Daktronics All Sport 4000 Series User Manual

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Message Center
Operation

14-5

Example 14.6a The Sequence Edit screen.

To create a sequence:

1.

Press <

SEQUENCE EDIT

>.

2.

Enter a number for the sequence (1-10). The console stores the new sequence under
this number. Press <

ENTER

>.

3.

Use the left and right arrow keys to select the message number and/or hold time.
Message Number (

M#

): Use the number keys to set the message number.

Hold Time (

TM

): Set the desired value using the number keys. The hold time is shown

in tenths of a second. If the hold time is set to 15, the length of time the message will be
displayed is 1.5 seconds.
Effect (

EF

): Use the <

EFFECT SELECT

> key to set the desired effect. Continue to press

<

EFFECT SELECT

>

to scroll through the effect options (refer to Section 14.9).

Frame Number (

F

): Use the up/down arrow keys to change frames in the sequence.

Any frame that has the message number set to zero is the end of the sequence.

4.

Repeat Step 3 until all the desired messages have been entered.

5.

When the sequence is finished press <

ENTER

>.

To edit a sequence:

1.

Press <

SEQUENCE EDIT

>

2.

Enter the number of the sequence (1 through 10). Press <

ENTER

>.

3.

Use the left/right arrow menu keys to select the message number and/or hold time.
Message Number (

M#

): Use the number keys to set the message number.

Hold Time (

TM

): Set the desired value using the number keys. The hold time is shown

in tenths of a second (15 = 1.5 seconds).
Effect (

EF

): Use the <

EFFECT SELECT

> key to set the desired effect. Continue to press

<

EFFECT SELECT

> to scroll through the effect options (refer to Section 14.9).

Frame Number (

F

): Use the up/down arrow keys to change frames in the sequence.

Any frame that has the message number set to zero is the end of the sequence.

4.

Repeat Step 3 until all messages have been edited.

5.

When all changes within the sequence have been made, press <

ENTER

>.

14.7

Displaying A Sequence

Once a sequence has been created (refer to Section 14.6), it can be displayed on the message
center. Ten predefined sequences (11-20) are available. Up to 10 user-defined sequences can be
stored on the console. Make sure the controller is set to the correct sign size before displaying a
sequence (refer to Section 14.10).

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