Instructions for Use

Before use, please consider the following options for controlling the machine (these are highlighted during induction training):

Ideally and for the best experience users should download the Spinfire Pro 2 App on their smart phone before coming to the club. The App replicates all the features that can be accessed on the control panel at the rear of the machine and also allows users to create/fine tune or modify drills and ball feed to suit practice requirements. It also has AI options to take drill creation to the next level making the machine extremely versatile.

If users don’t have a smart phone they may use the small remote control. This replicates all the features that can be accessed on the control panel at the rear of the machine and also allows access to basic drills and fine tune ball feed. However, we only have one remote control. It can easily be lost and the cost of replacement is currently over £150! 

Collecting the ball machine and equipment

1. Go to the ball machine storage cupboard and unlock by taking key from key press
2. Check that the machine and all balls are dry before use. If the balls are damp, the machine must not be used
3. Carefully wheel the machine out and take out the ball basket, extension lead, power supply and remote control (kept in small black bag). Relock the cupboard, return the key to the keypress and scramble the code
4. Wheel the empty machine onto the court using the handle
5. Take the ball collection basket (filled with balls), power supply and extension cable to courts 3 or 4

Initial Setting Up

1. Ensure the ball machine is positioned correctly on court (a few inches/cm behind the base line and centrally along the base line)
2. Push the carrying handle back into the body of the machine
3. Align the throwing wheels so that they are facing down the centre line of the service box
4. Fill the hopper with Spinfire pressureless balls
5. Run out the extension cable from the floodlight pole to just behind the machine ensuring cable runs along fence line to minimise trip hazard
6. Rotate the cover on the socket on the floodlight pole and plug in extension cable
7. Go back to the machine and check that the ”Internal battery/ External battery (AC Power)” selector switch is in the middle position. This is a default OFF position.
8. Connect the power supply by plugging the small 3 pin din plug into the base of the ball machine
9. Plug in the Mains 3 pin plug into the extension cable

The machine is now prepared for powering up.

Powering Up:

1. Stand behind the machine and set the Internal Battery / External Battery AC switch to the right
2. Press and hold the power button until the machine powers on
3. Allow the machine to go through its calibration cycle

Operating Using Spinfire App

1. Open the Spinfire Pro 2 App on your phone and connect to machine via Bluetooth. You do not need mobile data to use the App
2. Should your phone not connect, then power the machine off and on and try reconnecting again with the App
3. Once connected, move to your playing position before starting the feed
4. Operate the machine with the App. Refer to Spinfire App Guide for help

Operating Using Remote Control

1. Take the small hand-held remote control out of the storage bag
2. Refer to the Spinfire User Manual for help
3. Move to your playing position before starting the feed
4. Use the remote to start/stop the machine/change programs or adjust feed

Finishing

1. Switch off the machine by pressing the power on-off button
2. Collect all balls around the court using the wire basket collector
3. Empty any remaining balls in the ball machine hopper into the wire basket (Balls trapped under the wires in the bottom of the hopper should be left there, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THESE as it may cause damage to the machine
4. Unplug the extension lead from floodlight post and twist metal cover back into position to protect power socket
5. Unplug the small 3 pin din plug from the machine
6. Set the power” Internal battery/ External battery (AC Power)” selector switch to the middle position. (This is a default OFF position)
7. Return the machine, remote control, balls, power supply and extension cable to the storage cupboard. Please make sure that the small remote control is returned with the machine
8. Remember to manually rotate the throwing wheels and wipe them with the microfiber cloth provided to help minimise residue build-up on the surfaces of the throwing wheels
9. If the machine has become wet, please dry off both the machine and power cable
10. Refit the protective cover
11. Any damp balls should be removed from the collection basket to allow them to dry
12. If you have lost any balls during your session that are impossible to retrieve, please make a note on the sheet in cupboard. This is just so we can keep an eye on ball inventory – to ensure that we have sufficient balls for members to use the machine
13. Lock the storage cupboard and return the key to the key press, scramble the code and slide up the weatherproof cover

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