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1. 14 Registering a new remote wireless control unit Er PANDNS Power off the whole scoreboard Wait for 10 seconds for the power to decay Un screw the bottom left back section from the scoreboard when looking from the back On the receiver interface module set the 3 switches to Switch Setting M1 OPEN UP M2 OPEN UP SET GND DOWN Power up the scoreboard After 5 seconds press any key on the new remote control unit for one second Wait 5 seconds Power off the scoreboard Wait for 10 seconds for the power to decay On the receiver interface module set the 3 switches to Switch Setting M1 GND DOWN M2 GND DOWN SET OPEN UP Power up the scoreboard After the power up sequence is complete it takes about 25 seconds test the new remote control unit Erasing all remote control units 11 12 13 18 Power off the whole scoreboard Wait for 10 seconds for the power to decay Un screw the bottom left back section from the scoreboard when looking from the back On the receiver interface module set the 3 switches to Switch Setting M1 OPEN UP M2 GND DOWN SET GND DOWN Power up the scoreboard Wait 10 seconds Power off the scoreboard Wait for 10 seconds for the power to decay On the receiver interface module set the 3 switches to Switch Setting M1 GND DOWN M2 GND DOWN SET OPEN UP Now you can register a new remote control unit as per the previous section s2. 9 PC Start seconds are always zero Time correction in 10 times seconds to adjust timer accuracy A value of 9 means add 1 second every 90 minutes Time correction in 100 times seconds to adjust timer accuracy A value of 9 means add 1 second every 900 minutes Flap exercise time A value of 24 means exercise all the flaps every 24 hours assuming power is on This timer gets reset whenever the clock is running Sounds 0 normal 1 always sound horn 2 always sound bell 3 always alternate bell horn Real time clock counts down if 1 and sounds bell if gets to 0 then counts up Lacrosse start time Minutes Lacrosse start time Seconds Beep horn way through each chukka period for this time 30 3 0 seconds 0 means don t sound Pulse sounds on off time 5 1 2 sec on amp 1 2 sec off Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 6 of 14 Value Display Factory Range no settings 33 LEI 20 0 99 LED minimum brightness in where 99 full brightness For LED scoreboards only 34 LE2 50 10 99 ADC value divided by 10 where LED is at maximum brightness Typical value is 540 10 54 35 LE3 0 0 99 ADC value divided by 10 where LED is at minimum brightness Typical value is 0 36 HCl 40 0 99 Hockey corner time secs 37 HC8 10 0 99 Bell time 10 at end of corner time 15 1 5 seconds Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 7 of 14 To revert to Factory settings Later versions onl
3. Units Left score Tens Right score Units Right score Tens Period number if exists 0 00 VON Oy oP 22 BO The remote control unit is not working at all but the scoreboard goes through its self test ok Try replacing the batteries It takes two AAA batteries but be sure to place them to the red wire and to the black wire If still faulty check that the switches in the control box have not been changed M1 down M2 down SET up Check that no wires are loose If still not working you will have to contact Sporting Designs If the scoreboard does not do anything when you power it up check that The two 12 volt batteries are charged The voltage should be at least 23 volts 2 The circuit breaker or fuse inside the scoreboard control box has not tripped This is normally in the bottom left of the scoreboard when looking from the back It should be in the up position Your scoreboard may have an external isolator mains powered versions only Make sure this is on 3 On units pre 2010 with a Wago controller Look at the lights on the white WAGO brain The DSR light at the bottom of the left module should be flashing green once per second Note that it only starts to flash once the startup sequence is complete On units post 2010 with a Rabbit controller Look at the Power LED and the Controller Running LED Both should be on 4 Check that no wires are loose coming from the battery Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreb
4. only have a Show Jumping mode User configurable parameter no 1 8S SH This is where an EG Timing Show Jumping control unit sends the time to the scoreboard Please contact Sporting Designs for further information Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 8 of 14 Batteries External batteries The scoreboard is operated from two 12 volt car type batteries connected in series to provide 24 volts These batteries are normal lead acid leisure batteries and can be re charged with a 24 volt charger or individually one at a time with a normal 12 volt car battery charger You may have a solar panel see below The batteries will provide enough power for quite a few days without having to be re charged If your scoreboard is powered from internal batteries Make sure the batteries are fully charged The unit will be supplied with a 24 volt battery charger with a multi colour LED RED means that the charger is not connected ORANGE means that the batteries are being charged and GREEN means that the batteries are fully charged The charger can be left connected and charging permanently without damaging the batteries Fully discharged batteries will take around 6 8 hours to fully charge Remote control unit Red s The remote control unit uses two AAA batteries These are non rechargeable and are widely available from DIY shops supermarkets and petrol stations When changing these batteries be sure to insert
