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Daktronics Outdoor LED Scoreboards Service Manual User Manual

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Scoreboard Troubleshooting

5

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution/Items to Check

Scoreboard works, but some

LEDs do not light or they

blink

Bad connection

Verify the connector on the back of

the digit circuit board is secure

(see Sections 2.3-2.5).

Bad digit or driver

Swap the digit/driver with one known

to work correctly to verify the

problem. Replace if necessary

(see Sections 2.3-2.5 for digits or

Section 2.6 for drivers).

Scoreboard works, but some

digits do not light

Bad digit or driver

(see solution above)

Incorrect sport code

(see solution on previous page)

Incorrect driver address

(see solution on previous page)

Wrong console controlling

scoreboard

Another console’s radio signal could
be transmitting to the scoreboard.

An example would be football and

baseball scoreboards that are within

1500 feet of each other

(see Section 2.8).

Radio interference

There may be other radio

transmissions in the area that

overpower the console. If it is not

possible to disable the interfering

device, It may be necessary to run a

wired signal connection instead.

Bad breakout board on

segmented digit

(white digits only)

Replace the breakout board with

one known to work correctly to verify

the problem. Replace if necessary

(see Section 2.4).

Blown fuse(s) on power supply

circuit board (white digits only)

Replace the fuse(s) on the circuit

board (see Section 2.7).

Scoreboard works, but a

certain section of digits do

not light

Bad multi-section connection

Verify power/signal interconnect(s)

between scoreboard sections

properly connected. Refer to

appropriate scoreboard installation

manual and/or schematic drawings.

Bad power supply

Swap the power supply with one

known to work correctly to verify the

problem. Replace if necessary

(see Section 2.7).

Bad power supply circuit board

(white digits only)

Swap the circuit board with one

known to work correctly to verify the

problem. Replace if necessary

(see Section 2.7).

Speed of Pitch (SOP) digits

do not light

No signal to SOP driver

Ensure there is a separate signal

run connected to the SOP driver

from a dedicated All Sport console

using code 5500. Refer to schematic

drawings and

ED-12224

.