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1. Signatures To be official the scorer and athlete must sign the scorecard NRA HP 14 3 1 f 2 amp 3 AA ae ae Zacher Snel 38 OJORION SCORNG Sr TEM 423 Num Scorers Signature ERIK Aoko COLON s iame AM D de Orion scorecards are available for high power rifle rimfire sporter shotgun and silhouette For more information on Orion or Orion ORION scorecards visit www orionscoringsystem com Results from Orion SCORING SVETEM scored matches are available at www orionresults com 93
2. 8 2 3 Uploading Results to the Result Center A a S ee os eck Se ee wk Bw we E ee 8 3 1 Creating a Tournament ara Powe ee PER 8 3 2 Tournament Permissions 00 0008 eee eee 8 3 3 Adding or Removing a Match from a Tournament 8 3 4 Editing a Tournament oscuras bie eae oe 4 OA Team LEAGUES 6 4 6 452 2k FE ERE SHE EREO REED EHR EGR EES a 8 5 Additional Result Center Features a 85 1 Individ al Score Page iao ce eee eo eee See oe ee ASS x Deter Scoreboard ee Gk Wik Wh Wee HSE He POG RGB T a Manual Scanning of Targets A 1 Independently Scanning and Scoring Targets o o A 1 1 Scanning Targets sn gt sao we sacer sordet Ho HR A 1 2 Loading Target Images ooa aaa AA B Using Orion Scorecards List of Figures E 3 2 Da 3 4 Da 3 6 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 AA DL A 5 4 Ea 5 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 Fl Fil Example license file needed to activate Orion lt o o lt Entering E E MAN Entering the license into the License Form 244 2444 464 bern eee a License expiration warning message lt a ae ae ew ee An approved Air Rifle Target for Orion 64 2 6k ee ae eee ae eG An approved High Power Rifle Scorecard for Orion Example Database Properties for a club that participates in Three Position Ai Rie ir eh GEER AAA AAA e iH Example Membership values for a club E
3. Figure 6 4 After selecting bull 4 right clicking will allow the user to adjust or remove the shot 6 4 5 Shot Selection Rows At most one value may be selected for each shot selection row Orion will highlight the selected value on screen e To change a value double click over the new value e To remove a shot select the shot right click and click on Remove Shot 6 4 6 Extra Shot fired by the Shooter Occasionally shooters will fire more shots on a target than allowed by the course of fire Accord to most rule books if a shooter fires extra shots the shot should not be removed but rather marked as an extra shot which penalizes the shooter To mark a shot as an extra shot fired by the shooter 1 Make sure all targets for the particular position have been assigned to the shooter 2 Select the target in the target list 3 Zoom in to the extra shot Most rule books specify the highest value shot on the target is the extra shot 4 Select the shot and make sure it is highlighted shot hole will turn red Right click and select Extra Shot 66 After a shot has been marked as an extra shot Orion will annul that shot then apply a 2 point penalty to the lowest value shot in the series Because most rule books specify only a jury member and not an EST can assign a penalty Orion does not automatically assign shots as being extra shots and thus will not automatically penalize the shooter 6 4 7 Internal Cross Fires
4. Orion will scan the targets load it into the program assign the target to the shooter and score Depending on the speed of the machine Orion is installed on this may take several seconds Initially the new targets will appear highlighted in green in the Target list on the left hand side of the screen Green highlighting indicates these targets are not yet scored It may be necessary to click the plus sign next to Targets then the plus sign next to Relay 1 and finally the plus sign next to the shooter s names to see the list of imported targets Repeat these steps until all targets are scored 6 2 3 Auto Score for a Group of Shooters without Barcode Labels or Fill In The Bubble Competitor Numbers Using Auto Score for a group of shooters without barcode labels works best when using e Orion for Clubs e Single bull targets To use Auto Score for an individual athlete 1 2 Select the Match Scoring tab Using barcode labels is not supported in this mode Do not apply barcode labels or fill in the Position and Series markings on the target Load the scanner with a set of targets from one particular athlete and one particular position Select the shooter to scan and score targets for It may be necessary to click the plus sign next to Targets then the plus sign next to Relay 1 to see the list of shooters Right click on the shooter and select Scan Targets For and then the position Orion
5. 36 5 2 6 2 National 3 Position Air Rifle Council Categories 36 5 2 6 3 USA Shooting rule books Categories 37 5 2 6 4 Position Progressive Pistol rule books Categories 37 5 2 6 5 National Match Air Rifle Categories 37 5 2 6 6 NRA Categories estaria OEE ES OH SY 37 SF Match Favores o ec oe BRE EME ai tekik e eke 37 Ro Virtual Matches o oo reer a ho we we EASE HARE AEE OH 38 5 3 1 Understanding Virtual Match s Parent Child Relationship 38 5 3 2 Crealing Virtual Matches aaoo ee eae es SH OSG GAG Oe BSH ES 39 S24 Creating the Parent Matoh cv ee cis ho Eee he RY 39 5 3 2 2 Creating the Child Matches 4 6 46 9 ka 06 Sees 39 5 3 2 3 Downloading a Child Matic lt lt aaa aaa 40 54 Working withthe Match File ceo cac racc emisa pma Eud padnes 40 54 1 Creating a Local Mateh o oca cca ra e a A 5 4 2 Opening an Existing Match aasa aaa ooo 5 4 3 Copying an Existing Match ocio A 5 4 3 1 Creating a Backup Copy of an Existing Match 5 4 3 2 Creating a New Match Based on an Existing Match DAM Cling a Mah e ae a ER AR A Davmng a IM REE 5 5 The Match File and Directory Structure 2 scope 5 5 1 My Matches Directory sac ca eee ra 5 5 1 1 Changing the Location of My Matches 595 2 MatchImage E AIN 553 Match XML File se eoc escra wade AAA A 56 Competitor Managemenb s sc coss coa acies taa dae doaa ee a a DOI Adding aCompetilot ce nassen ces ea e
6. Internal cross fires is when the shooter fires more than the perscribed number of shots on a single aiming bull The intracacies of what is an internal cross fire verses an extra shot fired as well as their penalties are rulebook dependent In most cases if a shooter fires an internal cross fire he or she should fire fewer shots on the next aiming bull And again in most cases the shooter is allowed two internal cross fires before he or she is penalized The BB Gun and Benchrest rulebooks are notable exceptions Using the BB Gun or Benchrest rulebook when a shot is marked as an internal cross fire the shot is penalized 1 point which is according to the respective rulebooks All other rulebooks Orion does not automatically access a penalty If the shooter should be penalized for excessive internal cross fires these penalties have to be manually adjusted 6 4 8 Applying Additional Penalties In a competition jury members may decide to penalize shooters for a multitude of reasons Firing a shot in the preparation period too many internal cross fires unsportsmanlike conduct and other reasons may require a penalty Regardless of the penalty points may be deducted from the shooter as decided by the jury The most common penalty in a competition is when a shooter fires too many shots in a stage This penalty is handled by Orion using the extra shot fired functionality see section 6 4 6 for all other penalties follow the procedure below Note that
7. team 2 will be shooters 5 8 and team 3 will be shooters 9 12 Max Number of Team Members sets the limit to the number of team members that can be assigned to any one team Max Number of Team Members must be equal to or 33 greater than Number of Team Members By default this value is set to 100 effectively allowing any number of athletes to be assigned to any one team 5 2 2 3 Invert Group Analysis The Invert Group Analysis is used almost exclusively for BB Gun shooting When used Orion will invert shot coordinates from a target for purposes of group analysis It does not effect the score It does so for all shooters in the match this property can not be adjusted on a per shooter basis This functionality is deprecated and may not be avaliable in future versions 5 2 2 4 Finals Orion supports two types of Finals the original 10 shot format and the new 20 shot start from zero format Course of fire that include with Final in the name refer to the original and older Finals format This is when the top eight competitors after qualification shoot an addi tional 10 shots The 10 shots in the Finals are added to the qualification to determine the winner The Finals scores in this format are always scored with decimal precision The course of fire simply named Finals is the new 20 shot start from zero format The format was introduced by the ISSF in 2012 To successfully conduct a Finals competi tio
8. Visual Image Scor ing technology Orion can score quickly accurately and fairly There are two ways to score targets with Orion Auto Score provides a one button au tomated solution for scoring Alternatively manually scanning targets allows a user to in dependently scan and score each target Auto Score method is highly recommended when using supported scanners When using a non supported scanner the manual method may be better 6 1 Scoring Accuracy The Orion Scoring System is designed to meet or exceed the Electronic Scoring Target EST standards used by the International Shooting Sports Federation ISSF Ad hoc EST Committee To meet these standards Orion must be used in a manner consistent with the instructions in this manual Orion scores both single shot holes and holes created by multiple shots This is known as multi shot scoring Single shot scoring is more accurate than multi shot scoring De pending on the discipline Orion s multi shot scoring accuracy may not be good enough for competition but can still be used in practice sessions For example air rifle and 50ft rifle competitors should only ever fire one shot per bull in a competition In other disci plines such as air pistol or 50m rifle the required scoring accuracy is such that multi shot scoring is acceptable in competitions Orion s typical scoring accuracy is listed in table 6 1 6 1 1 Obvious Errors Orion s scoring algorithm does occasionally make mistak
9. but without barcode labels Using one method over the other depends on a number of factors Table 6 2 provides a list of the factors and which choice is best Using Single Shooter Group of Shoot Group of Shooters ers with Barcode without Barcode Labels Labels Barcode Labels Not Recommended Recommended Not Supported Multi Bull Targets Recommended Recommended Not Recommended Single Bull Targets Recommended Not Recommended Recommended Scorecards Recommended Recommended Not Supported Table 6 2 Auto Score Recommended Usage To use Auto Score the feature must be turned on To turn Auto Score on click the Auto Score button Auto Score is On Auto Score is Off o Figure 6 1 Auto Score On and Off 57 Auto Score has been tested with each of Orion s supported scanners Support for Auto Score is only provided for use with supported scanners Auto Score may work with non supported scan ners but this functionality is not guaranteed 6 2 1 Auto Score for a Single Shooter in a Match Using Auto Score for a single shooter in a match works best when using e Orion at Home e Any tye of target or scorecatd To use Auto Score for a single shooter in a match 1 There is no need to prepare and apply barcode labels to targets or scorecards When there is only one competitor in the match Orion will assign all targets scanned to that one competitor The Position and Series markings should however be filled in 2 Select the Match Sc
10. e To score all targets that have not yet been scored click the Score Targets button on the menu bar e To rescore all targets regardless if they were previously scored follow select from the Match then Score then Re score All Targets 6 3 1 Scoring Fill in the Bubble Shot Selection Rows Each fill in the bubble shot selection row is treated as one potential shot Orion will score the shot the shot selection row based on the bubble that is filled in by the user If two or more bubbles are filled in Orion will identify the bubble that is filled in the most At most one shot value is allowed per shot selection row If the user does not fill in the bubble adequantly Orion may not identify the value If no value is filled in Orion will not treat the shot selection row as a shot 6 4 Working with Targets 6 4 1 Terminology Targets verses Scorecards The term Target refers both to a target with aiming bulls and a target with fill in the bubble shot selection rows The former is commonly called a scorecard To Orion both are treated the same To learn how to use Oroin Scorecards as a scorer recording scores visit Appendix B 6 4 2 Verification Verification is the process of manually correcting any scoring abnormalities Scoring Abnormalities can include everything from a shooter firing too many shots on a target to an obvious error All scoring abnormalities should be corrected by the Statistical Officer before results for an
11. or AR Type rifles 5 2 6 6 NRA Categories e Classification refers to the NRA s skill level classification for that specified event Orion does not calculate team classification The statistical officer must do so and select the appropriate classification for the team e The User Specified category allows the user to subdivide individuals and teams based on selected values The user may specify the names of individual categories in the fields below 5 2 7 Match Favorites A Match Favorite is a set of saved match properties that you can use at a later time to quickly create similiar matches 37 To save the properties of a match as a Match Favorite click the Save as Favorite button from within the Match Properties window Note that a Match Favorite must be saved in the FAVORITES folder under My Matches this is the default save location Use a meaningful name when saving Match Favorites This name will appear in the Welcome Screen as an option when you start Orion 5 3 Virtual Matches Orion natively supports Virtual Matches A Virtual Match is when two or more clubs or individuals compete against each other at geographically different locations While the competition at each location is run independently the scores are seamlessly merged to gether online Anyone watching the scores online will see no difference between a Virtual Match and a traditional match The traditional type of match is called a Local M
12. 3 84 K6 10 1 48 0 15 1 49 K7 8 5 64 3 29 6 53 K8 Y 1 83 8 05 8 25 K9 9 0 31 4 97 4 98 K10 10 0 70 0 02 0 70 KN 1 90 3 Group Center 1 60 1 73 Group Area 68 57 Group Roundness 1 22 ORION SCORING SYSTEM Figure 7 2 An individual score sheet for a shooter e In kneeling the shooter has a fairly round group but is centered off at the edge of the nine ring He could of have a few extra points by paying more attention to his sighters and correlating his called shots with his actual shots and then making appropriate sight adjustments Shot group analysis provides the following information e Graphically the light shaded blue ellipse is the shooter s statistical representation of his or her group It displays the area that 90 of a shooter s shots were statistically located within 29 e The lines within the shot group ellipse are the major and minor axes and correspond to the center of the group e Group Center is the statistical center of the shot group The first number is the X coordinate center the second number if the Y coordinate center Both numbers are in millimeters Group Center is largely influenced by the athlete s ability to center his or her group that is calling shots and making appropriate sight adjustments to the actual shot location e Group Area is the size of the statistical representation of the shot group It is also the size of the shot group ellipse This is measu
13. About20 About20 About 40 Recommended Number of Firing 1 to 4 1 to 12 1 to 30 8 to 40 8 to 40 Points Rifle Recommended Number of Firing 1 to 4 1 to 8 1 to 24 6 to 30 6 to 30 Points Pistol Recommended Number of Firing 1 to 4 1 to 8 1 to 24 6 to 30 6 to 30 Points BB Gun Recommended Number of Firing 1 to 4 1 to 8 1 to 24 6 to 30 6 to 30 Points Benchrest Recommended Weekly Practice 1to5 1to5 1to7 2to7 2to7 Sessions Table 3 5 Supported Scanner Comparison 22 Chapter 4 Shooter Database The Orion shooter database has two functions First to allow the user to keep a list of shooters who frequently shoot at at an Orion range Second to track and analyze shooter performance over time This chapter describes how to setup and manage shooters within the shooter database The Orion database maintains a list of shooters and tracks these shooter s performance over time Who is added to the database is a matter of choice While many users will only add team members common visiting teams or other shooters may be added to this database for similar purposes There is only one database file for each licensed copy of Orion The database will aggregate scores from many Orion match files The competitors in a match may or may not be the same as the shooters in the database When a shooter is added to a match from the shooter database Orion uses the information in the database as default values for the match competitor Once a competitor
14. High Power Rifle Scorecard and NRA High Power rule references While specifics differ for each discipline the instructions are valid for all Orion scorecards Stage Identification Fill in the appropriate stage bubble If no stage is selected Orion will by default assume the first stage in the list Athlete s Name Write the athlete s name legibly If the competitor number can not be identified the stat officer will assign the scorecard manually based on the name Sighters Write in the value of each sighter shot if any Orion does not read these values they are for the athlete s reference only Shot Values Each line represents a different shot There is one bubble for each possible shot value including Xs and Misses M Fill in the inner bubble representing the shot s score z Changing a Shot Value By rule NRA HP 14 16 if a shot value has to be corrected leave the original mark On the scorecard fill in the complete outer bubble of the correct score then initial to the right Complete for Fired Shots Only Orion scorecards may have more shot value fields than actual shots in a stage Only fill in a shot values for shots in the match If in this example there are only 10 shots in rapid fire sitting leave shots 11 20 blank Do Not Make Extra Marks Extraneous marks or doodles on the scorecard may cause Orion to mis interpret scores It is b
15. In The Bubble Competitor Numbers aao 6 2 4 Auto Score Performance 00200200 aa 6 2 5 Auto Score with the LiDE 700F 60 626 SelectingaScanner Ses terra A A 61 627 Shadow Direction osa eio sao a EAE OEE ERE HES 61 Go SCONE s oes iee e E EE ek 61 6 3 1 Scoring Fill in the Bubble Shot Selection Rows 62 64 Working with Intees sc sok eek og Rak EER ES ew EES OHS BRS 62 6 4 1 Terminology Targets verses Scorecards 000 62 642 Verification 50 s s Bike e WOK BEEBE OREN GOERS 62 6421 Target ligt osca eA RAKED EER EEREDREEAS 63 5422 Torget ee perper perihan a EnA ERE HE RES 63 6 4 2 3 Shot List aoaaa cs ves aos 64 Cae Addim ohol e boo 64 544A Re moving MR 65 6 4 5 Shot Selection Rows 0 a e e 66 6 4 6 Extra Shot fired by the Shooter 00 aurana TN 66 6 4 7 Internal Cross Fires co ae ae ew ee e 67 6 4 8 Applying Additional Penalties oaoa Ve ae Owe 67 649 Rescoring TARBE E ie ioa sa misa mi a dah e i 68 6 4 10 Shooting Multiple Shots Per Bull a naaa aaa 68 6 4 10 1 Specifying the Expected Number of Shots per Bull 68 6 4 10 2 Multiple Shots per Bull on Benchrest Targets 69 6 4 11 Removing a Target 0 a nauau aa AAA RA 69 BELLE Scoring Tests o so EN SOE EGER taset Ere ES HSS 69 6 4 13 Rescanning a Target aoaaa aa AAA 70 6 4 14 Changing the Target Scheme lt oo 70 6 4 15 Compressing Target Imag
16. Match Properties window will appear b If the Welcome Screen is closed click on File then New Match and then Create a New Virtual Match Parent TheMatch Properties window will ap pear 2 Set the Match Properties specific to the match see Section 5 2 3 Click the Save button Because the properties of a Virtual Match are distributed to its children Orion must restrict updating a number of match properties The rule book Course of Fire and Cate gories can only be set when the Virtual Match is created It is important to double check these properties before creating the match 5 3 2 2 Creating the Child Matches Creating child matches is performed only by the primary match sponsor Creating a child match is equivalent to allowing another Orion user permission to participate in the Virtual Match Other Orion users may not participate until the primary match sponsor creates the child match for them All Orion users including Orion at Home users may participate in a Virtual Match as a child To create a child match 1 Open the applicable parent Virtual Match 2 Click on Match and then Virtual Match Children TheVirtual Match Children window will appear 3 For each Virtual Match host 39 a Search for the Orion club or team to add under the Add a Child Virtual Mat ch tab When searching for another Orion club or team the user may search for the team name or Orion account number If the team cannot be found it likely
17. O JORION SCORING SYSTEM User Manual Orion for Clubs Orion at Home Shooter s Technology LLC Copyright by Shooter s Technology LLC All Rights Reserved Version 2 3 22 August 29 2015 Contents 1 Safety First 1 2 What s New 4 3 Requirements 9 31 OropSoitware oca eia oa 9 oe Er A e mn A A 9 32 1 License Renewal orar AAA AAA 10 3 2 2 Non Scoring License 6b hE a BRS 11 3 3 Internet Access socia a a a a ie 12 34 AUS esoe e sd a 12 Sauk SVC Dale oae ar dadra III 13 3 4 2 Microsoft s NET Framework cocos 84 09 4 0 13 34 3 Computer Proficiency ao sao sca 22449 Soe Sag PHRASES S 13 25 Targeisand o oiu oce aei a e i a eR ah a a Rh ea a 13 3 5 1 ISSF Approved Air Rifle and Air Pistol Targets 13 3 5 2 Protecting Targets from Rain and Wind 2 065 646 666566 45 14 O SN RR IN 14 36 AUTO o ca a a as a da 16 aF RAM ci A O AA A A a 16 7l Supported SCANS s AA A e a taa 17 371 Tanon POS os ccas nia a a as 17 Qi did Canon DR C225 2 ok aca dade e we we e a a 17 37 DS Canon DRCHMO occiso 17 37 14 Canon DR MIG0L a ea ac aoa a a ea ee a 18 34 1 Canon DR oOl a oca eo oead a eco a a i 18 gt LO Canon ODE FOUE occ gai bee a e eee we wed A 18 SL Cmon DRC oeie e de ek a da 18 ide Canon DROOG occ ee ea ee eA we a a 19 3 719 Canon DR A4AOIOC oo orarie so eS a a we 19 372 Uns pported Scanners a ir A Ree RES e S 19 a Pe coa ata a ae to a iea o ln la ia 19 A A 20 3 10 Additional Software gt o lt ra
