Microgate Srl Rossi Pierluigi 8 0 Lap Time P 24 89 amp YMICROGATE WI When the athlete interrupts the finish photocell timing is stopped and a line is generated in the table at the bottom of the screen After 3 seconds timing continues because as default all photocells are set as start photocells and do not receive a stop impulse but this does not affect the performance of a test Rossi Pierluigi Trial 1 E 22 4 Lap Time Press lt F1 gt under NEW for another athlete in this case bib 2 Microgate Srl P 25 89 EYMICROGATE Press lt F1 gt to confirm another athlete s start If the athlete has another bib number just enter the number using the numerical keypad and confirm by pressing lt OK gt The lt F3 gt Rankings button can be pressed at any time to show the temporary ranking of the test Pressing the lt Microgate gt key which can always be used for Back Esc or lt F4 gt takes you back to the timing screen Microgate Srl 10 26 47 Wes 17 33 09 2 Trial 1 Lap Time 17 37 49 14 Trial 1 Next Athlete Are You Sure Simple Test Smith Kenneth 0 0 Time Lap Time Delete Evt Rankings Options Simple Te
24. ch Mens B p a a fi Ilai 3 E lt L nn GL gt S 4 JENS fees 2 2 2 LED STATUSES AND COLORS PHOTOCELL OFF STATUS STATUS LED e External supply Orange blinking light e Battery charging e External supply Green steady light e Battery charging completed PHOTOCELL ON STATUS STATUS LED NORMAL Mode e Battery charged Green Pause e Battery empty Red Pause BOOTLOADER Mode e The photocell has not been switched on pressing the Red Green ON OFF button but by connecting the USB cable to a PC This activates the BootLoader HID and the firmware can be updated CONFIGURATION Mode Red blinking light e When switching on the ON OFF button is pressed for at least 5 seconds and configuration mode is activated Microgate Srl P 11 89 amp YMICROGATE WI PAIRED PHOTOCELL Mode Master photocell higher serial number e Battery charged Green Pause e Battery empty Red Pause Slave photocell lower serial number e Battery charged Green fast blinking light e Battery empty Red fast blinking light 2 2 3 PAIRED PHOTOCELLS To prevent the photocell being interrupted by an athlete s arm swinging forward in official competitions or in any case when measurement must be as accurate as possible the use of paired photocells is necessary This setup ensures that time is measured exactly when the athlete s chest crosses the line as the impulse start stop lap depending on the position
25. ck to go back to the test definition 11 25 50 Define New Test 11 26 39 Test Type Mode End of Test Number of pulse or End of Time Number of Impulse End of Time oz Wp E Error Insert the data Save Options Cancel OK Press lt F1 gt to save the Test definition A consistency check is carried out on the data and if any dropdown menu or field has not been filled an error mask will warn the user By pressing lt F4 gt after having confirmed the screen is closed without saving If all fields have been completed correctly after pressing Save the user will be asked to name the customized test definition A name such as MyTestTYPEnn is suggested For example MyTestBasic1 MyTestCounter2 etc If the name is okay confirm again by pressing lt F1 gt Save whereas if you want to change it to something easier to remember and more significant recommended use the virtual keyboard remember that to make this easier it is possible to create definitions using the Witty Manager software and then transfer them via USB to the timer If you choose a name which has already been used in a previous test definition the user will be prompted to choose another one this happens also if you have deleted the previous definition but there are trials associated to that definition Microgate Srl P 64 89 EY MICROGATE WI Please refer to chap 2 4 1 for information on how to use the virtual keyboard Sprint 3laps e eae Aft
26. er having saved the test with lt F1 gt it will be displayed with the same name in the list named My Test chap 5 1 2 p Test Name s mt 2lap Z navettasx70 2 Go and back 10x s MultiStart3Lap a8 ScattoFrenolmin amp Sprint 3laps amp Sprint 50mt Ont Rack 2z Sprint Slaps Microgate Srl P 65 89 EYMICROGATE wi 5 2 RESULTS This function allows to show the results of the tests carried out or to continue an interrupted trial Type Date Time Test Name amp 24 10 12 10 32 12 navetta3x20 24 10 12 10 31 37 navetta3sx20 24 10 12 10 30 59 Multi tart Start 1 24 10 12 10 26 35 Simple Test 23 10 12 17 53 02 Counter 10x 23 10 12 17 50 54Go amp Back 23 10 12 17 50 31 Sprint Start Stop 23 10 12 17 41 