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Table of Contents 1.Introduction 2 2.Registration 3 3. race result 11 Demo 4 How to open an event .....................................................4 How to navigate in race result 11 ...................................................................................................................5 Participants Window ......................................................5 Output Window ............................................................7 Making changes ...........................................................7 Participant activation...................................................10 How to purchase participant credits .....................................10 4. Create a New Event 11 How to create a new event................................................11 How to configure events .................................................11 Other Options / Settings.................................................14 Online Registration .....................................................14 How to create race certificates .........................................17 Further Options..........................................................18 5. Shortly before your event 19 Download and install race result 11............................................................................................................. 19 Checking out events .....................................................19 Downloading participant credits .........................................20 6. During the event 21 Registration of late entrants ...........................................21 Manual Time Keeping......................................................22 Chip Time Keeping .......................................................23 Results in real-time on the Internet.....................................24 7. Right after your Event 25 Check-in of your event and upload of participant credits.................25 Results on my.raceresult.com ............................................25 my race result Complaints................................................25 race result AG | Haid-und-Neu-Straße 7 | D-76131 Karlsruhe | HRB 717 610, AG Mannheim, VAT ID DE265920240 1 race result 11 Introduction

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Table of Contents1. Introduction 22. Registration 33. race result 11 Demo 4

How to open an event ........................................................................................................................... 4

How to navigate in race result 11 ......................................................................................................................5

Participants Window ............................................................................................................................. 5

Output Window ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Making changes ................................................................................................................................... 7

Participant activation............................................................................................................................ 10

How to purchase participant credits ....................................................................................................10

4. Create a New Event 11How to create a new event..................................................................................................................11

How to configure events ..................................................................................................................... 11

Other Options / Settings......................................................................................................................14

Online Registration ............................................................................................................................. 14

How to create race certificates ...........................................................................................................17

Further Options.................................................................................................................................... 18

5. Shortly before your event 19Download and install race result 11.................................................................................................................19

Checking out events ........................................................................................................................... 19

Downloading participant credits ..........................................................................................................20

6. During the event 21Registration of late entrants ................................................................................................................21

Manual Time Keeping..........................................................................................................................22

Chip Time Keeping ............................................................................................................................. 23

Results in real-time on the Internet......................................................................................................24

7. Right after your Event 25Check-in of your event and upload of participant credits.....................................................................25

Results on my.raceresult.com ............................................................................................................25

my race result Complaints................................................................................................................... 25

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1. IntroductionThank you very much for your interest in race result 11! We are thrilled to know that you will be enthusiastic about using the new version of race result to manage, time, and analyze your events. With more than 13 years of experience as a provider of top quality timing software in the sports industry, we have been able to deliver professional timing solutions to large and small event organizers, helping them create attractive and qualified events. Take initiative now and make your event larger, more popular, and more successful by using a specialized information management tool – race result 11. Surely, you have seen how many athletes wait for race results being made available just to cut out the proof of personal achievement from newspapers and result lists. Satisfying this innate hunger for information fast and accurately, is a cornerstone for a highly successful event.

Many professional timers have been using our software race result 11 for some time now. However, the software is equally suitable for large and small events regardless of whether a professional timer is involved. Key to a successfully organized event is the effective use of the Internet which also created a lot of new opportunities for event organizers in the sporting industry. While exploring race result, you will experience how your event can exist online as well as offline at the same time: before and after the actual event, you will work online. That means your event files will be stored online (“in the cloud”) and therefore can be accessed and edited at any time and from any location with an Internet connection. Most likely, you do not organize the event solely by yourself. race result 11 enables you and your colleagues to work on the same event file simultaneously even if you are in different geographic locations.

race result 11 allows you to not only easily collaborate online but you can also make event information automatically available to all athletes. Our online portal “my race result” (my.raceresult.com) helps you to give all athletes immediate access to participant lists, result pages, and race certificates. Additionally, my.raceresult.com is the central online registration portal for all events managed by race result 11. The portal connects directly to the race result software to capture necessary information. In other words, changes in your event file are updated on my.raceresult.com immediately. You do not have to import, export, upload, etc. anything while preparing for your event. If you need to correct the spelling of names (e.g.), you are able to change the mistake in the event file which automatically corrects all lists and certificates on my.raceresult.com as well. You will not find a tool that is easier and more comfortable to use.

