Operation; Nomenclature - Tamasu Butterfly Europa GmbH AMICUS START Owner's Manual

3 Add Ball Button — Press this button to add a ball to your Exercise. After pressing, a new ball is added
and its LED starts flashing.
4 Delete Ball Button — Press this button to delete a ball from your Exercise. Works for Balls 2–6. You
cannot delete Ball 1.
5 Random Button — Press once to select Random Scatter, press twice to select Random Place, and press
a 3rd time to select Random Scatter + Place. Press a 4th time to exit. See page 10 for more info.
6 Spin Knob — Increases or decreases the amount of backspin or topspin. 0 means no spin. Positive
values select increasing amounts of topspin. Negative values select increasing amounts of backspin.
7 Speed Knob — Increases or decreases the speed of the ball.
8 Sidespin Knob — Shifts the orientation of the sidespin to the left or right. 0 means no sidespin. Po-
sitions to the left select increasing degrees of left sidespin. Positions to the right select increasing
degrees of right sidespin.
9 Trajectory Knob — Raises or lowers the trajectory (throw angle). 0 indicates the midway point. Posi-
tive values indicate higher positions and negative values indicate lower positions.
10 Ball/Min knob — Decreases or increases ball frequency (Balls per Minute). Frequency ranges from
about 6 to over 100 balls per minute. 60 is the average topspin counter rate. 30-45 is often used
for beginner/novice training. Lower settings can be used for serve return, 3rd ball attack, & other
specialized drills.

3. Operation

Nomenclature

To assist in clearly communicating the various features of your robot, it is necessary to define how we
refer to certain elements. Here are various terms used throughout this manual:
Ball Type — 4 controls affect Ball Type: Spin, Speed, Sidespin, and Trajectory.
Ball Placement — the left/right location where a ball lands, determined by the Placement knob.
Basic Ball — the ball that is thrown when the Control Panel is first powered on and no adjustments have
been made. This ball will have no spin with medium speed and height.
Current Ball — the ball that is currently selected as indicated by its flashing Ball LED.
Ball 1–6 — refers to the Placement Knobs and corresponding Ball LEDs.
Exercise — a sequence of between 1 and 6 shots. Also called drill, program, or rally.
1–4 Rings — how the head height adjustment is described. E.g., 3- (coloured) Rings would mean the head
height is adjusted so 2 rings (painted on the Ball Tube) are visible (see Photo 7).
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