It’s never too early to start planning for the 2010 football season, and the idea of upgrading your facility with a new field timer and new MiTime™ handheld wireless control from Fair-Play Scoreboards.

Early reports on the new line of MiTime controls are positive.

“We like the simplicity of the system itself,” said Al Laubenthal of Ottowa- Glandorf High School in Ohio. “We were lucky enough to try out the new hand held remote and found it quite easy to operate and use. Our officials liked its capabilities to help with the order of the game.”

MiTime is suitable for use by referees, coaches and score­keepers. These handy remotes can be used with stand-alone two-digit countdown timers.

MiTime is a different take on controlling Fair-Play’s field timers. Instead of interfacing with game clocks like our original hand switches, MiTime is an independent system.

Controls have an operating range of 450 feet for outdoor and 350 for indoor use.

Each MiTime device includes:

• The new Fair-Play Wireless G2 System. Our 900 MHz frequency hopping spread spectrum technology provides enhanced immunity to interference.
• Optional low power operation extends battery life.
• Two user-programmable reset times, which can be used for 25 or 40 second time-outs.
• Protective holster that allows MiTime to be operated vertically or horizontally while carried on the user’s belt.
• Two warning indicators. Vibration motor activates when only five seconds are remaining to alert time­keepers that time is about to lapse. Vibration motor pulses every minute when approximately 20 minutes of battery operation remains.
• Ten hours of estimated maximum battery operation using standard 3 AA Alkaline or 2500 mAh Ni-MH battery (on low power).

MiTime controls are compatible with G2 receivers. Upgrading from a G1 field or shot timer requires a new G2 receiver for each MiTime-compatible piece of equipment.