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===Creating Files===  
===Creating Files===  
Same as individual race, you have to first create some CSV files using Excel, etc. and then create an event data using event manager. The files you create first are:<br/>
Same as for individual races, you have to first create some CSV files using Excel, etc. and then create event data using the event manager. The files you should create first are:<br/>
* RelayClass.dat : number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc.
* RelayClass.dat : Includes the definitions of the number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc.
* RelayTeam.dat : name of each relay team, members, etc.
* RelayTeam.dat : Includes the name of each relay team, its members, etc.
* Startlist.dat : names of each runner, their E-card number, course, etc.
* Startlist.dat : Includes the name of each runner, their E-card number, associated course, etc.
Other than these, if you will use intermediate controls, also create Intermediate.dat. Check this [[link]] for details.
Other than these, if you will use intermediate controls, also create Intermediate.dat. Check this [[link]] for details.


Create these files in ".csv" format. When you import these data into Mulka2, it will automatically convert to ".dat" format.<br/>
Create these files in ".csv" format. When you import these data into Mulka2, it will automatically convert to ".dat" format.<br/>
Make the first row a header row, and write in data from the second row on.
Make the first row a header row, and write in the data from the second row on.


===Relay Class Data===
===Relay Class Data===
In RelayClass.dat, define the number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc. In each column define:
In RelayClass.dat, define the number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc. In each field define:


* Relay Class Name
* Relay Class Name
The name of the relay class
** The name of the relay class
* Number of Runners
* Number of Runners
Number of runners that consist the team. If it's a relay of 3 people, write "3". This is NOT the number of all the participants that will run in a class, but a number of runners that consist one team.
** Number of runners that comprise a team. If it's a relay of 3 people, write "3". This is NOT the total number of all the participants that will run in a class, but rather the number of runners that each team has.
* Start Time
* Start Time
The time that the first runner starts
** The start time for the first runner. This is when the race starts.
* Change Over Limit:@
* Change Over Limit:@
Replace the @ with a integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the time which the runner cannot change over to the @th runner after this time. (ex. 11:30)
** Replace the @ with an integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the time, after which, the runner cannot change over to the @th runner. (ex. 11:30)
* Restart:@
* Restart:@
Replace the @ with a integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the restart time of the @th runner.
** Replace the @ with an integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the restart time of the @th runner.
* Intermediate:@
* Intermediate:@
Replace the @ with a integral number. Make this column only if you will use intermediate controls. Write in the name of the @th intermediate control that the runner will encounter. (Define the name of intermediate controls using Intermediate.dat)
** Replace the @ with an integral number. Make this field only if you will use intermediate controls. Write in the name of the @th intermediate control that the runner will encounter. (Define the name of intermediate controls using Intermediate.dat)


If you are planning to do a relay with one person (which is a individual race, but everyone start at a same time and there are multiple courses), create data as a individual race, not a relay. You may mix up relay and individual race in a single event.
If you are planning to do a relay with one person (which is a individual race, but everyone start at a same time and there are multiple courses), create data as a individual race, not a relay. You may mix up relay and individual race in a single event.


===Relay Team Data===
===Relay Team Data===
■ リレーチームデータ
In RelayTeam.dat, define the name of each relay team, information of members, etc. In each field define:
リレーチームデータにはリレーチームのチームナンバー、名前や所属、チーム構成メンバーのスタートナンバー(ナンバーカード番号)を記述します。 ファイル名はRelayTeam.datで、下記の項目を記述します。


