Configuration · User guide

Advanced settings

Fine tuning for the barrel tracker's on-screen look, audio timing, ballistics, and skeet-specific rules. Most ranges set these once at install and rarely touch them again — a few affect scoring, so change them deliberately.

Where this fits

Open Configuration from the main screen, then the Advanced tab. These are system-wide settings. Press Apply to save, Cancel to discard and return to the main menu, or Reset to restore the standard defaults.

Install-time territory. Several of these were set for your venue when the system was commissioned. If you're not sure what a setting does, leave it — and use Reset if something starts behaving unexpectedly.

Tracker & display

How the barrel tracker draws on screen. Needs barrel-tracking hardware to be visible.

  • Show lead indicator Draws an indicator showing your lead on the target — a coaching aid for seeing how far ahead you're pointing.
  • Tracker type How the barrel trace is drawn: Dots or a continuous Line.
  • Tracker color/size The trace's colour and thickness: 1-pixel or 2-pixel, in Yellow or Magenta. Pick whatever reads best against your backgrounds. This is stored on the machine itself, not per shooter.

Audio

Sound timing.

  • Random sound off Occasionally suppresses the throw sound, so you can't rely on hearing the machine to time your call.
  • Sound to throw delay Milliseconds The gap between the call sound and the clay actually launching.

Ballistics & weather

Physics tuning that affects how targets fly and break. These influence scoring, so treat them as install-time settings.

  • Wind calm height The height below which wind has no effect — keeps low targets steady even with wind enabled.
  • Clay weight offset Adjusts the simulated clay weight, which changes how it carries and how easily it breaks.
  • Shot size adjustment (pellet cloud) Scales the pellet cloud from 60% to 140% (100% is standard). Larger makes hits more forgiving, smaller makes them stricter.

Skeet

Skeet-specific tuning. House offset, lights-out delay, and the speed/spread switches affect the skeet discipline only.

  • Skeet house offset (shift crossing point) Shifts where the two houses' targets cross. Options run from No offset through High house −1 to −3 and +1 to +3.
  • Lights out to throw delay Milliseconds — matches your trap electronics The delay between the indicator light going out and the clay launching. The right value depends on your machine's electronics.
  • Dynamic speed Varies clay speed for less predictable targets.
  • Extreme spread Widens the range of target angles for a harder course.
  • Use initial halo Shows a halo on the target at launch.
  • Random halo off Occasionally drops the halo, so you can't rely on it.
Lights-out delayMatching electronics
100Elfipa electronics, regular lights (used by Matarelli)
130Elfipa with LED lights, or newer Beomat systems with regular lights
160Newer Beomat systems with LED lights
−100Older Beomat systems (lamp goes out after the clay has left)

Matching the delay to your machine. The lights-out delay lines the on-screen launch up with your real trap electronics. Use the table above as a starting point for your make, then fine-tune if the timing feels off.

Quick start

  1. Open Configuration → Advanced.
  2. Set the tracker type and colour so the trace reads well on your screens.
  3. Leave ballistics at defaults unless you have a reason to change them.
  4. Set the skeet lights-out delay to match your trap electronics (see table).
  5. Press Apply.

Advanced settings user guide. These are system-wide and mostly set at installation. Ballistics and pellet-cloud settings affect scoring for everyone; use Reset to restore defaults. Contact TrueClays support with your System ID for help.

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