Nevco MPCX Specifications

Rev: 3/13/12 135-0211
Scoreboard Operator’s Instructions
MPCX Segment Timer Control
Since 1934
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These Instructions are for the Following Models:
LED models: Incandescent models:
27xx
26xx
25xx
4755
4555-D
1520
1525
1515
1620
1625
1615
1632
SEG-14
SEG-18
9505
9510
9515
9520
9605
9610
9620
9710
9715
SCD-5
SCD-T5
SCD-7
SCD-T7
DGT-6
DGT-5(A)
S60-LED
3500
3502
3504
3514
3515
3516
3520
3525
3534
3550
3555
3656
3657
7504
7505
7516
7520
7524
7525
7530
200
230
24xx
3020
3400
3402
3404
3414
3415
3416
3425
3434
3455
9405
9410
7404
7405
7416
7424
7425
7430
SCD-4
DGT-2
S60
1415
1020
1025
Thank You
Thank You for choosing NEVCO. We appreciate your business.
The following instructions will help you become familiar with the operation and features of the scoreboard
system.
Please take a few minutes to study this manual, and to practice with the control.
If you ever have any questions or comments, please call or email us.
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Note: Some features may not be available
on some models.
May not be compatible with certain older scoreboards

MPCX Receiver
MPCX
CONTR
OL
(rear
view)
Belt Clip
Battery Compartment
Cover (2 x AA)
TIME ON
Toggles the Auto Advance setting for
the current segment. Auto Advance is
where the segment timer will start
counting down the next segment
when the current one completes.
TIME OFF
Scroll forward and backwards through segments
Saves changes to segments when editing
Skips through segments when running
SEGMENT
TIME, press
once to
change minutes, press twice to change
seconds. Hold to set to 00:00
Add to or Subtract from the selected
feature / also used to select options
HORN KEY, causes immediate
manual sounding of the horn.
LCD Display (16 characters x 2 lines)
Power ON / OFF Switch
OPTIONS key
Allows you to:
Insert a Segment
Set Brightness of Scoreboard
Check Battery Level
Check Signal Strength
Turn Security ON/OFF
Re- link Control
BNC
Connector
(Signal out to scoreboard)
LED Status Indicator
(On steady = Power)
(Blinking = Signal I/O)
Power Input
(9 V DC)
Not Used
Toggles the Auto Horn setting for the
current segment. When enabled the
horn will sound when a segment
completes.

MPCX Segment Timer CONTROL (front view)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEGMENT TIMER.........................................................................................................................2
I NTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................2
D ISPLAY .........................................................................................................................................2
E XAMPLE S EGMENT T IMER P ROJECT .............................................................................................3
MODEL TYPE.................................................................................................................................4
M ODEL T YPE C OMPATIBILITY .......................................................................................................4
Scoreboard............................................................................................................................... 5
Segment Timer..........................................................................................................................5
C HANGING M ODEL T YPES .............................................................................................................5
FACTORY SETTINGS................................................................................................................... 6
S EGMENT T IMER P ROJECT .............................................................................................................6
S COREBOARD S ETTINGS ................................................................................................................6
QUICK START GUIDE .................................................................................................................7
T O B EGIN .......................................................................................................................................7
T O I NSERT A S EGMENT ..................................................................................................................7
T O E DIT A S EGMENT ......................................................................................................................8
T O S TART THE T IMER ....................................................................................................................8
T O S TOP THE T IMER .......................................................................................................................8
KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS............................................................................................................9
GREETING SCREEN ......................................................................................................................9
O PTION TO SKIP SCREEN ...............................................................................................................9
MAIN SCREEN .............................................................................................................................10
1. Time ON ............................................................................................................................10
Segment Selection................................................................................................................. 10
Segment Editing ................................................................................................................... 10
Horn Function...................................................................................................................... 11
Time Function...................................................................................................................... 11
MPCX Power function .......................................................................................................... 11
2. Time Off.............................................................................................................................. 11
Segment Selection................................................................................................................. 11
Setting Time......................................................................................................................... 12
Setting Segment Function Options.......................................................................................... 12
Horn Function...................................................................................................................... 13
Inserting a Segment .............................................................................................................. 13
Removing a Segment............................................................................................................. 14
Clearing Multiple Segments................................................................................................... 14
Time Function...................................................................................................................... 14
MPCX Power function .......................................................................................................... 14
3. After SKIP connection or not connected............................................................................14
Segment Selection................................................................................................................. 14
Setting Time......................................................................................................................... 14
Setting Segment Function Options.......................................................................................... 15
Inserting a Segment .............................................................................................................. 15
Removing a Single Segment................................................................................................... 16
Clearing Multiple Segments................................................................................................... 16
MPCX Power function .......................................................................................................... 16
OPTIONS M ENU .........................................................................................................................17
Standard Options ................................................................................................................... 17
Advanced Options ..................................................................................................................18
Procedure to mate a control and receiver(s) .........................................................................18
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART................................................................................................. 21
FEATURES.................................................................................................................................... 22

