FarmTek Polaris User Manual page 10

Rule Options
Several timer options can be changed to support
rule variations that may affect your event:
• Time allowed for a rider to start the run.
Default: 45 seconds
• Display format of the starting countdown timer
(fractional seconds, whole seconds, etc.),
• What happens when the starting timer expires
(sound a horn or start timing).
Default: Start timing
• Faults per second (or other unit of time) for First
Round and Jump-Off.
st
1 Round US: 1 fault/second
st
1 Round FEI: 1 fault/4 seconds
Jump Off: 1 fault/second
Changing Individual Rule Options
Time Allowed for the Rider to Start
To set the time allowed for the rider to start:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until Rule Options is
displayed, then press ENTER.
3) Press NEXT CHOICE until Start Timeout is
displayed, then press ENTER.
4) The current starting timeout is displayed. To keep
the same timeout, just press ENTER, or, key-in a
new starting timeout followed by ENTER.
5) After ENTER is pressed, the timer momentarily
displays Done!, then the Start Timeout menu
option is shown again. Press NEXT CHOICE to
change other rule options, or press SETUP to exit.
Timer Action upon Starting Timer Expiration
When the rider's starting time expires, the timer can
either sound the horn to signal the rider off course, or
the timer can start running:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until Rule Options is
displayed, then press ENTER.
3) Press NEXT CHOICE until Horn w/Timeout or
Start w/Timeout is displayed (your choice),
then press ENTER.
© FarmTek, Inc.
SHOW JUMPING (3)
Easy Set-Up
To set all options for U.S. or FEI rules at one time as
shown to the left, follow these steps:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until Rule Options is
displayed, then press ENTER.
3) U.S. Rules is displayed first. Press ENTER to
select U.S. rules, or press NEXT CHOICE to
display FEI Rules and press ENTER.
4) After ENTER is pressed, the timer momentarily
displays Done!, then the chosen rule set is
shown again. Press SETUP to exit.
4) After ENTER is pressed, the timer momentarily
displays Done!, then the menu option you select-
ed is shown again. Press NEXT CHOICE to
change other rule options, or press SETUP to exit.
Display Format of the Starting Timer
The starting countdown timer can be displayed in
any of several time formats. Changing the count-
down time format does not affect the time format of
normal timing functions. To change the countdown
time format, follow these steps:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until Rule Options is
displayed, then press ENTER.
3) Press NEXT CHOICE until Timeout Format is
displayed, then press ENTER.
4) Press NEXT CHOICE to scroll through the dif-
ferent time formats available. When the desired
time format is displayed, press ENTER.
5) After ENTER is pressed, the timer momentarily
displays Done!, then the Timeout Format
menu option is shown again. Press NEXT
CHOICE to change other rule options, or press
SETUP to exit.