The Button Timer Interface can be used to run a cross country/road race meet in Meet Manager for Track&Field. Follow the steps below to retrieve the results from a timing system that uses a serial connection (MM and timer are connected by a serial cable).
Note: To use Button Interface, must have purchased Interface for Button Finish Timing. Go to Help > About to see if Button Finish/Bar Code Interface is checked under your License Options. Want to Add Features to Your Meet Manager?
Note: For button timers using file sharing, see Use Button Interface to Run CC/RR Meet (File Sharing)
Note: For button timers using file sharing, see Use Button Interface to Run CC/RR Meet (File Sharing)
- Go to Run
- Go to CC/RR
- Go to Interfaces > Setup
- Select timer and click OK
- Go to Interfaces > CC/RR Button Timer > Open/Close Serial Port
- Next to CC/RR Button Finish Timer, enter COM serial port number and click OK
- Note: If unsure what port number or encountering error, see Open the Correct Port (Timing Console Interface)
- (Optional) Go to Interfaces > CC/RR Button Timer > Test Communication to test connection
- Select event
- Go to Ranks
- As finishers cross finish line, under Comp# enter athletes' competitor numbers in finish order
- Note: If you have a bar code reader, click Read Bar Codes
- After race is over, click Download
- Follow instructions on Download from Timer screen for your particular timer
- Note: OmniSport 2000 does not use Download but skips straight to Times > Read Times
- Go to Times and click Read Times
- Select file and click OK
- Note: Every time you download a file (Step 10), it is saved as a separate file. Previously downloaded files are not erased.
- Go to Match to match ranks and times and click Save
- Click Score > List and Team Scores to get results
- Click Update to copy results to Run screen
- Note: Data will be copied over in flights of 10. Not recommended for races with 400+ runners.
- Note: Update will not work if any runners were entered with -9 for unknown (Step 9)
