PortaTree Silver Box Professional with Keyboard - Stand Alone Mode - Manual (Page 4)

*** This whole section is set by the factory and should not be changed unless you consult the
factory or fully understand these features.
At any time you can exit from the setup menu by depressing the “Escape” key. When you do
this, you will be saving the information to memory even when the system is powered down.
Remember, you will not be saving the clock if you power down, it must be reset every time the
system is powered up.
Competition “C”
After you depress the “C” and enter the competition race screen, you will see:
LT.5FUL RT.FUL
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SS:N BO:N CL PAN SEN
LT.5 FUL = Left Lane .500 Full Tree
RT.5FUL = Right Lane .500 Full Tree
SS:N Super Start (blue light - - deep stage not allowed when on) Depress “S” to activate - -
This will change “N” (off) to “Y” (on)
BO:N Break out (generally called true win) “Y” for bracket racing. Depress “B” to activate - -
This will change “N” (off) to “Y” (on)
“CL” Flashing - - track clear. This is awaiting the track clear signal generally from the end of
the track. If you do not have this switch installed, depress “C” to cancel and disappear
from screen. Otherwise track clear external signal will make the “CL” stay solid on.
Control “P” will put on the panic lights and “Pan” will begin to flash. If the switch on the track is
activated, the tower must depress control “P” to stop. The switch on the track must be
pulled upward or the panic lights cannot be shut off.
SEN - -We have not activated this feature at this time, but this is supposed to alert the operator
that a sensor is misaligned.
Car Info Entry
In order to enter cars into the computer for racing, you must depress “F1” for left lane
entry and “F2” for right lane entry:
Left In car & dial
Enter car#_______
6 digits
Enter dial in#_____ 4 digits - - no decimal
Tree spd 5 FUL Tree Speed 1-9 (.1sec - -.9) no decimal
Tree Type - - “F” FULL “P” PRO
Depress the “Enter” key after each entry. Car numbers - - generally entered alpha numeric - -
HV1001 (heavy class) Dial INS - - 10.00 seconds entered 1000 5.00 seconds entered 500
etc. Tree speed can be changed by depressing numbers “1” through “9”. Tree type is
changed with “F” or “P”. If you make a mistake, you can change the item on the main screen.
If you do make a mistake continue on with the rest of the information. After all information is
entered, depress the “enter” key one more time, and the information will be displayed on the
race screen. Enter both lanes and examine the information.
LT.5FUL TR RT .5FUL “TR” stands for Tower Ready
HV1234 PS PS HV5678
9.00 S S 10.00
SS:N BO:Y CL PAN SEN