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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).
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 electric eye on the
opposite side of the arena should be directly in-
line when sighting down either line on top of the
electric eye (left to right alignment), and when
sighting down the crack on the side of the electric
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 (Barrel Racing, Roping,
etc.) is shown on the Status display on the timer
console.
If
BARREL
RACING
is not displayed, se-
lect the Barrel Racing event as follows
:
a) Press SETUP to access Setup functions.
b) Press ENTER to select a new event.
c) Press ENTER to select Barrel Racing.
6) Walk through the 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 below).
Typical Barrel Racing Layout
Checking Eye Alignment
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 aligned
Ey
e
#
1
Not aligned (or
beam broken)
Ey
e
#
X
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.
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