Example 9 - Special Effects With Modes (Trailing Modes) - Adaptive Micro Systems BetaBrite 1036 Programming Manual

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Example 9 — Special effects with modes (Trailing modes)
Modes, like
messages. Typically modes are used once at the beginning of a message.
However, a mode can also be placed at the end of a message (called a
"trailing mode") to create a special effect.
NOTE: The following can not be used as a trailing mode:
ROTATE
Step When you do this...
Delete all the messages currently stored in the sign.
1
(See "Example 5 — Deleting messages" on page 21.)
2 Press PROGRAM.
3 Press ADV.
Press MODE and then
4 SELECT until [FLS]
(Flash) appears.
Type ATTENTION!
5
(Press ! and then SELECT
to get "!")
Press MODE and then
SELECT until [RF ↑ ] (Roll
6
Up) appears.
7 Type Trailing mode
Press RUN twice to see trailing mode in action. ATTENTION! should flash and then roll off the display
8
followed by Trailing mode.
30 Advanced text messaging: Example 9 — Special effects with modes (Trailing modes)
and , are used to create special effects with
ROTATE ROLL
, , ,
SCROLL SLIDE
This is the trailing mode. The Roll mode "trails" the first mode, Flash.
, and
SNOW SPRAY
You see this...
PROG TEXT A
A]
A]
A] ATTENTION!
LS]
A]
A]Trailing mode
CONDENSED
.
[FLS]
[RL↑]