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CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 1-1
REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................ 1-3
SECTION 2 - BASIC LED SIGN OPERATION................................................................................. 2-1
TURNING THE LED SIGN ONAND OFF ............................................................................................................................. 2-2
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ......................................................................................................................................... 2-3
CLEARING THE LED SIGN’SMEMORY .............................................................................................................................. 2-4
SETTING THE LED SIGN’SPASSWORD .............................................................................................................................. 2-5
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FORGET THE LED SIGN’SPASSWORD ......................................................................................... 2-6
HOW TO DELETE THE LED SIGN PASSWORD ..................................................................................................................... 2-6
SOUND CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................................... 2-7
SECTION 3 - BEGINNING TEXT MESSAGING ................................................................................ 3-1
EXAMPLE 1 - USING UPPER AND LOWERCASE IN 1 AND 2-LINE MESSAGES ........................................................................ 3-2
EXAMPLE 2 - DISPLAYING MESSAGES IN FILE NAME ORDER (A, B, C, ETC.) ...................................................................... 3-5
EXAMPLE 3 - DISPLAYING MESSAGES IN TIME ORDER ...................................................................................................... 3-7
EXAMPLE 4 - CHANGING THE TEXT OF AN EXISTING MESSAGE ......................................................................................... 3-10
EXAMPLE 5 - DELETING MESSAGES .............................................................................................................................. 3-13
SECTION 4 - ADVANCED TEXT MESSAGING ................................................................................. 4-1
EXAMPLE 1 - DISPLAYING THE TIME AND DATE ............................................................................................................... 4-2
EXAMPLE 2 - CREATING ANEWS MESSAGE ON THE LED SIGN .......................................................................................... 4-6
EXAMPLE 3 - USING FONTS .......................................................................................................................................... 4-11
EXAMPLE 4 - SPPEDING UPAND SLOWING DOWN MESSAGES .......................................................................................... 4-15
EXAMPLE 5 - SPECIAL EFFECTS WITH MODES (TRAILING MODES) .................................................................................. 4-17
EXAMPLE 6 - INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS ................................................................................................................... 4-18
SECTION 5 - GRAPHICS .......................................................................................................... 5-1
EXAMPLE 1 - CREATING AMOVIE MARQUEE ................................................................................................................... 5-2
EXAMPLE 2 - DELETING AGRAPHIC ................................................................................................................................ 5-8
APPENDIX A ........................................................................................................................ A-1
UNDERSTANDING THE CURSOR AND LINE POSITIONS ........................................................................................................ A-2
APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................ B-1
LED SIGN DIAGNOSTIC TEST .......................................................................................................................................... B-2
APPENDIX C ........................................................................................................................ C-1
MESSAGE CONTROL KEYS ............................................................................................................................................. C-2
DISPLAY MODES AND SPECIAL KEYS .............................................................................................................................. C-3
DISPLAY MODES AND SPECIAL KEYS (CONTINUED) ......................................................................................................... C-4
SIGN GRAPHICS ............................................................................................................................................................ C-5
HOW TO CREATE AGRAPHIC ......................................................................................................................................... C-6
