RaceAmerica 6450D Owner's Manual - page 11
RaceAmerica Large Digital Display
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The 6X50 will display ONLY the left-most five
digits of text units sent from the utility and will
correctly display five numeric digits based on the
setting of DIP switch 8 (S1).
DISPLAY MAINTENANCE
The model 6X50 Large Digital Display does
not require any maintenance to maintain proper
operation. If the display is to be used in rainy
or wet conditions, it is suggested to protect the
back panel from direct moisture by shielding
the connection to power and the serial port.
RaceAmerica offers a Permanent Installation Kit
which includes a cover and AC Adapter.
To clean the red lens, use a non-abrasive
cleaner on a soft cloth. This will keep the
protective lens clean and maximize visibility and
clarity of the digits. If the red lens is soiled with
mud or dirt, gently remove the grit using water and
a soft cloth being careful not to press when wiping
to avoid scratching the red lens material.
SPARE PARTS
Further to minimize race program
interruptions, RaceAmerica recommends some
spare parts. While the Display may not shut
down the racing action, a spare emitter/sensor
pair and sensor cable should be available in the
event of an unfortunate accident during a program.
Related cables and PODs for the Display should be
considered. Contact RaceAmerica for availability
and pricing of spares items.
SUPPORT AGREEMENTS
Support agreements are available from
RaceAmerica providing Telephone Assistance on
technical issues and operational questions, repair
and/or replacement of hardware failures, Software
and Firmware updates and bug reporting. Contact
RaceAmerica for more information and pricing of
Support Agreements.
Diagnostic mode - S1
Switch number 1 enables and disables the
diagnostic capabilities of the Large Display.
When enabled, the Large Display receives data
and displays error codes when invalid data has
been received. The following table is used to set
switch number 1 to enable/disable the diagnostic
feature:
Diagnostic Mode
1
Disabled
ON
Enabled
OFF
NOTE: IF SWITCH NUMBER 1 (LEFT BANK)
IS SET TO THE ‘OFF’ POSITION DURING THE
POWER UP SELF-TEST, THE DISPLAY WILL
CONTINUOUSLY LOOP ON THE SELF-TEST
UNTIL SWITCH NUMBER 1 IS SET TO THE
‘ON’ POSITION.
Display Formats - S1
Switch number 3 sets the display format to
ss.fff format (where s is seconds and f is fractions
of a second or sss.ff format. The format is set to
match the format of the race results data sent to the
Large Display. The following table is used to set
the switches to select the desired display format
on the Large Display.
Display Format
3
ss.fff
ON
sss.ff
OFF
DISPLAY UTILITY
RaceAmerica offers a Windows based
Display Utility for download from it’s web site
(http://www.raceamerica.com) to handle some
of the special functions discussed here without
requiring knowledge of the specific character
command sets.
The utility allows several functions to be sent
from the PC to the display - a time of day clock, a
countdown timer, a six digit time, a combination
display of time and position summary and up
to six word sentences. This is also helpful for
troubleshooting.