During the race, most event organizers work offline. If you do have access to the Internet (e.g. via an Internet stick for your laptop), you can even publish the race results in real-time. All it takes is really just one click! Nowadays, athletes and their friends use mobile Internet devices (e.g. smart phones, tablets) to check results during the race. With race result 11, you can now offer this special service and satisfy their need for fast and accurate information.

The following introductory manual describes the main features of race result 11. Our goal is to present the most important steps when navigating through the software, so that you can reap the benefits of using race result 11 immediately. Besides, we regularly update our Support Center which includes additional explanations, details, and information.

We hope that you enjoy working with the new version race result 11.

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2. RegistrationAs described in the introduction, before and after your event you should be working online via the Internet. That way, you will be able to collaborate with all of your team members and make changes to the event file all at the same time. Simultaneously, while online, my race result can access your event file to store all (new) online registrations and to publish up-to-date participant lists and results pages.

In order to access race result 11 online, you need a customer account: if you already have an account, you can skip this step and continue by logging into your account by filling in your customer date in the top right hand corner.

If you do not have a customer account yet, follow the link “Register” to create a new account.

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3. race result 11 Demo

How to open an eventIn your customer area click on the button start race result 11 in order to access your events in the race result software.

This “START” area of race result 11 allows you to open existing events and to create a new events. For illustration purposes, a demo event has been pre-installed.

Choose the race result 11 Demo event by simply clicking on it. You can now see the more detailed overview of that particular event:

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race result 11 has made working with the most important features even easier by providing convenient access through the header area: The Main Window allows you (amongst other things) to configure your event, create statistics, import participants’ data etc. The Participants Window is designed to add, edit and delete individual participants. The Output Window creates and prints lists, result pages as well as race certificates. The my.raceresult.com tab allows you to set options that manage the publication of your event on my.raceresult.com and the Announcer tab can be used on any device but is particularly useful for mobile devices so that the moderator can easily access relevant information about each finisher at the finish line during the race.

The race result Help (also called Support Center) is linked throughout the software via the question mark icon and contains detailed information about race result 11. In addition, the Q & A section and a chat enable you to connect to other race result users to discuss any questions you may have.

How to navigate in race result 11You can easily switch back and forth between the individual program tabs listed in the header.

We will now focus on the Participants Window and the Output Window first.

Participants WindowEach participant record contains a variety of different information that is grouped according to categories along the top of the screen: General, Results, History, Archives, and Certificates.

General specifies the most basic participant information (e.g. name, year of birth, gender, etc.). Results shows all race results of that particular participant. You can also edit the results. Furthermore, this part presents all rankings (different

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categories) of the athlete. History records all changes that have been made to the participant’s information. Being able to track the history is particularly helpful when there is confusion about race results or other data.

Provided you are using participant archives, you can see all recent runs / registrations of each individual athlete when clicking on Archives. Finally, the section Certificates allows you to view and print a single race certificate for the participant.

NavigationOn the left hand side, you will see a clearly structured list of commands that will help you browse through the participant list. Browse the participant list by clicking on Go to First / Go to Previous / Go to Next / Go to Last. The function Sort (see below) specifies the metrics along which the participants are being sorted. You may also want to choose the list view in order to find specific participants faster:

SearchIn order to search for a specific participant, you can use the search field on the lower left side of the participant window. You will be fastest when searching for the bib number: simply click on the button Bib or press F8, enter the bib number and press “enter” / click on Search. You can also search in other specified fields or within all fields at the same time.

Changing participant informationIf you need to change a participant’s data, you can simply click on the appropriate (text) field and change the information. Once you start making changes, a little disk symbol will appear in the upper right hand corner.

As soon as you want to save the changes without switching to a different data set, you can click on that disk symbol to save the newly entered info. The symbol in the upper right hand corner will then disappear.

Note: generally, race result 11 saves all changes you have made when you navigate away to a different page (automatically), or if you click on the disk symbol (manually).

How to add a participantTo add a participant to your event, simply click on New Participant in the upper left hand corner or press F12. An empty form will appear where you enter the participant’s information. The document will again be saved automatically or manually.

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Output WindowClick on Output to go to the Output Window which serves to create and print all kinds of lists as well as race certificates.

In the navigation bar on the left, we already pre-defined the most commonly used lists. This will save you time when configuring your event file and compiling result pages. After choosing a list, you can display the data in a variety of formats, e.g. PDF and HTML (and more). PDF is most suitable for printing. By choosing a contest in the upper left hand corner (instead of <All Contests>) you can filter the list accordingly.

Right below the lists, you can choose from a number of different pre-defined Certificate Sets, e.g. certificates for all age group winners for your award ceremony.

