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Contents
Warranty.................................................................................... v
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Form .................................... vi
Introduction................................................................................ 1
Technical specifications...................................................................................1
EMI information ..............................................................................................1
Installation.......................................................................................................2
Operating a BetaBrite® sign............................................................................4
Using a Remote Control to operate your sign ..........................................4
Using a computer to operate your sign ....................................................6
Basic sign operation ..................................................................... 7
Turning a sign on and off.................................................................................7
Setting a sign’s time and date..........................................................................8
Clearing a sign’s memory ................................................................................9
Setting a sign’s password..............................................................................10
What to do when you forget a sign’s password......................................11
How to delete a sign’s password............................................................11
Sound control................................................................................................11
Beginning text messaging..............................................................12
Example 1 — Using upper and lowercase in messages ................................12
Example 2 — Displaying messages in file name order (A, B, C, etc.)............14
Example 3 — Displaying messages in time order .........................................16
Example 4 — Changing the text of an existing message...............................18
Example 5 — Deleting messages..................................................................21
Advanced text messaging ..............................................................22
Example 6 — Displaying the time and date...................................................22
Example 7 — Using fonts and colors............................................................25
Example 8 — Speeding up and slowing down messages .............................28
Example 9 — Special effects with modes (Trailing modes)...........................30
Example 10 — International characters ........................................................31
Graphics...................................................................................33
Example 11 — Creating a movie marquee ....................................................33
Example 12 — Mixing text with graphics......................................................38
Example 13 — Deleting a graphic .................................................................40
Appendixes................................................................................41
Appendix A — Modes, fonts, colors, and graphics available.........................41
Appendix B — Sign diagnostic test...............................................................46