HDD 2000 Series/HDD VisionTime Series

This page is about how to operate controllers in the 2000 Series or the VisionTime Series made by HDD (Hamilton Digital Designs). Although the controls look different, and have slightly different layouts, they're similar enough to be covered in one article.

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

Please note that on the VisionTime models, the [#] key is the enter key.

Harris Time is able to repair HDD control panels and scoreboards.

Controller Layout
2000 SERIES:



VisionTime SERIES:



Setting Time
To set the time, press the [PERIOD] button. This process will set both the period and the clock. The controller will ask for the period number. Use the numeric keypad to hit the right number, followed by [ENTER]. It will then ask you for the correct time, in minutes. Enter the number of minutes, followed by [ENTER]. It will then ask for seconds. Enter the number of seconds, followed by [ENTER].

NOTE: This controller has a special feature where if [0] is entered as the period, the controller will automatically recognize the entry as a warm-up. The controller will then ask for the time of the Intermission/Warm-up. Enter the number of minutes, then press [ENTER].

1/10 of a Second
Depending on how the scoreboard is configured during the original software set up, this scoreboard will not only display 1/10ths of a second, but also 1/100ths of a second during the last minutes. This has no effect on the operation of the controller however.

Setting Period
Setting the period is done while setting the clock.

Running Clock
To start the clock, press the [TIMER RUN] button. To stop the clock, press the [TIMER HOLD] button. Some rinks may be equipped with an alternative hand-held switch to use instead.

Adding Goals
Under the HOME column or GUEST column, press the [SCORE] button for the appropriate team. This will add one point to that team.

Removing Goals
To remove/adjust the goal count for a team, press the [RECALL] button, followed by the [SCORE] button for the appropriate team. Then, using the number pad, enter the correct number of goals, then press [ENTER]

Adding a Penalty
To add a penalty, press the [PENALTY] button for the home or guest team.

At the prompt, press [ENTER]. The controller will then ask for the player's number. Use the number pad to enter this, then press [ENTER].

The controller will then ask for the penalty MINUTES. Enter the number of MINUTES the penalty has then press [ENTER].

After that, the controller will ask for penalty SECONDS. If the penalty has a seconds value different than zero (commonly 1:30 minor penalty) enter the number of seconds ([3], [0]) then press [ENTER]. If the value is zero, just press [ENTER].

Editing a Penalty
To clear a penalty, press [RECALL] then the [PENALTY] button for the appropriate team. Use the [+] or [-] keys to scroll to the correct penalties if necessary. Using the [RECALL] key, the cursor will toggle between the player number and the penalty time. Modify as necessary, then press [ENTER].

Removing a Penalty
To clear a penalty, press [RECALL] then the [PENALTY] button for the appropriate team. Use the [+] or [-] keys to scroll to the correct penalties if necessary. Then press [CLEAR], then [ENTER].

Additional Penalty Information
On the VisionTime controller, the [PENALTY] button is called [PENALTY & STATS].

There are 15 memory slots for penalties per team on this controller. Only first two will count down.

To stop the penalty timers while the main clock runs, press the [PEN. HOLD] button. To reverse, press the [PEN. RUN] button.

Shots on Goal
Shots on goal work the same way as the score, except instead of pressing [SCORE], [SHOTS] is pressed instead.

Manually Sounding Horn
Press the [MAN HORN] button to manually sound the horn. The horn will sound as long as the button is depressed.

Auto Horn
When the auto horn is on, the horn sounds automatically at the end of a period. To turn the auto horn on, press [AUTO HORN] and then [0], followed by [ENTER]. (setting the auto horn to 0 seconds)

To turn the auto horn off, press [AUTO HORN] and then [CLEAR], followed by [ENTER]. (setting the auto horn to blank)

Interval Horn
To set the interval horn, press [AUTO HORN]. Then enter the interval time in seconds only using the numeric keypad, followed by [ENTER]. Note: Time entered for a two minute interval would be 120 seconds, for example.

Time of Day Mode
Time of day mode is activated by using the [TIME OF DAY] button. To set the time of day, press [TIME OF DAY] press [1] then enter the hours (in 24 hr time) then [ENTER], the minutes, then [ENTER], the seconds then [ENTER].

To activate time of day without setting a new time (if the time of day has already been set), press [RECALL] then [TIME OF DAY]

To switch back to game mode from time of day mode, press [RECALL] then [SET TIMER].

Count Up/Down
Timer direction is chosen when the [NEW GAME] function is used. See below.

Quick Reset
Press [NEW GAME] to reset the scoreboard, then [CLEAR] to confirm.

Other Resources
Full Manual for 2000 Series: http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/1678/31763.pdf

Excerpt from Manual for VisionTime series (very similar to previous link): http://www3.telus.net/public/mmhassoc/downloads/Score%20Clock%20instructions%20-%20North%20arena.pdf