29 Simple Test 23 10 12 17 36 36 Simple Test The data table displays 3 columns with the following e the test type Basic MultiStart Counter e the date and time of the test start e the test name predefined or customized basic test Possible Options are 5 2 1 SHOW By selecting a test with the lt up gt or lt down gt arrow keys and pressing lt F1 gt Show or lt OK gt you access the trial ranking The available Options in the ranking are similar to those in the previous chapters 5 2 2 CONTINUE Access the timing screen of the selected test and continue the test from the last athlete ready to start bib n 1 or the one selected from a start list or the first athlete with trial number
27. er learning how to use it in manual mode 2 4 3 THE LOCK KEY LCK The Lock key interrupts radio impulse reception by the photocells and the inputs from the 3 5 mm jack The keyboard and therefore also the STA and STO keys remain enabled If for example an undesired person is crossing the finish line a judge another athlete etc reception can be interrupted simply by pressing the lt LCK gt key A padlock on the header bar indicates that the timer s reception is locked to reactivate it press the lt LCK gt key again 1 Rossi Pierluigi Trial 1 3 0 Microgate Srl P 20 89 EY MICROGATE WI 2 4 4 ICONS ON THE HEADER BAR The top part of the timer Header bar displays the current time as well as the a series of icons relevant to the current screen Battery charged 100 e ea e e o This indicates that the battery has been charged completely and the timer can be disconnected from the PC or the wall power supply When charging the battery gets very hot Disconnect from the power supply and wait until it has cooled down Yo The timer battery is being charged via the PC or wall power supply tp The timer is connected to the PC via USB cable The LCK key has been pressed and photocell impulse reception as well as 3 5 mm jack reception are disabled Microgate Srl P 21 89 EYMICROGATE WI 2 5 POWER SUPPLY AND CHARGING When the device batteries are low they can be recharged sim
28. figuration Editing of definition parameters is not available because if trials of that type were already carried out it would not be possible to compare them with the new ones 5 1 3 3 DELETE Delete the customized test type Confirmation is required Delete race definition Are You Sure 7 NB Only the test definition is deleted any possible trials of that type will NOT be deleted 5 1 3 4 CANCEL Exit the previous menu Microgate Srl P 62 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 1 4 DEFINE NEW TEST With this option new customized test types can be defined Please refer to chap 4 for further information on the various available test types and relevant options Choose the test macro type by pressing lt OK gt to open the dropdown menu scroll up or down with lt up gt or lt down gt and confirm with lt OK gt lN one Depending on the chosen options additional dropdown menus or numerical fields to be completed with the necessary information are displayed Test Type Basic Mode In Line End of Teszt Number of Impulse or Eng of Time Number of Impulse End of Time 02 fit Mm SS Microgate Srl P 63 89 EYMICROGATE By pressing lt F3 gt Options you can configure Lines and Speed Bases as explained in chap 5 1 1 4 For MultiStart tests a menu item for configuring photocells will also be displayed 11 24 44 Options Line Config e 5 peed Multi Base Speed 5 ingle Base Back Press lt F4 gt Ba
29. from the photocell Example 2 Checking how often photocells are passed within 30 of this course X The test will finished as follows End of Test End of Time End of Time 00 ram TE The ranking shows information by position Pos number of impulses bib Num time and possibly the athlete s name The winner is the one with the highest number of impulses or in case of tie the one who was the fastest Microgate Srl P 30 89 EYMICROGATE WI Bib 14 and 1 made six passages whereas number 8 Trial Max time 305 and 9 only five the ones with the same amount of Rk Num Time Name passages are ranked by time Ford Ron Ross Pierluic Adler Peter Colombo Enr Microgate Srl P 31 89 EYMICROGATE WI Example 3 If in a test an athlete must complete a circuit within 20 and there is only one start and stop the end of test can be set as Number of Impulses or End of Time if the athlete manages to perform the test his time will be saved otherwise the timer is stopped ial Max time 20s j End of Test Number of Impulse or End of Time 7 1 8 E 8 Co Time Lap Time End of Time o cin SS G Microgate Srl P 32 89 EYMICROGATE WI 4 1 2 Go amp BACK The Go amp Back test type is basically similar to the In Line test but is designed for a specific test type with only one photocell For example place the photocell which will be used as Start and Stop at a certain distance from the wa