5. then the correct way with the positive terminal facing the mark This has a red wire The negative terminal faces the mark This has a black wire See layout above If your scoreboard has a solar panel controller There are 3 lights on the controller from the top left as shown above There may be a sight window to see the lights inside the scoreboard 1 Over temperature alarm 2 Solar charge indicator Green ON when the solar panel is charging the battery Green flashes when the system is overvoltage 3 Battery indicator Green ON when the battery charge level is in the correct range Yellow ON when the battery charge is low Red ON when the load has been disconnected Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 9 of 14 The Control box orcuit breaker Control box pre 2010 Wago Connector to 12v 24v and Ov Power Rabbit controller aa NEES terminals here LED Relays R01 R02 R03 24v and 12v fuses here Connect Ov Controller to here 24v to 12v 24v incoming Running convertor here LED 14 way ribbon to digits 16 way ribbon to wireless receiver The 3 switches M1 M2 and SET Control box post 2010 Rabbit Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Retay R34 Relays 201 to R33 Connector to manual buttons 14 wey Connector to all digits 16 way Connector to wireless recevor The 3 switches M1 M2 SET 24 Volt to 12 volt convertor Page 10 of
6. AA Arena polo 3H HO Hockey 41 RI Running race mins secs 52 R2 Running race hrs mins secs 6R RU Rugby 7S SO Soccer 8S SH Show jumping PC Polo Cross LA Lacrosse NE Netball CR Cricket only if RN1100 present Number of chukkas Only used to get the time between chukkas for polo correct Time in tenths of seconds the bell sounds for towards the end of a chukka 30 3 0 seconds Time in tenths of seconds the horn sounds for at the end of a chukka period 30 3 0 seconds Display time to end of time out 1 Yes 0 No Time in tenths of seconds the bell sounds for at the end of time out between chukkas Time before scoreboards powers down if idle In tenth s of hours 10 1 0 hours Start time minutes for chukkas for outdoor polo to Start Start time seconds for chukkas for outdoor polo to Start Start time minutes for chukkas for arena polo to Start Start time seconds for chukkas for arena polo to Start First bell time minutes when in count up mode First bell time seconds when in count up mode Repeat bell time 0 means every minute 30 means every 30 secs when in count up mode Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 5 of 14 Value Display no 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 at top FL1 FLO HS1 BEE HS2 SEC POF POB SPC SE2
7. S IP ORIT 1I NIG DIE S 1 GiIN IS Scoreboard User Manual for outdoor polo Setting up the scoreboard The maximum range from the remote control unit to the scoreboard is about 350 meters so you can position the scoreboard wherever you want We recommend that you position it at the 1 2 way line or at 45 degrees at a corner of the ground depending on your situation This means that everyone on and around the field will be able to see it On windy days it is advisable to position it at an angle to the wind direction so that it cannot be blown over You can also use guy ropes and stakes and some trailers have extendable outriggers If appropriate open the top flap and secure If your scoreboard has internal batteries there will be an on off switch later versions have ON and OFF pushbuttons Switch on If your scoreboard has external batteries connect the battery supply The scoreboard requires 24 volts and is derived from two 12 volt car batteries in series Be sure to connect it up correctly as shown below red wire to ve terminal black wire to ve terminal Later scoreboards have on off push buttons and the batteries are connected all the time Red Black When power is applied the scoreboard goes through a power up sequence 1 All digits are shown at 888888888 so that you can see all flaps on All digits are shown as blank so that you can see all flaps off 3 The version number is displayed on the time digits
8. SE3 FLE SOU RCD LS1 LSS 12B PUL Factory settings 100 35 50 Range 100 5 95 0 99 0 30 0 99 0 9 0 1 1 8 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 3 0 1 0 35 0 30 0 50 0 20 Flap ON pulse time ms 100 is subtracted so 00 means 100 99 means 199 Only adjust on instructions from Sporting Designs Later are 10 Flap off gap time There is a minimum of 5 ms Only adjust on instructions from Sporting Designs Start minutes for Hockey Rugby Soccer may also be adjusted by holding down the START button before the match starts Beep time Beeps the horn when the operator start stops increments a score 0 0ff 40 is approx 1 2 second Stop minutes for Hockey Rugby Soccer If gt 0 will automatically stop the clock at this so that the umpire can use his own clock to decide when to say the match is over If 0 does not stop Time correction in seconds to adjust timer accuracy Subtract a value of 50 to get the actual adjustment value A resultant of 9 means add 1 second every 9 minutes A value of 45 means 5 means subtract 1 sec every 5 mins See also parameter nos 24 and 25 Flap position when scoreboard does auto power off 0 means set to all 1 means set to all black Power off beep If set to 1 the scoreboard beeps every hour whatever the timer is if no power off circuit exists and the scoreboard should have powered off parameter 7 APO gt 0 Start minutes for Polo Cross mode
