Baseball: How do I perform a pre-event check for professional baseball control system?

Power on your Control Room

There is a video tutorial and directions listed here: What are the proper rack startup and shutdown procedures?
Verify each computer is turned on and there are no alerts that need to be addressed. Most control system work stations are connected via KVM.

1. From any workstation navigate to another computer by pressing scroll lock twice.
2. This will open a window displaying a list of computers to navigate to.
3. Select the computer you wish to use (V7Fascia-P, V7Fascia-B, V7Main-P, V7Main-B, DSTI-P, DM8Main-P, etc.)
4. Press Enter or Connect.

Listen to make sure there are no unusual beeping or excessive noises coming from the computers.

Verify Primary/Backup Systems Operational

How to switch from your primary to backup system

Prepare Control Systems

Show Control

1. Verify the green status light in Display Studio
2. If you see a red light, this should be investigated prior to your event.  Here is a video tutorial that will give possible solutions. - 5 Common Reasons for a Red Status Light
3.  Load any new content for your game.
   1. How to Import Graphics into DMP-8000? -knowledge base article
   2. How to Load and Script Content with Show Control and DMP-8000 -video tutorial
   3. How to Load and Script Content with Show Control and DMP-7000 -video tutorial
4.  Test out any new content or buttons before the doors open.
5. Edit inning break loops.
6. Start playing pregame content 30 minutes prior to doors open.

• Verify the DCGI program is open and running.
• Verify your Statistics and Data Feeds

Download pregame stats via Data Studio Baseball.

1. Open the Data Studio Baseball and perform a successful download as directed here: Data Studio Baseball: How do I download today's game?
2. Once the download is complete, open DakStats. Today's game(s) will already be created.
3. Open the play-by-play game.
4. Enter the starting lineup for the home and guest teams in DakStats Baseball.
5. Ensure DSTI is open and communicating with DakStats.
6. Open StatVision and ensure the connection status indicators in the lower-right corner of StatVision are all green. 

In the DSTI application

1. DSTI should open automatically when the game is opened. Verify the correct competition is opened and that the correct stats are being displayed
2. Verify DSTI is receiving and transmitting data by monitoring the ports

Verify Out-of Town information data is coming in by confirming today's schedule.

1. Log into the Data Studio interface.
2. Click on the hamburger icon in the top left corner to expand the left side menu. 
3. Select Inputs. 
4. Select the Schedule tab to review the games on the schedule for the day.  Click refresh if the list is not populated.  

Other

• Verify clock signal is being sent to desired devices (Truck Dock-ESPN/FOX Box, time stamp to stats program)
• Test D.O.G./shot clock, E.O.P. lights, locker room clocks

Spray Charts via GameDay Graphics Generator (if applicable)

1.  Open the application via shortcut on desktop
2.  Make sure GameDay Graphics Generator program is up and running.

Scorecard creation via Scorebook (if applicable)

1. Open the application via shortcut on desktop
2. This generates the scorecards for the main video board.

Situational stats and league leaders/standings via StatVision (if applicable)

See: StatVision for Baseball Software Quick Start Guide (ED-17884) for more details.

Test your All Sport Console

See: How do I check my All Sport before season or game?

Changes for a new home series (if applicable)

Update Show Control

1. Change out visiting team backgrounds and logos
2. Make sure visiting team pitcher headshots are in place.
3. The messages should be already created in Content Studio.  The new images will need to be moved into the appropriate folders to display properly. 

For more details on updating content that displays images linked RTD, see:

• Content Studio: How do I create Media RTD batter headshots? knowledge base article
• Content Studio: How do I create presentations with data? -knowledge base article