18. RA A A RRA wR 20 4 Shooter Database 23 4 1 Configuring the Shooter Database o o o o 23 411 BSh oting Styles decada ARAS 23 41 2 Membership Fields gt gt se a aeanoea AAA A 24 AUMENTE 24 4 2 Managing Shooters in the Shooter Database o 25 4 2 1 Favorite eis s ia ia ada ae a a AA 25 A3 Dashboard ere es ahde gu E maa Toa E a D RS 26 4 4 Shooter Analysis ia cis ira AS 27 5 Match Management 28 5 1 Welcome Screen A a ORO BRS a RS 28 52 Match Properti s sir ida dace day AAA AA AAA 29 5241 BasicsRalebook Tab s 6 we OA SD WERE Re daak 30 52 11 Beatie End Dates circa RK ERE ERE EGR 30 5AL2 Typeof Matei eors mit termoses AA 30 A Rulebook oc cac RK a E CROSS GES 31 5 2 1 4 Tie Breaking Rules ce Sawa Se ee eG Os 31 5215 Dedmal Scoring lt ec eh ey eG ARA 32 AE es spe ERNE RES SEE OES RS 32 522 COMBO Pie Tb 2 kk wei ae kab ka eee ERR AER ERR EER S 32 DEL ete perdul es ee eee REEDS OLED SHS OES 33 5 2 2 2 Team Member Coniguration lt 4 lt 2884 s8e4 465 33 Sao IPO ANGIE 20 ro 6 HOE SS HH SG 34 See Fral ossoa ada wc Ge os a we wp Re ee we et cw cme A 34 fees Iraning Sessions Cada ee ES 34 5 2 3 Result Center Tab 44 lt s 604 465444 46 5 68 ew ee ee ee 35 5 2 3 1 Tournaments o 35 5 2 4 Competitor Number Tab 6 644 bG 6 a YRS 35 5320 SACOM lab oss ae mda adka AAA 36 DEJE Capois lab cis AAA A A 36 5 2 6 1 Categories found in most or all Rule books
19. Rifle 4 1 2 Membership Fields A Membership Field allows the user to track membership or membership numbers Membership Field values are often used as competitor numbers in a match There are many types of membership values available to track or you can add your own For exam ple e Civilian Marksmanship Program competitor ID e USA Shooting membership number e School ID When used in conjuction with competitor numbers within the Assign To process mem bership field values should either be all numeric 6 digits or less or all alphabetical 6 characters or less recommended See section 5 8 When shooters are added to a match it is possible to configure Orion to use a particular Membership Field as the default competitor number see section 5 2 4 4 1 3 Category Fields Category Fields are optional field values If selected these field values will automati cally be imported when a shooter is added to the match from the Shooter Database 24 Shooting Style E Shooting Styles Memberships Category Fields Y CMP Competitor ID USAS Number Y School ID Add Rename Remove Save Cancel Figure 4 2 Example Membership values for a club Shooting Style Shooting Styles Memberships Category Fields Gender DOB F Address Phone Number F Email Y 3 Pos Air Rifle Type Y 3 Pos New Shooter Air Rifle Ammunition USAS Air Rifle Classification E USAS Air Pistol Classification PPP Posit
20. Score The score value of the shot Penalty The number of penalty points if any applied to the shot Notes Additional notes about the shot X The x coordinate of the shot s center Measured in millimeters Y The y coordinate of the shot s center Measured in millimeters R The radial distance of the shot s center Measured in millimeters This value is used to derive the score value Size The area of the shot hole measured in millimeters squared Confidence A metric indicating the amount of tearing around the shot hole 6 4 3 Adding Shots Although rare there are circumstances that will cause Orion to not find a shot on the target This may be due to a number of reasons Orion only looks for shots within a pre set distance from the aiming bull at least out to the 1 ring If a shot is beyond this distance Orion may not find it Shot holes that are ragged have unusual tearing may not be found This is common for poorly maintained air rifles and air pistols velocities below 450 feet per second Torn or irregular shot holes are evidence of low velocity 64 waon o ose jos ozi 1508 0 998 Figure 6 3 Adding and adjusting shots after right clicking e If there are more than the expected number of shots on a bull Orion may not find the additional shots To compensate Orion allows the user to either add or identify shots to the target To add a shot 1 Select the tar
21. Shoot Off was fired and in team events ties are broken by the last series of Rams then Turkeys then Pigs then Chickens counting backwards With the American Skeet and Trap rulebook if a Shoot Off score is recorded then it is used to break the tie If a Shoot Off is not recorded then the longest run as defined by the NSSA rulebook 8 d is used to break the tie 5 2 1 5 Decimal Scoring When Decimal Scoring is enabled all shots are scored with tenth ring values e g 10 3 or 8 9 When it is disabled shots are scored with Integer values e g 10 or 8 Courses of fire labeled with with Final always have the Finals scored in decimal The only opportunity to select or modify Decimal Scoring is when the match is created Decimal Scoring may not be updated after the match is created 5 2 1 6 Reentry A Reentry match is a generalized term refering to competitions where athletes and teams are able to shoot the same course of fire multiple times A match participant s results are based on the reentry configuration While there are many variations of this theme the most common is taking a participant s highest score Orion plans to expand the number of reentry options in the future Currently there are three reentry options e No Reentry is the default with it all reentry calculations are turned off Partci pants may only shoot the course of fire one time and results are based on their score during that one firing e
22. Target In general a target should never be rescanned The only reason to rescan a target is if the target image has an obvious deformity If this occures remove the target from Orion then rescan 6 4 14 Changing the Target Scheme Orion automatically reads the target scheme when a target image is loaded into the pro gram In some remote instance Orion may incorrectly identify the type of target and thus score the target incorrectly This may be caused by the bar code in the upper left corner is torn written on or otherwise damaged When viewing a target in Orion it displays the type of target scheme it identified at the top of the screen Figure 6 6 is an example NMAR 600 yds Reduced for 10m Orion Scoring System A NMAR 600yds Reduced to Designed lor use wth the Orion Scoring System Patent pending Figure 6 6 Target Scheme Identification To change a target s target scheme 1 Select and right click on the target 2 In the pop up menu select Change Target Scheme 3 In the new form select the correct target scheme and click OK Orion will rescore the target using the new target scheme 70 6 4 15 Compressing Target Image Files In order to achieve accurate scoring Orion orginally scans and saves target image files in a lossless format Doing so consumes a lot of disk space At the conclusion of a match after all scoring is complete Orion can compress the target images The new files are about 15 of the ori
23. a RO k ERS 5 6 2 Linking Match Competitors and Database Shooters 563 Coaches corra a A So aR a e a 5 6 4 Removing a Competitor on 6c ai ER ae DE aS OES 565 DOES Participants lt ss o Hd aS aa ew a G 5 6 5 1 Rules for Importing Participants from Excel 5 6 5 2 Rules for Importing Participants from an Orion Match File a7 Team Management IE 5 8 Assigning Targets to Athletes a aaa ia HED 5 8 1 Text Based Competitor Numbers aaau 5 8 1 1 Fill In The Bubble Text Based Competitor Numbers Bee Barcode Labels o oore wow secate a RA A 5 8 2 1 Generic Barcode Labels aooaa 644864 0a ts 5 8 2 2 Course of Fire Specific Barcode Labels 5 8 2 3 Barcode Labels in Matches with One Competitor 5 8 2 4 Barcode Labels on Scorecards 5 8 3 Manually Assigning Targets 2 2 o o 5 8 3 1 Series Advancement During the Assign To Process 5 8 3 2 Difference between Mark as and Insertat 6 Scoring 61 Scoring ACCUrACY fa ke WS OR We A kB e a GLI Obvious Errors EA 6 1 2 Use of Scoring Gauges with Orion aaaea 6 1 3 Beta Release Technology moria ar 02 AUSGE e oore Gove a aie a de a a a a ee i i 6 2 1 Auto Score for a Single Shooter in a Match 6 2 2 Auto Score for a Group of Shooters with Barcode Labels or Fill In The Bubble Competitor Numbers 004 6 2 3 Auto Score for a Group of Shooters without Barcode Labels or Fill
24. all penalties must be applied to a specific shot 1 Select the Match Scoring tab 2 Select the shooter and the target to apply the penalty to 3 Select the shot the shot will turn red to apply the penalty to 4 Right click and select Add Penalty 5 Inthe Penalty Form fill in the required information and click Save e Rule Reference is the rule number from the rule book that justifies the penalty e Penalty Points is the number of points to deduct from the shooter s score e Description is a brief explanation for the penalty 67 Figure 6 5 The penalty form being filled in after a common issue 6 4 9 Rescoring Targets When adding removing or marking extra shots itis possible to make a mistake Although Orion does not have an undo feature the user may have Orion remove all shots from a single or multiple target and rescore the targets electronically To rescore a single target select the target from the target list do a right click then select Re score Target To rescore all targets select Mat ch then Score then rescore All In some rare cases if itis suspected that Orion did not score a target with a high enough level of accuracy it is permissible to rescore the target using the protest algorithm see section 6 7 The protest scoring algorithm uses an enhanced method that can lead to better scoring accuracy Because this algorithm takes longer to run it is not recommended for use unless a shooter protests
25. default generates a rich set of result lists depending on the rulebook and op tions selected within Match Properties see Section 5 2 Result options in general include overall individual and team results individual qualification results and individual and team stage results 7 1 Displaying Results Orion can display two type of results in program ranked results of athletes and teams or shot groups of individual athletes 7 1 1 Displaying Ranked Results Ranked results is an in order list by score of all athletes or teams for a specific event and category The available Events e g Individual Team and Standing are controlled by the selected course of fire The categories e g Sporter or Precision is controlled by the category selection Both are set in Match Properties see Section 5 2 Displaying ranked results is available on the Match Results tab Select the result to view using the drop down list under Ranked Results Click Update Results to view the results on screen Click Print Result to print In a reentry match only those scores that count towards a participants score are listed For example ina Highest Score from EVENT reentry match only an athletes highest aggregate score gets listed His or her other scores are not displayed in the result list 7 1 2 Shot Groups Orion provides in program shot group analysis via the Shot Group Form Shot group analysis is a statistical representation
26. event are considered final Orion provides tools to add and remove shots add misses assign penalties rescore shots and more to help the user resolve scoring abnormalities Verification is performed from Orion s Match Scoring tab 62 The Match Scoring tab is divided into three parts the Target List the Target Image and the Shot List 6 4 2 1 Target List On the left hand side of the Match Scoring tab is the target list This is a tree view that lists all the targets loaded into the match Unassigned targets appear at the top of the tree view just below the Target identifier Targets assigned to a shooter are listed under the shooter s name Shooter s are further grouped by their relay Within the TargetList Orion will highlight targets or shooters with any known ab normalities Table 6 4 lists the meanings of different colors Background Color Meaning White Target is scored and Orion found the expected number of shots on that target Green Target has not yet been scored Yellow Target is scored but Orion found more than or fewer than the expected number of shots Red Shooter has two or more targets assigned to the same Position and Series Blue Currently selected target italic Target has not been viewed yet Table 6 4 Highlighted Target Colors and their Meanings All highlighted targets or shooters should be resolved before printing or reporting results 6 4 2 2 Target Image To view a target sel
27. for small rifle clubs that hosts relatively small to mid size matches once a month When using the DR C125 with Orion make sure the eject selection lever is set to the straight path position Due to its construction the DR C125 does not scan single bull air rifle or BB gun targets and is thus not supported for these target types This scanner is no longer available for retail purchase For technical support on the DR C125 please consult Canon 18 3 7 1 8 Canon DR 3010C The Canon DR 3010C is a mid range scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for a small club that hosts relatively small to mid size matches once a month When scanning with the DR 3010C the paper tray should be monitored as it can back up and jam with large paper loads For technical support on the DR 3010C please consult Canon This scanner is no longer available for retail purchase 3 7 1 9 Canon DR 4010C The Canon DR 4010C is the predecessor to the DR 6010C and is no longer available for purchase It is best suited for a mid size to large clubs that regularly hosts matches The Canon DR 4010C is specifically designed to handle heavy stock paper such as paper targets However it is only designed to do so if the Straight Path feature is used The straight path is when the output tray on the back side of the scanner is open Please see the Canon documentation for additional information on using this feature For technical support on the DR 4010C p
28. graphical and quantitative values of the shooters shot group This is enabled by default e Include Final will include the athlete s Finals score if available e Obfuscate Results will found the X Y and radial values to 1mm and not in clude decimal values of shots when integer scoring is used When printing individual score sheets in a reentry match Orion will ask which reentry tag to use Select one or multiple tags to print 7 3 Shot Group Analysis Shot Group Analysis is an exciting feature found only in Orion that helps shooters better understand how they are shooting When a shooter only shoots one shot per aiming bull it is difficult for him or her to know if his or her group is centered what shape the group is in or how big or small the group is Shot group analysis uses statistical analysis techniques to calculate and display a shooter s core group Score is only one method for a shooter to know how well he or she is doing Score alone does not tell a shooter or coach much information about what needs to be improved Alternatively shot group analysis can tell a shooter where his or her group is centered if the group round or elongated and how large the group is Orion displays this information both graphically and analytically in the individual score report or the in program shot group form Figure 7 2 is an example of a individual score report with shot group analysis turned on Consider the following in
29. in fluorescent orange or a similar bright color that are inserted into the bores of air rifles so that the ends of the CBI protrude out of both the muzzle and open breech CBIs confirm that air rifles are unloaded CBIs must be inserted in all air rifles when they are brought to a range or removed from a gun case on a range CBIs may be removed only during preparation periods change over periods and firing times The use of CBIs is mandatory in all Three Position Air Rifle competitions 3 RIFLE ACTION Always keep rifle actions open with a CBI inserted except when the rifle is on the firing line between the beginning of the preparation period and the end of the firing period When firing is finished or the rifle is laid down for any reason the action must be opened and a CBI inserted in the bore Spring air rifles must be left uncocked and unloaded The action may be closed when an air rifle is placed in a gun case but the action must be opened and a CBI inserted when it is removed from the case Note The only exception to this rule is for older spring air rifles where the cocking lever cannot be left in the open position without damaging the mechanism lThe Safety Rules for Air Rifle Ranges is reprinted with permission from the National Three Position Air Rifle Council 4 TRIGGER Keep your finger off of the trigger until after placing the rifle in the shoot 10 11 ing position and beginning to aim at the target It is especially
30. in the bubble competitor number mark zone 5 8 2 Barcode Labels Barcode Labels as the name suggests are return address size labels printed with a barcode then affixed to Orion targets The barcodes are read by Orion to automatically assign the target to the correct shooter stage and series Barcode lables are used properly there is no need to go through the assign to process see section 5 8 Target identifier barcodes come in two variations generic labels and course of fire specific labels Position DOLO Series 400VOO Wil EET www orionscoringsystem com N G Position Position OOOO A se 029009 N AA WWW ome com Figure 5 4 Barcode label placement Barcode labels should be placed over the existing Competitor Number box When using generic labels left image the position and stage bubbles should be filled in with a dark colored pen Course of fire specific barcodes right image abbreviate the position and stage e g P1 on the label 5 8 2 1 Generic Barcode Labels Generic target identifier barcodes only identify the shooter they do not identify the posi tion or series Shooters must fill in the appropriate bubbles near the top left of section on Orion targets for the position and series Bubbles should be filled in with a dark colored pen Generic target identifier barcodes are most useful for training purposes when different shooters will often firing different number of
31. may be installed on a single computer It is prohibited for multiple users to utilize a single install license of Orion An User may be an individual or organization If an user is an organization any representative of the organization may use the licensed copy of Orion It is prohibited to install Orion on multiple machines or transferring Orion from one machine to another without written approval from Shooter s Technology LLC 3 2 1 License Renewal Orion is licensed on an annual basis It is possible to purchase up to a three year license This summary of the license agreement does not replace the EULA It is provided here as a quick refer ence only 10 LicenseForm x License File Erik Anderson Shooter s Technology LLC 1234 A 4 1 2011 4 1 2011 ORION_V1 c95584848037b 15ce40eb26ef537280e a a Authenticated Figure 3 3 Entering the license into the License Form Orion will provide an alert when the license is about to expire Once a license is within 90 days of expiration Orion will present a message box similar to Figure 3 4 when Orion is opened a License Expiration WarningForm Your Orion license is about to expire Please visit store orionscoringsystem com to purchase a renewal license Days Remaining 18 Your license number 1 7 Remind me in 30 days Close Figure 3 4 License expiration warning message After renewing the scoring license an updated license file w
32. means this club or team either does not have Orion or has not enabled Result Center b Select the team or club then click on Add c Confirm the addition of the specified team Once a child Virtual Match is created it is not possible to later remove this child from the match While not necessary it is possible for the primary match sponsor to create a child match for his or her own Orion account It is also possible to create multiple child matches for a single Orion Account Orion stores the match properties for the child match in the Result Center The next step is for the secondary match sponsors to download the match properties to their copy of Orion 5 3 2 3 Downloading a Child Match Downloading the child match is performed only by the secondary match sponsors It can only be done after the primary match sponsor creates the child match and the match prop erties are stored in Result Center the secondary match sponsors may only then download the match properties to their version of Orion e If the Welcome Screen is open under Create a New Match click on the name of the child match to download and join it e If the Welcome Screen is closed click on File then New Match and then Download a Virtual Match Child Select the match to download click on Download The match will be downloaded and saved to the local machine running Orion A child match may only be downloaded once Child matches can upload scores to the Virtual
33. not provide technical assistance for any scanner other than those listed as a supported scanner 16 3 7 1 Supported Scanners Orion has been tested with and currently supports the following scanners the Canon LiDE 700F P 208 DR C125 DR C225 DR 3010C DR M160II DR 4010C and DR 6010C The LiDE 700F is a flat bed scanner the others are all automatic document feeder scanners that allows multiple targets to be scanned in one pass Table 3 5 compares the currently available scanners and their recommended usage The term Supported Scanner means Shooter s Technology will provide technical assistance to use with Orion and will achieve the typical scoring accuracy listed in Table 6 1 Unsupported scanners are likely to work with Orion but not guaranteed Users should not exceed the recommended number of firing points for their respective disciplines 3 7 1 1 Canon P 208 The Canon P 208 is a small desktop scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for home users and small rifle or pistol clubs that host only local competitions infrequently When using the P 208 with Orion make sure the Auto Scan switch is set to OFF The switch is located in the back of the scanner The P 208 does score all types of Orion Tarets However due to its construction the P 208 is not recommended for single bull air rifle or BB gun targets When using the P 208 it is sometimes necessary to provide a gentle push on the target to start them f
