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Tips for Wave Starts (Time Trial Mode)

Posted on October 21, 2020 - 2:45 pm by

Since the release of the wave start feature in FinishLynx when using the Time Trial mode, we have received a few questions for which the answers could serve many users. Here are some advanced tips for wave starts.

Note – These tips assume FinishLynx 11.20 is used.

How do I stop FinishLynx from switching the running time to the next start after I evaluate a result?

TT Advance Setting

The default configuration has an auto-advance feature to simplify operations in a traditional trial. To disable (or customize) this behavior:

  1. Hold Ctrl+Shift and go to File|Options…
  2. The Other Settings dialog opens.
  3. Expand Event.
  4. Expand Starts.
  5. Select TTAdvance.
  6. Set the value to 0 (disabled).

How do I avoid having the cumulative split time change to time of day when evaluating the finish from the image?

Create Splits

When a laptime device is used in Time Trial mode and a time is evaluated from the image, FinishLynx needs to know explicitly that this should also be considered a From Image split. The easiest solution is to enable the CreateSplits function.

  1. Hold Ctrl+Shift and go to File|Options…
  2. The Other Settings dialog opens.
  3. Expand LapTime.
  4. Select CreateSplit.
  5. Set the value to 1 (ON).

How do I enable the start mask so it is applied to all waves (not just the first)?

TT Start Mode

By default, FinishLynx will assign laptime events to all participants as soon as one start exists. If the participant’s start key value does not exist when a laptime event is received, it will fall back to the first available start to establish a time.

For the start mask to be applied, the TTStartMode must be set to Key Field only.

  1. Hold Ctrl+Shift and go to File|Options…
  2. The Other Settings dialog opens.
  3. Expand Event.
  4. Expand Results.
  5. Select TTStartMode.
  6. Set the value to 2 (key field only).
Add Split Ctrl

In such a case, FinishLynx will not find an associated start time and simply create a results line without laptime data in the Results Zone. By default, the first laptime event received in such a case is marked as deleted by remains available in the Edit Split… dialog. To save all received laptime events as deleted, modify the AddSplitCtrl option.

  1. Hold Ctrl+Shift and go to File|Options…
  2. The Other Settings dialog opens.
  3. Expand LapTime.
  4. Select AddSplitCtrl.
  5. Set the value to 2 (keep all start masked).

See the video on using Time Trial for Wave Starts here.

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