LED DISPLAY SYSTEM
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1. Ycu can type a narro fo thie piirto or you san asc che name suppled telbw wen ycu nev fnishac zlick Nest Yi Bitername FD Cisolay Do you want ycur Wirdowe baced programe to use thie i Hinte 700 aie as the defaul C Yes Na Cancel 7 Click on Finish to complete the set up If prompted for the Windows 95 CD or disk insert CD or disk into the proper drive and click OK Now select the printer you created Go to File and click on Properties Click on the Details tab then click on Port Settings O Make sure the settings below are set accordingly Click on OK when done 649 09 COM1 Properties 2 x Port Settings Set to the BAUD RATE gi go NNNM setting on PAGE 20 Son um Data bits 8 X Parity None Settings should be as shown Stop bits 1 Flow control Xon xoff xi Advanced Restore Defaults 11 Click on the Sharing tab and click on Shared As In the Share Name box type in the 12 character Printer name you used in step 6 If you want to password protect the use of the Display Printer Driver type in a password in the Password box Only the user with the password can access the Printer Driver to send a message to the display 12 RSC Printer Driver set up complete G LAN COMMUNICATION re Printer Driver Set Up Click on Start Settings and Printer The Printers dialog window wil2. 00000000000 D0 000000000 Do 000000000 a dnonanannannj L RS232 je No LAN N EMAIL LED DISPLAY SYSTEM USER S MANUAL REV 2 0 AA 03127 X SCR B ME ST ST WERE 016mm N BAM 4317A FAS 148x210mm aS TABLE OF CONTENTS Key Features 4 io cel eh eee bouts eee eed SR n W ke vi dok eee da RD ey RAI ik av Installation and set UP 0 2 ene eee teen elas lesson Keyboard layout i i se Ies ur RENE Made od bee RPS eS teed des IR remote operation instruction dIaGraM eseeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeon IR SECTION Getting Started sani uto ee be SONE Go vue epo ex IARE ud Pt oce 5 Programming a simple message Programming alternate characters 2 0 cece eee eee eee eee ees 6 Display letters numbers symbols European Pre leading messages Graphics page Attention getting features 2 0 cee III 7 8 Selecting text colors font sizes Advanced feature Songa reet rex cue eret Ded n ater Pe evade are ae Greig Lc edd 8 10 Special effects schedule display Display Date amp Time Running combined pages Resetting system Setting ID address Setting brightness Setting system clock SOFTWARE SECTION System Requirements and Running the setup 0 0 eese 11 13 The Software Screen sense eink es Sele ertet i e pcm ey aa Ayo T d 13 SetU Dre 2 ena cs tee bete decree ora fe do e Rip Ros e ia le Sat e t RP e on M
3. File New Open Save Set Comm Exit Edit Cut Copy Paste Delete Commands Leading Speed Display effect Display time Closing Special opens a new window opens an existing file saves the file currently open allows you to set the communication settings exit the software program Cut the highlighted selection and put it on the clipboard Copy the highlighted selection and put it on the clipboard Paste the contents of the clipboard onto the active document Use this command to remove selected content from the Message Window How the text will appear Control the leading and closing moving speed How the text will display How long the message display How the text will disappear Insert the TIME DATE a BEEP 14 European Default European characters table for select i uo2 F vo T voc Time F vs F wie G vic R up Mowe amp mr uw AN va ua vz 8 ves vzs gt was ux gt yos vac C vao A v KE vor u3 3 u3 vu G O ua va Tar IET t U46 U4 E U48 U49 U4A E U4B I U4C I U4E I U4F D ox M aa D uso osi D oss O_uss U vi Z us B us l USA USB ij USC v USD b USE f USF d U60 a a U64 a U65 amp U66 c u U68 U s e U6A 1 i ve Y wr 9 vm fh vn O vn O wn O v vit v v U v wc Y v P v U
4. al Numoerolcopie f a M ei s tie Cancel INTERNET E MAIL COMMUNICATION How it works The display is first connected to the serial Communication Port of the computer atthe remote location which we refer to as the Receive Transmit Computer RTC The computer that will be transmitting the e mail is referred to as the Transmitting Master Computer TMC Both the TMC and RTC will have the display control software installed The user at the TMC will create a message using the provided software and save it Once the message is saved the user can start the software program used to send e mail such as Microsoft Exchange outlook Eudora Pro Netscape Mail etc and attach the saved message file to the e mail message and sendit The recipient at the RTC is then notified that new mail has arrived The user can then open at attachment and send the message to the sign L E D SIGN TMC Begin by installing the software program on the TMC and RTC Configure the sign and software on the RTC e TMC instructions 1 Start the software program on the TMC and create a message Now save it and exit the program 23 a BW N Start the software program used to send e mail and select tosenda new message Type in the TO address Now click on the icon that will allow you to attach a file Select the file you wantto be displayed in the sign your e mail message should look similar to the following splayed an sign Meceage M
5. Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives H IDE ATAJATAPI controllers Sa Keyboards TS Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors Network adapters Y Ports COM 8 LPT Ej Communications Port COMI JE E ART Bridg ECP Printer Port LPT1 AR Processors 9 b Sound video and game controllers Bi yi System devices E Universal Serial Bus controllers 32 1M03127 GER TRO
