Spectrum MULTISPORT 500 User Manual

MULTISPORT 500 COMPUTERIZED CONTROL CONSOLE

GENERAL - Spectrum’s Multisport 500 control console is housed in a housed in a

Protective, convenient carrying case. This control console is 100% low voltage and does not
require a 120-volt power cord. All scoreboard functions are controlled by long life, sealed
membrane switches. Each time a switch on the control console is pushed, a /beep/ will be heard
to indicate the switch has been energized. Some switches are color- coded and LED’s (light
emitting diodes) are used to enhance visual recognition of switches and their status. A
microcomputer chip inside the control console reads the keyboard 10 times a second, processes
the data and sends it to the scoreboard where it is interpreted by an /interpreter module/ and
displayed on the scoreboard.

MULTISPORT - This controller can operate different scoreboards. After plugging the
controller in, a number will be selected to choose a sport. The different sports available are:
1 = FOOTBALL MODE, 2 = BASKETBALL MODE, 3 = BASEBALL/SOFTBALL MODE,
4= TRACK MODE, 5= SOCCER MODE, 6= HOCKEY MODE, 7= PENALTY MODE

If the wrong sport is chosen, press, “RESET”, then “MODE” then the number for the correct

sport.

CONTROLLER OPERATION

STANDARD FEATURES

CLOCK - All clock controls are on the left side of the control console.

CLOCK ON/OFF - Move the “CLOCK ON OFF” switch to start and stop the clock. A green
LED will light to indicate if the clock is on.

CLOCK TIME SET - Make sure clock is off. Enter any period of time from 99:59 to 1 second.

Push the “CLOCK SET” switch. The digits will appear on the scoreboard. The clock’s

maximum read-out is 99:59. Any digit from 0 to 9 may be entered except for the third digit (the
computer will not accept a number over 5 for the third digit). (The computer will not accept a
number over 5 for the third digit).

AUTOMATIC CLOCK UPDATE - (Not available with all sports) When a time ending with :00
is entered (example: 15:00 not 15:59) and the clock is in the count down mode, that same time
will automatically set-up on the clock after the clock has stopped at 0:00. The period indicator
will also advance by one, automatically.

CLOCK UP/DOWN- Turn the clock off. Push the “CLOCK UP/DOWN” switch. A LED will
indicate if the clock is in the up or down counting mode. If counting down, the clock will
automatically stop at 0:00 if counting up, the click will not stop automatically.

SCORES- Home and visitor score displays may be advanced in two ways: (1) Push a number
switch on the keyboard then the “HOME” or “VISITOR” score switch to add the number to the

digit displayed on the scoreboard, or (2) push the “HOME” or “VISITOR” score switch and the

digit will increment by one.

RESET - To reset a digit, push “RESET” switch then the function switch to be reset.

MODE – Pressing this switch will display the sport mode number in the last digit of the clock
display. If the sport is Baseball, the number will appear in the Innings display.

FOOTBALL OPERATION (#1)

DOWN/QUARTER- Enter a number on the numeric keypad, then press the switch labeled

“YARDS TO GO”. The yards to go display will automatically reset to 10 on 1

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down.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOUND ON ADVANCED FOOTBALL MODELS

BALL ON – Enter a number on the numeric keypad, and then press the switch labeled “BALL
ON” (maximum read-out is 50).

BALL POSSESSION- The lighted football on the scoreboard, indicating which team has the ball,
will change from the home to visitor side each time this switch is pressed.

HORN – When time runs out (@ 0:00), the horn will blow, if the horn is on. A red light beside
the “HORN” switch indicates when the horn is on.

TIME OUTS LEFT – This function will start out at 9 and decrement by 1 each time the switch is
pressed.

TRACK- Display the tenths and hundredths of second of an event by pressing “TRACK”. The
clock must be in the up counting mode and the clock must be turned off to display this time.

BASKETBALL OPERATION (#2)

BONUS – Push the home or visitor bonus switch to turn the bonus shot indicator on/off. The
bonus light will automatically come on after the opposing team accumulates 5 fouls. This

number can be changed by entering a new number on the keypad, then pressing “2” then pressing

entering a new number on the keypad, then pressing “2”, then pressing the switch labeled
“UPDATE”. For example, to change the auto-bonus number to 7-team fouls press these switches
in the following order “7” then “2” then “UPDATE”

This update will remain until the control console is unplugged.

BALL POSSESSION – (“POSS”) pushing this switch changes the possession indicator light from
home to visitor.

PERIOD – Each time this switch is pushed the period indicator on the scoreboard will advance by
one.