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Advanced text messaging, Example 6 — displaying the time and date – WaveWare Adaptive Remote User Manual

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Advanced text messaging: Example 6 — Displaying the time and date

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Advanced text messaging

Before attempting the following, make sure you’re familiar with the

previous examples in the “Beginning text messaging” section of this
manual.

Example 6 — Displaying the time and date

NOTE: Because the time and date are not updated when the sign is

off, the time and date must be re-programmed each time the
sign is turned back on.

Step

When you do this...

You see this...

In this example, we’ll create a message that continuously displays the current time and date:

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 SELECT.

4

Press A.

5

Hold down SHIFT and
press 1 for ROLL.

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THEN

3:26 PM

THEN

THEN

Jan. 19, 2006

The time will be displayed
in extra wide letters.

PROG TEXT A

PROG TEXT ?

A]

This stands for Roll mode.

A]

[RL

]