6. How doldisplay lower case letters Please refer to page 6 SHIFT key function I plugged the sign in but nothing comes ON Unplug the powerto the sign and plugitin again Make sure the power adaptor plugis plugged into the sign and AC connect firmly Try using another wall outlet Refer page resetting system using the FUNCT key HELP SECTION SOFTWARE Most Commonly Asked Questions How dolturn my sign OFF and ON automatically everyday Please refer page 16 under the function control display by schedule Trouble Shooting My sign does not show after setting schedule display Clear the schedule display and reset the system Refer page 16resetting system using the all 27 HELP SECTION SOFTWARE Troubleshooting The software is not communicating with the sign Use the checklist below to verify your settings L1 Ihave found the ID setting of the sign and entered them into the software Page 16 LI lam using the cable supplied by Page 14 NOTE The cable may not be extendedwith any other cable The cable must be one complete cable from the 9 Pin connectorto the sign OPEN COM ERROR If the error message is OPEN COM ERROR this means the Com Port you have selected is not available for your use oris being used by an internal device in your computer A computer normally has 4 COM PORTS Two external ports which are available to connect external devices to the computer and two Internal po
7. asta Press to stop the display PressL to program schedule display Press gt to enter the schedule selection Press A LE to select schedule max 5 schedule can be set up from Ato E Press to confirm schedule selection Press 4 to select starting year field Press to edit the year Press ENTER to confirm year input and go to start month input Press m to select starting month field Press f X to edit the month Press to confirm month input and goto start date input Press 4 to select starting date field 8 Press f L to edit the date Press to confirm date input and goto start hour input Press m 4 to select starting hour field Press to edit the hour Press ENTER to confirm hour input and goto start minute input Press m to select starting minute field Press f L to edit the minute 20 Press ENTER to confirm minute input and goto closing year input 21 Repeat step 6 to 20 to complete the closing timer set up and you will see 22 Press characters key A B C Z to input display page for the schedule Press DEL if input is wrong 23 Press ENTER to confirm the schedule set up There are max 5 display schedule from A to E can be set Please repeat step 1 to 23 to complete the next schedule setting If you want to cancel the schedule display please refer resetting system using the FUNCT key procedure IQ COTO
8. Welcome L Leading commands how the text will appear T Closing commands how the text will disappear Display effect A Normal B Blinking C Playsong 1 D Playsong 2 E Playsong3 Moving speed 3 Fast 2 Medium 1 Medium 2 O Slow Bell duration A Short B Medium 1 C Medium 2 D Long Display time 0 5sec 25sec Date display format DD MM YY Time display format hh mm 26 HELP SECTION IR Infrared Remote Keyboard Most Commaonly Asked Questions Can I run multiple pages when the SCHEDULE DISPLAY Yes you canreferpage 8 adding schedule setting HOW CANI CONTROL MORE THAN ONE SIGN FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION Set the different ID address software will allow you to control up to 255 signs by setting How dolremove the demo message on the sign The demo message is permanently programmed onto the sign andis designed torun automatically when there are no messages programmed by the user When you program a message onto a page the demo message will nolonger show How much text can I program onto each PAGE You can program up to 210 characters per page there 26 pages text message and 16 pages graphic can be programmed Will lose my messages if remove the power to the sign No fhere is a built in battery in the sign After unplug my sign lose the current TIME and DATE setting Why The battery on the cpu board is gone you should replace with same battery The battery normally can keep 2 years
9. area to proper position and right click the mouse to fix the information position cea Clear function key Left click this button to clear the whole edit area 8meFie Bmp file function key Left click this button That can easily export the editing content to Bmp file or import Bmp file edited by other program 19 BmpSaveLoad i Bl xl Preview Screen Output and save the whole screen to a bmp file Input bmp file to editing area Import Bmp zl Cancel Display zoom in zoom out function The zoom size can be selected from 1 to 8 1 is the smallest You can zoom in or zoom out to affect you edit job as Zoom E a a Color selection function Just easily to left click the color button to select the color you want If you edit a triple color frame then you have four color boxes to select as If you edit a single color frame then you can select eitherred or black color box as Cala using Color sm color Coo EE D IB EH HH LAN COMMUNICATION How it works LAN The display is first connected to the Serial Communication Port of a computer in the LAN environment which we refer to as the R eceiving S lave C omputer RSC The computer that will actually be transmitting messages to the display is referred to as the T ransmitting Master omputer TMC The TMC will have the display control software installed It is not necessary to install the software on the RSC The next st