For more information and a detailed explanation on how to configure and customize lists as well as certificates, please refer to our race result Support Center.

Making changesIn order to see how concrete changes affect the results sections, let’s make some modifications. Go to the Output Window and choose Half Marathon as well as the Result List AG (result list age groups). Then, click on the output format View. We will now change the race time of participant Marco Rohrer (4 th in Age Group M35) so that he will move into second place. To make the necessary changes, go to the Participant Window and search for Marco Rohrer by searching for his bib number (= 3313). Next, click on Results and change his race time to 1:24:20.

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As soon as you jump to the next text field, you can see how the Age Category Rank (=AgeCat) changes from 4./33 to 2./33. Go back to the Output Window and click again on View. You will now be able to see the updated results list.

Next, we will modify Marco Rohrer’s year of birth which will shift him into a different age group. Access the Participant Window and click on General. Change the year of birth from 1973 to 1968. The change will be reflected immediately by changing his age group from M35 (Men) to M40 (Seniors) automatically.

In the upper right hand corner, you will again see the disk symbol which means that the change has not been saved, yet. Now, click on History – navigating away now saves the change automatically. race result 11 saves all modifications when navigating to a different tab, participant, or when you click on the disk symbol. Looking at the History of this participant, you now see all modifications that have been made to this particular participant so far:

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If you go back to the results list (Result List AG) in the Output Window, you will see that Marco Rohrer is now included in age group M40 with a race time of 1:24:20. He is third in that age group.

Next, we will add a new participant manually. Go to the Participant Window, click on New Participant or press F12, and fill in the empty form. Also specify which contest the newly added participant is registered for:

Go back to the Output Window (again changes you have made will be saved automatically) and open the list Participants List123.

At the bottom of the participant list you can see that the newly added athlete John Smith has not been activated yet. His name and his club name have been fragmented by underscores. The following section explains why.

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Participant Activationrace result 11 uses a credit-based model: that means, you do not have to buy the software, but instead purchase a contingent of participants (= credits) and thus pay a small fee per participant. All our software services are included in that price per participant: scoring, online registration, participant- and result lists as well as certificates on my.raceresult.com, support, server usage, etc. This model has proven to be fair and advantageous for all event organizers as even very small organizers can now manage, time and score their races using professional software at a low price.

Billing happens through the participant activation. As long as the participant has not been activated, all participant information will be fragmented by underscores in all lists of race result 11. Once you activate a participant, the underscores will disappear and your credits will be reduced by 1.

You can activate new participants in the Overview tab at Activation. There, you can also choose between Manual Activation and Automatic Activation. If you prefer manual activation, you have to activate new participants manually in order to remove the underscores. Thus, we recommend automatic activation so that all new participants will automatically be activated. Please note that online registrations will always be activated automatically. Thus, this option refers only to participants that have been entered manually.

How to purchase participant creditsYou can find prices for the credits on our website www.raceresult.com in the section RACE RESULT 11. Unused participant credits are not lost, but can be used for your next event. It will be most cost-efficient to purchase participant credits in bulk as the per participant cost decreases as you buy a larger amount at once.

Once you have made the decision to use race result 11 for your event, go to your Customer Area and click on Buy/Transfer Credits where you find the following form to buy race result credits:

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4. Create a New EventHaving gained first insights into race result 11, we now show you how to create and configure your own event. First, go to the START tab in race result 11 (in the top left corner).

How to create a new eventClick on Create New Event and enter your event name and the event date. Optionally, you can also choose a pre-configured event type (e.g. a lap race) or create a copy of another event file:

How to configure eventsOnce again, you will be directed to the Overview Window and can now also choose between Main Window, Participant Window, Output window and the other key functions in the header area. First, open the Main Window. In the navigation bar on the left, you find the category Settings, which specifies all options for your event.

EventFirst, click on Event in order to set all general settings for your event:

You can still change the name and date of your event. Also, specify the Event Type and where the event takes place (Zip, City, Street / Location). If your event is longer than a single day, you can also define a time period for your event. Other options in this area include setting (optional) passwords, inserting general comments and weather conditions.

ContestsNext, click on Contests where you can specify the individual contests included in your event. You may e.g. define a 5k run, a 10k run, and a half marathon. Two contests have been predefined and inserted by default. If you plan on offering more than two contests, you can add more by clicking on Create New Contest.

