Translux Fair-Play User manual

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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:
oTollfreephone..........(800)462‐2716
oFaxnumber................(515)‐263‐7605
oWebsite......................www.fair‐play.com
COPYRIGHT
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
©2008.
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:
oTurnOFFcontrolpower.
oUnplugthecontrol’spowercablefromthewalloutlet.
oUnplugthecontrol’sdatacablefromthehookupbox.
oStore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.
oCheckpoweratthecontrol.
oCheckdatacable—cable,plugandconnectors.
oVerifythatthecontrolisprogrammedforthecorrect
sportorscoreboardtype.
oRefer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
9FT 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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