10. display different message with different time date One touch easy operation press one key to display date and time or pre loading message Led display system Software for use with Windows 98 and higher Please see the Software Section for all the features 1 INSTALLATION AND SET UP AC AC CONNECT Power Adaptor 1 Mount the brackets onto the chosen wall location Use the mounting screws included with the display to fasten the brackets onto the sign 2 There are two wires from the power adapter First connect the two prong end to anyAC wall outlet Second connect the single prong end to the display via the location on the end cap 3 Assoon as you connect the single prong end to the sign the sign should automatically light up and start displaying the Hemo message that is a preprogrammed message showing all the features of the display Note If your sign does not turn ON please turn to the user manual Help Section on page 27 4 Surge protectors are recommended if you are in an area where power out ages are frequent IR SENSOR WINDOWS 98 ME 2000 NT XP Computer To Computer Serial Port IR REMOTE KEYBOARD KEYBOARD LAYOUT INFRA RED REMOTE KEYBOARD LAYOUT ON OFF TIME DATE Q PROG SHIFT EUROP CHAR PROG COLOR 4 ESC FUNCT FONT RUN PAGE ENTER EH EN EN c Y E B2 A EM NH ANDE F5 G6 J8 K9 o DE SPACE DEL Command Keys Keys located in the y
11. graphics page Let s say you had pre loaded a message to page e and you wanted to display Press Display Description 1 STOP MODE Stops fhe sign and wait page 2 E PG E DA PAGE E 3 Runs your message NOTE There are 26 pages can pre loading message that you can select to display from A To Z Link display pre loading message Press Display Description 1 RUN PAGE STOP MODE STOPAND WAIT PAGE DATA 2 A B E PG A B E DISPLAY PAGE A B E 3 ENTER RUNS YOUR MESSAGE ATTENTION GETTING FEATURES Using the key to select a text color 1 Press Q PROG tostop the sign and program a message 2 Press S U to display the letter 3 Press the COLOR key as you will notice SU have now changed todifferent color 4 Now press key again to view the different text colors Once you see the color you wish to use Your color has now been selected The color you select will stay active until another color is chosen 5 Keyin the word SUCCESS 6 Press ENTER torun your message NOTE Please refer to the quick reference section for the color table Using the FONT key to select font sizes Press Q PROG to stop the sign and program a message Press todisplaythe letter 1 2 3 Press the key as you will notice AB have now changed to different font 4 Now press the key again to view the different font sizes Once you see the font size you which to use Your font size has now been selected The font you select wi
12. 7 6x7 SPACE DEL PROGHt H gt SELECT PAGE EDIT t CHANGE PAGE A Z ENTER Lb TNPUT MESSAGE HENTER 44 SELECT ENTER 4 SELECT hk Refer Q prog LEADING AND CLOSING DISPLAY EFFECT EFFECT LIENTER t SELECT ENTERH ISELECT ENTER DISPLAY TIME MOVING SPEED SELECT SCHEDULE DISPLAYH t SELECT SEHEDULE A E HENTER t SET START YEARH t SET CLOSE YEARHINPUT DISPLAYHENTER ENTER ENTER PAGESIA Z tt MONTH ti MONTH ENTER i tt ti MINUTE MINUTE ENTER ENTER FUNCTH IH CLEAR ALLI HENTER SET IDHq t SELECT ID ADDRESS 90 FF ENTER SET BRIGHTNES t SELECT BRIGHTNESS A ENTER SET CLOCK YEAR t SELECT YEAR 00 999 ENTER SET CLOCK MONTH t gt SELECT MONTH 01 12 HENTER ESC SET CLOCK DATE t gt SELECT DATE 01 31 ENTER SET CLOCK HOUR q 4 gt SELECT HOUR 00 23 HENTER SET CLOCK MINUTE tt SELECT MINUTE 00 59 ENTER RUN PAGE INPUT PAGE ABC Z ENTER For2line display only IR SECTION GETTING STARTED BY REMOTE CONTROL PRESS ON OFF The sign will display on and off PRESS TIME DATE ESC OFF To display the time and date message only press ESC to cancel time date display function Programming a simple message with Let s practice how to program a simple message by following the steps below Make sure your sign is currently running a message Press Display Description 1 Q PROG Stop the sign an
13. GraphData Ya tet Ke on fou Jan fan fan ja kapon EIE an ban ES E ERE EIE EI n Al Tiles Tine Remaining Omriules J seseris EIBEIEIEHE E EL EHE ELE E EB GE ET ITEE E E nE ie Installatior V izaid After copying the file is complete click on Finish Finish the installation and shortcut icon for quick start will be on the desktop screen And simultaneously create DIRECTORY in your PC program group Shortcut Icon ZA Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook EXIETSTS If you want to uninstall the system just double click the unwise exe at the Program Group New Sign 12 Select Uninstall Method Welcome to the New Sign uninstall program You can choose to automatically uninstall this software or to choose exactly which changes are made to your system Select the Custom button to choose which modifications to make during the uninstall Select the Automatic button for the default uninstall options Select Repair to reinstall changed files registry keys requires installation media Automatic Custom Repair Wise Installation Wizard Cancel Select Automatic and click NEXT The program will automatically uninstall SOFTWARE SCREEN fa New Sign E 5 x File Edit Commands European Font Color Bmp Graphics Functions Help DEB x83 g Line 1 amp Lan First select leading effect move speed display eff
14. ON opo ADVANCED FEATURES Displaying the time and date using the key 1 Press the key to ENTER the date time display mode date amp time will display alternatively for 3 second Cancel display the time and date using the key 1 Press and wait 3 sec the display will back to normal message display Running combined Pages using the RUN PAGE key This feature allows you to link up to 26 pages together as one long message Remember to have your messages programmed before setting this feature l Press to stop the sign 2 Press the key to select the select run pages press ENTER to confirm 3 Keyinthe pages to run the page link A and B and C 4 Keyin to run message Resetting system using the key Any time you can press to skip the set up process 1 Press EUNCT to enter the set up function 2 Press key select clear all Y 3 Press key Setting id address using the key 1 Press to enter set up function 2 Press key to select ADDOO 3 Press m to select the address field 4 Press to edit the address from 00 to ZZ 5 Press ENTER to confirm address set up 6 Press ESC to return to normal display Address ID set up only for more than one display sign connect with one data cable That the data can be separated send to the display from PC with ID address Setting brightness using the key 1 Press to enter set up function 2 Press V V to brightness s
