Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 2.x - Manual (Page 53)

names with the mouse. Select a range of messages by pressing < SHIFT > while choosing the desired
messages.
Determining what Messages are Running on a Display
To view the list of messages stored at the display select the desired display from the Display List,
and then click on [
GET STATUS ]. The control area of the screen will update with the information
retrieved from the display.
In the right half of the control area (the display side), the list of messages currently running on the
display will appear under Running Messages. Messages appear on the display in the order they
are running unless the display is running a schedule.
Any messages that are not running, but are saved at the display site, will be listed under Stored
Messages.
Sending Messages to a Display
To send a message from the Venus 1500 controller computer to a display, highlight the name of
the message under the Available Messages column. Click on
. The message will be added to
the end of the Stored Messages list.
You may also send a message or a schedule to a display by double-clicking on the file in the tree
file viewer.
Multiple messages may be sent at one time by holding down the shift key and selecting a range to
be sent. Note: All messages within the range will be selected and sent to the display with this
method.
Running a Message
There are three ways to run a message on a display. The message is added to the end of the
Running Messages list.
To run a message already stored at the display site:
· Highlight the name of the message under the Stored Messages column, and then click
on .
· Under the Stored Messages column, double-click on the message’s name.
To run a message not yet sent to the display,
· Highlight the name of the message in the Available Messages column (left half of the
control area). Click on . The message is automatically sent to the display site and
begins to play.
Stopping a Message from Running on a Display
When you stop a message, it will immediately stop running on the display and its name will be
moved to the Stored Messages list. Either:
· Highlight the message name under the Running Messages column and then click on .
· Under the Running Messages column, double-click on the message’s name.
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