PortaTree Pro-Ultimate-Gold Box(Firmware Version 2.14) - Manual (Page 4)

computer and the Drag Race Computer, Error messages will notify you that a connection could
not be made. The program will try to re-connect them the next time you enter the program.
NOTE: Sometimes you may have to go to "My Computer" and click on the Network
Drive and open it up to make it operational. If you have a Windows entry screen, wait
until all of the computers are started and at the Log on screen before you start Windows
The Race Setup Screen is where you will make changes to the RACE ROUND, RACE
CATEGORY, and RACE TYPE. It is also where you will setup the Results Database (Race
Day File) and select the location of your Racers.db and the category.db files. When you first
load the CD, racer and category locations should be pointing to the
C:\portatree\RacerCatIndex folder while results are created by clicking on the "Create" button.
It will automatically create a new Res2007, Res2008, Res2009 Folder etc. every year and will
automatically make a sub folder with the Year, Month, Day and then a Year, Month, Day File.
The Results file will not actually be created until you click on the "OK" button to enter the race
screen.
If you are networked to the Administrator's P.C., then you should Map a Network drive
in "My Computer" to the C:\ drive of the Administrator's P.C. In the Race Setup Screen you
should go into "Setup Network P.C.'s" and then enable the network (remove the check) and
locate the Administrator's mapped drive in the drive combo boxes. The administrator's
computers racer and category databases should be in the same folders as the Drag Race
Computer (\portatree\RacerCatIndex). The mapped drive letter will replace the "C" drive.
When you return to the Race Setup Screen, the Network should be up ! Check the
captions under the "Setup Network P.C." button. When the network is operational, the results
will automatically "Send" to the Administrator's P.C. and it will automatically "get" racer entry
changes as well as results changes from the administrator's P.C. Make sure that you check
the boxes under the "Send Results" button, the "Get Racers" button, and get the Category.
The category and the index information is a manual transfer. Make sure that if Index
information or category information changes on the Administrator's P.C. that it gets transferred
to the Drag Race P.C.
There is also a check box where you can turn “on” or “off” rerun checks during time trials.
This is a useful feature if you want to make sure each vehicle is only getting one time trial per