9. This is typically P12 if set for polo or A12 if set for Arena polo or similar 4 The scoreboard will then be set to the start position of 7 00 minutes zero scores and chukka no 1 It is now ready to operate Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 1 of 14 Operating the scoreboard using the remote control unit The maximum range of the remote control unit is approximately 300 meters The unit has 6 buttons The unit has 6 buttons Note that most actions happen when you press and then immediately take your finger off the button Do not hold a button down unless you are trying to correct a z J Starts the clock running If you make a mistake you can hold down this button for SULGU about 3 seconds to subtract 10 seconds from the time Stops the clock If you make a mistake you can hold down this button for about 3 seconds to syne add 10 seconds to the time If the clock stops at less than 5 seconds in the last chukka holding down the button for 3 seconds will set the clock at 5 seconds The 5 second rule Pressing once will add one to the left hand score as you look at the scoreboard If you make a mistake you can hold down this button for about 4 seconds to reduce the score by one hold the button down until the score changes if SCORE Pressing once will add one to the right hand score as you look at the scoreboard If you make a mistake you can hold down this button for about 4 seconds to reduce th
10. e NEXT PERIOD button 3 After a few seconds the 3 time digits will show CHA for change Release the NEXT PERIOD button Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 3 of 14 4 The first value will be shown The left score shows the value number 1 The time digits show USE and the right score shows the number for the scoreboard use 1P Outdoor polo 2A for Arena 3H for Hockey Rugby Soccer etc note that later versions use 2 letters eg PO AR HO etc Press the LEFT SCORE button to go down and the RIGHT SCORE button to go up The setting is permanently changed immediately 5 Press the NEXT PERIOD to step onto the next value Use the LEFT SCORE and RIGHT SCORE buttons to increment or decrement the value See the table below for all the values 6 Some of the timer settings are in tenths of seconds a value of 35 means 3 5 or 31 2 seconds see table below 7 At any time you can power down up the scoreboard to use the new values or continue to press NEXT PERIOD button through all the values Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 4 of 14 Value Display no 1 10 11 12 13 14 at top USE CHU BEL HOR DIS BE2 APO PS1 PSS AS1 ASS ENI EN2 ENR Factory Range settings 1 PO See gt 4 4 6 30 0 99 30 0 99 1 0 1 30 0 99 10 0 99 7 0 99 0 0 50 6 0 99 30 0 50 7 0 50 30 0 30 0 0 30 Scoreboard type where Early Later 1P PO Outdoor polo 2A
11. e score by one hold the button down until the score changes P SCORE NEXT This button only works when the clock is stopped Pressing the button will set the Jes scoreboard for the next chukka The time will be set to 7 00 minutes and the chukka number will be incremented by one If you make a mistake you can hold down the button for about 4 seconds This will reduce the chukka number by one After 3 minutes of the end of a chukka 5 minutes at half time the bell will sound to denote the end of time out Press the STOP button for a couple of seconds to prevent the bell from sounding e g when a player is about to start the next chukka by a free hit and you do not want the bell sounding during the run up This button only works when the clock is stopped Pressing the reset button will set up the scoreboard for the next match The time will be reset to 7 00 minutes the chukka number set to one and both scores set to zero If you make a mistake hold down this button for about 4 seconds In this case the scoreboard will revert to all the values before you pressed the button RESET STOP RESET Holding down the button and pressing the button will sound the horn whilst you hold the buttons This only works at the end of the match when the time is 7 minutes and the chukka number is 1 The use of this is to hurry on the players for the next match OFF If the scoreboard is not used for one hour changeable it may automaticall
12. hours and minutes by holding down the STOP button and pressing the right score button EI STOP SCORE To correct the hours press the left score button To correct the minutes press the right score button To revert to normal operation hold the STOP button and press the right score button again Note that some scoreboards may not have a digit for tens of hours and so will not display 10 00 11 00 and 12 00 correctly To set up an outdoor polo scoreboard for Arena operation The Arena version has different timing Some versions of the scoreboard have a switch on the outside of the control box inside the bottom left of the scoreboard when viewed from the back Later versions V17 and later can be set up from the remote control unit Power off the scoreboard Power it up and during the self test routine when all the digits are blank press the left score increment button until the top row of digits digits show Ann A Arena nn is the version number Changeable values Later versions only There are a number of values which may be changed by the user These values are stored permanently even if the scoreboard is powered down It is also possible to revert to factory settings which are shown in the list below under the column Factory Earlier versions of the software may not have all of these values To change any settings 1 Power off the scoreboard 2 Power up the scoreboard When all the digits go blank press and hold th
