The software can display a scoreboard, leaderboard and Swimnerd Live Results on a TV, projector, video wall or livestream. It also includes a template editor so your facility can use different scoreboard layouts and content.

The main application displays your license information, the currently selected meet, and the status of Live Results, Scoreboard and Leaderboard functions.

1. Open the Meet Setup tab.
2. Create a new meet or select an existing meet from the list.
3. Confirm the selected meet in the status banner at the top of the application.

You can run different functions on different computers. For example, one computer can run the scoreboard while another runs the leaderboard. Create/select the same meet on both computers.

1. First select the correct meet from Meet Setup.
2. Open the Live Results tab.
3. Confirm the destination/configuration supplied by Swimnerd support.
4. Click Start Live Results.
5. The status in the upper-right should change and initially show Waiting for data….
6. Once scoreboard data is flowing, the status should continually update with the last time data was sent.

1. Select the correct Timing System.
2. Select the correct Sport.
3. Choose the scoreboard template you want to display.
4. Confirm the correct COM port or network connection.
5. Click Connect/Open Scoreboard.
6. Send the scoreboard window to the desired monitor/display.

The template list lets you change layouts during an event. Add templates to your library, highlight the template you want, then use Send Template to update the scoreboard immediately.

Templates can also be used for non-race content. For example, you can create an image-based template and send it to the scoreboard during breaks or the national anthem.

Use the Monitors controls to choose the Windows display where the scoreboard should appear, then click Send to Monitor. The scoreboard is sent to that monitor maximized and always on top.

If you need to exit full-screen mode, right-click the scoreboard window and use its display menu.

The Text Scroller lets you display spectator messages on demand. Add multiple messages, choose the duration/settings and start the scroller. Messages are concatenated and displayed as a scrolling message. The software saves your messages and settings when the window is stopped or closed.

If no COM port appears, verify that the USB-to-RS232 adapter is connected (or that your virtual COM port is installed), then click Refresh COM Ports. Once saved, the software remembers the selected settings.

1. In Swimnerd Live, select CTS as the Timing System.
2. Connect to the scoreboard output on the back of the System 6. A 1/4" splitter can be used if you are also feeding another scoreboard.
3. Connect the USB side of the interface to the Swimnerd Live computer.
4. Verify that the correct COM port appears in the software.
5. Confirm CTS serial settings: 9600 baud / 8 data bits / Even parity / 1 stop bit.
6. Click Connect/Open Scoreboard.

1. Select CTS_5 as the Timing System.
2. Connect to the scoreboard output on the System 5. Use the optional 1/4" splitter if another scoreboard also needs the feed.
3. Connect the USB interface to the computer.
4. Verify the COM port.
5. Click Connect/Open Scoreboard.

1. Select SST as the Timing System.
2. Configure SST's System and Lane tabs normally.
3. If you use a serial scoreboard, configure SST's Scoreboard tab as normal.
4. If you currently use SST Projection for TVs/projectors, keep that configured, but also configure the Scoreboard tab because this provides the data output to Swimnerd Live.
5. Open the scoreboard port in SST. The button should change from Open to Close.
6. Verify the COM port in Swimnerd Live and connect.

SST Network allows timing data to reach Swimnerd Live over the network instead of a direct RS232 serial cable.

1. Make sure the SST timing console and Swimnerd Live computer are on the same network.
2. Open the Scoreboard tab.
3. Select SST Network as the Timing System.
4. Swimnerd Live listens for the SST console's UDP discovery broadcast and connects to the discovered server via TCP.
5. Race data is then received in real time.

1. Select Daktronics_RTD as the Timing System.
2. Configure the connection for 19200 baud / 8 data bits / No parity / 1 stop bit.
3. Your Daktronics timer must also be connected to your meet-management application.
4. The RTD scoreboard output supplies athlete and team names to Swimnerd Live.

Configure the Daktronics system to output the Colorado data format. Because this is the CTS5 data stream, select CTS_5 inside Swimnerd Live.

Select the Omega Quantum ERTD timing option and use 19200 baud / 8 data bits / No parity / 1 stop bit.