30. ield but you have typed 81 just type 18 again and you will obtain the following results Date 81 DDZMM YYYY Date 11 Date 19 DD MM YYYY BD MM YYYY press 1 For selecting items having exclusive selection buttons radio buttons proceed as follows with the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys select the required item which turns light blue press lt OK gt to set the option 17 05 02 If you want to Move the cursor change the Select until the item is language from Tellers highlighted in light blue and press lt OK gt Italian currently OTO Deutsch selected option Francaise Remember to SAVE Espanol by pressing lt F1 gt to Spanish Chinese Japanese Save Cancel Microgate Srl P 17 89 EY MICROGATE wi In case of various radio button groups on the same screen follow the same steps Formato Ora Formato Data If there are control items such as sliders e g for setting the display brightness move the arrow using the lt right gt and lt left gt keys and save by pressing lt F1 gt Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen As you might have already noticed from these screens the lt F1 gt and lt F4 gt keys are often the opposite of each other and in general it is true that the lt F1 gt always corresponds to Confirm Save Yes whereas lt F4 gt is used for Cancel Back No Mainly in prompts requiring confirmation i
31. is given only when both photocells are interrupted To mount the photocells screw the C bracket onto the tripod platform the photocells and the reflectors as shown in the figure the photocells are mounted at 90 with respect to the C bracket Then mount the bracket onto the tripod and connect it with the photocells using the jack jack cable The MASTER photocell is the one with the higher serial number see chap 5 4 1 1 and blinks more slowly than the SLAVE As the Master photocell transmits the signal to the timer to ensure a wider aerial range the latter should always be mounted on top Microgate Srl P 12 89 GYMICROGATE Microgate Srl Master Higher S N blinking at regular speed Always on TOP Slave Lower S N blinking fast P 13 89 EY MICROGATE WI 2 3 RADIO TRANSMISSION The suggested maximum distance to keep in order to prevent reception problems is 150 meters It is in any case advisable to check the signal quality with the procedure described in chapter 5 4 1 1 M Ep t In case of rainy weather radio transmission can be disturbed by the water drops and therefore the maximum distance must be reduced In order to obtain excellent reception position the Witty timer at a height of at least 50 cm without touching the ground and do not place it on top of metal objects 0S NIN gt Microgate Srl P 14 89 EY MICROGATE WI 2 4 ELEMENTS OF THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERF
32. is reset to the previous status if you delete a Start the athlete is reset to the start but if a Stop is deleted his time starts running again Delete STOP Number 1 Are You Sure Microgate Srl P 59 89 EYMICROGATE By pressing lt F3 gt you can delete a Lap You can choose to delete the last received Lap event or be more precise and indicate the Lap number and the athlete that it was assigned to Press lt F1 gt Delete Last to delete the last Lap confirmation required Press lt F3 gt Delete Number and enter the Lap and Bib Number to delete a specific event in the example Lap 1 of athlete 14 will be deleted If you want to disqualify an athlete or consider him not arrived just press lt F4 gt NA in the Edit sub menu If there are several simultaneous athletes you will need to confirm the one to be deleted Using the keys F1 to F4 select the bib of the athlete to remove in the example 2 Instead of the arrival time the writing DNF Did not finish is displayed The writing DNF is also displayed if in the Multistart test definition a maximum time has been set for finishing the execution and one of the athletes has exceeded that time The times of two athletes can be replaced using lt F2 gt Replace Enter the bibs of the athletes we want to replace All times of the first athlete 10 will be assigned to the second one 13 Br Adler Peter T Ford Ron TRI Rossi Pie
