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Thanks are due to CAMBRIDGE COMPUTER LIMITED for their assistance and advise also to RACING CAR COMPUTERS (Thomas Nunn) for writing the software and to Stan Sutherland's consultancy HELP FOR MANAGEMENT for devising the original idea and concept of EVENT CONTROLS.
Event Control System for the Z88
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Selecting NO will immediately place you in the Enter Mode.
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Load new competitors
From View Mode press the key. This will present you with a blank entry form and automatically place you in the Enter Mode.
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Press to return to View Mode.
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View information on competitors
Select View Mode - the screen will show first record on file. To view last entry press
and to revert to first entry press
. To select any competitor in between first and last, press
FC and enter competitor number, press
. The screen will show selected competitor or alternatively page through the competitors by pressing either the
or
cursor keys.
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Enter START/FINISH time and View Rankings
Select View Mode - the screen will show first selected competitor, or the competitor you last viewed.
To enter start/finish time, press ET - ENTER START/FINISH TIME -
Enter start/finish
Enter Start time 00:00:00:00 (hour:min:sec:sec) now enter the time of starting and press . The screen will now ask you to enter finish time 00:00:00:00, enter finishing time and press ENTER. The elapsed time will now be shown adjacent to the word TIME in the first frame under competitor details.
Repeat this for all competitors or as many as you require. To move between competitor records use ñ or ò
cursor keys or select a number by tFCby
FC.
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Enter times using the STOPWATCH facility
The screen will show the selected competitor information form. To start the STOPWATCH press tGOpress GO. The TIME window will now show the clock operating.
To stop the STOPWATCH press tSTpress ST. The TIME window will now show the clock stationary and the lapsed time will remain as a record.
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Until you have become more conversant with the operation of the STOPWATCH then we suggest that you |
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ACCURACY OF THE STOPWATCH - This is set by the Z88 internal clock and is accurate to 1/100th of a second - which is more than accurate for most events. However care must be taken when pressing keys to start or stop the STOPWATCH as your action can affect the accuracy of your timings. It is recommended that keys are pressed in a single movement from above the keyboard.
BEWARE:- Do not run your finger horizontally across the keys as you may accidentally trigger the STOPWATCH.To view
View rankings
This can be by
1] Overall position or
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4] Class within a Group position.
Overall Ranking
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No restrictions
Select NR - press
to return to VIEW MODE View Mode. Now select tVR - select
VR
View rankings
the Options window shows ***Sorting***. The ranking of the first five competitors will appear on the screen and by pressing the ñ or ò cursor or
cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press -ESC- Press
to return to a competitor information record.
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T.F.L.= Time from leader and T.F.o/a L.=Time from overall leader. |
Group Ranking
Select tRG - Restrict GROUP to -
Restrict by group
Select RG to enter the group you wish to rank and press -ENTER-
. The screen returns to competitor information record -now select tVR select
VR- Options window shows ***Sorting***. Then rankings of the first five competitors in the selected group appears on the screen and by pressing the ñ or ò cursor
or
cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press -ESC-
to return to a competitor information record. To derestrict a Group, select tRG select
RG but leave entry blank or use tNRuse
NR.
Class Ranking
Select tRC - Restrict CLASS to -
Restrict by class
Select RC - enter the class you require to rank and press ENTER
. The screen returns to competitor information record, then select tVR select
VR and the screen will show the first five competitors in the selected class and by pressing the ñ or ò cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press -ESC- to return to a competitor information record.
To derestrict a Class, select tRC select RC but leave entry blank or use tNRuse
NR.
Class within a Group
To apply both Group and Class restrictions simultaneously after restricting the Group with tRG and the Class with tRC, then by selecting tVR the screen will display ranking information relating to competitors in a specific Class in a specific Group.
To print any competitor information
Select tPC Select PC - print competitor information and the printer will print a copy of the selected record, the screen then returns to a competitor information record.
To print the competitor rankings
Select tPR Select PR - print ranking - and the printer will print a copy of all GROUP/CLASS rankings.
To stop printing at any time, press ESC press key
NOTE: If in doubt about control codes, select -MENU- key whilst in the VIEW NODE View Mode to view control index.
At end of event, press INDEX key to return to APPLICATIONS menu or select tDIE select
DIE if you no longer require the EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM programapplication.
ECS Competitors
When starting an event with no competitors entered, carry out initial instructions - completing title of event, measurement and distance.
You are then ready to enter new competitor information. Ensure you are in ENTER MODE Enter Mode.
Enter information by typing competitor details in each field, pressing -ENTER- after each field entry. The cursor will then move to each field in turn.
If a mistake is made during the entering of information, after the -ENTER- the key has been pressed, press -ESC- press
key which will exit ENTER MODE exit Enter Mode and return to VIEW MODE View Mode.
Follow the instructions as under the Amendments Heading.
