Daktronics Venus 1500 Version 4 User Manual

Venus 1500 Version 4 Operation Manual DD1370296 Rev 21 – 22 April 2014 201 Daktronics Drive PO Box 5128 Brookings, SD 57006 Tel: 800-DAKTRONICS (

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 90 Policies Policies allows administrators to create presentation restrictions, such as minimum Hold Ti

Venus 1500 Options 91 Scheduling Scheduling enables brightness scheduling, playlist mode, and changes the appearance of the Schedule window (Schedule

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 92 User Security User Security enables or disables a secure login to Venus 1500 software. The Administr

93 Troubleshooting Wizard Click Begin to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. Note: When Troubleshooting starts, the Begin button changes to Refresh. A

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 94 When Troubleshooting is complete, a results window shows what errors, if any, the wizard found. If t

95 Content Studio About Daktronics Click the Content Studio button, click Content Studio Options. Click About. Contacting Daktronics Mail: Daktronics

97 Content Studio Terminology  Presentation all the layouts. Presentation replaces the term message in Sequence Editor.  Layout holds all content

99 Create, Open, and Save Presentations Create a New Presentation Click the Content Studio button and click New (CTRL + N). Or click the New icon in

1 System Requirements Minimum System Requirements Recommended System Requirements Windows XP®, Vista®, 7®, or 8® with current updates applied (32-or

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 100 Presentation Size Indicator To the left of the layout, is the Presentation Size Indicator. The red

Create, Open, and Save Presentations 101 Open a Presentation Click the Content Studio button, and click Open (CTRL + O). Or click the Open icon in the

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 102 Save a Presentation Click the Content Studio button and click Save (CTRL + S). Or click the Save ic

103 Layout Add a Layout On the Home tab, in the Layout group, select Add. The new layout appears to the right of the initial layout in the Timeline.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 104 Insert a Layout Go to the Home tab, in the Layout group, select Insert. The new layout is inserted

Layout 105 Delete Layouts Select the layout you wish to delete from the Layout Storyboard. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Delete. The

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 106 Change Default Layout Time Click the Content Studio Application Menu button, and select the Content

Layout 107 Paging Go to the Insert tab, in the Media group, click Paging. Pages allow a smaller presentation to play within the layout. The cursor is

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 108 Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Best Fit on the Layout Click Zoom In (Ctrl + +) on the Zoom group, on the Vi

Layout 109 Add Transition to Layout Select a Layout and click the Layout tab to add an Entry Transition. Click the downward-pointing arrow to see all

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 110 In the Layout Storyboard view, the transition icon appears to the left of the layout it is applied

111 Text Filtering Content Studio comes equipped with a default list of offensive words and phrases not allowed in presentations. Default words canno

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 112 Add custom words or phrases to the filtered list by typing them in the blank box at the top of the

113 Text and Lines of Text Create a Text Box Select Text Box, in the Quick Insert group, on the Home tab, or go to the Insert tab in the Text group,

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 114 Add Space Between Lines Click the Line Spacing tab, in the Paragraph group, on the Home tab. Choose

Text and Lines of Text 115 Align Blocks of Text Highlight the text within the text box, layout, or select the whole element containing the text you wa

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 116 Align Lines of Text Select the text or text box you want to format. On the Home tab, in the Paragra

Text and Lines of Text 117 Bold, Italicize, and Underline Text Highlight the text or text box you want to format. Click Bold (CTRL + B) from the Fonts

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 118 Change the Space Between Letters/Character Spacing Go to the Home tab, in the Fonts group, click th

Text and Lines of Text 119 Cut, Copy, and Paste Text Click and drag to highlight the text or select the text box you wish to cut or copy. Click Copy (

3 Register (License) Venus 1500 Software Registration is required to use Venus 1500 software. Without proper registration, Venus 1500 software is onl

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 120 Flashing Text Basic Flashing Text Select the text you want to add the flashing effect. Click the Fl

Text and Lines of Text 121 Smooth Text Select the text you want to format. Go to the Home tab, in the Fonts group, click the Smooth Text button. The t

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 122 Scrolling Text Click Scrolling Text, in the Text group, located on the Insert tab. The Scrolling Te

Text and Lines of Text 123 Scrolling Direction Select Scrolling direction. Select Text offset by clicking one of the default buttons or by choosing a

