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1. List of group members In Groups window see Figure 2 double click the desired group ina list of groups The Group window will open see Figure 3 Tap the appropriate column in Subjects section to order athletes by ID the first name the last name or by the age Here you can also add an athlete existing in database Add or a new Add new athlete to group If you se lect one of the athletes from the list you can alter the athletes data by clicking Edit or remove one from group by click ing Remove We will return on those actions later on in chap ter 4 Managing athletes Figure 4 List of all athletes Button Search Buttons Edit athletes data add new athlete delete athlete close window e List Subjects athletes Report buttons for athlete reports Adding existing athletes to group From main window Groups gt gt doubleclick the group you wish and click Add see Figure 3 The following window will open Doubleclicking an athlete will add one to group The program will return to Group window where you can now see the added athlete with the previous ones Other route to add ath lete to group is via adding groups to athlete from main win dow Subjects gt gt doubleclick an athlete and in the opening Subjects Information window clicking Groups button will open following Figure 5 Selecting a group and clicking OK or doubleclic
2. In the following columns are the test results and reference val ues represented for each result type Different session may contain different tests performed and not all tests are per formed in every session In such cases the result values and reference values are just empty Reference value being empty may also follow from lack of the data of resembling athletes in database New pages are added to report as the number of the selected tests grows just like it does when more sessions are included See Viewing numerical report chapter 6 2 to tind out how to move between pages print pages etc 8 GROUP REPORTS 8 1 Report a test numerical report This report type is for reporting all the results of whole test group of one single test in one single test session Selecting data to report You will find this feature in treeview click Group reports gt gt Report a test N Another route is clicking Report test N button in the Groups window Figure 2 The following win dow will open Figure 28 Report a test N selecting data iReport one test Numerical Combobox group Combobox Test List of available sessions e Select a group from the uppermost Group combobox At this stage the list Available sessions will show all the sessions that particular group has stored in a database Select a test from the lowermost Test combobox After that only sessions where at least one of the
3. POWERTIMER ANALY ZER SERS MANUAL UE tT Phe EI En N Powertimer Analyzer ENG COPYRIGHT AND TITLE Newtest Powertimer SW 300 is product owned by Newtest Oy All rights reserved Palm Os and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries The HotSync logo Palm and the Palm logo are registered trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries All other trademarks used are the property of Newtest Oy All rights re served No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Newtest Oy Newtest Oy re tains ownership and intellectual property rights in drawings models dimen sions shapes solutions and ideas presented or expressed in this document HEALTH AND SECURITY The Newtest Powertimer testing system is designed for sports performance testing Use the system only as described in the user s manuals Always read the manuals and other information provided especially when you in stall the system for the first time Use the system only with by competent personnel Always acquire a written consent from participants Always consult your physician before participat ing testing and or exercise program Use the system only in supervised environment and test situation Do not al low any foul play and use only in secured area Make sure tripods and wir ing are placed in a manner that they do not cause accidents Do not use the system on une
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5. See Figure 39 for the location of dates of the sessions being compared The first date is for the group number one and the second for the group number two Below session dates in the first column are the result types depend ing on which test is in question The comparisons follow each other as you go downwards the rows separated by an empty row for the sake of clarity In the second and the third columns there are the average results for group 1 and group 2 respec tively for each session and result type To see how to manage the report print export etc see chapter 6 2 Viewing numer ical report Figure 39 Numerical report for group comparison Charlestown Chiefs Gunners 24 7 2002 lt gt 24 7 20 e e D jump hght cmn SEKR Abs P Power w 3434 67 B flght time ris 434 21 Jump bot avg crm EE 429 57 Fight time avg mz Vd 18 9 2002 lt gt 18 8 20 D jump hght er 23 61 Abs P Power w 3454 56 B flght time ma 435 00 Jump hght awg cm 21 35 Flght time avg mz 421 57 Group name Empty rows separatin sessions Session dates In Figure 40 is presented the graphical report In General in formation there are the report date both group names the test name and the test result type and unit used in report Aver sage of all bars is oresented as horizontal line The bars are in pairs one bar for one session per group Below the bars are the Dates of sessions in question To see how to man
6. Skin fold measurement and fat percentage if such exist are searched from database according to your personal meth od preference ACSM OR Durnin amp Womersley that is Af ter filling carefully fields click OK and you can consider the new athlete to be added to database with all the personal in formation List of athlete s groups When adding new athlete you cannot add athlete to group yet group s textbox and button are disabled finish ath lete adding first and then add the newly created athlete to group s see chapters 3 2 for adding existing and new ath letes to group When managing existing athlete the list will contain all groups this particular athlete belongs to Attaching athlete to group See chapter 3 2 for adding existing and new athletes to group 4 3 Editing athlete See the window in Figure 6 The same window will open with fields filled this time when you want to edit athlete s per sonal information Athlete s data can be edited by clicking Subjects in treeview and in the opening list either by double clicking athlete or by selecting one and clicking Edit but ton For more detailed description of fields in Subjects infor mation window see chapter 5 2 4 4 Deleting athlete from database When in need to delete athlete from database click Sub jects in main window opening window presented as a Fig ure 4 3 Then select the athlete and click Delet
