Bridge Systems BV Bridgemate II User manual

BridgemateII Scoring system
Manual
©2004-2009 BridgeSystemsBV

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Tableofcontents
LIMITEDWARRANTY 1
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 5
INTRODUCTION 9
CHAPTER1:DESCRIPTIONBRIDGEMATEII SCORINGSYSTEM 11
DESCRIPTIONOFCOMPONENTS 11
PROCEDURE 12
CHAPTER2:HARDWARECONFIGURATION 15
SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS 15
INSTALLING BRIDGEMATE CONTROL SOFTWARE 15
INSTALLINGTHESERVER 15
POWERSUPPLY 15
CONNECTING THESERVERTOTHE PC 16
SETTING THEREGION 17
SETTING THECHANNEL 17
CONFIGURINGTHE BRIDGEMATES 17
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS 17
CHAPTER3:BRIDGEMATECONTROLSOFTWARE 19
LAUNCHING BRIDGEMATE CONTROL SOFTWARE 19
LOGGINGIN ANDLOGGINGOFF BRIDGEMATES 20
LOGGING IN BRIDGEMATE 20
LOGGING OFF BRIDGEMATE 21
BOARD RESULTS 21
READINGFROMTHESERVER 21
VIEWINGAND FILTERINGORSORTING SCORES 22
CHANGINGAND DELETING SCORES 23
PROCESSINGSCORESINTHESCORING PROGRAM 23
OPENINGANDCLOSINGRESULTFILES 23
USINGMULTIPLECLIENTS 24
ADDINGACLIENTTOTHERESULTFILE 24
MANAGINGTABLES 24
SERVERCONTROL 25
ACTIVATING THESERVER 25
ADDING TABLES 25
REMOVING TABLES 25
SYNCHRONIZING THESERVERANDCLIENT 25
RECOVERINGTHESERVER 27
UPDATING MOVEMENTINTHESERVER 27
CLOSING ROUNDS 27
PROGRAMSETTINGS 28
CHAPTER4:SERVERFUNCTIONS 31

OVERVIEWOFTABLES 31
OVERVIEWOFENTEREDSCORES 31
RESTARTING BRIDGEMATE NETWORK 32
RESETTINGTHESERVER 32
SETTINGTHEREGION 32
SETTINGTHECHANNEL 32
CHAPTER5:USEOFTHEBRIDGEMATE® II SCORINGDEVICES 33
EXPLORINGTHE BRIDGEMATE 33
ACTIVATINGTHE BRIDGEMATE 34
CONFIGURINGTHE BRIDGEMATE 35
STARTINGTHESESSION 36
ENTERRESULTSWITHTHE BRIDGEMATES 38
REVIEWINGSCORESAND RECTIFYINGSCORES 43
POSTING BRIDGEMATE II SCORES 44
TDMENU 44
CHAPTER6:ADDITIONALBRIDGEMATEFUNCTIONS 47
BRIDGEMATE SETTINGS 47
UPDATE SETTINGSDURINGPLAY 49
UPDATING BRIDGEMATE FIRMWARE 49
CHAPTER7:TIPSFORUSE 53
REPLACING BRIDGEMATE 53
RECOVERINGTHESERVER 53
PROCEDUREIN THEEVENTOFDATALOSS 53
MULTIPLE BRIDGECLUBSPLAYINGSIMULTANEOUSLY 54
LARGETOURNAMENTS 55