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 124 Set Scrolling Speed Select Scrolling speed. Review scrolling text by clicking the Start preview and

Text and Lines of Text 125 Import To Workspace Click Import to add the scrolling text element to the layout. Note: To edit, double-click the scrolling

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 126 Select Fonts Select the text or text box you want to format. Go to the Home tab, in the Fonts group

Text and Lines of Text 127 TrueType Fonts are the most flexible fonts. You can change the font size, bold, italicize, or underline TrueType fonts. For

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 128 Place a Shadow on Text Basic Place a Shadow on Text Drag to highlight the text, select the text box

Text and Lines of Text 129 Different shadow directions can be used with DVX, GalaxyPro GP3, Revolution, and Revolution EV displays. Select the directi

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 4 Customer Information Form Complete the Customer Information form. All items are required and you must

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 130 Select the Shadow tab to display the Depth and Color tools. Note: Click the down arrow next to the

Text and Lines of Text 131 Place an Outline Around Text Basic Outline Around Text Click and drag to highlight the text or select the text box you want

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 132 Dialog Outline Around Text Select the text or the element containing text where you want to see an

133 Add Data Time, Temperature, and Date Click the Insert tab, and go to the Data group. Time Click Time and select a Time Format from the drop-down

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 134 Date Click Date and select a Date Format from the drop-down list. Repeat process until all desired

Add Data 135 Configure New Sources Click the Content Studio button, click Configure Sources. Add a New Source Click Add New Source to configure a new

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 136 Configure RSS and Atom Sources Type the URL in the URL box or paste the URL using the Paste button

Add Data 137 Source Tab Click the View Live Data button to see the latest information pulled from a data source. See the title, date and time of publi

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 138 See data exactly as it was received - character by character - in the Raw Data tab. Click Test to v

Add Data 139 Change how often the display gets new information from the data feed source by changing the figure in the Fetch Data Every: box. Note: Ea

Register (License) Venus 1500 Software 5 Select how you want to Contact Daktronics. Contact us via e-mail - launches your e-mail program and copies al

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 140 Set what appears on the display once data expires using the When expired drop-down list.  Leave a

Add Data 141 Click Delete to delete the data source. Displays Tab The Refresh Interval sets how often data is sent to the display. A display refresh o

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 142 Display List shows the displays data can be sent to. Select the check box to the left of each displ

Add Data 143 Configure XML Sources Select XML from the Source Type drop-down list and Local as the File Location. Click the ... button to the right of

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 144 See data exactly as it was received - character by character - in the Raw Data tab. Name the new so

Add Data 145 Click the Configure button to change the Port Configuration. Click OK when finished making changes. Change how often the display gets new

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 146 XML Tab Select the Use content text filter to restrict display updates check box to prohibit the ap

Add Data 147 Clear the Select single item check box and show an entire category. For more complex scenarios, you may need to generate your own XPath.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 148 The Refresh Interval sets how often data is sent to the display. A display refresh occurs each time

Add Data 149 Exchange RSS or Atom Sources Click the Content Studio button, click Exchange Sources. Choose a new source from the New Source drop-down l

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 6 Save e-mail information to file - Use the Save feature when the control computer is not connected to

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 150 When a data source is missing, a red X appears to the left of it.

Add Data 151 RSS or Atom Data Source Logging Click the Content Studio Application button and Content Studio Options. Click Data Source Logging and ent

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 152 Data Ticker See Configure and Edit Sources, Configure and Edit RSS and Atom Sources, or Configure a

Add Data 153 A blue bounding outline on the layout denotes where ticker data fields can be placed. Ticker also appears on the layout in the Timeline v

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 154 Size the ticker box by dragging the handles on the green bounding outline. In the ticker box, click

Add Data 155 Click Duplicate Source and select a data feed you want to make a copy of. The copy is placed at the end of the data source list. Drag a d

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 156 Change how many pieces of data a feed plays before moving to the next data feed by clicking the dow

Add Data 157 Data List Use Data List when zoning restrictions do not permit scrolling text. Click the Insert tab, and go to the Data group. Click List

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 158 Select how you want the data feed to look in the list element by choosing a template in the Select