7. Figure 31 Report a test G viewing report Report one test Report date 210 2000 Group Charlestown Chiefs Test Static pump Test result B jump hght fom Test zesslan Jump session Test session date 1897 Comments Report information Test name Average of results Result bar s Scale 6 Athlete names Result type amp unit 8 3 Compare two test sessions This report type is for presenting the results of a certain test and the result type in two sessions Thus each athlete will have two bars one per session in Figure 32 Selecting data for the report See the picture above This window will be found by clicking Group reports gt gt Compare two test sessions in tree view An other route is clicking Comparison button in the Groups win dow Figure 2 Select a group from the uppermost combo box and all that group s sessions will appear in Available sessions list Select the sessions to be compared by selecting and moving them to Figure 32 Selecting the data for comparing two sessions Jump session SJandOM 2020724 Jump session 2 202 Combo box Groups List Available sessions List Sessions to report Combo box Test Combo box Result types 00000 Sessions to report list one by one using arrow buttons Then select the test from the Test combo box and the result type from the Result type combo box Then click OK and wait for the report Figure 33 Viewing the report Compari
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9. button The session will be deleted NOTE Deleting session from database will delete Fields to fill for creating a new session Session name ses all the results in session For example later athlete sion date tester the group you ll have the session on and development monitoring will not include the results the comments from the tests performed in the deleted session e List performed tests in session Includes athlete name A test name Buttons after selecting a performed test from list click to edit report or delete it or to add a new performed test manually to database See Figure 8 Insert session name to first field After a while you may have dozens of sessions in database and you still will definitely want to find the right one easily later on so con sider carefully the type of name that tells most Clicking the button with three dots at the end of the Date row will open a calendar where you can select the correct date for the ses sion In the next line the tester is wanted Only a group can have a session all available groups are found in a dropdown Group where one should be selected If you have not yet created the group you were planning to have this session on cancel the session creating and create the group first creat ing a group see chapter 3 2 At this stage there is nothing to edit delete or report so the Performed tests section is disa bled Click OK to accept the dat
10. group not from the other groups athlete is possibly belonging to nor from the database You can also remove an athlete from a group by going to athlete s personal information from tree view Subjects gt gt doubleclick the athlete name and in groups field select the group and click once the right mouse button and a pop up menu will ap pear From the pop up menu select the Remove subject from group item and click You will be asked whether you want to remove subject from that group or not click yes if you do Editing group member information Click Groups in the tree view double click the group in question and in the opening window return to chapter 3 2 List of group members to see the window double click the athlete You can also edit an athletes data by going straight to Sub jects from the tree view and select the athlete from the list and click edit or just double click the athlete and start refilling fields in the opening window 3 3 Editing group When in need to edit group data click Groups in the tree view see Figure 2 Then double click the group or select it and click Edit button The opening window can be seen in Figure 4 Just refill those fields needed and click ok If you click Cancel no data will be changed in database 3 4 Deleting group from database When in need to delete group from database click Groups in tree view see Figure 2 Then select the group and cli
11. into Test result combo see Figure 22 When selecting the test system reloads all the sessions where the athlete has performed the selected test Thus you don t have to seek through all sessions to find the ones where select ed test have been performed You can select and remove the sessions you wish to report by clicking the Add session to re port Remove session from report and Add all sessions to re port buttons see Figure 24 Sessions can be moved also just by double clicking the selected session After all wanted sessions are selected report will be gener Newtest Powertimer Analyzer v 025 N entest Oy 2002 ated by clicking the OK button in the Subjects development window Figure 24 select and remove session Test result name Result of one session Sessions to report Average line Test session date 2002 09 18 2002 07 24 gt 7 2 Summary of several tests To report several tests of certain athlete in one report click Subjects gt gt Report of several tests N Since there are possi bly several dimensions many sessions each containing sever al tests each test holding several result types the results can not satisfactorily be presented graphically Thus summaries Add session to report are provided only in numerical form the N in parentheses Remove session from report j after button label Add all sessions to report Selecting data for reporting Pre
