SCOREBOARD OPERATION

SCOREBOARD STARTUP

1. Place the circuit breaker for the scoreboard in the ON position.
2. Plug one end of the extension cable into the ¼” stereo jack on the junction box.
3. Plug the other end into the ¼” stereo jack mounted on the control console back plate.
4. Plug the control console power cord into a grounded NEMA 5-15R 120 VAC receptacle.

GAME TIME OPERATION

This scoreboard is operated with a 37-key control console.  Figure 5 shows the keypad layout on the control console.

Figure 5  Keypad Layout

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

After a few seconds the display will read:

The scoreboard will display:

CLOCK – 15:00

GUEST – 0

HOME – 0

The control console LCD display shows the same information as the scoreboard.  Note:  In some functions a 0 will be blanked on the scoreboard, but not on the console.  Because this console program is used for a number of models of scoreboards, some functions will appear on the console LCD display that are not present on the scoreboard.  Figure 6 explains the LCD display layout.

Figure 6  Control Console LCD Display

Control Console Key Functions

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

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:

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:

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

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

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

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

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

1. The end of period horn can be disabled by pressing [AUTO HORN].  The console LCD display will read:

Press [0], [ENTER] to disable the horn.  The console LCD display will then read:

The time out horn is normally disabled.  To enable the horn to sound at the end of the time out, press [1], [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:

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

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. TIME OUT TIMER – To set the Time Out timer, press [TIME OUT TIMER].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the time, [ENTER].  After the ENTER key is pressed, the letter T is displayed to the left of the time on the LCD display and the TIME OUT TIMER immediately begins to count down to 0.  The scoreboard will not display the Time Out time.

1. SET GUEST SCORE – To set the guest score, press [SET GUEST SCORE].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the score, [ENTER].  EXAMPLE:  To set the guest score to 53, press [SET GUEST SCORE], [5], [3], [ENTER].

10.  SET HOME SCORE – To set the home score, press [SET HOME SCORE].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the score, [ENTER].  EXAMPLE:  To set the home score to 75, press [SET HOME SCORE], [7], [5], [ENTER].

11.  GUEST BONUS – The console is programmed to work with scoreboards with one or two Guest Bonus indicators.  This scoreboard only has one Guest Bonus indicator (a green B on the left side of the scoreboard).  When the [GUEST BONUS] key is pressed, the Guest Bonus indicator on the scoreboard turns on and ‘b’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

When the [GUEST BONUS] key is pressed a second time, the Guest Bonus indicator remains illuminated and ‘B’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

When the [GUEST BONUS] key is pressed a third time, the Guest Bonus indicator is turned off and no symbol is displayed in the Guest Bonus field on the console LCD display.

12.  HOME BONUS – The console is programmed to work with scoreboards with one or two Home Bonus indicators.  This scoreboard only has one Home Bonus indicator (a green B on the right side of the scoreboard).  When the [HOME BONUS] key is pressed, the Home Bonus indicator on the scoreboard turns on and ‘b’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

When the [HOME BONUS] key is pressed a second time, the HOME Bonus indicator remains illuminated and ‘B’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

When the [HOME BONUS] key is pressed a third time, the HOME Bonus indicator is turned off and no symbol is displayed in the HOME Bonus field on the console LCD display.

13.  GUEST SCORE +1 – This key is used to increment the guest score by 1.

14.  HOME SCORE +1 – This key is used to increment the home score by 1.

15.  POSS – This key toggles the possession indicators between guest and home.  When the [POSS] key is pressed for the first time, the HOME Possession indicator is illuminated and ‘P’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

When the [POSS] key is pressed a second time, the HOME Possession indicator turns off, the GUEST Possession indicator turns on, and ‘P’ is displayed on the console LCD display as shown below.

16.  HORN – This key is used to sound the horn for ½ second.

17.  CLOCK ON/OFF – This key is used to start and stop the clock.

18.  PERIOD – This key is used to increment the period by 1.

19.  NEW GAME – This key is used to reset all the scoreboard functions to their default settings.  To reset the scoreboard, press [NEW GAME].  The console LCD display will read:

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

20.  CLEAR – This key clears the information being entered into the control console.

The PLAYER MATCH GAME, PLAYER FOUL, (TEAM (MATCH (GAMES GUEST, FOULS) POINTS) WON) HOME, SET GUEST TIME OUTS, and SET HOME TIME OUTS keys are not used with the 2350 scoreboard.

Horn and Goal Lights Operation

The horn sounds for two seconds when the game clock reaches 0 seconds.  It sounds for 0.5 seconds when the [HORN] key is pressed.  The optional goal lights illuminate when the horn sounds.

Hand Held Clock Control Unit Operation

The hand held clock control unit has an attached cable that is plugged into a jack on the control console back plate labeled Clock Hand held.  It has one button that is used to toggle the clock on and off.

You should reset the scoreboard each time that it is turned on.  Test out all the functions to ensure that the scoreboard is operating properly.

SCOREBOARD SHUTDOWN

1. Place the power disconnect for the scoreboard in the OFF position.
2. Unplug the control consoles power cord.
3. Unplug the extension cable.
4. This unit is not waterproof.

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