15. SER FONT MAKE T Font Make E slo xj Select the char code where the Eiern character you will change and fetes ILU onm then select font size Click Jto e Mee Sil add the item in the list box Then md Drew Font select this item to draw the font Repeat the process for the same character with different font size example U40 4x7 U40 5x7 U40 6x7 Click Transfer Transfer to Sign to update the user font of the sign Click File Save Font on this window e fee to save a file RECALL DEFAULT FONT Use for recall the above default European characters font to the Sign and software THE MENU BAR Font Select any one of font styles to be used in your message Colors Select any one of listed colors to use for your text Bmp Graphics Edit Graphic Edit and save your own graphic images and then insert into the message window refer graphic edit section Function Send Message Send the current text in the Message Window to the LED Display Board Before transferring you should Select ID of Display Board ID which you may set by Set ID function Simultaneously Set which page you transfer to There are 26 pages in all 15 Run Page Run aspecified page on the LED Display Board Link pages To Run Link some pages in order to Run more than one Page For example type in abc the sign will display page A page B page C content consecutively Set ID Set ID of the Led Display Board N
16. age 2 Press to display the letter A 3 Now press the EUROP CHAR key As you will notice the letter A has now changed its shape to the European letter Continue to press the key until you reach the European style A of your choice TIP To revert back to the normal character continue to press EUROP CHAR Also you can press any letter at any time to continue to type normal characters 4 Following previous steps 2 and 3 try to display the European character for the letter U 5 Press ENTER to run your message E PROGRAMMING ALTERNATE CHARACTERS Displaying European characters in lower case using the and EUROP CHAR key Press Q PROG a PROG to stop the sign Press and program a message 2 Press the SHIFT SHIFT key once to go into the lower case mode Remember the SHIFT key toggles you from 4 different modes Upper case lower case numerical and symbols mode 3 Now press C to display the letter C in lower case 4 Now press the key As you will notice the letter c has now changed its shape to the European 5 While staying in the lower case mode try to display the European character for the letter o 6 Press ENTER to run your message NOTE There are 60 European characters that you can choose from Please refer to the Quick Reference Guide for the European Characters Table and cor responding letters ATTENTION GETTING FEATURES Displaying pre loading message or
17. d wait for message input 2 HELLO SPACE HELLO Key in HELLO using the character keys TIP If you key in a wrong character press to delete the last character entered 3 ENTRE HELLO HELLO Runs the message you programmed PROGRAMMING ALTERNATE CHARACTERS Display lower case Letters numbers and symbols using the SHIFT key Please take notice of the INDICATION BLOCK which appears on the left hand corner of the sign whenever the SHIFT key is pressed in the following steps Press to stop the sign and program a message 2 Press to display the letter A 3 Pressthe key once Now press any one of the letter character keys on the IR Remote character keys active lower case mode 4 Press again Now press any one of the white number character keys on the IR Remote white character keys active numerical mode 5 Pressthe key again Now press any one of the green symbols character keys on the IR Remote green character keys active symbols mode 6 Press again to return you to the upper case mode Press any letter key to verify that you are back in the upper case mode 5 NOTE Upper Case mode is the default selection when beginning to program Once you press the SHIFT key you are no longer in the upper case mode Follow steps 3 6 to toggle between modes 7 Press ENTER to run your message Displaying European characters using the key l Press to stop the sign and program a mess
18. ect display time and closing effect then type your message here Tool Bar Buttons that serve as Menu Bar shortcuts to execute commands See as follows for descriptions pec ok kip type Character Count and see the message that Displays the number of will be transmitted to the sign characters typed by the user 119 SET UP Connecting the cable 1 Connect the Phone Clip end of the Phone Type Cable to the sign 2 On the back of your computer identify a COM PORT If you have trouble locating a COM PORT on your computer please reference your computer user manual or contact the manufacturer of your computer 3 Connect the 9 Pin connector end to the COM PORT you will be using If the 9 pin connector is not connected to the correct COM PORT computer communication to your sign will not work 13 Toolbar gigs muc r D z RS232 RS232 PHONE JACK D gt L E D SIGN PIN2 RXD Green PIN3 TXD Black TXD Black RXD Green PINS GND Red GND Red Opens a new Message Window Opens an existing File Saves the current message in the Message Window Cut the highlighted selection and put it on the clipboard Copy the highlighted selection and put it on the clipboard Paste the contents of the clipboard Sends the message in the Message Window to the sign Sends the message through LAN THE MENU BAR
