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   * Get a buddy to help you move it   * Get a buddy to help you move it
   * Don't attempt to reconfigure the led receiver or sender settings without knowing what you are doing, we don't have configuration files for this thing, if you overwrite whats there you will brick the display.    * Don't attempt to reconfigure the led receiver or sender settings without knowing what you are doing, we don't have configuration files for this thing, if you overwrite whats there you will brick the display. 
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 + ====Powering up the Video Wall====
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 +  * Plug in the cord on the left side of the screen
 +  * Boot the computer 
 +  * Turn on the toggle switch beside the power cord to power up the main screen 
 +  * If the screen is powered but doesnt display an image, click the shortcut on the desktop for turn screen on and press the turn screen on button (you might have to toggle it if it thinks its already on)
 +  * if the screen scaling looks off and the desktop image isn't lining up, go to display settings and set the screen to extend desktop, then back to duplicate desktop. Also check that the scaling is set to 100%
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 +====Playing a Game ====
 +  * Turn on one or two wireless controllers by pressing the start button
 +  * Fire up the NES or SNES emulator by clicking the link on the desktop 
 +  * Load a ROM - popular SNES selections are Mario Kart (racing), Mortal Kombat (fighting), Super Mario World (platform)
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 +====Displaying Anything else on the screen ====
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 +  * Simply drag whatever window you want to display to the magic square outlined in yellow on the desktop, that's it.
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 + ====Disconnecting the Power====
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 +  * Turn the toggle switch off
 +  * shutdown the computer 
 +  * unplug power
  
  ====System Overview =====  ====System Overview =====
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   * draws between 1 and 8 amps of 120v ac at full white depending on brightness level.     * draws between 1 and 8 amps of 120v ac at full white depending on brightness level.  
  
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- ====Powering up the Video Wall==== 
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-  * Plug in the cord on the left side of the screen 
-  * Boot the computer  
-  * Turn on the toggle switch beside the power cord to power up the main screen  
-  * If the screen is powered but doesnt display an image, click the shortcut on the desktop for turn screen on and press the turn screen on button (you might have to toggle it if it thinks its already on) 
-  * if the screen scaling looks off and the desktop image isn't lining up, go to display settings and set the screen to extend desktop, then back to duplicate desktop. Also check that the scaling is set to 100% 
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- ====Disconnecting the Power==== 
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-  * Turn the toggle switch off 
-  * shutdown the computer  
-  * unplug power 
  
    
  
tool/video_wall.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/07 01:14 by dbynoe

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