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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 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).
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 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).
Setting Course Times
A power phase course time and a speed phase course
time should be specified.
Power Phase:
The power phase starts when Eye #1 is
broken and finishes when the rider breaks Eye #2,
or exceeds twice the course time. If the rider com-
pletes the power phase prior to expiration of time
allowed, then timing automatically begins for the
speed phase. Otherwise, the horn sounds and tim-
ing stops upon completion of the power phase. If
the power phase is not to be timed, enter a course
time of zero for the power phase.
Speed Phase:
The speed phase starts when Eye #2 is
broken before expiration of the power phase
course time. Upon expiration of the speed phase
course time, accumulation of time faults com-
mences. At twice the speed phase course time, the
horn sounds and the timer is stopped. If time faults
are not to be accumulated, enter a course time of
zero for the speed phase.
To set the course times for the power and speed
phases, follow these steps:
1) Press SETUP to access timer setup features.
2) Press NEXT CHOICE until the
Pwr
Phase
Time
option is displayed, then press ENTER.
3) To accept the course time shown, press ENTER,
or key in a new time followed by the ENTER key.
(To fix a mistake, press
and hold down
the
CLEAR TIME key until the time is cleared).
4) After entering the power phase time, the option
for entering the
Spd
Phase
Time
is displayed.
Press ENTER to display the speed phase time.
5) To accept the speed phase course time shown,
press ENTER, or enter a new course time fol-
lowed by the ENTER key.
6) After entering the speed phase time, the option for
modifying the time fault values for the power and
speed phases is displayed. Press SETUP to exit
the setup mode and return to normal timing.
Summary of Contents for Polaris
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