TimerTools™, v4.0 User’s Manual · 2018. 7. 20. · – a countdown timer is started with 0 as...
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TimerTools™,v4.0User’sManual
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TimerTools™User’sManualTableofContents
COUNTDOWNTIMERSCountdownTimer..........................................................................................5HourglassTimer............................................................................................7SecondsTimer................................................................................................9TaskTimer.....................................................................................................11PresetTimer..................................................................................................12PercentTimer...............................................................................................14ColorTimer....................................................................................................15TURNTIMERSBarTimer.......................................................................................................16TurnTimer....................................................................................................18StoplightTimer............................................................................................20IntervalTimer..............................................................................................21STOPWATCHESDigitalStopwatch.........................................................................................23AnalogStopwatch........................................................................................24SplitStopwatch.............................................................................................25CLOCKS&ALARMSAnalogClock..................................................................................................26DigitalClock..................................................................................................27AlarmClock...................................................................................................28Multi-Alarms.................................................................................................30
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GENERALNOTESNavigation•MainMenuScreen:Selectthetimeryouwishtodisplayanduse.•ReturntoMainMenu:ClicktheHomebuttoninupperrighthandcornertoreturntothemainmenu.PresetAbbreviations•H,M,S:OnthePresetbuttons,hours,minutes,andsecondsareabbreviatedasfollows: h=hours m=minutes s=seconds
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TimeEntryWarning•TimerToolswillsoundawarningbuzzerif: –acountdowntimerisstartedwith0asthecountdowntime. –atimeisgreaterorlessthananacceptabletime. –atimeentryfieldisleftblank. –aninvalidfunctionisattemptedwhilethetimerisrunning.ComputerTimes&Sounds•Clocks:Theclocksarebasedonyourcomputer'stime,soverifythatyourcomputertimeissetcorrectly.•Volume:Todisableoradjustalarmvolume,useyourcomputer'ssoundsettings.ScaleTimerTools•Scale:ToscaletheTimerToolswindow,clickanddragthebottomrightscalehandle.•FullScreen:ToviewTimerToolsasafullscreen,selectView>FullScreen (Shortcutkeys:forPC:Control+F;forMac:Command+F)•ExitFullScreen:ToexitFullScreenpresstheESCkeyorrepeatthefullscreenshortcutkeysagain.TimersResetUponExitEachtimerisresetwhenexitingthattimer.RunMultipleTimersSimultaneouslyIfyouwishtorunmultipletimerssimultaneously(forexampleAlarmClockandCountdownTimer),duplicateandopenmultiplecopiesofTimerTools.PerformanceNote:IncreasingthescaleofTimerToolsorrunningmultipletimerssimultaneouslymayslowtheperformanceofyourcomputer.However,alltimerswillremainaccurate.
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COUNTDOWNTIMERS
CountdownTimerCountsdownfromauser-selectedtimeorfromapresettimeandtriggersanalarmat00:00:00.Usefor:Allottingapredeterminedtimetoanevent.ToSetandStartaCountdownTime•IntheInputbox,doubleclickthehrs,mins,orsecsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.ClicktheStartbuttontostartcountdown. or•UsetheUporDownbuttonstoadjustthehours,minutes,andseconds.ClicktheStartbuttontostartcountdown. or•ClickaPresetCountdownbutton.ToStoptheCountdownClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheCountdownClicktheResetbutton.Thetimerwillbesetwiththelasttimeused.
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ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.Notes:•TheCountdownInputboxdisappearswhenacountdownisinprogress.ClicktheResetbuttontomakeCountdownInputboxre-appear.•PressTabtotabbetweenthehours,minutes,andsecondsfieldsrespectivelytoinputatime.PressShift+Tabtoreversethetaborder.
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HourglassTimerHourglassvisuallydisplaystimeelapsedandtimeremainingandtriggersanalarmat00:00:00.Usefor:Allottingapredeterminedtimetoanevent.ToSetHourglassTimeIntheInputbox,doubleclickthehrs,mins,orsecsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.ClickStarttostartcountdown.ToStarttheCountdownClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheCountdownClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheCountdownClicktheResetbutton.Thetimerwillbesetwiththelasttimeused.ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.
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ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.Notes:•TheHourglassInputboxdisappearswhenacountdownisinprogress.ClicktheStopbutton,thentheResetbuttontomaketheHourglassInputboxre-appear.•PressTabtotabbetweentheminutesandsecondsfieldstoinputatime.