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The HELP screens for all of these commands can be selected by pressing the HELP key at any time. The HELP screen is menu driven by commands shown on the right hand side of the screen.
t Represents Represents the 'diamond' key
tVRVR- View rankings
tFL FL - Load competitors
tFS FS - Save competitors
tGO GO - Start current clock
tST ST - Stop current clock
tET ET - Enter start/finish time
ESC - Toggle modes (View/Enter)
TAB - Blank record entry
tRG RG - Restrict by group
tRC RC - Restrict by class
tNRNR- No restrictions
tPCPC- Print out competitor
tPR PR - Print out rankings
tCT CT - Change event title
tCD CD - Change distance
tNEW NEW - Restart application
ñ - Previous competitor
ò- Next competitor
SHIFT ñ
- First competitor
SHIFT ò
- Last competitor
tFC FC - Find competitor
tDC DC - Delete competitor
tRAT RAT - Reset all times
tDIE DIE - Abandon application
REFERENCE TO EACH COMMAND
tVR VR - View rankings -
A sorted table of competitors is produced. Dependent upon any group or class restrictions set. Use ESCAPE key at any time to return to VIEW mode.
tFL FL - Load competitors -
Reads the competitors' names from a file which has previously been created using the SAVE COMPETITORS command tFS. Enter a filename after a prompt.
tFS FS - Save competitors -
Creates a file (in current filing device and directory) of the competitors' names. The file is "packed" to minimise memory usage so no attempts should be made to edit the file directly. Enter a filename after the prompt.
tGO GO - Start current clock -
tST ST - Stop current clock
tET ET - Enter start/finish times
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The third method is to use the ENTER START/FINISH option.
ESC - Toggle modes -
The ESCAPE key is used to toggle between the VIEW mode and the ENTER mode. It is also used to return to VIEW mode from RANKINGS window. To abort printing use ESC.
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The TAB key will also move from VIEW mode to ENTER mode but will provide a blank record sheet ready for entries to be made.
tRG RG - Restrict by group -
The prompt will ask for a group identifier to be entered. The restriction only applies to the RANKINGS table, details for a competitor in any group can still be viewed or altered etc.
tRC RC - Restrict by class -
The prompt will ask for a class identifier to be entered. the restriction only applies to the RANKINGS table, details for a competitor in any class can still be viewed or altered etc.
tNR NR - No restrictions -
This removes any group/class restrictions. The RANKINGS table will then show all competitors.
tPC PC - Print out competitors -
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To abort printing use ESCAPE.
tCT CT - Change event title -
The title appears in the top right hand window of the screen and also in the suspended application area of the INDEX.
tCD CD - Change distance -
This is used to calculate average speeds for the competitors.
tNEW NEW - Restart application -
When NEW is used the application is restarted as though it had been selected from the INDEX page. AS THIS OPTION ERASES ALL CURRENT DATA IT MUST BE ENTERED DIRECTLY FROM THE KEYBOARD - IT CANNOT BE SELECTED FROM THE MENU USING THE CURSOR.
ñ cursor cursor
- previous competitor
òcursorcursor
- next competitor
SHIFT ñ
- first competitor -
will show competitor with lowest No.
SHIFT ò
- last competitor -
will show competitor with highest No.
tFC FC - Find competitor -
The prompt will ask for a competitor's number to be entered. Provided a competitor with this number exists then the display will be updated with the competitor's details. If duplicate numbers exist then the first competitor with the duplicated number will be shown.
tDC DC - Delete competitor -
The prompt will ask for a number to be entered. Provided a competitor with this number exists then the display will be updated with the competitor's details and you will be requested to confirm deletion.
To delete a competitor which has a duplicated number, you first change the nunber to a unique number before proceeding with the deletion.
tRAT RAT - Reset all times. -
This sets the times for ALL the competitors to 00:00:00:00. The command is IRREVERSIBLE so if the times are important it is suggested that the SAVE COMPETITORS is used first.
The SAVE COMPETITORS command tFS command FS saves times as well as other competitor details.
tDIE DIE - Abandon application -
This command KILLS the application - it is IRREVERSIBLE. The command has to be entered from the keyboard - it cannot be selected from the MENU. The tDIE The DIE command is equivalent to the tKILL the
KILL command from the suspended activities area.
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Errors which occur when reading or saving files are fatal and result in the application being KILLED by the operating system - though it may always be re-selected from the INDEX.
BAD FILENAME
Filename should be alphanumeric characters only as described in the Z88 manual.
FILE NOT FOUND
The file specified does not exist.
If in doubt refer to the FILER for the correct filename.
FILE IN USE
This error will be generated if the file selected is already being used by another application.
NO ROOM
No memory is available to open a new file. Delete files which are no longer required or tKILL or KILL redundant application from the Suspended Activities List
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