SAFETY 1 Safety Precautions 1 FCC Notice (for U.S.
1 SAFETY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 15. Never disconnect the Power Cord by pulling the wire to disconnect it from the socket. 1. Before operating the Sparx™ Skate Sharpener, you should 16. Store the Sparx™ Skate Sharpener in a dry place, out of the reach familiarize yourself with the product and read and understand all of children. applicable instructions and warnings in this manual. 17. Maintain the sharpener according to the Maintenance section 2. Use personal protective equipment.
FCC NOTICE (FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules: Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, Including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes and Modifications not expressly approved by Velasa Sports, Inc. can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commissions rules.
1 SÉCURITÉ CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ 1. Avant d’utiliser l’affûteuse de patins Sparx MC , vous devez vous familiariser avec le produit et lire et comprendre toutes les 12. N’essayez pas de toucher la meule d’affûtage, le guide-meule mobile ou la pince de serrage pendant la rotation et le mouvement de la meule. Attendez l’arrêt complet du guide-meule et de la meule d’affûtage avant de tenter un réglage ou le remplacement de la meule. instructions et mises en garde dans ce manuel. 13.
AVIS DE LA FCC (POUR LES CLIENTS DES ÉTATSUNIS) Cet appareil est conforme à la section 15 de la réglementation de la FCC : Le fonctionnement est soumis aux conditions suivantes : 1. Cet appareil ne doit pas causer d’interférences nuisibles, et 2. Cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence reçue, y compris des interférences pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable. Tous changements et modifications non explicitement approuvés par Velasa Sports, Inc.
2 INTRODUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SKATE COMPATIBILITY Hockey Skates Goalie Skates Figure Skates* *Requires an additional adapter, which is sold separately. DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT Width: 26.5 Inches / 673 mm Height: 5.0 Inches / 127 mm Depth: 11.9 Inches / 303 mm Weight: 22.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SPARX SHARPENER A D B E F C D K L M N G H J PART 6 DESCRIPTION PART DESCRIPTION PART DESCRIPTION A Skate Clamp G Lever Dock K Height Adjustment Knob B Keypad H Power Switch L Alignment Adjustment Driver Slot C Clamp Lever J Power Input Port M Grinding Ring Arbor D Triggers N Thumb Nut E Slot Covers F Sharpener Base INTRODUCTION
WHAT’S IN THE BOX? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PART DESCRIPTION 1 Travel Guard 2 Power Cord 3 Goalie Risers (2) 4 Optical Alignment Tool 5 Alignment Ring 6 Clamp Lever 7 Alignment Driver INTRODUCTION 7
GETTING TO KNOW THE KEYPAD B A D PART BUTTON A Play B Grinding Ring Life Indicator C Cycle Counter E C F G H J DESCRIPTION Initiates the sharpening. Indicates Grinding Ring life status. See Grinding Ring Life Indicator Behavior table on page 9. • Shows the current number of cycles selected. • Shows error codes. • Subtracts cycles from the Cycle Counter. D Minus Cycles / Move Left • If in Move Mode, moves Carriage to the left.
GRINDING RING LIFE INDICATOR BEHAVIOR In normal operation, each part of the Grinding Ring Life Indicator corresponds to 10% of the Grinding Ring’s life. These parts are the one circle and the nine bars to the right (10 parts total or 100%). The circle represents the final 10% of Grinding Ring life and each bar to the right is an additional 10%. When a part is illuminated, that corresponding 10% life is present on the Grinding Ring.
With the triggers slid down, raise the head unit. 3 SETUP In order to begin setup of the sharpener, you must retrieve the included accessories that are stored within the Sharpener Base. To gather the accessories and begin setup you must lift the head unit as explained below. 3 CLOSE THE HEAD UNIT Slide the triggers down and place the head unit back into LIFTING HEAD UNIT To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/lift.
