User`s guide

Chapter 4: Basketball
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FIBA rules explained
(The following sections describe features of FIBA rules. They are only appli-
cable if you chose FIBA rules at the first prompt, which was mentioned in
“FIBA RULES (FOR INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL)” ON PAGE 26.
• Instead of counting timeouts remaining, as is done in North American
basketball rules), FIBA rules counts the number of timeouts used.
Hence, FIBA rules counts the number of time outs used, instead of
time outs remaining.
• Extra periods (known as overtime according to North American rules),
are shown on the scoreboard with the letter “E”, if that scoreboard is
operating according to FIBA rules.
• The shot timer hand switch sold by Fair-Play to FIBA rules users (HS-
70-FIBA) has an additional BLANK switch.
• Period and break times for FIBA rules basketball games are described
in the following section.