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In the first section (General), you should specify the contest’s iden tification number (ID), name, distance in meters, and finally the start time. The Participants section on the right determines who is eligible. This part has, for instance, an effect on who is allowed to register for the event using the online registration on my.raceresult.com. If you add non-eligible participants manually, you receive a warning.

Times defines how to deal with the race times of this contest, how to round and format individual times. Finish Result only needs to be modified if you plan on having more than one result per participant (see below), e.g. by interim and finish times. The next section, Ranks, determines the order in which participants are being ranked for this contest. Usually, you do not have to make any modifications here.1

Participant ConfigurationThe Participant Window contains a large number of input- and text fields. Most likely, you will not need all of them, but sometimes additional fields may be required. In Settings->Participants you specify the input- and text fields which are displayed when adding and editing participants.

The first part of the screen shows the default fields that you can either activate or deactivate (e.g. Nationality, Street, etc.). In case you need additional input fields, you can activate 20 Additional Text Fields (=ATF) and 20 Additional Yes/No Fields (=AYN). An ATF allows you to enter any desired text or value, e.g. T-shirt size. The individual values that describe the T-shirt sizes have to be entered into the text field Optional Fixed Values (e.g. S;M;L;XL;XXL). An AYN can only be activated or deactivated, e.g. participation at a pasta party before the race.

When opening the Participant Window, you will now find only those input- and text fields tailored to your requirements.

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Age GroupsIn the settings menu, Age Groups defines all age categories / groups.

By default some age groups are already created, but you can always change the predefined categories and customize them to your specific needs. It is possible to define common age groups for all contests, or different age groups for each contest. For the latter activate the checkbox Separate Age Groups for each Contest.

In case you require two different age group scores, you can define a second Age Group Set. In order to enter the second Age Group Set, simply choose Age Group Set 2 from the drop down menu.

Bib RangesThe next section allows you to define certain bib ranges for each contest. You can even define several bib ranges for one contest, e.g. Half Marathon – 3001-3600 and 4001-4800.

Defining bib ranges for each contest is optional, but having a clearer structure for your bib numbers can make adding participants much easier later on. The Participants settings section gives you two options to deal with new entries based on bib ranges: use bib ranges to propose a contest and use bib ranges to propose a bib number. In the first case, the contest will be set automatically when entering the bib number for a new participant. This scenario is most suitable for late entries during the event. The latter case searches for an available bib number after choosing the contest the new participant will compete in. This option should be chosen during pre-registration before the event.

Entry FeesN ext, we’ll look at setti ngs for the entry fees. Defining entry fees is important for payment during online registration. Additionally, you can print the entry fee on lists, labels, etc.

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You can define a variety of fees for each contest. We distinguish between three types of fees: a basic fee, which has to be paid by every participant. This is usually the registration for the run itself. An optional fee, if certain conditions are being met, e.g. participants who ordered a t-shirt during online registration. Finally, multiply with multiplies the entry fee by a specific value, e.g. if you defined the number of lunch coupons in a separate text field, then you could multiply the entry fee with that number.

Furthermore, you can determine that only participants who were born within a certain time period have to pay the entry fee, or athletes who registered during a pre-defined time period (e.g. early registration). Take a look at the settings born between and registered between.

Other Options / Settings

Results and RanksIt is possible to save several different times for each participant, e.g. a start time, interim result(s), and a finish time. Check out the article Interim Results in the race result Help for a detailed explanation.

race result 11 also enables you to calculate special ranks for each participant. By default, the program already computes the overall rank, the gender-rank as well as the age group rank. Again, please refer to the race result Help to see how additional customized ranks can be programmed.

Team ScoresA Team Score is used to group several participants (e.g. from the same club or company) to form one team, and subsequently rank each team. The race result Help explains in detail how to configure team scores.

ArchivesYou can archive all data of your event. Using the archives, you can then add new participants very quickly by simply importing individual athletes from the archives. Take a closer look at the Help article Archives to gain a deeper understanding of archived data as well as how to use the archives to add new participants.

Online RegistrationMost likely, to save time and money you will want to offer online registration for your event. Included in our service is free usage of our sports portal my race result (http://my.raceresult.com) which lists your event so that race participants can find you quickly and easily.

Your event page on my.raceresult.com contains the pages Overview (for general information), Registration (for online registration), Participants (in order to publish participant lists), Results (for the publication of result lists and certificates), Opinions (for comments), and Contact (to contact the event organizer or time keeper).

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All settings can be accessed through the my.raceresult.com tab in race result 11. We will now address each setting in more detail.

