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SHOT TIMER OPERATION

SHOT TIMER STARTUP

  1. Place the circuit breaker for the shot timer in the ON position.
  2. If the shot timer control cable is connected to the control console, plug one end of the extension cable into the ¼”stereo jack on the junction box and plug the other end into the ¼”stereo jack mounted on the control console back plate.
  3. Plug the control console power cord into a grounded NEMA 5-15R 120 VAC receptacle.
  4. Plug the shot clock hand held remote into the RJ45 jack mounted on the control console back plate labeled DGT/SC Hand held.

GAME TIME OPERATION

This shot timer is operated with a 37-key control console.  Figure 7 shows the keypad layout on the control console.

 

Figure 7  Keypad Layout
Figure 7  Keypad Layout

Immediately after the control console power cord is plugged into a 120 VAC source, the console LCD display will read:

ELECTRO-MECH 276

SCOREBOARD MPBWV

 

After a few seconds the display will read:

000 D15:00 0 000

  00  00 0  00 

 

The shot timer will display 15:00 for the game time and 25 seconds for the shot time.

Control Console Key Functions

  1. To change either one of these times, press [SET SHOT TIMER].  The console LCD display will read:

000 D15:00 0 000

ST RESET    <25>

 

Press the keypad numbers to set shot timer, [ENTER].  The LCD display will then read:

00  D15:00 0  00

ST OB RESET <05>

 

Press the keypad numbers to set the out of bounds timer, [ENTER].

  1. Press [SET CLOCK].  The console LCD display will read:

000 D15:00 0 000

SET CLK <00:00>

 

Press the keypad numbers for the time, [ENTER].  Example:  Press [SET CLOCK], [6], [0], [0], [0], [ENTER] on the control console.  60:00 will be displayed on the clock section of the scoreboard.

  1. Press [SET CLOCK .1 SEC].  The console LCD display will read:

000 D15:00 0 000

SET SEC <00.0> 

 

Press the keypad numbers for the time, [ENTER].  Example:  Press [SET CLOCK .1 SEC], [5], [3], [8], [ENTER] on the control console.  53.8 will be displayed on the clock section of the scoreboard.

 

  1. To turn this function off, press [.1 SEC ON/OFF].  The console LCD display will read:

 CLOCK   ON  <1>

 .1 SEC  OFF <0> 

 

Press [0], [ENTER] on the control console.

  1. To make the clock count up, press [CLOCK UP / DOWN].  The console LCD display will read:

 GAME    UP  <1>

 CLOCK  DOWN <0>

 

Press [1], [ENTER] on the control console.  The letter D in front of the game time on the console LCD will be replaced with the letter U to indicate that the clock is in the count up mode.  To reset the clock to count down mode, press [CLOCK UP / DOWN], [0], [ENTER] on the control console.

  1. THE GAME CLOCK WILL BE INOPERABLE UNTIL THE TIME OF DAY FUNCTION IS TURNED OFF.  To turn the time of day clock on, press [TIME OF DAY]. The console LCD display will read:

TIME OF   ON <1>

DAY CLOCK OFF<0>

 

Press [1], [ENTER] on the control console.  The console LCD display will then read:

00  C12:00 0  00

SET CLK <12:00>

 

Press the keypad numbers for the time, [ENTER].  The letter C will be displayed on the console LCD display to the left of the time to indicate that the time of day function is active.  The scoreboard will display the time of day.

  1. The clock must be on in order for the model 2180 to count down.
  2. To reset the shot timer, press [NEW GAME].  The console LCD display will read:

 

  RESET   YES<1>

SCOREBOARD NO<0>

 

Press [1], [ENTER] on the control console.  The shot timer will reset its functions.

The other keys are not used with the model 2180 shot timer, but may be used for a compatible basketball scoreboard.

Hand Held Shot Timer Control Unit Operation

The hand held shot timer control unit has an attached cable that is plugged into a jack on the control console back plate labeled DGT/SC Hand held.  As seen in figure 8, it has three buttons.  The operation of the buttons is described in the text below the figure.

 

Figure 8  Hand Held Shot Timer Control Unit
Figure 8  Hand Held Shot Timer Control Unit

 

Shot Timer Button Functions

The shot timer displays 25 seconds when the console is turned on or is reset for a new game.

  1. The default time is 25 seconds.
  2. The default time is 5 seconds.
  3. The delay of game timer will initialize to 0 seconds when the digits are turned on.

Horn Operation

The internal horn sounds for two seconds when the shot timer reaches 0 seconds.

Goal Light Indicator Operation

The two goal light indicators on the shot timer will illuminate when the game clock reaches 0 seconds.

SHOT TIMER SHUTDOWN

  1. Place the power disconnect for the shot timer in the OFF position.
  2. Unplug the control console power cord.
  3. If the shot timer control cable is connected to the control console, unplug the extension cable.
  4. This unit is not waterproof.

Proper shot timer shutdown will help protect the shot timer and control console from power surges and lightning strikes.

 

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