Precision Time Systems PT100 Game clock control system User Manual

Precision Time Systems Inc. Game clock control system Users Manual

Users Manual

GAME MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONSINSTALLING BATTERIES:•INSTALL 3-VOLT LITHIUM BATTERY IN EACH PRECISION TIME SYSTEM BELTPACK. (BATTERY HOLDER IS LOCATED UNDER THE BELT CLIP) USE A SMALLPHILLIPS HEAD SCREWDRIVER TO OPEN THE BELT PACK.•REMOVE THE BELT CLIP•INSTALL A 3-VOLT LITHIUM BATTERY(+) SIDE HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE. IFTHE BATTERIES ARE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, IT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TOTHE BELT PACKS).•REPLACE THE BELT CLIP.•TIGHTEN BOTH SCREWS SNUGGLY.CAUTION: DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN BELT CLIP SCREWSTURNING THE SYSTEM ON:• SLIDING THE RECESSED SLIDE SWITCH TURNS ON THE BELT PACKS. (THISWILL REQUIRE A SMALL FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER).TESTING THE SYSTEM:•ALL SYSTEMS MUST BE TESTED AT THE BASE STATION.•PLUG IN THE BASE STATION TO THE GAME CLOCK CONTROLLER.NOTE: THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® BASE STATION POWER SWITCH MUSTBE IN THE OFF POSTION BEFORE COMMENCING WITH ANY CABLE OR POWERTRANSFORMER CONNECTION. PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® RECOMMENDSPLUGGING THE POWER TRANSFORMER INTO A U.P.S. BACK UP SYSTEM. IFTHIS IS NOT ADHERED TO, THE SYSTEM COULD BE DAMAGED.•START AND STOP THE GAME CLOCK SEVERAL TIMES WITH EACH UNIT.•AFTER ALL UNITS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY, BRING THE BELT PACKS TOTHE OFFICIALS IN THE LOCKER ROOM.
BATTERY LIFE:•BATTERY LIFE IS 6 TO 7 HOURS.•USE A “FRESH SET” OF BATTERIES FOR EVERY GAME. (EXCEPTION: IF TWOGAMES ARE TO BE PLAYED BACK TO BACK ON THE SAME NIGHT, THE SAME SETOF BATTERIES MAY BE USED).•DISCARD USED BATTERIES SO THAT THEY DO NOT GET MIXED IN WITH THENEW BATTERIES.GAME CONCLUSION:•BATTERIES ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BELT PACKS ONCE THE GAME ISOVER.•BE SURE TO STORE ALL PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® EQUIPMENT IN A SAFEAND SECURE PLACE.
GAME CLOCK OPERATIONSTOPPING AND STARTING THE CLOCKNCAA:IT IS VERY IMORTATNT TO START AND STOP THE GAME CLOCK JUST AS YOU HAVEDONE IN THE PAST. YOU ARE ASSISTING THE GAME OFFICIALS ON THE FLOOR.REMEMBER: YOU (THE GAME CLOCK OPERATOR) ARE THE BACK UP TO THE SYSTEMIN CASE THE BELT PACK FAILS TO HEAR THE WHISTLE.DO NOT FORGET TO STOP THE GAME CLOCK IN THE LAST MINUTE OF THE SECONDHALF AFTER EVERY MADE FIELD GOAL, OR THE LAST MINUTE OF EACH AND EVERYOVERTIME PERIOD AFTER EVERY MADE FIELD GOAL.NBA:IT IS VERY IMORTATNT TO START AND STOP THE GAME CLOCK JUST AS YOU HAVEDONE IN THE PAST. YOU ARE ASSISTING THE GAME OFFICIALS ON THE FLOOR.REMEMBER: YOU (THE GAME CLOSCK OPERATOR) ARE THE BACK UP TO THE SYSTEMIN CASE THE BELT PACK FAILS TO HEAR THE WHISTLE.DO NOT FORGET TO STOP THE GAME CLOCK IN THE LAST MINUTE OF PERIODS 1, 2 & 3AFTER EVERY MADE FIELD GOAL. YOU MUST ALSO STOP THE GAME CLOCK IN THELAST (2) TWO MINUTES OF THE FORTH PERIOD OR ANY OVERTIME PERIOD AFTEREVERY MADE FIELD GOAL.RESETTING THE GAME CLOCKIT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® BASE STATION IN THE STOPMODE BEFORE THE TIMEKEEPER RESETS THE CLOCK. FAILURE TO DO THIS WILLCAUSE THE GAME CLOCK NOT TO START.
