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Contents
Warranty................................................................................... iv
Return Merchandise Authorization .................................................... v
General information ...................................................................... 1
Using a Remote Control to operate your sign..................................................1
Basic sign operation ..................................................................... 3
Turning a sign on and off.................................................................................3
Setting a sign’s time and date..........................................................................4
Clearing a sign’s memory ................................................................................5
Setting a sign’s password................................................................................6
What to do when you forget a sign’s password........................................7
How to delete a sign’s password ..............................................................7
Sound control..................................................................................................7
Beginning text messaging ............................................................... 8
Example 1 — Using upper and lowercase in messages ..................................8
Example 2 — Displaying messages in file name order (A, B, C, etc.)............10
Example 3 — Displaying messages in time order .........................................12
Example 4 — Changing the text of an existing message ...............................14
Example 5 — Deleting messages ..................................................................16
Advanced text messaging ..............................................................17
Example 6 — Displaying the time and date ...................................................17
Example 7 — Using fonts and colors ............................................................20
Example 8 — Speeding up and slowing down messages .............................23
Example 9 — Special effects with modes (Trailing modes)...........................25
Example 10 — International characters ........................................................26
Graphics ...................................................................................28
Example 11 — Creating a movie marquee ....................................................28
Example 12 — Mixing text with graphics ......................................................33
Example 13 — Deleting a graphic .................................................................35
Appendixes................................................................................36
Appendix A — Modes, fonts, and colors available ........................................36
Appendix B — Sign diagnostic test ...............................................................38
Appendix C — Connecting the sign to a computer........................................39
Appendix D — Updating the sign’s firmware (EPROM).................................40
Quick Reference Card ...................................................................41
