FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Electric Eye ID Codes
Each wireless electric eye is a assigned a permanent
and unique electronic ID code. To operate properly,
the Polaris timer must "know" the ID code of each
electric eye in use.
Prior to shipment, your Polaris timer was "taught" the
ID code for each electric eye you purchased. For your
convenience, the electric eyes were labeled with their
Customizing Your Timer
The Polaris timer has many features that can be cus-
tomized to meet the particular needs of you and your
arena. These items are changed using a "menu" of
different setup options. Changing settings is easy:
1) With the timer stopped, press the SETUP button
to access the setup options.
2) If the desired option is displayed, do what is in-
structed on the display (usually, just pressing the
ENTER button). Otherwise, press NEXT
CHOICE to show the next available option.
Common Setup Options (change these as outlined above)
Following are a few Setup options that you may want to change. Use the procedure described above to change
these items. In addition to the items listed here, there are other options that can be changed to customize your
timer. If the timer is not doing exactly what you need, chances are, it can – call us for assistance!
Front Loading Rider Boxes
If your arena requires the rider to pass through the
barrier beam as he rides into the box – and this causes
the horn to sound each time – you can change when
the horn is sounded by choosing between the follow-
ing two options:
1) Horn with Rider – Factory default. The horn
sounds any time the rider's beam is broken and the
timer is not running. For example, the horn will
sound as a rider front loads the box.
2) Horn with Steer – The horn sounds only if the
rider breaks his beam and a steer is released. The
steer must start the timer within two seconds after
the rider's beam is broken.
Yet another way of controlling when the horn sounds
is to change the Auto Eye Off setting:
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corresponding use (steer, header, heeler) as set from
the factory.
If the stickers come off the electric eyes, or you need
to swap eye locations or use a backup electric eye,
you must force the Polaris timer to re-learn the ID
code of the affected eye (steer, header, or heeler).
Refer to the Wireless Electric Eyes page for detailed
instructions on programming an eye into the timer.
Note the following:
• You can exit Setup without making a change by
pressing the SETUP key, or by selecting the
EXit Setup option when it is displayed.
• To help you identify the settings currently in use,
an asterisk (*) is displayed next to an item when it
is the present setting.
• Changes you make are permanently saved until
changed again using the Setup menu.
1) Auto Eye Off – Automatically disables all elec-
tric eyes after each run. When the next rider is
ready, turn the eyes back on by pressing the EYES
ON button.
2) No Auto Eye Off – Factory default. The electric
eyes are always enabled. No button presses are re-
quired between riders.
Time Expired Horn
To speed up the roping and reduce cattle fatigue, you
can set a horn to sound at a specified time limit with
the Set Final Horn option. When prompted to key
in a new time, key-in the desired time limit followed
by the ENTER key, or simply press ENTER to keep
the value already displayed. When a limit other than
zero is specified, the timer will automatically stop and
sound the horn when the time limit is reached.
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