Velleman MK158 User Manual

Velleman Kit
Legen Heirweg 33
9890 Gavere
Belgium
The unit starts displaying the default message when it is first activated (unplug the adapter and wait a while before plugging
it in again if the display remains blank or displays garbage).
Press the UP (SW1) or DOWN (SW3) button repeatedly to scroll trough the menu options :
N SET SPEED – POWER OFF – EDIT MESSAGE – SHOW MESSAGE O
Press ENTER (SW4) to select a menu option.
SET SPEED :
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The user can set the scrolling speed.
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Press UP to increase the scrolling speed or DOWN to decrease it
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Confirm with ENTER.
POWER OFF :
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Turns off the unit. Your message and the speed setting are saved and protected by the EEPROM memory, even
when the batteries are removed.
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Press ENTER to turn on the unit.
EDIT MESSAGE :
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Enables the user to modify a message
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Messages can be 124 characters long.
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Press UP or DOWN to scroll trough the character table.
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Press ENTER to confirm a character and move to the next one
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There are 2 preassigned characters : 8 adds a scrolling pause * indicates the end of a message.
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Press SPACE (SW2) to choose between a space, the letter 'a'*, the letter 'A'*, the pause character or the 'end-of-
message' character.
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(*This is convenient because it saves you from scrolling through the entire character set to locate the desired
character)
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Exit the EDIT mode : press ENTER repeatedly until you reach the 'end-of-message' character or hold ENTER for 2
seconds. The unit starts displaying the current message.
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HINT : Put an 'end-of-message character in front of the first character of the current message to restore the default
message.
SHOW MESSAGE :
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Starts displaying the current message.
ADVANCED OPTIONS :
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Hold 'UP' at startup for RS232-terminal mode
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Hold 'DOWN' at startup to upload a message from your PC to the MK158
LCD mini message board with
backlight and enclosure.
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