33. ll and define the test as follows Test Type d ode Go k E ack End of Test Number of impulze The athlete starts crosses the photocell which starts timing touches the wall and crosses the same photocell again which stops the time Rossi Pierluigi Trial 1 Impulses 1 3 0 Lap Time Lap Time Of course it is possible to complete various laps simply by increasing the number of impulses Similarly to the previous chapter several go amp back exercises can be created with a maximum time or by matching maximum time number of impulses Microgate Srl P 33 89 EYMICROGATE WI 4 1 3 SHUTTLE WITH RECOVERY The Shuttle test with or without recovery allows to execute shuttle tests where an exercise is carried out a certain amount of times with a given number of seconds for recovery between them e g 50 meter sprint to be performed 3 times with 20 recovery between one sprint and the other P d Recovery in 20 7 I k RUN 2 X START STOP The test is set as follows Test Type Mode Number of Impulse Number of Repetition E Pause Time DU rom as See chap 5 1 2 4 for a timing example Microgate Srl P 34 89 EY MICROGATE wi 4 2 MULTISTART The MultiStart test allows to time circuits or courses carried out by several athletes at the same time max 3 from the start line to the finish line The athletes must NOT start simult
34. mber of Impulse Number of Repetition Pause Time Test Type Max Time Test Type End of Test Number of Impulse On this screen there are 4 of the most common test types that Microgate has made available as examples Number of Impulse 00 Wu 35 Undefined Number of Impulse P 55 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 1 2 1 LOAD To begin a timing session of the desired type select the line using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys and press lt F1 gt Load or the lt OK gt key Now thanks to these preconfigured tests let s see an example for every test type 5 1 2 2 SPRINT START STOP TIMING OF A BASIC IN LINE TEST The Test Base is this type of test please refer to chap 5 1 1 for further information 5 1 2 3 Go amp BACK TIMING OF A BASIC Go amp BACK TEST The Go amp Back test is also basically the same as an In Line test please refer to the latter for further information 5 1 2 4 SHUTTLE 5X 30 TIMING OF A BASIC SHUTTLE TEST During the first sprint the timer shows information as for an In Line test after crossing the stop photocell a countdown starts for the amount of time set as recovery time 1 Rossi Pierluigi 16 8 Trial 1 PAUSE Time Lap Time When the athlete starts again for the second sprint the advance or delay signaled by an intermittent beep is calculated with respect to the recovery time these times are highlighted on the data table with the letter R Recovery
35. mpleted End of Test parameter Possible options are Number of Impulses Choosing a finite number of impulses e g 5 the test will be completed when the timer receives a number of events equal to the set parameter except for the first Start event Leaving the parameter on 0 undefined the test never ends and the operator will decide when another athlete begins the test End of Time Setting a time in minutes seconds the test will finish when the set amount of time is reached No of Impulses or End of Time Setting both parameters the test ends when the first of the two conditions is reached Microgate Srl P 28 89 EY MICROGATE WI 4 1 1 IN LINE Basic In Line tests are the simplest kind of tests and allow for example sprint timing over a certain distance Example 1a To time a sprint test over 30 meters with Start and Stop it is enough to set the End of Test with Number of Impulses equal to 1 please note that the Start Impulse must never be counted Test Type End of Test Number of Impulse Number of Impulse START lt 30 mt LAP2 lt 3 IMPULSES Test Type Mode End of Test Number of Impulse Microgate Srl P 29 89 EY MICROGATE WI The End of Test parameter set to End of Time is useful for test types where a given number of actions must be carried out in a certain amount of time These actions can be counted via the number of impulses received
