Remote Control Programming Manual
Graphics: Example 12 — Mixing text with graphics
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Example 12 — Mixing text with graphics
In this example, we’ll create a graphic and combine it with text:
Step
When you do this...
You see this...
1
Delete all the messages currently stored in the sign.
(See “Clearing a sign’s memory” on page 5 or “Example 5 — Deleting messages” on page 16.)
2
Press
PROGRAM
.
3
Press
BACK
.
4
Press
ADV
.
5
Press
X
to move a vertical
line across the sign. This
reduces the size of the
drawing area.
Keep pressing
X
until there
are 5 dots between the
vertical line and the end of
the sign.
NOTE:If you don’t reduce
the graphic area, the
graphic would take
up the entire area of
the sign.
These triangle graphics (two copies of a single DOTS file) will be combined with the text
Graphics!
PROG TEXT A
The name of your DOTS graphics file will be
A
.
PROG DOTS A
The blinking DOTS cursor keeps
track of where you’re drawing.
X
moves this line right
(reduces drawing area)
W
moves this line left
(increases drawing area)
The line should end up 5 dots from the end. So our
drawing area will be 5 dots wide by 7 dots high.