Add Data 159 Select the list box and use the + to the left of the layout to move ticker. Click the + to activate the sizing handles. Size the list box

Register (License) Venus 1500 Software 7 Target As. Or drag the file onto your computer's desktop.  Double-click the license file on the deskto

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 160 Click the data list box to activate the Elements tab and change how the data list enters and exits

Add Data 161 Show Group Page Duration Set how long each page of the data list appears on the display. Results per Page Set how many results from the c

163 Elements X/Y Coordinates X/Y Coordinates help you position elements within a Layout. Select an Element to enable the X/Y Coordinate button. As yo

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 164 Click the X/Y Coordinates button to open the Coordinates dialog. Change the element's position

Elements 165 Align Elements Select the elements you want to align. Go to the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Align. Click the desired alignmen

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 166  Make Elements Same Width changes the width of all the selected elements to the same width of the

Elements 167 Align Elements with Gridlines/Select All Elements Go to the View tab, in the Show/Hide group, click Gridlines. Gridlines help align eleme

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 168 Bring Forward Select the element you want to move forward. Go to the Format tab, in the Arrange gro

Elements 169 Cut, Copy, and Paste Elements Select the element you wish to cut or copy. Click Copy (Ctrl + C or right-click), from the Clipboard group,

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 8  Select the registration file lservrc. Click Open.  After the Registration Code is entered into t

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 170 Content Studio Formatted Document inserts the contents of the clipboard with the provided formattin

Elements 171 Format Painter Copy the format of one Element to another with the Format Painter tool. Note: Formats cannot be copied from or applied to

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 172 Apply Effects to Elements Select the Element you want to apply the effect to and pick an element fr

Elements 173 Click either the Play All button (F5) or the Play Current button (F6) to preview the element effect.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 174 Send Elements Back Select the object you want to send back. Click Send Back, from the Arrange group

Elements 175 Move Background Elements Hold the Shift key and drag a background element to reposition it on a layout. The element in the foreground rem

177 Enable or Disable Timeline Tab Click the Content Studio button, click Content Studio Options > Plug-ins. When the Timeline check box in Daktro

179 Change Timeline Settings Click the Content Studio button, click Content Studio Options > Plug-ins. Select the Timeline plug-in and click the C

Register (License) Venus 1500 Software 9 3. Click the Register Software tab. Copy and paste the license code from the e-mail body to the Registration

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 180 Use the Zoom slider to make the increments appear larger or smaller on the Timeline. The Seconds Zo

Change Timeline Plug-In Settings 181 View Change the View setting to show one Layout at a time on the Timeline. Or view the entire Presentation.

183 Storyboard Layout Storyboard Click the Layout Storyboard tab at the bottom of the window. Click Apply Transition to All, the gold star, to add

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 184 To clear all transitions click the Clear All Transitions button, the gray star. Select a layout yo

Storyboard 185 Maximum time setting is 24 hours (or 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds). Minimum time setting is a tenth of a second. When the timeline e

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 186 Page Storyboard Click the Page Storyboard tab at the bottom of the window. Page Storyboard allows y

Storyboard 187 Clear all transitions by clicking the Clear All Transitions button, the gray star. Select a page you want to copy. Click the Copy Page

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 188 Maximum time setting is 24 hours (or 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds). Minimum time setting is a te

189 Preview and Play Presentations Play Presentations Click Play Current (F6), in the Preview group, on the View tab. The layout currently selected p

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191 Colors and Drawing Apply Gradients Basic Gradient Fill Select the element on which you want to apply the gradient. Go to the Format tab, in the F

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 192 Click Gradient to display the gradient maker tool set. Choose the orientation of the gradient from

Colors and Drawing 193 Choose Add Stop to add a section to a gradient fill. Maximum number of stops is 10. Select the stop from the drop-down box and

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 194 Border Select the element you want to add a border to. Go to the Format tab, in the Borders group,

Colors and Drawing 195 Border widths range from 1 to 10 pixels. The larger the number, the wider the border. 1 pixel is the default setting when All B

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 196 Create Custom Colors Select the object or text you wish to format. Go the Format tab, in the Fills

Colors and Drawing 197 Drawing Properties Select the image you want to draw on. Go to the Drawing tab, in the Image Tools. tab Select one of the follo