34. overridden if desirable The Relay field allows competitors to be grouped into their respective firing relays Each shooter can be assigned to a relay 1 through 24 By default a shooter is assigned to relay 1 Within Orion using relays is most helpful during the scoring process In the scoring tab competitors are grouped by their relay making it easier to find and work on a smaller set of competitors during a match 5 6 2 Linking Match Competitors and Database Shooters In order for the Orion database to receive scores from a match the competitors in the match must be linked to shooters in the database This is done by selecting the database shooter from the drop down list in the Shooter Database Link column If a shooter is a favorite or was added from the shooter database the link between the competitor and the database shooter already exists While this operation will link the scores all other information between the match competitor and the database shooter are not linked For example if a competitor s Email Address is updated in the match Orion will not update the Email Address for the corresponding database shooter 5 6 3 Coaches In some competitions it is desirable to list a team s coach or an individual shooter s coach in the result bulletin To accomplish this in Orion add each Coach as a participant in the match Then for the individual shooter or for the team select the coach from the provided drop down list When results a
35. single bull targets either prac tice or competition it is often easiest to use an alternative method of Auto Score In this method instead of relying on barcode lables to identify the athlete you indicate the ath lete at the time of starting Auto Score All new and redesigned Orion targets have fill in the bubble areas for competitor num bers Targets use text based competitor num bers and scorecards use numeric competitor numbers Using fill in the bubble values is an easy replacement for barcode labels but recommended only for practice and small competitions Generic barcode labels are best for practices In this method sheets of an athlete s mem bership number which gets used as their competitor number in a match get printed out The position and series must be filled in on the target Manually assigning targets is generally not recommend other than a method of last re sort Its best only to use this method on small number of targets and where other methods can not be employed Section 5 8 2 3 and Sec tion 6 2 1 Section 5 8 2 2 and Sec tion 6 2 2 Section 6 2 3 Section 5 8 1 1 and Sec tion 6 2 2 Section 5 8 2 1 Section 5 8 3 Table 5 3 Different Methods used to Assign Targets to Athletes 48 5 8 1 1 Fill In The Bubble Text Based Competitor Numbers When using text based or name based competitor numbers the competitor number value may be filled in directly on the target using the fill
36. the match sets the rule book course of fire categories and other match properties When a parent match is created the match properties are uploaded to the Result Center The parent also gives permission to other Orion users to participate in the match these are known as the child matches A child match must have exactly the same properties as the parent match As a result when a child match is created it is created based on the properties stored in the Result Center This is known either as downloading the child match or joining the Virtual Match Child matches has no control over the rule book course of fire or categories Competitor management and scoring is identical for both parent and child matches 38 5 3 2 Creating Virtual Matches Creating a Virtual Match has a number of steps These are as follows 1 Create the parent match Performed by the primary match sponsor 2 Create the child matches Performed by the primary match sponsor 3 Download the child matches Performed by each of the secondary match sponsors 5 3 2 1 Creating the Parent Match Creating the parent match is performed only by the primary match sponsors Creating the parent match subsequently creates the Virtual Match Virtual Matches may only be created by Orion for Club and Orion Site License users To create the parent match 1 There are two ways to create a parent match a If the Welcome Screen is open click the Create a Virtual Match link The
37. the Orion installation program will try to down load and install it from the Internet Please note that later versions of the NET Framework e g NET 4 0 does not explic itly include NET 3 5 3 4 3 Computer Proficiency Orion is only recommended for users proficient with Microsoft Windows based operating systems Users should be able to comfortably perform program installation file manage ment set up external hardware e g scanners and printers and use the Internet 3 5 Targets and Scorecards Orion works with either designated Orion Targets Orion Scorecards or specific paper targets that have been approved by the ISSF Orion Targets and Scorecards may be purchased from www orionscoringsystem com and other approved vendors There are many attributes about Orion Targets that are unique and necessary for elec tronic scoring The two most obvious attributes are the target s size and paper quality For example the Orion multi bull air rifle target uses an A4 paper size This allows the tar gets to be scanned using many commercial scanners with an automatic document feeder The traditional 12 bull paper size is simply too large for economical scanners The paper quality is also key for accurate electronic scoring Orion Scorecards are designed for shooting disciplines where scoring is done in the field such as high power rifle silhouette or shotgun They contain a series of fill in the bubble rows Each row representing a shot
38. the athlete would fire in the competition And each bubble in the row representing a possible shot value To learn how to use Orion Scorecards as a scorer recording scores visit Appendix B 3 5 1 ISSF Approved Air Rifle and Air Pistol Targets Single bull air rifle and air pistol targets approved by the ISSF may also be used with Orion e The Orion Air Pistol scoring technology will score either Orion Air Pistol targets or any ISSF approved Air Pistol target measuring 17cm by 17cm 13 Orion Scoring Systern 5 _ AA a Three Position Air Rifle te L wt Figure 3 5 An approved Air Rifle Target for Orion e The Orion Air Rifle scoring technology will score any Orion Air Rifle target or any single bull ISSF approved Air Rifle target measuring 10cm by 10cm 3 5 2 Protecting Targets from Rain and Wind When using Orion Targets care must be taken to protect the target from rain wind and other weather Orion targets tear easily especially when wet They are not designed to be scanned and scored when wet If a target does get wet it is important to dry the target throughly before scanning the target 3 5 3 Target Scheme A Target Scheme is the formal name used by Orion to define a particular type of target or scorecard More precisely a target scheme defines such things as the location of the aiming bull the dimensions of the targets and the expected bullet caliber When targets are loaded into Orion Orion identifie
39. the challenge period a competitor may ask the statistical officer to view ques tionable shots within Orion If the statistical officer concludes there was an obvious error he or she may make a manual correction without a formal protest If the statistical officer concludes the shot hole was found with a reasonable inter pretation in other words a correctly scored shot the shooter may then protest the value of the shot Figure 6 7 show examples of obvious and non obvious errors specifically for air rifle targets e Obvious e Statistical Officer may correct manually Figure 6 7 Examples of obvious and non obvious errors 3 To protest the shot first select the shot within Orion the shot turns from blue to red right clicks on the shot and select Protest Shot The Protest Shot option will run a more comprehensive scoring algorithm on that individual shot it may take several seconds to return 73 4 5 After a few seconds Orion will return with the results either a Protest Won the shot value went up or Protest Lost the shot value remains the same message If the protest was not successful a 2 point penalty may be assigned to the shooter Competitions sanctioned under the National Three Position Air Rifle Council or USA Shooting must penalize the shooter with a 2 point penalty for each lost protest per their respective rule books Not all shots can be protested Shots in a multi shot group can not be protest
40. this allows the match 36 director to create result lists for up to six different skill levels The Skill level category is not available in a Virtual Match 5 2 6 3 USA Shooting rule books Categories e Classification refers to USA Shooting s skill level classification e Eligibility refers to USA Shooter s eligibility rule e Collegiate refers to whether a shooter is enrolled in college or university e Adaptive Classification allows the match director to subdivide individuals and teams based on their skill level Although similar to the Classification category this allows the match director to create result lists for up to six different skill levels of his or her choosing The Adaptive Classification category is not available in a Virtual Match 5 2 6 4 Position Progressive Pistol rule books Categories e PPP Position refers to three positions recognized by the NRA and USAS PPP rule book These areBasic Supported Standing Supported Sub Junior International and International e Adaptive Classification allows the match director to subdivide individuals and teams based on skill level Although similar to the Classification category this allows the match director to create result lists for up to six different skill levels of his or her choosing The Adaptive Classification category is not available in a Virtual Match 5 2 6 5 National Match Air Rifle Categories e Equipment class refers to either Match rifles Sporter rifles
41. was shot by the same shooter as the previous target 2 3 4 Read the bubbles on Orion targets for the position and series 5 6 Assume the current target was shot in the same position as the previous target 7 Assume the current target has the same or one off series number as the previous target depends on the course of fire 51 To assign a target to a shooter follow these steps 1 Select the Scoring tab 2 Select the first target by left clicking the target in the target tree view on the left hand side of the Scoring tab This will also bring up the target image on the right hand side 3 Right click on the same target to bring up the target s pop up menu Select Assign To from the pop up menu Figure 5 6 shows the Assign To form that appears Assign To Participant xs Show All Shooters X Participant Allen Ray 98983 X Position Prone Standing Kneeling Final Series o 1 2 punt Julat TN name Roy Allen _ IBA ap pai Position Series DDOOE CTompetiior Number orionscoringsystem com lt Previous Skip gt Next gt J 1of6 Finish Figure 5 6 Assigning a Target to a shooter in Orion 4 If competitors are grouped by relay select the appropriate relay from the list when working on a single relay This will limit the competitor names listed in the Com petitor list to only those who shot on the designed relay 5 Select the target to assign by left clicking the target
42. will scan the target load it into the program assign the target to the athlete and score Depending on the speed of the machine Orion is installed on this may take several seconds Orion will assign the target series as the next highest series for that shooter and position 59 6 Repeat these steps until all targets are scored If a target has a target identifier label or has the position or series bubbles filled in this information will override the Auto Score process for individual shooters 6 2 4 Auto Score Performance Auto Score is both memory and processor intensive Auto Score by default will take up as much processing power as your computer has avaliable It is possible and sometimes recommended to turn down Auto Scores performance To do so go to Tools and then Auto Score Performance selecting High default Medium or Low Orion has to be restarted before the new settings take effect This setting does not effect scoring accuracy See Table 6 3 for recommended settings Number of Processing Cores Memory Performance 1 Core 2GB or Less Low 1 Core More than 2GB Medium 2 Cores 2GB or Less Low 2 Core More than 2GB Medium 4 or more Cores Less than 4 GB Medium 4 or more Cores 4 GB or More High Table 6 3 Recommended Auto Score Performance Settings 6 2 5 Auto Score with the LiDE 700F When using Auto Score with the LiDE 700F Orion will open the LiDE s scanner drivers each time This is because there are a
43. 12 and Targets Schemes table 3 2 for more information e Added support for the Rimfire Sporter Scorecard and CMP Rimfire Sporter Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 and Tie Breaking Rules section 5 2 1 4 for more information e Added support for the Silhouette Scorecard Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 and Tie Breaking Rules section 5 2 1 4 for more information e Added support for the Shotgun Scorecard Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 and Tie Breaking Rules section 5 2 1 4 for more information e Added support for the Canon DR C225 scanner Visit Supported Scanners section 3 7 1 and Canon DR C225 section 3 7 1 2 for more information Changes to Version 2 2 31 e Improves Result Center s online Scoreboard to rank athletes and teams based on av erage shot fired Visit Result Center s Scoreboard table 8 5 2 for more information Changes to Version 2 2 30 e Adds support for scanable scorecards Visit Targets and Scorecards section 3 5 Scoring Fill in the Bubble Shot Selection Rows section 6 3 1 and Shot Selection Rows section 6 4 5 for more information e Adds support for High Power Rifle scorecards Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 and Tie Breaking Rules section 5 2 1 4 for more information e Improves Air Pistol s multi shot scoring accuracy Changes to Version 2 2 29 e Adds a new license option for individual users Orion at Home Visit License Infor mation section 3 2 and Auto Score for a Sing
44. Highest Score from EVENT is when the highest aggregate score is used in the rankings For example if an athlete in a 3x10 shoots a 281 275 and 283 his final score for the match would be the highest score the 283 In a team match the team score is based on the highest aggregate team total from when the team collectively shoots the cousre of fire e Highest Score from STAGE is when the highest stage scores are used in the rankings For example in a 3x10 the athltes finals score is the aggregate of his or her best score from prone standing and kneeling In a team match the team score is based on the highest stage aggregates from when the team collectively shoots the course of fire Visit Section 6 5 for more information about managing a reentry match 5 2 2 Course of Fire Tab The course of fire determines how many shots are fired in which positions The available courses of fire are based on the selected rule book 32 Scoring Technology Competition Recommended Training Air Rifle 1 1 2 or5 BMC Air Rifle 1 2or5 5 or 10 Air Pistol 1 2or5 5 or 10 50ft Rifle 1 1 or 2 50m yd Rifle 1 2o0r5 5 or 10 BB Gun 1 1 Benchrest 1 1 Table 5 2 Allowable Shots per Bull The only opportunity to select or modify a course of fire is when the match is created The course of fire may not be modified after the match is saved for the first time All matches in Orion have individual and team capabilities 5 2 2 1 Shots per bull The Sh
45. Labels Orion uses 8 5 by 11in sheets of 1 75 by 2 3 in labels for printing target identifier bar codes There are 60 labels per sheet 4 columns of 15 rows of labels Use Avery 8195 5195 or equivalent label sheets See section 5 8 2 for more information on printing target identifier barcodes 3 10 Additional Software Orion requires the following software to also be properly installed on the workstation it will be used on Most new workstations come with these already installed If the specified program is not already installed Orion may try to install it during the software installation The user may elect to install this software separately as well e Adobe Acrobat Reader or any program capable of opening PDFs Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free of charge at www adobe com 20 Target Common Name Rule books Scheme 0003 10m Rifle Target National Standard Three Position Air Rifle 0002 NRA International Rifle Air Rifle USA Shooting Air Rifle 000C 10m Rifle Target 1 Bull National Standard Three Position Air Rifle Rules NRA International Rifle Air Rifle USA Shooting Air Rifle 0023 10m BMC Rifle National Standard Three Position Air Rifle Rules 0007 10m Pistol Target USA Shooting Air Pistol USA Shooting Progress Position Air Pistol 0006 50m Rifle Reduced for 50ft USA Shooting Rifle Smallbore Rifle 0011 NRA International Rifle Smallbore Rifle 000A 50m Rifle USA Shooting Rifle Smallbore Rifle NRA International
46. Match up to one week after the match s end date specified by the parent 5 4 Working with the Match File 5 4 1 Creating a Local Match A Local Match is one where the entirety of the match administration is done locally See Section 5 3 2 for more information on creating a Virtual Match instead To create a new Local Match select File then New Match from the menu bar It is important to select the correct rule book and course of fire when creating a match This is the only opportunity to set these fields Orion will verify the rule book and course of fire before creating the match 40 5 4 2 Opening an Existing Match There are two ways to open an existing match The first is to select File and Open Match The standard Windows open file dia logue will appear within the My Matches directory Double click the image directory folder corresponding to the match to be opened then double click the xm1 file within this directly If the match to be opened is one that has been worked on recently it may automatically appear in the Recent Matches list Simply click File then Recent Matches and then the name of the match to open Once a match is open the name of the match will appear in the Title Bar 5 4 3 Copying an Existing Match Copying a match is useful for either making a backup copy of the existing match or cre ating a new match with the same shooters teams and course of fire of an existing match but without the scores 5 4 3 1 Cr
47. P should only be done at the conclusion of the match and after all scores within Orion are correct To submit scores to the CMP select Match then Export then CMP Upload from the menu bar Orion will try to communicate with CT and transfer all scores from the match This process may take a few minutes depending on the number of shooters and Internet connection speeds Orion will report the successful upload or any errors it encountered When uploading scores to CT be aware that any existing scores from the specified CT match will be overwritten by the scores currently being uploaded 83 Chapter 8 Result Center ORION RESULT CENTER Result Center is the Orion website that users may use to post results of Orion matches Result Center s URL is www orionresults com Result Center will allow users to e Post live results of Orion matches on the Internet e Let parents friends other shooters watch the results of competition on the Internet e List competitions online so other shooters and coaches may find them e Search for competitions to compete in 8 1 Enabling the Result Center To use Orion s Result Center first enable the service online at www orionscoringsystem com 1 Go to www orionscoringsystem com and click Log In Users should use their Orion license number and password to log in Click on Result Center Settings Be sure to read and agree to Result Center s Terms and Use Check the Enable Orion Resul
48. Rifle Smallbore Rifle 000B 50m Rifle Reduced for 50yd USA Shooting Rifle Smallbore Rifle NRA International Rifle Smallbore Rifle 0008 Gallery 50ft Rifle NRA Conventional Rifle Smallbore Rifle 001A 0021 000D BB Gun NRA BB Gun 0017 0018 0019 001D High Power Rifle Scorecard NRA High Power Rifle CMP Service Rifle 001E Rimfire Sporter Scorecard CMP Rimfire Sporter 001F BB Gun Test Answer Sheet NRA BB Gun 002D 0020 Silhouette Scorecard NRA Silhouette 0022 Shotgun Scorecard USA Shooting Shotgun 002A 0012 50m Benchrest Air Rifle Benchrest 0015 0024 0025 Smallbore Benchrest 0013 25m Benchrest Air Rifle Benchrest 0014 0026 0027 Smallbore Benchrest Table 3 2 Target Schemes Scoring Technology Air Rifle and Pistol Smallbore Rifle BB Gun Bullet Diameter 4 5mm 5 6mm 22in 4 5mm Velocity Minimum 450fps 250fps Type Flathead 22 Long Rifle BB Composition Lead Lead Steel Table 3 3 Ammunition Requirements Specification Requirement Resolution Color Paper Size Image Format Reference Color Paper Thickness Drivers 300 dots per inch 24 bit color A4 and Letter Lossless JPEG Black or White 200gsm TWAIN compliant Table 3 4 Scanner Requirements P 208 DR C225 DR C240 DR M160 DR 6010C Approximate Price 200 440 760 860 2460 Supported Paper Weight gsm 209 205 209 255 250 Scanning Speed targets per About6 About20 About25 About55 About 55 minute Targets per scanning pass About4 About10
49. a shot or there is an obvious error by Orion 6 4 10 Shooting Multiple Shots Per Bull To save on the cost of targets Orion allows multiple shots per bull for practice purposes Shooting 2 shots per bull for Air Rifle BB Gun or 50ft Rifle should only be done in train ing Shooters may shoot up to 5 shots per bull in competition for Air Pistol When scoring Orion expects to find the specified number of shots per bull Orion will find more than the expected number of shots per pull if there is sufficient evidence of additional shots or find fewer shots per bull if shot holes overlap too closely or the shooter simply did not fire the expected number of shots on that bull 6 4 10 1 Specifying the Expected Number of Shots per Bull Within Orion the user may specify 1 the default expected number of shots per bull for the match 2 the expected number of shots per bull for each shooter or 3 the expected number of shots per bull for each target e Tochange the match s default number of shots per bull bring up theMatch Properties This is the value Orion will use for each new target loaded into Orion 68 e To change the expected number of shots per bull for a shooter in the Match Scoring tab select the shooter s name right click and select the Shots per Bull This will only effect the targets currently assigned to that shooter e To change the expected number of shots per bull for a individual target in the Mat ch Scoring tab se
