Daktronics Gen V 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-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.
Figure 1: Radio Settings in Clock Digits
Figure 2: Radio Settings in Score Digits