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SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................22

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SEGMENT TIMER
Introduction
A segment timer is used for pacing organized practices. Typically, a segment consists of a practice
event (playbook time, running drills, breaks, etc) that is run for a set period of time. Once the time has expired,
a new segment is entered and the drill changes. The segment timer will count down from the programmed
segment time to zero. The Segment timer control has a maximum of 40 segments.
The MPCX Segment Timer Control controls the Portable Segment Timer and compatible Nevco scoreboards.
The MPCX Segment Timer Control can also be used to run segments on a compatible Nevco scoreboard. The
segment number displays in the “Home Score” position and the time displays in the main time position.
Display
Current Segment
is segment 1
Total Segments Auto Horn Enabled
on segment 1
Auto Advance Enabled
on segment 1
Time Status
Segment 1 time

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Example Segment Timer Project
Stretching and Calisthenics
Agility Training
Linemen to the sleds
Backs, Receivers, TE, and QBs to drill routes
Etc.
Players and coaches begin position specific drills
Offense and Defense join to run plays
Seg:
1
of 5
H
10:00 Time: ON
Strikes:0
Segment 1
Seg:
2
of 5
HA
10:00 Time: ON
Strikes:0
Horn Sounds to indicate segment 1 complete
Time On is pressed to begin Segment 2
Segment 2
Horn Sounds to indicate segment 2 complete
Automatically begins time on segment 3
Seg:
3
of 5
A
2:00 Time: ON
Strikes:0
Horn does not sound
Automatically begins time on segment 4
Seg:
4
of 5
HA
10:00 Time: ON
Strikes:0
Segment 3
Segment 4
Seg:
5
of 5
HA
20:00 Time: ON
Strikes:0
Horn Sounds to indicate segment 4 complete
Automatically begins time on segment 5
Segment 5
Horn Sounds to indicate segment 5 complete
Automatically begins time on segment 1

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MODEL TYPE
The Scoreboard settings on the segment timer change the MPC-X to be compatible to different
(compatible) Nevco scoreboard types. There are two settings that are specifically for the segment timer. These
two change the display options for the segment timer.
Model Type Compatibility
Indoor
For Models 27xx, 26xx, 25xx, SEG-14, SEG-18, 9510, 200, 230, SCD-T7,
SCD-7, SCD-T5, SCD-5, SCD-4, 9515, S60-LED, S60, 4755, 4555-D, 9710,
24xx, 9410,
3000 Series
For models 3500, 3502, 3504, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3520, 3525, 3534, 3550,
9505, DGT-5, 9405, 3020, 3400, 3402, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3425, 3434, 3455,
and 9515
7000 Series
For models 7504, 7505, 7516, 7520, 7524, 7525, 7530, 9505, DGT-5, 9405,
7404, 7405, 7416, 7424, 7425, 7430, DGT-2, and 9515
1000 Series
For Models 1520, 1525, 1515, 9505, 9405, and 9515
Standalone Timer
For Models SEG-14 and SEG-18
Standalone Segment only
For Models SEG-14 and SEG-18
Scoreboard Model
Type B (+)
Scoreboard Model
Type C (+)
Scoreboard Model
Type D (+)
Scoreboard Model
Type A (+)
Scoreboard Model
Type E (+)
Scoreboard Model
Type F (+)