12. page is gen erated during the reporting process you can browse between pages by clicking the Previous and Next buttons located at the upper left corner of the numerical report toolbar All these options can be selected from the numerical report toolbar see Figure 18 Figure 18 Export to Excel button Print P Proview AT ostup Export to Excel button e Preview button Page setup button Viewing the print preview If the printer is installed to the PC you can view the print pre view of the report by pressing the Preview button Changing the numerical report page setup Numerical report setup can be changed from landscape to portrait and vice versa Change the page setup by clicking the Setup button on the numerical report toolbar You can view these changes by clicking the Preview button When Setup button is pressed a page setup dialog is opened see Figure 20 Toggle between Portrait and Land scape orientation by pressing the Portrait or the Landscape op tion buttons Figure 20 Page setup on numerical report Page Orientation Ce Portrait Landscape Preview Zoom Cancel Printing numerical report The generated report can be printed in paper by pressing the Print button on the numerical report toolbar When the Print button is pressed a print dialog opens see Figure 21 In the print dialog you can configure the printable report Actual printing is done when the Print b
13. the New but ton in the right in Groups window see Figure 2 The follow ing window Figure 3 will open Figure 3 Group window for adding AD Group Group name I Description D TI Synchronize to Newtest Powertimer r Subjects Subjects ID Fistrame Lastname Date of Bith Cancel Edit Add new Remove Combo box Group name Text field Description Check box Synchronize check List Subjects athletes Buttons tor editing athlete data adding an existing athlete to group adding a new athlete to group and to database and removing an athlete from group E o OG so Each group must have a name Think carefully what kind of a name is describing enough for later browsing combining at least team name and age or agegroup as well as sex of the group members is recommendable Enter the name in the Group name line at the top Additional precision can be achieved by writing a more detailed description in Descrip tion field If you check the checkbox Synchronize to Newtest Powertim er the group will be exported to Palm handheld the next time you synchronize your Palm with the pc Note at this stage you cannot start adding ath letes to database yet you click OK instead to confirm new group to be created The new group will be added to the database and given a unique ID See the following sections to find out how to manage the group members
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15. 27 19 Figure 27 One athlete several tests 2006 4 Ret 2002 08 20 Ref 2002 05 1 2 2002 09 24 Ref 150 00 150 00 150 00 150 00 Weight 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 EI efi ett 2f f8 Static jump Best jump hght cm 20 71 25 22 99 25 ASen Aa Abs Peak Power hal 3279 34 25 341754 25 3597 01 25 Best flight time Di 25 433 00 25 460 00 25 Jump hght avg cm 2017 25 224r 25 25 39 25 Flight time awg ma 405 50 25 428 00 25 Ab DU 25 Ajax Shuttle Time Session dates Reference values Test name Result types E o OG 0 Result values See Figure 27 In the first row there are session dates and Ref labels Reference value following each other If there are more results of different athletes of same sport and age class in database the reference value tells the quality of each result compared to other resembling values If your reference value is for example 76 it means 76 of other results in data base having athlete with same sport and ageclass are worse than yours or in other words if your result is the best the fig ure will be 100 Number of columns will be as large as need ed to show all the sessions wanted and sessions will continue in subsequent pages if needed In the first column there are the test names presented in bold then the result types following immediately The units of the results are presented in parentheses after the result type An empty row separates the different tests
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17. Browse subject button Test combo box Test result combo List Available sessions List Sessions to report To select the athlete to report press the Browse button see Figure 22 on the Subjects development window The Select athlete to report window Figure 23 will open showing all listed athletes You can select the athlete to report by selecting _ ATHLETE s we REPORTS Ee Ze z Figure 23 Select athlete to report window Viewing the Athletes development report The generated report will look like in the Figure 25 Each bar represents the result of the chosen result type in one session frame Dean sg Thus it is easy to see the development Above the bar chart erat tea u nn A athletes identity as well as test name and reporting date are shown Below each bar is the date of the session Figure 25 Athletes development report lt NEWTEST gt Subject s development Date 2 10 2002 12 40 40 Name Jack Hanson Test Static jump ID 002 Da eof birth 126 196 Subject s development the athlete from list and clicking the OK button or by double i clicking the athlete on the list see Figure 23 When athlete is selected all athlete s sessions are loaded into Available ses sions list Now select the test from the Test combo box see Figure 22 After test is selected all test result types of the se lected test are loaded
18. Selecting data to report You will find this feature in tree view click Group reports gt gt Report a test G Another route is clicking Report test G but ton in the Groups window Figure 2 The following Figure 30 will open Figure 30 Report a test G selecting data Report one test Graphical Report source Group Charlestown Chiefs Test Static jump Cancel Result Available sessions Comments Jump session 2 2002 09 18 Jump session 1 SJ and CMJ 2002 07 24 Jump session 3 2002 09 24 Combo box group Combo box Test Combo box Result oo oO List of available sessions See Figure 30 above and e Select group from combo box Group e Select test from combo box Test e Select result type from comb box Result Only the result types of the test selected in the previous combo box are available e Select session from the list Available sessions Only sessions matching the criteria of the two uppermost combo boxes are shown e Click OK and wait for the report to appear on the screen Viewing the report Picture of a report is presented in Figure 31 zoomed out Each athlete will have his own result bar with name written below An average of results is presented as a horizontal line starting from the first bar These and the rest of the data are pointed in the picture See chapter 6 1 Viewing graphical report to learn how to print export or otherwise manage report 21
