8.4
The Print Group
The print group allows the user access to print final results,
scoring sheets, team declarations, result cards for scrutiny and a
summary of any performances that meet certain standards. The
printer set up can be viewed and some printer functions controlled
by this group.
8.4.1Printer
The current state of printer settings, printer state, the page eject state,
the bits/char, Select Printer can be accessed with this item. Direct control
of some printer functions can also be obtained via this menu.
8.4.1.1Print Test Page
Selecting Print Test Page will display the Printer Control menu. The printing
actions of the program do not require any special fonts to be available or
to be down-loaded. The printed page will show the extremes of where text
will be printed. The text should have suitable margins at the top, bottom
and sides. This check should be repeated for each printer that is to be used.
8.4.1.2Printer Status
The Printer Status item will report the current state of the printer attached
to the currently selected printer port, its port number, the current eject
page state and the number of bits used to represent characters.
E.G. A typical printer status display during a meeting.
8.4.1.3Select Printer
Select printer allows the user to select which printer or port all
progam printouts are directed to. A menu is presented of any printers or
ports detected, the currently selected port is highlighted.
E.G. Typical Windows printer menus.
See: 8.4.1.1, 8.7.2
8.4.1.4Auto Page Eject On/Off
Successive selection of this item will turn the Auto Page Eject on and off,
the default is ON. This setting is obsolete for Windows programs because
every printout placed on its own page.
When Eject OFF is selected every printout will be printed immediately after
the previous printout. Selecting Eject ON will cause every printout to be
printed on a single page, this will increase paper usage. Auto Page Eject is
automatically set ON for printing final results, scoring sheets, etc.
This item was originally intended to save paper when a continuous paper feed was used.
Modern printer such as laser printers hold printable information in memory and do not print
it until a full page of information has been received. This prevents immediate printing,
announcing and posting of event results and updated match position.
8.4.1.5Feed/Eject Sheet
Feed/Eject sheet sends a signal to the printer to move the current printing position to
the start of the next sheet. The function key Shift-F8 has the same effect.
Dot matrix/Ink jet - With perforated tractor fed paper the printing position is moved
to the start of the next sheet. With individual sheets the current sheet will be ejected
and the current printing position may be moved to the first printing position on the
next sheet if it is available.
Laser type printers - Any character currently being held in the printer memory will be
printed on the current sheet and the page ejected. If no characters are held then the
printer may ignore the signal or eject a blank sheet.
8.4.2Full Results
This item presents a menu of items available for printing individual pages or
all pages of final results. Each page has specific events associated with it
which should be completed before the page is printed. If any of the page
related event results have not been entered these will stated before allowing
the option to abandon the print request.
When any of the items on this menu are selected the user has the option to
instruct the program to print more than one copy of the page(s). During
printing of multiple copies the number of the copy being sent to the printer
is displayed. A request to print multiple copies can be cancelled using the
quit option which will terminate the print request at the end of the current
page(s) being sent to the printer.
E.G. Full Results pages for a SM match.
The number of page items will be dependant on the number teams in the match.
See: 6.4, 8.6.1, Appendix B4
8.4.3Scoring Sheets
This item allows for the printing of either one or all scoring sheets. If any
event results have not been entered these events will be displayed before
allowing the option to abandon the print request. Continuing the request
against the advise of the program will cause incomplete events to have
zero points awarded to them.
E.G. Example of a scoring sheet menu.
See: 8.5.6.2, Appendix B4
8.4.4Standards Met
Standards Met allows the user to select which standard list the current match
performances are to be compared against and then printed. A brief description of the
list will appear on the menu.
Selecting any of the lists will compare the performances of the current meeting
against those of the relevant list. The match result (and league positions) will be
printed along with any performances that equal or better the standard for each event.
The printout will be in the compressed style that media publications print results in.
See: 4.2, 8.5.3
8.4.5All Declarations
All Declarations will printout all the current team declarations as they stand at the
time of this request.
See: 8.3.1, 8.5.6.4, Appendix B4
8.4.6Summary Cards
The result cards item presents a menu to allow the printing of shortened
track result cards. All string numbers will have been corrected, any wind
readings and split times will be included. This feature is intended to ease
post-match scrutiny by comparing the programs printed result cards with
actual event results from track and field result cards for the meeting.
See: 8.5.6.5, Appendix B4
8.4.7Track Result Cards
This item will print one set of track result slips on normal paper. These
may be of use should normal carbonated copies not be available.
8.4.8Judges Field Cards
This item will print field judges card. The desired field event card should
be selected from the judges field cards menu. Alternatively, a blank
distance or height card can be printed.
If a valid draw is set for the event, the names of all
athletes entered in the team declarations will be filled automatically on the
card along with their competing number and club abbreviation.
If the draw is not set or not valid for that event a question box will
appear. Answering yes to continue will cause the field card to be printed
without the athletes names, number and club abbreviations. Answering no will
abandon the request and allow the user the opportunity to ensure a valid
draw is set.
When printing the field card on card, care should be taken to ensure the card
is not too thick as this may cause expensive damage to the printer. Some
printers allow the user to change the path of the paper through
the printer, if possible select a path which does not bend the card.
An additional question will also appear for the Long jump and Triple Jump
allowing for an additional wind reading card to be printed.
An additonal question will also be asked allowing for a second high jump or
pole vault card.
See: 4.3, Appendix D1
8.4.9Relay Split Sheets
One sheet which contains outlined 4x400M relay slips as shown can be printed with
this item. The slips which are for timekeepers can assist with recording of 4x400M
relay split times.
The use of these sheets should be agreed with the appropriate officials in advance of
their use. The recording of split times do not count for record purposes but do allow
the athletes to gain some appreciation of their performance.
+--------------------------------+
¦ 4x400M RELAY SPLIT SHEET ¦
¦TEAM____________________________¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
¦LAP¦DISTANCE¦CUMULATIVE ¦ SPLIT ¦
¦LEG¦COVERED ¦ TIME ¦ TIME ¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
¦ 1 ¦ 400M ¦ ¦ ¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
¦ 2 ¦ 800M ¦ ¦ ¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
¦ 3 ¦ 1200M ¦ ¦ ¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
¦ 4 ¦ 1600M ¦ ¦ ¦
+---+--------+-----------+-------+
See: 5.8
8.4.10Result Tick List
The Result Tick List item produces a grid which will contain a list of all teams the
program is currently dealing with and other interested parties. The tick list is intended
to assist the user when issuing final results at large meetings by keeping track of
who final results have been issued to.
8.4.11Guest Result Page
This item will print all guest event results that have been entered on one page.
8.4.12Team Changes List
This item will print all all the logged team changes.
See: 8.5.7.6
