Daktronics Gen V Radio User Manual

Gen V Radio

Installation Manual

ED-13831 Rev 6 – 8 November 2011

201 Daktronics Drive PO Box 5128 Brookings, SD 57006-5128
Tel: 1-800-DAKTRONICS (1-800-325-8766) Fax: [phone]
Web: www.daktronics.com

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ED-13831

P1322
Rev 6 – 8 November 2011

DAKTRONICS, INC.

Copyright  2007-2011

All rights reserved. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, the publisher
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No part of this book covered by the copyrights hereon may be
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All Sport® is a registered trademark of Daktronics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. i

Section 1: Installation ................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Radio Receiver ......................................................................................................................... 1

Indoor Scoreboards .......................................................................................................... 1

Outdoor Scoreboards ...................................................................................................... 1

1.2 RC-100 Base Station ................................................................................................................ 1

Section 2: Setting Radio Channels ............................................................................................. 3

2.1 Radio Control Overview ........................................................................................................ 3

2.2 Typical Radio Configurations ............................................................................................... 3

Single Controller System................................................................................................. 4

Multiple Controller System with Single Broadcast Group ........................................ 5

Multiple Controller with Multiple Broadcast Groups ................................................ 7

Section 3: Daktronics Exchange and Repair & Return Programs .......................................... 9

3.1 Exchange Program .................................................................................................................. 9

Before Contacting Daktronics ........................................................................................ 9

3.2 Repair & Return Program .................................................................................................... 10

Shipping Address .......................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Daktronics Warranty and Limitation of Liability ............................................................. 10

Appendix A: Reference Drawings ................................................................................................. 11

Appendix B: Daktronics Warranty and Limitation of Liability ................................................... 13

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Section 1: Installation

1.1 Radio Receiver

Reference Drawings:

Installation; Indoor, Gen V Radio Receiver ............................................ Drawing A-203542

Installation: Outdoor- Gen V Radio Receiver ......................................... Drawing A-203543

Install Details: Outdoor Radio/Wire Switch ............................................ Drawing B-235957

Installation; Radio Bracket ..................................................................... Drawing A-267405

Installation; Outdoor Gen IV Scbds,w/ Gen V Radio ............................. Drawing A-290166

Installation- Indoor Color Smart- Gen V Receiver ................................. Drawing A-298616

Most scoreboards will have an internal mounting bracket to which the radio receiver will be
attached. Refer to the component location drawings included in the scoreboard manual for
the radio mounting location. If a bracket was not factory-installed, refer to Drawing A-267405
for bracket installation instructions.

Indoor Scoreboards

 For standard indoor scoreboards, refer to Drawing A-203542.
 For ColorSmart® color-changing digit scoreboards, refer to Drawing A-298616.

Outdoor Scoreboards

 For outdoor scoreboards built after January 2007, refer to Drawing A-290166.
 For outdoor scoreboards built before January 2007, refer to Drawing A-203543.

Note: For outdoor installations that have a radio/wire switch, refer to Drawing B-235957.

1.2 RC-100 Base Station

Reference Drawings:

Base Station: Outdoor Installation ......................................................... Drawing A-236394

Outdoor Installation: Radio Receiver & Base Station .......................... Drawing A-1069855

Drawing A-236394 shows the installation of an RC-100 base station for outdoor scoreboards.
For detailed RC-100 installation and setup instructions, including indoor scoreboards, refer to
the Remote Control System RC-100 All Sport Operation Manual (ED-15133), available
online at www.daktronics.com/manuals.

In certain situations, it is possible that both an All Sport® radio receiver and an RC-100 base
station will be installed in the same outdoor scoreboard. For instance, a handheld RC-100
may be used when running practices, and then a wireless All Sport console would control the
scoreboard during the game. In these cases, refer to Drawing A-1069855.

Note: The wireless device that takes precedence is the one that the scoreboard receiver
finds active first, and it will control the scoreboard until the signal is no longer present.

Installation 1

Section 2: Setting Radio Channels

Figure 1: Radio Settings in Clock Digits

Figure 2: Radio Settings in Score Digits

2.1 Radio Control Overview

The radio receiver units used in Daktronics scoreboards have a channel-setting switch that
can be set from 1 through 8 (channels 0, and 9-15 are not used). The receivers also have a
jumper that can be used to select a broadcast group from 1-4. The broadcast group defines a

group of radio receivers that “listen” to the channel selected on the channel switch as well as
“listen” for data sent out on their broadcast channel.

There are four broadcast groups available. Each radio receiver will accept data sent from the
broadcast channel of its respective broadcast group (either 1, 2, 3, or 4), as well as data sent
from the “Master Broadcast” channel. This is selected when the console is set to Broadcast
Group 0 (BCAST 0) and Channel 0.

The radio settings in the console (transmitter) must match the settings in the scoreboard
(receiver). By default, both devices are set to Broadcast Group 1, Channel 01. The installation
drawings in Appendix A show the proper way to set the channel and broadcast group
numbers for the receiver. The operator must then enter these specific numbers when
prompted during console startup.

To determine the settings of a scoreboard
without accessing the receiver, first power it
down and shut off any radio-equipped
consoles in the area. Next, power the
scoreboard back up and watch for the radio
settings. The settings will appear as “bX CY”
where X is the current broadcast group and Y
is the current channel.

The settings are typically displayed in the
clock digits (Figure 1) or Home and Guest
score digits (Figure 2), depending on the
scoreboard model.

The console automatically detects when a
radio transmitter is installed and will prompt
the user for transmitter settings after a valid
sport code is entered.

2.2 Typical Radio Configurations

There are three different radio scenarios that can be accommodated: a single controller
system, a multiple controller system with a single broadcast group, and a multiple controller
system with multiple broadcast groups. Each of these configurations is described in detail in
the following sections.

Setting Radio Channels 3

Single Controller System

Display

Action

The LCD will toggle between
these 2 screens.

The LCD shows the current radio settings along with a prompt
to accept or modify these values.

If the radio settings are correct press <ENTER>.

If these values are incorrect press <CLEAR>, and the LCD at

bottom left is shown, allowing edit of the channel or broadcast
group setting.

Broadcast Group Setting

1 Use this setting for all single controller systems. Use

the number keys to edit this value and press

<ENTER> to accept. The asterisk will move to the

channel setting.

Channel Setting

1-8 Channels 1-8 may be used with broadcast group 1.

Edit the channel number to the desired value and press

<ENTER> to accept. The channel switch on the

receiver must match this value and only the Broadcast
1 (BCAST1) jumper must be set.

Figure 3: Single Control Console

BCAST 1, CHANNEL #1

BCAST 1, CHANNEL #1

BCAST 1, CHANNEL 01

RA D I O SETT I NGS
BC A ST X CHAN YY

EN T ER TO ACCEP T
CL E AR TO MODI FY

BC A ST GROUP 1*
RA D I O CHAN 01

In a single controller system (Figure 3), all radio receivers and all scoreboards receive signal
from the same console at all times. The default channel and broadcast group settings on the
receiver are not typically modified. An example of this type of system is a football field with
a scoreboard in one or both end zones displaying the same information.

Typically all single controller systems will use the default setting BCAST = 1, CHAN = 1.
All jumpers in the radio receivers must be set to Broadcast 1 (BCAST 1).

4 Setting Radio Channels