Basic SettingsIn order to publish your event on my.raceresult.com, click on the tab called my.raceresult.com at the top of the general window. Then, accept the general terms of use and activate the checkbox Publish event on my.raceresult.com.

An individual cover picture is recommended and gives your event a special touch.

The following Basic Settings allow you to make changes to the “Overview” and “Contact” page and to choose different options for comments left on the result list 2.0 as well as change settings for the “Reviews” page.

Online RegistrationsThe options that refer to the online registration can be set in the section Online Registration. Activate the checkbox Activate Online Registration in the basic settings overview in order to enable online registration on my.raceresult.com. Scrolling down, you find all other important settings referring to, for instance, registration period, online payment, and rules of participation.

In this part of the navigation (Online Registration), you can also specify the text of confirmation emails athletes receive after registering for your event as well as the data that will be collected from participants during the registration process (Form Fields).

Please note, that you need race result credits to have the online registration function properly since online registrations are activated immediately. If you do not have any credits in your account or have run out of credits, you are still able to see the event as well as the registration form on my.raceresult.com. However, the online registration is deactivated as soon as a participant tries to register for your event.

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For demo purposes, we have defined a race result Test Event on http://my.raceresult.com where you can try the online registration without having to purchase credits.

PublishingIn the section Publishing you can define which lists and certificates from the Output Window shall be published on my.raceresult.com. The certificates can then be accessed by clicking on a participant’s name in a result list.

In order to publish a list or a certificate, simply activate the checkbox for the desired contest and format. In the text fields, you can enter a different name for the list/certificate that will be shown instead of displaying the name from the Output Window.

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How to create race certificatesIf you want to print race certificates for your event and/or offer certificates online for participants to download, you need to configure your certificates first. This is not being done in your browser, but through an extra program called Designer. In order to make use of the Designer, first go to www.raceresult.com and click on RACE RESULT 11>Download and install the latest version of race result 11 on your computer or laptop. Next, you can find the program Designer in the race result 11 folder in your Windows start menu.

Launch the Designer and click on File > Connect to Sports Event Server.

Make sure that SportsEventServer.com has been selected as server in the dropdown menu. Then, click on Connect. Enter your user name/ID and your password, and open the desired event.

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Once you are connected and selected your event, you may choose from three types of pre-defined certificates on the left: Team Certificate, Certificate + Background, and Certificate. The simple and standard Certificate is intended for prints on pre-printed paper. Certificate + Background can be used if your certificates contain a background picture and will be offered to participants online for download.

More detailed information about how to use the Designer to create and configure your own certificates can be found in the Support Center.

Further OptionsYour event has now been configured. Of course, you can add details and special options to your event by:

x Creating new and customized lists for your eventx Customizing the existing lists: e.g. by inserting pictures, formatting font style and size, changing page frames,

etc.x Creating certificate sets that you may want to print during your eventx etc.

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5. Shortly before your eventMost likely, you do not have reliable Internet access during the event. Even if you do have an Internet connection, we recommend that you work offline during the event: this will help reduce issues in case the connection is lost for any reason. Three steps are necessary: you have to install the latest version of race result 11 on your computer, download the event file and save it on your hard drive, and you have to transfer some participant credits to your local computer in order to be able to activate late registrations.

Download and install race result 11The latest version of race result 11 can be downloaded on our website www.raceresult.com. Go to RACE RESULT 11 > Download. Download, start the installation file and then follow the instructions that guide you through the installation.

After the installation launch the race result Web Server by choosing the new shortcut in your Windows start menu or on your desktop.

Checking out the event file

Currently, your event file is still saved online on the Internet. Shortly before your event starts, you will want to download your file and continue working on it in offline mode. Consequently, your master file will then be stored offline on your computer. This process is called check-out. In order to check out an event, go to the race result Web Server and click on Online > Download an Event from Server (Check-Out) …. Once you have checked-out your event file, you will not be able to open it online anymore. This way, you ensure that changes can only be made to the master file and confusions are avoided.

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Note that your online registration has to be closed in order to be able to check out an event. In case you would like to experience the check out function and work offline on your computer for test reasons before online registration is closed, you can download your file by activating the checkbox Download a copy of this event, original remains online. Again, this precaution will help reduce confusion and avoid mistakes so that you can rely on having accurate information in your master event file.

Once your event has been checked out and saved on your computer, you can always open it by clicking on File> Open Event. You then have access to your event simply by clicking Open Event in the race result Web Server which brings you the Overview page of your chosen event.

