Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 2.x - Manual (Page 4)

Section 5: The Venus 1500 Message Studio..............................................................5-1
5.1 Opening an Existing Message.................................................................................... 5-2
5.2 Creating a New Message ........................................................................................... 5-2
Undo/Redo In Message Studio............................................................................ 5-3
5.3 Importing an Existing Message from Venus 1500 Version 1 Software..................... 5-3
5.4 Frames........................................................................................................................ 5-3
Adding & Removing Frames from a Message .................................................... 5-4
Moving Between Frames..................................................................................... 5-4
Frame Duration ................................................................................................... 5-4
Clear Frame ......................................................................................................... 5-4
Invert Frame ........................................................................................................ 5-5
5.5 Text Frames ............................................................................................................... 5-5
Selecting a Font & Entering Text........................................................................ 5-5
Color ................................................................................................................ 5-5
Specifying the Entry Effect ................................................................................. 5-6
Line Justification ................................................................................................. 5-6
Flashing Text....................................................................................................... 5-6
5.6 Character Map............................................................................................................ 5-6
5.7 Graphic Frames.......................................................................................................... 5-6
Creating a Graphic............................................................................................... 5-7
Inserting a Graphic from Another Program......................................................... 5-7
Importing a Graphic ............................................................................................ 5-7
Importing Animation Kits ................................................................................... 5-7
Adding Text-Objects ........................................................................................... 5-8
Specifying the Entry Effect ................................................................................. 5-8
5.8 Frame Properties ........................................................................................................ 5-8
5.9 Preview ...................................................................................................................... 5-9
Printing In Message Studio ................................................................................. 5-9
5.10 View........................................................................................................................... 5-9
5.11 Drag and Drop ........................................................................................................... 5-9
5.12 Date, Time & Temperature Data Fields................................................................... 5-10
5.13 Real Time Data (RTD) ............................................................................................ 5-10
ITF Files ............................................................................................................ 5-11
RTD Field Types............................................................................................... 5-11
RTD ............................................................................................................ 5-11
Extended RTD ............................................................................................ 5-11
Horn RTD Field .......................................................................................... 5-12
5.14 Changing the Editor Defaults................................................................................... 5-12
5.15 Adding a Description ............................................................................................... 5-13
5.16 Saving & Renaming the Message ............................................................................ 5-13
New Message .................................................................................................... 5-13
Existing Message............................................................................................... 5-13
Renaming a Message or Saving to Another Location ....................................... 5-13
5.17 Deleting a Message .................................................................................................. 5-14
5.18 Exiting from the Venus 1500 Message Studio ........................................................ 5-14
5.19 Venus 1500 Message Studio Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................... 5-14
Section 6: The Venus 1500 Schedule Studio .............................................................6-1
6.1 Starting a New Schedule............................................................................................ 6-2
6.2 Opening an Existing Schedule ................................................................................... 6-2
6.3 Using the Schedule Studio ......................................................................................... 6-3
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