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title: Keyboard
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The keyboard of the ATime is used to do important inputs during the race fast and efficient like to input a bib or to clear a time. Almost every task of the ATime you can execute with the keyboard or touchscreen. This makes the device unique and allows an innovative and fast operation.

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| <img height="49" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/af7cd2a4f921578991d6ee47f07e52c6772911156d9b92eb00e6cb6019f536b8/green_home.en.1929526fd96ab4d8.svg" /> | Manual Start: key to give a manual start impulse            |
| <img height="49" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/76829d0b3248c99067cfda95dd1eca236aef454a284bebf1bdfd09b7138e72b8/red_flag.en.77daeb24ab224bc2.svg" />   | Manual Stop: key to give a manual start impulse             |
| <img height="51" width="85" src="/_assets/atime/ce176d67ecb960175bc388f4bcdca22e08d05a792392cd40b23466cdf38de65a/green_ok.en.aec8d7665248aac0.svg" />   | Green OK-Key to confirmation a bib at the start             |
| <img height="51" width="85" src="/_assets/atime/5715c67ad98ec5bb9fd09553e4c6465cc7ec9d947e5ad9473b2ee64bf725cda6/red_ok.en.da004e954cc16ac5.svg" />     | Red OK-Key to confirm a bib at the finish and ON/OFF switch |
| <img height="49" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/a8c7cafbefd16bb78dd4023647c595e0c241b95ba78409135eefc0d1313d8af3/shift.en.003dab21614e1e2c.svg" />      | Shift-Key to activate a function together with another key  |
| <img height="49" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/1e9c930da2c71f1836b871c903e0916cb8c2c7422aa3ef5528a764221b8d564b/delete.en.2299addb3ed38e9c.svg" />     | Delate-Key to delete the actual data                        |
| <img height="62" width="62" src="/_assets/atime/95f7272ae063ef3dd4fb30b40b38a231c6138874f47a416a5fe35223136658b2/menu.en.8ee051f60432142b.svg" />       | Menu-Key to get to the menu of the ATime                    |
| <img height="37" width="88" src="/_assets/atime/2c9f4183e2e25fca68af7c3c326dea2382757fe5efdaf0fc14918fe343016a3c/up.en.d543e7ce6220dfa8.svg" />         | Up-Key to move in a menu up                                 |
| <img height="37" width="88" src="/_assets/atime/cc2e8f4933b6a6967c0c0ef35d1bb9488a93f1dd1079be45a19331cc4f0b7f22/down.en.aa8c67390a263be6.svg" />       | Down-Key to move in a menu down                             |
| <img height="96" width="40" src="/_assets/atime/50ccc392f5b29d08cb7a81d6b541836dba887adb75dcc695151d680a4c3969af/left.en.40434d553fd04061.svg" />       | Left-Key to move in a menu back to previous menu structure  |
| <img height="96" width="40" src="/_assets/atime/0aeefd45db54bd5876cb47fc1f56dc7072b03bc21033b5ee0f6e4b2bddb8f869/right.en.8362f16251f374f9.svg" />      | Right-Key to move in a menu down to next menu structure     |
| <img height="40" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/a2e2d457ab57e769e76a17a471429f73fefeab61eaea022114dbd4dfa9d8bf65/f1.en.72227e9cbc21023c.svg" />         | Function-Key F1: function as described in the display above |
| <img height="40" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/a768ea438d439771ff07e31878f7bfc3f5cec4ca9e2ba271fe3f3251e13f2713/f2.en.61a9a113fe6f8230.svg" />         | Function-Key F2: function as described in the display above |
| <img height="40" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/ee39149fcbc4517f7400e6d0541faebb2f77d6987cbabac3b4d47a0167e561aa/f3.en.e464fa1b6ffefdbd.svg" />         | Function-Key F3: function as described in the display above |
| <img height="40" width="80" src="/_assets/atime/ec1175c0d61661e082662a4fd8ce4626272abd053756217609e4dc607c351214/f4.en.34acfcedae985000.svg" />         | Function-Key F4: function as described in the display above |