50. and Standing are controlled by the selected course of fire The categories e g Sporter or Precision is controlled by the category selection Both are set in Match Properties see Section 5 2 Printing ranked results is available on the Match Results tab Select the result to print using the drop down list under Ranked Results Click Update Results to view the results on screen Click Print Result to print The following options are available when printing ranked results e Include Coach Team and Demographics on Printout will include the athlete s coach s name team name organization and hometown if entered within Match Competitors e Include Equipment is available for some rulebooks If available it will include the equipment the athletes used in competition and entered within Match Competitors 77 7 2 2 Individual Score Sheets An individual score sheet lists each shoot a individual fired its score radius and x and y position For each ten shot series Orion also displays the shooter s shot group in graphical form To print a single shooter s individual score sheet select the shooter s name from the drop down list in the Result s tab and click Print To print all shooters from a specified relay s individual score sheet select the relay from the list and then click Print The following options are available when printing individual score sheets e Include Shot Group Analysis will include
51. and open the essential data file click on the Essential Data File button This button is located on the button tool strip just below the menu bar it looks like a file with a green arrow Alternatively from the menu bar click on Match then Export Results and then Essential Data File To generate and open the comprehensive data file hold down the shift key and click on the Essential Data File button Alternatively from the menu bar click on Mat ch then Export Results and then Comprehensive Data File 7 6 Reporting Scores to the Civilian Marksmanship Pro gram When using Orion to conduct a match sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program CMP and governed by the National 3 Position Air Rifle Council rule book the user has the option of reporting scores at the conclusion of the match electronically to the CMP The CMP tracks all scores fired in sanctioned matches through their Competition Tracker CT online application clubs odcmcp com When reporting scores electronically to the CMP Orion is in fact communicating directly with CT To report scores electronically the match director or statistical officer the Orion users has additional requirements to fulfill e All shooters in the match must have a pre existing CMP competitor number The CMP competitor number is unique to each shooter and is typically 5 or 6 numeric characters long A shooter may register for a CMP competitor number at clubs odcmp com cgi bin regi
52. atch A Local Match has only a single location The entirety of the match management and scoring is done locally Running a Virtual or a Local Match is almost identical with Orion All aspects of match management and scoring have the same process for Virtual and Local Matches The only difference is in creating the match Because the administration of a Virtual Match is dis tributed it is important for all locations to use equivalent match properties To achieve this a parent match is created first This sets the properties for the match Then child matches are created from the parent inheriting the same properties as the parent Hosts who participate in a Virtual Match download the child match instead of creating it Internet access and a Result Center account is required to participate in a Virtual Match See Chapter 8 for more information about the Result Center Only Orion for Club and Orion Cite License users may create a Virtual Match They may also participate in Virtual Matches Orion at Home users may participate in a Virtual Match as a child but can not create them 5 3 1 Understanding Virtual Match s Parent Child Relationship Virtual matches work on a parent child relationship There is one parent match and many possible child matches The parent creates the virtual match and its properties Children matches inherit the match properties The parent match has the bulk of the control of the match The parent creates
53. atch Image Directory for each match created with Orion Orion automat ically creates the directory along with the Match XML File when the match is created It is created under the My Matches directory If the Match XML File is moved to a different directory that directory becomes the Match Image Directory for the match With Auto Score Orion will automatically store all digitized target images in the Match Image Directory for the specified match If Auto Score is not used it is important to save the scanned target images in this directory To learn the complete path of the Match Image Directory open Match Properties by going to Match and then Match Properties The Match Image Directory is listed near the top of the form 43 5 5 3 Match XML File Orion creates a single file called the Match XML File that contains all data and scores from a match The match xml file is saved within the Match Image Directory The name of the file will be the name of the match with a xm1 extension Users should not edit the match xml file t Orion automatically creates two backup files These files have the same name as the match xml files but with a bul and bu5 extension The extensions stand for backup 1 minute and backup 5 minutes respectively 5 6 Competitor Management Competitor management is the process of tracking shooters coaches and other partici pants within a match Competitor management is done on the Match Competi
54. athletes is considered a best practice Barcode labels are prepared for scorecards exactly the same way they are prepared for traditional targets Visit section 5 8 2 2 for more information to prepare barcode labels for a competition On scorecards barcode labels are placed over the Competitor Number fill in the bubble area Figure 5 5 shows an example High Power Rifle Scorecard Athlete s Competitor Number Stage D CAN gt D UYVYUWWWWWWO miasan P OOOOOOOO sorrectly marked Figure 5 5 Barcode label placement on a scorecard On scorecards barcode labels should be placed over the Competitor Number fill in the bubble area 5 8 3 Manually Assigning Targets Matching targets to a shooter for a particular position and series is known as target iden tification Orion will automatically perform this step when using target identifier labels see section 5 8 2 Otherwise this is a semi manual process that has to be completed for each target When targets are loaded into Orion Orion attempts to learn as much as it can about each target regarding who shot it and the position and series In order of precedence Orion performs the following on each target 1 Read the barcode label for the shooter s competitor number position and series Read the barcode label for the shooter s competitor number Read the barcode label for the position and series Assume the current target
55. d enable List and Report Scores Online 5 In the Tournaments list box check next to each Tournament to join or uncheck Tournaments to be removed from 6 Click Save 8 3 4 Editing a Tournament To edit a tournament including removing a tournament from the Result Center 1 Click on Result Center and then Edit an Existing Tournament 2 Select the Tournament to edit 3 The Tournament Properties box opens Make any necessary changes to the Tourna ment s information 4 Click Save Only Tournaments who s end date is in the future or within 60 days can be edited 8 4 Team Leagues 8 5 Additional Result Center Features 8 5 1 Individual Score Page The individual score page lists the scores fired by a single competitor in the match It graphicaly displays the 10 shot series shot groups as well as lists the scores for each event stage and shot To open an individual score page for any athlete in the match simply click on the athlete s name from within the Result Center 87 8 5 2 Scoreboard The Result Center Scoreboard is intended to be projected on range during the competition using a projector or large screen television The Scoreboard ranks athletes and teams by average shot fired based on the avaliable score Scoreboard alternates between the most important results and will continuously scroll through the top athletes and teams To open the Scoreboard click on the Scoreboard link found on each Match Page w
56. d or if you have a new license waiting to be installed 5 The Software Update section will notify you if there is a new version of Orion available for installation 5 2 Match Properties Match Properties describes the configuration for a match This includes such details as the course of fire tie breaking rules how many shots per aiming bull competitor number assignment and much more The Match Properties form is accessible in an open match by going to Match and then Match Properties Figure 5 2 shows the Match Properties form 29 Figure 5 2 The Match Properties form is used to configure an Orion match After a match is created many match properties can not be modified These include the rule book selection course of fire and decimal scoring In a Virtual Match categories Match Properties a ae Match Name My First Match Image Directory C Users Enk Documents My Matches My First Match Match File My First Match xml Basics Rulebook Course Of Fire Result Center Comp Num Sanctioning Categories 2 Start Date Monday August 24 2015 Bv End Date Monday August 24 2015 Mv Type of Match Local Match X Rulebook National Standard Three Position Air Rifle Rules NRA Air Rifle Air Rifle USA Shooting Air Rifle USA Shooting Air Pistol USA Shooting Progressive Position Air Pistol USA Shooting Smallbore Rifle NRA Intemational Rifle Smallbore Rifle NRA Conventional Rifle S
57. decimal tenth ring precision Final scores are always reported in deci mal When integer scoring is used aggregates that include a Final are the sum of the integer score from qualification plus the decimal score of the final e Single Shot Scores Integer scoring Example 10 10 4 Example 8 8 6 80 The first number reported is the shooter s integer score This is the official score The number in the parenthesis is the decimal score of the shot unofficial and used only as a reference by the shooter An asterisk indicates the shot was scored as an inner ten A caret symbol after the score indicates the shot was manually modified by the statistical officer e Single Shot Scores Obfuscated Integer scoring Example 10 10 Example 8 8 Similar to normal Integer scoring the first number represents the integer score this remains the official score The decimal value in parenthesis is obfuscated This is to help prevent athletes and coaches who try to use this information in deciding whether or not to protest the shot value a practice that is considered unsportsman like A caret symbol after the score indicates the shot was manually modified by the statistical officer e Single Shot Scores Decimal Scoring Example 10 4 Example 8 6 When decimal scoring is used only the decimal score is reported This is the official score the shooter received on the shot Inner tens are never reported and a caret symbol after the sc
58. e Files aoaaa aaa 71 6 5 Working with Reentry Matches lt lt aaau a 71 6 5 1 Specifying the Reentry Tag oaao ar A 71 6 5 1 1 Changing a Target s Reentry la con eee 71 6 6 Manually Scoring Orion Targets oaoa ee 71 A a AA 72 6 7 1 Protest Observations caca e e ee ee eee 74 0S APOCO vecs saae MO eee eae ee SSG 74 68 1 Importing Scares irom OON sss coss AA A 74 68 2 Importing Test Scores from Exeel o sooo sa 504005070 75 Results 76 Fl Displaying Results eee ce coeca me ame aw aa AA 76 7 1 1 Displaying Ranked Results 4 5 5 605405 see 76 fie DION ia A ARA RARA RRA A 76 fia Pretner Rede ee p a RAR ARE ARA OS 77 fal Printing Ranked Results lt lt ina a a a a A 77 fund Individual Score Sheets ica a e 78 7 3 ShotGroup Analysis AI 78 74 Interpreting Scores Printed by Orion o oo seras sao sed eatre 80 7 5 Exporting Results as Data Files 6 eG aw Re ee dos es 7 5 1 Exporting Ranked Results Data Files 7 5 2 Essential and Comprehensive Data File 7 6 Reporting Scores to the Civilian Marksmanship Program Result Center S1 Enabline E A EOS DEES OES 8 1 1 Use of the Result Center 644456 44 8 do sa hw SG a 8 1 2 Disabling the Result Center 5 42404 444 4H RSH RHO 8 2 Listing Matches on the Result Center lt lt Oe eee eee ew 8 2 1 Enabling the Result Center for a match 8 2 2 Removing a Match from the Result Center
59. e Group Size is the shooter s statistical average group size for that posi tion This is measured in mm e Group Trend is the improvement or digression in group size Small groups are better ergo if a shooter is improving his or her group trend will be negative This is measured in mm per month 26 Metric Meaning Score Number of Shots Group Size Group Center Group Roundness Group Major Axis Group Minor Axis Relative Velocity The 10 shot average score the shooter shot The total number of shots fired by the shooter Measured in mm is the area where statistically 90 of the shooter s shots were located Measured in mm is the distance from the center of the aiming bull to the geometric center of the shooter s shots Is the relative measure as to how round the shooter s group was Roundness of 1 0 is perfectly round Measured in mm is the longest distance within the shooter s statis tical 90 group area Measured in mm is the shortest distance within the shooter s statis tical 90 group area Meaningful only for air rifle and air pistol this is a relative measure ment of the velocity of shots fired by the shooter Table 4 1 Description of the available scoring metrics within Orion 4 4 Shooter Analysis The Orion Analysis tool lets a user graphically see the trends of shooters in the database over time This is available in the Analysis tab Any designated Favorite shooter may be selec
60. eader row with values matching the headers on the Match Competitors tab in Orion For example it would be best to have display names competitor ID numbers etc Category data e g 3 Position Rifle Type is CaSe SeNSiTiVe as are Team Names A New Team will be created if a matching name is not found 5 6 5 2 Rules for Importing Participants from an Orion Match File 5 7 Only shooters with a competitor number will be imported If the match to import to has the same competitor number as a shooter in match to import from the shooter will not be imported All information about the shooter name yob city state and categories will be imported Teams as well as team members will be imported Scores are not imported in this process All imported shooters are assigned to relay 1 Team Management Team management is done on the Match Teams tab and only after a match is opened Teams are disabled for Orion at Home users Only Orion for Club and Orion Site License users may create and use teams in their matches Teams in Orion are made up of other participants A Teams score is the sum of the top participant scores from each team Any number of team members may be added to each team The number of team members that contribute to the team score is set in Match Properties Teams can be created in a number of ways Clicking Match then New Team 46 e Hitting Ctrl T e Click the New Team button R e Scrolling to the bot
61. eating a Backup Copy of an Existing Match Orion automatically makes a backup copy of a match The purpose of these backups is to restore Orion to a known good state after a program crash loss of power to the Orion workstation or similar event For more security it may be desirable to make a manual backup copies For example creating a backup copy after the scoring for each relay is complete To copy a match for the purpose of making a backup copy 1 From the menu select File and then Save a Copy 2 Orion will ask if scores from the existing match are to be included in the backup copy Since this is a backup copy select Yes 3 Inthe Save As file dialogue box change the name of the back up file if desired 4 Click Save 5 4 3 2 Creating a New Match Based on an Existing Match It is often desirable to copy the shooters and teams from an existing match as a starting point for a new match A number of clubs host numerous matches with almost the same competitors shooting each time To copy a match for the purpose of creating a new match with the same shooters teams and course of fire 1 Open the match that will be copied see section 5 4 2 2 From the menu select File and then Save a Copy 41 3 Orion will ask if scores from the existing match are to be included in this copy Since this copy is being created for the purpose of starting a new match select No 4 As this match is being created for the purpose of starting a
62. ect the target from the Target List Once selected the target s image is displayed in the main section of the Match Scoring tab A detailed list of shots is also displayed known as the Shot List beneath the Target Image Scored shots are highlighted in blue or red on the Target Image The currently se lected shot will appear in red all other shots appear in blue To change the currently selected shot click near a different shot Multiple actions may be taken to the selected shot shown in red such as removing or protesting the shot In general to interact with the target or with the currently selected shot right click A pop up menu will appear providing access to a number of functions Common actions such as adding or removing a shot may be done by double click in conjunction with the shift control and alt keys 63 Mouse and Key Stroke Action Double Click A shot is identified added using the mouse s location as a hint Double Click shift The nearest shot is removed Double Click control A miss is added to the nearest aiming bull Double Click alt A shot is added exactly where the mouse is lo cated Table 6 5 Double Click Commands for the Current Target Image 6 4 2 3 Shot List A detailed Shot List is displayed beneath the Target Image Each row represents a shot The columns refer to the following Bull The aiming bull number on the target Shot The shot number within the aiming bull
63. ed PPP Teams category for the PPP rulebook Upgrades to NET framework 4 5 1 e Removed support for National Match Air Rifle 200yd and 600yd targets reduced for 10m Changes to version 2 3 19 e Added support for Finals in Trap Double Trap and Skeet under the USA Shooting rulebook e Added scorer s instructions for using Orion Scorecards Visit Using Orion Score cards Appendix B for more information Changes to version 2 3 18 Version 2 3 18 was a bug fix release Changes to Version 2 3 17 e Added support for text based competitor numbers Visit Text Based Competitor Numbers section 5 8 1 for more information e Added support for the BB Gun Practice taget Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 for more information e Added support for the 6 Athlete Shotgun Scorecard Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 for more information e Added support for shoot offs in Trap Double Trap and Skeet under the USA Shoot ing rulebook Changes to Version 2 3 16 e Added Auto Score performance selection Visit Auto Score Performance section 6 2 4 for more information e Added markings to Individual Score Sheet indicating shots that have been manu ally modified Visit Interpreting Scores Reported by Orion section 7 4 for more information Changes to version 2 3 13 2 3 15 Version 2 3 13 through 2 3 16 were bug fix releases Changes to Version 2 3 12 e Added reentry capability Visit Reentry section 5 2 1 6 and Wo
64. ed Shots added or identified can not be protested Shots in a Benchrest match can not be protested And shots can not be protested when decimal scoring is used 6 7 1 Protest Observations 6 8 Obvious errors should be corrected without the need to file a protest Orion is not recalibrated Unless Orion is scoring erratically the same calibration values should be used throughout a match this includes any protests The protested target is not rescanned Each target is only scanned once during a competition A target is only rescanned in the rare instance that there is an obvious deformity in the scanned target image The scoring rings printed on the target are never used to determine the value of a shot The scoring rings are for the shooter s reference only A plug can not be inserted into any shot hole to help determine the value of a shot Importing Scores Orion has the capability to import scores from another Orion match file It is not possible to import general scores from other types of files Orion can however import Test scores for a BB Gun match from Excel 6 8 1 Importing Scores from Orion The rules for importing scores Match A into Match B are as follows Match A and Match B must have been created with the same rule book and course of fire Scores for a competitor from Match A will be imported into Match B only if that competitor previously exists in Match B Competitors are matched using compet
65. eeding through the scanner For technical support on the P 208 please consult Canon 3 7 1 2 Canon DR C225 The Canon DR C225 is a mid range scanner for use with Orion It is the upgraded version of the DR C125 It is best suited for small clubs that hosts relatively small to mid size matches once a month When using the DR C225 with Orion make sure the eject selection lever is set to the straight path position Due to its construction the DR C225 does not scan single bull air rifle and is thus not supported for these target types For technical support on the DR C225 please consult Canon 3 7 1 3 Canon DR C240 The Canon DR C240 is a mid range scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for small to medium size clubs that regularly hosts small to mid size matches When using the DR C240 with Orion make sure the eject selection lever is set to the straight path position For technical support on the DR C240 please consult Canon 2The Canon LiDE 700F DR C125 DR 3010C and DR 4010C are no longer available for sale 17 3 7 1 4 Canon DR M160I11 The Canon DR M160II is a mid range scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for medium to large clubs that regularly hosts matches When scanning with the DR M160II the paper tray should be monitored as it can back up and jam with large paper loads For technical support on the DR M160II please consult Canon Please note that the DR M160 is a different model scanner