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SecondsTimerCountsdownfromthesecondsenteredto0withlargenumbersandwithaprogressbar.Progressbarturnsfromgreentoyellowtoredastimeapproachescompletion.Usefor:Allottingapredeterminedtime(inseconds)toanevent.ToSettheSecondsTimer•DoubleclickthelargenumbersintheEnterSecondsboxtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtimeinseconds.ClicktheGObuttontostartsecondscountdown. or•Usethe+or–buttonstoadjusttheseconds.ClicktheGObuttontostartsecondscountdown. or•ClickanyPresetTimebuttontoimmediatelybegincountdown.(Tip:RollyourcursoroveraPresetTimebuttontodisplaythetimeintheEnterSecondsbox.Thenusethe+or–buttonstofinetunethesecondsdesired.)InterruptCountdownDuringcountdown,clicktheblueBackbutton(onleft)toreturntothesecondsentryscreen.Thiswillinterruptthecountdownandallowyoutoenteranewcountdowntime.
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AcknowledgeAlarmWhentriggered,clicktheOKbuttontoreturntothesecondsentryscreen.Notes:•Progressbarchangescolorsatthefollowingtimes: Green=100–40%timeremaining Yellow=40%–20%timeremaining Red=20%–0%timeremaining
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TaskTimerCountsdownfromthetimeselectedto0onacircular5minutecountdownclockface.Theallottedtimestartsgreen,thenturnstoredastimeelapses.Triggersanalarmat00:00.Usefor:Allottingapredeterminedtimetoanevent.Focusingonthetimeavailableinproportiontoa5minutetimer.ToStarttheCountdown•Clickonanypresettimebuttonaroundthecircularclockfacetoimmediatelybegincountdown.Minutepresetbuttonsareinbluetoeasilydifferentiatetheminutesfromtheblacksecondspresetbuttons.ToStoptheCountdown•ClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToSelectaDifferentCountdownTime•Selectadifferentpresetbuttonatanytime.
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PresetTimerProvides43ofthemostfrequentlyusedcountdowntimesaspresetsforquicklyselectingacountdowntime.Countsdownwithacountdowntimerandvisuallywithcolorinacircularfashion.Triggersanalarmat00:00:00.Usefor:Quicklyselectingapresetcountdowntime.Idealforinteractivewhiteboardsandtouchscreencomputerswithoutakeyboard.
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ToSelectaCountdownTime•Clickonanypresettimebutton.Presetsbuttonsareorganizedintothefollowinggroupstomakeiteasiertoquicklylocatethedesiredpreset:
– Seconds– Minutes:30SecondIncrements– Minutes:5MinuteIncrements– Hours:15MinuteIncrements
ToStarttheCountdown•ClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheCountdown•ClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToSelectaDifferentPresetCountdownTime•PresstheyellowPresetsbuttontoreturntothepresetoptions.
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PercentTimerVisuallydisplaysthetimeavailableonacircularclockface.Theclockfaceturnsfrombluetoredastimeelapses.AlsodisplaysTimeLeftandPercentLeftnumerically.Triggersanalarmat0%PercentLeft.Usefor:Displayingthetimeremainingasapercentoftotaltime.ToSetCountdownTimeIntheInputbox,doubleclickthehrs,mins,orsecsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.
ToStarttheCountdown•ClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheCountdown•ClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheCountdownClicktheResetbutton.ThetimerissettothelasttimeselectedandthePercentLeftisresetto100%.ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.
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ColorTimerVisuallydisplaysthetimeavailablebychangingthebackgroundcolorfromgreentored.Alsodisplaysacountdowntimer.Triggersanalarmat00:00:00.Usefor:Visuallydisplayingthetimeremainingusingcolor.ToSetCountdownTimeIntheInputbox,doubleclickthehrs,mins,orsecsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.
ToStarttheCountdown•ClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheCountdown•ClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheCountdownClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheCountdownClicktheResetbutton.Thetimerissettothelasttimeselected.ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.