1. In Hy-Tek Meet Manager, export the meet's scoreboard start lists using File → Export → Start Lists for Scoreboard → Start Lists for CTS.
2. Save the exported files to a Windows folder or USB drive.
3. In Swimnerd Live, select Start List Directory.
4. Point the software to the folder containing the exported files.
5. The software imports the event, heat, athlete and team information.
6. Use Event/Heat Data to verify that the information loaded correctly.

1. Open the Swimming Scoreboard settings.
2. Click Select Startlist Directory and choose the directory where your meet-management software exports start-list files.
3. Check Auto Update Startlist.
4. The software monitors .scb, .sch and .slx files for changes.
5. New or modified files automatically update lane assignments, athletes and heats after the file changes settle.

If you want records and time standards preserved when the start list changes, enable Maintain Time Standards and Records.

The swimming tools can associate records and time standards with meet data. The manual also includes a Query Tool that can query Hy-Tek Meet Manager through its Alpha Scoreboard Interface.

Use these tools when your scoreboard template needs more information than the timing-system data stream alone provides.

The built-in Template Editor is used to create and edit scoreboard layouts. Templates can contain sport-specific fields and custom graphical content.

Template Sync compares the local files with the online versions and transfers whichever version is newer.

1. Open Template Sync from the Scoreboard tab.
2. Start synchronization.
3. The software compares local and online templates.
4. Newer local changes are uploaded and newer online changes are downloaded.
5. Conflicts or errors are reported.

Synchronization includes .vdt template files and template images including JPG, JPEG, PNG and GIF files. Local files are stored under:

<Application Folder>\Resources\ScoreboardTemplates

eDive scoreboard integration requires eDive 6.8 or newer. eDive and Swimnerd Live can run on different computers as long as they are on the same network.

1. In eDive's Run screen, click Judging Systems.
2. In the Scoreboard Connection box, click Connect. eDive should show Listening….
3. In Swimnerd Live, open the Scoreboard tab and select Diving.
4. Check Use eDive Scoreboard.
5. Click Open Scoreboard in the eDive Scoreboard group.
6. eDive should shortly indicate that a scoreboard connection has been made.

You can adjust scoreboard colors/header and choose whether the leaderboard is displayed.

1. Configure DiveMeets' TV/scoreboard data output for the meet.
2. In Swimnerd Live, select Diving and check Use DiveMeets Scoreboard.
3. Click Open Scoreboard in the DiveMeets Scoreboard group.
4. From DiveMeets' Run Scorekeeper screen, click Start List TV to send the start list.
5. Start/return to the current diver in DiveMeets.
6. The Swimnerd Live scoreboard should update with the current diver; after scoring, the scoreboard and leaderboard update automatically.

When using a Colorado timer for diving, manually enter the divers and team names in the same order they appear on the Colorado system. Swimnerd Live displays the timing-system output and associates the names with that order.

Diver lists can be loaded from eDive or entered manually. The software remembers the most recently used diving order.

Save Current updates the current stored list. Save As lets you save named lists for later use—for example, separate prelims and finals orders. Use Load From to retrieve a previously saved list.

The manual provides controls for entering the Dark and White teams' athlete names. Enter the roster information in the software so names can be associated with the water-polo scoreboard display.

1. In Hy-Tek Meet Manager, open Setup → Alpha Scoreboard Interface.
2. Select Generic and UDP Ethernet.
3. For a local-computer setup, use 127.0.0.1. The manual identifies this as the preferred setting. A local-network broadcast can use 255.255.255.255.
4. In Meet Manager's Run screen, open Interfaces → Scoreboard (GENSER).
5. Set the Remote Scoreboard Port/Socket to the same port used by the Swimnerd Live Leaderboard.
6. Click Open Leaderboard.
7. In Meet Manager, highlight the heat and press Ctrl-F10 to broadcast it.
8. The Leaderboard window should update with the latest data.

The Leaderboard includes controls for scrolling data, showing records, showing age/year, marking results unofficial, using one or two columns, changing scroll speed, delaying scroll after refresh, choosing how many rows appear before scrolling begins, formatting names and adding display margins.

Scroll speed is entered in milliseconds; for reference, 1000 ms equals one second.