66. es These are shots scored out side the allowable tolerance set by the ISSF Table 6 1 They are commonly called ob vious errors since when viewed within Orion it is obvious the scored shot does not represent the physical shot Obvious errors occur most often with multi shot scoring and when there is a badly torn shot hole In all instances if there is an obvious error the stat officer Orion user should make a manual correction 55 Single Shot Accuracy Multi Shot Accuracy ISSF Standard Precision Air Rifle 04 08mm 10 20mm 125mm Sporter Air Rifle 06 12mm 10 20mm n a Air Pistol 06 10mm 10 40mm 40mm 50ft Rifle 08 14mm 10 40mm n a 50m Rifle 08 14mm 10 1 00mm 40mm BB Gun 15 35mm Not Supported n a Table 6 1 Orion s Typical Scoring Accuracy Correcting obvious errors using the tools built into Orion is part of the correct proce dure for using the Orion Scoring System Obvious errors are corrected by first removing the erroneous shot then manually adding the corrected shot e First remove the shot with the obvious error using Orion s Remove a Shot section 6 4 4 feature The simplest way to do so is to hold down the shift key and double click near the center of the obvious error e If it is a single shot hole use Orion s Identify a Shot section 6 4 3 feature to re add the shot correctly With Identify a Shot Orion uses the mouse location as a hint where the center of the shot is at the
67. est not to make any additional marks 92 How to Use Orion Scorecards Back of Scorecard The back of each Orion scorecard is for the athlete s scorer s and stat officer s use only Orion does not scan the back of the scorecard only the information on the front of the scorecard is read by Orion High Power Rifle Scorecard General Instructions Use diuo or biach ina Fa e the atr ete s competi number and stage of shooting For each shot tred AE in one bubble using only Mw inner ovote i an error was made marking Pe shots score Leave Pe original erroneous mark Fil in Pe complete bubble outer elipse designalirg the correct score inital next to the shot Alibi Calculations On certain scorecards space is provided to record and calculate alibi values Orion will not calculate the alibi scores for you the scorer is responsible for knowing the appropriate rules and adjudicating correctly e g NRA HP 10 10 Once calculated transfer the final Computed x x x fiof1o 0 tof 9 9 scores to the front of the scorecard Series and Stage Scores The scorer should calculate and record the series and stage score for the athlete NRA HP 14 3 1 f 1 Orion does not read this information only the score values on the front of the scorecard matters to Orion The series and stage scores are for the athlete s reference only The scorer AND athlete must sign the back of the scorecard Alibi Series Calculations
68. etitions For ex ample a state 4 H competition may create a tournament to group together their Air Rifle match Air Pistol match Silhouette match and Shotgun match 8 3 1 Creating a Tournament To create a tournament 1 Click on Result Center and then Create a New Tournament 2 The tournament name is required all other fields are optional 3 Specify which other Orion clubs can add matches to the tournament 4 Click Save 8 3 2 Tournament Permissions Tournaments are a group of Matches When a Tournament is created you as the creator of the Tournament always has permission to add or remove matches to that Tournament Also as the creator you may specify other Orion users to add their matches to the Tour nament Granting a club permission to add their matches to your tournament is done in the Tournament Properties box Visit Editing a Tournament section 8 3 4 for more imforma tion Only Orion for Clubs and Orion Scorecard users may be given permission to add a match to a Tournament Orion at Home users can not create Tournaments or add Matches to a Tournament 86 8 3 3 Adding or Removing a Match from a Tournament Adding or removing a Match from a Tournament is done from the specified Match s Match Properties A Match may be members of more than one Tournament To add or remove a Match from a Tournament 1 Open the Match in Orion 2 Open Match Properties 3 Click on Result Center 4 Ifitis not already checke
69. few settings must be adjusted that Orion does not have access to via the scanner drivers Set the scanner drivers to the following with the 700F e Click the Advanced tab on the right hand side It may ask if the settings should be moved to default Click the Do not display this message again checkbox and click OK e Paper Sizeto AS e Color Modeto Color e Output Resolution to 300 e Output Sizeto AS e Auto Tone to Off e Unsharp Mask to Off e Backlight Correction to Low 60 EETU E asalae Basic Mode Advanced Mode Auto Scan Mode HOF Select All Crops Favorite Settings User defined y Input Settings Select Source Paper Size Color Mode RIERJEJE BR lt R R R R E E 3 J ii Preferences Figure 6 2 700F Scanner Settings 6 2 6 Selecting a Scanner Auto Score will scan targets from any TWAIN compliant scanner recall however Orion supports only a limited number of scanners see Section 3 7 To select which scanner to scan with or to change the selected scanner click on Match then Scoring and then Select Scanner 6 2 7 Shadow Direction For most scanners when targets are scanned they leave a shadow around the top or bot tom portion of the bullet hole If left unchecked the shadow can cause inaccurate scoring Orion if it knows the direction of the shadow detects and c
70. formation that can be learned from this report e In prone the shooter has a very round group Roundness factor of 1 08 typical of a solid well built position However due to the size of the group the athlete may benefit from better ammunition or cleaning his rifle e In standing the shooter had two outliers from his main group Outliers like this could have many causes including shooting too quickly without an adequate pre shot routine over holding or fundamental position problems Its important to talk with your athlete to help determine the root cause 78 7th Brigade Air Rifle Murray Chris 204583 269 9 Wednesday 10 March 2010 Shot Score XPos YPos Radius P1 9 1 33 2 68 2 99 P2 9 2 70 1 39 3 04 P3 10 1 74 0 96 1 99 P4 10 0 17 2 06 2 07 P5 10 0 46 2 05 2 10 P6 10 1 94 0 16 1 94 P7 10 0 87 1 35 1 61 P8 10 1 78 1 45 2 30 P9 10 0 83 0 59 1 02 P10 10 1 20 1 48 1 91 PR1 98 5 Group Center 0 91 0 14 Group Area 16 96 Group Roundness 1 08 Shot Score XPos YPos Radius S1 8 3 90 3 54 5 27 S2 9 3 17 0 30 3 19 S3 9 2 04 2 38 3 13 S4 8 7 21 0 23 7 21 S5 4 15 99 5 34 16 85 S6 9 2 66 2 67 3 77 S7 7 3 29 7 88 8 54 S8 9 1 32 3 59 3 82 S9 10 0 58 0 10 0 59 S10 8 4 85 3 88 6 21 ST 1 81 1 Group Center 3 05 1 35 Group Area 148 24 Group Roundness 2 05 Shot Score XPos YPos Radius K1 9 1 15 3 76 3 94 K2 8 5 11 3 65 6 27 K3 10 1 56 0 42 1 61 K4 10 0 43 2 13 2 17 K5 9 2 95 2 46
71. g P1 on the label Orion prints only the barcodes needed for the appropriate course of fire For example if the match is a 3 by 20 plug final Orion will print 7 labels 2 prone 2 standing 2 kneeling and 1 final To help fully utilize all labels on a sheet the user may tell Orion on which row and column to start printing the labels on To print a set of course of fire specific labels follow the steps below e Select the Match Competitors orthe Match Teams tab e Make sure the shooter s or team members who require printed labels have a nu meric competitor number e Select the row s representing the shooters or teams Use the control key to select multiple rows e Right click and select Print Labels 5 8 2 3 Barcode Labels in Matches with One Competitor Orion at Home users will often only have one competitor in a match namely themselves In these instances when there is only one competitor barcode labels are not needed If there is only one competitor when a target is scaned with Auto Score Orion assigns the target to the one competitor The Series and Position are assigned based on the filled in bubbles on the target 50 5 8 2 4 Barcode Labels on Scorecards Scorecards are designed to work without barcode labels Instead athletes should fill in the appropriate competitor number and stage bubbles Barcode lables can be used with Scorecards In matches with a large number of athletes preparing Scorecards for the
72. get in the target list 2 Zoom in to the appropriate aiming bull 3 Point the mouse at the center of the shot Do a right click and select Add Shot Locating a shot means the user giving Orion a hint as to the location Based on the hint and the available shot hole Orion will calculate the center of the shot 1 Select the target in the target list 2 Zoom in to the appropriate aiming bull 3 Point the mouse at the center of the shot Right click and select Locate and then 1 Shot The locate feature may also be used to let Orion identify shots in a multi shot group If there are numerous shots that were not found or Orion appears to be scoring errati cally rerun calibration see section then rescore all the targets 6 4 4 Removing Shots Although rare there are circumstances where Orion will find a shot that does not exist This is most often caused when shots overlap or a shot hits the target at an angle If there are numerous fictitious shots or Orion appears to be scoring erratically the system will need to be recalibrated see section section Following this rescore the targets In other circumstances Orion allows the user to remove shots from the target if neces sary To remove a shot 65 1 Select the target in the target list 2 Zoom in to the fictitious shot that Orion found 3 Select the shot and make sure it is highlighted shot hole will turn red Right click and select Remove Shot
73. ginal size Compressing files allows you to view the targets within Orion however they will be unsuitable for accurate scoring or rescoring To compress the target image files within a match from Orion s menu bar click on Match then Score and then Compress Targets 6 5 Working with Reentry Matches In an Reentry Match an athlete may shoot the same course of fire the same match multiple times and Orion will only count certain scores discarding others based on the match s reentry configuration The most common reentry configuration is counting only the athlete s hightest aggregate score Visit Section 5 2 1 6 for more information on setting the reentry configuration The key to managing a reentry match is understanding reentry tags A reentry tag allows Orion to group targets together that an athlete shot at a single time Stated another way each time an athlete or group of athletes shoot a reentry match a new reentry tag is needed In most cases Orion will manage reentry tags for you the default reentry tag is simply today s date e g 20150105 6 5 1 Specifying the Reentry Tag Each set of targets an athlete shoots in a reentry match needs to have a unique reentry tag Each time Auto Score is ran or targets are loaded fromo a directory Orion assigns those targets the reentry tag in the Reentry Tag text box The Reentry Tag text box is located on the menu bar and only for reentry matches The default reentry
74. he Results Center tab will be available online For Virtual Matches Cit y and State are required See Chapter 8 for more information on the Result Center 5 2 3 1 Tournaments A Tournament is an online grouping of matches The Tournament s selection box will list those tournaments you have permission to join or have already joined See Section 8 3 for more information on Tournaments 5 2 4 Competitor Number Tab The Comp Num Competitor Number tab allows the user to configure how Orion will initially assign competitor numbers There are four options e Do not automatically assign a competitor number e Use the value of a Membership Field from the shooter database This option is only valid for shooters added from the shooter database e Assign sequential competitor numbers e Use text based name abbreviations With text based name abbreviation Orion will assign an alphabetical value only competitor number based on the shooter s name The name abbreviation is typi cally a variation of the athlete s first name last name or initials These are intended to be used with text based fill in the bubble competitor numbers on all new and redesigned Orion targets Optionally Use sequential competitor numbers as secondary sourceor Use text based name abbreviation as secondary source whena shooter does not have a membership field value To track membership numbers from other organiza tions use Separately track Membership Field T
75. hile still providing the athlete a means to estimate their performance 15 3 6 Ammunition Orion can only score targets accurately when fired with proper ammunition and well maintained rifles Ammunition requirements are dependent on the scoring technology and are as follows Orion can score targets fired with guns and ammunition outside these requirements however the accuracy standards are not supported This includes green or tin pellets In addition due to the relative low velocity of BB Guns some shots may not score auto matically in Orion 3 7 Scanner A separate scanner hardware unit is required to digitize paper target images Orion s Auto Score technology communicates with the scanner through its TWAIN drivers TWAIN is an industrial standard interface for scanners The scanners TWAIN drivers must be in stalled on the computer The minimum requirements for a scanner are listed in Table 3 4 Even if a scanner meets these requirements it may still not work with Orion Most flat bed scanners will meet these requirements The reference color is the color of the bullet hole when scanned It must either be black or white A shade of gray or another color will not work A4 paper size is part of the International Standard ISO 216 specification and is approximately 8 3 x 11 7 inches Letter size paper is 8 5 x 11 inches Paper thickness sometimes referred to as media type is a measurement as to how thick the paper can be while sca
76. his is for information purposes only and does not effect competitor numbers or assigning targets to shooters These settings may be changed after a match is created However the modified set ting will only effect new shooters added to the match shooters already in the match will not have their competitor number modified Visit section 4 1 2 for more information on Membership Fields 35 5 2 5 Sanctioning Tab If the match the user creates is sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program CMP Orion provides an automated method for reporting the scores to the CMP In order to activate this feature the CMP match ID and authentication code must be entered in the Sanctioning tab This information should have been provided when the CMP sanctions the match If this information has not been provided contact the CMP Visit Section 7 6 for more information on submitting scores to the CMP 5 2 6 Categories Tab In the Categories tab Orion provides functionality to create custom result list categories based on the selected rule book This information may be updated after the match is created 5 2 6 1 Categories found in most or all Rule books e Regions will group shooters together by the state or in some instances the country of residence To use Regions shooters and teams must have either the two letter state code included or the 3 letter country code For example VA or GA for the state codes or SUI or MEX for the coun
77. idate the results See Manually Scoring Orion Targets section 6 6 for more information 56 6 13 Beta Release Technology Scoring 5 shots per bull on Orion s 50m and 50yd Rifle Targets is considered beta release technology Scoring single shot holes remains accurate Scoring shot holes where 2 or 3 shots overlap is typically accurate However Orion can not always precisely locate shots in 4 or 5 shot groups To overcome this limitation statistical officers are recommended to review each target and make manual corrections if needed 6 2 Auto Score Auto Score is Orion s technology that automatically scores targets Auto Score will per form a number of steps on the user s behalf It firsts communicates with the scanner to physically scan the targets and creates a digital image for use inside of Orion Orion will then reads the target and assign it to the correct shooter assuming barcode labels are in use Finally Orion scores the targets Auto Score should be used to score whenever possible If Auto score does not work or is incompatible with a scanner consult the appendix on manual scanning and scoring A There are three ways to use Auto Score The first way is to use when there is only one competitor in the match common with Orion at Home The second is using Auto Score when there are multiple competitors in the match while using barcode labels The final method is when you are using Auto Score with multiple competitors in the match
78. ill be provided by Shooter s Technology Like the original license file this must be copied into Orion s license form to activate by going to Help then License The text of the old license file must be removed and the text of the new license file must be entered in exactly as it appears in the email 3 2 2 Non Scoring License Licensed Orion for Club and Site License users may request a secondary non scoring license to install and run Orion on a secondary machine This type of license may be useful for example on a home computer to allow match directors to enter competitor and teams into a large match 11 Specification Required Recommended Processor Speed 2 0GHz 3 0GHz OS Type 32 bit 64 bit Number of Cores 1 2 Memory 2GB 4GB Hard Drive 150GB 300GB on a fixed hard drive Table 3 1 Workstation Requirements and Recommendations Contact Shooter s Technology to request a secondary non scoring license There is no fee for a non scoring license 3 3 Internet Access Most functions of Orion do not require Internet access However Internet access is re quired to use the Result Center see Chapter 8 or when conducting a Civilian Marks manship Program sanctioned match and reporting scores electronically see section 7 6 Using the Result Center requires Internet access When opening Orion the software will check for newer available versions via the In ternet if a connection is available The Orion installa
79. important to keep the finger outside of the trigger guard when loading the rifle and when lifting it up into position RANGE OFFICER A Range Officer is in charge of firing on every range The com mands and instructions of the Range Officer or person in charge of firing must be obeyed Range Officers must check rifles brought to the range to be sure actions are open and CBIs inserted When shooting is finished range officers must check rifles to be sure actions are open and CBIs inserted GROUNDED RIFLES Whenever a Range Officer authorizes you to take your equip ment and air rifles to the firing line ground or bench your rifle on the firing point with the CBI inserted Do not pick up the rifle again until the Range Officer autho rizes you to handle rifles or announces the start of the preparation period Then you may pick up your rifle remove the CBI get into a firing position with it and dry fire if your air rifle can be dry fired When you finish firing open the action insert a CBI and ground or bench your rifle on the firing line Leave the rifle grounded on your firing point until the Range Officer instructs you to remove it or pick it up for the change over period prior to a new stage of firing GUN CASES Many air rifles are transported to and from ranges in gun cases The Range Officer on any range will determine whether shooters may open gun cases and remove air rifles from them or replace air rifles in them behind the fi
80. in the target tree view on the left hand side of the Scoring tab This will display the target image on the right hand side of the screen 6 Right click on the same target to bring up the target s pop up menu Select Assign To from the pop up menu The Assign To form will appear 7 Within the Assign To form select the target s shooter from the drop down list of competitor names Also select the targets position and series Unless previous as signed Orion assigns the first target to prone series 1 for a three position match or standing series 1 for a standing match There are four options to proceed e Hit Next gt to accept the currently selected shooter position and series and change to the next target If a target was originally selected from the unassigned list of targets Orion will cycle through the complete list before starting back at the first target Once the 52 next target appears Orion keeps the previous shooter and position but updates the series Verify this new information is correct then click Next again to ad vanced to the next target If a target from a shooter was originally selected Orion will cycle though all targets assigned to that shooter Once the next target appears Orion displays the previous selected shooter position and stage for the new target Click Next again to advance to the next target Orion will display a message once the user has cycled through all targets e Hit Skip gt to not update
81. ing methodology is fundamentally different from that of manual scoring Orion scores by electronically comparing the calculated center of the aiming bull and the calculated center of each shot Manual scoring involves a human comparing the outside edge of a scoring ring with the inside edge of a shot hole In making its scoring calcula tions Orion takes into consideration the entire circumferences of the aiming bull and shot hole Manual scoring on the other hand compares a single point on the outer edge of a scoring ring with a single point on the inner or outer edge of a shot hole or scoring gauge As electronic and manual scoring are two different methods of scoring itis not valid to use one method to recheck the scores produced by the other method Furthermore manual scoring is less accurate than Orion it is illogical to use a less accurate method to check the accuracy of a more accurate method A primary advantage that Orion has is that it evaluates all shots fired by all shooters by using the same standard No shooter is given a scoring advantage or disadvantage due to human interpretations In order to have consistent manual scoring for all shooters in a competition it would require absolutely identical printed targets absolutely identical scoring plugs and absolutely unbiased and correct judgments by scoring officials All scoring systems introduce some degree of error into the scoring process Itis simply impossible to create a perfect
82. ion NMAR Equipment Class USAS 3 Pos Classification USAS Prone Classification E Smallbore Rifle Ammo v Save l Cancel Figure 4 3 Example Category Fields for a club that participates in Three Position Air Rifle 4 2 Managing Shooters in the Shooter Database The Shooter Database is visible on the Shooter Database tab Managing shooters in the shooter database is similar to working with a spreadsheet e Add a new shooter by typing in the shooter s name in the last row e Edit a shooter by modifying any of the column values e Remove a shooter by selecting the row right clicking and selecting Remove Shooter 4 2 1 Favorite Shooters Favorite shooters are the shooters the user is most interested in tracking Usually they will be the current members of the user s team or club Favorite shooters are automatically added to each new match Favorite shooters are also listed in the Dashboard and Analysis tools 25 Orion Scoring System 2 eta File Database Match Result Center Tools Help He oce Dashboard Shooter Database Match Competitors Match Teams Match Scoring Match Results Analysis Search x it Das Midde Display Name Favorte 3 Pos Air Rifle Type 3 Pos New Shooter Corrib Sender gt PE ov P Duncan David P m Sporter Old Shooter 97578 MALE Grayshaw Bethany a Grayshaw Bethany a W Precision Old Shooter 132752 FEMALE McKenzie Pa
