Example 3 - Displaying Messages In Time Order - Adaptive Micro Systems BetaBrite 1036 Programming Manual

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Example 3 — Displaying messages in time order
In Example 2, you set the order of messages by file name. However,
that method could not specify an exact time when a message would
appear.
In this example, we'll show you how to make a message appear and
disappear at times you specify.
NOTE: Displaying messages in time order will work only as long as
the sign has power. When your sign loses power, its internal
clock becomes inaccurate and must be reset (see "Setting a
sign's time and date" on page 8).
Step When you do this...
For this example, make sure that your sign's internal clock has been accurately set.
This example assumes that there are two messages (files A and B) in the sign:
In this example, we'll program the sign to display File A from Monday through Friday from 1:10 PM to 2:30 PM.
1 Press PROGRAM.
Press SELECT until B
2
appears.
3 Press TIME/DATE.
4 Press PROGRAM.
Press SELECT until A
5
appears.
6 Press TIME/DATE.
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(See "Setting a sign's time and date" on page 8.)
This example continues where Example 1 left off.
File A = THIS IS YOUR FIRST MESSAGE
File B = This is your second message
We'll program the sign to always display File B.
B ON ALWAYS
Since file B is already set up,
we'll go on to file A.
A ON ALWAYS
First, we'll select the ON time or when the message starts.
Beginning text messaging: Example 3 — Displaying messages in time order
You see this...
PROG TEXT A
PROG TEXT B
ON ALWAYS is the default
setting for a message. A
message set to ON ALWAYS
will run continuously.
PROG TEXT B
PROG TEXT A