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iPitch

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Smart Pitching Machine

Owner's Manual

Updated 3/10/21

Summary of Contents for iPitch

Page 1: ...iPitch Smart Pitching Machine Owner s Manual Updated 3 10 21...

Page 2: ...8 244 4587 or email us at info spinballsports com ASSEMBLY SETUP REMOVE MACHINE FROM BOX Lift the machine out of the box and place it flat on the ground or floor with the control panel facing up The m...

Page 3: ...ls Each wheel and motor assembly should be moved one step inward from these locations when using soft dimpled balls creating a tighter grip on the compressible ball The wheels are moved by loosening o...

Page 4: ...d at outermost position Feel free to experiment and deviate from these suggestions to determine the optimal wheel gap for your situation For example cold weather will cause both the balls and wheels t...

Page 5: ...If you have trouble connecting make sure no other device has already connected to the iPitch s Wi Fi network Wi Fi devices can only connect to one Wi Fi network at a time so you can connect to the iPi...

Page 6: ...atically so when you are satisfied with the pitch location you can move on to any other screen SETTINGS SCREEN The Settings Screen is used to set all the various parameters of machine operation These...

Page 7: ...LL WHEN THE STATUS WINDOW IS RED When red the machine is still adjusting from one pitch to another and the resulting pitch will be unpredictable Pitch Buttons A list of up to 12 available pitches The...

Page 8: ...pitches can be changed by selecting a pitch on the list and using the Top or Bottom buttons to move the pitch to the top or bottom of the list or the Up or Down buttons to move the pitch up or down on...

Page 9: ...tting Practice screen Must be reasonably short to fit on the button Pitch Speed Set pitch speed in MPH with the slider or by typing a number in the text box Value must be between 50 and 100 Spin Rate...

Page 10: ...or no spin the spin direction setting has no effect Figure 5 Spin direction for various softball pitches Aim Aim pitches using the directional arrows The machine s aim point will move 1 or 10 dependin...

Page 11: ...reduce the spin rate setting as shown in the equation below machine setting actual spin rate X spin efficiency For example if you want to throw a slider that has an actual spin rate of 2200 RPM and a...

Page 12: ...Sheets themselves Users must create and maintain their own Sheets separate from the factory databases To create a Google Sheet from the Chrome browser go to Apps and select Sheets Once you have creat...

Page 13: ...onsists of an unlimited number of rows each row defining one pitcher There are between three and fourteen columns for each pitcher A pitcher name or description must be unique B throwing arm code R ri...

Page 14: ...ets d 1KjIygYwc_IPW5E3Fmgk1rg3ueE5RH_GB_Oq5wUKrlEo edit gid 0 Importing a Sheet does not delete your existing data That must be done manually When importing you are given the option to overwrite or sk...

Page 15: ...r machine doesn t perform like you expect please contact Spinball and we will attempt to diagnose the problem for you If a part fails during the warranty period and you feel confident you can install...

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