CONTENTS OVERVIEW Introduction ..................7 Installation Of Hardware ..............7 Conventions Used In This Guide ............7 Important Precautions ............... 7 MAJOR COMPONENTS Diagrams ..................8 COMMON FUNCTIONS Horn ....................9 Home Key ..................9 Operating The Clock ................. 10 Updating The Period, Inning, Or Quarter ..........
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CONTENTS MENU SETUP - 5 Factory Reset ................. 18 BASEBALL - INITIAL SETUP 1 & 2 Setting The Clock Mode ..............19 Setting The Inning Type ..............19 Indicating The Player At Bat ............. 19 Displaying The Hit Totals ..............19 Displaying The Pitch Count ...............
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CONTENTS HOCKEY - INITIAL SETUP Penalty Timers ................29 Interval Timer .................. 29 HOCKEY - SPORT SPECIFIC Goal Off ..................30 Shots ..................... 30 Interval Timer .................. 30 Penalty ....................30 LACROSSE - SPORT SPECIFIC Timer ....................31 Penalty ................... 31 SOCCER - SPORT SPECIFIC Shots On Goal .................
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CONTENTS VOLLEYBALL - MODES Main Mode ..................39 Main Mode With Link To SC ............... 39 SC Mode ..................39 VOLLEYBALL - SPORT SPECIFIC Sets Won ..................40 Time Outs Left ................40 Indicating If A Player Is In/Out ............40 Editing Player Stats ................
The MP-80 comes preloaded with multiple sports with easy to follow key functions on a LCD display. It can interface with any model of Fair-Play scoreboard wirelessly. The MP-80 charges through an USB connector from a wall charger or computer. A full charge should last at least 30 hours.
MAJOR COMPONENTS The figure below acquaints you with the major components of the MP-80 and handswitch. HIGH RESOLUTION HORN HOME KEY LCD DISPLAY ON/OFF GAME CLOCK KEYS MENU KEY LCD BACKLIGHT KEYPAD ENTER KEY RUN/STOP SWITCH RESET KEYS TIMER AND CLOCK INDICATORS...
Note:A full charge should last at least 30 hours. MP-80 REV 1.0 COMMON FUNCTIONS HORN Press the HORN key to sound the horn at anytime. You can also set it to the AUTO HORN mode. In this mode the horn will sound for two seconds at the end of each period.
COMMON FUNCTIONS Certain functions of the MP-80 are common to all sports. Refer to the following pages for initial setup and sport specific operation of the controller. OPERATING THE CLOCK Press the CLOCK key on the LCD display to set the Game Clock.
ENTERING A TEAM NAME Press the score key and then the TEAM NAME key. Choose to default to HOME or VISITOR by pressing the DEFAULT-HOME/DEFAULT-VISITOR key. Press the EDIT key to enter the team name. Press the NEXT key to toggle to more of the letters, numbers and special characters.
MENU - SETUP 1 The figure below acquaints you with starting a new game, changing sports, checking the battery status of all the controllers and setting up the scoreboard brightness. Unless otherwise indicated, DONE returns to MENU-SETUP 1. STARTING A NEW GAME Press the NEW GAME key to start a new game.
SETTING THE SCOREBOARD BRIGHTNESS Press the BRIGHT/DIM key to brighten or dim the scoreboard. MORE Press the MORE key to go to MENU-SETUP 2: SERVICE, SCOREBOARD DIGITS and INFO. MENU - SETUP 2 The figure below acquaints you with locating the service provider, setting the scoreboard display, viewing the group and field/court ID, radio status and displaying the software version and model of the scoreboard.
INFO Press the INFO key to see GROUP, FIELD/COURT ID, RADIO STATUS and FIRMWARE VERSION. Press the DISPLAY VERSION key to display the version of firmware loaded on a scoreboard. To display the model of the scoreboard press the DISPLAY MODEL key. Press DONE to return to the selected sport.
FIRMWARE Press the FIRMWARE key to view the current firmware version or to load new firmware. Press the VERSION # key to see the firmware version that is currently loaded. The USB needs the following files to update: control.hex, pages.txt, and version.txt. Press LOAD NEW CONTROLLER FIRMWARE to update the firmware, insert the updated USB drive into the USB port and press START.
MENU - SETUP 3 - WIRELESS The figure below acquaints you with setting up the wireless connections to the controller, scoreboard, handswitch, sideline controller and radio. Unless otherwise indicated, DONE or SET returns to the wireless setup screen. WIRELESS CONTROLLER SETUP Press the CONTROLLER key to set up the group number of the controller.
WIRELESS HANDSWITCH SETUP To sync the handswitch to the same group as controller, remove the battery from the handswitch. Press and hold the Reset 1 key and then put the battery back in. Release the key when the LEDS start to flash and press SET on the MP-80 controller. WIRELESS RADIO Press the RADIO key to turn the wireless radio on or off.
SERVICE CONTACT EDIT Press the SERVICE CONTACT EDIT key to edit the Service Contact for this controller. Edit a contact.txt file on a computer and save on a blank USB drive with up to 5 lines of data and then insert the USB drive into the controller and press the START IMPORT key.
BASEBALL - INITIAL SETUP 1 The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a baseball game. Refer to the following pages for sport specific operation of the controller. SETTING THE CLOCK MODE Press the CLOCK MODE key to set the clock display. Select a 2 or 4 digit display or turn the display OFF.
BASEBALL - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a baseball game. Refer to the previous page for the initial setup of a baseball game. INDICATING PLAYER AT BAT Press the AT BAT key to indicate the player at bat. On the keypad enter the player’s number and then press ENTER.