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TURNTIMERS
BarTimerProvides5colorcountdownbarsforcountingdownupto5timeintervals.Triggersanalarmafterallcountdownbarshavecompletedtheircountdowns.Usefor:Providingstudentsequallytimedturnsbyassigningeachstudentinagroup(upto5studentspergroup)auniquebar.Alternatively,thebarsmaybeusedtotimeupto5differentevents,suchasswitchingrolesonaprojecteveryminuteforfiveminutes.ToSelecttheNumberBars•ClickonaBarbuttontotheleftofthecolorbars.WhenaBarbuttonisselected,theunusedbarsareremoved.ToSettheCountdownTimer•Doubleclickthesmallminsorsecsfield(atbottom)tohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.ClicktheStartbuttontostartintervalcountdown. or•ClickanyPresetTimebuttonandthenclicktheStartbuttontobeginintervaltiming.ToStarttheBarTimerClicktheStartbutton.Thefirst(Red)barbeginstocountdown.ThefirstBarbutton(#1)ishighlightedtomakeiteasytoseewhichbariscountingdown.EachBarbuttonishighlightedduringitsrespectivecountdown.
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ToStoptheBarTimerClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheBarTimerClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheBarTimertoLastTimeSetClicktheResetbutton.ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.Notes:•ThebartimermayberesetbyselectingaBarbuttontotheleftofthecolorbarsatanytimeduringcountdown.•TheIntervalInputboxdisappearswhenintervaltimingisinprogress.ClicktheResetbuttontomaketheIntervalInputboxre-appear.•PressTabtotabbetweentheminutesandsecondsfieldstoinputatime.
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TurnTimerCountsdowntimeremainingformultipleturns.Userentershowmanyturnstotimeandthenentersthetimedesiredforeachturn.Wheninitiated,"TurnNumber1"isdisplayedindicatingitisthefirstturnandthetimercountsdown.Whenthecountdownreaches00:00andtheprogressbarrunsout,asoundindicatestime'supforthatturn.Thenextturn(TurnNumber2,andsoon)isautomaticallyselectedandthecountdownbegins.Alarmbelltollstwicewhenallturnshavebeencompleted.Usefor:Timingequalturns.ToSelecttheNumberofTurns•IntheTurnsbox,doubleclicktheTurnsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeinthenumberofturnsfrom1–9. or•IntheTurnsbox,usethearrowstoselectthenumberofturnsfrom1–9.ToSettheTurnTime•IntheTimebox,doubleclicktheminsorsecsfieldtohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredturntime.ClicktheStartbuttontostartturncountdown. or•IntheTimebox,clickanyPresetTimebutton.ToStarttheTurnTimerClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheTurnTimerClicktheStopbutton.
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ToRe-StarttheTurnTimerClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheTurnTimertoLastSetTurnsandTimeClicktheResetbutton.ToDisplaySetTurnsandTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTurnsandTimeClicktheClearbutton. Notes:•Turnsbeginwith1andadvanceby1untilallturnsarecompleted.•Turnrangeisfrom1–9;morethan9turnsarenotpermitted.•PressTabtotabbetweentheturns,minutes,andsecondsfieldsrespectivelytoinputaturnortime.PressShift+Tabtoreversethetaborder.
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StoplightTimerAblinkinggreenstoplightindicateswho'sturnitisandthecountdowntimercountsdowntimeremainingfortheturn.Whenthetimerreaches00:00,thelightturnsredandasoundindicatesit'sthenextperson'sturn.Thenextstoplightblinksgreen.Whenallturnsarecompleted,alllightsturnredandanalarmsounds.Usefor:Timingequalturnsonateamof2,3,or4.ToSelecttheNumberofTurns•ClickaTurnbutton:2,3,or4.Thenumberofstoplightsatthetopwillmatchthenumberofturnsselected.ToSetandStarttheTimer•ClickaPresetTimebuttonandthecountdownbegins.Note:Aturnmustbeselectedbeforethetimeisselectedorabuzzerwillindicatenoturnhasbeenselected.ToStoptheStoplightTimerClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheStoplightTimerClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToStartaNewCountdownUsingtheSameNumberofTurnsClickanewPresetTimebutton.ToStartaNewCountdownUsingaDifferentNumberofTurnsClicktheResetbutton.ThetimerisreadytoselectanewTurnbuttonandnewPresetTimebutton.
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IntervalTimerRepeatedlycountsdownfromauser-selectedintervaltimeto00:00.Progressbarvisuallydisplaysremainingtime.Bellchimesindicatingtime'supfortheinterval.Usefor:Indicatingtimeremainingfortimedintervals.ToSettheIntervalTimer•Doubleclickthesmallminsorsecsfield(atbottom)tohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredtime.ClicktheStartbuttontostartintervalcountdown. or•ClickanyPresetTimebuttonandthenclicktheStartbuttontobeginintervaltiming.ToStarttheIntervalTimerClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheIntervalTimerClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheIntervalTimerClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheIntervalTimertoLastTimeSetClicktheResetbutton.
