Introduction
Congratulations
for purchasing the Officiator 10 Player Buzzer System. It has been designed with speed, accuracy,
and your budget in mind. This system’s
modular design makes set-up a breeze.
The Officiator System comes complete with the Moderator Module, Player
Buttons, and an AC wall adaptor. Player
Button choices are: Table-top, Hand-held, or Handpad. An optional carry case for the Officiator is also available.
System Set-Up
Table-top
Player Buttons
The set of 5 Player Button cables are constructed
for a specific team (Red and Green) and plug into the sides of the Moderator
Module. Refer to Fig. 1. Notice that the black DIN connectors on each
end of the Player cables are keyed to plug into the receptacles only one
way. Also make sure to insert the DIN
connectors all the way into the receptacles.
Please note that each of the Player Button boxes has
identifying player numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, & 5) that correspond to the
identified LEDs on the Moderator Module.
Hand-held
and Handpad Player Buttons
The two interface boxes are constructed for a
specific team (Red and Green) and plug into the sides of the Moderator
Module. Notice that the black DIN
connectors on each end of the Player cables are keyed to plug into the
receptacles only one way. Also make
sure to insert the DIN connectors all the way into the receptacles.
The gray cables connected to each hand-held or
Handpad button then plug into the interface boxes. Please note that each LED on the interface box has identifying
player numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, & 5) that correspond to the identified LEDs on
the Moderator Module. Refer to Fig. 2.
System
Power-Up
Insert
the AC wall adaptor plug into the power jack located on the left side of the
Moderator Module and then into a standard 120V wall outlet. To avoid unnecessary wear on the adaptor,
remember to disconnect the adaptor from the wall outlet before unplugging it
from the power jack.
When power is applied to the Officiator 10 Player
System, it will automatically start a self-test. The LEDs on the Moderator and on the Player Buttons (or on the
interface boxes) will light sequentially starting with Red #1 and ending with
Green #5. Also the speaker will emit a
dual test tone. If an LED fails to
light, disconnect the power supply from the wall outlet and try powering-up the
system again. Contact our service
department if your system fails this self-test and does not work properly.
Your Moderator Module has a volume control feature
that ranges from no sound to loud. If
you hear no sound during the self-test, please check to make sure the volume is
turned up before contacting our service department.
How
The Officiator Works
The Moderator Module’s circuitry detects and indicates
which of the 10 player buttons was pushed first. The accuracy of this detection is within 10u seconds. When a button is pushed, the circuitry
locks-out the other nine players so that there can be no two LED lit at the
same time. The one lit LED on the
Moderator Module and its corresponding Player Button LED indicate which button
was pushed first. The LEDs remain lit
until the Reset buttons is pushed to ready the system for the next question.
Anytime there is an interruption of power to the Officiator’s
Moderator such as a power-line glitch or static shock, the Moderator will reset
itself and run the self-test described earlier. We would discourage using extremely long extension power cords
with your Officiator System to avoid power-line glitches. And we encourage using a ‘static guard’
product sparingly on carpeted areas at the feet of the players or the Moderator
operator if static electricity is a problem.