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Index 5.1.1. – Sport .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 5.1.2. – Set Units ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 5.1.3 - Lap Management ....................................................................................
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 Dear Customer, Greatly experienced in developing technology for motorsports, AIM now introduces MyTach, the new sport training GPS tool, which samples and shows the essential information to constantly monitor the key variables during sport activities. MyTach has been designed for all sports that need a displacement along a route like running, cycling, canoe, horse riding, skiing etc.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 1 – Checklist Make sure the package contains the following items 1 – MyTach 2 – Docking station 3 – Plug-adapter 4 – USB cable 5 – Rubber bracket 6 – User manual NOTE : Sports Agenda software is available on line at www.aim sportline.com/mytach www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 2 – Buttons Note: buttons may have different functions depending on the page displayed and on how long they are pressed. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 3 – How to charge the battery MyTach uses a Lithium battery pack. 1 – Snap MyTach into the docking station 2 – Plug the cable to the adapter and in the docking station as follows: •Mini USB connector in the docking station •USB connector in the adapter or in the PC (switched on). 3 – When MyTach is charging, the message “Charging” and the percentage of battery status appears on the display.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 4 – Acquiring Satellite Signals Press “On/Off” button to switch MyTach on. If MyTach battery is flat or if MyTach is switched on for the first time during the day, satellites signal detection may take 2 minutes, otherwise MyTach starts immediately satellites signal acquisition. Press ”Mode” button to enter Service mode. Press “Arrow” buttons to select Satellites page.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5 – MyTach operating Modes MyTach has 4 different modes. It is possible to switch between the modes with “Mode” button. Mode Menu Activity Service Data Recall Function Set parameters. Shows instantaneous data. Shows position and satellites status. Shows recorded data. The following diagram shows MyTach menu structure. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1 – Menu Menu mode allows to select MyTach setting parameters. •Press “Mode” to enter. •Scroll up and down the menu using “Arrow” buttons to select the options. Below all the setting parameters are listed: - Sport - Set Units - Lap Management - Set Pages - Set Alarms - Set Time Zone - System Info www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.1. – Sport This page allows to select the desired sport. •Select “Sport” using “Arrow” buttons. •Press “START/stop”. •Scroll the options using “Arrow” buttons, then press “START/stop” to confirm the selection. Note: 4 pages with standard measure units are set by default for each sport. To change the settings refer to “Set Units” and “Select Pages”. 5.1.2. – Set Units This page allows to change distance and speed measure units.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 In the table below is a detailed description of various options to measure speed and distance. Measure Unit of measure Description Dst Km – m – Miles Kilometres –Meters–Miles Spd Km/h – Mph – Mmn – ms – mkm Kilometres/hours–Miles/hours–Meters/minutes– meters/second–minutes/kilometers 5.1.3 - Lap Management MyTach can record a lap time whenever it reaches a set point or when a certain distance is covered.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.3.1 – Set GPS lap To fix the GPS lap marker: •Select GPS using “Arrow” buttons and press START/stop. •Select “set GPS lap” with arrow buttons and press “START/stop”. •Press “START/stop” to fix the point where to set GPS lap marker. One of the following messages appears: “LAP FIXED” = operation successfully completed. “FIX FAILED” = satellites are not detected. •To quit press “GPS On/off“.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 •Increase or decrease the digits using “Arrow” buttons. •To set measure unit press “START/Stop” 5.1.4 – Set Pages MyTach allows to set visualization pages for each sport. It permits in fact to enable and disable the pages set by default (see Select Pages paragraph) and configure eight custom pages with personalized layout and measures shown in activity mode (see “Custom pages” paragraph). •Select Set Pages pressing “Arrow” buttons.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.4.1. – Select Pages •Choose “Select Pages” Enable/disable the selected pages using “START/STOP”. Y=Yes Allows to visualize the correspondent “Activity” page N=No Hides the correspondent “Activity” page Note: each option corresponds to the related page (shown according with selected sport) in Activity Mode. 5.1.4.2. – Custom Pages To Set custom pages select which page to see in Activity mode. •Select “Custom Pages” •Select the number of the desired page.