リレークラス名
* Relay Class Name
そのチームのリレークラス名を記入します。
** Relay class of that team
チームナンバー
* Team Number
チームナンバーを記入します。
** Team number of that team
チーム名
* Team Name
チーム名を記入します。
** Team name
所属
* Club
そのチーム名が所属するクラブ等を記入します。 同じ所属のチーム間でのエントリー変更の際に入力が簡単になりますので、このフィールドは是非入力してください。
** The name of the club that the team belongs to. This field is useful when you want to change the relay member to another person in the same club.
スタートナンバー:n
* Start Number:@
n走の人のスタートナンバー(ナンバーカードナンバー)を記入します。 一般的にはチームナンバーの末尾に走順の数字をつけたものになります。
** Replace the @ with a integral number. Write the start number of the @th runner. It will be easy if you put a @ at the tail of his team number. (ex. If he's the 2nd runner of team 123, his start number will be "1232".)
参考:xxxx
* Not Competing:xxxx
このフィールドに1が入力されたチームは参考記録になります。 成績速報にはその理由としてxxxxと表示されます。例えば「参考記録:オープン」というフィールドを用意すれば、 このフィールドが1のチームには順位がつかず成績速報に「オープン」と表記されます。
** If you put a 1 in this field, this team's result will be a not competing result. "xxxx" is the reason why the team is not competing, and this reason will also appear on the result. (ex. "Not Competing:Unattended")
備考:xxxx
* Memo:xxxx
このフィールドに1が入力されたチームは成績速報にxxxxと表示されます。 「参考:xxxx」との違いはそのチームが参考記録になるかどうかです。こちらのほうは参考記録になりません。 例えば「備考:新人チーム」とした場合、このフィールドが1のチームは成績速報に「新人チーム」と表記されます。
** If you put a 1 in this field, "xxxx" will appear on the result as a memo. This does not make the team non-competing.


===Startlist Data===
===Startlist Data===
■ スタートリストデータ
In Startlist.dat, define the names of the people who will run the relay, their course, E-card number, etc.
スタートリストデータにはリレーに出走する人の氏名、コース、使用するEカード番号等を記入します。 ファイル名はStartlist.datで下記の項目を記述します。


スタートナンバー
* Start Number
競技者に一意のコードを付与します。 通常3桁~5桁の番号で桁数が必要以上に多くならないようにします。 リレーの場合は、ナンバーカード番号を記述します。
** the unique code of each competitor. Usually the number is 3-5 digits. This should also be the bib number.
氏名
* Name
競技者の氏名を入力します。オーダー用紙が提出されるまで氏名がわからない場合は空欄にします。
** Full name of the competitor. Leave this category blank if you do not know the competitor's name yet.
クラス
* Class
リレー競技の場合、個人競技とは異なりクラス名をそのまま記述しません。 その選手がMEクラスの1走である場合、ここには「ME1走」と記述します。 WEクラスの3走の場合は「WE3走」と記述します。
** You do not write the class name itself. Instead, if it's the first leg of ME, write "ME Leg.1". If it's the 3rd leg of WE, write "WE Leg.3".(河野注:これで合ってますか? The sample relay event files use the following syntax: ME1, ME2, etc.)
コース
* Course
リレー競技の場合、個人個人でコースが異なります。 この欄には各選手が走るコース名を記述します。
** In each leg, there should be several course patterns, so here, write the the runner's specific course name (i.e. the specific fork that each runner will run).
Eカード番号
* E-card Number
あらかじめ、どのチームの何走が何番のEカードを使用すると決められる場合には、 ここにそのEカード番号を記述します。誰がどのEカードを使用しても良いとする場合には、この欄は記述しません。
** If you know in advance each person's E-card number, write down the E-card Number here. If the E-card is not preassigned, you do not have to write this category.
リレー競技と個人競技(スプリントの部等)を同時に行う場合には、個人競技に出走する参加者のデータも同じファイル内に記述します。 その場合、上記項目の他にスタート時刻欄を用意します。 リレー競技に参加する選手のスタート時刻欄は空欄にしておいて下さい。 個人競技に出場する選手のクラス欄には、実際のクラス名を記述して下さい。
 
If you will have a relay and an individual race in parallel, then also write information of runners who will run the individual race in the same file. In this case, you also need the "Start Time" category. Write the start time of the individual race runners, and leave this category blank for relay runners (Please note that it is not mandatory to include this information in events that have a lift-up start and the start times are not preassigned). In the "Class" category of individual race runners, write their actual class name.


===Creating an Event===  
===Creating an Event===  
■ イベントマネージャでのイベントの作成
After each file is ready, launch the event manager and create event data.
以上のファイルが準備できたら、イベントマネージャを起動しイベントデータを作成します。 起動メニューよりイベントマネージャを起動すると下記画面が表示されます。 ここでは新規にイベントを作成しますので新規作成ボタンをクリックして下さい。
Start Menu > Event Manager > New Event<br/>
 
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Write the event name, date and other info, just as individual races. Then click OK.<br/>
新規作成ボタンをクリック
You will see the Event Edit screen. Drag & drop the three files you made to the region where it says "Drop files here to copy to a folder."<br/>
個人競技の場合と同じように、イベント名、開催日、その他情報を入力しOKのボタンをクリックして下さい(イベント名と開催日の入力は必須。)
Mulka2 will detect the classes and courses that you defined in the three files.
 