36. r Day Month and Year using the numerical keypad Press lt OK gt to toggle between the fields Press lt F1 gt to save the data Date Ho L DD 7NIM 7YY YY For dates containing incorrect values e g day gt 31 or month gt 13 the user will be prompted with a relevant mask Press lt F1 gt to correct the invalid values Microgate Srl P 80 89 EY MICROGATE WI A Invalid date 5 4 4 2 SET TIME Enter Hours Minutes and Seconds using the numerical keypad Press lt OK gt to toggle between the fields Press lt F1 gt to save the data Time E HH MM 55 For time containing incorrect values e g hours gt 24 or minutes gt 60 the user will be prompted with a relevant mask Press lt F1 gt to correct the invalid values 5 4 4 3 DATE TIME FORMAT Choose the Hour 24H 12H and Date Format international American using the lt up gt and lt down gt keys and confirm by pressing lt F1 gt Save Microgate Srl P 81 89 EYMICROGATE WI Time Format Date Format DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY WARNING this configuration sets only the viewing in Results Setting of date and time on the timer as explained in the chap 5 4 4 1 and 5 4 4 2 is always in international format Microgate Srl P 82 89 GATE A 5 4 5 UNITS In this section it is possible to set the measurement unit for distances and speeds and time displaying accuracy 11 58 19 Units Measurement Preci
37. r the second time timing is stopped and the first line containing time and lap time which of course are the same appear in the table After 3 seconds timing is resumed as in this test type an undefined number of laps is possible and the photocells always give a Start Lap impulse and never a Stop impulse Press lt F1 gt New and the system asks if you want to continue with another athlete If so the following athlete is suggested bib no 1 or if a start list has been provided the next one on the list 17 17 54 Simple Test 10 26 47 Rossi Pierluigi B K 9 0 Lap Time Time Lap Time 1 9 0 Next Athlete Are You Sure New Delete Evt Rankings Options Yes No 17 23 20 Simple Test 14 Trial 1 Lap Time 0 0 Time Lap Time New Delete Evt Rankings Options If you enter the bib number of an athlete who has already carried out a trial he will be accepted but the Trial number will be increased by one 17 24 21 Simple Test L 0 0 4 1 Rossi Pierluigi Trial 2 Lap Time Lap Time New Delete Evt Rankings Options Microgate Srl P 45 89 EYMICROGATE WI If there is more than one photocell for lap timing the lap times are saved and displayed as a table which can be scrolled using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrows The scrollbar on the right indicates that there are more lap times to scroll through 1 Rossi Pierluigi 16 2 Trial 1 Lap Time Time Lap Time
38. rluigi 3r Blau Tobias PR Smith Kenneth Tr Rossi Pierluigi 3R Blau Tobias Tr Rossi Pierluigi 2r Smith Kenneth Test Type Max Time Hultistart 00 mm SS Microgate Srl P 60 89 EYMICROGATE WI 5 1 2 6 COUNTER 10x TIMING OF A COUNTER TEST The test starts when the first impulse is received and in the center the counter increases with every event After 10 impulses including start the test is finished 1 Rossi Pierluigi Tri Trial 1 Impulses 10 O 9 2 Time Lap Time The options available with keys lt F1 gt to lt F4 gt are similar to the ones for the Basic Test Microgate Srl P 61 89 EYMICROGATE WI 5 1 3 My TESTS In this screen you will find all customized test types defined by the user directly on the timer or via the Witty Manager software Typ Test Name e e MultiStart3Lap Pushup 10x Scattofreno1 min Shuttle 3x 20 recv Sprint 50mt Valetorna Go amp Back Sprint 3laps 10Flessi je be be Pele an The icon in front of the name indicates the test type Basic Multistart Counter 5 1 3 1 LOAD To begin a timing session of the desired type select the line using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow keys and press lt F1 gt Load or the lt OK gt key 5 1 3 2 EDIT Allows to display the general settings of the test type or edit the Options configuration of lines speed bases and for multistart tests photocell con
39. rrupt one photocell after the other with your hand to verify that they are functioning correctly After having received the impulse the serial number of the photocell the signal quality 100 excellent and the mode normal or strong to which it is set are displayed see chap 5 4 1 3 If Witty does not display anything it is possible that the transmission channel of the timer and the photocell differ Please refer to chap 5 4 1 2 to set the correct channel Ready to receive data SN 1 Quality 100 00 Normal Modus Microgate Srl P 73 89 EYMICROGATE WI 5 4 1 2 FREQUENCY To prevent frequency collisions with other Witty Kits on the field it is possible to change the transmission channel of both the timer and photocells which must of course have the same channel Put the n photocells that must be set into configuration mode turn off the photocells and then press and hold the on off button for 5 seconds see chap 2 2 2 When all photocells have a red blinking status LED on the Witty timer enter the channel number using the numerical keypad from 1 to 8 and press Save F1 The photocells which have just received the command emit a two tone beep restart and are turned on in normal mode Use the Verify Signal function chap 5 4 1 1 to ensure that the channels have been set correctly Channel Insert a number between 1 and amp Microgate Srl P 74 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 4 1 3 PHOTOCEL