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Model Type Display Functionality
Scoreboard
Indoor (A), 3000 Series (B), 7000 Series (C), and 1000 Series (D) all display the same on a scoreboard.
•The segment number is recorded in the home score section of the scoreboard.
•Segment time is displayed and counts down in the main time area.
•Auto Horn works the same if the compatible scoreboard has a horn
Segment Timer
Standalone Timer (E) and Standalone Segment (F) display different data on the segment timer.
Standalone Timer (E)
•Flashes the current segment for the first 5 seconds of the segment
•Displays 2 digits of segment time after flashing.
oIf time is above a minute the display will display the minutes in the segment
oIf time is below a minute the display will count down the seconds
Standalone Segment (F)
•Displays the current segment
•Display flashes current segment for the final 10 seconds of the current segment
Changing Model Types
Step 1. Press the button until the display reads
Step 2. Enter the “Code” with the buttons in the sequence
Step 3. Continue pressing the button until the display reads
Step 4. Press the button to toggle thru the scoreboard models until desired model type is displayed
Step 5. When desired model type is displayed press PREVIOUS SEGMENT, NEXT SEGMENT, SET TIME,
TIME OFF, or TIME ON to select model type and save it.
Options
Options
Scoreboard Model
Type F (+)
Enter Code to
Change Settings

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FACTORY SETTINGS
Segment Timer Project
The Segment timer MPC-X is preprogrammed with a full segment timer project from the factory. Following is
the project settings:
Scoreboard Settings
The scoreboard settings preprogrammed into the control are the brightness setting and the scoreboard model
type setting.
•Display Brightness is set to bright
•Scoreboard model type is set to type F (Standalone Segment)
Auto Horn Enabled
on all segments
Time Status OFF
Auto Advance Enabled
on all segments
40 Total Segments
(the maximum amount)
All Segment time
is 5:00
Segment Set to
Segment 1

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QUICK START GUIDE
To Begin
Note: It is assumed here that the control has been linked to the desired receiver(s) and, the MPCX is configured
to the scoreboard/timer being used. This function is explained in the setup guide that comes with a new control.
It is assumed that the receiver is powered ON.
Press
The control will display a two to three second greeting while
it begins to establish communications with its receiver(s).
Next, the display will offer the option to skip the
scoreboard start up process for set up of segments without
using the timer display.
Finally, the display will show the Segment (Seg), the total
number of segments, the current segment time, and time
status Note: The cursor indicates the active function.
To Insert a Segment
Time must be off to insert a segment
To insert a segment first press “OPTIONS” the first option
to come up will be to insert a segment.
Press the “+” and new segment will be placed in the current
place and the “of ##” will advance creating a new segment
before the segment previously highlighted with the cursor.
After inserting a new segment the time in minutes of the
inserted segment is immediately modifiable by pressing the
“+” or “-” buttons.
To modify seconds in this process
Note: The segment timer is limited to a maximum of 40
segments. If a segment is inserted after the maximum is
reached the 40
th
segment will be deleted to make room for
the inserted segment
Note: Each segment has maximum time limit of 99 minutes
and 59 seconds.
ON/OFF
Segment Timer
»»»
Hold (+) to Skip
»»»
Seg:
1
of
40
H
A
5:00 Time: OFF
OPTIONS
+
Seg:
1 of 2 H
5:00 Time: OFF
+
-
Seg:
1 of 2 H
5:00 Time: OFF
Insert Segment
Press (+)
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
5:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0

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Setting a time of 0:00 on a segment will delete the current
segment being modified and all segments after it
To do this using this segment first set the time to 0:00
Then press NEXT SEGMENT or PREVIOUS SEGMENT
To Edit a Segment
Time must be off to edit a segment
Press or until “Seg: 1” displays or select segment
desired to run or edit
Press This will allow adjustment for the minute’s section of the
segment timer.
Use the or keys to enter the desired number of minutes
Press This will allow adjustment for the second’s section
Note: Hold the key down for fast advance
Press the “Next Segment” key to save your segment and update the segment timer
To Start the Timer
Press
The control will display
To Stop the Timer
Press
The control will display
Please consult the following sections of this manual for more details, functions, and feature
Seg:
5
of
5
H
A
5:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
6
of 40 H
A
0:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Seg: 1 of 40
H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
PREVIOUS
SEGMENT
Seg
: 1 of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: ON
Strikes:0
TIME
ON
TIME
OFF
Seg: 1 of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
NEXT
SEGMENT
+ -
Seg: 1 of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0