 
イベントデータ入力画面
OKボタンをクリックするとイベント編集画面が表示されるので作成した3つのファイルを 「ここにファイルをドロップするとフォルダにコピーされます」の所にドロップしてください。
 
 
ファイルをドロップ
OKボタンをクリックするとイベント編集画面が表示されるので作成した3つのファイルを 「ここにファイルをドロップするとフォルダにコピーされます」の所にドロップしてください。
 
ドロップするとスタートリストにあるクラスとコースが検出され表示されます。


===Setting Course===
===Setting Course===
■ コースの設定
Next, you create course data. There are three ways to create course data:
続いてコースの設定を行います。 コースデータの作成方法は下記があります。
# Manually input using event manager
 
# Create Course.dat
イベントマネージャで手入力する
# Export OCAD's course data and import into Mulka2
Course.datを直接作成する
For 2, refer to this [[link]. For 3, refer to this [[link]]. Below are instructions for 1.
OCADでコースデータを出力しそれをMulka2に取り込む
ここではイベントマネージャで作成する方法を説明します。 Course.datを直接作成する場合はデータフォーマットを参考に作成してください。 OCADのデータを取り込む場合はこちらを参照してください。


まず、コースリストの上にある新規ボタンをクリックしコース名を入力します。これをコースがある分だけ繰り返します。 練習会等でコース毎にクラスを設けているような場合は画面真ん中の「クラス名でコースを作成する」ボタンをクリックします。 そうすると、クラス名と同じ名前のコースが作成されます。
First, open the Event Edit screen of event manager. Click "Create" of Course Data, and input a course name. Input every courses in the race.<br/>
If the class names are same as course names, click "Create Course by Class" located in the center of screen.(河野注:このボタン、どこにあります?)


コース名の入力が終わったらコントロールの設定を行います。 コースリスト右にあるコントロールボタンをクリックします。 コース別のコントロール設定画面が表示されるので、コースを一つずつクリックして入力します。 リレー競技の場合、リフトアップスタートではないことに注意してください。
Next is controls setting. Click the "Control" button located on the bottom right side. Set up the controls, course by course. (Note: Relay is not lift-up start. Make sure to click "No" on the Lift-up/Punching Start category.) Double-check if there are any mistakes, and click OK.<br/>
After that, set the course length and climb of each course (these fields are optional).


You may also directly edit the course setting file using text editors by clicking "Direct Edit" button


コントロール設定
This is all you have to do. Click the "Close" button and save settings. Once it is saved, you will see the event data folder with the setting file inside.
最後に入力間違いが無いか、リフトアップスタートやパンチングフィニッシュの設定が間違っていないか、 全てのコースについて読み合わせ等を行い確認をしてOKボタンをクリックしてください。 コントロールの設定が終わったら、コースリスト右の距離・登距離ボタンをクリックしてこれらの設定を行います。 なお、距離・登距離の入力は必須ではないので不明な場合は入力しないままでも構いません。
 
===Saving Event Data===
■ イベントデータの保存
以上でデータの作成は終了です。コース設定が終わったら閉じるボタンをクリックして設定を保存して下さい。 なお、設定ファイルをテキストエディタ等で直接編集したい場合は直接編集ボタンをクリックして下さい。 今までの設定を保存するか確認のダイアログが表示された後、設定ファイルが入ったイベントデータフォルダが表示されます。


===How to Use E-Card at Relay===
===How to Use E-Card at Relay===
■ Eカードの割り当て方法について
There are two ways to use E-card at relay: pre-assign or free-use.
リレー競技の場合、2種類の方法が主に用いられます。 少人数の大会や1人の選手が2回走ったりしない大会では「事前割当方式」を、それ以外では「自由使用方法」を主に採用します。


