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Slave Messages
If you answer No to the print messages prompt, you are asked if you want to
send messages to slave displays when triggered. It is possible to connect one
or more DL10 slave displays to the DL20. Messages displayed on the DL20
can be sent to the slaves. In addition, a message can display on a particular
slave display. Since there is only one serial port, a message cannot be both
printed and sent to a slave. The DL20 displays the following prompt only if
you have selected not to print the message:
If you answer Yes, the message is routed to slave displays every time it is
triggered. The DL20 prompts you with the message:
If you answer Yes to this prompt, the message you are editing is displayed on
all connected slave devices, regardless of their addresses. You are then
prompted for the next attribute, message wait time. If you answer No to the
above prompt, this prompt appears:
Enter a number from 1 through 127. For example, if you enter the number
30, all connected slaves that have 30 as their address will display this
message when triggered. The following slave addresses are reserved and
cannot be used: 0, 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 22, 43, 45, 48-57. Address 127 displays
all messages sent to any slave number. Chapter 9 describes how to connect
slave displays.
Message Wait Time
The next message attribute controls how long the message is displayed.
Wait time range is 0-31.
For a scroll mode message, the wait time is the amount of time that passes
before the next character is scrolls the display. The units of time are Tenths
of a Second.
For a line mode message, the wait time is the amount of time that passes
before the next line shows in the display. The units of time are Seconds.
Chapter 4
Creating and Editing Messages
OUT TO SLAVE? N
TO ALL SLAVES? Y
SLAVE NUMBER: 0
WAIT TIME? 5
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