All SG Timers have a wide range of sensitivity and are designed to capture all kinds of sounds: from the hammer fall and Airsoft GBB to firearms of any caliber, including suppressed. Different shooting environments and calibers require sensor adjustments, which we will cover in this video.
On the main shooting screen of SG Timer you will see the start button, preset menu, gun type, buzzer volume, sensor sensitivity, spy mode icon, delay before start, time limit, shot limit, pause between sets and number of sets.
On the SG Timer GO you will see your current preset, delay before start and sensor sensitivity.
If you’re using an SG Timer, you can modify all settings either on the timer, or in the Drills mobile app.
Settings are divided into 2 categories — sensor setup, where you can control everything related to sensor and buzzer. And programming settings, which control the program the timer will use when giving signals.
Preset is a combination of “Sensor setup” settings and programming settings.
All settings are stored in presets. You can add up to 7 custom presets. They can be added, deleted and edited on the SG Timer or in the Drills app. Preset names can be changed only in the Drills app.
Also learn: Drills app Guide
Shooting with SG Timer / SG Timer 2
Select the “Shoot practice” mode. Then go to presets and a preset you want to use. You can set delay, number of sets, time limit, shots, pause time and delay. Here you can also set up the sensor by clicking on “Sensor Setup”. We will go into more detail about the settings later in this video.
If you are using an SG Timer, you can set up the sensor right on the timer, as well as in the Drills app, by connecting the timer to the app via Bluetooth and clicking on the timer icon in the upper left corner and clicking “Shooting Presets”.
Sensor setup
Now let’s set up the sensor. Open “Sensor Setup”.
“Sensitivity” defines how sensitive the shot sensor is. Decrease the sensitivity if the timer captures unwanted sounds. Increase it if the timer doesn’t catch shots.
For example, if you are shooting in an indoor range next to other shooters, but don’t want to capture their shots, decrease the sensitivity all the way to 1-5 points. You will have to place the timer either on the belt facing your weapon, or in any other place as close to the weapon as possible, facing it with the sensor.
“Echo Filter” defines the dead zone interval. It is a time frame after the shot, during which the timer will not be registering any new sounds. This eliminates false recognition when shooting steel or in an indoor range with echo.
For instance, you are shooting steel. Echo filter is set up to 0.10 sec. First shot occurs at 5.00 seconds. The bullet hits the steel target at 5.05 sec. Then the second shot occurs at 5.15 seconds. Timer will ignore the sound of the bullet hitting the target, since the interval between these sounds (shot and bullet hit) is only 0.05 sec, which is less than 0.10 echo filter. But it will register the shot at 5.15 and will start counting echo filter interval again.
This setting can also be used to set up the timer in an unusual way. For example, by setting it to 0.4 sec, you can calculate the approximate rate of fire of an automatic weapon.
The timer will capture every individual shot the split between them.
“Volume” sets the loudness of the beep. If you are using a smartwatch, it will also vibrate when starting.
In “Spy mode” the timer will start the session once it hears another timer’s beep, thus syncing with it. The timer itself will not beep in this mode. Watch the “Spy mode” video to learn more.
Delay
After the “Sensor setup” menu, we can see “Delay”. This parameter defines the delay between the press of a start button and the beep.
By default the delay is random (from 2 to 4 seconds). To make it instant, select the menu and press the “Up” button one time, the indication will change. To set a custom delay, keep pressing the “Up” button. To switch back to random — adjust this parameter with the “Down” button until you reach it.
Sets
Sets mean the number of PAR times in a session. If the number of sets is set to 1, the timer will end the session based on the “Time limit” and “Shot limit” settings.
If the number of sets is greater than 1, repetitive PAR mode gets activated. The timer will repeat sets for a set number of times with a pause between each set.
SG Timer 2 can also calculate your RPM in real-time. RPM means “rounds per minute” and is calculated by the formula: 60 / Split Time in seconds. You can see your RPM on the timer screen while shooting. This is especially useful for automatic weapons. To measure your RPM, set the number of sets to 1 and start “Shoot Practice” on your SG Timer 2.
Time limit
Time limit is time allotted for a set. Once this time is over, the timer will give an end signal and finish the session, if the number of sets is 1, or start counting the pause time before the next set, if the number of sets is greater than 1.
Shots
Shot limit means number of shots allowed within one set. After the timer registers all shots set up, the timer will give an end signal and finish the session, if the number of sets is 1, or start counting the pause time before the next set, if the number of sets is greater than 1.
Time limit and shot limit can be used simultaneously. Set will be over once either of the parameters is achieved first.
The duration of the starting beep is 0.5 seconds. But it can depend on the “Time limit” setting.
The minimal time limit you can set up is 0.2 seconds, which is shorter than the beep duration.
The beep duration will decrease if you set the time limit to less than 0.6 seconds. With the 0.5 seconds limit, the beep duration will be 0.4 seconds; if 0.4 — the beep is 0.3.
Pause time
Time of pause between sets, if the number of sets is greater than 1.
Now you are ready to start your shoot practice!
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