PortaTree Pro-Ultimate (Gold Box) Firmware Version 2.07 User Manual
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You must select a Race Day File first and then the racer’s database that you intend to
qualify. Then you must “CLICK ON” the Category Name and a list of all 32 categories
appears. Select the Category that you wish to Qualify and a qualifying list will appear in the
order that the Category editor had recorded. In this case selection number 2 – Qualification
Run Best Round by RT (Reaction Time) was selected and the list started with the best reaction
time to the worst. The Note that when several ties happened, the person that did the reaction
time first got the higher position ( see R # -- Race Number -- the lower race number means
they raced before a higher race number ) .
When the qualifying list is correctly established, then you must save the qualifying list is
you intend to ladder then participants. You can print a copy of this report from this form.
LADDERS
The ladder program works in conjunction with the qualifying program. You MUST
qualify and save the qualifying list first before you ladder or the ladder program will not work. A
WARNING message will appear before you ladder if your qualification list that you are about to
ladder was not qualified the same day. This is the only warning that you will get regarding the
qualifying list integrity. The ladder program is designed for 64 vehicles maximum and does a
sportsman ladder. A Pro Ladder is optional on 4, 8, 16, and 32 entries.
1.
Open the Ladder Program by Clicking on Ladders and then ladders again. This will
open up the main screen of the ladders program. Click on “Select Category” ( or
Category Name) and the Qualifying list that you just created will appear for that
category. This is a good place to check to make sure that you qualifying list that you
printed is the same as the list in your ladders program. The bump spot from your
category editor appears in an edit box and allows you to change the bump spot or let all
entrants run.