40. sion P Speed 5 4 5 1 MEASUREMENT UNIT Choose International or US Units as measurement unit type This choice affects the measurement unit for distances and Speed Bases International Meters Centimeters US Units Feet Inches 11 58 41 Measurement Unit Select International US Units Save Cancel 12 00 39 Speed Single Base 17 59 41 Speed Single Base Centimeters Base Inches Save Reset All Cancel Save Reset All Cancel Microgate Srl P 83 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 4 5 2 PRECISION Choose the time displaying accuracy seconds tenths hundredths or thousandths for timing rankings and result lists It is important to know that this configuration sets only the displaying of times which are always calculated as accurately as possibly regardless of the configuration 1 25000 seconds Similarly data exporting to PC via WittyManager software is also always carried out with the highest accuracy and will not be affected by this function Select is 1 10s 1 100s 5 4 5 3 SPEED Enter the measurement unit choosing between meters per second km h miles hour and knots for displaying the speeds if the lengths have been entered in the relevant bases Select Microgate Srl P 84 89 EYMICROGATE 5 4 6 LANGUAGE Select a language among the ones available to be used in the Witty timer user interface Select Microgate Srl Lele Deutsch Fran ais Espa ol FH X
41. ssible peripherals connected via cable with the input jack on the back side It is possible to set the start and finish line to Normally Open NA or to Normally Closed NC For example a connected contact pad Start Pad which gives the start impulse when the athlete steps off it is set to NC The start timeout is the so called dead time setting it for example to 200 ms after the start no other impulses will be considered within the first 2 tenths of a minute this is useful to prevent false or spurious contacts Input Line START Input Line STOP nc Timeout START 5 1 1 4 2 Start Lists If one or more Start Lists have been created with the Witty Manager software and transferred to the timer with this option they can be chosen and used From that moment the athletes will be placed in the order of the list and not of their bib number Choosing this option None the regular start order is used 1 2 3 4 5 Select the start list None My Start List Runners Junior Microgate Srl P 50 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 1 1 4 3 Multi Base Speed This function as well as the single Base allows to define the distances between the photocells in order to determine the speed in the various trial laps If the distances have been set in the time lap table the speed will be displayed expressed in the chosen unit see chap 5 4 5 3 Rossi Pierluigi 3 9 Lap Time Time Lap Time zeu 69kmh
42. st Smith Kenneth Trial Rk Num Time NEI Adler Peter Ford Ron Colombo Ennio Ross Pierluigi P 26 89 EYMICROGATE When all athletes have finished their test press the lt Microgate gt key to exit the Test menu confirmation required Press the lt Microgate gt key again to return to the main menu It is possible to review the test ranking continue or delete it from the Result menu see chap 5 2 When the test session has been completed switch off the timer chap 2 1 2 and the photocells chap 2 2 1 Microgate Srl Quit from race Are You Sure Result X Athletes Settings P 27 89 EYMICROGATE WI 4 TEST TYPES Witty can handle various test types sprint shuttle go amp back athlete groups repetitions etc which are described below Tests are divided into the following main types Icon Name Description Tests for in line timing of single athletes one after the other in laps or circuits sprint shuttle go amp back endurance etc ap MULTISTART Test for timing several athletes max 3 simultaneously COUNTER Test for timing or counting repeated actions The various options available for each main type are explained below 4 1 BASIC The basic tests are divided into different sub types lall Mode Mone In Line Go amp Back Shuttle with recovery For every type it is necessary to define when and how the test is co
