Trans-Lux Fair-Play Operating instructions

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OUTDOOR LED SCOREBOARD

CARE & OPERATIONS MANUAL

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98‐0000‐11•REV11‐19‐08

OUTDOORLEDSCOREBOARDCARE&OPERATIONSMANUALII98‐0000‐11•11‐19‐08

DISCLAIMER

Thispublicationisnotaservicemanual.Therearenouserserviceablecomponents.Ifyou

requireservice,pleasecontactyourauthorizedFair‐Playdealer,servicerepresentative,or

Fair‐PlayHelpDesk.

SERVICE & CUSTOMER INFORMATION

• Customersmusthavepartnumberswhenorderingitemsthroughtheservicedepartment.

• Toaidyouinyourdiscussionswithservicerepresentatives,wesuggestthatyourecordorhave

thefollowinginformation:

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• Iffurtherhelpisneeded—contactyourauthorizedFair‐Playdealer,servicerepresentative,or

phonetheFair‐PlayHelpDeskat:

o Tollfreephone..........(800)462‐2716

o Faxnumber................(515)‐263‐7605

o Website......................www.fair‐play.com

ThisdocumentcontainsFair‐Play/Trans‐Luxproprietaryinformation.Anydisclosure,useorduplication

ofthedocumentorofanyinformationcontainedthereinforotherthanthespecificpurposeforwhichit

wasdisclosedisexpresslyprohibited,exceptasmaybeotherwiseagreedtoinwriting.Copyright

MODEL:__________________________________ BOARDTYPE:_________

(Foundontherightsideofthescoreboard—seeIDLabelonpage3)(Refertocontrolusermanual)

SALESORDER:________________________________________________________

(Thisnumberisfoundontheupperrighthandcornerofthepackingslip,invoice,orneartheIDLabel)

INSTALLATIONDATE:__________________________________________________

DEALERINFORMATION

Dealer: _____________________________________________________________

Contact:_____________________________________________________________

Website:_____________________________________________________________

Email:______________________________Email:___________________________

Phone:_____________________________Fax:_____________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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COMPONENT LABELS

ID LABEL

ThemodelnumberisfoundontheIDLabel

locatedontherightsideofthescoreboard.

RefertoFigure1onthispage.

Note:Themodelnumberiscross‐referencedinthe

controlusermanualtoaboardtype.Theboard

typeisthenprogrammedintothecontroltorun

thescoreboard.Pleaserefertothecontroluser

manualforadditionalinformation.

SALES ORDER LABEL

Thesalesordernumbersarerequiredforservice

andwarrantypurposes.Thesalesorderlabels

arelocatedonvariousplacesonthescoreboard:

• Ontherightsideofthescoreboard,and

• Ontheinsidethescoreboard—onornearthemajorcomponents.

DIAGRAMS, LABELS AND PART NUMBERS

Behindthemainaccesspanel,thegenerallocationsofthemajorcomponentsareshownin

Figure2below.Additionalinformationsuchaspartnumbers,componentnames,connection

notes,jumpersettingsanddiagramsarealsoprovidedonornearthecomponents.

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Figure2—Typicalcomponentlayoutbehindtheaccessdoor

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Figure1—IDandSalesOrderLabels

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

POWERINGUPTHESCOREBOARD.....................................................................................................1

TURNONSCOREBOARD.................................................................................................................................1

TURNONCONTROL.......................................................................................................................................1

TURNOFFPOWER........................................................................................................................................2

SCOREBOARDCARE.......................................................................................................................2

OFFSEASON.................................................................................................................................................2

PRE‐SEASON................................................................................................................................................2

TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................................................3

SCOREBOARDMODELS..................................................................................................................4

BASEBALL.....................................................................................................................................................4

9FTWIDEBASEBALL.................................................................................................................................4

14FTWIDEBASEBALL...............................................................................................................................4

18FTWIDEBASEBALL...............................................................................................................................5

20FTWIDEBASEBALL...............................................................................................................................5

26‐28FTWIDEBASEBALL.........................................................................................................................6

36FTWIDEBASEBALL...............................................................................................................................6

FOOTBALL....................................................................................................................................................6

14FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................6

18FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................7

20FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................7

26FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................8

27FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................8

32FTWIDEFOOTBALL..............................................................................................................................9

36FTWIDEFOOTBALL............................................................................................................................10

40FTWIDEFOOTBALL............................................................................................................................10

45FTWIDEFOOTBALL............................................................................................................................11

SOCCER.....................................................................................................................................................12

14‐20FTWIDESOCCER..........................................................................................................................12

24FTWIDESOCCER...............................................................................................................................12

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POWERING UP THE SCOREBOARD

TURN ON SCOREBOARD

TurnONthescoreboard’smaindisconnectswitch—thisisusuallymountednearthe

scoreboardorononeofthesupportcolumns.

• WiredSystem—ifthescoreboarddoesnotdetectasignalfromthecontrol,thena

rovingsegmentwillmovearoundthedigitsofthescoreboard.

