M-jay Bespoke Scoreboards User manual
Operating Instructions
Portable Scoreboard
Bespoke Scoreboards
Portable Scoreboard Operating Instructions
Introduction
The portable scoreboard controller is the smallest in the Bespoke Scoreboard range. It is capable of
adjusting the Total, Wickets, Overs and Last Innings. It is available in a wired, or wireless version.
Switch on, off and reset
To switch the controller on, connect it to the scoreboard using the data lead supplied and press the
power button on the face of the controller. Wireless controllers come with an internal battery, so as long
as this is charged, just press the power button to turn it on.
To switch the controller off, press down the power button for a couple of seconds before releasing it.
The controller saves a copy of the score to its internal memory every time the score changes in case of
a power failure or accidental switch off. Therefore, at switch on the controller displays the last score
entered from the previous match.
To reset the score back to zero for the start of a new match, turn the controller off then press and hold
down the blue Reset button while turning the controller back on again. This will reset the controller for
the start of a new match by wiping clear the score from the previous match. Once reset, Total, Wickets
and Overs will display a zero while Last Innings will remain blank.
Operation
Total
To add runs to the total score, press and hold down the Blue Total button, then press the red Plus (+)
button. One run will be added to the Total. To add more than one run, press and hold down the blue
Total button, then press the red Plus (+) button more than once.
To remove a run from the Total score, press and hold down the blue Total button then press the red
Minus (-) button and a run will be removed.
Wickets and Overs
Wickets and Overs are recorded in the same way as described above for Total. To add, press and hold
down the blue Wickets or the blue Overs button, then press the red Plus (+) button. Again, Wickets
and Overs can be subtracted by pressing and holding down the blue Wickets or Overs button and
pressing the red Minus (-) button.
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Last Innings
At the close of the Innings, allow time for the audience to see the scoreboard before preparing it for the
next innings. To reset the score for the next innings press and hold down the blue Last Innings button,
then press the blue Reset button.
This moves the Total score to Last Innings and resets the Total, Wickets and Overs to Zero.
The close of innings operation can be undone by pressing and holding down the blue Total button, then
pressing the blue Reset button. This will return the scoreboard back to the previous innings score. You
can undo the ‘close of innings’ up until a wicket falls, at which point the previous innings score is
deleted from the controller.
If it is needed the Last Innings score can also be entered in the same way as Total, Wickets and Overs
by pressing down and holding the blue Last Innings button and the red Plus (+) button or the red Minus
(-) button.
Umpires Light
To acknowledge the umpires signal, pressing the reset button by itself will flash the umpires light on
the scoreboard.
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Junior Pairs
The controller can be preset to display 200 runs at the start of each innings for use in Junior Pairs
Cricket. To set up the controller to operate in this way, switch the controller off then press and hold
down the Total button while switching the controller on. When the first innings is closed, 200 runs will
be displayed again for the Total.
To return to normal operation, press and hold down the Reset button while switching the controller on.
Wireless Transmitter
To use the wireless transmitter, ensure the aerial is connected to the wireless transmitter output socket
(BNC) and rotated to be in a vertical position. There will be a delay of approximately two seconds,
following the controller being switch on, before data is transmitted from the control panel to the
scoreboard.
Failure to connect the aerial to the output socket will seriously effect the signal being transmitted and
will result in poor performance of the scoreboard. It is important that you use the aerial supplied which
is tuned to the correct radio frequency for the best performance. Using a different aerial will affect the
performance of the wireless transmitter and will reduce the operating range.
The range of the wireless signal is typically over 200 metres in open space. This range will be reduced
by obstructions such as walls. The height of the transmitter and receiver aerials above the ground will
also effect the operating range. Having the controller sat on the ground will significantly reduce the
signal strength when compared to raising the controller to table height. This is due to the ground
absorbing much of the transmitted output signal.
Data is continuously transmitted from the transmitter in the controller to the receiver in the scoreboard.
If there is a break in the signal to the receiver, the data on the scoreboard will not update until the signal
is restored.
