FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual page 25

Preparation For Use (Using Electric Eyes)
1) Attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place the
eyes on opposite sides of the arena to form a start
line between them. Extend tripod legs fully to en-
sure the electric eyes are high enough to be bro-
ken by the horse's body (not its legs).
2) Turn the electric eyes ON. The power indicator
lamp on each unit should glow steadily. If the in-
dicator is blinking, the battery is low and should
be replaced.
3) Align the electric eyes. The electric eye on the
opposite side of the arena should be directly in-
Preparation For Use (General)
1) With the timer console off, connect the timer
console to whichever horn you are using (see the
Horn Operation instructions page).
2) Turn on the timer console in the announcer's
booth. The power switch is located at the upper
right corner of the timer.
3) The current event type (Barrel Racing, Team
Penning, etc.) is shown on the Status Display on
the timer console. If TEAM PEN is not displayed,
select Team Penning as follows:
a) Press SETUP to access setup functions.
b) Press ENTER to pick a new event.
c) Press NEXT CHOICE until Team Penning
is displayed.
d) Press ENTER to select Team Penning.
Checking Eye Alignment
The bottom right corner of the Status display
shows the alignment status of the electric eyes.
When the eyes are aligned, the eye number is dis-
played ("#1"). If not aligned, or if the beam is bro-
ken, "x" is shown.
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.
(Note: Until the beam is broken for the first time, no alignment information is displayed.)
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TEAM PENNING (1)
line when sighting down either line on top of the
electric eye (left to right alignment), and when
sighting down the crack on the side of the eye (up
and down alignment).
4) After the timer console is turned on (see below),
walk through the electric eye beam to force the
eyes to send a message to the timer console. This
makes the timer console update its electric eye
alignment indicator (see below).
Setting Horn Times
Default horns are at 30 and 60 seconds (warning
horn and final horn, respectively). These can be
changed as shown below. Once changed, the new
horn times are automatically saved in the timer until
changed again by this same procedure.
a) Press SETUP to access setup functions.
b) Press NEXT CHOICE until Set Final Horn or
Set Warn Horn (your choice) is displayed.
c) Press ENTER to display the current horn setting.
d) To keep the same time, press the ENTER button,
or, key in a new time followed by the ENTER
button. To correct a mistake while entering a
time, press and hold down the CLEAR TIME
key until the time is cleared to zero.
Alignment
Eyes aligned
Not aligned (or
beam broken)
Display Shows
1
Eye #
X
Eye #