ASSEMBLING THE SHARPENER 3 PLUG IN THE POWER CORD Plug the Power Cord into the Power Input Port on the side of the sharpener. Plug the other end into a wall outlet. Toggle the To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/assembly. 1 switch on the Power Input Port to the on position (I=on, 0=off). INSTALL THE CLAMP LEVER Slide the Clamp Lever (A) onto the Lever Dock (B). Press the lever down until it clicks into place. When the Clamp Lever is engaged, it will lay at a slight angle.
Alignment Tool into the slot and let it fall into place. Release 5 the Clamp Lever. INSPECT THE ALIGNMENT If the indicator tab of the Alignment Tool is not aligned with the groove on the Alignment Ring (as shown below), move to step 6. 3 INITIATE ALIGNMENT MODE Press the Alignment Button to send the Carriage to its If the indicator tab of the Alignment Tool is aligned with the alignment position.
9 REMOVE THE OPTICAL ALIGNMENT TOOL Press down on the Clamp Lever to open the Skate Clamp. Remove the Optical Alignment Tool. 10 REMOVE THE ALIGNMENT RING Lift the Glass Door. The Carriage will automatically move into the install position and the sharpener will play a “ready” tone. While holding the Grinding Ring Arbor, unscrew the Thumb Nut and remove the Alignment Ring.
4 OPERATION LOADING A SKATE *For loading goalie skates and figure skates see the end of this section. To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/loadskate. 1 LOAD THE SKATE Press and hold down the Clamp Lever to open the Skate Clamp. With the skate toe pointing right and the laces tucked into the skate, set the skate into the Skate Clamp slot letting the plastic blade holder rest on top of the clamps. Center the skate blade in the Skate Clamps. Release the Clamp Lever.
ADJUSTING THE GRINDING RING HEIGHT 1 INITIATE MOVE MODE Press the Move Button on the Keypad. This will set the Grinding Ring into Move Mode and allow you to control its movement. To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/ringheight. 2 INSPECT THE CONTACT POINT Use the Left and Right Buttons to touch the Grinding Ring to the skate blade. Inspect its contact point and be sure it is in the desired position.
3 SELECTING THE NUMBER OF CYCLES MOVE THE CARRIAGE INTO POSITION Using the Left and Right Buttons on the Keypad, back the Grinding Ring off the toe of the skate blade 1/4 inch. To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/cycle. When the sharpener moves the Grinding Ring out and back over the skate blade once, it is called a cycle. The Sparx™ Sharpener comes set automatically to a standard four cycles with all standard Radius Ring™ and FIRE Ring™ Grinding Rings.
SHARPENING SKATES UNLOADING A SKATE To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/sharpening. Once you have loaded the skate, closed the Slot Covers, and To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/unloadskate. 1 DISENGAGE SLOT COVERS adjusted the height of the Grinding Ring, you are ready to begin Move both Slot Covers (A) away from the skate. The safety light sharpening. on each cover (B) will illuminate.
EDGE DEBURRING 4 REPEAT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE Turn the skate over. Repeat step 3 on the opposite edge of the blade. To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/deburr. POWERING OFF We recommend using protective gloves when deburring the skate blade. 1 1 DEBURR THE BLADE WITH THE STONE LOCATE THE POWER INPUT PORT On the side of the sharpener, locate the Power Input Port. Press the Honing Stone (A) against the face of the skate blade (B).
GOALIE SKATES 2 CONTINUE THE SHARPENING PROCESS Refer to “Loading a Skate” in the Operation section of the manual. When adjusting the Grinding Ring Height, refer the To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/loadgoalie. Goalie risers are necessary if your skate has a cowling. Goalie skates without a cowling you may sharpen normally without risers. graphic in step 3.
FIGURE SKATES 2 ADJUST THE GRINDING RING HEIGHT Set the grinding ring height setting to Figure (1). Look for the contact point at which the grinding ring starts to roll on the skate using the move button. Use the figure below as your guide where To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/figure. the desired contact point is A, contact point B is too high and contact point C is too low. If the contact point is leaving some of * Figure Skate Adapters.are sold separately.