TRACKING THE ERRORS To track the errors, press the ERRORS key and then the +1 key. If the tracking error memory is on the prompt to enter the position number appears. To enter errors with the keypad press EDIT ERRORS. Enter the new error count and then press ENTER.
BASKETBALL - MODES The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a basketball game’s mode of controlling output to other controllers. MAIN MODE All of the data is handled with one controller in this mode. MAIN MODE WITH LINK TO SC In this mode the MP-80 will be the main controller to run the game data.
BASKETBALL - INITIAL SETUP The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a basketball game. Refer to the following pages for sport specific operation of the controller. SETTING PLAYER FOULS Press the PLAYER FOULS key to turn ON or OFF displaying a player’s fouls on the scoreboard.
BASKETBALL - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a basketball game. Refer to the previous page for initial setup of a basketball game. SHOT CLOCK TIMER To set the shot clock time, enter the time and press ENTER or press the BLANK key for no timer.
TIME OUTS LEFT Press the MORE key to start or edit a time out and then press the TOL key. Choose a preset time out: -1 & NO TIMER - This timer will subtract a time out from TOL without starting the clock. -1 &...
FOOTBALL - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a football game. SETTING THE TIMER Press the TIMER key to set the timer. Enter the time on the keypad and press ENTER or press the BLANK key for no timer. To set the defaults, press the DEFAULT key and then TIMER RESET 1 or 2.
STARTING A TIME OUT AND TOL Press the MORE key to start or edit a time out and then press the TOL key. Choose a preset time out: -1 & NO TIMER - This timer will subtract a time out from TOL without starting the clock.
HOCKEY - INITIAL SETUP The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a hockey game. Refer to the following pages for sport specific operation of the controller. PENALTY TIMERS To display the penalty timers, press the PENALTY TIMERS key to turn ON or OFF. Press DONE to return to the setup menu.
HOCKEY - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a hockey game. GOAL OFF Press the GOAL OFF key to turn OFF the goal light. SHOTS Press the SHOTS key and then the +1 key or enter shots with the keypad by pressing the EDIT SHOTS key.
LACROSSE - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a lacrosse game. TIMER Press the TIMER key and then enter the time on the keypad. Press ENTER to set. OR press the BLANK key for no timer. To set the defaults - press the DEFAULT key and then TIMER RESET 1 or TIMER RESET 2.
SOCCER - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a soccer game. SHOTS ON GOAL Press the SHOTS key to increase shots on goal. Then press the +1 key or EDIT SHOTS on the keypad and press ENTER to set.
TENNIS - MODES The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of the different modes the tennis controller can be set in. SINGLE COURT One court will be controlled. In-game scoring is available in this mode. MULTIPLE COURT - MULTIPLE MP-80’S Multiple controllers can be used at the same time to control a multiple court scoreboard.
TENNIS - INITIAL SETUP The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a tennis game. Refer to the following pages for sport specific operation of the controller. COURT Press the COURT key to display the court number. Choose the court number and then press DONE to set.
TENNIS - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a tennis game. COURT The current court number is displayed here. In multi court - single controller mode, this will allow you to switch the court that you are controlling.
TEAM SCORE Press the TEAM SCORE key to change the team’s score.Press +1 key or press the EDIT SCORE key to edit the score. SERVE Press the SERVE key to toggle the serve between home and visitor.
TRACK - INITIAL SETUP The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a track game. Refer to the following pages for sport specific operation of the controller. CLOCK MODE Press the CLOCK MODE key to set the clock. Select a 4 DIGIT, 5 DIGIT, or a 6 DIGIT clock to be displayed.
TRACK - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a track event. CLOCK Press the CLOCK key on the LCD display to set the Game Clock. Choose a preset time or enter a time on the keypad and then press ENTER. To run the Game Clock - press the START or STOP key.
VOLLEYBALL - MODES The figure below acquaints you with the initial setup of a volleyball game’s mode of controlling output to other controllers. MAIN MODE All of the data is handled with one controller in this mode. MAIN MODE WITH LINK TO SC In this mode the MP-80 will be the main controller to run the game data.
VOLLEYBALL - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a volleyball game. SETS WON Press the SETS WON key and then the HOME WINS SET or VISITOR WINS SET. To enter sets, press the EDIT SETS WON key. Enter the sets won on the keypad and press ENTER.
KILL Press the KILL key and then enter the player number for the current kill on the keypad. Press ENTER to set. Press the DIG key and then enter the player number for the current dig on the keypad. Press ENTER to set. STOPPING A TIME OUT Press the STOP T.O.
WRESTLING - SPORT SPECIFIC The figure below acquaints you with operating the controller for a wrestling game. WEIGHT CLASS Press the WT key and then enter the weight class on the keypad. Press ENTER to set. TIME ADVANTAGE TIMER Press the TA TIMER key and then enter the corrected time advantage time.
SETTING INJURY , BLOOD & RECOVERY TIMERS Press the TIMERS key and then press the corresponding key to start or stop a timer. To set the timer, press the EDIT TIMER key for the corresponding timer and enter the time on the keypad. Press ENTER to set.
TROUBLESHOOTING Try the solutions suggested below to troubleshoot the MP-80. If you need additional help, press the SERVICE key on Menu-2 on the MP-80 for the service contact information. NOTHING APPEARS ON THE SCOREBOARD Verify the following: ● The MP-80 is correctly synced with the scoreboard as instructed on the MENU - SETUP 3 - WIRELESS instructions page.
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I can’t change weight when I have it set for wrestling
Press the WEIGHT key, enter the desired weight class on the keypad, and then press ENTER to set it.
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