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MKIV    

XP  

   

|   User   Manual  

 

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  Timer   Mode    

(TIME) 

 

 

Turn   the   Timer   ON/OFF:  

 

With   a   battery   installed,    pressing   any   button    will   turn   the   MKIV   XP    on .   Holding   any    button   down  

for   5   seconds    will   turn   the   MKIV   XP    off .   In   addition,   the   MKIV   XP   will   turn   itself   off   after   about  

15   minutes    of   inactivity.  

 

Record   Shots:  

 

The   MKIV   XP   will   default   start   in   “ TIMER   COMMAND ”   in   delay   mode.   To   use   the   timer   in   this  

manner,   just   push   the    

GO  

  button,   2   to   3.5   seconds   later   you'll   hear   a   beep   -   this   is   your   go  

signal.As   you   fire,   the   timer   will   automatically   display   and   record   the   shot   number,   split   time   and  

the   time   that   each   shot   was   fired.   The   first   shot   time   will   remain   at   the   bottom.  

 

EXAMPLE:    “El   Presidente”   Drill   with   Timer   Mode  

 

Let's   say   you   just   fired   an   "El   Presidente"   (six-reload-six)   you   don't   bother   checking   the  

target   (you   know   you   shot   all   "A's")   but   you   are   concerned   about   how   you   did   in   the   time  

department.   You   check   the   display   and   it   reads   #012   .37   6.87   on   the   top   line   and   FIRST  

SHOT:   1.26   on   the   bottom   line.   With   no   button   pushing   you   know   quite   a   bit   about   your  

string.   First   of   all,   the   timer   is   telling   you   how   many   shots   it   heard   (12)   which   is   correct,   the  

last   shot   it   heard   was   shot   number   12,   which   came   .37   seconds   after   shot   11.   Your   total  

time   from   the   start   to   your   twelfth   shot   was   6.87   seconds   and   your   first   shot   came   at   1   .26  

seconds.  

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Summary of Contents for MKIV XP

Page 1: ...lit time and the time that each shot was fired The first shot time will remain at the bottom EXAMPLE El Presidente Drill with Timer Mode Let s say you just fired an El Presidente six reload six you don t bother checking the target you know you shot all A s but you are concerned about how you did in the time department You check the display and it reads 012 37 6 87 on the top line and FIRST SHOT 1 26 ...

Page 2: ...7 and displays 07 1 65 4 54 You see that your reload took 1 65 seconds the time between shot 6 and 7 This time is a little long and you seriously consider switching from your Six Gun to an auto loader Printing from Review If you have one of the HP IR printers you can print the string at any time after you are done firing before or during review by pressing the PRNT key Please note that external pri...

Page 3: ...a number and make a mistake use the back arrow key to delete the incorrect number Push the GO button Each time the shooter fires the timer will display the shot number split time and total time on the top line of the display as before When 1 2 seconds comes around the timer will beep telling you that the time limit has been reached To turn the PAR time off push PAR SET without entering a number Set...

Page 4: ...w when you push the GO button the timer will beep immediately Set Benchmark s The BNCH button activates the PACT Benchmark feature This allows the shooter to program the timer with a series of beeps or cues at specific times after the go signal which allow him to simulate moving and pop up targets EXAMPLE Add benchmark times at 2 3 5 5 and 6 25 seconds Press BNCH YES The timer asks you for a time P...

Page 5: ...r 3 SET The CYCLE DELAY is the time between cadence beeps Push 1 5 SET then the GO button The MKIV XP will give you a start signal beep at 3 seconds then every 1 5 seconds for ever and ever We see this primarily a dry firing tool but you can also use it for live fire You might have it trigger off of the first shot to take the draw time out of some sort of long range Bill Drill practice Keyed Beeps Th...

Page 6: ...n movement stages where the RO runs with the shooter and leaves his finger on the GO button the MKIV XP has a keyboard lockout feature To activate it push the OPTN button until the timer asks Lock out go keys Push YES and the timer will lock its keyboard after the next GO command To reset the timer push the REVIEW key This time the timer asks ENABLE GO KEY Push YES and you re back in business The P...

Page 7: ... RPM button The MKIV XP now displays FULL AUTO CMD Press the GO button Instead of giving you a go beep the timer displays FIRE WHEN READY Fire a fairly long burst of a known number of rounds so you have enough data to be meaningful You ll note that the timer is now displaying you time to the thousandth of a second Press REVIEW and the timer will tell you the number of rounds fired the total time an...

Page 8: ...bility to detect the bullet 9 If shooting indoors you will have to rig an incandescent light over each screen or get our M7 IR Skyscreen Upgrade Kit Connect the SkyScreens to the MKIV XP Plug the first screen into the START plug located on the back of your timer and the second screen into the STOP plug Switch the timer on from TIMER COMMAND push the CHRN button The timer will switch to CHRONO COMMA...

Page 9: ...ot When you are done with your string the MKIV XP will provide you with a statistical summary of your string If you have a printer just push the PRNT key and you will receive a hard copy of you string number statistical summary and each shot In addition all chrono data is held in memory for download to your PC Push REVIEW to review the desired string If you want to look at the most recent string p...

Page 10: ...t velocities AVRG is obviously the average velocity of you string At this point you can continue to press the review key and review each shot The FIND SHOT function is identical to counterpart in timer mode ES 105 9 FPS AVRG 763 8 FPS You can EDIT out individual bad shots with the NO button during review The MKIV XP will recalculate your statistical summary less the edited shots When you are done ...

Page 11: ...a From TIMER COMMAND press TRAJ The first thing the Ballistic Computer needs to know is the velocity to base the calculation on If you re shooting at the range it will pick up the current average velocity which you can override from the chronograph If none is present in memory it will default to 2500 0 FPS Enter a Velocity Manually If you want to change the default stay away from the SET key and fir...

Page 12: ...e Ballistic Calculator will now ask you for the Ballistic Coefficient BC This is always a decimal number but the Ballistic Calculator is smart enough to add the decimal if you forget it Enter a BC of 475 and press SET NOTE The Ballistic Calculator will only produce correct results with C1 ballistic coefficients This is the industry standard and is what you will find in every bullet manufactures curre...

Page 13: ... more than so many inches above or below the line of sight This option is strongly recommended for field marksman hunters and warriors The default value is a six inch vital zone This means that you ll end up with a zero that keeps the bullet within an imaginary six inch tube three inches above to three inches below the line of sight from the muzzle to the maximum point blank range The Ballistic Cal...

Page 14: ...n to advance from screen to screen To make another print out just push TRAJ again All of the parameters you used on the last print out will appear as defaults assuming you did not turn the machine off speeding data entry 5 Additional Functions Send Shot Data to PC Send To PC is the first question asked under the OPTN button It will activate the USB port on the back of the unit In order to utilize t...

Page 15: ...riation in the performance of ammo due to weather conditions We recommend that you give yourself at least a 25 fps cushion 50 fps would be better The skyscreens just eat batteries such are the laws of physics Whenever the screens are plugged in the Chronograph detection circuit is on When you are done chronographing unplug the screens Troubleshooting Many light sensitive chronographs have a reputa...

Page 16: ... blast does Keep the muzzle a 5 10 ft back from the first skyscreen to keep from beating it up Remember that the farther your screens are from the muzzle the lower the velocity your chronograph will read the bullet starts slowing down as soon as it leaves the barrel If you ever have a problem with your MKIV XP that you can t resolve please don t suffer in silence Go to our support section of our we...

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