Indoor Message Centers

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For detailed information on the four Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign models, click:

Alpha 7080	28" long
Alpha 7120	40" long
Alpha 7160	52" long
Alpha 7200	64" long

Overview

Alpha 7000 Series LED Electronic Signs are state-of-the-art indoor, full matrix, tricolor or single-color LED Signs. Alpha 7000 LED Series marquee signs display from one to four lines of text, graphics, and animations, and they can be networked together with other Alpha, AlphaPremiere, and AlphaVision displays using RS485 or Ethernet connectivity.

Alpha 7000 LED Series signs are versatile indoor LED Signs designed for office, industrial and commercial use. Tricolor models display text and graphics in three colors and three rainbow color combinations. Single-color models display red text and graphics. Alpha 7000 LED Series displays are among the brightest and sharpest indoor LED Signs.

Messages can be entered using a remote control keyboard that is as easy to understand and use as an ordinary calculator. Automode and Autocolor programming features eliminate the need to learn complicated programming procedures. Within seconds, anyone can create attractive visual messages with attention-getting impact.

Messages may also be entered using a computer and special messaging software.

Messages are enhanced by 25 built-in display modes, multiple colors, multiple text sizes and fonts, user-designed graphics, day, date, time of day and many other special features.

For applications that require multiple LED Signs, any number of Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs can be connected together to form an integrated system, along with a computer, displaying important information instantly where it is needed.

Focus on the process... When you focus on the process, you're focused on information, productivity, prevention, employee morale and customer satisfaction. To ensure continued productivity and preventive safety, to relay real time communication, to manage quality control, to boost employee morale – count on the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign.

Applications

The Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign can fulfill sign requirements required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 144 character styles and a two- to five-foot display length make it suitable for many ADA sign applications.

Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs are useful as information or direction signs in a corridor or at the top or bottom of an escalator in an office building, manufacturing facility, health facility, school or business campus, airport or other transportation terminal, distribution operation, prison, hotel or hospitality complex, convention center or government office building.

Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs can be used to display employee communications that build company loyalty, boost morale and encourage teamwork. Display the company stock price, emphasize safety issues, advertise company-wide events, promote cafeteria specials, announce birthdays and anniversaries, and publish production goals and attainment. Alpha 7000 Series LED Displays will also display real-time information from a production system, from a wireless broadcast service or from an Internet source.

The length of the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign and the number of lines it can display make it very popular in Call Centers.

The Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign in a production environment is perfect for preventive safety messages, quality control maintenance and the continuous real time employee communication that keeps production up and running.

Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign Features

• Display One to Four Lines – The Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will display text and graphics on one, two, three, or four lines.
• Multicolors– Text, graphics, and animations may be displayed in colors chosen from a palette of three colors – red, green and yellow – or in three rainbow color combinations. Specifying the built-in Autocolor code automatically and randomly changes the color of each screen of text.
• Store 81 Messages – The Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will hold up to 81 messages files at one time. Each message file can be any size. The Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs dynamically allocate memory to each message file as needed up to the total amount of memory available.
• Battery Backup – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs have battery backup for messages. Messages are retained in memory for up to a month when the Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs is powered off..
• 128K to 256K Memory – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will store up to 50,000 bytes of messages and 40,000 bytes of graphics (60 full screen graphics). An inexpensive memory upgrade option is available that doubles memory capacity to 256K.
• 9 Character Heights – Characters can be 1.5-inches high (5 pixels), 2.1-inches high (7 pixels), 3-inches high (10 pixels), 4.2-inches high (14 pixels), 4.5-inches high (15 pixels), or 7.2-inches high (24 pixels). Three additional character heights are displayed when the True Descenders feature is used - 5.4-inches high (18 pixels), 3.9-inches high (13 pixels), and 2.7-inches high (9 pixels).
• 2 Character Fonts – Text can be displayed in two fonts – serif (fancy) or sans serif (block).
• 4 Character Widths – Text can be displayed in three widths – normal, wide, double-wide, or wide double-wide.
• Fixed or Proportional Spacing – Alphabetic and numeric characters, spaces, and symbols can be displayed using fixed or proportional spacing. With proportional spacing, narrow characters, such as the letter i, and symbols, such as the exclamation point (!), the period (.), and the comma (,), are narrower and use fewer pixels than other alphabetical and numerical characters. With fixed spacing, all characters and symbols are the same pixel width. The Fixed Characters code left-justifies messages, and uses fixed (equal) character spacing from left to right. The primary use of the Fixed Characters feature on Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs is to simplify the alignment of data from line to line, making it easier to place titles over or under data.
• True Descenders - Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs can display the lower case characters g, j, p, q, and y with the descenders below the character baseline.
• Automatic Message Centering – Messages are automatically centered on Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs display in all display modes, except when the Fixed Characters feature is used.
• 144 Character Styles – The two fonts, six character height selections, four widths, and the true descenders feature can be combined to produce seventy-two proportionally-spaced character styles and seventy-two fixed width character styles in the following combinations:
  • 7.2" Sans Serif Normal
  • 7.2" Sans Serif Wide
  • 7.2" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 7.2" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 7.2" Serif Normal
  • 7.2" Serif Wide
  • 7.2" Serif Double-Wide
  • 7.2" Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Normal (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Wide (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Double-Wide (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Normal True Descenders (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Wide True Descenders (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Double-Wide True Descenders (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Wide Double-Wide True Descenders (15 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Normal (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Wide (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Double-Wide (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Normal True Descenders (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Wide True Descenders (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Double-Wide True Descenders (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 5.4" Serif Wide Double-Wide True Descenders (7 Double-High pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 4.5" Sans Serif Normal
  • 4.5" Sans Serif Wide
  • 4.5" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 4.5" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 4.5" Serif Normal
  • 4.5" Serif Wide
  • 4.5" Serif Double-Wide
  • 4.5" Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 4.2" Sans Serif Normal
  • 4.2" Sans Serif Wide
  • 4.2" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 4.2" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 4.2" Serif Normal
  • 4.2" Serif Wide
  • 4.2" Serif Double-Wide
  • 4.2" Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 3.9" Serif Normal (10 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 3.9" Serif Wide (10 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 3.9" Serif Double-Wide (10 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 3.9" Serif Wide Double-Wide (10 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 3.0" Sans Serif Normal
  • 3.0" Sans Serif Wide
