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Pigeon'Racing'
Club'Clocking'Instructions'

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1.'Clock'Preparation'(Before'Season'Starts)'
a. All!clocks!must!have!the!pigeon!list!and!chips!registered.!!To!load!the!pigeons!on!the!
clock!follow!these!instructions:!
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Open!the!Pidexx!program!
i. Go!to!the!MEMBERS!Tab!
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ii. On!the!left!hand!side!select!the!
club(Club!must!have!been!created!
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Once!you!have!selected!the!member,!
click!on!the!blue!man!on!the!right!to!
create!a!new!member.!!You!will!need!
to!have!the!name,!AU!number,!name!
of!the!clock!for!that!member.!
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Adding!pigeons!for!a!flyer!
a.!Select!Club!and!member!from!list!
b.!Pigeon!list!for!that!member!will!
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c.!To!add!more!pigeons!click!on!the!
button!with!the!pigeon!
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2.'Loading'Pigeons'to'the'Clock'(Before'Season'Starts'
a.!Connect!clock!to!club!station,!select!PC!Communication!on!Clock!
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Open!the!DATA!TRANSFER!Tab!(to!create!and!load!pigeons!to!the!clock)!
Click!on!the!Green!Circle!with!a!clock!and!PC!image.!This!will!load!the!contents!of!
the!clock!to!the!PC.!
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Select!the!Fancier!from!the!club!
to!copy!to!the!computer!by!
clicking!on!the!<!button!on!the!
Fancier!Data!Section!
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Copy!the!pigeons!of!the!clock!to!
the!PC!by!clicking!on!the!<<!
button.!
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Now!you!should!have!the!same!
pigeons!on!both!sides!of!the!
screen!(Left!Side!is!the!Computer!
and!Right!Side!is!the!Clock)!
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Now!you!can!Add,!edit!or!delete!
pigeons!on!the!Left!Side!window.!
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When!you!a!add!a!pigeon!on!the!
left!side,!the!computer!
automatically!copies!it!to!the!
clock!
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At!the!end,!you!should!have!the!same!number!of!pigeons!on!both!sides.!!!
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BASKETING'
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3.!Basketing'(Make'sure'all'pigeons'and'electronic'bands'have'been'loaded'to'
clocks)'
You!do!not!need!the!computer!to!basket!pigeons!before!the!race.!
a. Connect!the!clock!to!the!club!station!
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b. Select!BASKETING!the!clock!
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c. Club!Station!will!ask!for!Authorization,!Swipe!the!Yellow!Basketing!Card!
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d. The!clock!will!display!the!date!and!time.!Make!sure!the!clock!date!and!
time!matches!the!date!and!time!on!the!club!station!
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e. Select'Race'1(Make'sure'you'select'the'correct'race'number)'
f. Scan!each!pigeon!and!verify!the!clock!accepts!the!pigeon!by!seeing!the!
band!number!and!the!number!of!pigeons!
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g. Once!all!pigeons!for!race!1!have!been!loaded,!Print!the!race!list!
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h. Select!Race!2!and!repeat!the!steps!above!for!each!flyer.!
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OPENING'CLOCKS'(EVALUATION)'

4.'Evaluation(Opening'Clocks'After'a'Race)'
Preparing!the!Race.!Before!you!can!start!the!race!results!evaluation,!you!need!to!do!
the!following!things:!
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1. Preparation'On'WindSpeed'before'clocks'are'read'
a. Open!WindSpeed!and!open!the!appropriate!database!(Old!Birds!2013)!
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b. Make!sure!all!members!have!been!created!in!WindSpeed!by!clickingon!
MASTER!LISTS!tab!on!top!of!the!screen,!and!select!LOFT!LIST.!!All!the!
information!for!each!member!has!to!be!accurate.!
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c. Create!the!race!station!by!clicking!on!MASTER!LISTS!tab!on!top!of!the!
screen,!and!selecting!STATION!LIST.!!Enter!the!name!of!the!station!
and!coordinates!for!the!station,!then!click!the!ADD!button.!!You!can!
also!edit!stations!on!this!screen.!
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d. Create!the!Race.!!You!will!need!to!create!a!race!for!each!race!flown!for!
example!A!Race!and!B!Race.!
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e. To!create!a!race!by!clicking!on!RACE!DATA!tab!on!top!of!the!screen,!
and!selecting!EDIT/ADD!a!RACE.!
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f. Enter!the!following!Race!Information:!
i. Date!
ii. Race!Name!(Example:!!Eureka!A)!
iii. Race!number!A!or!B!
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g. Select!the!Station!from!the!list!on!the!right!hand!window!
h. Enter!release!time!
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i. Weather!for!release!and!arrival!
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j. If!the!race!goes!for!more!than!one!day!you!will!need!to!enter!sunset!
and!sunrise!times!
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k. Click!the!ADD!button!to!add!the!race!
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5.'Printing'Race'Results'(After'the'race).'
a. Connect!the!clock!to!the!Club!Station!
b. Select!EVALUATION!on!the!clock!
c. Clock!will!ask!for!authorization,!swipe!Green!Card!
d. Verify!clock!time!and!date!matches!the!club!station!
e. Select!Race!
f. Print!Race!

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g. Loading'Race'Results'to'Computer'
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Connect!the!clock!to!the!Club!Station!
Select!PC!COMMUNICATION!on!the!clock!
Clock!will!ask!for!authorization,!swipe!Green!
Card!
Open!the!PIDEXX!!Program!
Click!on!EVALUATION!tab!on!the!top!right!hand!
side!of!the!screen!
Click!on!the!READ!OUT!CLOCK!button!at!the!
bottom!(Green!Arrows)!
You!will!see!a!message!reading!the!pigeons!
being!uploaded!
Clock!on!the!blue/gray!WS!button!to!save!the!
results!to!the!computer.!!Save!in!the!default!
directory!called!C:\Atis!
Proceed!with!the!next!clock!and!repeat!
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Once!all!clocks!have!been!read!open!WindSpeed!
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On!WindSpeed,!click!on!RACE!DATA!tab!and!select!
EDIT/ADD!RACE!
Select!the!race!you!have!previously!created!and!
click!on!the!RECALCULATE!button!
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Now!click!on!the!CLOCKS!tab!and!select!ATIS!
Select!C:\Atis!
Select!Race!for!that!date!
Follow!the!menu!prompts!
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xvii. Printing!the!race!results!
1. Click!on!the!PRINT!tab!and!select!Report!or!
Diploma!
2. Select!the!race!you!want!to!print!
3. Click!on!MAKE!REPORT!button!
4. Print!Report!
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Sending'Race'Results'to'the'AU'
a. On!WindSpeed,!click!on!the!American!Flag!
button!
b. Click!on!FILE!button!
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c. Save!File!to!a!USB!drive!
d. Connect!USB!Drive!to!a!computer!to!the!internet!
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Go!to!www.pigeon!.org!
You!will!need!your!user!id!and!
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Click!on!the!NATIONAL!DATABASE!
button!
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Click!on!LOGIN!button!
Log!in!with!your!userid!and!
password!
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Click!on!RACE!SECRETARIES!
button!
Click!on!BROWSE!button!and!
select!the!race!from!your!USB!
drive!
Click!the!SEND!button!
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