Limitedwarranty 1
Limited warranty
IMPORTANT—PLEASE READTHISLIMITEDWARRANTYCAREFULLYTOUNDERSTAND YOUR
RIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONS!Theterm“HardwareDevice”meansthe Bridge Systemshardware
product. Theterm“You”meanseitheran individual orasinglelegalentitywho willbe referred toin
thisLimited Warrantyas“You”and “Your”.
A.WARRANTIES.
1. Express Warranty.Subject tothe termsand conditionsofthisLimited Warrantyand inlieu ofany
other(if any)express warranties, Bridge Systemswarrantsthat undernormal useand service,on the
dateofacquisition asshownon Yourreceipt orsimilarproofof paymentand forthe period oftime
stated belowforthe applicableHardwareDevice(hereaftereachdefined asthe “WarrantyPeriod”),
that the HardwareDevicewillsubstantiallyconformwiththe accompanyingBridge Systemspackaging
and documentation.Astoanydefectsdiscovered afterthe WarrantyPeriod,thereisno warrantyor
condition ofanykind.
WarrantyPeriod:
Forallhardwarepartsofthe BridgemateII scoring system: one (1)year.
ThisLimited Warrantydoesnot cover,and no warrantyof anykind isprovided withrespect toany
subjectiveoraestheticaspectsof the HardwareDevice. The express warrantystated aboveisthe only
express warrantymade toYou and isprovided inlieu of all otherexpress orimplied warrantiesand
conditions(except foranynondisclaimableimplied warrantiesthat exist),including anycreated byany
otherdocumentation orpackaging.No information orsuggestions(oralorinarecord)given byBridge
Systems,itsdistributors, agents, affiliatesorsuppliersoritsortheiremployeesoragents, shall create
awarrantyorcondition orexpand the scope of thisLimited Warranty.
2. Limitation on Duration of Implied Warranties.Ifyou areaconsumer,You mayalsohavean implied
warrantyand/orcondition underthe lawsofsomejurisdictions, whichisherebylimited tothe duration
of the WarrantyPeriod. Somejurisdictionsdo not allowlimitationson howlong an implied warrantyor
condition lasts, sothe foregoing limitationmaynotapplytoYou.
B. EXCLUSIVEREMEDY. Subjecttoapplicablelawand the following, and provided that You return
the HardwareDevicetoYourplaceof acquisition (or,ifthat placewillnotacceptthe return, toBridge
Systems)withacopyof Yourreceipt orotherbona fideproof of payment during the WarrantyPeriod,
Bridge Systemswill,atitsoption and asYourexclusiveremedyforbreachofthisLimited Warranty
and anyimplied warranties:
repairorreplacethe defectiveHardwareDevice;or
makepaymenttoYou forthe allowabledamagesthatYou incurred inreasonablereliance, but onlyup
tothe amountYou paid(if any)forthe HardwareDeviceless reasonabledepreciation based on actual
use.
The aboveremedyissubject tothe following:
Anyrepaired orreplaced HardwareDevicewillbe neworrefurbished orserviceablyused, comparable
infunctionand performancetothe originalHardwareDevice,and mayinclude thirdpartyitems;
AnyHardwareDevicerepaired orreplaced underthisLimited Warrantywillbe warranted forthe
remainderof the originalWarrantyPeriod or30 daysfromthe dateof shipment ofthe itembackto
You, whicheverislonger.
Except asotherwiserequired bylegislation inYourjurisdiction,costsassociated withtransport
(including packaging)forwarrantyserviceshall beat Yourexpense; and Bridge Systems, its
distributors, agents, affiliatesand suppliersdo not provide anywarrantiesregarding anyotherservices
provided underthisLimited Warrantyand disclaimallduties(if any)ofworkmanlikeeffortorof lackof
negligenceregarding suchservices.
C. NOOTHERWARRANTIES.The express warrantystated aboveistheonlyexpress warrantymade
toYou and isprovided inlieu of allotherexpress orimplied warrantiesand conditions(if any)