Downloading participant creditsDuring the event, you need participant credits offline on your computer, e.g. in order to activate late entrants. In order to download your previously purchased participant credits, click on Download or upload credits in the lower right hand corner:

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6. During the eventNext, we will describe the most important steps for using race result 11 on race day.

Registration of late entrantsUsually, event organizers have to enter participants after online registration is closed, i.e. you have to enter late entrants manually. If you have more than one laptop available, we recommend that you add all computers to a local network. This way, your staff can work on entering new participants simultaneously and thus save time and make the best use of your available resources. All connected laptops can then access the main computer and the master file through the browser.

The race result Web Server displays the network address at the bottom left corner (see picture: http://192.168.1.123/). Simply enter this URL in the browser to access your event file.

Once you have entered the abovementioned address in the browser, you will be directed straight to the START page of race result 11:

Now, you can access the event file simply by clicking on it in the list. All you need is a browser, you do not need to install race result 11 on every single computer.

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Manual Time KeepingFor manual time keeping (instead of chip time keeping), we offer additional programs that work together to record the times of all finishers: Time Recorder and Bib Recorder. The Time Recorder program allows you to manually record the times of all finishers at the finish line:

After the finish line, all participants walk through a funnel. At the end of it you can write down the bib numbers or use the Bib Recorder to record all bib numbers in the correct order. You can either use a barcode scanner or enter all bib numbers manually with your keyboard.

Next, you still have to combine the list produced by the Time Recorder with the list created through the Bib Recorder program. Often, problems arise when the number of finish times and the number of bib numbers do not match exactly. Our experience shows that it will be very helpful recording as many bib numbers as possible when recording the times with the Time Recorder. As a result, you will have good reference points and will be able to pinpoint when a bib number is missing or if there is one too many.

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The Manual Time Keeping program finally combines the list of times and the list of bib numbers, and tries to match the results accordingly:

First, open your event file through the File-Menu>Open Event. Next, open the time file from the Time Recorder and the bib number file from the Bib Recorder. The program will combine both lists automatically and displays perfect matches in green color, while problematic or unclear matches are being marked yellow or red - these matches have to be checked.

Please note: you can access both files (time recorder file and bib number file) directly through the network on the computers both at the finish line as well as at the end of the funnel after the finish. The program then compiles both lists in real-time which allows you to make immediate corrections even while you are still recording times and bib numbers. Of course, you can also do that without the network connection and compile all data after the race by transferring the files to your main computer using an USB stick.

The program Manual Time Keeping does not store the results in the event file automatically. In order to be able to print result pages and certificates, you have to activate the button Transfer Results in the upper right hand corner of this program. If you choose to combine times and bib numbers immediately and in real-time, all results will then be transferred into your event file so that you can display and print interim results during the race.

Chip Time KeepingWhen using chip time keeping, you use the Transponder Module to create a connection between the timing system and your event file. Please find detailed information in the article Transponder Module in the Support Center.

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Results in real-time on the InternetIf you want to publish the results of your event in real-time on the Internet through my.raceresult.com, simply activate the Online Forwarding by clicking on Online > More > Start Online Forwarding. This function will forward all the changes to your event file on the Internet, so that my.raceresult.com can always access and display the most up-to-date results.

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7. Right after your Event

Check-in of your event and upload of participant creditsRight after the event, you want to upload your master event file to the Internet. This will have two effects: first, your results can be shown on my.raceresult.com, and secondly, you and your colleagues can then collaborate again online and work on the event file simultaneously.

This process is called Check-in. As soon as your event file is checked (back) in, the offline file will be closed and changes can only be made online after logging into your account on www.raceresult.com. Thus, be sure to only check-in your event, if you are certain that you do not want to make further modifications to the offline file. In order to check-in your event, click on Online > Move this Event to Server (Check-In).

Additionally, unused participant credits should be uploaded into your online customer account. Use the race result Web Server to do that by clicking on Download or upload credits.

Results on my.raceresult.comIf you have not done so already, select the result lists and certificate sets that you would like to publish on my. raceresult.com.

my race result Complaintsmy.raceresult.com also offers you an extra form to collect feedback and complaints from participants. This form can be found in the section Contact on my.raceresult.com. When participants fill in this form, all complaints are displayed in the my.raceresult.com tab of race result 11 under the headings Complaints >Handle Complaints.

When processing complaints, all result lists and certificates on my.raceresult.com are updated automatically. Of course, the same goes for changes that you make in the participant window or anywhere else in race result 11.

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