FarmTek Polaris User Manual page 12

Preparation For Use
Power and speed classes require three sets of electric
eyes. Eye #1 starts timing of the power phase. Eye #2
stops the power phase and starts the speed phase. Eye
#3 stops the speed phase. Place the eyes in the appro-
priate location on course and follows these steps to
complete preparation:
1) Attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place Trans-
mitter/Receiver pairs facing each other to form
start/stop lines between the eyes. Extend tripod
legs fully to ensure the eyes are high enough to be
broken 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 opposing electric eye
should be directly in-line when sighting down ei-
ther 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).
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.
Section 2(c) or Section 2(d)
Choose between a Section 2(c) or Section 2(d) class
as follows:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until the Section 2C or
Section 2D (your choice) is displayed, then
press ENTER.
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POWER & SPEED (1)
4) Turn on the timer console in the announcer's
booth. The power switch is located at the upper
right corner of the timer.
5) The current event type is displayed on the timer. If
POWER PHASE is not displayed, select the Power
& Speed event as follows:
a) Press SETUP to access Setup options.
b) Press NEXT CHOICE (if needed) until Pick
New Event is displayed. Press ENTER to
pick a new event.
c) Press NEXT CHOICE until Power & Speed
is displayed.
d) Press ENTER to select Power & Speed.
6) Walk through each 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 the next page).
Alignment
Eyes aligned
Eye #2 not aligned (or
beam broken)
3) After choosing Section 2(c) or 2(d), a prompt for
entering the power phase time is displayed. You
can continue setup by specifying the course times
now (see next page) or press SETUP to exit the
setup mode and return to normal timing.
Display Shows
Eye #1 2 3
Eye #1 X 3