19. ellow area Character Keys Keys outside the yellow area Upper Case Keys 26 A Z Lower Case Keys 26 a z Numeric 10 0 9 Symbols 29 li European 60 A Please refer to page 7 8 for instructions on displaying European characters NOTE IR keyboard must be pointed at the built in infra red sensor located on the top left hand corner of the sign Optimum operating distance should be around 5 to 30 DO NOT subject the remote keyboard to impact water or excessive humidity The remote keyboard operates on two R6 UM SUM 3 AA or AAA 1 5 volt batteries Batteries not included Inserting Batteries Battery Cover E IR REMOTE OPERATION INSTRUCTION DIAGRAM START ON OFF TIME DATE m te CANCEL ees ose ESC Q PROG INPUT MESSAGE ENTER A Z SHIFT a z 0 9 EUROP CHAR A 2 FONT 4x7 5x
20. ep is to set up a Generic Text Only printer driver on the RSC and share it with the TMC Once the set up is done and a message created a simple click on the button for Send via Network will bring up the PRINT dialog window You then select the Generic Text Only printer created and click on OK and your message is on its way 20 L E D SIGN RSC Printer Driver Set Up 1 Begin by clicking on Start Settings and Printer The Printers dia log window will appear 2 Double click on the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard window will appear Click on Next Select Local printer and click on Next again Under Manufacturers search for Generic Select Generic ON Next If prompted A driveris already installed for this printer then select to Keep existing driver and click on Next 5 Select the Communications Port on the RSC the display will be connected to and click on Next For Example If the display is connected to COMI select COM Ao lick the port you wart to 463 wilh this printer and then lick Next ilh PCI ModemilM Zonligure Pot teen LAN COMMUNICATION 6 Under Printer name type in the name you want for the Display Printer Driver This name must be 12 characters in length In the example below we used the initials F D to represent Front Desk Select No to select the printer as the default printer and click on Next
21. erial device and it can support serial device control requests defined in the Win32 Communications API When you connect the USB cable to the USB port Windows will now detect USB device Since you have already installed the device drives all you need to do is check which COM port was created and tell your serial device s software to use the corresponding port 4 UPDATE THE MAPPED COM PORT If USB RS232 Converter is assigned to a high COM Port e g COM8 however the application do not support it you need to update the mapped port In the Device Manager double Click the entry CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller COM8 under the category Ports COM 8 LPT Select the tab box Port Settings CP2101 USB to LART Bridge Controller COM3 Proper General ort Settings Driver Detals Bits per second 115200 Databiti 8 Paity Non Stop bits Flow conlrol Non OK Cancel 31 Click the Advanced button and select a low COM port which the application support e g CONG and then Click OK button Advanced Settings for COM3 Use FIFO buffers requires 16550 compatible UART Select lower settings to correct zonnection problems Select higher settings for faster erformance Receive Buffer Low 1 g High 14 Transmit Buffer Low J High 16 COM Port Number File Action View Help eco Hs gasyma TESTO E 9 Computer s Disk drives E a
22. ermission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue Select Install from a list or specific location advanced and press Next 29 Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD S or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue lt Back Next gt Cancel fe Check Include this location in the Search and press Browse to locate the slabw2k inf driver installation file The file location is the CD ROM Drive usb driver win directory Once this location is selected press Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Se S Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search Fus drivert WIN v O Dont search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver
23. et up function 3 Press m to select brightness field 4 Press 4 4 to edit brightness level from high to low A D 5 Press ENTER to confirm brightness set up 6 Press to return to normal display ADVANCED FEATURES Setting system clock using the EUNCT key Press to enter set up function Press amp V L to set up year data Press m es to select the year field Press 1 V to edit the year data Press to confirm year setting Press to set up month data Press m es to select the month field Press to edit the month data Press to confirm month setting Press amp to set up date data Press m s to select the date field Press f V to edit the date data Press to confirm date setting Press to set up hour data Press m es to select the hour field Press to edit the hour setting Press to confirm hour setting Press amp to setup minute data Press m s io select the minute field Press to edit the minute data Press to confirm minute setting Press back to normal message display 294 a On mo gus OOMONA aAKRWBNH OO NNN NM C 10 SOFTWARE SECTION PC system required Operating System Win98 Win me Win NT Win 2000 Win XP CPU Intel Pentium 166 or above RAM 32M or above Monitor VGA or higher Serial Output RS232 port Software installation instructions Insert the LED Display System disk in