  • 3.0" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 3.0" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 3.0" Serif Normal
  • 3.0" Serif Wide
  • 3.0" Serif Double-Wide
  • 3.0" Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 2.7" Sans Serif Normal (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Sans Serif Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Sans Serif Double-Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Serif Normal (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Serif Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Serif Double-Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.7" Serif Wide Double-Wide (7 pixels plus True Descenders)
  • 2.1" Sans Serif Normal
  • 2.1" Sans Serif Wide
  • 2.1" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 2.1" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 2.1" Serif Normal
  • 2.1" Serif Wide
  • 2.1" Serif Double-Wide
  • 2.1" Serif Wide Double-Wide
  • 1.5" Sans Serif Normal
  • 1.5" Sans Serif Wide
  • 1.5" Sans Serif Double-Wide
  • 1.5" Sans Serif Wide Double-Wide
• 25 Display Modes – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs have 25 display modes that control how the characters of each message enter, display, and exit. Using a variety of display modes in a message gives "eye-appeal" to the message:
  • Automode – Characters enter, display and exit under control of fifteen display modes in random order.
  • Roll (Up, Down, Left, Right, In, Out) – Characters move onto the display down from the top (Roll Down), up from the bottom (Roll Up), from the right end to the left (Roll Left), from the left end to the right (Roll Right), from the right and left ends to the center (Roll In), and from the center of the display to the right and left ends (Roll Out).
  • Wipe (Up, Down, Left, Right, In, Out) – Characters are revealed as each horizontal row or vertical column of pixels is lighted row by row or column by column – from the top row of the character down (Wipe Down), from the bottom row of the character up (Wipe Up), from the left column of the message to the right (Wipe Right), from the right column of the message to the left (Wipe Left), from the center column of the message to the right and left columns (Wipe Out), or from the right and left columns of the message to the center column (Wipe In).
  • Scroll – Characters move up onto the display from the bottom, and any displayed characters move up and off the display.
  • Rotate – Characters travel from right to left across the display in the familiar stock market ticker display mode.
  • Hold – Characters display without effects or motion for a specified length of time. The length of time the message stays on the screen is determined by the Speed code.
  • Flash – All characters blink on and off simultaneously several times.
  • Twinkle – The pixels of the displayed characters oscillate their intensity.
  • Sparkle – New characters appear as their pixels turn on randomly and pixels in existing characters randomly turn off.
  • Snow – Lighted pixels sprinkle down from the top pixel row, building new characters from the bottom up, like accumulating snow.
  • Interlock – The 2nd, 4th, and 6th horizontal rows of pixels in the characters move rapidly from the left end to the right, while the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th horizontal rows of pixels move rapidly from the right end to the left, forming the message on the display.
  • Switch – Every other character, i.e., the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, etc., moves onto the display from the top down, as the remaining characters move onto the display from the bottom up, pausing momentarily to display the message.
  • Slide – Characters slide rapidly across the display, one at a time, from right to left, building the message from left to right.
  • Spray – The pixels of characters move across the display from right to left in a spray effect, forming the characters from left to right.
  • Starburst – Several star-patterns display randomly, then form new characters, replacing any previously displayed characters.
• 6 Speeds – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs have six Speed codes that control how long characters stay on the display after the display mode effect (Roll, Wipe, Snow, etc.). The fastest speed code (No Hold Time) is used with Hold mode to create animation effects.
• Sequence 128 Messages – Up to 128 messages files may be run in a sequence. Messages files may be listed more than once in the sequence.
• Message Scheduling – Each message can display on its own schedule, automatically turning on and turning off at specified times on specified days without human or computer intervention. Each message can be programmed with the day and time to start running and the day and time to stop running. Daily recurring messages, such as Lunch Time Specials and Coffee Break Specials or messages coordinated with public transportation arrival and departure schedules, can turn on and turn off at the appropriate times each day. Safety-oriented messages, such as "Lift With Your Legs, Not With Your Back" or "Don't Forget To Wear Your Safety Goggles" can be scheduled to display at different times, instead of at the same time, to achieve maximum effect and variety.
• Password Protection and Message Locking – These features are provided to prevent unauthorized messages or changes to messages in Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs.
• International Character Set – Messages may contain all the upper and lower case letters (A - Z and a - z), the numbers 0 - 9, and the special characters:
  ! @ # $ % & * ( ) _ - + = | \ { } [ ] : ; ∼ ′ < > , . ? / `