83. is added to a match there is only a loose connection between the shooter in the Shooter Database and the shooter in the match 4 1 Configuring the Shooter Database Setting up the Orion database is a matter of deciding what shooter information to track The user may track scores from different shooting styles membership numbers and op tional fields The Shooter Database is configured inthe Shooter Properties form To open click on from Orion s menu bar Database and then Database Properties 4 1 1 Shooting Styles In Orion a Shooting Style is high level description of the type of shooting a team or club may be involved in A team s shooting style then drives the type of information Orion displays about each shooter For example if a team competes in three position air rifle competitions Orion will display score averages for prone standing and kneeling shot with an air rifle but won t display scores fired for National Match Air Rifle 23 Selecting the shooting style does not inhibit the types of matches that can be run with Orion it simply selects the analytical score information Orion displays for favorite shoot ers Shooting Style Shooting Styles Memberships Categony Fields Y 3 Position Air Rifle Air Rifle Air Pistol NMAR 3 Position Rifle Gallery League Rifle E BB Gun l Save Cancel Figure 4 1 Example Database Properties for a club that participates in Three Position Air
84. ithin Result Center To display the Scoreboard on range we recommend opening your browswer in full screen Check with your browser s documentation to learn how to do this 88 Appendix A Manual Scanning of Targets A 1 Independently Scanning and Scoring Targets Orion s Auto Score technology will perform all necessary steps to scan and score a target In some instances it may be advantageous to perform the steps auto score does indepen dently When using an unsupported scanner for example auto score may not work To independently score targets follow the steps listed below e Scan targets with the scanner e Load target images into Orion e Score targets Shooter s Technology can not provide assistance using an unsupported scanner to scan target images It is the end user s responsibility to know how to correctly configure and operate the scanner A 1 1 Scanning Targets In order for targets to be scored by Orion they must be scanned in with certain resolution color size and file type Check the scanner s documentation to learn how to scan targets with the following settings e 300 DPI dots per inch e 24 bit color e Set the paper size consistent with the target being scanned e Saved as JPEG jpg extensions or TIFF tif extensions image file at the highest possible quality Target images must be also be saved to the Match Image Directory See Section 5 5 2 for more information Each target image must have a
85. itor numbers not by name Scores for a competitor from Match A without a competitor number will not be im ported into Match B 74 e If a competitor in Match B already has a score his or her scores will be overridden with the scores from Match A To import scores from Match A into Match B open Match B in Orion Then click on Match then Import and finally Scores Select the match file for Match A The scores will then be imported 6 8 2 Importing Test Scores from Excel The rules for importing test scores are as follows e Must save the file as an Excel Microsoft Office Open XML xlsx Older version of Excel xls may work but are not supported e The Excel file must have a header row e The Excel file must have a column representing Competition Number and Test Score It may have other columns but these will be ignored e Orion uses Competitor Number to match shooters to the imported test score If the competitor number is not found Orion does not import the test score e The test score must be a numeric value between 0 and 100 To import test scores click on Match then Import and finally Test Scores Select the Excel file to import from and then match the Competitor Number and Test Score columns 75 Chapter 7 Results Generating results is the third major step in match administration Results are based on the scores calculated by Orion and the applicable rulebook s ranking order Orion by
86. l in the bubble forms The following rules must be followed when using Text Based Competitor Numbers e Competitor numbers must be 2 to 6 characters long and only alphabetical values e The order of characters within the text based competitor number does not matter For example to Orion the competitor numbers ERICA and AERIC are the same e Repeated characters are ignored For example Orion treats JEFF and JEF as the same competitor number Orion will automatically follow these rules when assigning name based competitor numbers see section 5 2 4 47 Method When to Use Sections Auto Score with one competitor in a match Course of fire spe cific barcode labels Auto Score with sin gle bull targets Fill in the bubble competitor numbers Generic barcode la bels Manually assigning targets If there is only one competitor in a match covered in section x x Orion will automat ically assign scanned in targets to that one competitor with Auto Score Position and Series depend on the filled in bubbles on the target Commonly used with Orion at Home Using course of fire specific barcode is best for medium to large competitions with mul tiple bull targets In this method Orion prints one barcode label for each target pro viding a highly reliable method for Orion to identify the athlete position and series Numeric competitor numbers must be used with this method When using
87. le Shooter in a Match section 6 2 1 for more information e Adds support for the Canon P 208 scanner Added support for the Canon P 208 scanner Visit Supported Scanners section 3 7 1 and Canon P 208 section 3 7 1 1 for more information Chapter 3 Requirements This chapter lists the hardware software and target requirements needed to use Orion 3 1 Orion Software The Orion software program is the application that is installed and runs on a Windows computer Orion installation files are available by download only at www orionscoringsystem com Users must possess a current scoring license to install Orion The installation files are valid for both Orion for Clubs and Orion at Home users For instructions on how to install Orion see the Setup and Walk Through Guide 3 2 License Orion has three variations These are named Orion for Clubs Orion at Home and Orion Site License Orion for Clubs and Orion Cite License are both full featured ver sions of Orion and only differ in the number of computers the software may be installed on Orion at Home is meant for home users and has some limitations Orion at Home users may join virtual matches but may not create them are limited to four competitors per match and teams are disabled All all features are avaliable Activation of Orion requires an Orion license file Orion customers receive their license file via email The license file will look similar to the o
88. lease consult Canon This scanner is no longer available for retail purchase 3 7 2 Unsupported Scanners Orion only supports the Canon LiDE 700F DR C125 DR C225 DR C240 DR 3010C DR M160I1 DR 4010C and DR 6010C Other scanners may work as well The minimum re quirements for a scanner are listed in Table 3 4 Since every scanner functions slightly differently even if a scanner meets these requirements it may not work with Orion With non supported scanners it is necessary to tell Orion the direction of the shadow around the bullet hole Visit Scanner Shadows Section 6 2 7 for more information Shooter s Technology LLC can not provide support for any scanner other than the Canon LiDE 700F DR C125 DR C225 DR 3010C DRC240 DR M160II DR 4010C and DR 6010C Although Shooter s Technology LLC will do its best to ensure Orion works with all scanners inevitably some scanners will simply not work It is the responsibility of the user to use a scanner compliant with Orion and assume responsibility if it does not work 3 8 Printer A printer is not required to use Orion to manage matches or score targets but strongly recommended A printer is required to print barcode labels and results Printing individ ual score sheets for each shooter at the conclusion of the competition is a recommended practice When printing barcode lables section 5 8 2 be sure to specify within your printer drivers the media type as Labels 19 3 9
89. lect the target right click and select the Shots per Bull 6 4 10 2 Multiple Shots per Bull on Benchrest Targets Orion can only score one shot per bull on the 25m Benchrest and 50m Benchrest targets If an athlete fires more than one shot on an aiming bull Orion will only find one of the shots The remainder of the shots have to be added by hand 6 4 11 Removing a Target If a target was added to the image directory erroneously and needs to be removed select the target right click and select Remove Target The target may be either removed from Orion permanently or removed temporarily Removing a target permanently will mark the file name of the target image in such a way that Orion will no longer list it Removing a target temporarily will remove the target from the match but will permit the target to be re loaded next time images are loaded Deleting an target image file outside of Orion should only be done if the target was first removed from Orion Orion may report an error if it can not find a target image file that was loaded previously 6 4 12 Scoring Tests A Test is a special type of scorecard Scorecards have predefined values for each fill in the bubble option that can not be changed by the user In a Test the statistical officer the Orion user tells Orion the correct answer Orion then assigns each correct answer equal value not to exceed 100 points on a test Currently the only avaliable test is Orion s BB Gun Te
90. list the match within the Result Center To enable online results when you create the match put a checkmark in the Enable Online Results checkbox then click on the favorite to create Immediately below the Create a New Match are two links The Create a Local Match can be used to build a custom match using the Match Properties dialogue box The Create a Virtual Match is used to create a Virtual Match Parent 2 The Open a Recent Match list box lists the four more recent matches you had opened Click on the name of the match to open 28 Figure 5 1 The Welcome Screen is designed to quickly facilitate creating and opening matches as well as providing important information about your Orion account 3 The News and Updates list box lists any recent news including competition re sults from Orion Click on the item to bring up the relavant web page for more information 4 The Result Center section lists basic web site statistics for matches you have listed on Orion s Result Center for the past 30 days Recent Matches is the num ber of matches you have listed on the Result Center Number of Starts is the aggregate number of athletes who have participated in your matches Number of Page Hits is the number of times someone has viewed one of your match results online Normally the License Information section will list how many days or months you have remaining on your Orion license It may also notify you if your license is expire
91. llbore Rifle 15 3 NRA Conventional Rifle Smallbore Rifle 15 7 2 b NRA BB Gun 15 3 NRA High Power Rifle 15 4 CMP Service Rifle 7 1 3 CMP Rimfire Sporter 3 8 4 USA Shooting Shotgun 9 15 2 American Skeet and Trap NSSA 8 d and 8 e NRA Silhouette 15 3 b Smallbore Benchrest C 9 Air Rifle Benchrest C 9 Table 5 1 Tie breaking rule references 5 2 1 3 Rulebook An Orion rulebook contains pre established rules on how a match will be governed Courses of fire tie breaking rules and penalties are all dependent on the rulebook Rule books are often derived from and named after an actual rule book maintained by a gov erning body e g USA Shooting The rulebook selection drives the following properties inside of Orion e Available courses of fire e How certain penalties will be applied e Available award categories e How shooters and teams are ranked e g tie breaking rules The only opportunity to select or modify the rulebook is when the match is created The rulebook may not be updated after the match is created 5 2 1 4 Tie Breaking Rules Orion breaks ties according to the tie breaking rules specified in Table 5 1 Irregardless of rulebook when decimal scoring is used Orion breaks ties by USA Shooting rule 6 15 1 This is because only USA Shooting specifies how to break ties with decimal scoring 31 Silhouette ties for individuals are broken by highest number of hits in the Shoot Off stage If no
92. mallbore Rifle NRA BB Gun NRA High Power Rifle h The rulebook may not be modified after the match is created Decimal Scoring A Reentry No Reentry n Exit Save as Favorite 4 also may not be modified after the match is created 5 2 1 Basics Rulebook Tab 5 2 1 1 Start and End Dates The Start Date and End of the match The Start Date and End Center see chapter 8 On or after the Start Results On or before the End In a Virtual Match Parent see section 5 3 2 the End match has to download and join the match The child match has up to 3 days after the End Date as set by the parent to report scores 5 2 1 2 Type of Match The Type of Match effects how a match may be listed online but otherwise does not have any effect on a match 30 Date are largly used for informational purposes only The dates are printed on result printouts but otherwise do not have any effect on the conduct Date do effect how a match is listed within the Result Date matches are listed within Recent Date matches are listed within Upcoming Matches Date is the last date a child Orion Rulebook Tie Breaking Rule Reference National Standard Three Position Air Rifle 8 6 1 NRA Air Rifle Air Rifle 15 3 USA Shooting Air Rifle 6 15 1 USA Shooting Air Pistol 6 15 1 USA Shooting PPP 8 4 USA Shooting Smallbore Rifle 6 15 1 NRA International Rifle Sma
93. more smoothly The following table illustrates how Orion increments the series according to the course of fire and previous assigned to target 5 8 3 2 Difference between Mark as and Insert at When assigning targets manually there are two options for marking the series number Mark as and Insert at Generally speaking use Mark as when assigning multiple bull targets or using Auto Score for groups of shooters Use Insert at when assigning single bull targets or using Auto Score for individual shooters The difference between the two is how Orion treats all other targets assigned to that shooter and position When using Mark as Orion does not modify any other target it only assigns the current target with the specified series number When using Insert at 53 Course of Fire Previous Target Next Target after Series Increment 3 by 10 Prone 1 Prone 1 Standing 1 Standing 1 Kneeling 1 Kneeling 1 3 by 20 Prone 1 Prone 2 Prone 2 Prone 1 Standing 1 Standing 2 Standing 2 Standing 1 Kneeling 1 Kneeling 2 Kneeling 2 Kneeling 1 40 Standing Standing 1 Standing 2 Standing 2 Standing 1 Standing 3 Standing 4 Standing 4 Standing 3 Table 5 4 Series Increments During the Assign To Process Orion will increment all targets assigned to that same shooter and position that have an equal or greater than series number 54 Chapter 6 Scoring Scoring is the heart of the Orion Scoring System Using its advanced
94. n looks around the surrounding portions of the image to algorithmically calculate the center of the shot This is advantageous since the shot is still scored quantitatively The simplest way to Identify a Shot is to double click near the center of the shot as seen within Orion e If it is a multi shot shot hole or a single shot hole that is badly torn use Orion s Identify a Shot section 6 4 3 Add a Shot will add a shot precisely where the mouse is located When doing so it may take some finesse and trial and error to correctly place the scored shot over the physical shot hole The simplest way to Add a Shot is to hold down the alt key and double click near the center of the shot See Working with Targets section 6 4 for more information 6 1 2 Use of Scoring Gauges with Orion The use of scoring gauges plugs or other manual methods of scoring paper targets e g templates is outside the correct use of the Orion Scoring System These methods are not nearly as accurate as Orion are often misused by stat officers and intrinsically rely on human bias Using these less accurate means of measuring a shot s location to check or overrule Orion s quantitative and precise measuring is simply fallacious Furthermore the printed scoring rings are for the shooter s reference only they may not be used to determine the value of a shot Using a scoring gauge or other manual methods of scoring paper targets have no place with Orion and will inval
95. n target B4 Paper Size and the Basic Marksman ship Course target Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 for more information e Improve scoring algorithm for Benchrest With this change protests are disabled and scoring multiple shots per bull is disabled in Benchrest matches Changes to Version 2 3 1 Version 2 3 1 was a bug fix release Changes to Version 2 3 0 e Updates Orion s scoring algorithm With this update calibration is no longer neces sary and the DR C225 scanner will score BB Gun targets e Adds support for Tournaments or a grouping of Matches online Visit Tournaments section 8 3 for more information e Adds support for the Canon DR M160Il Visit Canon DR M160 section 3 7 1 4 for more information If you are using a non supported scanner please visit Scanner Shadows Section 6 2 7 for more information Changes to Version 2 2 35 Version 2 2 35 was a bug fix release Changes to Version 2 2 34 e Added support for using barcode labels with scorecards Visit Barcode Labels on Scorecards section 5 8 2 4 for more information e Added support for the new letter size 8 5in by 11in 12 bull Air Rifle Target 12 bull 50ft Rifle Target and 12 Bull 50ft Rifle Gallery League Target Visit Targets Schemes table 3 2 for more information Changes to Version 2 2 33 Version 2 2 33 was a bug fix release Changes to Version 2 2 32 e Added support for the BB Gun Test Answer Sheet Visit Scoring Tests section 6 4
96. n the stat officer and match director should perform the following e Be familiar with the Finals format e Create a new Orion match with a Finals course of fire e Use Decimal scoring Only have 8 athletes in the match Use single bull targets shooting one shot per bull e Score each shot immediately after calling stop e Eliminate one athlete after each series starting with the third series For training purposes the above recommendations may be ignored 5 2 2 5 Training Sessions Under each rule book there is a Training course of fire In Training shooters may shoot up to 6 ten shot strings in each position except finals This is advantageous for training sessions where different shooters will want to shoot different amounts in each position For example one shooter may want to shoot 40 shots standing and a second shooter may want to shoot 20 prone and 20 kneeling When using the Training course of fire course of fire barcode labels are not supported instead use generic bar code labels see section 5 8 2 1 34 5 2 3 Result Center Tab Result Center is the online component for Orion With it a user may seamlessly post match results on the Internet To enable posting a match s results online check the List and Report Scores Online checkbox Un checking the option will remove the match from the Result Center For local matches the remaining contact information fields are optional any informa tion entered in t
97. ne shown in Figure 3 1 The license file contains information about the owner license expiration date and scor ing licenses possessed by the user The long string of characters at the end of the license is a security code Activating Orion is accomplished using a download code The download code is a string of six to eight capital letters It is email to each user after purchasing an Orion system or with a license renewal To enter the download code use the Help then License options Type the code into the labeled box and click Download Alternately the license file can be copied and pasted exactly into the license form to activate Orion To insert the key use the Help then License options Copy the license Erik Anderson Shooter s Technology LLC 6 1 2011 6 1 2011 ORION_V1 QVISATR RIFLE VIS_50FT_RIFLE 12345678 90abcdef1234567890abcdef Figure 3 1 Example license file needed to activate Orion LicenseForm E License File Authenticated Save ncel Download Code Download Figure 3 2 Entering the Download Code text into the box and hit save This will activate the purchased scoring licenses Briefly A license agreement gives provides the user with unlimited upgrades and support for the duration of the licensed term When the license expires Orion will no longer score any new targets However Orion will still be able to view match results from previously scored targets Orion
98. new match a new Match Image Directory will need to be made to store the file in see section 5 5 2 a In the Save As file dialogue box that appears change directories to the My Matches folder b Click the New Folder button c Change the name of the new folder to the name of the match that is being cre ated d Double click the new folder to open it 5 Change the name of the file to the name of the new match this will be the new match xml file The file name needs to have an xm1 extension 6 Click Save After Orion creates a copy it will leave the file that has been copied open Before loading targets and scoring open the newly created match 5 4 4 Closing a Match The currently open match may be closed by selecting File and Close Match All infor mation will be saved when a match is closed Be sure all scoring operations are finished prior to closing a match Closing a match while Orion is scoring may lead to undesired operations 5 4 5 Saving a Match Orion automatically saves updates to the match file There is no need to save the match file other than for manual backups see section 5 4 3 1 5 5 The Match File and Directory Structure Orion automatically manages a series of directories on the local machine for the purpose of storing match data files and target images The top of this directory structure is generically known as the My Matches directory Underneath My Matches is a series of directories c