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 198 Select Line Color to adjust the color of the lines drawn with Draw Line, Draw Brush, adjust the out

Colors and Drawing 199 To choose a color that is not offered in the Drawing Color palette, see Create Custom Colors. Note: The main purpose of Drawing

11 Contacting Daktronics Mail: Daktronics Customer Service 201 Daktronics Drive Box 5128 Brookings, SD 57006 Customer Service: 800-DAKTRONICS (800-32

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 200 Fills Note: Basic fill tool set is available from the Fills group, on the Format tab. An additional

Colors and Drawing 201 Choose a color. Click OK.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 202 Apply Texture Select the element you want to fill with a texture. Click the dialog button, then cli

Colors and Drawing 203 Select Color Presets Select the element on which you want to apply the Preset color scheme. Click Presets, in the Color group,

205 Images and Video Import Video Select Media Item, from the Quick Insert group and select Video from the drop-down menu, on the Home tab or go to t

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 206 Move the pointer over the video, moves the selection area. Select video compression from the drop

Images and Video 207 Select the Zoom level from the Zoom slider to adjust the zoom level of the video you want to see and select for import. Note: 100

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 208 Click the Final frame rate drop-down list box to change the number of frames per second. Use the Co

Images and Video 209 Change the video from color to grayscale by clicking Grayscale, in the Color correction group, on the Options tab. Click the Defa

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 210 Add an Image From a Video This option allows you to choose a video frame and import it as an image.

Images and Video 211 Select the Options tab to adjust how the video imports.  Best fit import mode allows you to resize the video and keep the aspec

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 212 Use the Brightness slider, in the Color correction group, on the Options tab, to change the brightn

Images and Video 213 Insert an Image Click Picture, from the Media group, on the Insert tab or on the Home tab, in the Quick Insert group, Click Media

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 214 Choose the Import mode, on the Options tab, in which the picture displays.  Best fit import mode

Images and Video 215 Use the Contrast slider, in the Color correction group, on the Options tab, to change the contrast of the image. Contrast options

217 Batch Conversion Batch Conversion imports several images or videos into a single presentation. Each image or video is placed on its own layout. C

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 218 Or select the Display Type to create a batch conversion for and click Finish.

Batch Conversion 219 Main Click New Session to create a new Batch Conversion. Click Open Session to open a saved Batch Conversion. Select the conversi

13 Venus 1500 Login After the administrator enables the security feature, the sign-in prompt opens at the start of Venus 1500 software. Enabling the

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 220 Select the folder that contains the images or videos you want to convert and click OK. Media Files

Batch Conversion 221 Select the check boxes of the images and/or videos you want to convert.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 222 Single/Multiple Presentations Select the Combine media files into a single presentation check box t

Batch Conversion 223 If an invalid order number is entered, the Order box border turns red and a red asterisk appears to the left of the box. Target F

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 224 Type the new folder's name in the New folder name text box and click OK. Note: Nucleus folder

Batch Conversion 225 Layout Options Change the length of time of an image layout by using the Duration spin controls. Also select Seconds, Minutes, or

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 226 Click Solid Fill to place a color background on layouts. Select a Standard Color from the provided

Batch Conversion 227 Media Options Fit Mode Best fit mode allows you to resize the picture or video and keep the aspect ratio. This may cause a transp

229 Shortcut Keys Use the following shortcut keys to perform tasks in Content Studio. Text Editing Shortcut Keys Left Arrow Moves caret left by one c

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 230 Insert Create Delete Delete Esc Escapes from text editing mode, cancels creating a text box or pagi

231 Spell Check Click Spell Check, in the Review group, on the Home tab. When spelling corrections are needed, a dialog appears, and the first misspe

233 Timeline Tab The Timeline tab is only shown when enabled. Please see the Enable or Disable Timeline Editor and Change Timeline Plug-In Settings s

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 234 The Scroll to selected layout button jumps the timeline to the layout currently selected in edit mo

Timeline 235 Drag the Layout to resize it but not change the duration of the elements it contains. Change Element Order Reorder when elements, such as

237 Character Map Select the layout, text box, or page on which you want to place the symbol. The symbol inserts directly on the layout, text box, or

239 Venus 1500 Media Kit Access the Venus 1500 software Media Kit by clicking the Windows Start button located at the bottom left of your computer sc

15 Display Configuration Click the Application button, highlight Configure, click Displays. Click Add Display... from the Display Management window.

