How do I enter team names into the All Sport 5000 console?

​Question

• Team name message center (TNMC) showing Home and Guest, how do I change it to display school names?
• How do I set the TNMC to display school names?
• How to enter team names into the All Sport 5000 console.

Environment

• Product Family: Sports Product
• Product: TNMC, Scoreboard
• Component:
• Control System: All Sport 5000

Answer/Steps

1. Press <Menu>.
2. Press the <Down Arrow> key until LCD shows "Menu - Roster - Select Home".
3. Press <Enter>.
4. LCD will show "Home - Team Name", under that will be the previous name with the first letter underlined and a start at the end of the row.
5. Press <Columns> and <Rows> buttons at the top of the keyboard that match/equal the size of your TNMC's.  The default is 48 columns and 8 rows.
6. Select <Single> or <Double> stroke font at the top of the keyboard.  The default font is single stroke.
7. Now enter the Team Name using the keyboard under the insert or the TNMC insert.
• Letters are capital by default.  To access Alternate Narrow fonts, press the <Shift> key before pressing a letter key. A lowercase letter is shown on the LCD to represent the Alternate Narrow characters.
• If a bold font is required the <Double Stroke> key can be pressed.
8. Once home team name is entered, press <Enter>.
9. LCD will show "Home - Team ABBR".
10. Enter either the team name again or a short abbreviation of the team name.
11. Press <Enter>.
12. Press <Menu> to return to game information.  Home team name is now saved.
13. Repeat steps 1-12 for Guest Team Name. LCD will show "Menu - Roster - Select Guest".
14. Team names will be saved in the console until a new game or new code is entered.
    

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