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 ¼”stereo jack on the junction box or the ScoreLink 200 Transmitter, if purchased.
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.
   1.  If a ScoreLink 200 RF MODEM SYSTEM is installed with this scoreboard, plug the wall mount DC power supply into a grounded NEMA 5-15R 120 VAC receptacle and the male plug on the end of the attached cable into the Power jack on the Transmitter.

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

PERIOD – 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 DGT / SC].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers to set the 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. GUEST SHOTS +1 – This key is used to increment the guest shots on goal by 1.

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

11.  HOME SHOTS +1 – This key is used to increment the home shots on goal by 1.

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

13.  SET GUEST FUNCTIONS – This key is used to set the guest score and guest shots on goal.  Press [SET GUEST SCORE].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the score, [ENTER].  The console LCD display will then read:

Press the keypad numbers to set the guest shots on goal, [ENTER].

14.  SET HOME FUNCTIONS – This key is used to set the home score and home shots on goal.  Press [SET HOME SCORE].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the score, [ENTER].  The console LCD display will then read:

Press the keypad numbers to set the home shots on goal, [ENTER].

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

16.  HORN ON/OFF – 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.  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.

19.  SET GUEST PENALTY – This key is used to set the guest penalty timers.  Press [SET GUEST PENALTY].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the player number, [ENTER].  The console LCD display will then read:

Press the keypad numbers to set the time, [ENTER].  To set the penalty timer for player #2, press [SET GUEST PENALTY] twice.  Then enter the player number and time as previously described for player #2.

20.  SET HOME PENALTY – This key is used to set the home penalty timers.  Press [SET HOME PENALTY].  The console LCD display will read:

Press the keypad numbers for the player number, [ENTER].  The console LCD display will then read:

Press the keypad numbers to set the time, [ENTER].  To set the penalty timer for player #2, press [SET HOME PENALTY] twice.  Then enter the player number and time as previously described for player #2.

21.  CLEAR / GUEST GOAL – This key has two functions.  It can be used to clear the information being entered into the control console.  It can also be used to turn the optional guest goal lamp on and off.  Press the [CLEAR / GUEST GOAL] key to turn the guest goal lamp on.  Press it again to turn it off.

22.  ENTER / HOME GOAL – This key has two functions.  It can be used to enter information into the control console.  It can also be used to turn the optional home goal lamp on and off.  Press the [ENTER / HOME GOAL] key to turn the home goal lamp on.  Press it again to turn it off.

The GUEST KICKS +1, GUEST SAVES +1, HOME KICKS +1, HOME SAVES +1 keys are not used with the 8850 scoreboard.

Horn 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.

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 circuit breaker for the scoreboard in the OFF position.
2. Unplug the control console power cord.
3. Unplug the extension cable.
4. If a ScoreLink 200 RF MODEM SYSTEM is installed with this scoreboard, unplug the Transmitter’s wall mount power supply.
5. These units are not waterproof.

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