User Manual for ALPHA Director with Smart Alec option
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Installation and setup: Connecting the sign to a computer
3.
Re-assemble the sign.
4.
Connect a personal computer to the sign as follows:
How to connect multiple signs into a network
For this type of networking, the sign’s internal RS232/RS485 jumper
must be set to
RS485
. (See “How to change the RS232/RS485 jumper” on
Because there is such a wide variety of ways (e.g., LAN, wireless, etc.)
to connect signs, see the manual
Network Configurations
(9708-8046) for
more details.
Item
Part #
Description
A
—
Ferrite (ferrite end towards sign)
B
1088-8625
25-foot 6-conductor RS232 data cable
1088-8627
50-foot 6-conductor RS232 data cable
C
4370-0001C
25 pin sub-D/to 6 pos. RJ11 adapter
1088-9108
9 pin sub-D/to 6 pos. RJ11 adapter
A
B
C
To one of the
PC’s COM
(RS232) ports
To the sign’s RS232/RS485 jack
(under the back lower panel of
the sign)
PC running
Smart Alec
software
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