13. me flap on all digits is set on then try replacing the reset relay and vice versa Look at the drawings to see which relay If your scoreboard has a Wago controller The relays used to drive individual flaps are R16 to R33 You can normally swap the relay with R06 which is not normally used RO7 drives the lamp to say when a button is pressed If your scoreboard has a Rabbit controller The relays used to drive individual flaps to on white are R3 to R9 for A to G and to drive the flaps off black are R11 to R17 for A to G You can normally swap the relay with R32 or a spare at the end which is not normally used R33 drives the lamp to say when a button is pressed if present Relays R18 onwards are used to select each digit 1 2 3 4 see below A D Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 12 of 14 One digit is not working at all Check that the single black wire going to the digit is still connected If it is check which is the relay used to drive the digit and replace this If your scoreboard has a Wago controller The relays used to drive individual digits are R01 R02 R03 and RO8 to R15 or test by swapping with R06 or RO7 or a spare If your scoreboard has a Rabbit controller The relays used to drive individual digits are R18 R19 R20 onwards or test by swapping with R32 R33 or a spare Digits are numbered Seconds Units Seconds Tens Minutes Units Minutes Tens optional Left score
14. oard User Manual for Polo Page 13 of 14 Suggestions We are very pleased to receive any suggestions from you as we want to improve the operation of the scoreboard and make it easier to operate Please contact Paul Girdham Sporting Designs Ltd Thank you Contacting Sporting Designs Ltd One Barkers Field Long Clawson Leicestershire LE14 4PL England Tel 07860 303 217 intl 44 email mail SportingDesigns co uk web www SportingDesigns co uk Ref SportingDesignsLtd UserManualPolo doc Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 14 of 14
15. tart at item 3 Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 11 of 14 Troubleshooting The remote only works very close to the scoreboard The antenna in the receiver normally within a small box in the top of the scoreboard or near the two dots for the time digits has either been damaged or has pulled out of the receiver module The antenna is a small black wire about 10 cm long It is a push fit into the receiver module The remote only works after a 15 second delay If you have two remote control units you must leave a 15 second delay before using a button on a second unit The flaps on some digits are not working Check exactly what the problem is by powering off the scoreboard and powering it up again Watch the self test sequence when all flaps show on all digits are 8 followed by all off all digits are blank There are a number of reasons why the flaps may not operate properly 1 Can you see a mechanical reason why the flaps cannot move is a flap fouling the border or the Perspex fouling something else 2 Is the battery voltage sufficient Normally two 12 volt batteries are used to make 24 volts The scoreboard may work when the voltage is as low as 21 volts but certainly will not work correctly if the voltage is as low as 18 volts 3 Is the same flap on all digits not working In this case it is likely to be a faulty relay or possibly the 14 way ribbon cable which goes from digit to digit has broken If the sa
16. y 1 Power off the scoreboard Power up the scoreboard When all the digits go blank Press and hold the RESET button 3 After a few seconds all the digits will show 888888888 Release the RESET button Factory settings will have been stored Powering off the scoreboard Later versions only Some versions of the scoreboard version 21 and later have the optional auto power off function when the scoreboard powers off if not used for one hour the time is changeable see above Versions 31 and later may also be powered off via the remote control or the manual buttons Hold down the STOP button then hold down the NEXT PERIOD button then press the RESET button The digits will all go blank or Release all the buttons Note that the scoreboard must be RESET ready for the start of a new match for this to work Resetting the scoreboard Later versions only Versions 36 and later may also be reset the scoreboard will go through the power up sequence via the remote control or the manual buttons Hold down the STOP button then hold down the NEXT PERIOD button then press the RIGHT SCORE button The digits will all go blank Release all the buttons Note that the scoreboard must be RESET ready for the start of a new match for this to work You can then change any of the user changeable settings once the digits have gone past 8888888888 and are blanked again hold down the NEXT PERIOD button Show Jumping mode Later versions
17. y power off In this case it will say OFF instead of the time versions 30 and later blank or put all the digits to To restart it press the reset on button or disconnect the power for a moment Hockey Corner Time hockey mode only Press START and then immediately press RESET Sporting Designs Ltd Scoreboard User Manual for Polo Page 2 of 14 Changing the configuration To change the scoreboard operation from counting down to counting up Counting down from 7 00 minutes is the normal mode For informal chukkas you can start the clock at zero and count up This means that you can use the clock to see how long you have been playing for and then stop when you want In this mode neither the bell nor the horn is sounded pre V040 In versions V040 and later the bell is sounded normally at 7 30 and regularly thereafter see the section on changeable values The clock will continue to count up until it is stopped Of course some scoreboards only have 3 time digits and so the first minutes digit tens will not be displayed To change the scoreboard operation from counting down to counting up 1 Stop the clock by pressing the STOP button 2 Hold down the STOP button and press the left score button To revert to counting down go through steps 1 and 2 again To display the actual time in hours and minutes At the end of a match when the chukka number is 1 and the time is 7 minutes you can display the actual time in
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