ScoreManager & Extensions use a customised installer to guide you through the installation process and ensure the programmes are installed successfully.

The simple steps involved are : –

select the file you want from the download links above
download and save the file on your computer
if you chose –
an EXE file then double click on the downloaded file
a ZIP file then double click on the file to unzip it to a folder on your computer and then double click on the file called Setup.exe that you will find within that folder
follow the prompts shown by the installation programme once it has started

The EXE file is definitely the easier but some anti-virus programmes will not let save EXE files downloaded from the internet. Try downloading and using the ZIP file if this happens to you.

Microsoft Access

ScoreManager and its extensions require an appropriate version of Microsoft Access, or Microsoft Access runtime, to be installed on your computer. However the installation programme will check for this automatically and prompt you to download and install the correct files if needed.

If you already have Microsoft Access 2007 runtime on your computer please uninstall the runtime programme before installing ScoreManager. In general any programmes which used the Access 2007 runtime will work just the same when using Access 2010 runtime. However if you find difficulties with your other programmes you may need to consider installing ScoreManager on another computer.

Starting and Running ScoreManager

ScoreManager and its extensions are started by either double clicking on the programme icon on your desktop or by clicking once on the programme name in your Start Menu.

However you will see a difference between the way ScoreManager starts and the way DisplayManager and PanelRecorder start. Also you will see a difference between the way ScoreManager starts the first time and how it starts after you have created your first competitions.

ScoreManager

First Run

The first time that you start ScoreManager it will automatically create a temporary or trial licence for you. This trial licence is for you to have a look around and decide if ScoreManager is right for you and your organisation. We hope that it is!

During the period of this trial licence you will be able to access and use all of ScoreManager’s functions and features. Any competitions, athletes, entries, etc. which you may load in to ScoreManager during this time will be kept and still be there when you move on to a full licence.

Before Your First Competition

Each time it starts ScoreManager will ask whether you want to set up a new competition or open its Settings menu so that you can configure the settings for your competitions and create any Standard Grades. Both of these things are covered in depth in the User Manual.

Once you have created your first competition ScoreManager will go directly to the main menu without this reminder.

DisplayManager, Panel Recorder, UploadManager and PanelJudge

Both the DisplayManager, PanelRecorder, UploadManager and PanelJudge programmes start a little differently to the main ScoreManager programme.

Before their main screen opens they will ask you to find and link to the ScoreManager data file which has the information about the competition they will be working with. They do this because none of them have their own data file and rely on the ScoreManager data file to hold the information they need to do their jobs.

The file you need to find is called ScoreManager_Data and will be in the folder C:/OutBounce/ScoreManager/ScoreManagerData on the computer which has ScoreManager installed.

If you are running the any of these programmes from another computer you will find this file in the shared folder ScoreManagerData in the Network section of your File Explorer under the name of the computer with ScoreManager installed.