OFFICIALS INSTRUCTIONSYOUR PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS BELT PACKS ARE NOW ON! DO NOT BLOW YOURWHISTLES TOO CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONES IN THE LOCKER ROOM BECAUSE YOUWILL STOP THE GAME CLOCK IN THE AREANA.CLEAN TEST YOUR WHISTLES AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONES!ATTACHING THE BELT PACKS/MICROPHONES:• CHOOSE A LOCATION ON YOUR WAIST WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO WEARYOUR PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® BELT PACK.NOTE: (WE RECOMMEND YOU CHOOSE YOUR LEFT OR RIGHT REAR,DEPENDING ON WHICH HAND YOU PREFER TO USE WHEN STARTING THEGAME CLOCK.• PUT THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® BELT PACK ON YOUR HIP.• RUN THE MICROPHONE CORD UP THE INSIDE OF YOUR SHIRT.• PULL ENOUGH CORD TO MATCH THE LENGTH OF YOUR LANYARD.• ATTACH THE MICROPHONE TO THE MICROPHONE HOLDER ON YOUR LANYARD.NOTE: THIS LANYARD IS AVAILABLE THROUGH PRECISION TIME SYSTEMSINC.® AND FOX 40.• YOU ARE READY TO GO.WHISTLE COMPATABILITY:CAUTION:THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS® TIME SWITCHING SYSTEM IS PROGRAMMED TO THEFOX 40 CLASSIC WHISTLE ONLY. OTHER WHISLTES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THESYSTEM WILL BE COMPROMISED IF ANOTHER WHISTLE IS USED. THE FOX 40 CLASSICIS THE OFFICIAL WHISTLE OF THE PRECICION TIME SYSTEM®.OPERATION FOR THE OFFICIAL IS EASY. A SHARP BLAST ON THEWHISTLE --- STOPS THE GAME CLOCK!
STARTING THE GAME CLOCK:• THE START BUTTON IS ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS®BELT PACK. (IT IS EASILY IDENTIFIED BY THE “RAISED DIMPLES” -- THATIDENTIFIES ITS LOCATION.)• PRESS THE BUTTON FIRMLY.• WATCH THE GAME CLOCK START THEN RELEASE BUTTON.COMMUNICATION:THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR PARTNERS FOR ALL CLOCKSTART SITUATIONS.NOTE: THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE FLOOR OFFICIAL STARTING THE GAME CLOCKALONG WITH THE TIMEKEEPER AT THE SCORER’S TABLE. THE START BUTTONSHOULD BE PRESSED ONLY WHEN THE BALL IS LEGALLY TOUCHED. THE CLOCKSTARTING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE DESIGNATED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GAME.
