LOBSTER Elite Owner's Manual - page 9
ELITE GRANDSLAM V OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
Create Your First Personal Program
1. Press the PROGRAM button
2. The screen will prompt you to select a location
for your first shot. Press any of the
buttons to advance to the
shot parameters screen.
3. The machine will be programmed to throw one ball
to the location selected. You may now adjust the
shot parameters for this shot:
• Speed – Chose from 55 to 80 MPH in
5 mph increments.
• Spin – Increase and decrease top and back
spin up to three levels.
• Feed – Adjust ball feed rate between 2 - 9 seconds.
(applied to the entire program)
4. When the shot is satisfactory, use the menu buttons
/
to highlight the
“Next + Back –“ line. Press
to choose the location and shot parameters
for the next shot in your drill or
to return to overall program screen.
5. Selecting and running a drill can be done from the Overall Program Screen:
• The top line displays your Program number.
You can change the Program number from 1-6
by highlighting the top line with the menu
buttons
/
and adjusting the number with
/
settings buttons.
• Line 2 will show you the court location of each
ball thrown. One number for each ball.
• Line 3 allows you to edit or view the settings of an existing shot in
the Program.
• Pressing Play
at any time on this screen will run the Program.
PROGRAM
ELITE GRANDSLAM V OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Court Placement / Test Button
Your Lobster Elite grandslam V is a computerized tennis machine and has been
designed to keep the ball in the full singles court.
• Ensure that the main power switch is in the up or on position.
• Start by placing the machine with the white Line Marker
positioned over the baseline, at the court’s center mark.
• Power on
the machine and allow it to go through a self test.
• Push the
button. One tennis ball should land within a
2 foot area in the center of the court where the service and
center lines converge, just as depicted by the TEST button.
- If the test ball lands outside of the 2 foot radius, long or
short use the
and
SETTINGS buttons to adjust the distance in
.5 foot increments. If the ball should fall outside of the area left or right,
nudge the front of the machine slightly to the left or right, as needed.
Retest and make adjustments as necessary.
• Once the test is complete, press the manual button or one of the nine preset
buttons in the center of the control panel to choose mode of play, then press
the play button.
Manual
Press the MANUAL Button to practice one particular shot repetitively. The machine
will pause while you make your adjustments. Use
/
Menu buttons to select
location and shot parameters. Use
/
SETTINGS buttons to increase or
decrease value of the selected menu option.
•Speed – Choose from 35 to 80 MPH in 5 mph increments.
•Elev – Adjust elevation between level 5 and 80 for fine control over the depth of
the shot and the height of the bounce.
•Spin – Increase and decrease top and back spin up to three levels.
•Angle – Choose position along baseline. 0 is center court with positive numbers
moving to the right and negative numbers moving to the left.
•Feed – Rate of ball feed can be adjusted between 2-9 second intervals.
When you are satisfied with your adjusted settings press the
Play/Pause button
to start your session.
test
x = test area
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test
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P#1 SHOT#1 LOC ?
Press a location
To prgrm shot, or
Press – to erase
P#1 SHOT#1 LOC?*
SPEED: 70 MPH
Spin :0 FEED: 4
Next + Back -
PROGRAM # : 1
LOCS 3 4 5 1 6 3
SHOT: 2 EDIT : NO
PUSH PLAY TO RUN
SHOT LOCATION SCREEN
SHOT PARAMETERS SCREEN
OVERALL PROGRAM SCREEN
*will display your selected location