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KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
GREETING screen
Option to SKIP screen
When you are done using the control turn it OFF to conserve
batteries.
Note: If using the display always power ON the receiver(s) (segment timer(s)) first, and wait a
few seconds for the receiver(s) to initialize (red LED illuminates) before powering ON the
control. If the control is already ON, turn it OFF, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back ON.
Note: If the scoreboard fails to respond to the control, power the control OFF, wait a few
seconds, and then try again. Please allow time for each control to complete its powering ON
process (main screen appears) before turning ON another control.
Segment Timer
»»»
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
GREETING
When the control is Powered ON the segment timer greeting displays for two to three
seconds.
Accessed
by
pressing
SKIP
The skip screen offers to skip the start up process allowing segment set up without
using the display. The skip screen displays following the greeting screen.
Hold (+) to Skip
»»»

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MAIN screen
1. Time ON
Following are the MPCX controls with time set to ON
Segment Selection
When selecting a segment when time is ON, the segment timer will flash which segment it is
currently on for 5 seconds then continue counting down the segment time.
Cycles segment timer forward to desired segment horn will
sound if Auto horn is enabled on the proceeding segment(s)
Press to save changes to segment (IE auto horn and auto
advance)
Cycles segment timer backward. If the segment is flashing
the segment timer will cycle to the previous segment. If it
is counting it will restart count Press to save changes to
segment (IE auto horn and auto advance)
Segment Editing
Segment editing is disabled when time is on. The following functions lead to the “Time Off To
Edit” screen
This function is disabled while time is on
Seg:
1
of
40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Accessed
by
pressing
MAIN
The main screen shows the selected Segment, Total Segments, Auto Horn state, Auto
Advance state, Time, and Time status.
Main screen options change depending on the state of the control. Therefore this section will
be split into three sections.
1. Time ON
2. Time OFF
3. After SKIP connection or not connected.
NEXT
SEGMENT
PREVIOUS
SEGMENT
TIME
ON
TIME
OFF
NEXT
SEGMENT
Seg:
2
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: ON
PREVIOUS
SEGMENT
Time Off To Edit
Press (+)

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This function is disabled while time is on
This function is disabled while time is on
Horn Function
Sounds the horn
Time Function
Turns the time off
MPCX Power function
Turns the control and segment timer off
2. Time Off
Following are the MPCX controls with the time set to OFF
Segment Selection
When selecting a segment when time is on the segment timer will flash which segment it is
currently on for 5 seconds.
Cycles segment timer forward to desired segment
Press to save changes to segment IE time, auto horn, and
auto advance.
Cycles segment timer backward to desired segment.
Press to save changes to segment IE time, auto horn, and
auto advance
AUTO
ADVANCE
AUTO
HORN
HORN
NEXT
SEGMENT
PREVIOUS
SEGMENT
ON/OFF
Seg:
2
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: ON
Time Off To Edit
Press (+)
Time Off To Edit
Press (+)
TIME
OFF
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF

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Setting Time
Follow these steps to set the time on each segment desired to use.
One press of the SET TIME button will highlight the
minutes of the current segment to be edited
Additional presses will toggle between editing minutes and
seconds of the selected segment
Use the “+” or “-” keys to change the time settings for
minutes or seconds
Note: Hold the key down for fast advance
Note: Each segment has maximum time limit of 99 minutes
and 59 seconds.
Setting a time of 0:00 on a segment will delete the current
segment being modified and all segments after it
To do this using this segment first set the time to 0:00
Then press NEXT SEGMENT or PREVIOUS SEGMENT
Setting Segment Function Options
Segment function options are:
Auto Advance – Enables the segment to automatically advance to the next segment when the
time is completed.
Auto Horn – When a segment completes that has “Auto Horn” enabled the horn will sound
Toggles the auto advance setting
Note: If auto advance is off and the segment completes
time will display as ON until next segment or previous
segment is pressed
Toggles the auto horn setting
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
6
of 40 H
A
5:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
AUTO
ADVANCE
Seg:
2
of 40 A
0:31 Time: ON
AUTO
HORN
Seg:
2
of 40
H
0:31 Time: ON
+
-
Seg:
6
of 40 H
A
0:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
5
of
5
H
A
0:28 Time: OFF
Strikes:0

