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General Console Features & Operation 17

3.5 Setting Radio Channels on Wireless Consoles

Reference Drawings:

Channel Selection; Multiple Broadcast Group, Gen IV .......................... Drawing A-203113

Installation Details, Gen VI Channel Selection Guide .......................... Drawing A-1109870

The radio receiver units used in Daktronics scoreboards have a channel (CHAN) switch that

can be set from 1–8. The receivers also have a broadcast group (BCAST) setting. 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.

Note: The number of available broadcast groups varies depending on the generation of

radio receiver: Gen V radio receivers have 1–4, while Gen VI radio receivers have 1–8.

Each radio receiver will accept data sent from the broadcast channel of its respective

broadcast group, as well as data sent from the “Master Broadcast” channel. This is selected

when the console is set to BCAST 0 and CHAN 00.

In this type of system, the receiver unit at the scoreboard must have the channel switch set to

a specific channel. The operator must know which channel is selected in the scoreboard. The

operator must then enter the specific channel when prompted during console startup.

To determine the settings of a scoreboard, 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 console automatically detects when a radio transmitter is installed and will prompt the

user for transmitter settings after powering on the console.

Note: If interference from a nearby Daktronics system is suspected, press <CLEAR> at

the “RADIO SETTINGS” prompt to change the channel number.

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. These scenarios are described below.

Single Controller Systems Channel Setting

In a single controller system, 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. This is the most common setup.

Typically all single controller systems will use the default setting of BCAST=1, Chan= 1.

All radio receivers in the system must be set to the same values.

Multiple Controller with Single Broadcast Group Channel Setting

In a multiple controller system with a single broadcast group, there may be one console for

each scoreboard and/or one master controller that can run every scoreboard at one time or

take control of a specific scoreboard.

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