dcs manual requires updating Elapsed Timer bug?

[niru27]

The manual says:

Quote

Elapsed Time (ET) Button. Press once on the ET button to start an elapsed time timer that will count in
seconds. A second presses pauses the timer. A third presses resumes. By holding down the button, the timer will
reset to zero.

However in the jet:

1st press = Start timer
2nd press = freezes the timer DISPLAY, but the timer continues to run in the background
3rd press = unfreezes the timer DISPLAY, and shows the time elapsed since the 1st press

F18_TIMER.trk

[rob10]

14 hours ago, niru27 said:

The manual says:

However in the jet:

1st press = Start timer
2nd press = freezes the timer DISPLAY, but the timer continues to run in the background
3rd press = unfreezes the timer DISPLAY, and shows the time elapsed since the 1st press

F18_TIMER.trk 84.93 kB · 2 downloads

I think that's just a not super clear explanation in the manual.  A lot of (digital) stopwatches behave exactly the way the Hornet one does.  It "pauses" the display of the timer, but the timer continues in the background.  In the case of a stopwatch it's so you can get a lap time while till continuing to time.  I'm sure there are use cases in the Hornet where both to have it truly stop or just pause the display make more sense.  The current behaviour doesn't surprise me at all.

[BIGNEWY]

We have asked the team to clarify and ensure the manual is correct. 

thank you 

[BIGNEWY]

Hey thank you for bringing this up, the behaviour in the aircraft is correct. 

The manual description needs to be updated and that has been reported. 

Best regards 

bignewy