Example 9 - Special Effects With Modes (Trailing Modes) - Adaptive Beta-Brite 1024 Programming Manual

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 "Clearing a sign's memory" on page 5 or "Example 5 — Deleting messages" on page 16.)
2 Press PROGRAM.
3 Press ADV.
Hold down SHIFT and
4
press 4 for FLASH.
5 Type ATTENTION!
Hold down SHIFT and
6
press 1 for ROLL.
7 Type Trailing mode
8 Press RUN twice to see trailing mode in action. ATTENTION! should flash and then roll off the display.
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.
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, and .
SNOW SPRAY
You see this...
PROG TEXT A
A]
A]
A] ATTENTION!
LS]
A]
A]Trailing mode
CONDENSED
[FLS]
[RL↑]
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