FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual page 18

Checking Eye Alignment
The bottom right corner of the Status Display shows
the alignment status of each electric eye. When an
electric eye is aligned, its eye number is displayed. If
not aligned, an "x" is displayed.
Important! When setting up the electric eyes, always take time to align the eyes as outlined above – even if the
timer indicates the eyes are aligned. This ensures a strong alignment instead of a possibly marginal alignment.
Timer Operation
1) Verify the proper round is shown on the display
(FIRST ROUND or JUMP-OFF ROUND).
To change rounds: Press the SETUP key, then
press ENTER to accept the new round type.
2) Sound the horn and start the rider-start count
down by pressing the COUNT DOWN button. If a
count down start timer is not needed, sound the
horn by pressing the HORN button. Once started,
the count down can be paused / resumed with suc-
cessive presses of the COUNT DOWN button.
Press CLEAR TIME to start a new count down.
3) Make sure the electric eyes are enabled by press-
ing the EYES ON button before the rider is ready
to cross the start line. When the rider breaks the
Useful Features
Manual Start/Stop
The timer can be manually started and stopped by
pressing the START/STOP button.
Dislodged Jump
If a rider dislodges a jump, sound the horn by press-
ing the HORN button and stop the clock by pressing
the START/STOP button. Press RESTART (not the
START/STOP key) to resume timing. A wireless
handswitch is available as an option to automatically
sound the horn and stop the timer, or sound the horn
and resume timing.
Adding a Time Penalty (not jumping faults)
With the timer stopped, press the SCORE/PENALTY
button, then key in a penalty followed by the ENTER
button. The time penalty is added to the rider's time.
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SHOW JUMPING (2)
Alignment
Eyes aligned
Eye #2 not aligned (or
beam broken)
beam, the timer begins timing from zero and the
eyes are automatically turned back off.
4) As the rider comes to the end of the course, press
the EYES ON button to re-enable the electric
eyes. When the beam is crossed, the timer stops
and the eyes are automatically turned back off. If
the rider's time exceeds the time allowed, time
faults are shown on the Status Display. At twice
the course time, the timer automatically stops and
sounds the horn.
5) If the rider is eligible for the Jump-Off, press
SETUP and then ENTER to switch rounds.
6) Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the Jump-Off Round.
Accidental Beam Break
If an electric eye accidentally stops the timer, the
rider can still be accurately timed. Pressing the
RESTART button resumes timing as if the timer had
never been stopped. (Note: If the timer is manually
stopped using the START/STOP button, RESTART
resumes timing from the time shown on the display)
Previous Time Recall
Use the PREV and NEXT keys to scan back and forth
through previous times, time faults and the associated
round (First Round or Jump-Off). If a course time is
changed, then the saved time faults are updated to
reflect the new course time.
Display Shows
Eye #1 2
Eye #1 X