Preparation And Operation - FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual

Overview of Operation
The Average Time event is used to manually time
events with two timekeepers. The two times are av-
eraged and displayed on the Polaris numeric display
and on the arena scoreboard. While there is only one
physical timer (the Polaris timer console), the timer
console internally maintains two independent times
referred to as Timer A and Timer B.
Timer A
Timer A is controlled by the START/STOP button
on the timer console or, by handswitch #2. Timer A
is displayed on the left side of the Polaris status dis-
play. When Timer A is running, it also displayed on
the Polaris numeric display and on the arena score-
board.
Timer B
Timer B is controlled by handswitch #1. Timer B is
displayed only on the right side of the Polaris status
display.

Preparation and Operation

Preparation
The current event type is shown on the status display
on the timer console. If Average Time is not dis-
played, select the Average Time event as follows:
1) Press SETUP to access setup functions.
2) Press ENTER to select a new event.
3) Press NEXT CHOICE until Average Time
is displayed.
4) Press ENTER to select the Average Time
event.
The wireless handswitches must be turned on in or-
der to operate. Press the red on/off button to turn the
handswitch on. The "Power" indicator lamp
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Averaging of Times
When both Timer A and Timer B have stopped, the
Polaris attempts to compute an average time. The
average time is displayed on the Polaris numeric
display and on the arena scoreboard. If a penalty is
entered, the penalty is added to the averaged time.
If an average cannot be computed, "Error" is dis-
played on the Polaris numeric display and the value
of Timer A is shown on the arena scoreboard. "Er-
ror" is displayed for the following reasons:
1) Timer A and Timer B differ by more than 0.4
seconds.
2) Timer A and Timer B were started more than
0.8 seconds apart from each other.
Note: The time variations which define an error con-
dition can be changed. Contact FarmTek for as-
sistance.
should glow steadily. If flashing, the battery in the
handswitch is low and should be replaced.
Operation
1) Before each run, make sure both Timer A and
Timer B are stopped. They do not need to be
cleared to zero – just stopped.
2) Press the green button on the handswitch and/or
the START/STOP button on the timer console to
start and stop the corresponding timer. See the
"Overview" above for details about where times
are displayed and how average times are com-
puted.
AVERAGE TIME