All American MP-8000

This page is about how to operate the MP-8000 controller made by All American Scoreboards.

This controller has an LCD screen for showing game information and input information.

Power Up
Push and hold the [ON/OFF] button to turn the controller on. At the prompt to select  or , press [1] to select.

At the prompt  you may press [ENTER] to stay with the previous setup or press [SELECT YES/NO] then [ENTER] to start fresh.

If you answered no to the previous question, the controller will prompt you to select the sport. Press the correct number for.

At the prompt  press [ENTER] to say no.

Setting Time
Press [EDIT TIME]. Then, enter the time using the numeric keypad, such as [3], [0], [0] for 3:00, or [1], [2], [0], [0] for 12:00. Then, press [ENTER].

To reset the time to the pre-set default period time, you may push [RESET TIME].

1/10 of a Second
To toggle 1/10 of a second on and off, press [SETUP], then press [ENTER] until the question about  is shown. At this point, press [SELECT YES/NO], then [ENTER]. Then, press [CLEAR] to exit setup.

Setting Period
Press [PERIOD +1] to cycle through the available period numbers.

Running Clock
To control the clock, use the [START/STOP] button. Pressing once will start the clock, pressing again will stop the clock.

Your scoreboard may also be equipped with a hand-held start/stop pendant button.

Adding Goals
To add one goal, press the [+1] button on the HOME or GUEST side of the controller.

Removing goals
To remove one goal, press the [-1] button on the HOME or GUEST side of the controller.

To manually change the score, press [EDIT SCORE], then input the correct number of goals on the numeric keypad, followed by [ENTER].

Adding a Penalty
NOTE: This controller has preset penalty times ONLY. You must go to the setup options to change the penalty times. Please contact your rink directly to find out if/how you should go about doing this.

Press the [PENALTY] button on the HOME or GUEST side of the controller. Then, type the player's jersey number on the numeric keypad, and press [ENTER]. The controller will prompt you to press [1] for a minor penalty or [2] for a major penalty.

Editing a Penalty
Press the [EDIT] button on the HOME or GUEST side of the controller. The controller will show the first two penalties for that team. Press [1] to edit the first penalty, or [2] to edit the second penalty. To see additional penalties, use the [↓] down arrow to scroll down.

Once the correct penalty is chosen, you may enter a new player number and a new time for the penalty.

Removing a Penalty
Press the [DELETE] button on the HOME or GUEST side of the controller. The controller will show the first two penalties for that team. Press [1] to remove the first penalty, or [2] to remove the second penalty. To see additional penalties, use the [↓] down arrow to scroll down.

A screen will appear to confirm the penalty deletion once the correct penalty is chosen.

Additional Penalty Information
To stop the penalty timers while the main clock runs, press the [PENALTY START/STOP] button. Press this button again to start the penalty timers.

Shots on Goal
The console can keep track of shots on goal. If the scoreboard is so equipped, these will also be displayed on the scoreboard.

For scoreboards equipped with shots on goal, press the [SHOTS ON GOAL +1] button on the HOME or GUEST side to add a shot on goal.

To edit the shots on goal, press the [EDIT S.O.G.] button on the HOME or GUEST side, press the number of shots on the numeric keypad, then press [ENTER].

Manually sounding horn.
To manually sound the horn, press the [HORN] button. The horn will sound as long as you hold this button down.

Auto Horn
The auto horn sounds the horn automatically at the end of a period. To toggle the auto horn, press [SETUP], then press [ENTER] until the question about the auto horn is shown. At this point, press [SELECT YES/NO], then [ENTER]. Then, press [CLEAR] to exit setup.

Interval Horn
Not available.

Time of Day Mode
To set the time of day, press [SETUP], then press [ENTER] until the prompt to set the Time of Day is shown. Enter the time on the numeric keypad, followed by [ENTER]. Then, press [CLEAR] to exit setup.

After the time of day is set, it will show on the scoreboard whenever the controller is off and the scoreboard still has power. To show the time of day, turn the controller off. To return to game mode, turn the controller on and follow the regular startup instructions.

Count Up/Down
This clock has the ability to also count up. It should be set in DOWN mode however. To modify, press the [UP DOWN] button.

Power Down
Press the [ON/OFF] button to power down the controller.

Other Resources
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