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networked signs via Ethernet TCP/IP. See the 2706-PENET1-SC documentation
for more information on using this communication option.
Download Messages
Once the message file has been created, there are several download Options:
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Download the entire file - Download Message File and
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Broadcast Download
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Download selected messages - Download Message
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Download and display selected messages - Trigger Message and
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Broadcast Trigger Message
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Message broadcast – Broadcast Download Message
A pop-up window appears when any of these options, except for broadcast, are
selected. This window allows the selection of which displays to download to.
Assign the address and communication settings for each display before
NOTE
any messages are downloaded. These options are found under Message
File and Message.
Download Message File and Broadcast Download
Broadcast Download downloads the entire file to all displays on the network.
Download Message File downloads the entire file to the display specified.
Download Message File and Broadcast Download overwrite the old messages
starting at message number one to where the new messages end. If the old
message file has more messages than the new message file, the old messages
remain above the new message
Assign the address and communication settings for each display before any
messages are downloaded. These options are found under Message File and
Message.
The files at the end remain. For example, the old message file had messages 1
through 10 and a background message. The new message file has messages 1
through 2 and a background message. After the new message file is downloaded,
the new message file contains new messages 1 through 2, a new background
message, and old messages 3 through 10. If the new message file does not
contain a background message, the background message is blank. If just the new
message file is to be retained in memory, a clear memory operation should be
performed before downloading a new message file. This erases the entire
memory of the display. A message trigger or addition to the queue is required in
order to view the downloaded messages. See InView Protocol, Chapter 4, for
information on how to trigger a message or add it to the queue.
Download Message
Download Message downloads only those messages selected from the message
list. To select messages, highlight them from the Message File Details box in the
InView messaging software (project) window. Once they have been downloaded,
the display behaves the same as if the entire message file were downloaded. A
message trigger or addition to the queue is required in order to view the
downloaded messages.
See InView Protocol, Chapter 4, for information on how to trigger a message or
add it to the queue.
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