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 240 Connection Settings Click the Connection Settings bar and select Daktronics FTP Site to download co

Venus 1500 Media Kit 241 General Options Set Timeout and Transfer Settings by clicking the up and down arrows next to each item. Or, change settings b

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 242 Download Content Select the display type(s) you want to download content for. This downloads all co

243 Appendix: Using Venus 1500 Software to Display Non-English Fonts The Venus 1500 Control System can display various non-English fonts. Compatible

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 244 8. Configured keyboards are shown in the Installed services box. If the desired language configura

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 16 Display Discovery The software searches for displays on the local network and returns a list of disp

Display Configuration 17 Select the correct time zone for the display's location. Greenwich Meantime is the guide used to select the correct time

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 18 The new display appears in the Display Management window. Close the Display Management window to ret

Display Configuration 19 Automatically Detect a Display If no displays were detected during the Discovery phase, click My display is not in the list a

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Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 20 Select the correct time zone for the display's location. Greenwich Meantime is the guide used t

Display Configuration 21 If not, click No and a Summary window opens. Click Back to Start to return to the beginning of the process to configure anoth

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 22 Manually Create a Galaxy or 3700 Series Display If no displays were detected during the Discovery ph

Display Configuration 23 Select the Communication Type.  Serial Communication: Select a COM port and click Continue.  Ethernet Communication: Ente

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 24 To activate an automatic time change for daylight-saving time, check the Enable Daylight Saving Time

Display Configuration 25 Clicking No opens the Summary window, which shows basic information about the newly configured display. Click Back to Start t

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 26 Manually Create a DVX, GalaxyPro GP3, GP4, Revolution, or Revolution EV Display If no displays were

Display Configuration 27 Note: It is unnecessary to make changes to the other settings in this window, unless instructed to do so. Note: When the sele

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 28 Click Yes, when prompted, to add another display of the same type and dimensions. Clicking No opens

Display Configuration 29 The new display appears in the Display Management window. Select the newly created display and click Properties... in the Dis

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31 Navigating in Venus 1500 Software Venus 1500 Hub Each component of Venus® 1500 software is launched from the main window or Hub.  The Home tab s

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 32  The Refresh button returns the current state of a display or a group of displays.  The final tw

33 Home Tab The Home Tab contains sections – Display Status, Playlist Schedule, Running Presentations, Stored Presentations, the Progress bar, and Al

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 34  Stored Presentations shows presentations that are scheduled, but not currently running on the dis

Home Tab 35 Retrieving Schedules Right-click a playlist and select Retrieve to retrieve the schedule from the display. Click Yes to overwrite the exis

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 36 Alerts When connection or communication issues exist with a display, a message is shown in the Alert

37 Content Tab Create, Edit, Delete, Preview, and View content files using the Content Tab.  Create a new content file by clicking the Create butto

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 38  View changes the way presentations are shown in the Content window. o Thumbnail shows a snapshot

Content Tab 39  Move To moves content files from one folder to another. Select one or more files and right-click. Select Move To. Browse to the loca

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Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 40 Or click the Make New Folder button if you would like to create a new or different folder to store t

41 Schedule Tab Scheduled Playlist Mode allows you to schedule what content is played and when. Continuous Playlist Mode plays presentations continuo

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 42 Continuous Playlist Mode Select Continuous from the Playlist Mode box in the Venus 1500 Options Sche

Schedule Tab 43  Click Add to select the presentations you wish to play continuously. Chose the presentations in the Select Presentations window and

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 44  Click Preview to view the presentation(s) before it is sent to the display.  Click Print to pri

Schedule Tab 45 Scheduled Playlist Mode Enable Scheduled Playlist Mode Navigating in the Schedule Tab Create a Playlist Entry Create a Brightness Entr

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 46 Enable Scheduled Playlist Mode Click the Application button followed by the Venus 1500 Options butto

Schedule Tab 47 Navigating in Scheduled Playlist Mode Click the Add button, followed by Playlist to create a new playlist. Create a Schedule Select a

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 48 Publish To Display Click Publish To Display to send the schedule to the display. Print Schedule Clic

Schedule Tab 49 Moving the slider to the right increases cell size and shows two-hour increments at a time.