CAUTION:IF MORE THAN ONE FLOOR OFICIAL STARTS THE GAME CLOCK, YOU MAY HAVE ACANCELLATION OF A STOP WHISTLE SIGNAL.WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?IF THE OTHER FLOOR OFFICIALS HIT THEIR START BUTTONS WHILE ONE OF THEFLOOR OFFICIALS BLOWS THEIR WHISTLE, THEY MAY CAUSE A CANCELLATION OFTHE STOP SIGNAL AND THE CLOCK WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. (EXAMPLE: STARTCLOCK – STOP CLOCK – START CLOCK).THE PERSON, WHO WILL BACK UP THE OFFICIALS, WILL BE THE TIMER AT THESCORER’S TABLE. YOU WILL LOSE SOME TIME. THIS HAPPENS DUE TO THEIRREACTION TIME FROM WHEN THEY SEE THE BALL LEGALLY TOUCHED AND THEWHISTLE BEING BLOWN (TIME OUT, QUICK FOUL ETC.). SO IF YOU HAVE DEFINATEKNOWLEDGE OF THE TIME ON THE GAME CLOCK, SINCE THE BALL WAS DEAD, YOUCAN RESET THE CLOCK WITHOUT GUESSING.THE MANUFACTURER HIGHLY RECCOMMEDNDS THAT ONLY ONEFLOOR OFFICIAL STARTS THE GAME CLOCK. THIS OFFICIAL SHOULDBE DESIGNATED THE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE THE GAME.NBA - - THE OFFICIAL CONTROLLING THE THROW IN SHOULD BE DESINATED THERESPONSIBILITY TO START THE CLOCK.IF THIS BECOMES A PROBLEM, WE AT PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS INC.® CAN DISABLETHE OTHER BELT PACKS SO THAT ONLY ONE WILL WORK FROM THE FLOOR/FIELD.THE BELT PACKS WILL ALSO BE MARKED AS TO WHICH ONE WILL START THE GAMECLOCK.THESE ARE JUST SOME SIMPLE GUIDELINES. AS OFFICIALS BECOMEMORE CONFORTABLE WITH THE SYSTEM, STARTING THE GAME CLOCKWILL BECOME AN AUTOMATIC REFLEX!
SOFTWARE/COPYRIGHTS/REGISTRATIONSTHE PRECISION TIME SYSTEM USES THE FOX 40 CLASSICWHISTLE ONLY!IT IS THE ONLY WHISTLE THAT WILL WORK WITH THEPRECISION TIME SYSTEM®. OTHER WHISTLES WILL NOTWORK PROPERLY AND THE SYSTEM WILL BE COMPROMISEDIF ANOTHER SYSTEM IS USED.THE FOX 40 CLASSIC IS THE OFFICIAL WHISTLE OF THEPRECISION TIME SYSTEM.ALL SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMS ARE PROTECTED BY U SAND INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAWS. THE PRECISIONTIME SYSTEM® IS ALSO PROTECTED BY U S ANDINTERNATIONAL PATENTS PENDING.
TROUBLESHOOTINGLOW BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR:IF ONE OF THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON YOU SHOULD:• INFORM THE FLOOR OFFICIAL WHOSE NUMBER ON THE BELT PACK COINCIDESWITH THE NUMBER ON THE BASE STATION. (IF POSSIBLE, THIS SHOULD BEDONE DURING A DEAD BALL SITUATION)• EACH LOW-BATTERY LIGHT HAS A NUMBER ON THE BASE STATION, EACH BELTPACK ALSO HAS A NUMBER THAT COINSIDE WITH THOSE NUMBERS ON THEBASE STATION.• ONCE THE LOW-BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES, THE BELT PACK WILLSTILL FUNCTON FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) HOUR.• WHEN TIME PERMITS (END OF A QUARTER OR AT HALF TIME), REPLACE THE 3-VOLT LITHIUM BATTERY (SEE “INSTALLING THE BATTERIES – PAGE 1).• ONCE THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED, YOU MUST RE-SET THE BASESTATION BY TURNING IT OFF FOR FIVE (5) SECONDS, AND THE TURNING ITBACK ON. THIS WILL RE-BOOT THE SYSTEM AFTER THE BATTERY CHANGE.NOTE: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE NEW BATTERIES FOR EVERY GAME.RE-BOOTING THE PRECISION TIME BASE STATION:IF DURING THE GAME YOU SEE THAT THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEM® IS NOT STARTINGTHE CLOCK FROM THE BELT PACKS, OR STOPPING THE CLOCK WHEN THE WHISTLEHAS SOUNDED, THE COMPUTER MAY NEED TO BE “RE-BOOTED”. TO RE-BOOT THESYSTEM YOU SHOULD:TURN THE POWER SWITCH OFF THEN IMMEDIATLEY TURN IT BACK ON. THIS WILL RE-SET THE MICROPROCESSOR IN THE SYSTEM. YOU MAY WANT TO DO THIS DURING ADEAD BALL.IF YOU RE-BOOT THE SYSTEM WHILE THE GAME IS IN PROGRESS, MAKE SURE THATYOU QUICKLY PRESS THE START BUTTON ON THE BASE STATION. THIS PROCEDURESHOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT A SECOND. BEFORE THE START OF A GAME OR THESTART OF THE SECOND HALF OR OVERTIME, YOU SHOULD TURN THE PRECISION TIMEBASE STATION OFF THEN BACK ON.WITH DAKTRONICS OR NEVCO EQUIPMENT, YOU NEED TO RE-BOOT THE SYSTEMWHILE THE GAME CLOCK IS “RUNNING”. TO RE-BOOT THE SYSTEM YOU SHOULD:• QUICKLY TURN THE PRECISION TIME BASE STATION OFF THEN BACK ON.• THEN QUICKLY PRESS THE START BUTTON ON THE BASE STATION.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE NOT SURE HOW TO COMPLETE THISPROCEDURE -- PLEASE CALL PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS INC.® AT:TELEPHONE (919) 732-9418 FAX/MESSAGE (919) 732-5424.
PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS CORPORATION®P.O BOX 1445 HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278TELEPHONE: (919) 732-9418FAX: (919) 732-5424LIMITED WARRANTY ON THE PRECISION TIME SYSTEM®HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY?This warranty will remain in effect for two (2) years from the date of purchase by theoriginal purchaser. One (1) year parts and laborTwo (2) years parts.WHO IS PROTECTED?This warranty is enforceable only by the original purchaser.WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED?Except as specified below, this warranty covers all defects in material and workmanship inthe Precision Time Systems. ® The following are NOT covered by the warranty:• Accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, unauthorized product modifications or failure tofollow instructions contained in owner’s manual.• Water or other elements.• Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by Precision Time Systems.• Installation of parts or accessories that do not conform to the quality orspecifications of the original parts or accessories.• Installation of the product in, or removal of the product from school or arena.• Damage or loss occurring during shipment of the product. (All shipping claimsmust be presented to the carrier).• Any system which is not new when sold to the first end user or upon which theserial number has been defaced, modified, or removed.WHAT PRECISION TIME SYSTEMS INC.® WILL PAY FORWHAT THE CUSTOMER WILL PAY FOR:Precision Time Systems Inc.® will pay all labor and material expenses for items covered bythis warranty. If it is necessary to ship the product for warranty service, the customer willby for the initial shipping charges, and Precision Time Systems Inc.® will pay for the returnshipping costs if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty.Customer will be responsible for any charges incurred in removing the product from theschool or arena and for reinstallation of the repaired or replaced product.
HOW TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE:You must call Precision Time Systems Inc. ®(919) 732-9418 Fax/Message (919) 732-5424LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES:All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particularpurpose, are limited in duration to the length of this warranty.EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES:Precision Time Systems Inc.® liability is limited to repair or replacement of any defectiveproduct. Precision Time Systems Inc.® shall NOT be liable for any damages, whetherincidental, consequential or otherwise, because of any defective Precision Time product.This exclusion is applicable even if Precision Time Systems Inc.® has been advised of thepossibility of such damages.Some state do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or does notallow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages. If this is the case in youparticular state, the above may not apply to you.This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, whichvary, from state to state.This warranty is enforceable only if the product has been purchased in the United Statesof America. Warranty service must be obtained in the United States of America.

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