Daktronics Galaxy 46 mm Outdoor Series AF-3400 - Manual (Page 14)

Introduction 1-4
1.3 Display Overview
Reference Drawing:
Shop Drawing, Mounting Details ................................. Drawing B-227417
Daktronics 46 mm, AF-3400 Galaxy
® displays are designed and manufactured for
performance, reliability, easy maintenance and long life. The pixels have a 46 mm
center-to-center spacing and are lit using LEDs (light emitting diodes). A light sensor
on the front of the primary display is used for automatic dimming of the LEDs based
on the ambient light levels. The configuration of pixels depends on the model of
display ordered.
Refer to Drawing B-227417 for the approximate size and weight for your display
model.
The Galaxy ® model numbers are described as follows:
AF-3400-RRCCC-46-*-X
AF-3400 = Outdoor Louvered Galaxy Display
RR = Number of Rows High (8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, and 64)
CCC = Number of Columns Long (Up to 192 Columns
Standard)
46 = 46 mm pixel to pixel spacing
* = LED Color, RGB (32,000 color), R (Red) or A (Amber)
X = P - Primary or 2V – Primary/Mirror
A typical display system has a Windows
®
based personal computer (PC) running
Venus
®
1500 software and one or more displays. Venus ® 1500 is a software package
that runs under Windows ® 98, ME ™ , NT
®
4.0, 2000 or XP Home/Professional
operating systems on an IBM
®
-compatible computer.
The displays are offered as single-face units, which are single-sided, stand-alone
displays. The first display is called the primary. If the primary is mounted back-to-
back with a second display, the second display is called the mirror. If the second
display will be mounted at a distance of more then six feet from the primary display,
two primary displays will be utilized.
Refer to Sections 4.2 and 4.3 for the summaries of how signal and power are routed
through the displays.