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ToDisplayaSetTimeontheMainDisplayClicktheShowbutton.ToCleartheTimeClicktheClearbutton.Notes:•TheIntervalInputboxdisappearswhenintervaltimingisinprogress.ClicktheResetbuttontomaketheIntervalInputboxre-appear.•PressTabtotabbetweentheminutesandsecondsfieldstoinputatime.
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STOPWATCHES
DigitalStopwatchLargedigitalstopwatchwithsmalleranalogstopwatch.Countsupfrom0.Usefor:Timingevents.ToStarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheStopwatchClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheStopwatchto00:00:00ClicktheResetbutton.
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AnalogStopwatchLargeanalogstopwatchwithsmallerdigitaldisplay.Countsupfrom0.Usefor:Timingevents.ToStarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheStopwatchClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheStopwatchto00:00:00ClicktheResetbutton.Note:Thelargeinsidenumbersarefortimingsecondsandminutes.Thesmalloutsidenumbersarefortiminghours.
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SplitStopwatchRecordsupto5splitsfromthestopwatch.Countsupfrom0.Usefor:Timingmultipleevents.ToStarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbutton.ToStoptheStopwatchClicktheStopbutton.ToRe-StarttheStopwatchClicktheStartbuttonagain.ToResettheStopwatchto00:00:00ClicktheResetbutton.ToRecordaSplitClickanySplitbuttonfrom1–5.ToClearanyIndividualSplitClicktheClearSplitbutton(redbuttonwithX).ToClearallSplitsandResettheStopwatchClicktheResetbutton.
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CLOCKS&ALARMS
AnalogClockLargeanalogclockwithsmalldigitaltime,day,date,andyear.Usefor:Displayingtimeanddate.ToSettheTimeorDateAdjustthetimeordateonyourcomputer.
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DigitalClockLargedigitalclock,day,date,andyear.Usefor:Displayingtimeanddate.ToSettheTimeorDateAdjustthetimeordateonyourcomputer.
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AlarmClockDisplayslargetime,andsmallday,month,date,andyear.Triggersanalarmatasetalarmtime.Usefor:Quicklysettingasinglealarm.ToSettheAlarm1)IntheSetAlarmbox,doubleclickthehourorminutesfieldstohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredalarmtime.ClicktheAM/PMbuttontotogglebetweenAM/PM.ClicktheON/OFFbuttontodisplayON.or2)UsetheUporDownArrowbuttonstosetthehourandminutes.ClicktheAM/PMbuttontotogglebetweenAM/PM.ClickON/OFFbuttontodisplayON.or3)ClickanyPresetAlarmbutton.ThePresetAlarmbuttionssetthealarmforthecurrenttimeplusthevalueofthePresetbutton.ToTurnOfftheAlarmClicktheON/OFFbuttontodisplayOFF.
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ToReturntoAlarmAfterAlarmTriggeredClicktheOKbutton.ThealarmtimeismaintainedinSetAlarmbox.TheON/OFFbuttonisautomaticallytoggledtotheOFFposition.Notes:•Thealarmclockisautomaticallyturnedoffwhenexitingthealarmmode,butthesetalarmtimeisretainedinmemory.
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Multi-AlarmsFourcustomizablealarms.Displayslargetime,andsmallday,month,date,andyear.Usefor:Settingamaximumoffouralarms.ToSettheAlarms1)InanAlarmbox,doubleclickthehourorminutesfieldstohighlightthefield.Typeindesiredalarmtime.ClicktheAM/PMbuttontotogglebetweenAM/PM.ClicktheON/OFFbuttontodisplayON.or2)UsetheUporDownArrowbuttonstosetthehourandminutes.ClicktheAM/PMbuttontotogglebetweenAM/PM.ClickON/OFFbuttontodisplayON.ToNameanAlarmInanAlarmbox,highlightthealarmnamefield.Typeindesiredalarmname.(Thisalarmnamewillappearonyouralarmwhenthealarmistriggered.)ToTurnOfftheAlarmClicktheON/OFFbuttontodisplayOFF.ToReturntoAlarmAfterAlarmTriggeredClicktheOKbutton.ThealarmtimeismaintainedinSetAlarmbox.TheON/OFFbuttonisautomaticallytoggledtotheOFFposition.
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Notes:•Thealarmclocksareautomaticallyturnedoffwhenexitingthemulti-alarmmode,butthesetalarmtimesandnamesareretainedinmemory.