Safety First The Silent Partner ball machine is capable of throwing tennis balls at high speed. Take all necessary precautions to prevent ejected balls from striking people. Do not allow children to use the machine and keep them at a safe distance from it, and from ejected balls, when on court.
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Positioning on Court The Hopper To install the hopper for play, lift it up from the body of the machine, remove the pin from the post shown in the photo, and lay the hopper right-side-up on top of the machine. It is essential that the pin be inserted in the post as shown in the photo.
The Control Panel of the Smart Power Button Power is turned ON and OFF by pressing the button in the upper right hand corner. The red light above the button stays on as long as the machine is on. The height adjustment goes through a calibration procedure every time the machine is turned on.
Height Control When you press the UP button, the ball is ejected at a higher trajectory, and pressing the DOWN button lowers its path. The elevation control stops when it reaches its limit during travel. Make sure to release the button as soon as the elevation motor stops moving at either the extreme UP or extreme DOWN position.
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The default values for Speed and Feed rate are the same for the three Presets (50 and 3 respectively) but you can enter your preferred values for SPEED, FEED and SPIN in each preset by pressing the PRESET button repeatedly until the light indicating the number of the desired preset lights up, then pressing the button continuously for 2 seconds to enter the settings in memory.
Angle of Sweep The angle of sweep for the Random and Adaptive All-Court oscillation can be set by pressing any two baseline balls on the Selector at the same time. The angle will be defined by these two balls, allowing you to select a total of angles. By default, the angle is set at its widest, with the lights above the 5 balls lighting up.
Remote Control The 22-button remote of the SMART can control all functions machine except for checking the level of the battery and setting ball locations. 1. For safety, you need to press the POWER button for two seconds to start the machine. 2.
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Settting up for Oscillation: Calibration and Angle of Sweep CALIBRATION: Place machine at center CALIBRATION: Adjust speed and spin to of baseline. desired level. ANGLE OF SWEEP: The Smart offers 10 ANGLE OF SWEEP: To select angle of angles fo sweep. sweep, press two baseline balls at the same tiem.
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(see explanation above) with the other hand. Because the two lifting points are located high on the machine, it is possible to lift the Silent Partner without needing to “bear hug” the machine from underneath. Ready to Roll The machine is shown here ready to be rolled.
Caring for Your Machine Maintenance The Silent Partner requires very little maintenance. The bearings on all motors are lubricated for life and no electronic adjustment is required. Maintenance consists primarily of the following preventative measures: 1.
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(installed in the machine). Problems of reception are usually caused by a weak battery in the transmitter. Silent Partner offers complete service on its tennis ball machines. Because the work is performed at the factory, you can be assured of the skill of our technicians and the quality of the parts used in servicing your machine.
Warranty VALID ONLY FOR MACHINES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Lander Industries and Manufacturing Inc warrants Silent Partner ball machines for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. The warranty covers defects in the material and workmanship. Lander Industries and Manufacturing Inc obligation under this warranty is limited to the original purchaser and applies to the cost of labor and materials to repair a warrantable defect.
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