  The following international characters and symbols may also be displayed:

  

  These characters and symbols allow you to compose messages in more than one language, in English and in Spanish, for example, so you can display the messages in an alternating language message sequence.

• Display Graphics – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will display user-designed graphics and logos, up to 24 pixels high, with your messages. You can create and store graphics in the Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs using the remote control keyboard, or you can use a computer and special software. Using a computer, compose or scan bitmap (.bmp) graphics and save the bitmap files on disk. Software, such as AlphaNet, can be used to send messages and graphics to the Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs
• Display Custom Animations – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will display user-designed animations – sequences of user-designed bitmap graphic files. The animations may play alone, or they may be included with a text message.
• Real-Time Clock – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs have a built-in, battery backed up real-time clock. The time and date (day, month, year) can be set using either the remote control keyboard or using a computer with software that sends the computer's time and date to the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign. The day, date and time are retained in Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign memory for up to a month when the unit is powered off.
• 12- or 24-Hour Time Display – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs can display the time of day in either 12-hour or 24-hour format.
• 5 Counters – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs will automatically count up or down in any increment, updating every minute, hour or day. Up to five different counters may be active in your messages at the same time. Counting may begin at any value between 0 and 99999999. Messages can display the number of days, minutes or hours until a special event; the number of days or hours since a lost-time accident; or a numeric value that increments or decrements by the same amount every minute, hour or day.
• Target Messages – Upon reaching specified Counter "target" values, specific target messages can be displayed automatically. For example, a message might display "10 DAYS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT!" and on the next day automatically display "11 DAYS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT!" followed by the target message: "A NEW RECORD... CONGRATULATIONS!"
• Computer Connection – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs may be attached to a wide variety of computers, control equipment and communication devices.
• Supports Multiple Communications Protocols – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs supports multiple communication protocols. RS232 and RS485 and two RJ11 attachment ports are standard features. Ethernet and POCSAG attachment options are also offered. Numerous cable, network, wireless and modem connectivity options are supported by Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs – click here for more information.
• Address Each Display – Each Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign can be given a unique address, so that messages and data may sent by computer or control devices to different displays on the same cable, wireless channel, modem phone number or TCP/IP address. 255 addresses are available, and the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign address may be set or changed easily with the remote control keyboard or using a computer and special software. The Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign enclosure does not have to be opened.
• Message Verification and Error Checking – Built-in features ensure that messages are received accurately when a computer or control equipment sends messages or data to the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign by cable.
• Priority Message – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs have a 125-byte Priority message file that can be activated by special programming. When the Priority message file is activated, all other message files that are currently running stop being displayed. When the Priority message is terminated, the other messages resume displaying.
• Audible Alert – A Tone feature may be invoked to beep Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs as needed. Several tone control programming options are built-in.
• Non-Blinking String File Updates – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs support"String Files" and real-time updating of String Files without blinking the messages displayed on the sign. String files are memory areas set aside in sign memory by special programming. One use of String Files is to store changing data being updated by an external device or computer. For example, an Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign can be programmed to display five (or more) ACD statistics fields for each of ten (or more) ACD queues. As the real time values change for each of the 50 variables (5 x 10), the updated values can be transmitted to the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign instantly, without causing the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign to blink and without affecting the information currently being displayed. String Files can also be used to save sign memory. For example, if the same data is displayed multiple times within a message, the data can be stored once in a String File and recalled from its String File location each time it is needed.
• Nested Commands – For programmers writing control sequences using native sign communication protocol, multiple commands can be repeated or "nested" within a transmission frame.
• Supports Wireless Applications – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs support POCSAG or pager transmission format. They can be programmed for wireless applications.
• Update Firmware Easily – When new features or firmware improvements for the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign are announced by Adaptive Micro Systems, firmware upgrades may be purchased and easily installed. Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign firmware is provided on a chip conveniently mounted in a chip carrier that literally snaps into a socket inside the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign enclosure.
• Wireless Keyboard – Each Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign comes with a remote control keyboard. The remote control keyboard emits infrared light that controls many Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign functions. The remote control keyboard can be used up to 30 feet away from the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign. It can be used to:
  • turn the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign on and off
  • turn off and on the programming keys beep feature
  • program messages
  • run messages
  • delete specific messages
  • insert display modes, special effects and features, and international characters into messages
  • compose dot graphic files and incorporate them into messages
  • set the message file run sequence
  • set the start and stop times and dates for each message file
  • set the time, day and date
  • clear display memory
  • password protect the messages
  • change the address of the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign
  • run the built-in diagnostic tests
• Keyboard Programming Manual – A programming manual describing how to use the remote control keyboard is provided with each Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign. It is well-written, well-organized and easy to use. It includes tutorial exercises and feature reference tables. A Spanish translation of the manual is available. Both English and Spanish manuals may be downloaded at no charge.
• Program with both Computer and Keyboard – Alpha 7000 Series LED Displays may be programmed by computer and by remote control keyboard without either the computer or the remote control keyboard disrupting the messages programmed by the other device. You may define how much of the storage capacity of the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign is reserved for programming by the remote control keyboard. You can also allow or deny remote control keyboard access to message files transmitted to an Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign by computer.
• Clear Memory Easily – When debugging and testing software and messages features, the remote control keyboard can be used to clear the memory of the sign quickly and conveniently, without opening the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign enclosure or taking it down from where it is mounted. Clearing memory removes all messages, graphic files and the password that have been programmed into the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign.
• Wireless News and Sports Service – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs can be equipped with a wireless broadcast receiver that will display the latest news headlines, financial market summaries, sports information and scores, in addition to your own messages. The receiver and news service are extra charge options.
• Technical Assistance and Support – Ongoing limited customer assistance for installation issues and technical support are provided by Alpha-American Programmable Signs at no additional charge.
• Programming Assistance and Training – Our experienced instructors and technicians are available by telephone or on site in your location.
• Internet Support – Both the manufacturer, Adaptive Micro Systems, and distributor, Alpha-American Programmable Signs, have informative web sites.
• 110 or 230V – Alpha 7000 Series LED Signs are completely solid-state. Each sign has a removable power cord, and it plugs into a standard 120V AC electrical outlet. For a more attractive installation, if possible, locate your electrical outlet out of sight behind the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign or above the drop ceiling, if the Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign is being mounted near the ceiling.
• Attractive Enclosure – The Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign has an attractive Eurostyle case design that will compliment any business environment.
• Mounting Hardware – Each Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign includes mounting hardware for wall, ceiling and counter installations. Back-to-back mounting hardware for ceiling-mounted configurations is available as an extra charge option.
• One Year Warranty – The Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign has a one-year USA factory warranty.