19. a you inserted and to add the new session to database 6 REPORTING You can create both athlete or group level reports in graph ical and numerical format Graphical reports can be printed and saved into PDF format which is convenient format for e g sending reports through world wide web for further analysis Also graphical reports can be exported to Rich Text rtf for mat Numerical reports can be printed and exported to MS Excel format Reports can be generated directly from tree view see Fig ure 9 Also generating a report while browsing athletes and groups is possible see Figure 10 and Figure 11 Figure 9 Report from tree view i Subjects M Sessions o Subject reports SL d Subjects development G Report of several tests N Ey Group reports Report a test N Report a test G Compare two test sessions G Group development N Group deyvelopmernt L Group comparison IN G Reports can be created directly from tree view by clicking the report type you want to generate Reports are divided into two sections Athlete Subject level reports and Group level reports Figure 10 Report buttons at the Subjects Figure 4 List of all athletes window Development Report tests Generate an athlete level report by selecting the athlete from the Subjects window and pressing the selected report button or by selecting the Subject and pressing right mouse button to ge
20. abeung zer Comments Session dat Jump ianiai San An dump en A2 910 Combo box Group Combo box test Combo box Result List Available sessions List Sessions to report gt gt Group development G in a tree view or Development G button in Groups window Figure 2 List of all groups Select the group from the Group combo box see figure be low then select the test from Test combo box and the partic ular result type from Result combo box Only the result types of the chosen test are shown The Available sessions list will show all sessions matching the criteria of the group and the test Move the needed sessions to Sessions fo report list using arrow buttons click OK and wait for the report to show up Viewing the report Picture of an example report is presented in Figure 37 Graph ical group development report For managing report sav ing printing etc see chapter 6 1 The dates of sessions are palced below each bar In the General information are pre sented the report date the group name the test and the result type The Average of all bars is shown as a horizontal line 8 6 Group comparison numerical amp graphical Group comparison numerical amp graphical In this report type the results of two groups can be compared The values to be compared are the averages of the group members in one session In a numerical comparis
21. age the report print export etc see chapter 6 1 Viewing graph ical report 25 rt po Jesse omparison re Figure AO Graphical group c v Gs SC a oi gt d gp rare Wie S LAOdIa an IC on ik ARA DAN sees ney oe ja gt b 9 SYNCHRONIZING DATABASES SYNCRONIZING 9 1 The synchronization of the databases D AT AB AS ES The synchronization of the Newtest Powertimer and Newtest Powertimer Analyzer databases is developed to be as easy as possible Usually you do not have to make any kind of inter vention after the synchronization is started However in some rare cases e g duplicate athlete ID is created at the New NER a test Powertimer you are prompted so that the right action is Bits ie performed Note that the regional settings must be the same an 7 R cz NO A z on both ends Palm amp PC in order to get the synchronization t ZE dE as ER working properly TN R e gt u Ry g properly ES ONA 4 SCORE N JI Jee d Ee hie ee w 9 ba P w Arem gt 3 fort iy H H gt ti 9 2 The synchronization sequence gt Z d a Ex To synchronize the databases attach the Palm device to the hs s GK gt gt OO SEP T gt Palm cradle If no cradle is available attach the Palm to the as oy NG ELIE EEE AZ EN PC with the HotSync cable EZ 2 After Palm is attached to your PC press the HotSync button za located at the Palm cradle or at the end of the HotSync cable A Afte
22. and you will be guided through checking down loading and installing possible new updates for Powertimer Analyzer software in World Wide Web About Powertimer Analyzer will tell about this software Work space Nested windows will appear in workspace when chosen from treeview or menu see Figure 1 Tree view From the treeview in the left side of the main window user can easily select most important features of Powertimer Analyzer software see Figure 1 3 MANAGING TEST GROUPS This chapter describes how to manage groups of athlete in the database Start test group managing by clicking the Groups button in treeview The following Groups window Figure 2 will open Group name Group description Syncronize to Palm oo oO 0 Report buttons 3 1 Browsing groups When clicking the Groups button in treeview all the groups in database will appear in the window opening in workspace If the database contains more groups than there is room for in the window a scroll bar will appear Also you can organize groups by ID order in which they have been created or by name alphabetical order to ease browsing That happens by clicking the columnheader see Figure 2 Figure 2 List of all groups Le Ai ur Eee Py ka N tes UT Me Zi en UR 3 2 Adding a new group to database Adding a new group to database is to click
23. ane s star run test Movement wel Speed testing 4 Combo box Group List Available tests List Tests to report List Available sessions E o 9000 List Sessions to report 23 ing comparison button in the Groups window Figure 2 Fol lowing window will open Viewing report Picture of a piece of the report is presented in Figure 35 zoomed out All the result types of the chosen test are present ed for the group as an average in each session selected to re port Managing report saving printing etc see chapter 6 1 Viewing numerical report Figure 35 Numerical group development report 2002 07 24 2002 06 20 2002 09 18 2002 09 24 OO OO Zu 23 61 21 33 434 67 454 86 3597 01 434 29 435 00 Ze ai bol 425 57 421 57 Jump Aght avg em Fight time awg m React Strength Index Jump hght awg crn Critct time avg me Fight time awg ris Each session is placed in its own column Each result type placed in its own row Different tests are separated with an empty row 8 5 Group development graphical Reporting graphically the group development can only be done for one single result type of a test since only two dimen sions are allowed Selecting the data to report To open the window resented in Figure 36 for selecting data to graphical group development report click Group reports 24 Figure 36 Selecting data to graphical group development report ar nrnparznn ni twn beat zg s