「事前割当方式」は「どのチームの何走は何番のカードを使う」とあらかじめ決めておく方式です。 自由使用方式に比べ、当日の読み取り作業が楽になりますが、事前にEカードへのラベル貼り等の準備が必要になります。 なお、この方式では、マイカードの使用はおすすめできません。 マイカードの使用を認める場合は、何走がマイカードを使うのかあらかじめ申告してもらう必要があります。 その場合、当日走順変更があった場合でも申告通りのEカードを使用してもらう必要があります。 例えば申込の際に2走はAさんでAさんはマイカードを使用するとしていた場合、 当日走順変更で2走がBさんになってもBさんはAさんのマイカードを使用しなければなりません。
Pre-assign is the method that you decide which E-card is used by which team's which leg in advance. The good point is that you can save time at downloading, but you need to designate which E-card to assign to which leg of which team, and preferably put a label on each E-card to prevent mistakes. It is not recommended to use the competitor's own E-card, because once the E-card is designated to a certain leg, you cannot change it. For example, if Mr. A was supposed to run leg 2 but was absent on the day of the event, Mr. B has to run leg 2 with Mr. A's E-card.


「自由使用方式」は「どこの誰でもどのEカードを使ってもよい」と何も決めない方式です。1枚のEカードを2回・3回と使用しても構いません。 Eカードを自由に使用できる代わりに、当日のフィニッシュでEカードを読み取る際、同時にスタートナンバー(ゼッケン番号)を入力する必要があります。 入力を間違えた場合、回復のための処理(少し複雑)が必要です。 ナンバーカード(ゼッケン)の着用が必要です。
Free-use is the method that "anyone can use any E-card". You can use one E-card twice or many times. Instead, when downloading the E-card, you have to input the runner's start number. If you make a mistake in inputting the start number, you have to reset it but it's a little complicated.
To prevent mistakes, it is recommended that each competitor wears a bib with a start number.


===On the Day of the Event===
===On the Day of the Event===
■ 当日の作業
There are some points that are different from individual race.
個人競技の場合と比べ、いくつか異なる点があります。
* You have to input the team order (who will run which leg) using a screen for exclusive use.
 
** Go to [Relay(R)]>[Team Order (T)], and input the team number.
オーダー入力は専用の画面で行います。
* There are some points you have to be careful when downloading.
Eカードの読み取りの際、注意が必要です。
** At relay, a lot of competitors finish at almost the same time. Be calm. The most important thing about relay is not their time, but their order of finish. Line the competitors up and download their E-cards in the correct order. Because the start method is not lift-up start, the competitors' finish time is calculated from the E-card data and the PC's internal clock. Therefore, it is important to set the PC clock to the right time. Also, if you download the E-card when Mulka2 is not open, the clock inside the E-card will stop and it will be unable to calculate the results, so be careful. Just in case there is an mistake, we recommend you to do backup timekeeping (timekeeping using a stopwatch).
画面上での成績の確認や印刷方法が個人競技と異なります。
* The way to show and print competitors' results is different.
リスタート後に処理が必要です。
** To show relay results, use "Relay Result List" and "Relay Ranking" instead of "Result List" which you use at individual races. Click on any view and select these lists.
リレーオーダー入力は、メインウインドウの[リレー(R)]-[オーダー入力(T)]で行います。 入力したいチームのコードを入力して下さい。編集画面が表示されます。
** To print relay results, go to [Print(P)]>[Result List] and then, select 「リレーリザルトリスト印刷」.(河野注:ここ英語化必要) Select the relay classes that you want to print. If there is an individual race going on at the same time, you may also select those classes.
 
* You have to do some work at restart.
リレー競技の場合、フィニッシュへ多くの選手が一度にやってきます。落ち着いて作業してください。 リレーの場合、タイムも大事ですがフィニッシュした順番が重要です。 フィニッシュ後の選手に1列に並んでもらい、順番通りEカードを読み取ります。 リフトアップスタートではないため、各選手のフィニッシュ時刻はEカード内のデータとパソコンの時計を利用して計算されます。 パソコンの時計は事前にきちんと合わせておいて下さい。 Mulka 2が起動していない状態でEカードを読み取ってしまうと、Eカードの内蔵時計が停止し記録が計算できなくなりますので、 読み取り作業は間違いの無い状態で行って下さい。バックアップ計時もしっかりと行ってください。
** Go to [Relay(R)]>[Restart(R)]. When it is almost restart time, print the restart runners list, and hand it over to the organizers at start. Make sure that the organizers at start check the runners who actually restarted.
 