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including anycreated byanyotherdocumentation orpackaging. No otherwarrantiesorconditionsare
made withrespect totheHardwareDeviceorthe warrantyservicesbyanyperson, including but not
limited toBridge Systems,itsdistributors, agents, affiliatesand suppliers. No information (oralor
written)orsuggestionsgiven byBridge Systems, itsdistributors, agentsorsuppliersoritsortheir
employees, shall createawarrantyorcondition orexpand the scope of thisLimited Warranty. Also,
thereisno warrantyorcondition oftitle, quiet enjoyment, ornoninfringementinthe HardwareDevice.
You mayhavegreaterrightsexisting underlegislation in yourjurisdiction.
D. EXCLUSIONOFOTHERDAMAGES.
TOTHEFULL EXTENTALLOWEDBYLAW,BRIDGESYSTEMS AND ITSDISTRIBUTORS,
AGENTS,AFFILIATES ANDSUPPLIERSARENOT LIABLEFORANY:
(i)CONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGES;
(ii)DAMAGES ORLOSS OF ANYNATUREWHATSOEVERRELATINGTOLOST PROFITS,
BUSINESSINTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATAORPRIVACYORCONFIDENTIALITY,ANY
INABILITYTO USEALL ORPARTOFTHEHARDWAREDEVICE,PERSONALINJURY,ORANY
FAILURETO MEETANYDUTY(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTOANYDUTYOF NEGLIGENCE,
GOODFAITHOROF WORKMANLIKEEFFORT);OR
(iii)INDIRECT, SPECIAL, ORPUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUTOFORRELATING INANYWAY
TOTHEHARDWAREDEVICE.THEFOREGOINGAPPLIES EVENIFBRIDGESYSTEMSORANY
DISTRIBUTOR,AGENT,AFFILIATEORSUPPLIERHAS BEENADVISEDOF THEPOSSIBILITYOF
SUCH LOSSESORDAMAGES;AND EVENINTHEEVENTOFFAULT,TORT(INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE),STRICTORPRODUCT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATIONOROTHERREASON.
Somejurisdictionsdo not allowthe exclusion orlimitation ofincidentalorconsequentialdamages, so
the abovelimitation orexclusionsmaynot applytoYou.
E. EXCLUSIONSFROMCOVERAGE.ThisLimited Warrantyshallnot applyand Bridge Systems,its
distributors, agents, affiliatesand suppliershaveno liabilityunderthisLimited Warrantyif the
HardwareDevice:
-isused forcommercialpurposes(including rental orlease);
-ismodified ortampered with;
-isdamaged byActsofGod, powersurge, misuse, abuse, negligence, accident,wearand tear,
mishandling, misapplication, orothercausesunrelated todefectsinthe HardwareDevice;
-isdamaged byprograms, data, viruses, orfiles, orduring shipments;
-isnot used inaccordancewiththe accompanying documentation and useinstructions; or
-isrepaired, modified oraltered byotherthan aBridge Systemsauthorizedrepaircenterand the
unauthorized centercausesorcontributestoanydefect ordamage.
F. REGISTRATION.You need not registerYouracquisition of the HardwareDeviceforthe Limited
Warrantytobe effective.
G. BENEFICIARY.Tothe extentallowed byapplicablelaw, the Limited Warrantyisonlymade toYou,
the first purchaserof the HardwareDevice,and thereareno thirdpartybeneficiariesof the Limited
Warranty.Itisnotintended forand doesnot applytoanyone else(exceptasrequired bylaw),
including anyone towhomYou makeanytransferof theHardwareDevice.
H. FURTHERINFORMATION.Bridge Systemsisthe warrantorunderthisLimited Warranty.To
receiveinstructionsforobtaining performanceofthisLimitedWarrantyYou must eithercontactthe
local Bridgematedistributorserving yourcountry, orwriteto:Bridge SystemsBV,PostalBox21570,
Rotterdam, 3001 AN,The Netherlands, orvisit Bridge Systemson the WorldWide Web at
http://www.bridgemate.com.
You must also:
1. Submit proof of paymentinthe formof abona fide, dated receipt, orinvoice(oracopy)evidencing
that You arethe beneficiaryof thisLimited Warrantyand that Yourrequestforaremedyismade
withinthe WarrantyPeriod;
2. FollowBridge Systems’shipping and otherinstructionsifitdeterminesthat all orpartofyour
HardwareDevicerequiresreturn.Toobtainthe LimitedWarrantyperformance,you musttakeor
deliverthe itemineitheritsoriginalpackagingorpackaging thatprovidesan equaldegree of
protection tothe location specified byBridge Systems.Except asotherwiserequired bylegislation in
yourjurisdiction,costsassociated withtransport (including packaging)forwarrantyserviceshallbe at

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Yourexpense.
Failuretofollowthe aboveinstructionsmayresultindelays, causeyou toincuradditionalcharges, or
mayvoidyourwarranty.
ThisLimited WarrantygivesYou specificlegal rightsand You mayalsohaveotherrightswhichvary
fromjurisdiction tojurisdiction.WhereanytermofthisLimited Warrantyisprohibitedbysuchlaws, it
shall be nulland void,butthe remainderofthe Limited Warrantyshallremaininfullforceand effectif
itsallocation of risksisnotmateriallydisturbed.