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Horn Function
Sounds the horn
Inserting a Segment
To insert a segment first press “OPTIONS” the first option
to come up will be to insert a segment.
Press the “+” and new segment will be placed in the current
place and the “of ##” will advance creating a new segment
before the segment previously highlighted with the cursor.
After inserting a new segment the time in minutes of
the inserted segment is immediately modifiable by
pressing the “+” or “-” buttons.
To modify seconds in this process
Note: The segment timer is limited to a maximum of 40
segments. If a segment is inserted after the maximum is
reached the 40
th
segment will be deleted to make room for
the inserted segment
Note: Each segment has maximum time limit of 99 minutes
and 59 seconds.
Setting a time of 0:00 on a segment will delete the current
segment being modified and all segments after it
To do this using this segment first set the time to 0:00
Then press NEXT SEGMENT or PREVIOUS SEGMENT
Seg:
5
of
5
H
A
0:28 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
HORN
OPTIONS
+
Seg:
1 of 7 H
0:31 Time: OFF
+
-
Seg:
1 of 7 H
0:31 Time: OFF
Insert Segment
Press (+)
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
6
of 40 H
A
0:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0

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Removing a Segment
Hold to delete current segment. Each segment number will
go down by 1 (2 is now 1 etc) and total segments will
decrease by one each time this is done.
Clearing Multiple Segments
Clearing multiple segments will delete the current segment selected and all segments after it
To clear segments go through the setting time process and set the time to 0:00
If all segments are cleared the MPCX will default to
Time Function
Turns time on the segment timer.
MPCX Power function
Turns the control and segment timer off
3. After SKIP connection or not connected.
Following are the MPCX controls when not linked to a receiver
Segment Selection
With no link to a receiver segment selection is functionally to select a segment to modify.
Changes the segment down or up in until the
desired segment is underlined. Saves changes to
segments including time, auto horn, and auto
advance.
Setting Time
Follow these steps to set the time on each segment desired to use.
One press of the SET TIME button will highlight the
minutes of the current segment to be edited
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
NEXT
SEGMENT
PREVIOUS
SEGMENT
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
TIME
ON
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: ON
Seg:
1
of
39
H
A
0:20 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
ON/OFF
Seg:
1
of
1
H
A
5:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0

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Two presses of the SET TIME button will highlight the
seconds of the current segment to be edited
Then use the “+” or “-” keys to change the time in
minutes or seconds
Note: Hold the key down for fast advance Fast advance
will advance the number in multiples of 5 once the number
is counted at least 5 in 1’s and gets to the next multiple of 5
Note: Each segment has maximum time limit of 99 minutes
and 59 seconds.
Setting a time of 0:00 on a segment will delete the current
segment being modified and all segments after it
To do this using this segment first set the time to 0:00
Then press NEXT SEGMENT or PREVIOUS SEGMENT
Setting Segment Function Options
Segment function options are:
Auto Advance – Enables the segment to automatically advance to the next segment when the
time is completed.
Auto Horn – When a segment completes that has “Auto Horn” enabled the horn will sound
Adds or removes auto advance to the highlighted segment
If auto advance is off and the segment completes time will
display as ON until next segment or previous segment is
pressed
Adds auto horn to the highlighted segment
Inserting a Segment
To insert a segment first press “OPTIONS” the first option
to come up will be to insert a segment.
Seg:
5
of
5
H
A
0:28 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
5:31 Time: OFF
Strikes:0
+
-
AUTO
ADVANCE
Seg:
2
of 40 A
0:31 Time: ON
AUTO
HORN
Seg:
2
of 40
H
0:31 Time: ON
Seg:
1
of 40 H
A
0:31 Time: OFF
St
rikes:0
OPTIONS
Insert Segment
Press (+)
Seg:
6
of 40 H
A
0:00 Time: OFF
Strikes:0