24. athletes in the group selected in the uppermost combobox has performed the test selected in the lowermost combobox are shown in list Avail able sessions e Click to select the desired session from the list Available ses sions Click OK and wait for the report to be presented Viewing report The report will have the following layout Figure 29 Report of several tests 3417 54 3736 94 3154 13 3542 70 3436 95 3366 45 3454 86 179 25 3154 13 3736 34 Athlete names Average of group results Deviation of group results Vd Minimum value of group results 6 Maximum value of group results Reference value for column result Result columns See Figure 29 above In the first column the four last rows are Average Deviation Min and Max respectively In the rows above them are all the group s athletes listed In the first row are the result types gained from the test each in it s own col umn separated by Ref Reference value columns Athletes are each in their own rows Average row holds the average of each result type for the whole group Similarly Deviation the smallest value Min and the largest value Max repre sent the values for the whole group of that particular test result whose column they are located in 8 2 Report a test graphical report This report type is for reporting one result from one test in one session for multiple athletes The results are shown as a bar chart
25. ck Delete button The group will be deleted However the data base will still hold all test data collected under that group in dividual athletes test data will not be lost 3 5 Generating group reports Application generates several types of test reports auto matically if wanted both for viewing and for printing Click Groups in treeview and select a group then click the type of report you want in buttons down right or press the right mouse button to get the report menu to appear Letters N and G stand for Numerical and Graphical respectively You can also select reports of groups to be generated from treeview di rectly group reports Regardless the report type always a new window will open More detailed instructions for generat ing different group reports are found in chapter 8 MANAGING ATHLETES 4 4 Se R ul 211794 gt sk 4 Set A ok ECH vA Ts 4 er Te SA K i II u oe UDO TA PA POT S mia ek e CC d zer S an ENTE CZ ai CEP TR k EE lg EE de Den AER E RR WA SC A KE EFT KR CULE e S A gt we 4 MANAGING ATHLETES This chapter contains instructions for adding editing and de leting data in database regarding individual athletes 4 1 Browsing athletes When clicking the Subjects button in tree view all the ath letes in database will appear in the window opening in the workspace If the database contains more athletes than there is room for in t
26. e available you will be asked to update the software The up date is for both Powertimer Analyzer and Palm Powertimer During the next synchronization session the software will be reinstalled to the Palm device To be able to update software you will need a internet con nection _ SOFTWARE vie SZ ck 14 2 iJin D m EI a Ze 1 in 2 FUNCTIONALITY OF THE USER INTERFACE 2 1 Components of user interface Title bar Title bar is the top left text in main window It usually says Powertimer Analyzer and the name of an opened window nested within the main window see Figure 1 Figure 1 Components of interface Menu Tree view Title bar Menu items Workspace Menu From the menu you can choose different actions or instruc tions The different menu items are listed below see Figure 1 e File Close and Exit If there is any window open other than main window it will be closed when the Close is cho sen Exit will shut down and exit the program e Tools Options will open regional settings window where you can choose between measurement units Reinstall New test Powertimer will set the Newtest Powertimer Palm soft ware into the install list of the install tool On the next syn chronization session the software will be reinstalled to the palm device e Help Open help opens the help document Tap check for updates
27. e button The athlete will be deleted GQ Deleting athlete from database will delete all the one s results as well 4 5 Generating athlete reports Application generates several types of test reports automati cally if wanted both for viewing and for printing Click Sub jects in treeview and select a group then click the type of re port you want in buttons down right N and G stand for Numerical and Graphical respectively You can also se lect reports of athletes to be generated from treeview direct ly subject reports Regardless the report type always a new window will open More detailed instructions for generating different athlete reports are found in chapter 7 5 MANAGING SESSIONS This chapter contains instructions for adding editing and de leting data in database regarding test sessions 5 1 Browsing sessions When clicking the Sessions button in treeview all the Ses sions in database will appear in the window opening in work space If the database contains more Sessions than there is room for in the window a scroll bar will appear Also you can organize sessions by ID or date order in which they have been created by session name alphabetical order or by tester name to ease browsing That happens by clicking the columnheader The appearing window Figure 7 is present ed below Figure 7 List of all sessions Sessions Combo box select a group if you have lot
28. generated report to PDF format by clicking the Save to PDF format button on the upper left corner on the report toolbar see Figure 14 When the button is pressed a save dialog opens with which you can select the location where to save the exportable document Figure 14 Save to PDF format button E la ei Save to POF format Exporting graphical report to RTF format Export the generated report to RTF format by clicking the Save to RTF format button on the upper left corner on the report toolbar see Figure 15 When the button is pressed a save dialog opens by which you can select the location where to save the exportable document Figure 15 Save to RTF format button Save to ATF format Printing graphical report Print the generated report to paper by clicking the Print button on the upper left corner on the report toolbar see Figure 16 Figure 16 Print button 16 Zooming the graphical report Zoom the graphical report by either pressing the zoom in and zoom out buttons or selecting the zoom value from com bo box see Figure 17 These options can be found at the up per left corner of the report toolbar Figure 17 Zooming the graphical report elo ZS WI Zoom in zoom out buttons Zoom value combo box 6 2 Viewing numerical report Generated numerical report can be exported to Excel for mat and printed to paper You can also change the page set up from landscape to portrait If more than one
