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How do I turn down the horn volume on an indoor scoreboard?

Topic

  • How do I adjust the horn volume on an indoor scoreboard.
  • How can I lower the buzzer tone in a scoreboard?

Environment

  • Product Family: Sports Product
  • Product: Indoor Scoreboard
  • Component: 120 Vac Buzzer Horn
  • Control System:

Steps

Note: It is always best to consult the manual of the scoreboard to verify the horn volume is adjustable.  Scoreboard manuals can be found here. As a general rule the 120 Vac buzzer horn is adjustable but the 12Vdc horn (sounds like a fog horn) is not.

  1. Turn off power to the scoreboard.
  2. Locate the horn on the front of the scoreboard, and look for a hex head set screw on the face of the horn, circled in yellow below.
    • The horn is typically found in the Game Time section of the scoreboard, on the front..
    • 120vac horn looking up
    • 120vac horn front
  3. Use a 3/32 inch hex wrench and turn the screw clockwise to reduce the volume. 
  4. Test the volume and continue to adjust until the desired volume is obtained.
    • It is important to note that the horn will sound much louder in an empty gym than it will when it is full of fans.

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