24. from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Back Next Cancel B Press Finish to complete installing the USB Device drivers Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for F CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller Click Finish to close the wizard 3 USB RS232 CONVERTER SERIAL INTERFACE After finishing the drivers installation Click on Start settings control panel system device manage and you will see a USB port will appear as a COM port in the Device Manager 30 Device Manager File Action View Heb se Ra EsTOI a Camer See Diskdrives Display adapters 13 DVD CD ROM drives i e IDE ATA ATAPI controlers Se Keyboards Mice and other painting devices a Montors 8 Network adapters af Ports COM amp LPT Y Communications Pert CoML A210 Usb to UAKI bridge Controller CO3 9 ECP Printer Fort LPT1 MR Processors Sound video and game controllers Wy System devices i Universal Serial Eus controllers USB RS232 Converter will usually use the lowest available COM port for operation For instance if COM ports 1 to 3 are in use by other peripherals and applications USB RS232 Converter will use COM 4 USB RS232 Converter functions identically to a COM port from the reference point of both the host application and the s
25. i N N le 00000 P b U UUUU Y YY Letter in Foreground Lower OWER CASE Color a amp e d e e i ati n o 66066 p b u y YY D QUICK REFERENCE SECTION Special effects table After you complete message editing you can select the leading and closing effect by and key and confirm by enter key Letter Type Effet Description A L T Immediate Image will be immediately appeared 25 B LT Xopen Image will be shown from center and extend to 4 side C LT Curtain UP Image will be shown one line by one line from bottom to top D L T Curtain Down Image will be shown one line by one line from Top to Bottom E EST Scroll Left Image will be scrolled from Right to Left F ET Scroll Right Image will be scrolled from Right to Left G LT Vopen Image will be shown from center to top and Bottom one line by oneline H LT Vclose Image will be shown from Top and Bottom to Center one line by one line LT Scroll Up Image will be scroll from Bottom to Top J L T Scroll Down Image will be scrolled from Bottom to Top K L T Hold Previous Screen will be kept L L Snow Pixels will be dropped down from top and stack up to build the image M L Twinkle a blank diagonal line will be scrolling on the image N Block Move 8 pixel width display block will be moved from right to left one by one P L Random Random Pixel will be appeared to build the image Q Pen writing Hello World R L Pen writing
26. ic in the Graphic window into your message 47 Edit function SO Editor tools box TA NES Ho e i305 2 AX Bmp Clear Pen tool Click this tool and move the mouse to Editor Area Press and hold down the left button of your mouse and move your mouse to free hand draw Brush tool Click this tool and move the mouse to Editor Area Press and hold down the left button of your mouse and move your mouse to get brushing function Line tool Click this tool Move your cursor to select the starting point of the line Then hold down the left button of your mouse moving your mouse to the end point of the line Then release mouse button Outline rectangle tool Click this tool To select the starting point by moving your cursor and hold down the left botton of your mouse Then move at the end and release mouse button Rectangle tool Same operation step as outline rectangle tool Outline ellipse tool Same operation step as outline rectangle tool Ellipse tool Same operation step as outline rectangle tool Pointer tool Click this tool Select the edit area by press and hold down the left button of your mouse Then the select area be round by release your mouse button Moving the round area by hold down the left button of your mouse until the position you want Then release the mouse button Right click to fix the position Polygon pointer tool Same operation step as pointer tool Erase tool C
27. ich Text Ba newsign sb 6 Now send the e mail message RTC instructions l 2 3 4 au The recipient at the RTC should automatically be notified when new mail has arrived The recipient should open the message and see that the attached file is for the sign The recipient should run the newsign software and then open the message file Now just click on the icon on the toolbar to send the message to the sign Your message is now being displayed ICK REFERENCE SECTION Color Code Table OPTIONAL A amp D forsingle color sign A to J for tri color sign To select a COLOR press COLOR once Foreground Background Letter Color Color A RED BLACK B GREEN BLACK C YELLOW BLACK D BLACK RED E BLACK GREEN F BLACK YELLOW G RED GREEN H GREEN RED l R Y G BLACK J RANDOM BLACK QUICK REFERENCE SECTION Font size table To select a FONT SIZE press FONT to toggle between the fonts listed below 24 Letter Character Font Size NORMAL BOLD ITALIC Narrow High Big m MOUQWY European Character Table To display a EUROPEAN CHARACTER press the Corresponding Letter then press the EUROP CHAR key until the European letter of your choice is reached Once you see the European letter you which to use press any other letter to continue to type your message Letter in Foreground Upper PPER CASE Color A AAAAAAE B B C C D B E EEEE l fit