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Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 50 Create a Playlist Entry Click the Add button, followed by Playlist to create a new playlist. Click

Schedule Tab 51 Change the background color of playlist on the Schedule by clicking the Background Color box to the right of the Description. Change

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 52 Highlight a presentation listed in the playlist and click the Minus (-) Button to remove it. Date an

Schedule Tab 53 Play Continuously (24/7) Select the Play continuously (24/7) box to run presentations without interruption. Selecting this feature dis

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 54  Weekly plays the playlist only on selected days for the duration of the schedule.  Monthly play

Schedule Tab 55  Yearly plays the playlist only on the scheduled date. Play Order (Galaxy and 3700 Series Displays) Presentation Rotation To run one

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 56 The Select Presentation window opens. Select the presentation that will rotate and click Open. The p

Schedule Tab 57 Right-click inside the Rotate box and click Clear to remove a rotation presentation. Play Order (DVX, GalaxyPro GP3, Revolution, and R

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 58 The preview box shows the order Playlist 3 presentations will play. In the following example, the fi

Schedule Tab 59 Presentation Rotation To run one presentation at a specified interval, such as time and temperature information, click Play Order. Sel

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Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 60 Days presentation will be inserted after two other presentations run. Verify this by clicking the ri

Schedule Tab 61 Edit a Playlist To edit a playlist from this window, right-click any of the playlist boxes. Select Edit > Edit Item. Follow the pre

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 62 Create a Brightness Entry Brightness scheduling overrides the photocell and sets a display's br

63 Schedule Print From the Schedule tab, click the Print button to print the completed schedule. Customize the printout in the Venus 1500 Schedule Pr

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 64 Show Thumbnails Select the Show Thumbnails check box and a snapshot of each presentation is shown in

Schedule Print 65 Columns With the Show Thumbnails check box selected, set the Columns slider to Min to make thumbnails large. Setting the Column slid

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 66 Show Play Order With the Show Thumbnails check box selected, select the Show Play Order check box to

67 Display Tools Access Display Tools from any of the views. In the Display Tools window, you can set the time and date, adjust the brightness and te

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 68 Set Brightness Brightness can be set to automatically adjust or it can be adjusted manually.  Auto

Display Tools Button 69 Reset Display Reset Display restarts the selected display. Refer to the display's manual for boot up information that app

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71 Progress Dialog Double-click the Progress Bar to open the Progress dialog, which gives more detail on what communication is taking place. Tasks co

73 Application Button Configure groups, and user accounts from the Application button. This box also provides access to help files, information about

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 74 Help Help is available from the drop-down menu of the Application button. Help contains three option

75 Display Management Click the Application button > Configure > Displays to open the Display Management window. Add a Display Edit a Display R

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 76 Display Properties Click the Application button > Configure > Displays to open the Display Man

Display Management 77 Security Options If security is required or desired, select the newly created display and click Properties... in the Display Man

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 78 Backup/Restore Click Properties... in the Display Management window and Backup/Restore... in the Dis

Display Management 79 Enter a name in the Backup name box and click the Backup button. Manage Tab The Manage tab lists all saved backups and when they

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Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 80 Update Firmware Firmware Updates are done automatically when the option is selected in Venus 1500 Op

Display Management 81 Network Troubleshooting Click the Troubleshoot... button in the Display Properties window to perform Network Troubleshooting. Cl

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 82 When Network Troubleshooting is complete, a results window shows if the connection is OK or where yo

83 Group Management A display group is a collection of displays of the same type that receive Venus 1500 software commands simultaneously. Note: Disp

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 84 A list of displays that match the selected display type are listed in the Available Displays window.

85 User Management When User Security is enabled, the Administrator can add new users by clicking the Application button>Configure>Users. The t

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 86  Add User... allows you to add new users, their passwords, and define their user types. Select the

87 Venus 1500 Options Click the Application button followed by the Venus 1500 Options button. General  Update Interval increases or decreases how o

Venus 1500 Software Version 4 Operation Manual 88  Publish Presentation Overwrite, when checked, overwrites presentations, even those already on the

Venus 1500 Options 89 Communications Communications changes how Venus 1500 software communicates with a display or group of displays.  Communication