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FarmTek Polaris Operating Instructions Manual
Summary of Polaris
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Farmtek sport timing specialists polaris multi-event timer operating instructions farmtek, inc. 1000 n hwy 78, ste d (972) 429-0947 wylie, tx 75098 (800) 755-6529.
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© farmtek, inc. Polaris timer console timer console power batteries the new polaris timer is powered by four aa alka- line batteries instead of an ac adapter as in the past. The timer runs 50 to 60 hours on a new set of batter- ies. Always turn the timer off before changing the batteries and always ...
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© farmtek, inc. Wireless electric eyes operation batteries the electric eyes operate over 70 hours from a 9 volt alkaline battery (use only alkaline batteries). The power lamp on the unit glows steadily while the bat- tery is good and flashes when the battery is low. To help detect an eye with a low...
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© farmtek, inc. Electric eye id codes wireless electric eyes (2) each wireless electric eye is permanently pro- grammed with an electronic identification code. No two units have the same id code. The id code is transmitted along with other information whenever the electric eye beam is broken or rest...
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© farmtek, inc. Overview of operation wireless handswitch the wireless handswitch adds flexibility to several events supported by the polaris timer. The wireless handswitch can be used to start and stop the timer for bull riding, team penning, cutting , etc. For ranch sorting , the handswitch is use...
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© farmtek, inc. Horn operation the wireless polaris timer supports several different horn options: • stand-alone horn. • a horn built into some scoreboard models. • the “pa horn” (a direct connection between the timer console and a pa system). All horns provide the same functionality as described in...
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© farmtek, inc. Overview quick-mount the quick mount is a quickand flexible way to mount the wireless electric eyes to virtually any fence pipe, cattle panel, etc. It's great for temporary or permanent installation of electric eyes for roping. The combination of a ball head, pivoting support arms, a...
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Event instructions.
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use barrel racing (1) 1) attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place the eyes on opposite sides of the arena to form a start/stop line between them. Extend tripod legs fully to en- sure the electric eyes are high enough to be broken by the horse's body (not its legs)....
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© farmtek, inc. Timer operation barrel racing (2) when the rider enters the arena and breaks the beam, the timer automatically begins timing from zero. The timer does not need to be reset to zero before the rider starts! Once broken, the beam is ignored for about two seconds to allow dust to settle....
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use roping (1) 1) decide where and how each electric eye pair will be mounted. A typical set-up is shown below (the heeler eye is optional). Choose eye locations that are not likely to be hit by riders or the steer. 2) mount each electric eye on a quick-mount or a tri...
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© farmtek, inc. Checking eye alignment roping (2) 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. Eye #1 is the steer eye, #2 is the header eye, #3 is the...
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© farmtek, inc. Keypad features roping (3) accidental timer stop if the timer is accidentally stopped during the middle of a run, the rider can still be accurately timed by pressing the restart button. (the timer continues timing even when stopped.) as long as restart is pressed before the ride is c...
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© farmtek, inc. Electric eye id codes roping (4) each wireless electric eye is a assigned a permanent and unique electronic id code. To operate properly, the polaris timer must “know” the id code of each electric eye in use. Prior to shipment, your polaris timer was “taught” the id code for each ele...
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© farmtek, inc. Overview of operation average time the average time event is used to manually time events with two timekeepers. The two times are av- eraged and displayed on the polaris numeric display and on the arena scoreboard. While there is only one physical timer (the polaris timer console), t...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use bull riding 1) connect the timer to whichever horn you are using (see “horn operation” page). 2) turn on the timer console. The power switch is located at the upper right corner of the timer. 3) the current event type (barrel racing, bull rid- ing, etc.) is shown ...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use show jumping (1) 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...
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© farmtek, inc. Checking eye alignment show jumping (2) 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. Alignment display shows eyes aligned eye #1 2 eye ...
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© farmtek, inc. Rule options show jumping (3) 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.), • wha...
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© farmtek, inc. Individual rule options (cont’d) show jumping (4) changing faults per second (or other unit of time) you can enter the faults per unit of time for first round and for the jump-off round. To change faults per unit of time, follow these steps: 1) press setup to access timer setup featu...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use power & speed (1) 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 an...
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© farmtek, inc. Checking eye alignment power & speed (2) 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. Alignment display shows eyes aligned eye #1 2 3 e...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use (using electric eyes) cutting (1) 1) attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place the eyes on opposite sides of the arena to form a start line between them. Extend tripod legs fully to ensure the electric eyes are high enough to be broken by the horse's body (not i...
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© farmtek, inc. Timer operation cutting (2) 1) the timer automatically begins counting down from the time limit when the rider breaks the elec- tric eye beam or the start/stop button is pressed. (note: the electric eyes only start the timer, they will not stop the timer). 2) when time expires, the h...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use (using electric eyes) team penning (1) 1) attach each electric eye to a tripod. Place the eyes on opposite sides of the arena to form a start line between them. Extend tripod legs fully to en- sure the electric eyes are high enough to be bro- ken by the horse's bo...
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© farmtek, inc. Timer operation team penning (2) 1) the timer automatically begins timing from zero when the lead rider breaks the electric eye beam or the start/stop button is pressed. 2) when the warning horn time is reached, the horn sounds and the timer continues to run. 3) press the start/stop ...
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© farmtek, inc. Overview ranch sorting (1) ranch sorting is run under the team penning event on the timer console. Ranch sorting shares timer features with team penning such as the warning horn, final horn, cattle number selection, etc. In ranch sorting, a wireless handswitch is used with the timer ...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use sprint/general (1) the sprint/general event can be used to time a wide variety of non-standard events. The most common is to time from point “a” to point “b”. These instructions follow. Look under “advanced features” on the next page and on sprint/general page 3 f...
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© farmtek, inc. Timer operation sprint/general (2) 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. 2) when the electric eye beam across the finish line is broken, the timer stops timing and shows th...
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© farmtek, inc. Breakout timer sprint/general (3) the breakout timer is part of the sprint/general event. It allows you to time the interval from when the steer crosses the score-line to when the rider exits the box (or vice-versa). This is a great practice tool for getting the best jump possible on...
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© farmtek, inc. Preparation for use lap timing (1) 1) attach each electric eye to a quick-mount. Place the eyes on opposite sides of the track to form a start/stop line between them. 2) turn the electric eyes on. The power indicator lamp on each unit should glow steadily. If the lamp blinks, the low...
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© farmtek, inc. Checking eye alignment lap timing (2) the bottom right corner of the status display shows the alignment status of the electric eyes. When the eyes are aligned, the eye number is displayed (“#1”). If not aligned, or if the beam is broken, “x” is shown. Alignment display shows eyes ali...
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© farmtek, inc. Fcc and industry canada information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are de- signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is o...
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Farmtek, inc. 1000 n hwy 78, ste d wylie, tx 75098 (800) 755-6529 (972) 429-0947 (972) 429-1379 (fax) on the web at http://farmtek.Net e-mail: info@farmtek.Net ©farmtek, inc..