Hired-Hand Farm Hand Series: Stage Master - Manual (Page 4)

Part No. 4801-0151 Rev 4-06 Farm Hand Stage Master 4 of 40
4. Introduction
There are four models of the Stage Master controllers that are listed below:
Farm Hand Stage Master 8 without Variable Speed
Farm Hand Stage Master 8 with Variable Speed
Farm Hand Stage Master 12 without Variable Speed
Farm Hand Stage Master 12 with Variable Speed
The only distinctions between the 8 Stage models and the 12 Stage models are the number of stages and the
face pad. The following figures show the differences in the face pads.
The Farm Hand Stage Master Stage Controller is designed to be one of the simplest controllers on the
market to operate, but to also be one of the most powerful.
The Stage Master has four main regions on the facepad that you need to be concerned with. First is the
main display. This section includes the main display, and four green LED’s which tell what the display is
Main Display
Control Buttons
Display Indicators
Stage Status Indicators
Variable Stages
(Depending On Model)
Curtain Machine Controls
Stage Buttons
Notice: If the Farm Hand Stage Master is a Variable Speed Model, then stages 1 & 2 are the
Variable Speed stages.
Main Display
Control Buttons
Display Indicators
Variable Stages
(Depending On Model)
Stage Status Indicator
Curtain Machine Controls
Stage Buttons
Stage Master 8
Stage Master 12