PortaTree ELIMINATOR User Manual

ELIMINATOR INSTRUCTIONS

Table of Contents

1. PRACTICE MODE

A. Toggling from Full to Pro Tree
B. Toggling from 1 to 2 Users

C. Toggling from Auto to Manual Reset
D. Setting the Delay Boxes
E. Setting a Fixed Handicap
F. Using the Stage left and Stage right keys
G. How to use the ELIMINATOR
H. How to use the SHIFT LIGHT Feature

2. SETUP MODE

A. Setting Full Tree Rollout

B. Setting Pro Tree Rollout

C. Selecting a Different Tree Speed

D. Changing the Single User Time to Beat

E. Fixed Delay
F. Dual Red Light - - Random Handicaps
G. Shift Light Feature “On” and “Off”

1. Shift Point 1

2. Shift Point 2

3. Shift Point 3

H. Large L.E.D. Optional Display
I. Test Track 1, 2, and 3

3. DISPLAY MODE

A. Purpose and How to Use

4. NUMBER EDITING

A. The easy and proper way to set numbers

5. TROUBLESHOOTING

A. Most Common Problems

B. Reinitiate to Factory Settings

C. When to Send to Portatree for Repair

6. BATTERY USE AND CHANGING

A. How to Change and Type to Use

7. WARRANTY

A. Explanation and terms

8. HOLD HARMLESS

A. The usage of the ELIMINATOR for Test Tracks and Competition Racing

PRACTICE MODE

If this is your first time using the ELIMINATOR this is the place to begin. A

rocker switch on the upper left-hand side turns on the ELIMINATOR. On Startup, a test
sequence begins which turns on each light on the ELIMINATOR in succession, then all
8’s appear on the display, then the Version Number on the Left and the Serial Number on
the Right. After this startup, the display will read “PRACTICE”. Depress “START” to
enter "PRACTICE" Mode and to begin Reaction Time Training!

NOTE: The 7 segment LCD Display is a numeric display and does not properly
show all of the alphabet characters - - A combination of upper and lower case
alphabet characters are used to indicate modes of operation.

Every time you start the ELIMINATOR, you begin with “F” Full Tree, “A”

automatic reset, and “d” Dual User (Fad). The following is what can be changed while
you are in the practice mode:

A) Full/Pro Tree -- Depress the Full/Pro Button which toggles between Full and
Pro tree. The display will read "P A d" and then "F A d". The first letter designates Full
or Pro tree.

B) 1 or 2 Users - - Depress the Single/Dual button which toggles between 1 or 2
users. On a Full tree the display will read "F A S" and then "F A d". The last letter
designates Single or dual user. Do the same for a Pro tree "P A S or "P A d".

C) Manual/Auto Reset - - Depress the Manual/Auto Button which toggles
between Manual and Automatic Reset. Automatic Reset resets in 5 seconds. You can still
reset Manually with the button. The Manual reset feature requires that you Depress the
Reset button after every test. The middle letter designates manuaL or Auto (example: Full
tree, Auto reset, 2 User is "F A d" ).

D) Delay Box Left and Right - - To enter a Delay box setting, depress the Delay
left Key or Delay Right Key. See “NUMBER EDITING” in order to change the value for
delay. Set a number about 1.000 second plus or minus in the delay box. Now Depress
“START” to return to practice. The delay box setting will stay in Memory.

E) Fixed Handicaps - - Depress the “UP” key to set the handicap in the Left Lane
and “DOWN” to set the handicap in the Right Lane. You will see a flashing decimal to
indicate which lane you are in. See “NUMBER EDITING” to change a value. The larger
number indicates that the tree will begin first in that lane. You need only set a number in
one lane. The handicap will remain fixed unless you - - a.) Turn on Random Handicaps,
b.)Zero Out the Handicaps, or c.)Turn off the Power. Depress “START” after each
setting.

F) Using STAGE LEFT and STAGE RIGHT - - You can use either the Stage
Right and Stage Left Keys on the Face of the ELIMINATOR or plug in the external hand
switches in each side of the Eliminator to practice your reaction time. You can use the
keys or hand buttons alone or use a combination of both. These 2 inputs are your ways of
interfacing to the ELIMINATOR.

G) How to use the ELIMINATOR -- When you are in Practice Mode, the
ELIMINATOR will display “S UP S UP” on the LCD display (or " S UP " in the

middle of the screen when in single user mode). The “S UP” stands for “STAGE UP”.

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