** After restart, go to [Relay(R)]>[Restart(R)] again and mark the runners who did not restart "Absent".
メインウインドウでのリレーの成績表示は、個人競技で使用する「リザルトリスト」ではなく「リレーリザルトリスト」「リレー順位リスト」を使用します。 画面上右クリックして上記を選択して下さい。 また、成績印刷も個人競技の場合と使用するスタイルが異なります。 成績印刷画面上部の選択欄が「リレーリザルトリスト印刷」になっていることを確認して印刷して下さい。 リレー競技と個人競技が同時に行われている場合には、その際に「リレークラス」以外に個人競技の「クラス」もチェックして印刷して下さい。
** If the start/restart time has changed, go to [Relay(R)]>[Start Restart Time Edit(S)] to change the time.
 
リスタートの処理は、メインウインドウの[リレー(R)]-[リスタート処理(R)]で行います。 リスタートの時刻が近づいてきたら、この機能を利用してリスタート対象者リストを印刷します。 このリストをスタート担当者に渡し、実際にリスタートした選手をチェックしてもらいます。 リスタート終了後、再びこの機能を利用してリスタート処理を行います。 リスタート対象にもかかわらず、出走しなかった選手は欠席入力して下さい。 なお、リスタート時刻が変更になった場合は、メインウインドウの[リレー(R)]-[スタート時刻・リスタート設定変更(S)]で時刻変更を行います。 スタート時刻が変更になった場合も同画面で変更できます。


===Additional Information===
===Additional Information===
■ 補足
* Relay result is calculated by the sum of each competitors' results. If one competitor of a certain team was DISQ(disqualified), the team's result will also be DISQ.
リレー競技ではリレークラス毎にリレーチームの成績で順位付けを行っています。 リレーチームの成績は構成メンバのタイムの合計になります。 メンバーのいずれかの記録が失格の場合、チームの成績も失格になります。
* Start time of competitors of leg 2 and on are automatically set as the previous competitor's finish time. If for some reason, the competitor finished before the previous leg's competitor finishes, Mulka2 will be unable to calculate. This occurs when for example, the Leg 3 competitor mistakenly started right after the Leg 1 competitor, or when you mistakenly input the start number of Leg 3 competitor when downloading Leg 2 competitor's E-card.
 
* Restart is calculated by changing the restart competitor's start time from the previous competitor's finish time to the designated restart time. If you want to do restart without using Mulka2's restart function, you may also manually set the restart competitor's start time. If you want to delete the restart for a certain runner, delete his start time. Then, his start time will be automatically set as the previous competitor's finish time.
2走以降のスタート時刻は前走者のフィニッシュ時刻が自動的に設定されます。 何らかの理由で2走より前に3走がフィニッシュした場合には記録計算できません。 1走の後に間違って3走の選手が出走してしまった場合や、Eカード読み取り時に間違って3走の番号を入力してしまった場合が該当します。
* At relay, more troubles occur compared to individual race, for example DISQ, forgetting to activate their E-card, running with a wrong map, etc. If the competitor's result was P1, it usually means the competitor punched a wrong control or the competitor didn't punch a certain control. If the result was P2-P5, there is a probability that the competitor ran with a wrong map in his hand. In this case, check if his map was correct.
 
リスタートの処理では、スタート時刻を前走者のフィニッシュ時刻ではなく指定された時刻に変える処理を行っています。 リスタート処理の機能を利用せずにリスタート処理を行いたい場合は、その選手のスタート時刻を手動で設定して下さい。 逆にリスタートの処理を取り消したい場合は、入力されているスタート時刻を削除して下さい。 削除された状態では、前走者のフィニッシュ時刻が自動的にスタート時刻になります。
 
リレー競技ではペナ、アクティベート忘れ、地図の取り間違い等が個人競技に比べ、多く発生します。 P1は隣接コントロールでのミスパンチや不通過が多いですが、P2~P5程度の場合は地図の取り間違いの可能性があります。 その場合は、速やかに参加者の地図を確認し、取り間違いではないか確認して下さい。

Latest revision as of 18:11, 31 May 2021

Summary

You can use Mulka2, not only at individual races but also at relay. There are some differences, for example the preparation, and the views you use. Below are the instructions of how to use Mulka at a relay.

