Court Clock Setup Guide
Set up Court Clock for table operation, event scheduling, outputs, local links, and public live pages. This guide follows the current app workflow.
Quick Start
- Install Court Clock on the main operator laptop or desktop.
- Activate the app using your license email and license key.
- If you plan to publish, sign in with your website account.
- Choose Single Game for one match, or Competition/Tournament for structured events.
- Open the outputs and generated local links you need.
- Test Live Control, publishing, and diagnostics before doors open.
What Court Clock Covers
Court Clock runs single games, competitions, tournaments, venue outputs, stream graphics, Live Control, saved history, and website publishing from the same desktop app.
Before You Start
- Install the latest version of Court Clock.
- Have your license email and license key ready.
- Sign in to your website account if you will publish live pages.
- Test your display cable (HDMI / adapter) and local network before game day.
- Decide whether you are running Single Game, Competition, or Tournament.
- Decide which outputs and local links you need on-site.
Main App Areas
These are the main places operators move through during setup and live operation.
Home
Start here for recent work, quick actions, and entry into the right event workflow.
Single Game
Use this for one match when you do not need schedules, multi-game queues, or event structure.
Competition
Use this for structured events with teams, schedules, courts, and linked games. Use tournament structure when multiple competitions share one event.
Manage Data
Maintain teams, players, venues, courts, and reusable records before or during operation.
Live Control
This is the multi-game event queue for moving between active games and checking live status across courts.
History
Review saved records, reopen work, and correct event data after the game if needed.
Tutorial
Use Tutorial and diagnostics to verify operator flow, outputs, local access, and bridge checks before live play.
What Hardware You Need
Choose the setup level that matches your venue and workflow.
Minimum Setup (Table Operation Only)
- 1 laptop or desktop computer (main device)
- Mouse and keyboard
- Power adapter
- Court Clock installed and activated
Recommended Setup (Venue Screen)
- 1 main laptop/desktop (licensed device)
- 1 external TV / projector / LED display
- HDMI cable (and adapter if needed)
- Power extension / surge protector
- Backup mouse
Multiple Controllers (Optional)
- 1 local Wi-Fi router or stable local network
- 1–3 controller or display devices (phone / tablet / laptop)
- All devices connected to the same network
Live Streaming (Optional)
- OBS on the same or another production computer
- Display capture / source setup
- Stable local network between operator and streaming desk
Step-by-Step Setup
Follow this workflow before tip-off for a reliable game-day setup.
- Download Court Clock for your platform (Windows or macOS Apple Silicon).
- Install and open the app.
- Allow required permissions if your OS asks.
- Enter the email used for purchase.
- Enter your license key.
- Complete activation and confirm the license status is active.
- If you plan to publish, sign in with your website account on the same operator machine.
- Use Single Game for one standalone match.
- Use Competition when you need teams, schedules, courts, and linked games.
- Use Tournament when one event contains multiple competitions.
- Confirm the ruleset before you continue.
- Use Manage Data to prepare teams, players, venues, and courts.
- Load or enter the teams that will be used today.
- Add logos, colors, and player lists if you need them on outputs.
- Confirm period format, shot clock reset logic, overtime, and bonus settings.
- Open the scheduled game or create the Single Game match.
- Verify team names, score state, period, and clock defaults before warmups end.
- Confirm the shot clock, fouls, timeouts, possession, and visible stats modules.
- Keep this workspace ready for direct operator control during play.
- Connect your TV, projector, LED wall, or production display.
- Open the output view you need: Courtboard, Live Scoreboard, Players Overlay, or 3x3 Wallboard.
- Set the correct display mode for your venue or streaming workflow.
- Verify the output is readable from distance and in the stream scene.
- Open the generated local links from Court Clock instead of entering host IPs manually.
- Use scoped access links when one device should control only one function or one output.
- Open Live Control if you are running multiple games and confirm the event queue matches the schedule.
- Test controller and display links before tip-off.
- Publish the game, competition, or tournament from the desktop app.
- Copy the generated public link and verify the live page loads.
- Use game links for one match and competition or tournament links for aggregate public views.
- Confirm the published page matches the event you intend to share.
Game Workspace
This is where the live operator works once the event is ready.
- Single Game is the fastest route for one match.
- The game workspace carries the clock, shot clock, score, fouls, timeouts, periods, and live output state.
- For Competition and Tournament workflows, open the correct scheduled game before tip-off.
- Keep the game workspace on the licensed operator machine during live play.
Live Control
Use Live Control when the event has multiple active or upcoming games.
- Live Control is the multi-game event queue.
- Use it to move between games, verify court assignment, and check which games are live, scheduled, or completed.
- Keep Live Control open on the operator or event lead machine during competition and tournament operation.
Outputs
Open only the outputs needed for that venue, stream, or event format.
Courtboard
Use this for venue-facing scoreboard display.
Live Scoreboard
Use this when you need a clean scoreboard output for stream or external display.
Players Overlay
Use this when player names, lineups, or roster-linked display elements are part of the production.
3x3 Wallboard
Use this for 3x3 multi-court display workflows where one board needs to track multiple games.
Website Publishing
Publishing is optional. Use it when the event needs public tracking outside the venue.
- Sign in with your website account before publishing.
- Publish a game for one match, a competition for one structured event, or a tournament for one event with multiple competitions.
- Copy the public link after publishing and verify it from a separate device.
- Use competition and tournament links when you want one public page to show multiple concurrent games.
History and Correcting Saved Records
Use History after the game when you need to reopen work or fix records.
- Open recent saved records from History instead of rebuilding the event.
- Correct names, scores, event details, or saved context if an operator mistake was found later.
- If the event was published, verify whether the public page also needs an updated publish state.
Diagnostics and Bridge Checks
Run these checks before gates open, not after the first whistle.
- Use Tutorial and diagnostics to confirm the operator workflow on the current version of the app.
- Open each generated local link and confirm the correct scoped access level.
- Verify the bridge or local connection state for any linked controller or display workflow you plan to use.
- Check outputs, publishing sign-in, and Live Control before the event starts.
Game-Day Checklist
- Main laptop charged and plugged in
- External display connected and tested
- License activated
- Event workflow selected: Single Game, Competition, or Tournament
- Teams, schedule, and rules configured
- 24/14 reset behavior tested
- Generated local links tested (if using controllers or displays)
- Publishing checked (if sharing public links)
- Backup mouse/cables available
- Operator knows key controls before tip-off
Support
If you need help with setup, activation, publishing, or game-day troubleshooting, contact support:
Quick Troubleshooting
Most game-day issues are display, network, or setup-related. Check these first.
No scoreboard on external screen
- Check HDMI cable/adapter.
- Confirm correct display input/source.
- Reconnect display and reopen the output view you need.
- Check OS display settings.
Controller device cannot connect
- Make sure both devices are on the same network.
- Regenerate or reopen the local link from Court Clock.
- Confirm the correct scoped access link was used.
- Disable VPN on the controller device if enabled.
- Restart router/hotspot and retry.
App closed or device restarted during game
- Reopen Court Clock.
- Load the auto-saved game state.
- Confirm time/score before resuming play.
Shot clock reset feels wrong
- Recheck the selected ruleset (24/14 reset logic).
- Confirm you opened the correct game or competition context.
- Test reset behavior before the next game.
- Update the rules configuration if needed.