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User Interface Basics
Failed & Pending Communication
•
The
Failed communication
icon, a red dot with an X in the upper-right column, indicates how many
failed communications occurred during the current session. Refer to
Figure 39
.
Note:
When the session closes, the browser resets to 0.
•
The
Pending communication
icon, a yellow caution dot in the upper-right column, indicates how
many communications with the display are pending. Refer to
Figure 39
.
3.3 Application Menu
This section details the tools and features available in the
left column. Refer to
Figure 41
.
Help/Manual Icon
The
Help
or
Manual
icon, located at the top of the left
column, provides access to the online operator’s manual.
About Icon
The
About
icon provides version details and contact
information for Daktronics.
Communication Settings Icon
Selecting the
Communication settings
icon opens the
Settings
window which provides quick access to the
Timeouts
tab and the
Configuration
tab.
Timeouts
Adjust the
Communication Timeout
setting by increasing
or decreasing the length of time (in seconds) that is allowed
to pass before the VIP-4060 reports a connection problem.
Refer to
Figure 42
.
Monitor time limit
controls how long the monitored
stream is presented.
Configuration
Status refresh
adjusts how frequently the video processor
status is retrieved. Use the controls to set the rate (in
seconds) at which the system and display are refreshed
with new data. Refer to
Figure 43
.
To modify the configuration port settings, uncheck the
Use
Default Configuration port
check box and enter the new
port number in the
Configuration Port
text box. Refer
to
Section 2.6
.
Help/Manual
About
Log out
Communication settings
Backup display configuration
Load display configuration backup
Retrieve configuration
Send configuration
Figure 41:
Left Column Application Menu Buttons
Figure 42:
Timeouts Tab
Figure 43:
Configuration Tab