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 •Select: “Custom Pag Nr.” •press” START/stop”, until the desired number appears. When the correct number of page to customize set the measures to visualize in” Activity” mode. •Select “Set Custom Pag”,then press “START /stop“ to enter Now it’s possible to set which measure to see in “Activity” page. •Select the measure using the arrow buttons •Press “START/Stop” to confirm the selection Note: to set measure units refer to “Set Unit” paragraph.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 The table below shows the channel name (AVG, DST...), its description and the available measure unit of that channel with its description.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 speed DsL DistLap Distance Time of lap Mmn – ms mkm urs, meters/minutes,meters/se conds, minutes/kilometres Km –m –mil Kilometers/meters/miles The figures here below show the different layouts of custom pages. Note : Custom Page layout depends on the number of selected measures. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.5 – Set Alarms Set alarms page allows to configure speed, average speed , distance and elapsed time training alarms. To do so: set a threshold value (Target) and (for speed only) a percentage range of tolerance. When this percentage is overcome, the alarm beeps. •Select Set Alarms option with “Arrow” buttons •Press “START/stop” to confirm the selection 5.1.5.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.5.2 – Select Target To set Target: •Select “Target” •Press “START/stop” •Set threshold alert value using “Arrow” buttons to increase/ decrease digit value. •Select Unit pressing “START/stop” •Press “GPS on-off” to quit 5.1.5.3 – Select Work Range To set Work Range : •Select “Work Range” •Press “START/stop” •Press “Arrow” buttons to increase or decrease digits.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.6 - Set Time zone This function allows to set the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and to enable/disable Legal Time. •Select GMT Offset •Press “START/stop” to confirm the selection •Increase or decrease the number pressing “Arrow” buttons •Select Legal Time •Press “START/Stop” to enable/disable Legal Time Here below is GMT map: www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.1.7. – System Info This page allows to visualize MyTach serial number (Ex. S.N. 5555) and MyTach firmware version ( FW v.41.09.03). Note: to exit press “GPS on-off” Warning: AIM products are constantly updated, please check periodically new firmware or software at: www.aim-sportline.com/mytach. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.2 – Activity Pages MyTach shows by default the first activity page for the selected sport. If MyTach shows other modes press “Mode” until when “Activity” page appears. •Press “Mode” to enter. •Press “Arrows” buttons to scroll pages. A maximum of twelve pages are available: four of them are pre-defined in accordance with the sport requirements and eight of them are user defined (Custom Pages are in common for all sports).
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MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 RTimeLap Elapsed time from current lap time H –min –sec SpL SpeedLap Lap time average speed Kmh –Mph – Mmn – ms - mkm DsL DistLap Distance Time Km –m –mil RTiL of lap Hours/minutes/seconds Kilometers/hours,Miles/ hours, meters/minutes,meters/ seconds, minutes/kilometres Kilometers/meters/mile s 5.2.1 - How to start memorization. Before starting data recording, MyTach GPS signal receiver requires connection to at least 4 Satellites (2 marks on display).
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.2.2 – Memory recording duration Memory recording durations before overwriting (for each sport) are listed below. Duration depends on the different sampling frequency for the acquired measures. SPORT Duration Memory 1MB Generic around 1h45 Bike around 8 h Running around 7h30 MotorS around 2h Note: MyTach has a round memory; when memory is full, older data are automatically overwritten. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.2.2. – How to fix a “Lap” LAP can be manually set in Activity mode pages. This setting is labelled “LAP” and appears bottom left in figure below. LAP is lap timer function. It allows to see the elapsed time between two clicks. •Press “GPS On/Off” button to start the lap timer. •Press again “GPS on-off” to visualize elapsed time.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.3 – Pages Sport Description “Activity” mode shows the information summary for the current activity. Specific measures are available for each sport in addition to the standard measures. Please refer to the following paragraphs for further information: Generic (includes, hang gliding, trekking, horse riding, kayaking), Bike, Running and MotorS and refer again to “Select sport” paragraph to set the preferred sport. 5.3.1.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.3.2 – Running option Running option is highly precise in data acquisition as sampling frequency of GPS, step average time and step average distance is 1 HZ. Recording duration before overwriting is about 7h 30. The default running pages are shown here below: SpdDst Page It shows distance (Dst), and the average speed calculated in the last 2 seconds.. RTiAvg Page It shows elapsed time (RTim), and Average speed (Avg), .