SHARPENING NEW STEEL To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/newsteel. Before loading new steel, take a dark colored marker and fill in three strips (1 inch in length the full width of the blade) on the toe, heel, and middle of the bottom surface of the skate blade. To ensure you have sharpened the entire blade, inspect the blade after running the cycles and if the sharpening is complete, all of the marker on the skating surface will be removed.
5 TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR TYPES There are two types of errors encountered by the Sparx™ Sharpener that can interrupt operation. These types are: Function Entry errors and System Stop errors. Each error type is described in the table below along with information about how the user is informed of the error. ERROR TYPE DESCRIPTION DISPLAY METHOD • Displayed through the user interface (e.g.
USER INTERFACE PROMPTS If you are attempting to sharpen a skate, go into Alignment Mode, or go into Move Mode, but the sharpener is not allowing it, the sharpener will temporarily display an interface prompt, show an error code, and sound an “error” tone. The most common Interface prompts are listed in the table for interface prompts below. If the user interface prompt is unclear or only an error code is displaying, refer to the Error Code table on the next page.
ERROR CODES For all errors, an error code is displayed on the Cycle Counter (1-2-4 is being displayed in the figure above), these error codes will either be permanently or temporarily displayed. If an error code was temporarily displayed and you want to see it again, retrying the action without fixing the underlying cause will display the error. Permanent errors coeds require the user to acknowledge the error before the error will be resolved and operation can continue.
6 MAINTENANCE REMOVING THE HEAD UNIT 3 REPLACE THE HEAD UNIT Place the Head Unit back on the sharpener and securely screw the two screws back into their location. To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/headunit. 1 LIFT THE HEAD UNIT Slide the Triggers down and lift Head Unit to the open position. 2 REMOVE HEAD UNIT THUMB NUTS Locate the two thumbnuts, one located on each side of the sharpener. Unscrew the thumbnuts and lift the Head Unit straight up.
REPLACING THE AIR FILTER There are no user-repairable parts in the Sparx™ Sharpener. Refer to “Exclusions” in the Warranty To order a replacement Air Filter, visit sparxhockey.com/filter. section for more information. Maintenance of the Sparx™ Sharpener is limited to the procedures outlined To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/airfilter. in this section. Standard Grinding Ring Use (Radius Rings™ and FIRE Rings™): The Air Filter should be replaced every 4 Grinding Rings (1,280 cycles).
4 INSTALL NEW AIR FILTER Insert the new Air Filter into the filter housing. The Air Filter label will indicate installation direction which side to install up. 5 RESET THE AIR FILTER BUTTON Once your filter has been replaced, hold down the Air Filter Button for two seconds until an audible tone is heard to reset the system and extinguish the Air Filter Button.
TRAVELING WITH THE SHARPENER To watch the How-To video, visit sparxhockey.com/travel. When setting up the Sparx Sharpener after travel, wipe down the Grinding Ring Arbor’s face and threaded arbor 1 EMPTY THE SHARPENER BASE Lift the Head Unit and wipe the Sharpener Base. To empty to remove any unwanted steel shavings that may have gathered during transit. This will ensure a proper fit between the Grinding Ring Arbor and the Grinding Ring. Sharpener Base—wipe completely clean with a damp cloth (water).
7 WARRANTY ANY PURCHASE OF A SPARX HOCKEY PRODUCT IS COVERED UNDER THE ASSOCIATED PRODUCT WARRANTY POSTED AT SPARXHOCKEY.COM/WARRANTIES AT THE TIME OF THE SALE OF THE SPARX HOCKEY PRODUCT VELASA SPORTS MAY AT ANY TIME AND IN IT’S SOLE DISCRETION, MODIFY ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE WARRANTY POLICY.
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