Daktronics Gen VI Radio - Manual (Page 9)

Setting Radio Channels 3
Section 2: Setting Radio Channels
2.1 Radio Control Overview
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) switch that can be set
from 1–8. 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 FUNC switch is not currently used. Always leave this set to 1.
Each radio receiver will accept data sent from the broadcast channel of its respective
broadcast group (either 1–8), as well as data sent from the “Master Broadcast” channel.
This is selected when the console is set to BCAST 0 and CHAN 00.
The radio settings in the console (transmitter) must match the settings in the scoreboard
(receiver). By default, both devices are set to BCAST 1, CHAN 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.
Figure 1: Radio Settings in Clock Digits
Figure 2: Radio Settings in Score Digits