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.3.3 – Bike option Bike option is highly precise in data acquisition as sampling frequency of GPS and accelerometers is 1 HZ. Recording duration before overwriting is about 8h. The default bike pages are shown here below: SpdDst Page It shows distance (Dst), and instant speed (Spd). SpdDstAlt Page It shows distance (Dst), altitude (Alt), and instant speed (Spd). SpdSlp Page It shows slope (Slp) percentage and instant speed (Spd).
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.3.4 – MotorS option MotorS option guarantees the maximum accuracy in data acquisition, thanks to the sampling frequency of GPS ( 4 HZ) and accelerometers (10 HZ). Recording duration before overwriting is about 2h. The default running pages are shown below: Spd Page It shows instant speed (Spd). SpdDst Page It shows distance (Dst) and instant speed (Spd). RTiAvg Page It shows average speed (Avg) and elapsed time (RTime). www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.4 – Service Service mode is made up of 2 pages. Press ”Mode” to enter and “Arrows” buttons to scroll pages. It shows user position (Longitude, Latitude, Height). Moreover it allows to fix GPS lap marker pressing “START/Stop” (see GPS Lap Paragraph). It displays which GPS signals MyTach is currently receiving. The black bars represent the strength of each received satellite signal (the satellite number appears below each bar) www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 5.5 - Data Recall “Data recall “ mode allows to recall acquired data; workouts are listed from the most recent to the oldest. •Press ”Mode” until Stored Data page appears then enter •Press “Arrows” buttons to scroll the tests. •Select the workout pressing “START/stop” •The following screen appears It shows the recalled data workout. •Top on the screen are displayed workout hour, date and the laps number.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 •The second one shows the specific data of each lap of the selected workout. •The displayed measures are: •Elapsed time, distance, maximum speed, average speed. •Press “Arrow” to scroll laps. •Pressing again “START/stop” it’s possible to scroll “data recall” pages Note: MyTach creates a test each time memorization is started. 5.5.1 – Clear MyTach memory To erase data from MyTach memory •Press “GPS on-off” WARNING: pressing “GPS on/off” all workouts will be cleared.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 6 – MyTach and the PC It is possible to download and analyze MyTach recorded workouts using Sports Agenda software (freely downloadable with its user manual from www.aim-sportline.com/mytach). With SportsAgenda software it will be possible to analyze training session and constantly keep under control the training flow. It is also possible to download data with RaceStudio2 software(free of charge), developed for many motorsport applications.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 7 – Firmware upgrading (Firmup) AIM is always developing new functionalities for all its loggers. It is suggested to periodically check on www.aim-sportline.com/mytach if new firmware/software versions have been released. To upgrade MyTach firmware: •connect to www.aim-sportline.com/mytach; •enter download area; •snap MyTach into the docking station and connect it to the PC; •select the firmup file and run it. www.aim-sportline.
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MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 9 – Mounting the Rubber Bracket Put rubber bracket on a cylindrical support (i.e. the bike handlebar). Place MyTach on the rubber bracket. Tie MyTach strap. www.aim-sportline.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 10 – Appendix 10.1– Cleaning and care Clean MyTach using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic components. Do not store MyTach where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures may occur, as permanent damage may result. 10.2– Disclaimers USER RESPONSABILITY MyTach is intended for recreational use only. MyTach must not be used to obtain measurements that require professional or industrial precision.
MyTach – User Manual Release 1.04 10.3 – Specifications GPS sampling frequency Other channels sampling frequency Accelerometer Internal battery Charger power Battery duration Battery working temperature Display working temperature Display dimensions Display resolution Weight Memory dimensions up to 4Hz up to 10Hz Tri-axial 660mAh via USB from the PC or from the socket (all countries) up to 8 hours recording and up to 10 hours in standby -20°C/+60°C -20°C/+70°C 68*64 pixels 84.6 dpi 82g 1 Mb www.
