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Timer Pool

Manage the stopwatch and the countdowns in the timer pool.

  1. Open the timer pool:
    -Tap Pools in Create Basic Window. For more information on how to open a basic window see Manage windows.
    -Tap Time and the timer pool opens.

Open the timer pool

  1. Set a new timer, for example Countdown:
    -Press Edit and then tap an empty cell in the timer pool.
    -The pop-up Edit Timer opens.

Edit the timer Countdown

  1. Now, select the timer mode:
    -Tap the drop-down and tap Countdown.
  2. Set the time unit:
    -To set the time, tap Time Unit.
    -The pop-up Select Time Unit opens.

Select unit

-Tap to select the unit, for example 1 / 10 Seconds. 5. To continue the countdown after restart, tap When Restarting. The button toggles between Continue or Reset. 6. To set a link to an executor, tap Exec Trigger.
-The pop-up Select Exec Trigger opens.

Link timer to an executor

-If you do not want to set a link to an executor, tap Not linked.

Exec Triggers

  • LinkSelected-Start and LinkSelected-Toggle are linked to the executors you have selected.
    -If an executor is linked as LinkSelected-Start, the commands GO, GOTO, and TOP start the timer.
    -If an executor is linked as LinkSelected-Toggle, the timer toggles between start and pause.

  • LinkLastGo-Start and LinkLastGo-Toggle are linked to all executors, also the ones you have selected.
    -If the link is set as LinkLastGo-Start, the commands GO, GOTO, and TOP start the timer on all executors.
    -If the link is set as LinkLastGo-Toggle, the timer toggles between start and pause on all executors.

  1. Label the timer you have set:
  2. -Tap Label and an editor opens.
    -Type the name of the timer and press Please.
  3. Set countdown time and alert duration:
    -Tap the green button below Countdown Time and the calculator opens.
    -Enter the time of the countdown.
    -Tap the green button below Alert Duration and the calculator opens.
    -Enter the duration of the alert.

  4. Now, select the type of the alert:
    -Tap Alert Type and the pop-up Select Alert Type opens.

    Setting the type of an alert

    -Tap Command, Pop-up & Beep.
    -The alert can now be set off via the command line simultaneously displaying a warning pop-up and an audio signal on the console. 11. Set the range of the alert:
    -To toggle the range of the alert to Local, tap Alert Range.
    -The alert only sets off on the console currently in use. 12. Type the command that is to be executed in the session master:
    -Tap the green button below Alert Command executed on Master and an editor opens.
    -Enter the command. 13. Enter the message that is to be displayed in the warning pop-up as soon as the alert sets off.
    -Tap the green button below Alert Text.
    -An editor opens.
    -Enter the message of the pop-up. 14. The countdown is now set.

Hint

The current time of the timer can be assigned as the timing of a cue. Use the following syntax "Assign fade $timer1 cue 1 please" or Assign Time TimerPoolObject Cue 1 Please.

Hint

You can play back a stopwatch or a countdown saved in the timer pool in the Clock. For more information see Other System Tools - Clock.

Source: key_timers_timer_pool.html (grandMA2 manual v3.9)