29. hat ownership of the Software and allsubsequent copies thereof regardless of the form or media are held by Newtest The Software is licensed for use on any Newtest product and or person al computer provided that the software is used only in connection with Newtest products You may use the Software on one 1 Newtest prod uct Otherwise the Software and supporting documentation may be cop ied only as essential for backup or archive purposes in support of your use of the Software You must reproduce and include all copyright notices and any other proprietary rights notices appearing on the Software on any cop ies that you make No assignment no reverse engineering You may transfer the soft ware to another party if such party accepts the terms and conditions of this License Agreement If you transfer the Software you must at the same time either transfer all copies of the Software as well as supporting documenta tion to the same party or destroy any such materials not transferred Modification reverse engineering reverse compiling or disassembly of the software is expressly prohibited However if you are a European Un ion EU resident information necessary to achieve interoperability of the Software with other programs the meaning of the EU Directive on the Le gal Protection of Computer Programs is available to you from Newtest upon written request Export retrictions You agree that you will not export or re export the
30. he window a scroll bar will appear Also you can organize athletes by ID or by name alphabetical order to ease browsing That happens by clicking the columnheader The Subjects window looks like the one presented in Figure A In the drop down list beside the text Select group you can select one of the groups in database Pressing Search will result in members of that particular group solely visible in win dow thus making browsing easier when long list of athletes occur in the database 4 2 Adding a new athlete to database Easiest way to add an athlete to database is to click Sub jects in treeview and in window opening see Figure 2 click New button The following Figure 6 will open Figure 6 Subjects information Inserting general data It is strongly recommended to create unique athlete ID s i e social security number right from the beginning of filling the database The button with three dots just before Date of Birth textfield will open calendar where you can select the correct date Sport and gender are selected from drobdowns Inserting anthropometrical data After inserting athlete s height and weight at their fields the BMI Body Mass Index will be calculated automatically In this context the Skin fold measurement and Fat percentage are meaningless and disabled those features are related to edit ing athlete see chapter 4 3 When dealing with existing ath lete
31. king Group will add athlete to that group Figure 5 Add groups to subject window LG Add groups to subject i x Cancel Group Subject Ogie Ogilthorpe Groups Groupname Description Karpat38 Tiny Ducks Gunners W Hockey Team Soccer Team List The groups to which an athlete can be joined Adding new athletes to group Adding a new athlete to a group can be done by adding a new athlete to database see chapter 4 2 Adding a new ath lete to database and then adding the athlete to a group see chapter 3 2 Adding existing athletes to group OR directly from tree view Groups gt gt doubleclick the group in ques tion and in the opening window click Add new button Both ways will result in opening Subjects information win dow see chapter 4 2 Adding a new athlete to database If you started with the direct way i e clicking Add new in Group window as soon as you have filled the fields for new athlete information and clicked ok the newly introduced ath lete will be added both to database and to the group in ques tion Removing an athlete from a group Easiest way to remove an athlete from a group is to click Groups in tree view doubleclick the group in question and in the opening window return to chapter 3 2 List of group members to see the window select the athlete and click Re move Note The athlete will be removed only from that particular
32. on all the re sult types of the selected test are shown In a graphical report however one of the result types must be chosen at a time Figure 37 Graphical group development report Group development Report date 2 10 2002 Test Static jump Group Charlestawn Chiefs Test result B jump hght cm Static jump 2 E EJ a ui Report information Scale Bars for each sesson showing a group average of select ed result type Average line Session dates Result type amp unit Selecting the data to report e Tap Groups reports gt gt Group comparison numerical and graphical in the tree view or Comparison button in Groups window Figure 2 Browsing groups The following window will open Figure 38 e Select the groups to be compared with each other from the first and the second combo boxes Group 1 and Group 2 e Select the test for the comparison from the third combo box Test e If planning to have a graphical report choose a result type for comparison from the fourth combo box Result type Only result types for the test selected above combo box Test are available Choosing Result type is not necessary if heading to Numerical report since all the result types of the selected test are included in the numerical report e Use the arrow buttons see Figure 24 to move sessions re quired for the comparison from Available sessions list for group to the Sessions to report list gro
