Daktronics Fuelink User Manual
Fuelink Installation and Operation Manual
DD1430398
Rev 0–16 September 2008
201 Daktronics Drive PO Box 5128 Brookings, SD 57006
Tel: 866-343-3122 Fax: 605-697-4700
www.daktronics.com email: helpdesk@daktronics.com
DD1430398
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Rev 0-16 September 2008
DAKTRONICS, INC.
Copyright © 2008
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Minimum System Requirements................................................................................................ 1
Help ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Content ................................................................................................................... 2
About ...................................................................................................................... 2
Software Conventions ............................................................................................................... 3
Contacting Daktronics ............................................................................................................... 4
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Software Installation .................................................................................................................. 5
Login .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Add a Display ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Edit a Display ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Remove a Display ............................................................................................................................... 19
Groups ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Add a Group ................................................................................................................... ......... 22
Rename a Group ..................................................................................................................... 22
Remove a Group ..................................................................................................................... 22
Move Displays to a New Group ............................................................................................... 22
Options ................................................................................................................................................ 23
New Password ......................................................................................................................... 24
Network Options ...................................................................................................................... 25
Cash/Credit .............................................................................................................................. 26
Activity Log ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Send Update ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Gas Price (US) ........................................................................................................................ 29
Gas Price (Intl.) ........................................................................................................................ 30
Cash/Credit .............................................................................................................................. 30
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Display Line Selection ........................................................................................................................ 31
Blank ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
Set Dimming ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Change Password ............................................................................................................................... 36
Reset ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Get Status ............................................................................................................................................ 38
Exiting Fuelink ..................................................................................................................................... 39
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Introduction
Minimum System Requirements
Introduction
• Computer running Windows
bit versions only.
• Pentium II processor, 400 MHz or higher
• 128 MB RAM or higher
• 50 MB free hard disk space
• Microsoft
• .NET Framework 2.0
• Mouse or other compatible pointing device
• Supported communication device (serial port, modem, or Ethernet Network)
• CD-Rom
• One or more Fuelink-compatible displays installed
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Help
Help is available from the drop-down menu on the Fuelink main window. Help contains two options,
Content and About.
Content
Click Content to access the Content Help window.
About
Access the About dialog box from the Help drop-down menu. The Fuelink About box contains
information about the software, including software version, and Daktronics contact information. Click
the tabs to view information for each item.
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Software Conventions
Bold Important items, items visible on the screen or
within a menu (these do not require direct action),
and items that require direct action, such as
clicking, pressing, selecting or formatting. Manual
reference items, such as another section.
[X] A keyboard key that must be pressed.
"Quotes" Items that must be typed.
Click Press and release the left mouse button
Double-click Press and release the left mouse button twice and
quick succession.
Right-click Press and release the right mouse button.
Drag Move the pointer on an item, hold down the left
mouse button, slide the pointer to a new location
and release the button.
Highlight Select something by clicking or dragging with the
mouse. Once selected, an item usually turns a
different color or is outlined.
Select Click the left mouse button over text
> Followed by (ex. Click Edit>Displays>Remove).
Many Fuelink software options can be accessed with the keyboard as well as the mouse. Where
applicable, both mouse and keyboard actions are given for a command. Many screen buttons have
labels which have a letter underlined. Pressing the key on the keyboard that correlates with the
underlined letter will activate that particular button. To activate secondary buttons, press the
underlined key while holding the [Shift] key. To activate menu bar items from the keyboard, press the
underlined key while holding [Alt].
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Contacting Daktronics
Mail:
Daktronics Customer Service
201 Daktronics Drive
Box 5128
Brookings, SD 57006
Customer Service:
800-843-9879 or 605-697-4598
Website:
www.daktronics.com
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Getting Started
Getting Started
Software Installation
1. Install Fuelink software to a hard disk before use.
2. Place the Fuelink installation CD into the CD-ROM (presume D:).
3. Installation should begin automatically within a few seconds. If it does not, click the Start
button and select Run from the menu. Type "D:\CDStart.exe" and press Enter.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. SETUP will copy the necessary files to run Fuelink
software to the hard disk and create Fuelink in the Start menu.
Login
A password is not required to access Fuelink software. Establish a password by clicking
Edit>Options>Security. Enter and confirm a password. Click Save.
Change the password in the same window by entering the old password followed by a new password.
Confirm the new password and click Save.
When the new password is confirmed, the software sends a message alerting you to the time the
password was changed.
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Add a Display
Click Edit>Displays>Add.
Add a Display
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The Display Wizard opens.
Enter a name and location for the display in the Display Name/Location box. Give the display an
easy to identify name. Select the display style–Gas Price (US), Gas Price (Intl.) or Cash/Credit–from
the drop-down menu.
Select the number of lines on the display from the Lines drop-down menu and the number of faces
from the Faces drop-down menu. Click Continue.
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