28. l appear 2 Double click on the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard window will appear Click on Next Select Network printer and click on Next again Select No to print from MS DOS based programs Click on Browse Double click on fhe name of the RSC on the network and select the Display Printer Driver created Browse for Printer x Ordo Select the network printer that you want to add Note Printers are usually attached to computers a2 a Entire Network E ial ai FD Display Chris Cynthia Jack e Click on OK Now click on Next 7 Under Printer name type in the 12 character Printer name used in Step 6 of the RSC Printer driver set up Select No to select the printer as the default printer and click on Next Click on Finish to complete the set up If prompted for the Windows 95 CD or disk insert CD or disk into the proper drive and click OK 10 TMC Printer Driver set up complete SENDING A MESSAGE through the LAN 1l Start the TruColorll Software program Create your message 2 Click on amp for Send via Network Input the Sign ID Number and Page Number Now click on OK 3 Select the Display Printer Driver from the Printer Name box and click on OK Message sent successfully Print ae Piinier hane z __ Biopaties Staus Ready Type Xer CocuPiint P12 Where MAN sera Conmert yo 00 Piin range r Copies
29. lick this tool Just press and hold down the left button of your mouse and move your mouse to erase the area you want Clear tool Click this tool and select the color Then moving cursor to edit area left click your mouse That the whole edit area will turn to that color If you select black color the whole edit area will be covered by black in color Same as clear function Text tool Click this tool Move cursor to the starting point you want to put the text Left click your mouse and text input will bring up That you can type in your words or use windows cut and Paste function to input text Then select the fonts and fonts size Click OK Button to finish the text input Then move the object to the position you want and right click your mouse to fix if 18 Input Text x Click here Fonts and p x 1 to go to size Font j al onts indication ok selection Sie 0 7 Height i6 Cancel Text input area Text preview x Font Atal Font Selection Size 0 Height Use Attracive informatior Cancel OK LM ANA AA A PLE Use Attracive information Font syle R eguar Arial Black O Comic Sans MS Bold Courier Bold Italic O Courier New O Estrangeo Edessa Fixedsys Effecto Sample Strikeout m Undetire Pese ge Cobr Black Suit Turkish vi After clicking the Ok button in dialog box move the rectangle
30. ll stay active until another font is chosen 5 6 Key in the word ABLE Press ENTER to run your message NOTE There are many font sizes that you can select from Please refer to the Quick Reference Section for the Font Size Table amp ADVANCED FEATURES Adding special effects to your message using the key Now the real fun begins Let s program a message using the effect NA OY Oi descen INS cR fo 10 11 12 13 14 15 Press to program a message Press 9 select page edit function Press gt to select PAGE A Total 26 page can be selected from A Z Press f X to program PAGE A The sign will read PAG A Press the ENTER to edit PAGE A Key in the word COOL Press the ENTER The Sign will wait for effect input Now press the 4 keys to scroll through the various leading and display effect Press ENTER when you confirm the effect selection Press f LE keys to scroll through the closing effect Press ENTER when you confirm the effect selection Press f X keys to select the display time Press ENTER to confirm the display time press t L keys to select leading and closing effect moving speed from 0 3 Press ENTER when you confirm NOTE There are many effects that you can select from Please refer to quick Reference Guide for the Effects Table and corresponding letters Adding schedule display using the key 1 BW 29 09 2 03501
31. message to the sign If your sign did not receive your message try sending the message again 16 BMP GRAPHIC EDITOR Use the Graphic Editor to edit or create graph ics of your own To open the Edit Graphic window click on bmp Graphics on the menu bar then click on Edit Graphics Editor area Edit erea selection Fides wth pne a Editor tools box Graphic library h s display zoom in and zoom out a R CL v HE 1 select color to edit Sare late S RED BLACK for single color sign BOOQG RED BLACK YELLOW GREEN for onn tri color sign Graphic data function select Select Graphic window Click on any one of the graphics from the Select Graphic list to view the graphic in the Graphic window Select Graph Gl G2 Stored graphics list From Gl to G16 Max 16 pages graphic can be stored BMP GRAPHIC EDITOR Color window Select any one color RED BLACK for single color sign RED BLACK YELLOW GREEN for tri color sign TO edit an existing graphic or to create a graphic Color Use list e O e e Colors to select from Current selected color p black red green yellow Edit graphic buttons Functions of buttons are described below SAVE the current graphic displayed in the Graphic window Graphic will be saved in the Library DELETE a graphic from the Library INSERT the current graph
32. ncluded Software Quick Reference Section Corresponding Codes for IR Remote Keyboard Software Section O Help Section Most commonly asked questions troubleshooting contacting technical support The step by step process of explanation will help you accomplish a few examples before starting on your own ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED Accessories supplied with the product are USB cable incorporating a USB to UART bridge RS232 cable Power supply output 12Vdc 2 5A or output 12Vac 2 5A Software disc KEY FEATURES COLORS AND FONT SIZES By combining Colors RED BLACK for single color sign RED BLACK YELLOW GREEN for tri color sign ANA different font sizes the LED display will allow you to advertise and capture your customers attention like never before VISUAL TEXT EFFECTS AND GRAPHICS With such functions as cycling scroll up scroll down and overlap advertising has never been so much fun powerful graphics editor can create your own to make your messages stand out DEPENDABILITY AND DURABILITY All of our signs are manufactured under strict quality controls for years of prob lem free operation The aluminum casing minimizes interference and assures reliability wherever it is installed LARGE MEMORY AND MESSAGE STORAGE The led display system is equipped with 32K of memory with the capability to retain your programmed information for up to 30 days when not used Internal back up battery SCHEDULE DISPLAY FUNCTION To