99. nned When using a scanner with an automatic document feeder ADF it is important to verify the ADF meets or exceeds the paper thickness requirements Most ADFs are only designed to handle traditional copier style paper Target paper is much heavier weighing 200gsm grams per square meter Using an ADF that does not support at least 200gsm paper weight may cause undesired operation and void warranty service The Canon P 208 DR C225 DR C240 DR M1601 and DR 6010C meet this requirement Shooter s Technology cannot accept responsibility for damage to scanners or voided warranties resulting from use of improper ADF units Most scanning software by default will try to compress scanned images when saved to disk While compressed images take up less space they will not provide sufficient detail to score accurately Be sure to set a scanner to be used with Orion to save the target image file to the highest available quality Some scanning software will try to perform image enhancement on the scanned in image prior to saving it as a file for example edge enhancements In almost all cases image enhancements should be disabled when scanning for Orion Different models of scanner function differently Consult the individual scanner s doc umentation to learn how to scan and create images at the listed specifications It is the user s responsibility to own correctly understand and operate the scanner and scanner software Shooter s Technology can
100. nter tab 2 Check the List and Report Scores Online checkbox 3 Optionally complete the Contact Information for the match At a minimum entering the zip code is recommended 4 Click Save After clicking Save Orion will try to communicate with Result Center If there is any communication problems e g a network is unavailable Orion will return an error If no error is returned the match was successfully created on the Result Center The Contact Information fields are optional Any fields filled out will be visible on Result Center to the public To make a match visible to other shooters and coaches and encourage participation these fields should be completed If the competition is closed to outside participants do not complete the information 85 8 2 2 Removing a Match from the Result Center To remove a match from the Result Center 1 Click on Match and then Match Properties Click on the Result Center tab 2 Uncheck the List and Report Scores Online checkbox 3 Click Save 8 2 3 Uploading Results to the Result Center Once the Result Center is turned on for the match Orion will automatically upload results periodically to Result Center Results may be manually uploaded by going to Result Center in the menu bar and then Upload Results 8 3 Tournaments A Tournament is simply a group of Matches Tournaments allow users to organize matches online allowing athletes and spectators to more easily find related comp
101. of an athlete s shot group and a powerful coaching tool There is both a graphical display and quantitative values Visit Section 7 3 for more information on shot group analysis 76 To open the Shot Group Form click the Shot Group Form button blue circle with white cross hairs To view a shot group click on any of the results within the Match Results tab Orion SampleMatch E File Database Match Result Center Tools Help Sok Ff Gols 260 Dashboard Shooter Database Match Competitors Match Teams Match Scoring Match Results Analysis Ranked Results Individual Score Sheets Individual Al V Update Results Print Results Y Print individual Results Include Coach Team and Demographics on Printout Y Include Shot Group Analysis O Include Final Rank Participant ST1 ST2 ST3 ST4 Individual 1 Snell Zachary 101 84 1 84 2 88 3 88 3 34 9 2 Dick Wolf 102 50 0 52 0 57 0 84 2 243 2 88 5 mm 2 nter 0 0 1 4 1 41 mm Figure 7 1 The Shot Group Form 7 2 Printing Results There are two types of results available to print Either ranked aggregate results for indi viduals and teams or individual score sheets specific to a single athlete Both options are available on the Match Results tab 7 2 1 Printing Ranked Results Ranked results is an in order list by score of all athletes or teams for a specific event and category The available Events e g Individual Team
102. ompensates for it If you are using Orion with a non supported scanner it is necessary to tell Orion the direction of the shadow Specifically if shadows are appearing at the top of the bullet hole bottom of the bullet hole or no shadows at all To set this property from Orion s menu bar go to Tools and then Scanner Shadows If you are using an supported scanner Orion automatically sets this property for you 6 3 Scoring Scoring is the process by which Orion locates and assigns a value to each shot on a target A shot is identified either by a physical shot hole on the target or a fill in the bubble shot selection row 61 To score physical shot holes Orion uses a multiple pass scoring algorithm The first pass locates the center of each aiming bull the second pass locates the center of each shot Orion primarily relies on the edge of shot hole to determine its center Scoring is a computationally intense process Orion will use up as much of the com puter s processing power as it can other processes on the workstation may slow down Depending on the speed of the computer used it can take 1 to 5 seconds per target to score Air pistol targets where 4 or 5 shots are clustered together can take up to 2 minutes to score The scoring process runs in the background allowing other functions such as Target Identification to be completed However Orion will not start any secondary scoring pro cesses such as protests while scoring
103. ore indicates the shot was manually modified by the statistical officer 7 5 Exporting Results as Data Files Orion can export a match s results to comma delimited csv text files You may either export a specific results data or export all data within the match The generated file can be open by most spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets 7 5 1 Exporting Ranked Results Data Files Exporting a ranked resutls data file is available on the Match Results tab Select the re sult to export using the drop down list under Ranked Results Click Update Results to view the results on screen Click Export Results to generate the data file Orion will save the file to disk and attempt to open the file on your computer Ranked result data files contain the exact same information as viewed from within Orion on the Match Results tab 7 5 2 Essential and Comprehensive Data File Orion s ranked results data files contain the same information as the printed results Many match directors may require additional competitor or score information to be printed on their result bulletins If this is true Orion s Essential or Comprehensive Data File may be used 81 The Essential data file contains all athletes and teams name and category data and all score data The Comprehensive data file includes this plus shot group analysis informa tion Orion generates both files as csv files and tries to open them on your computer To generate
104. orers fill in bubbles corresponding to the athlete s score on each shot Later the statistical officer scans the scorecards which gets interpreted quickly and accurately by Orion Match results are available online in just a few seconds For the scorers and athletes using Orion scorecards is not difficult But as Orion score cards are different from what they are used to it does take some education The informa tion graphics below provide all the instructions scorers and athletes need to successfully use Orion scorecards 91 tances b DAO Marist s 10 ODO oros rors How to Use Orion Scorecards Front of Scorecard Use only a blue ink pen black ink pen or permanent marker e g sharpie Athlete Identification Use the blocks to the left to write in the athlete s competitor number Then fill in the corresponding bubbles one on each line When scanned Orion will read these blocks and assign the scorecard to the designated athlete 13 F3 DEO Pena 4 101000 Anewa Poed Nerse Shot 10 Shot 11 Shot 12 Shot 13 Shot 14 Shot 15 Shot 16 Shot 17 Shot 18 Shot 19 Shot 20 40000000 40000000 gt ee oh LO 4SODODO 090000000 09000000 090000000 Ox A LOA OOO OODDOOOOTD OODDOODO 0000000o 00000000 00000000 00000000 090090000 QDOOGOOD 00000000 00000000 Instructions Listed on Back O ORION CORO Sram OJORION SCORING SYSTEM WOOOOE 0009 The examples provided use Orion s
105. oring tab 3 Load the scanner with a set of targets rl 4 Click the Auto Score button Orion will scan the targets load it into the program assign the target to the shooter and score Depending on the speed of the machine Orion is installed on this may take several seconds Initially the new targets will appear highlighted in green in the Target list on the left hand side of the screen Green highlighting indicates these targets are not yet scored It may be necessary to click the plus sign next to Targets then the plus sign next to Relay 1 and finally the plus sign next to the shooter s names to see the list of imported targets 5 Repeat these steps until all targets are scored 6 2 2 Auto Score for a Group of Shooters with Barcode Labels or Fill In The Bubble Competitor Numbers Using Auto Score for a group of shooters with barcode labels or fill in the bubble com petitor numbers works best when using e Orion for Clubs e Barcode labels or fill in the bubble competitor numbers e Multi bull targets from numerous shooters To use Auto Score for a group of shooters with barcode labels 58 5 Click the Auto Score button Prepare targets with barcode labels visit section 5 8 2 for more information Score cards should be prepared by filling in the bubbles identifying the athlete s competi tor number on the Scorecard Select the Match Scoring tab Load the scanner with a set of targets
106. orresponding to each match that the user creates An additional directory DATABASE stores the Shooter Database 42 5 5 1 My Matches Directory The My Matches directory is the top of the directory structure that Orion manages Un derneath My Matches is a series of directories corresponding to each match that the user creates These directories are called Match Image Directories There is an additional directory under My Matches DATABASE that stores the Shooter Database and FA VORITES that stores match favorite settings 3 Desktop My Documents 3 My Matches O My First Match O Potomac River Tournament O Practise Oct 10 a My Music A My Pictures O My Videos Figure 5 3 An example My Matches directory structure 5 5 1 1 Changing the Location of My Matches On occasion it may be necessary to change the location of the My Matches directory The most common reason is if the target image files which take up a lot of room are to be stored on a different or external hard drive In general though it is best to keep the default location for My Matches To change the location click on Tools and then My Matches Directory Changing the My Matches directory to reside on a thumb drive is strongly discouraged Thumb drives are not intended to be used consistently over long periods in the same manner as a hard drive and Orion requires this functionality 5 5 2 Match Image Directory There is one M
107. ots per bull will be the number of shots Orion will try to find on each aiming bull while scoring a target The available options are always 1 2 5 and 10 However care should be taken to select a value appropriate for the level of the competition practice and disipline When running a competition select only 1 shot per bull for Air Rifle BB Gun 50ft Rifle or benchrest Air Pistol and 50m 50yrd smallbore rifle events may select up to 5 shots per bull in a competition Shooting 5 shots on a bull in Air Rifle or 10 shots on a bull for Air Pistol is only intended to be done for less experienced shooters during training Multi shot scoring is not supported for BB Gun 5 2 2 2 Team Member Configuration The Number of Team Member will have slightly different effects depending if Dynamic Team Generation is turned on e IfDynamic Team Generationisnotenabled thentheNumber of Team Members specifies how many of the top shooters from each team will make up a team score If for example the Number of Team Members is 4 Orion in this example would only sum the top 4 shooters to compute the team score regardless of participants in the team e If Dynamic Team Generation is enabled then Orion will automatically create dynamic teams based on the individual team member results For example if a team has 12 members and Number of Team Members is4 Orion will create three teams in the results Team 1 will be the top four shooters on the team
108. re ready to be printed be sure to check the Include Coach and Home town on Printout on the Results tab to list the coach next to the shooter 5 6 4 Removing a Competitor A competitor may be removed by selecting the row listing the competitor right clicking the row then clicking Remove Competitor This will remove the competitor and dis associate any scores or targets with this competitor Targets that were assigned to the competitor are not removed 5 6 5 Importing Participants Orion has the capability to import participants from an Excel file or another Orion match file This includes both shooters and teams To import participants open the match partic ipants will be imported into Click on Match then Import and Participants Select the Excel file or Orion match file to import from and follow the on screen instructions The rules for importing participants vary depending on the type of file participants are being imported from 45 5 6 5 1 Rules for Importing Participants from Excel Must save the file as an Excel Microsoft Office Open XML xlsx Older version of Excel xls may work but are not supported Each row in the Excel file must represent a competitor except the header row Every competitor in the Excel file will be imported provided the competitor has a first and last name All data to import must be in the first tab worksheet of the Excel file It is best but not necessarily required to have a h
109. red in millimeters squared Group Area is largely influenced by the athlete s inner position the static muscular forces used to hold the gun still and gun ammo combinations e Group Roundness is a unit less metric measuring how round the shot group is A shot group with roundness 1 00 is perfectly round A roundness value greater than 1 is more elongated along the X axis less then 1 the group is more elongated along the Y axis Groups with a roundness between 75 and 1 50 may generally be considered round Group Roundness is mostly influenced by an athlete s outer position The more well built a position is the more round the group will be In pistol shooting groups elongated along the Y axis are usual indicative of poor sight alignment 7 4 Interpreting Scores Printed by Orion Orion reports scores in many different formats The exact format depends on the match its configuration and what exactly Orion is reporting Below is a guide to the different types of formats and their meaning e Series and Aggregate Scores Integer Scoring Example 383 8 Example 94 3 This is the most common score format The first number is the whole number or integer score the shooter received The second number after the dash is the number of inner tens the shooter received e Series and Aggregate Scores Decimal Scoring Example 391 4 Example 98 2 When decimal scoring is used this is the shooter s aggregate where every shot is scored with
110. rifles must be grounded on the floor or shooting bench No one may go down range until authorized to do so by the Range Officer No one may handle rifles while anyone is downrange EYE PROTECTION Eye protection is recommended for air rifle shooting especially if there is any possibility of a pellet or pellet fragment bouncing back from the back stop Eye and or hearing protection may be required on some ranges TREAT EVERY RIFLE AS IF IT WERE LOADED Even if you are sure your rifle is unloaded and it has a CBI inserted and even if a Range Officer has checked your rifle treat it as if it were loaded at all times Always be sure it is never pointed at another person Remember the first rule of gun safety keep the muzzle under control and pointed in a safe direction Chapter 2 What s New This chapter lists recent improvements to Orion and updates to this User Manual Changes to version 2 3 22 e Adds the Welcome Screen at software start up Visit Welcome Screen section 5 1 for more information e Adds feature to save Match Favorites preconfigured matches that can easily be recreated later Visit Match Favorites section 5 2 7 for more information e Improves offline responsiveness Changes to version 2 3 21 Version 2 3 21 was a bug fix release Changes to version 2 3 20 e Adds support for the Canon DR C240 Visit Canon DR C240 section 3 7 1 3 for more information Added support for ATA and NSSA Trap and Skeet e Add
111. ring line or whether this may only be done on the firing line When a gun case is opened the first thing that must be done is to open the action and insert a CBI When an air rifle is replaced in a gun case the CBI may be removed the action closed and the trigger released before closing the gun case RANGE COMMANDS Know the range commands that are used in Three Position Air Rifle shooting No shooter may load a pellet in an air rifle until after the com mand LOAD is given No shooter may fire a shot until after the command START is given When the command STOP is given no further attempt to fire a shot may be made the rifle must be taken down immediately and the action must be opened If a pellet remains in the rifle ask the range officer for instructions LOADING Rifle muzzles must remain pointed downrange or up towards the ceil ing whenever the rifle is charged and loaded Special care must be taken during charging and loading to ensure that a rifle muzzle is never pointed at a neighboring shooter or at any area behind the firing line TARGET Shoot only at the target designated for you Be sure the target is properly placed in front of a safe backstop Shooting at any object on a range besides your own target is strictly forbidden GOING DOWN RANGE Whenever it is necessary for anyone to go down range to hang or retrieve targets or for any other purpose all air rifle actions must be open 12 13 with CBIs inserted and all
112. rking with Reentry section 6 5 for more information Changes to Version 2 3 11 e Added a Shooter Database score history export e Added a 2x10 and 2x20 course of fire under the National Three Position Air Rifle Council rulebook e Changed the Training course of fire under the National Three Position Air Rifle Council rulebook from a 3 x 60 to a 3 x 80 Changes to Version 2 3 10 e Added an Essential Data File export and modified how Ranked Result Data Files are generated Visit Exporting Results as Data Files section 7 5 for more information Changes to Version 2 3 8 and 2 3 9 Version 2 3 8 and 2 3 9 were bug fix releases Changes to Version 2 3 7 e Performance and memory management improvements e Usability improvements Changes to Version 2 3 6 Version 2 3 6 was a bug fix releases Changes to Version 2 3 5 e Adds Max Number of Team Members property which limits the number of ath letes that may be assigned to any one team Visit Course of Fire Tab section 5 2 2 for more information Changes to Version 2 3 3 and 2 3 4 Version 2 3 3 and 2 3 4 were bug fix releases Changes to Version 2 3 2 e Adds support for Team Leagues A Team League allows a series of teams to compete against each other over a number of weeks in a win loss basis The winner of the League is the team with the best record Visit Team Leagues section 8 4 for more information e Adds support for a 12 bull BB Gu
113. s the target scheme by reading the bar code in the upper left corner of the target Orion supports a number of different target schemes When creating a match in Orion the designated rule book is implicitly telling Orion which type of targets will be used in 14 High Power Rifle Scorecard e o wn a Ver Sighwer Soorer s ritials e for Corrections Shot 1 Shot 2 Shot 3 Shat 4 Shot 5 Shot 6 Shot 7 Shot 8 Shot 9 Shat 10 Shot 11 Shot 12 Shot 13 Shot 14 Shat 15 Shot 16 Shot 17 Shot 18 Shot 19 Shot 20 Instructions Listed on Back 2 orion e Figure 3 6 An approved High Power Rifle Scorecard for Orion the match Table 3 2 provides more information on the target schemes supported for each rule book In all cases the scoring rings printed on the target are for the shooter s reference only While the scoring rings are printed according to tolerances set by the ISSF Orion does not use them in the scoring process They are there to allow the athlete to estimate his or her score and to make necessary sight adjustments In some instances the scoring rings are printed as a dash line This is because the printed scoring rings are noise to Orion Orion could score better if the rings were not printed at all However doing so would make it nearly impossible for the athlete to estimate his or her score or make sight adjustments The dash lines are a compromise Removing as much of the scoring ring as possible w
114. sa sose aa ee ee 22 Supported Scanner Comparison es rc a RR RA 22 Description of the available scoring metrics within Orion 27 ds a MA 31 Allowable Shots per Bull rara aaa 33 Different Methods used to Assign Targets to Athletes 48 Series Increments During the Assign To Process o 54 Orion s Typical Scoring Accuracy aoao ee 56 Auto Score Recommended Usage naaa aa a 57 Recommended Auto Score Performance Settings 60 Highlighted Target Colors and their Meanings 63 Double Click Commands for the Current Target Image 64 Chapter 1 Safety First Safety Rules for Air Rifle Ranges 1 The most important rules to follow in any range or target shooting activity are safety rules This applies equally for air rifles as well as for all other types of firearms These air rifle safety rules must be enforced at all shooting ranges by competition officials and coaches and followed by all shooters All competitors coaches and competition officials must know and conscientiously enforce these rules 1 MUZZLE Always keep rifle muzzles pointed in a safe direction Rifle muzzles must never be pointed at other persons under any circumstances On a range the safest direction to point a rifle muzzle is usually up or downrange towards the targets 2 CLEAR BARREL INDICATOR CBI Clear Barrel Indicators or CBIs are synthetic monofilament cords 0 065 0 095 dia
