Daktronics AF-3700-20 RGB - Manual (Page 11)

Section 1: Overview of the Displays
Daktronics GalaxyPro ® 3700 series displays are built to display a wide variety of messages with great
color depth. This manual provides installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting information to help
ensure the optimal performance of the display. Diagnostic information and parts replacement are
also included. Definitions of terms and connectors used in the manual can be found in Appendix B.
1.1 Display Details
The GalaxyPro ® model numbers are described as follows:
AF-3700-RRxCCC-20-RGB-X
AF-3700 = Outdoor GalaxyPro display
RR = Number of pixel rows high (16, 32, 48… to 128)
CCC = Number of pixel columns long
(Up to 384 columns standard)
20 = 20 mm pixel to pixel spacing
RGB = LED Color: R (Red), G (Green), B (blue)
(68 billion colors - pixel calibrated)
X = P - Primary or 2V – Primary/Mirror
The displays are offered as single-face or double-face units. 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.
A module is the building block of the GalaxyPro
® display. Each
module measures 16 pixels high by 16 pixels wide as seen in
Figure 1. By placing modules side-by-side and on top of one
another, a variety of display sizes can be designed and built.
Individual modules can be easily removed from the display if
required.
Figure 1: Single Module
A typical display system is run with 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 ® ME ™ , NT ® 4.0, 2000, XP, or Vista
Home/Professional operating systems on an IBM ® -compatible
computer. Refer to the Venus ® 1500 operations manual (ED-
13530) for installation and operation of the Venus ® 1500 software.
The diagrams in Figure 2 and Figure 3 give an overview of the displays. The first figure
shows the front and back views of a typical display. The second figure shows a simplified
diagram of basic display set-up.
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