33. oson of two sessionss Compare two sessions Report date 2 10 2002 Test Group Charlestown Chiefs Test result Stat pump B jump hghi cn H x z f a PA 07 Sep 02 BE 29 Sep 02 ee average Report information Scale Two bars for each athlete one per session Average line E o 9000 Result type amp unit Viewing report Picture of the report is presented in Figure 33 zoomed out Each athlete will have two own result bars with a name written below The two bars represent the results of the particular type of result in the particular test in the chosen two sessions Aver age of all results is presented as a horizontal line between the bars These and the rest of the data are pointed in the picture See chapter 6 1 Viewing graphical report to learn how to print export or otherwise manage report 8 4 Group development numerical This report type is for reporting the group averages of one test in the different sessions A very suitable report type for moni toring e g team development in successive time steps All the result types of the chosen test are presented in this numerical report Selecting data for the report Select the data for numerical Group development report in window presented in Figure 34 It will be found by clicking the Group reports gt gt Group development NI in tree view or click Figure 34 Selecting data for numerical group development report IN Group development Numerical Marg
34. r Hotsync button is pressed following dialog in Figure 41 N is shown A 3 f p F e x EA Figure 41 HotSync dialog d a p IR en w w 2 SE UC BRR lt A GE Sa AN Z z Sc A gt p Tra Le sA 5 4 va j ey Ar Zen GH A i Ts Sn Ki a A E A SARS coer ee oe Status text field pa e Sy wie ii N NOR c v pe F n leet vn d toa er caret An Kee UG e Fa hr 28 The status text field see Figure 41 shows the status of the syn chronization The Palm may contain many other applications that can be synchronized with your PC The synchronization of the Newtest Powertimer database and the Newtest Powertim er Analyzer database is performed when status text field says Synchronizing Powertimer Conduit The synchronization is relatively fast operation after few sec onds the dialog disappears and synchronization is performed All test athletesand group data from Newtest Powertimer is transferred to Newtest Powertimer Analyzer 9 3 Synchronization error cases In this chapter the error cases that can occur during the syn chronization are explained Duplicate Athlete found If following dialog see Figure 42 opens during synchroniza tion a new athlete is created at the Newtest Powertimer with ID that matches with the athlete ID found at the Newtest Pow ertimer Analyzer database Figure 42 Duplicate found dialog Duplicate found S ch D TIIN ett sasiy at w Free ten rue isst aan
35. s of sessions it eases the search After selecting a group tap search Buttons for editing sessions creating new ones deleting session and for closing the window 5 2 Adding new session to database You can add a performed test session to the database manu ally if you wish You may want to do that for example if you have older session results printed in paper and you want to 13 save and manage those results using your new Newtest Pow 5 3 Editing session ertimer Analyzer Easiest way to add session to database is to click Sessions in treeview and in window opening see Fig ure 7 click New button The Session window Figure 8 See Figure 8 The same window will open with fields filled will open this time when you want to edit session data Session s data Figure 8 New session window can be edited by clicking Sessions in treeview and in the i opening list either by doubleclicking athlete or by selecting Session one and clicking Edit button For more detailed descrip Name a EW tion of fields in Session window see chapter 5 2 Tester Group Comments Performed tests 5 4 Deleting session from database Performed tests Edt Report B Add new po sions in the main window the opening window is presented When in need to delete a session from database click Ses as the Figure 7 Then select the session and click the Delete
36. srrrreenn 2 Selecting data to report 2 Viewing the report 2 8 3 Compare two test SESSIONS e e ae ea aaa aaa aaa nace 22 Selecting data for the report 22 Viewing i Sloe GE 23 8 4 Group development numerical 0000000nnnnneeessssseeeeaeeen 23 Selecting data for the report 23 Viewing EE ee 23 8 5 Group development graphical c ccccccccceeeeee teens 23 Selecting the data to report 23 Viewing the report 24 8 6 Group comparison numerical amp graphical 24 Group comparison numerical amp graphical 24 Selecting the data to report 24 OR E 25 9 Synchronizing databases 2 220000000000000000000000000000000 27 9 1 The synchronization of the databases 000s0sssssssseseseees 27 9 2 The synchronization sequence uueee eee aaaaaaaia 12 27 9 3 Synchronization error Coses eee aaa aaaaaaiai1aa 28 Duplicate Athlete Jound 28 Nothing happens after HotSync button is pressed 28 O OVERVIEW Gel e 0 1 Purpose of the software The purpose of this software is to analyze and report the test results collected from Newtest Powertimer testing system You can generate either numerical or graphical reports of the se lected session s athletes s or group s New athletes and groups can be created with the Powertimer Analyzer software and sent to Newtest Powertimer for actual testing After the performed session all te
37. ssing Subjects gt gt Report of several tests will open follow ing window Figure 26 Report of several tests Teiti to repot AKU I A4 EEN Ki Browse subject to Subject field List of tests The tests selected for reporting See Figure 24 to see how to use arrows when selecting tests List of sessions for given athlete and given tests The sessions selected for reporting See Figure 24 to see how to use arrows when selecting tests Proceed in steps see Figure 26 e Select an athlete to subject field by browsing with Browse button In the opening window Figure 23 select the de sired athlete and click OK e Select the tests needed from Available tests list Figure 26 and use arrows to move them to Tests to report for using ar rows see Figure 24 e Analyzer will show only sessions performed by athlete se lected in first step in Available sessions Again pick wanted items by moving them to Sessions to report window using the arrow buttons Click OK and wait for the Analyzer calculate all the results and to show them in report The structure of the report is presented in next chapter The functionalities i e printing are similar in all reports see Viewing numerical report chapter 6 2 Viewing the numeric report of several tests per formed by one athlete Appearance of report depends on the number of tests ses sions and results to be reported in report An example is pre sented in figure