You can store multiple record sets and time-standard sets, then choose which ones are displayed.

1. Click Create New to start a blank set.
2. Enter a description/name for the set.
3. Choose whether the set is a Record Set or Time Standards.
4. Enter data manually or import supported CSV data exported from Meet Manager or TeamUnify.
5. Select the records/standards you want displayed and open the Record Board on the desired monitor/video wall.

1. Open the Pace Clock module.
2. Click Open Pace Clock to launch the display window.
3. Choose to run a stopwatch/pace clock from zero, a countdown timer or the current time of day.
4. For countdown mode, enter the duration in minutes and seconds.
5. Send/maximize the Pace Clock on the display used by your swimmers.

The Pace Clock layout is divided into seven sections. Sections 4, 5 and 7 are reserved for pace-clock/time information, date/day and time of day, although their fonts and colors can be changed.

Sections 1, 2, 3 and 6 can contain custom text or images, making them useful for announcements, team graphics, sponsor content or practice information.

The display grid can be shown so you can resize controls. Grid sizing is remembered relative to the Pace Clock window size.

1. Open Practice Manager.
2. Click Add Workout.
3. Enter the workout information you want to store. Fields can be edited later.
4. Add rounds and sets to build the practice.
5. The workout distance is calculated automatically as rounds/sets are added.

Rounds are the base structure of a workout. A round can contain one set or multiple sets and can be repeated one or more times. Distance is calculated from the sets you add.

You can add rest between sets and change the order of sets or rounds by renumbering them. Use Edit Round/Set to change an existing round.

Export the workout from Active Hy-Tek as an HTML file, then use the Hy-Tek Import function in Practice Manager. The manual specifies HTML as the supported Hy-Tek workout-import format.

Sync Workouts Online uploads locally stored workouts to the online database associated with your customer ID and downloads online workouts to the local computer. If the online and local versions differ, the software provides a visual comparison so you can choose which version to keep.

View Workout creates an HTML view of the workout that can be displayed or printed. Search Workouts searches workout fields, including keywords and author information, which is useful as your workout library grows.

After building the workout, open it in the running view and display it on the pool's TV or video wall. The workout display is customizable.

Before starting a workout round/set, open the Timer Window. From there you can start, pause or restart the active round/set. Use the right and left arrow controls to move between rounds.

The Settings window controls fonts and colors for the set, running timer, round and rep. The running timer can also be configured to show hundredths of a second.

The Lists area controls customizable dropdown choices used while writing rounds and sets. Default lists are included, and you can add or remove items to match your team's terminology.

Swimnerd Live can stream data over your network for use in an OBS production. The software does not directly control OBS. Configure OBS separately with your camera sources and the required web-page overlays/templates.

1. Confirm that the correct Timing System is selected.
2. Confirm that the selected Sport matches the scoreboard template.
3. Verify the physical data connection from the timer.
4. Verify the correct COM port.
5. Confirm baud rate, data bits, parity and stop bits for your timing system.
6. If using SST, verify the SST scoreboard output is actually Open.
7. Disconnect and reconnect the scoreboard after correcting the configuration.

1. Confirm the USB-to-RS232 cable/interface is connected.
2. If using a virtual COM port, confirm that it is installed and running.
3. Click Refresh COM Ports.
4. Select the newly available port and save the settings.

1. Confirm the SST console and Swimnerd Live computer are on the same network.
2. Verify the SST console is configured for network mode.
3. Check firewall settings for UDP/TCP traffic.
4. Remember that SST discovery uses UDP port 53535.
5. Review the application logs for connection status.

1. Verify Hy-Tek Alpha Scoreboard Interface is set to Generic + UDP Ethernet.
2. Verify the IP/broadcast setting.
3. Make sure the Hy-Tek Remote Scoreboard Port matches the Leaderboard port exactly.
4. Open the Leaderboard before sending data.
5. Highlight the desired heat in Hy-Tek and press Ctrl-F10.
6. If the port cannot be opened, try another available port and make the same change in both programs.

The software manual identifies Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop and Google's Remote Desktop tool as remote-support options. Your network administrator must permit remote-desktop access. Google's option requires a Google account for both parties.