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Section 7: TNMC & Electronic Caption
Troubleshooting & Maintenance
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Always disconnect scoreboard power before doing any repair/maintenance work on the
message centers.
2. Permit only qualified service personnel to access internal display electronics.
3. Disconnect power when not using the scoreboard.
7.1 Display Overview
Team Name Message Centers (TNMCs) are programmable LED displays that allow users to
show custom Home and Guest names or messages of ~15 characters on the scoreboard in
place of static vinyl captions. TNMCs are typically ordered factory-installed, but they may
also be field-mounted after the scoreboard is in place. Characters are shown on one line using
single- or double-stroke fonts.
Electronic captions, on the other hand, are pre-programmed to only show specific labels to
match the captions for a particular sport mode, making it much simpler to switch between
sports. Characters are shown on one line using single-stroke fonts.
Primary matrix size is 8x48 with 0.75" pixel spacing.
Figure 19 shows examples of both
TNMCs and electronic captions.
Matrix Size
Number of
Modules
Pixel Spacing Active Display Area Weight*
8x48 3 19 mm (0.75") 6" x 36" (152 mm x 914 mm) 15 lb (7 kg)
* Weight shown is for a pair of displays.
Figure 19: Basketball Scoreboard with TNMCs and Electronic Captions
TNMC
Electronic
Caption