115. st Answer Sheet 1 Complete a master answer sheet using one of the same type of test scorecards Only fill in an answer where there is a question For example if there are 20 questions on the test only fill in a bubble for the first 20 answers on the test scorecard Leave the remaining answers blank 2 Scan the master answer sheet into Orion using Auto Score The master answer sheet may either be left unassigned or should be assigned to the statistical officer 3 In Orion s Match Scoring tab select the master answer sheet Right click on the scorecard image and select Set as Answer sheet This tells Orion what the correct answers are to each question 4 The competitors test scorecards may be scanned in Orion will score the scorecard based on the master answer sheet 69 The master answer sheet may be selected at any time However it is recommended to scan the master answer sheet first before any competitor s answer sheet is scanned in Orion assigns an equal value to each question Each test is worth at most 100 points For example if there are ten questions Orion assigns 10 points to each correct answer If the number of questions is not evenly divisible by 100 Orion will assign the highest value of points to each question such that the total value of the test does not exceed 100 For example if there are 11 questions Orion will assign each correct answer 9 points for a total possible score of 99 6 4 13 Rescanning a
116. ster There is no fee to register Due to privacy concerns the CMP does not permit looking up or creating a shooter s CMP competitor number from within Orion e The CMP competitor number must be used as the Orion competitor number for all shooters e The Rifle Type Category must be used within the Orion match If Rifle Type is not used Orion will assume all shooters and teams are Sporter and submit scores to the CMP as such e The CMP Match ID and authentication code must be supplied to Orion in the Match Properties form see section 5 2 The match id and authentication code will be provided to the match director after the CMP sanctions the match Contact the CMP if this information is not provided The authentication code is an eight character random string unique to each CMP match It is used by CT to verify the identity of the match director It is important not to share the match s authentication code with anyone Treat it as a password 82 e The Orion match must have the same course of fire either 3 by 10 or 3 by 20 with or without a final as the match sanctioned and approved by the CMP e The computer running Orion must have Internet access e The match director must still submit a report to the CMP and pay applicable fees In addition the match director must submit a statement stating that he or she has verified as correct the scores posted on CT for the specified match Electronically reporting scores to the CM
117. t Center box ao FF W N Update or set the team s URL path This will be the quick URL that may be used to go to the team s home page 84 6 Optionally check the Automatically Make Visible New Matches Created by Other UsersandEmail Me When New Matches are Created by Other Users 7 Optionally update information about the team If entered this information will be displayed publicly on the Internet 8 Click Save 8 1 1 Use of the Result Center Use of the Orion s Result Center is included with Orion s annual license fee Result Center may be used with any hosted Orion match This includes either sanc tioned events with the Civilian Marksmanship Program or USA Shooting non sanctioned events or a team s daily practice 8 1 2 Disabling the Result Center Using the Result Center is completely optional If at any point a user should wish to dis able the service he or she can simply log on to http www orionscoringsystem comwww orionscorings click on Result Center Settings and disable the service Disabling the service will remove Orion s ability to upload results All previously uploaded results will no longer be available 8 2 Listing Matches on the Result Center 8 2 1 Enabling the Result Center for a match To list a match on the Result Center and later to upload scores to the Result Center enable the feature from within Match Properties 1 Click on Match and then Match Properties Click on the Result Ce
118. tag is a text string representing today s date for example 20150122 for 22 January 2015 Any text string may be a reentry tag All targets have a reentry tag sy Targets in non reentry matches are assigned a empty string 6 5 1 1 Changing a Target s Reentry Tag A target s reentry tag may be changed inthe Assign To Participant form 6 6 Manually Scoring Orion Targets Manually rescoring a shot using a plug or other means on an Orion target will invalidate the competition results Orion is an electronic scoring system and evaluates shooters on a uniform quantitative standard Attempting to rescore a target using a plug and human interpretations means shooters are no longer treated equally 71 Precedence for uniform electronic scoring of paper targets was established in 1986 by the International Shooting Sports Federation ISSF 1986 was the year the ISSF first ap proved a target reading machines for Olympic scoring The ISSF recognized that mixing electronic and manual scoring standards would create a patchwork of result quality giv ing some shooters an unfair advantage over other shooters To prevent this from occurring the ISSF mandated that if electronic scoring systems were used in a competition then all shooter s targets must be scored with that system Since then ISSF recognized national federations have adopted the same principal including USA Shooting and the German Shooting Federation Orion s scor
119. target scored with absolute precision However a scoring system like Orion comes exceptionally close to this standard by measuring all shooters shots equally with an evaluation system whose tested and theoretical accuracy is better than that of nearly all electronic targets or manually scored paper targets 6 7 Protest Procedures In Orion a score protest or sometimes referred to as a challenge is done using a more accurate and time intensive algorithm on the digital shot hole in question Protests only occur on a correctly scored shot Before protesting the shot the stat officer Orion user should determine if an obvious error section was made If so and in all circumstances obvious errors should be corrected by the stat officer It is widely regarded as unsportsmanlike for a shooter to protest a correctly scored shot The only reason a shooter would do so is if he or she is trying to game the system by having a slightly different algorithm rescore the shot in hopes that the shot value goes up For more information on this subject visit www orionscoringsystem com To properly conduct a protest after the regular scoring is complete follow the proce dure below 72 1 The statistical officer posts the results and provides the shooters with their targets and individual score sheets Individual score sheets may also be made available online These results are considered final unless protested by the competitor 2 During
120. targets in each position For example a team coach can print out a sheet of barcodes for each of his or her shooters Then during practice the shooter may affix the generic barcode to the target and fill in the position and series bubble for what the shooter plans on shooting that day Generic target identifier barcode sheets are printed using one of the Membership Field values It is important to use the same numeric value for the shooters competitor number in the match Orion can be configured to do this automatically using default Competitor Numbers Visit section 4 1 2 for more information on Membership Fields and section 5 2 4 for information on default competitor numbers 49 Orion will always print a full sheet 60 labels of generic barcode labels for each shooter To print a sheet of generic labels follow the steps below e Select the Shooter Database tab e Make sure the shooters who require printed labels have numeric values in the ap propriate Membership Field Select the row s representing the shooters Use the control or shift keys to select multiple rows Right click select Print Labels and then the Membership Field name 5 8 2 2 Course of Fire Specific Barcode Labels Course of fire specific barcodes identify the shooter position and series for the target These work with all Orion target types and are intended to be used in competition Course of fire specific barcodes will abbreviate the position and stage e
121. ted see section 4 2 1 as well as from performance in designated Shooting Styles see section 4 1 1 Only one metric as a time may be selected Table 4 1 describes the available metrics and their meaning 27 Chapter 5 Match Management While there is only one Orion database each training session or competition is organized into an independent match An Orion match is a collection of shooters teams scores results and various other properties describing the course of fire In Orion a match can describe either an actual competition or a training session Stated another way an Orion match is the data file used to store everything associated with scoring a course of fire This chapter describes creating and modifying a match managing shooters and man aging teams 5 1 Welcome Screen When Orion opens up it presents the Welcome Screen to the user The Welcome Screen is designed to quickly facilitate creating and opening matches as well as providing im portant information about your Orion account Most of it s functionality requires Internet access 1 The Create a New Match section allows you to either create a new match based on one of your match favorites or download a Virtual Match you have been invited to join Both types of matches are listed in the list box To create a match or down load a Virtual Match simply click on the name When creating a match based on a match favorite by default Orion does not
122. than the DR M160II Only the DR M160II is supported by Orion 3 7 1 5 Canon DR 6010C The Canon DR 6010C is the highest grade scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for a mid size to large clubs that regularly hosts matches The Canon DR 6010C is specifically designed to handle heavy stock paper such as paper targets However it is only designed to do so if the Straight Path feature is used The straight path is when the output tray on the back side of the scanner is open Please see the Canon documentation for additional information on using this feature For technical support on the DR 6010C please consult Canon 3 7 1 6 Canon LiDE 700F The Canon LiDE 700F is the most economical scanner for use with Orion It is best suited for home use or a small rifle club that hosts small infrequent matches The LiDE 700F is not recommended for Air Pistol scoring When using the Canon LiDE 700F be sure to consult the Canon LiDE 700F Supple mental Documentation for use with the Orion Scoring System document This may be opened from within Orion by clicking on Help and LiDE 700F Documentation For technical support on the LiDE 700F please consult Canon This scanner is no longer available for retail purchase Future iterations of Orion may be forced to phase out support for the LiDE 700F in order to provide upgrade services 3 7 1 7 Canon DR C125 The Canon DR C125 is a mid range scanner for use with Orion It is best suited
123. the currently selected target but proceed to the next target The target s shooter position and series will not be updated e Hit lt Previous to accept the currently selected shooter position and series and go back to the previous target e Hit Finish to accept the currently selected shooter position and series and close the Assign To form It is possible to perform target identification while Orion is scoring If after target identification one or more shooter s names appear in red this is an in dication that the shooter has been assigned two targets to the same position and stage Determine which target is in error and correct it using the Target Identification process 5 8 3 1 Series Advancement During the Assign To Process In the Assign To form for unassigned targets when clicking the Next button Orion keeps the shooter and stage but increments the series number automatically if barcode labels and bubbles where not used Orion updates the series based on the premise that all targets from a relay s 10 or 20 shot stage were scanned in at once For example Orion expects to see all prone 1 and prone 2 targets together all standing 1 and standing 2 targets together and so on It is recommended that targets are kept in order of firing point and series as they come off the firing line For example firing point 1 prone targets 1 and 2 then firing point 2 prone targets 1 and 2 and so on This will make the Assign To process go
124. tion and update files are only available as a downloadable file from www orionscoringsystem com Even though a computer may have Internet access it is not uncommon for local fire walls to deny network access to the Orion Scoring System software This local firewall needs to be configured to grant network access to Orion in order to utilize Orion s Inter net enabled capabilities Some organization networks e g public school networks block Internet access to cer tain websites Please verify with the appropriate network administrator that www orionscoringsystem c and www orionresults com on port 80 and 443 are accessible via the network the com puter running Orion is connected to 3 4 Workstation Orion runs only on Microsoft Windows Vista 7 8 or 10 using Micrsoft s standard builds Both 32bit or 64bit versions of Windows are supported The requirements and recommen dations for a workstation to run Orion are listed in Table 3 1 Windows XP is no longer supported by Orion due to Microsoft ending support in April 2014 12 3 4 1 System Date The time and date set on your computer must be reasonablly accurate Orion is not sup ported if the clock is set too far ahead or too far behind 3 4 2 Microsoft s NET Framework Orion requires Microsoft s NET Framework version 3 5 Thanks to Microsoft Update most workstations already have NET Framework version 3 5 installed If the Orion work station does not have NET 3 5 installed
125. tom of the Team table and add a new team in the bottom row Once a team is created team members may be added to the team Orion does not restrict the number of team members may be added to a team However a competitor may only be a member of one team To add a team member to a match select the shooter s name in the Participant tab then select the appropriate team from the drop down box under the team heading 5 8 Assigning Targets to Athletes Without any a priori knowledge when a target is scanned or loaded into Orion it is im possible for Orion to know who shot the target the position or the series To solve this problem Orion relies on what it calls the assign to process as in assigning targets to an athlete The assign to process relies on data from an athlete s competitor number how or if auto score was started fill in the bubble values on the target and values from any barcode labels Within Orion there are actually lots of ways of assigning targets to an athlete The best method to use depends on the exact nature of the competition or practice Review Table 5 3 for a summary of these methods 5 8 1 Text Based Competitor Numbers Orion support both numeric and text based competitor numbers Numeric competitor numbers work with barcode labels and some scorecard fill in the bubble forms Text based competitor numbers are typically based on the name of the athlete They work within the assign to process only with target fil
126. tors tab and when a match is opened 5 6 1 Adding a Competitor There are multiple ways of adding a competitor to a match e Select Match and New Shooter from the menu bar e Press the ct r1 Control and n simultaneously e HittheNew Shooter button d e Scroll to the bottom of the competitor table and enter new shooter information in the last row e In the last row select the database shooter s name from the Database Shooter Link list e From the Database Shooter tab select the shooter you wish to add right click and click on Add Shooter to Match Orion at Home users are limited to four competitors in a match While Orion for Club and Orion Cite License users may add as many competitors to a match as they desire For practical purposes 200 is the recommended maximum Orion requires Last Name and First Name fields values If the user is conducting a match sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and wishes to report scores electronically see section 7 6 all competitors must have a CMP competitor number and this number must be used as the Orion competitor number This is only the case for CMP sanctioned matches 1We re not kidding don t edit the match xml file Even if you think you know what you are doing don t edit the match file Heck even if you do know what you are doing don t edit the match file 44 The Display Name is automatically derived from the competitor s name and ID fields It may be
127. trick M McKenzie Patrick M M Sporter New Shooter 117007 MALE Schmidt David Schmidt David Y Spotter Old Shooter a MALE Shroyer Sonny K Shroyer Sonny K Z Spotter New Shooter 132746 MALE gt Simmons Amanda Simmons Amanda Precision Old Shooter 1137559 FEMALE Woodman Jennifer Woodman Jennifer E Precision Old Shooter 82403 FEMALE Yonce Christopher Yonce Christopher Precision Old Shooter 888 MALE Sporter Old Shooter MALE Figure 4 4 Example Shooter Database for a small team Orion at Home users should list themselves as a Favorite 4 3 Dashboard The Orion Dashboard is a quick look analysis tool for coaches It is meant to give coaches a snap shot as to how team members are performing The Orion dashboard is visible when Orion opens and is on the Dashboard tab Orion only displays information for Favorite shooters see section 4 2 1 e Each shooter listed on the dashboard is a Favorite e The Event Styles are derived from the type of shooting selected in the Shooter Database see section 4 1 e The presented data is calculated by scores fired in the past 60 days e Number of Shots is the count of shots fired in that position e Average Score is the shooter s statistical average for that position e Score Trend is the number of points a shooter is improving or digressing if the trend is negative on a points per month basis e Averag
128. try codes Orion will only recognize a limited number of countries e The Age Category allows the user to subdivide individuals and teams based on the rule book s age groups An individual or team is binned into one of the age groups based on the year he or she was born and the year of the match e Gender refers to male or female shooters For a team to be categorized as either male or female all members of the team must be of the same gender 5 2 6 2 National 3 Position Air Rifle Council Categories e The Equipment Class refers to either precision rifle or sporter rifles If the match only has one equipment class it is recommended to deselect this options e The New Shooter category creates a special result list for new and old shooters The definition for new shooters is made by the match director Generally this term will refer to a shooter who only started in the sport less than a year ago e The Organization category allows the user to subdivide individuals and teams based on the type of club or organization they represent Up to six different organization classes may be created Orion pre populates these fields with the most common values To change the values simple type over the names A field may be left blank The Organization category is not available in a Virtual Match e The Skill level category allows the user to subdivide individuals and teams based on their skill level Although similar to the New Shooter category
129. unique file name 89 A 1 2 Loading Target Images Once Orion targets have been scanned and saved in the match image directory the tar get image files must be loaded into Orion To load target images either click the Load Images button 9 or Match then Score then Load Images from the menu bar Loading target images take about one seconds per target Orion is performing pre processing on the image and trying to read the target identifier barcode If target identifier barcodes were used Orion will automatically assign the target to the correct shooter see Section 5 8 2 When targets are first loaded they are highlighted in green This simply means the target has not yet been scored Click the plus sign next to Targets on the Match Scoring tab to see the list of imported targets Orion will only load new targets from the match image directory Any target previ ously read by Orion will not be re loaded Furthermore Orion will not load any image from the target image directory that is not a target The user may add new targets to the image directory and load new targets images multiple times during a match 90 Appendix B Using Orion Scorecards Orion s scannable scorecard technology is intended for disciplines such as high power rifle silhouette or shotgun In these disciplines the target is physically impossible to scan but there is an existing well known method of scoring in the field With Orion Scorecards sc
130. xample Category Fields for a club that participates in Three Position Air UE gen e iie manele Sede ai aE E a E a a a a SES Example Shooter Database for a small team o o The Welcome Screen is designed to quickly facilitate creating and opening matches as well as providing important information about your Orion ac The Match Properties form is used to configure an Orion match An example My Matches directory structure ooo Barcode label placement on RBA eh EEE ee A Barcode label placement on a scorecard o ooo oo ooo oo Assigning a Target to a shooter in Orion o ooo ooo Auto eor On and ars PESAR ee ee ee eee A A A FOOF OST PES x oe a WO RAE iw ae ee we a a Adding and adjusting shots after right clicking After selecting bull 4 right clicking will allow the user to adjust or remove II II The penalty form being filled in after a common issue Target Scheme Identification sra A ee Examples of obvious and non obvious errors o oo oo The Shot Group Form sa c sa saoe sca eK ea RRE AR An individual score sheet for a shooter List of Tables 3 1 D2 3 3 3 4 SO 4 1 5 1 52 a 5 4 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 Workstation Requirements and Recommendations 12 Target IN ooe ed sie ser hoy oes aa ee oe ee ww a ge we i ce OA 21 Ammunition Requirements gt a sa ad 22 Scanner Reqguiiemenis lt cs cc

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