Daktronics CARS - Manual (Page 56)

ANNOUNCER’S MONITOR FUNCTION KEYS
F1
Press the key on your announcer’s monitor keyboard to re-draw the driver time/data display on
the monitor. This key is used to redisplay the driver times/data after the keys described below have
been used to display the qualifying order or driver memos.
F2
Press the key on your announcer’s monitor keyboard to display the current qualifying order for
the active category. When this key is pressed, the message “Building Qualifying Order” will be
displayed in the center of the announcer’s monitor screen. When the qualifying order has been built, it
will be displayed on the screen. Use the cursor keys to page up and down through the qualifying order
if several pages are available. The down arrow will page down and up arrow will page up. Press
at any time to return to the driver times/data screen.
F3
Press to display free format information about the competitor in the left lane. The information
displayed is the memo field from the driver registration menu. It is entered in the Edit-Registration
menu. Press at any time to return to the driver times/data screen.
F4
Press to display free format information about the competitor in the right lane. The information
displayed is the memo field from the driver registration menu. It is entered in the Edit-Registration
menu. Press at any time to return to the driver times/data screen.
Hardware for CARS Announcers Monitor
The CARS software will work without an announcer’s monitor. The following equipment is only
required if you want an announcer’s monitor on your system.
You need to purchase the following hardware to use the announcer’s monitor with CARS Version 2.7
or later.
1. A Wyse-30 or Wyse-30+ terminal. These monitors can be purchased from Chrondek, or from
a private vendor. Older models may work but have not been tested. We recommend using a
30 or 30+ model.
Appendix C: Announcer’s Monitor C-2