When storing the electric eyes for an extended period of time, always remove the batteries. ![]() Once the Power lamp begins flashing, it is simplest to just replace the battery during the next break in your event don t worry about trying to use the last few hours of the battery. ![]() This does not mean there are two more hours of operation remaining at this point. If a unit with a low battery is turned off and then later turned back on, the lamp may glow steadily for some time before it starts flashing again. Note: The two hour period is from the first time the low battery light begins flashing. The electric eyes operate at least two hours after the first indication of low battery. To help detect an eye with a low battery, the Polaris timer in the announcer s booth flashes a low battery icon in the upper right corner of its Status Display when any electric eye in use has a low battery. The Power lamp on the unit glows steadily while the battery is good and flashes when the battery is low. The functions of the Horn jack are unchanged from the previous version of the Polaris timer: It provides audio output of the horn sound to a PA system and also connects to our stand-alone horn.ģ WIRELESS ELECTRIC EYES Operation Batteries The electric eyes operate over 70 hours from a 9 volt alkaline battery (use only alkaline batteries). It can cause serious damage! The Display jack is now called the Output jack, however, its functions are the same: Output of scoreboard data and output of computer/printer data. Do not plug an AC adapter from an older FarmTek timer into the Input jack on the new Polaris. The Input jack is for connection of optional input devices such as a bar code reader and numeric keypad to be offered in the future. The Power jack is gone and in its position is the Input jack. Timer Connections Connections on the rear of the timer console have changed with the introduction of the new Polaris timer. Power On/Off Turn the Polaris timer on and off using the slide switch located at the upper right corner of the timer console. Check the console s battery level as described previously to see if it is the reason the icon is flashing. ![]() Note that the battery icon is also displayed whenever an electric eye in the arena has a low battery. Low Battery Warning A low battery icon is flashed in the upper right corner of the Status display when about 2 to 4 hours of console battery life are left. When storing the timer console for an extended period, it is best to remove the batteries. Keep in mind that when the console is first turned on after being off for a while (e.g., overnight), the reported battery level is artificially high for the first half-hour or so of use. ![]() 4) Press SETUP to return to normal operation. 3) Press ENTER to show remaining battery life. 2) Press NEXT CHOICE until Check Battery is displayed (just one or two presses). To check the battery level, follow these steps: 1) Press SETUP to access setup functions. Always turn the timer off before changing the batteries and always replace all four batteries at the same time do not mix old and new batteries. The timer runs 50 to 60 hours on a new set of batteries. 1 FarmTek Sport Timing Specialists Polaris Multi-Event Timer Operating Instructions FarmTek, Inc N Hwy 78, Ste D (972) Wylie, TX (800)Ģ POLARIS TIMER CONSOLE Timer Console Power Batteries The new Polaris timer is powered by four AA alkaline batteries instead of an AC adapter as in the past.
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