Equipment set-up – PASCO ME-6853 Shoot-the-target Accessory User Manual
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Equipment Set-up
1.
Connect the included AC Adapter to a wall outlet and to the
POWER
jack on the
control box.
2.
Connect the photogate to the
PHOTOGATE
port on the control box.
3.
Use the included 7.6 m cable to connect the
SIGNAL
TO
DROP
BOX
jack on the
control box to the
TO
CONTROL
BOX
jack on the drop box.
4.
Mount the drop box as described on page 3.
5.
Hang the target from the magnet on the underside of the drop box. Key the pro-
trusions on the target into the holes in the drop box on either side of the magnet
(as shown in Figure 3).
6.
Install the photogate mount and photogate on the launcher as shown in Figure 4.
Position the photogate so it will be blocked as soon as the projectile leaves the
launcher.
7.
Clamp the base of the projectile launcher to a bench or other stable object. The
launcher should be close enough to the drop box for the projectile to pass under
the drop box before it hits the floor.
8.
Aim the launcher directly at the target. Look into the back of the launcher and
through the two sights inside the launcher. Adjust the angle of the launcher to
align the sights with the center of the target.
Alternatively, if you have the optional Laser Sight, install it on the launcher (see
included instructions) and aim the laser at the target.
9.
Set the
ACTIVE
/
INACTIVE
switch on the control box to
INACTIVE
.
10. Place the projectile in the launcher and use the included pushrod to push it into
the first, second, or third setting (for as slow, medium, or fast launch).
11. Set the
ACTIVE
/
INACTIVE
switch on the control box to
ACTIVE
.
12. Pull the launcher trigger to fire the projectile and make the target
drop.
To repeat the demonstration hang the target from the
drop box again and repeat steps 9 through 12. Note
that the
ACTIVE
/
INACTIVE
switch on the
control box prevents the drop box
from releasing the target when
you block the photogate
while loading the
launcher.
Immediately after the
target drops, a green
light on the drop box
blinks for several seconds
to indicate that drop box
is recharging. Wait until
it stops blinking before
launching the projectile.
Figure 3: Key the
protrusions on the
target into the holes in
the drop box
Figure 4: Install
photogate mount and
photogate on launcher