38. st data is transferred from Newtest Powertimer to Powertimer Analyzer via HotSync The synchronization sequence is made as easy and flexible as possible you do not have to do anything more than press the ER D pit VM Ok pe D SA Ee ne HotSync button on the Palm device or cradle In some occa b Y p gw sions e g duplicate athlete created at the Palm end you will ke w H re S AE dy be prompted E GQ IMPORTANT The Newtest Powertimer Analyzer database Powertimer_db mdb must be backed up regularly The database is located at the same ws V D ty E 4 d a 4 d st 4 a directory where the Newtest Powertimer Analyzer software is installed i t D EA f Co rei d a PE KZP dE 2 1 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS w Ra kt e 1 1 Software requirements and installation To install and run the Newtest Powertimer Analyzer you need e An Intel compatible PC with Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 or XP e 32 MB RAM 128 megabytes recommended e 100 MB disk space e Internet connection for automatic software updates Note In this manual all references to a personal computer are also applicable to laptop computers 1 2 Other requirements The Palm Desktop Software must be installed before Newtest Powertimer Analyzer 1 3 Automatic software update The Newtest Powertimer Analyzer software automatically checks for updates during the program startup If updates ar
39. t the report menu visible Report buttons are placed at the bottom right corner of the Subjects window Figure 11 Report buttons at the Groups Figure 2 List of all groups window Report test N Report test G Report sessions Development G Development N Compartzon You can generate a group level report by selecting the group from the Groups window and pressing the selected report but ton or by selecting the group and pressing the right mouse but ton to get the report menu visible Report buttons Figure 11 Report buttons at the Groups Figure 2 List of all groups win dow are placed at the bottom right corner of the Groups win dow 6 1 Viewing graphical report It is possible to export a graphical report to PDF and RTF for mat print the report and zoom the report to view more details when appropriate These options can be selected from the graphical report toolbar Figure 12 Graphical report toolbar Graphical reports contain a bar chart for every selected group athlete or session to report Report contains also an average line that represents the average of all results on the chart Figure 13 Chart of the graphical report LLL 7 Seu ne BE BE EE p oka GG GK eg o mn 5 a a e i SES el E 20 e e D z 15 a D H 0 Pe Exporting graphical report to PDF format Jack Karso 0 4 Wi o 3 IR 2 o 3 Export the
40. up 1 Exactly the Figure 38 Selecting data for group comparison Tem and best eng OF U commons mi o Tom pam hh 1201 7 1 Remik oem 0 1 Jee aria J red Ld HS Dessen be nope group 1 batter Kst Giant C Combo box Group 1 Combo box Group 2 Combo box Test Combo box Result type List Available sessions Group 1 List Available sessions Group 2 List Sesions to report Group List Sesions to report Group 2 e 0000090600 Check boxes Numerical amp Graphical same must be done for the group 2 Only sessions where there are results of the test chosen in combo box Test will be shown and thus will be possible to be selected NOTE the sessions are compared pairwise The sessions will appear in sessions to report list in the order they were selected there AND in the re port the first one in sessions to report group 1 list will be compared to the first one in session to report group 2 list the second to the second and so on Thus it is recommended to choose one first for sessions to report groupl list and then pick up carefully the respective session for group 2 e Select either Numerical or Graphical for the report type us ing the check boxes below lists e Click OK and wait for the report to be shown Viewing the report Picture of an example of numerical group comparison re port is presented below as Figure 39 and of graphical as Fig ure 40 respectively
41. utton is pressed Figure 21 Numerical report print dialog Print Options W Grid Lines Page Range Setup Ge All I Border Pages BI kj a Jh Shadows Zooming numerical report You can zoom the numerical report by pressing the Setup button on the numerical report toolbar When setup dialog opens see Figure 20 select the zoom value from the combo box and press the OK button Zooming can be performed also by pressing the Zoom button on the numerical report toolbar 7 ATHLETE REPORTS Athlete reports are reports that contain test results of selected athlete from the selected session s Since one chart bar repre sents one specific test result on all graphical reports user must select the particular test result type e g best jump height On numerical reports all test results of a specific test are in cluded automatically in all reports 7 1 Athletes development Athletes development report monitors athletes perfomance in successive time steps Selecting the data to report In the athletes development report you must select the athlete the test the test result and the session s you wish to exam ine on the report see Figure 22 However when athlete de velopment report is selected by clicking report button in the Subjects window see Figure 10 the Subject field athletes name will be automatically filled Figure 22 Selecting the data for Athlete s development report Subject field
42. ven slippery and or wet surfaces Always clean the underly ing surface and the jump mat from excess dirt and dust with damp cloth If necessary use mild detergent Do not use the system wearing high heels or spikes Use only with flat soled athletic shoes DISCLAIMER The material in this manual is for informational purposes only The product s it describes are subject to change without prior notice due to the manufac turer s continuous development program Newtest Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products decribed herein Newtest Oy shall not be liable for any damages direct or incidental consequential or spe cial arising out of or related to the use of the Newtest Powertimer testing system SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR POWERTIMER ANALYZER CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT Software products included with this product that are not Newtest products are licensed to you by the software provider Refer to the license contained in the provider s product for the terms of use before using such product License Newtest grants you a limited nonexclusive license to use the ac companying software program s the Software subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this License Agreement You are not permitted to use the Software in any manner not expressly authorized by this License You ac knowledge and agree t

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