33. ote IDOO represents global call If yon hare more than one sign you might want to connect all the signs in a network e g from IDO1to IDO5 you can send message to any sign in the network by individual ID To broadcast to all the signs use ID 00 Set Clock Set the Date and Time the Display Board system Clock Delete Page Delete aspecified page information on the sign Set Brightness Set Display brightness there are 4levels of brightness Display by Schedule Schedule a message to be displayed you may make some pages display from sometime to another time max can setup to 5Schedule items one time Delete page Delete some pagesin the running messages Delete Schedule Delete some items in Schedule table Delete All Delete all messages in the LED Display Board Except system clock CONFIGURE SOFTWARE 1 Goto File and Set Communication H ioixi COM Port Select the Com Port dM comi M 2 Click on OK when your settings are complete SENDING A MESSAGE The Send Message icon is used to transmit the message to the sign 1l Inthe Message Window type in a test message such as Welcome to my message 2 Click on the icon on the Toolbar to bring up the Message window x Enter the Sign ID Number Sinib 5 Select a page to send gt Fase your message to SS RR You have pages A Z available Each page can be used to store a different message 3 Click on OK to send your
34. pa a e e do OUR Ec 13 Connecting the cable The menuBar uses ere ee e ER eee ete cen ec RR V I UR AA 14 16 Menu Bar functions and features European char table Sernding a message dsl E aa an n tae vo ae e zone Sea eae stad eke 16 Sending a message to sign after Set Up The bmp graphic editor elle elle elle ee e ee a ente aaa aaa seen 17 20 Editting and displaying graphics Color window Edit button Edit function Display zoom in or out Color selection LAN communication vesena meee L elle L Ga ee aa aaa ae a banane ee kannan eee 20 23 Setting up the RSC and TMC to send messages via the LAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Internet e mail communication 23 24 Setting up the RTC and TMC to send messages via the Internet DGUICK REFERENCE SECTION 24 Color Code table soc aie ERI PETRI eR ER e awe X er eU RE EUR 24 Font size table rens sale date E ree t ee docu et OPUS EI a AAA ponp rec 24 European table seio ona bete b SIS RM PER ER PE SATIRE 25 Special eff cts table c ee E RE x Ur ARI Reps Uer es 25 Display effect speed tiME lele lele eee ee eee eee e 26 Help section The USB RS232 Converter User Manual 29 PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING This manual contains three overall sections E IR Remote Section Programming your new sign using the included IR Remote Keyboard Programming your new sign using the i
35. rts which are available in most cases for computer use only Please check the back of your computer to see if itis labeled COMI or COM2 If not please refer to your computer user s manual or contact the computer manufac tuer for more information 28 The USB RS232 Converter User Manual 1 INTRODUCTION The USB RS232 converter can convert a USB1 1 interface to a RS232 serial interface It provides a simple solution for updating RS232 Interface Of peripheral products to USB interface Features USB Specification 1 1 compliant Over baud rates 1Mbps Working with existing COM port applications Support Win98 2000 ME XP 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS The enclosed CD ROM contains the Virtual COM Port Drivers for the Converter You will find the drivers files are included in the directory usb driver WIN on the CD ROM The following instructions refers to the Windows XP On other Operating System the installation steps are similar 2 1 Virtual COM Port Driver Installation in Windows XP E Insert the provided CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Connect the USB cable between the host computer and the target device la Windows will open a Found New Hardware Wizard window Press Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your p
36. to your CD ROM drive That will auto run and the first screen comes up Click INSTALL to go installation Choose READ ME fo show you the required system EXIT will quit the installation W install Software LI Click INSTALL to go ahead the installation and continue the Choose Next to continue Click BROWSE to select the directory to install the program The system preset is C Program FilesNNew sign Welzcns lo Mea Lig nelcll Sete arogan Iie prearan sal instal Neu Siga irstall on your computer WARN NG inleralional plogiam is prolecied by copmigrt lam and es Mwa an z Destination Location 7 1 4 Sausal nctzll New S cn melal r zho tollara toler aratalm o a diltcen oker chch Ercvisc and aclezt znolhci older You zer choose nol o instal Sew Sign ins al ki cicsing Ca cel ta est Se up Dzatincton Fobcr wegan FiesiNew Sign Ram W ce Inslalation Wizard Carcel Click NEXT to keep on installation Choose NEXT to run the file installation to copy the file to your PC hard disk Choose CANCEL to quit installation program or BACK to change the directory setting ES A ec You are now reacy lo install New Sign instal Press tne Next outton to bacin the netelletion or tre B ac buttcn to reenter the inslallaton information Wise Iristallaliuri Wisa JF Installing A E A a Qui ent Fike Copying lik LAPEUIGKATTAN W 51677 sv
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