Creating Files

Same as for individual races, you have to first create some CSV files using Excel, etc. and then create event data using the event manager. The files you should create first are:

  • RelayClass.dat : Includes the definitions of the number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc.
  • RelayTeam.dat : Includes the name of each relay team, its members, etc.
  • Startlist.dat : Includes the name of each runner, their E-card number, associated course, etc.

Other than these, if you will use intermediate controls, also create Intermediate.dat. Check this link for details.

Create these files in ".csv" format. When you import these data into Mulka2, it will automatically convert to ".dat" format.
Make the first row a header row, and write in the data from the second row on.

Relay Class Data

In RelayClass.dat, define the number of runners per class, their start time, restart time, etc. In each field define:

  • Relay Class Name
    • The name of the relay class
  • Number of Runners
    • Number of runners that comprise a team. If it's a relay of 3 people, write "3". This is NOT the total number of all the participants that will run in a class, but rather the number of runners that each team has.
  • Start Time
    • The start time for the first runner. This is when the race starts.
  • Change Over Limit:@
    • Replace the @ with an integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the time, after which, the runner cannot change over to the @th runner. (ex. 11:30)
  • Restart:@
    • Replace the @ with an integral number 2 or bigger. Write in the restart time of the @th runner.
  • Intermediate:@
    • Replace the @ with an integral number. Make this field only if you will use intermediate controls. Write in the name of the @th intermediate control that the runner will encounter. (Define the name of intermediate controls using Intermediate.dat)

If you are planning to do a relay with one person (which is a individual race, but everyone start at a same time and there are multiple courses), create data as a individual race, not a relay. You may mix up relay and individual race in a single event.

Relay Team Data

In RelayTeam.dat, define the name of each relay team, information of members, etc. In each field define:

  • Relay Class Name
    • Relay class of that team
  • Team Number
    • Team number of that team
  • Team Name
    • Team name
  • Club
    • The name of the club that the team belongs to. This field is useful when you want to change the relay member to another person in the same club.
  • Start Number:@
    • Replace the @ with a integral number. Write the start number of the @th runner. It will be easy if you put a @ at the tail of his team number. (ex. If he's the 2nd runner of team 123, his start number will be "1232".)
  • Not Competing:xxxx
    • If you put a 1 in this field, this team's result will be a not competing result. "xxxx" is the reason why the team is not competing, and this reason will also appear on the result. (ex. "Not Competing:Unattended")
  • Memo:xxxx
    • If you put a 1 in this field, "xxxx" will appear on the result as a memo. This does not make the team non-competing.

Startlist Data

In Startlist.dat, define the names of the people who will run the relay, their course, E-card number, etc.

  • Start Number
    • the unique code of each competitor. Usually the number is 3-5 digits. This should also be the bib number.
  • Name
    • Full name of the competitor. Leave this category blank if you do not know the competitor's name yet.
  • Class
    • You do not write the class name itself. Instead, if it's the first leg of ME, write "ME Leg.1". If it's the 3rd leg of WE, write "WE Leg.3".(河野注:これで合ってますか? The sample relay event files use the following syntax: ME1, ME2, etc.)
  • Course
    • In each leg, there should be several course patterns, so here, write the the runner's specific course name (i.e. the specific fork that each runner will run).
  • E-card Number
    • If you know in advance each person's E-card number, write down the E-card Number here. If the E-card is not preassigned, you do not have to write this category.

If you will have a relay and an individual race in parallel, then also write information of runners who will run the individual race in the same file. In this case, you also need the "Start Time" category. Write the start time of the individual race runners, and leave this category blank for relay runners (Please note that it is not mandatory to include this information in events that have a lift-up start and the start times are not preassigned). In the "Class" category of individual race runners, write their actual class name.

Creating an Event

After each file is ready, launch the event manager and create event data. Start Menu > Event Manager > New Event
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Write the event name, date and other info, just as individual races. Then click OK.
You will see the Event Edit screen. Drag & drop the three files you made to the region where it says "Drop files here to copy to a folder."
Mulka2 will detect the classes and courses that you defined in the three files.

Setting Course

Next, you create course data. There are three ways to create course data:

  1. Manually input using event manager
  2. Create Course.dat
  3. Export OCAD's course data and import into Mulka2

For 2, refer to this [[link]. For 3, refer to this link. Below are instructions for 1.

