Hy-Tek News Releases email notification
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Topic: Hy-Tek Updates

Hy-Tek has recently changed some of their business policies.  This was mostly done after Hy-Tek was acquired by another company. They have created a News Release email notification list that can inform you of important changes regarding Hy-Tek.

• Hy-Tek email list signup - (click here)
  

Hy-Tek new support options
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Topic: Hy-Tek Updates

Hy-Tek has recently changed their support arrangemnets as of July 2008.  Here is the link:

• Support info -  (click here)
  

Hy-Tek Team Manger 5.0 available
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Topic: Hy-Tek Updates
TEAM MANAGER 4.0 - TM 4.0 was released March of 2004.
Hy-Tek will continue E-Mail and telephone support through April 6, 2009. 
No new product enhancements will be added to TM 4.0.

TEAM MANAGER 5.0 - TM 5.0 was released April 7, 2008.
The update cost from any previous version is $99.

Hy-Tek software pricing sheet

Here's the link to the new Team Manager 5.0 information announced in April 2008.

• TM 5.0 What's New - (click here)
• TM 5.0 Demo/Lite version (download of 52MB) 

TM 5.0 Lite is FREE to download from the Hy-Tek web site's Download Center found at www.hy-tekltd.com.
TM 5.0 Lite is basically the TM 5.0 production version with all six Standard Options enabled, (so you can test with those you may not have purchased in your production version) but with the following overall restrictions:

 · Only the Export of Meet Entries and the Export of Athletes/Teams are operational. All other Exports are not available. 
 · Only the Import of Meet Events, Mark Standards, and Records are operational. All other Imports are not available. 
 · The Database conversion from a previous release is not available. 
 · Any Report may be Previewed on the screen, but only the Meet Entries Report may be printed.
 · A maximum of 3 Meets may be added. 
 · Unlimited number of Entry Events per meet, but a maximum of 10 Result Events per meet. 
 · Maximum of 3 meet results for each athlete for each stroke/distance combination. 
 · Maximum of two Teams may be entered. 
 · Maximum of 100 Athletes may be entered. 
 · Maximum of two Journal Entries may be entered. 

PDF file creation software
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Topic: PDF creation

Here are the links to download copies of PDF software to create PDF files. The program, called PDF995, is free, but with strings - it will invoke your web browser to display their ad page.
However, you can purchase the program for $9.95
and the ads go away.
This will work on Windows 9x, ME, NT, and XP.

PDF995 website

Download driver + converter

For anyone using Microsoft Office 2007, there is a free PDF add-in.  This allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in the eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. 

Office 2007 PDF add-in

2008 Classic & City Instructions & Templates
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Now Playing: UPDATED!
Topic: Classic/City Entries
Here are the Instructions, Listings, and Team Manager Events files for both the Classic & City 2008.
PLEASE let us know immediately if you find anything incorrect in any of these files.

2008 Championship Instructions  - (PDF)

Classic 2008 Event Number Listing Sheets - (PDF)  

Classic 2008 Team Manager Import Events - (ZIP)

City 2008 Event Number Listing Sheets - (PDF)

City 2008 Team Manager Import Events - (ZIP)  

Classic 2008 Due Dates & Email Contacts

Due Date/Time: 11AM - NOON, Sunday, July 13, 2008.

Your entries support person should be available from 11AM - 6PM on Sunday.

Email Entries Contact:

NCHS - AM - Sue Wennlund, lwennlund@aol.com
NCHS - PM - Eric Wooten, ejwooten@wowway.com
NVHS - AM - Carol Mordach, cmordach@sbcglobal.net
NVHS - PM - Irene Rooney, IAROON@aol.com

City 2008 Due Dates & Email Contact

Due Date/Time: 11AM - NOON, Sunday, July 20, 2008.

Your entries support person should be available from 11AM - 6PM on Sunday.

