Before setting up NewsScroll for receiving external data, first properly configure DASDEC. This instructional is for an IP configuration through ethernet. Compix will need to be on the same shared network as DASDEC, and you'll need your IP address and port number (if used). Connect both NewsScroll and DASDEC to the network before continuing. DASDEC SETUP 1. Choose a Client Interface Name: This is to name the CG to reduce confusion between multiple devices. 2. Enable Client I

If you would like to place a station ID at the end of each data line, then you’ll be adding it inside the GenCG template itself (GenCG template is where the look and feel of the data line attributes are (font type/size, bar color, transparency, etc)). For example, open the ex1.txt file for your lower | upper crawl (Go to your crawl area and select Open, choose the example file within the NewsScroll folder of either C:\Compix\ or C:\Program Files\Compix\). Now to the left of t

The latest versions of NewsScroll 4.2 allow you to re-arrange the layering of all objects. If you have earlier versions of NewsScroll, all objects are locked and the list of them from foreground to background is below. Foreground layer -> Background layer - Logo 2 - Logo 1 - Ratings Logo - Title - Databox - Clock - Upper/Lower Crawl - Cut (static GenCG pages) #NewsScroll #Layering

You can place GenCG files under NewsScroll data with NewsScroll 4.0 and above by using Cut Mode. To do so, open NewsScroll and click on the [Cut] tab. This opens the Browse option that allows you to browse for your GenCG file. Once opened, each GenCG page is displayed in NewsScroll. To play pages, double click on a thumbnail to highlight it, select the [Cut] button at the top of the screen, and click [ON]. The selected GenCG page will appear in the background of the NewsScrol

With the Auto Start Setting, you are able to have NewsScroll 4.0 or later versions automatically start playing your file when the file is opened. To use this feature, set up the items how you would like them to appear, click the [On] button, and go to [Options] > [Auto Start Settings]. With the feature selected, save the .nss file by going to [File] > [Save] or [File] > [Save As]. When the .nss file is opened, items that were previously playing will automatically be selected

Dissolving Crawls The default method of bringing in crawls is through a cut. NewsScroll does give you the option of dissolving crawls in and out. You can control the speed of the dissolve as well. After opening your crawl, go to [Crawl] > [Crawl BG Option]. Select [Starting/End Blank BG] if you would like your crawl to start and end with a blank background bar. If you would like the blank bar to dissolve in and out, select [Blank BG Fade In/Out]. Rollup Mode NewsScroll has a