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PortaTree Eliminator Super 2000 Competition-Firmware Ver. 4.11 User Manual

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SCOREBOARD/DIAL-IN Setup

The scoreboard information can be setup differently for Tme Trials, Qualification, and

Elimination Runs. You can click on any information that you would like to see on the
scoreboards and it will appear on the boards as it comes in. if you select MPH and ET on the
same board, after the race is over, the ET will flash first for 2 seconds and then the MPH for 2
seconds and then again ET then MPH. They synch up so both ET's an MPH's are flashed on
at the same time. You can change the time between the changes in "Computer Setup" on the
Drag race Computer. Click on it at the Main Screen. Look for [Scoreboards Oscillation] and
the default is 2000. The 2000 stands for 2000 milliseconds or 2 seconds. If you want to
change the time to 1-½ seconds, then you should change the 2000 to 1500. The scoreboard
test is conducted at the setup screen as well. Make sure that you have selected the
scoreboards in Com Port setup before you do the test.

LOCAL TIME SLIP PRINT STRINGS

You can set up your time slip message here or at the P.C. that is actually connected to

the time slip printer. If you decide to print directly from the Gold Box, then you have to set up
the time slip messages in this program. Click On Setup -- then Time Slip Printer Text at the
main screen. (see the screen on the following page). The Printer setup screen allows you to
customize your time slip message for your racetrack and select which lines you want to print.
The Test Printer button allows you to look at a sample time slip to make sure that the
information is correctly entered. It will print through the serial port on the Portatree
Professional or used by the P.C. that is actually connected to the time slip printer. The Port on
the Portatree Professional is your emergency backup printer if all else fails. You must center