Email Entries Contact: 
    Gretchen Lent, sixlents@aol.com

 

DQ Code List
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Topic: DQ Codes
Meet Manager 2.0 introduced a new DQ codes file.
(Reports -> Administrative -> DQ Code List)

Here is the DQ report and a copy of the TXT file.

DQ Codes report (doc) and (pdf)
Here is the backup copy of the DQcodes.txt file.

DQ Codes file for MM  (zip)

City Time Standards
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Topic: Times & Records

City Time Standard chart - (xls) - (PDF)

NPD2007 Time Standard file - (std) - 15/18 set to actual City times: tag CTY*

NPD2000 Original Time Standard - (ZIP) - 15/18 set to "99.59" City times: tag CTY

NOTE #1 - There is some confusion about the meaning of the CITY times. The conflict comes from the fact that all 15/18 swimmers are invited to swim at City on Friday night. The 15/18 are then tiered into T1 and T2 divisions based upon their qualifying times. All other age groups must meet their City qualifying times, and swim on Saturday. Here is the "Time Standard" reflecting the NPDSC City qualifying times.  The times are only defined for the Individual events, and have not changed since 2000, except for the newly added 15/18 50yd freestyle.
NOTE #2 - In the original NPD2000.STD standard, all the 15/18 Individual times were artificially set high to "99.59" so all 15/18 swimmers will be shown as "Going to City"... with the tag CTY. You might also have this Time Standard file as NPDSCCTY.STD, with the tag CTY, but it too might not have the 15/18 true times...

NOTE #3:
In the new NPD2007.ST2 standard, ALL qualifying times are true, including the 15/18 Individual times. Therefore this file may be used for creating true local team performance reports... with the tag CTY*.

NOTE #4:
NPDSC Conversion Factors for meters/yards are based upon the NPDSC 25yd pool Time Standards.
for 20 yard pools = divide by 1.300
for 25 meter pool = multiple by 1.11

NOTE #5:
All current standards are updated in the new templates for Meet Manager.

Internet Connection Speed Test
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Topic: Hy-Tek Updates

Here is a download & upload speed test.  This info is handy when trying to determine how long it will take to download a Hy-Tek 10MB update.  A typical DSL or Cable broadband connection tested at 2500kbps (2.5mbps) will download 10megs in about 30-45 secs.
Just click on the testing icon, and then select a server.

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Hy-Tek Software Updates & Upgrades
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Topic: Hy-Tek Updates
Here is the information & links for software updates and upgrades for both Team Manager 4.0 and Meet Manager 2.0 Updates...
Both TM 4.0 and MM 2.0 now support their own Check for Updates menu commands. Just click on the menu command and follow the directions.
Of course, the team computer must be connected to the Internet for this command and download to work.

Here are 2 online access tests. If your computer fails to display either website test, you will not be able to use the Check for Updates feature, and must manually download the updates.

• Hy-Tek website test - Microsoft FTP website test

The ZIP update files may be manually downloaded by any computer, and then manually copied & installed on the team computer. These "updates" are from 3meg to 10meg in size.
These ZIP files may be manually downloaded directly from the Hy-Tek download webpage. After they are manually downloaded and saved to your local hard disk, do not UnZip them - leave them alone... Team Manager and Meet Manager will handle them directly as ZIP files.
For Manual Updates: / File / Install Update / (follow directions)

• Hy-Tek Website - Download Center
• Hy-Tek Website - Team Manager 4.0 Updates Download
• Hy-Tek website - Team Manager 5.0 Updates Download 
• Hy-Tek Website - Meet Manager 2.0 Updates Download
• Hy-Tek software pricing sheet - note new $25 CD cost (4/10/08)

Hy-Tek eLessons free online video training
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Topic: Training Docs

Hy-Tek has incorporated a new free online streaming video website called eLessons.  It is also available as a TM 5.0 shortcut button.  Try it out and let us know what you think. 

• TM 5.0 eLessons online training - (click to start)  and via TM 5.0 button
• MM 2.0 eLessons online training - (click to choose)