First, open the Event Edit screen of event manager. Click "Create" of Course Data, and input a course name. Input every courses in the race.
If the class names are same as course names, click "Create Course by Class" located in the center of screen.(河野注:このボタン、どこにあります?)

Next is controls setting. Click the "Control" button located on the bottom right side. Set up the controls, course by course. (Note: Relay is not lift-up start. Make sure to click "No" on the Lift-up/Punching Start category.) Double-check if there are any mistakes, and click OK.
After that, set the course length and climb of each course (these fields are optional).

You may also directly edit the course setting file using text editors by clicking "Direct Edit" button

This is all you have to do. Click the "Close" button and save settings. Once it is saved, you will see the event data folder with the setting file inside.

How to Use E-Card at Relay

There are two ways to use E-card at relay: pre-assign or free-use.

Pre-assign is the method that you decide which E-card is used by which team's which leg in advance. The good point is that you can save time at downloading, but you need to designate which E-card to assign to which leg of which team, and preferably put a label on each E-card to prevent mistakes. It is not recommended to use the competitor's own E-card, because once the E-card is designated to a certain leg, you cannot change it. For example, if Mr. A was supposed to run leg 2 but was absent on the day of the event, Mr. B has to run leg 2 with Mr. A's E-card.

Free-use is the method that "anyone can use any E-card". You can use one E-card twice or many times. Instead, when downloading the E-card, you have to input the runner's start number. If you make a mistake in inputting the start number, you have to reset it but it's a little complicated. To prevent mistakes, it is recommended that each competitor wears a bib with a start number.

On the Day of the Event

There are some points that are different from individual race.

  • You have to input the team order (who will run which leg) using a screen for exclusive use.
    • Go to [Relay(R)]>[Team Order (T)], and input the team number.
  • There are some points you have to be careful when downloading.
    • At relay, a lot of competitors finish at almost the same time. Be calm. The most important thing about relay is not their time, but their order of finish. Line the competitors up and download their E-cards in the correct order. Because the start method is not lift-up start, the competitors' finish time is calculated from the E-card data and the PC's internal clock. Therefore, it is important to set the PC clock to the right time. Also, if you download the E-card when Mulka2 is not open, the clock inside the E-card will stop and it will be unable to calculate the results, so be careful. Just in case there is an mistake, we recommend you to do backup timekeeping (timekeeping using a stopwatch).
  • The way to show and print competitors' results is different.
    • To show relay results, use "Relay Result List" and "Relay Ranking" instead of "Result List" which you use at individual races. Click on any view and select these lists.
    • To print relay results, go to [Print(P)]>[Result List] and then, select 「リレーリザルトリスト印刷」.(河野注:ここ英語化必要) Select the relay classes that you want to print. If there is an individual race going on at the same time, you may also select those classes.
  • You have to do some work at restart.
    • Go to [Relay(R)]>[Restart(R)]. When it is almost restart time, print the restart runners list, and hand it over to the organizers at start. Make sure that the organizers at start check the runners who actually restarted.
    • After restart, go to [Relay(R)]>[Restart(R)] again and mark the runners who did not restart "Absent".
    • If the start/restart time has changed, go to [Relay(R)]>[Start Restart Time Edit(S)] to change the time.

Additional Information

  • Relay result is calculated by the sum of each competitors' results. If one competitor of a certain team was DISQ(disqualified), the team's result will also be DISQ.
  • Start time of competitors of leg 2 and on are automatically set as the previous competitor's finish time. If for some reason, the competitor finished before the previous leg's competitor finishes, Mulka2 will be unable to calculate. This occurs when for example, the Leg 3 competitor mistakenly started right after the Leg 1 competitor, or when you mistakenly input the start number of Leg 3 competitor when downloading Leg 2 competitor's E-card.
  • Restart is calculated by changing the restart competitor's start time from the previous competitor's finish time to the designated restart time. If you want to do restart without using Mulka2's restart function, you may also manually set the restart competitor's start time. If you want to delete the restart for a certain runner, delete his start time. Then, his start time will be automatically set as the previous competitor's finish time.
  • At relay, more troubles occur compared to individual race, for example DISQ, forgetting to activate their E-card, running with a wrong map, etc. If the competitor's result was P1, it usually means the competitor punched a wrong control or the competitor didn't punch a certain control. If the result was P2-P5, there is a probability that the competitor ran with a wrong map in his hand. In this case, check if his map was correct.