43. stance 17 43 44 Speed Single Base Meter Centim 400 Remember to SAVE by pressing lt F1 gt You can easily change the distance by typing it again or pressing lt F2 gt to reset it and then enter the new data Save Reset All Cancel Microgate Srl P 53 89 EYMICROGATE WI The Speed Single Base can be used also when there are several lap time measures at equal distances In this case it is not necessary to define a multi base with equal distances but it is enough to define the single base once e g 50 Meter Sprint with 10 Meter Lap Time T re START L1 rue lt LAP1 10 mt Ka LAP2 10 mt gt lt LAP3 10 mt gt lt LAP4 10 mt gt lt LAP5 10 mt gt STOP lt START STOP 50 mt gt Enter the Base Lap at 10 meters and save by Meter Centimeters pressing lt F1 gt Microgate Srl P 54 89 EYMICROGATE 5 1 2 PRECONFIGURED TEST 3 Counter 10x Z MultiStart Start Stop Shuttle 5x 30 Sprint Start Stop The tests are defined as follows Sprint Start Stop Sprint test with start and stop without lap times Go and back test with 1 Shuttle test with 5 repetitions and 30 recovery Shuttle 5x 30 MultiStart Start Stop Generic group test Test with 10 repetitions Defined as Test Type Mode End of Test Number of Impulse Test Type Mode End of Test Number of Impulse Test Type Mode Nu
44. t conditions e g in direct sun light it must be increased whereas indoors it can be decreased to ensure longer battery life Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen Press the right and left arrow keys to move the slider press lt F1 gt Save to confirm and exit lt F4 gt Cancel exits the function without changing the brightness configuration previously set Microgate Srl P 77 89 EYMICROGATE wi 5 4 2 2 SCREEN TIME OUT Set the time of inactivity after which the screen reduces its brightness to 5 it is not turned off completely Select Never 30 seconds 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes Using the up and down arrow keys choose an option and press lt OK gt Press lt F1 gt to save or lt F4 gt to cancel After the set time from the last operation carried out has elapsed the screen reduces its brightness to 5 To reset it press any key Microgate Srl P 78 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 4 3 SOUND Enables or disables the beep tone emitted when pressing a key Audible touch tone Play tones when using dial pad Using the lt up gt and lt down gt arrow key select one of the two options and press lt OK gt Press lt F1 gt to save or lt F4 gt to cancel Microgate Srl P 79 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 4 4 DATE amp CLOCK Functions for setting the Date Time and Format fi iii Ky ri m L Li T i d v Dates Time Format 5 4 4 1 SET DATE Ente
45. t is common to use lt F1 gt YES and lt F4 gt NO Delete race definition Are You Sure Microgate Srl P 18 89 EY MICROGATE wi 2 4 1 VIRTUAL KEYBOARD After having defined a customized test type see chap 5 1 4 it can be named using the virtual keyboard Use the four lt arrow gt keys to hover over the required letter highlighted in light blue and press lt OK gt to enter Use the shift key 4 to toggle between capital and small letters Pressing it once only the first letter is capital e g the first letter of the name whereas by pressing the lt OK gt key twice the CAPS LOCK function is enabled all capital letters In order to delete a mistyped letter press BackSpace ea Microgate Srl P 19 89 EY MICROGATE wi 2 4 2 THE START STA AND STOP STO KEYS In the top right corner of the timer there are the STA and STO keys simulating the events recorded by the photocells set as start and stop These impulses can be given manually to e start a test manually giving the first impulse and then manage the following using the photocells e g a counter test where only one photocell is used to count repetitions e generate a lap time when the athlete passes in a certain point when using 2 photocells press the STA key which is also used as LAP e end atest manually if for some reason an athlete has not interrupted the photocell passing too close to or below it e play with the tim
46. table for each repetition the progressive time and the amount of time of the single repetition is displayed 1 Ross Pierluigi Trial 1 Impulses 10 of Time Lap Time Microgate Srl P 39 89 EY MICROGATE WI Example 2 Test for one minute and check how many times the action is performed during the total amount of time e g go and back from two positions crossing a photocell The winner is the one who has totaled more impulses within the maximum time and in case of same number of impulses within the shortest amount of time START a p p lt p gt End of Test End of Time End of Time T UU 00 72 1 Rossi Pierluigi Trial 1 Max tine s 36 4 Time Lap Time Microgate Srl P 40 89 EYMICROGATE WI Example 3 A certain repetitive action must be carried out within 10 seconds e g slalom through cones or a series of jumps If the repetition takes longer than the set time the test is stopped The winner is the athlete performing the highest number of repetitions End of Test End of Time End of Time oo lw 38 Microgate Srl P 41 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 FUNCTIONS OF THE WITTY TIMER The main menu displays the four macro areas which will be described in the following chapters Result Athletes Settings Microgate Srl P 42 89 E YMICROGATE WI 5 1 TEST The Test section the heart of the Witty software allows to perform timing actions and define p
