Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 3.x - Manual (Page 17)

Getting Started 3
This section will give instructions on the installation of the Venus ® 1500 software and a general
description of the command buttons and applications.
The Venus 1500 software must be installed to a hard disk before use. To install the software
onto a computer, follow these steps:
1. Place the Venus 1500 installation compact disk (CD) into the appropriate CD-ROM
(presume drive D:).
2. The installation should begin automatically within a few seconds. If it does not, click
on the Start button and select Run from the menu. Type ―D:\SETUP‖ and press
Enter.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen. SETUP will copy the necessary files to run the
Venus 1500 software to the hard disk and create Venus 1500 in the Start menu.
Note: The Venus 1500 software installs to the C:\Program Files\Daktronics\Venus
1500 directory by default; this is the recommended location.
4. The Venus 1500 control software is now installed and ready to be configured for use
with the Venus 1500 Display Network.
This manual is laid out in a basic chronological order to create and display a message. The
basic steps are:
1. Install the Venus 1500 Control System software if it is not already installed on the
computer (Section 2.1).
2. Configure the display type(s) and communication method (Sections 3).
3. Create the message(s) (Section 4).
4. Create the schedule(s), when desired (Section 5).
5. Send the message/schedule to the display (Section 6).
6. Run the message/schedule (Section 6).