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How to change a sign’s serial address
16 2 — Installing AlphaNET™ 3.0 software and setting up sites
Changing a sign’s serial address
1. To change the address of a particular sign, first make sure that sign
is connected to a power supply and is functioning.
2. Point the front of the remote control at the sign’s infrared receiver
window as shown below:
3. Press the button on the remote control.
PROG TEXT FILE A will appear on the sign.
4. Next, press the button until SET ADDRESS appears.
5. Press the button until ADDRESS = 00 appears. (The sign
may have an address other than 00.)
6. Set the sign’s address by pressing any of the number keys. For
example, to enter an address of 15, press the button and then
the button.
7. Finally, press the button two times to set the sign’s new
address.
NOTE
For some signs, like the 9000
series, AlphaVision
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,
AlphaPremiere
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, and
AlphaEclipse
™
displays, internal
DIP switches must be set to
change the serial address.
The person using the remote control should be from
5 to 30 feet from the front of the sign.
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Remote control
(front and top views).
Point the front of the remote control at the
sign’s infrared receiver window.
PROGRAM
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Address Note
Normally, a sign’s address is a
decimal number from 00 to 99.
However, if you need more
addresses, a hexadecimal
number from 00 to FF (0 to 255)
can be used as an address. For
example, hexadecimal 1F =
decimal 31.
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