47. ted intelligent charging device gt 10 hours e MICRO USB type B connector for charging and connecting to a PC Jack connector for external input connection or double photocells Microgate Srl P 88 89 EY MICROGATE WI Copyright Copyright 2012 by Microgate S r l All rights reserved No part of this document or of any of the individual manuals may be copied or reproduced without prior written authorization by Microgate s r l All the trademarks or names of products mentioned in this document or in the individual manuals are or may be registered trademarks belonging to the individual companies Microgate REI2 RaceTime2 and MiSpeaker are registered trademarks belonging to Microgate S r l Microgate s r l reserves the right to modify the products described in this document and or in the relative manuals without notice The software and manuals are available in the following languages Italian English German French Spanish Microgate S r l Via Stradivari 4 Il 39100 Bolzano ITALY Tel 39 0471 501532 Fax 39 0471 501524 info microgate it http www microgate it http www microgate it Witty GYMICROGATE Microgate Srl P 89 89
48. ter by Date Enter two dates the second identical or subsequent to the first one to find the trials carried out during that period of time The filter is NOT cumulative i e any filter by Name previously entered will be reset Microgate Srl P 67 89 EY MICROGATE wi From Date 9 L 2012 DD MM YYYY To Date 9 L 2012 DD MM YYYY 5 2 3 3 RESET FILTER Resets all set filters and shows the complete result list Microgate Srl P 68 89 EY MICROGATE wi 5 2 4 DELETE Deletes the selected trial Confirmation is required WARNING If the results have not been transferred to the PC via the Witty Manager software the trial will be irreparably deleted and it will not be possible to recover it Delete race definition Are You Sure Microgate Srl P 69 89 EY MICROGATE WI 5 3 ATHLETES If the athletes personal data has been transferred via the Witty Manager software this function allows to display them Accessing the Athlete List menu the list of available athletes with bib name and birth date will be displayed Name 3 Adler Peter 05704 1971 3 Blau Tobias 28 08 1973 15 Brunelle Nicolas 12 06 1973 9 Colombo Ennio 02 09 1973 11 Conti Aldo 30 10 1974 6 Espino Cesario 20 12 1975 7 Fierro Carlos 02 05 1972 14 Ford Ron 23 02 1969 10 st Edward 2170571972 5 3 1 SHOW Displays the athlete s personal data including the picture and notes if present Press lt F4 gt or lt Microgate gt
49. ultaneously for as many as 4 devices The Witty Timer battery icon level decreases with the decreasing battery charge and turns red when the battery is almost empty Low battery charge on the photocells is indicated by the RED PAUSE status LED see chap 2 2 2 To recharge them use the power supply and connect the plug that is compatible with your national grid format Europe UK USA Australia Connect the USB cables to the power supply and the devices to charge aier D l P o gt The plug icon on the Witty Timer next to the battery icon indicates the charging progress On the photocells if switched off the status LED turns orange and blinks Both devices can be charged connecting them both to a PC but charging takes longer 480 mW instead of 800 mW of the wall power supply Microgate Srl P 22 89 EYMICROGATE WI 3 QUICK SETUP HOW TO QUICKLY CARRY OUT YOUR FIRST TEST In a few steps we will show you how to carry out your first test Switch the Witty Timer on chap 2 1 1 Mount the photocells onto the tripods and turn them on chap 2 2 1 position the start and finish photocells at a certain distance From the main menu select Test and then Test Base 1 Result Simple Test L 7p E Athletes Setti US Predefined Tests Define New Test Microgate Srl P 23 89 EYMICROGATE In the top left corner the athlete s number as well as the 1 athlete s trial number are displ
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