• WirelessSystem—ifthescoreboardisequippedwithaFair‐PlayWirelessGen2system

anditdoesnotdetectacontrolsignalwithinfive(5)secondsafterpoweringup,thenit

willdisplayitsreceiver’soperatingchannelfor30minutes.

Ifafter30minutesandthescoreboardstillisnotreceivinganysignal,thechannel

numberwilldisappearandarovingsegmentwillmovearoundthedigitsofthe

scoreboard.

TURN ON CONTROL

Fair‐Playprovidesvarioustypesofcontrolsthatarecompatiblewithyourscoreboard.When

thescoreboardisproperlyreceivingdatafromthecontrol,thescoringdata(time,score,fouls,

etc.)appearsonthescoreboard.Pleaserefertoyourcontroluserguideforadditional

information.

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Figure3—TypicalScoreboard&ControlConnections

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TURN OFF POWER

TurnOFFpowertothescoreboardandcontrolwhenthegamesareoverorwhenthe

scoreboardisnotinuse.

• TurnOFFscoreboard’smaindisconnectswitch

• Topreventpossibledamagetothecontrolfromlightningstrikesorpowersurges:

o TurnOFFcontrolpower.

o Unplugthecontrol’spowercablefromthewalloutlet.

o Unplugthecontrol’sdatacablefromthehookupbox.

o Storethecontrolinasafeplacetopreventpossibletheftorvandalism.

• RefertoScoreboardCarebelowforadditionalinformation.

SCOREBOARD CARE

YourFair‐Playscoreboard,wheninstalledasdirectedbytheinstallationinstructions,is

designedandconstructedtowithstandnormalenvironmentalconditions.Becauseofits

seasonalusage,particularlyforoutdoorfootballandbaseballscoreboards,longlifewith

minimumservicecanbeexpectedbycaringforthescoreboardduringoff‐season.

CAUTION:

•Disconnectpowerbeforeservicing.

•Followsafetyprecautions.

OFF SEASON

• TurnpowerOFF.

• Portablescoreboardscanbedisconnectedandremovedfromtheirsupportsandstored

inanindoorlocation.

• Thecontrolmustbeunplugged,placedintheircarryingcaseandstoredinadrylocation

ofmoderatetemperatures.

PRE-SEASON

• Asaprecautionarymeasure,thescoreboardshouldbeinspected,reassembled,and

tested6to8weeksinadvanceofthegameseason.

• ToensurethattheLEDsareoperatingatoptimumbrightness,removeanyaccumulated

dirtanddebrisfromthescoreboardbywashingtheexteriorofscoreboardwithahighly

diluteddishsoapsolutionandasoftbristledbrush.Rinsegentlywithtapwaterusinga

gardenhosespraynozzle.

CAUTION

• Donotuseahighpressuresprayer.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM:SOLUTION:

Scoreboarddoesnot

lightorfunction.

• Verifythatthedisconnectswitchorbreakerforthe

scoreboard’sisON.

• IfthedisconnectswitchisONandthereispowertothe

disconnectswitchandscoreboarddoesnotwork—callan

electrician.

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Scoreboardkeeps

showingaroving

segmentoneachthe

LEDdigits.

• VerifythatthecontrolisturnedON.

• Verifythattheshortdatacableisconnectedfromthecontrolto

thehookupbox.

• Wirelesssystemonly—verifythatthebothscoreboardand

controlareoperatingonthesamechannel.Refertothecontrol

usermanualforadditionalinformation.

• Verifythatthecontrolisprogrammedforthecorrectsportand

scoreboardtype.Refertothecontrolusermanualforadditional

information.

• ContactyourauthorizedFair‐Playdealer,servicerepresentative,

orFair‐PlayHelpDesk.

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RandomLED’s,

scoreboardnot

functioningcorrectly.

• Verifythatthecontrolisoperatingproperly.

o Checkpoweratthecontrol.

o Checkdatacable—cable,plugandconnectors.

o Verifythatthecontrolisprogrammedforthecorrect

sportorscoreboardtype.

o Refertothecontrolusermanualforadditional

information.

• Plugthecontroldirectlyintothedata‐inboxinsidethe

scoreboard.Ifthescoreboardruns,callelectriciantorepairor

replacethedatacablefromthescoreboardtothehookupbox.

• ContactyourauthorizedFair‐Playdealer,servicerepresentative,

orFair‐PlayHelpDesk.

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MiscellaneousLED’s

notlightingorstaying

litallthetime.

• ContactyourauthorizedFair‐Playdealer,servicerepresentative,

orFair‐PlayHelpDesk.

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SCOREBOARD MODELS

Theillustrationsinthischapterareprovidedtohelpidentifythemodelofyourscoreboard.

BASEBALL

9 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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14 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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18 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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20 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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26-28 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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36 FT WIDE BASEBALL

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FOOTBALL

14 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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18 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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20 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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26 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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27 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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32 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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36 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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40 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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45 FT WIDE FOOTBALL

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SOCCER

14-20 FT WIDE SOCCER

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24 FT WIDE SOCCER

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