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All Sport 5000: How to Use the Gen VI Radio Diagnostics Features on a Console

Topic

  • How to use the All Sport 5000 Gen VI radio diagnostics features?
  • How do I test the radio signal strength of the All Sport console?
  • What firmware version is needed on All Sport to run radio diagnostics?

Environment

  • Product:   All Sport 5000 with Gen 6 Radio
  • Components:  All Sport 5000r6 with firmware version 4.0.9 or greater, Gen VI Radio receiver with version 1.3 or greater, MDP protocol Scoreboard
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Steps

Instructions can also be found in Section 2 Basic Operation page 20 Radio Diagnostics of the All Sport 5000 Series Control Console Operation Manual, ED-11976.

Entering the Radio Test Menu

  • From your All Sport 5000 Console:
    1. Press the Menu key.
    2. Press the UP or DOWN arrow key until you see Display Menu? then press Enter.
    3. Press the UP or DOWN arrow key until you see Radio Test then press Enter.
    4. Your All Sport will now be in the Radio Test menu, where you can select from a range of Radio tests.

Navigating the Radio Test Menu

  • Navigate the Radio Test Menu by pressing the UP or DOWN arrow key and pressing Enter on the diagnostic test you wish to run.

Radio Tests and Functions

Radio tests will display their results on your scoreboard game clock digits.

  • SIGNAL LEVEL
    • Scoreboard with 2 clock digits
      • Shows only the signal strength between the All Sport and the radio receiver. Range is from 00 (weakest) to 99 (strongest).
    • Scoreboard with 4 clock digits
      • Shows the signal strength on the two left digits.
      • Shows the packets dropped on the two right digits.
      • Example: 99:00 would mean the signal strength is 99 and there are no dropped packets.
    • Scoreboard with no clock digits and A1 driver not using outputs J1-4.
      • Shows the signal strength on the A2 drivers J1 and J2 outputs.
      • Shows the packets dropped on the A2 drivers J3 and J4 outputs.
  • MISSED PACKET
    • Scoreboard with 2 clock digits
      • Shows only the packets dropped between the All Sport and the radio receiver.
    • Scoreboard with 4 clock digits
      • Shows the packets dropped on the two left digits.
      • Shows the signal strength on the two right digits.
      • Example: 00:99 would mean the signal strength is 99 and there are no dropped packets.
  • RADIO CHAN
      • Shows current Broadcast and Channel setting of scoreboard radio receiver and All Sport.
      • Game clock will show the current Broadcast and Channel setting of scoreboard radio receiver.
      • All Sport LCD will show the current Broadcast and Channel setting of the All sport.
  • SERVER VER
      • Shows current Radio firmware version of All Sport and scoreboard radio receiver.
      • All Sport LCD will show current console radio firmware.
      • Game clock will show current scoreboard radio receiver firmware.

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