Wireless controllers can also be operated in the normal wired mode by directlyconnecting the controller
to the scoreboard using the supplied data cable. This will switch a relay in the scoreboard, bypassing
the wireless circuits. It will also charge the internal battery in the controller. The data cable has a 4 pin
XLR connector on each end, with the female connector attaching to the controller and the male
connector attaching to the scoreboard.
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Recharging the Batteries
Controller Recharging
Controllers which have the optional wireless transmitter for remote operation will also have an internal
rechargeable NiMH battery fitted for remote working.
To recharge the controller, connect the controller to the supplied power supply with the supplied cable
as in the diagram below. Alternatively the controller could be connected to the leisure battery, or
charged from the data cable connected to the scoreboard.
The battery charging circuit within the controller operates automatically whenever power is connected
to the controller. The controller does not need to be switched on for the battery to be charged. The
battery charger uses three LED’s to display it’s current operation. When power is connected to the
controller, the battery charger briefly illuminates the two outer LED’s while it tests the battery, then
switches to a fast charge if no faults are detected.
Once the battery is fully charged, the charger will then trickle charge the battery and the two outer
LED’s will be illuminated and remain lit until power is disconnected from the control panel. The
charger will not over charge the batteries if power is left connected after the fast charge cycle has
completed.
LED Sequence
Initial Battery Test
Fast Charge
Fully Charged
When the batteries have been very heavily discharged, it may take much longer for the fast charge to
start. If the battery charger detects that a battery is faulty, then the charge will stay at the battery test
stage until the fault is corrected.
The period of time to fully charge the batteries will vary depending on how the scoreboard controller
has been used, however a full charge will take no longer than five hours.
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How long the fully charged battery in the controller lasts depends on a number of factors. However, if
all the digits were to show 8's, then a fully charged battery will last approximately 8.5 hours. Therefore
in normal operation, this time should be significantly longer.
Leisure Battery Recharging
To recharge the leisure battery, connect it to the supplied power supply using the supplied red and black
wires with 4mm plugs connected to each end.
To avoid possible short circuits, connect the leads in the following order.
1. Red plug to Red (+) socket on power supply
2. Red plug to Red (+) terminal on the battery
3. Black plug to Black (-) terminal on the battery
4. Black plug to Black (-) socket on the power supply
Lead acid batteries take a large amount of current when first put on charge. This current drops steadily
as the battery becomes more charged, until it is reduced to a trickle as the battery becomes fully charged.
This means that you do not need to be concerned if the leisure battery is left on charge for several days.
After a days cricket, the leisure battery will require recharging. Leaving it to charge overnight will
typically charge the battery sufficiently for another days play.
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Scoreboard Setup
Connect the scoreboard and controller as shown below. The power lead has the two 4mm plugs which
are connectedto the power supply or the leisure battery. The other end of the power lead with a 4 pin
female XLR connector plugs into the scoreboard.
The data cable has a 4 pin XLR connector on each end. The male end connects to the scoreboard while
the female end connects to the controller
Scoreboard Status LED’s
A feature added at the end of 2014 to the scoreboard facia, is the addition of 3 small LED’s to indicate
the statue of the scoreboard.
Receiver Power
Data Input Power
Data
The receiver power LED indicates there is power on the Receiver PCB inside the scoreboard. The data
input LED indicates there is power on the Data Input PCB inside the scoreboard.
The data LED will flash each time the scoreboard receives data from the controller. If the Data LED
stops flashing then it is no longer receiving data.
The most common causes of not receiving data are:
The aerial is not connected to the controller
The batteries are about to, or have already run flat on the controller
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Goldsborough CC
Bespoke Scoreboards are designed and made in England by
M-Jay Electronics Limited
Albion Mills
Church Street
Morley
Leeds
LS27 8LY
phone: 0113 2524956
0113 2525582
email: david@bespokescoreboards.co.uk
john@bespokescoreboards.co.uk
www.BespokeScoreboards.co.uk
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