Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 1.x - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction
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Section 1: Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to assist in the installation and operation of the Venus 1500 Sign
Network. Refer to Appendix A for the system riser diagram for a multiple sign hookup.
1.1 System
Requirements
The Venus 1500 operating software has the following requirements:
q= Personal computer with Windows 95/98 or Windows NT (4.0 or higher)
q= Personal computer using a DX4 100 (Pentium class recommended)
q= 8MB RAM (16MB for Windows NT)
q= Mouse or other pointing device
q= One available serial communications port, or modem (14.4k baud), or Ethernet
(TCP/IP Support required)
q= 6MB hard disk space (10MB recommended)
q= Additional space may be required for additional schedules
1.2
Using The Mouse
The following terms are used to describe various mouse actions:
• = CLICK means quickly press and release the primary mouse button.
• = DOUBLE-CLICK means quickly press and release the primary mouse button twice.
• = HIGHLIGHT means to click the mouse button over text. The text will have a colored bar
placed over it.
• = SELECT means to click the mouse button over text. The text will be marked, such as by a
check mark
q, in a nearby box.
1.3
Using the Keyboard
Many of the options in the Venus 1500 software can be accessed with the keyboard. Where
applicable, both mouse and keyboard actions will be given to accomplish a command. Many
screen buttons have labels which have a letter underlined. Pressing the <
ALT > key on the
keyboard and then typing the underlined letter will activate that particular button.
An uppercase word in brackets (such as [ OK ]) represents a button on the screen. The names or
letters of keys on the keyboard will be given enclosed in arrows (such as < ENTER >) to
differentiate between the screen commands. For two or more key combinations, such as
<
ALT >< E >, < CTRL >< HOME > or < CTRL >< SHIFT >< SPACE >, hold down the first key (and second
key, if applicable) as the last key is pressed.