Advanced Features - FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual

Timer Operation
1) When the electric eye beam across the start line is
broken, the timer automatically begins timing
from zero – there is no need to reset the timer.
Useful Features
Manual Start/Stop
The START/STOP button starts and stops the timer
just as if the electric eye beam had been broken.
Accidental Beam Break
If the timer stops accidentally stops during the middle
of a run, the rider can still be accurately timed (the
Polaris timer continues timing even while the timer is
stopped!). Pressing the RESTART button resumes
timing as if the timer had never been stopped. As long
as RESTART is pressed before the ride is completed,
the time is not lost. (Note: The Polaris timer console
beeps whenever the beam is broken to alert you if the
timer happens to stop during the middle of a run.)

Advanced Features

In addition to starting the timer with Eye #1 and stop-
ping the timer with Eye #2, the timer provides several
other electric eye combinations as shown to the right.
To select a different electric eye combination:
1) Press SETUP to access Setup options.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE once so Set Eye Usage
is displayed, then press ENTER.
3) Press NEXT CHOICE to scan through the avail-
able eye combinations as shown to the right. Press
ENTER when the desired eye combination is dis-
played.
Note: An asterisk (*) is displayed next to the
currently active eye combination.
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SPRINT/GENERAL (2)
2) When the electric eye beam across the finish line
is broken, the timer stops timing and shows the fi-
nal time. The timer is ready for the next run!
Locking Out The Electric Eyes
Some events require the rider to pass through the
beams several times during a run. For these events,
the eyes can be disabled during the run, then re-
enabled before the rider completes the run. To disable
the electric eyes, press the EYES OFF button. "
is flashed over the electric eye alignment display
while the eyes are off. To re-enable the electric eyes,
press the EYES ON button.
Previous Time Recall
Use the PREV and NEXT keys to scan back and forth
through previous times. The previous time display is
removed after about ten seconds, or by pressing any
other key. You may view a previous time even while
the timer is running.
Timer Display
Start #1, Stop #2
Start #2, Stop #1
Strt1/2 Stop2/1
Any Start/Stop
Breakout Timer
Winning Lane
Off
Timer Action
Start with Eye #1, Stop
with Eye #2.
Start with Eye #2, Stop
with Eye #1.
Start with either eye, then
stop with the opposite eye.
Start with either eye, stop
with either eye.
Time difference between
steer and rider for roping.
Start with either eye, then
stop with the opposite eye,
indicate which eye started
the timer (winning lane).
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