User`s guide

Chapter 16: System Settings
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MP-70 and MP-69 data outputs
Your Fair-Play scoreboard requires data in one of two formats: MP-70 or
MP-69.
• MP-69 is a data format developed in 1984, and still in use in some
incandescent-light scoreboards. This data output is not compatible
with serial ports on a personal computer.
• MP-70 is a data format developed in 1998, and is compatible with
serial ports on a personal computer.
Note: The tables listed under “BOARDS SUPPORTED” ON PAGE 159
indicate which data format your scoreboard model requires.
Note: Although Trans-Lux sells an MP-70 control, it is
important to note that in this instance, “MP-70” also
refers to a protocol used by your controller to communi
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cate with the scoreboard. Hence, the MP-30 control uses
the MP-69 or the MP-70 data transmission method to
communicate with your scoreboard.