Alpha 7000 Series LED Sign Specifications

• Number of Lines: 1 to 4
• Character Size:
  • 7.2" (18.3 cm) in one-line format
  • 3.0" (7.6 cm) in two-line format
  • 2.1" (5.3 cm) in three-line format
  • 1.5" (3.9 cm) in four-line format
• Text Memory: 50,000 Characters (upgrade would enable 100,000 Characters)
• Graphics Memory: 40,000 bytes or 30 full screen graphics (upgrade would expand to 80,000 bytes of graphics)
• Pixel Size (diameter): 0.2" (.05 cm)
• Pixel (LED) Colors: Red, Green, Yellow, Rainbow 1, Rainbow 2 and Mix
• Center-to-Center Pixel Spacing (Pitch): .3" (.8 cm)
• Character Set: Block (sans serif); Decorative (serif); Upper and Lower case; Normal, Wide and Double-Wide
• Automatic Centering – Messages center in any mode, except when Fixed Characters is specified. Fixed Characters left justifies messages in any mode.
• Power: 120 VAC ± 10%. 180 watts max. 230 VAC model available.
• Power Cord: 10 feet (3.3 m)
• Keyboard: Handheld, Eurostyle, Infrared-Wireless, Remote operated
• Case Material: Extruded aluminum with molded plastic end caps.
• Limited Warranty: One-year parts and labor, factory servicing (see comments above).
• Agency Approvals:
  • 120 VAC Model: Listed to ANSI/UL 1950-Second Edition (US) and CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 950-M89 (Canada)
  • 230 VAC Model: Complies with EN 60950: 1992 (Europe) and AS/NZS 3260-1993 (Australia/New Zealand)
  • FCC Part 15 Class A
  • CE Marked
• Operating Temperature: 32º to 120ºF, 0º to 49ºC
• Humidity Range: 0% to 95% non-condensing
• Current Firmware Revision

Related Accessories and Replacement Parts

• Remote Control Keyboards
  • Alpha Remote Keyboard (with English labels) with 4 AAA Batteries Included
  • Remote Control Keyboard (with Spanish labels) with 4 AAA Batteries Included
• Infrared Message Loader with 9V Battery and 3' Cable
• RS232 Connectivity Items
  • 25' RS232 6-conductor Modular Cable with RJ11-06 connectors on each end
  • RS232 Serial Adapter (DB25F to RJ11-06) for 25-pin Serial Ports
  • RS232 Serial Adapter (DB9F to RJ11-06) for 9-pin Serial Ports
  • RS232 Serial Adapter (DB25M to RJ11-06) for Modem use
  • RS232 Serial Adapter (DB25M to DB9F) Gender changer for 9-pin Serial Port
  • RS232 Serial Adapter (DB25F to DB9M) Gender changer for 25-pin Serial Port
  • 25' RS232 6-conductor Modular Cable with RJ11-06 connectors on each end
  • 50' RS232 6-conductor Modular Cable with RJ11-06 connectors on each end
  • 6-Conductor RJ11 Coupler for connecting RS232 Cables together (Maximum 50' length)
• RS485 Connectivity Items
  • RS232 to RS485 Converter Box III with two End of Line Terminators (without Power Adapter)
  • Converter Box AC Adapter, USA, 10W 120VAC Input 9V Output
  • Converter Box AC Adapter, European, 14W 230VAC Input 9V Output
  • Converter Box AC Adapter, United Kingdom, 14W 240VAC Input 9V Output
  • 10' RS232 Serial Cable, Type A9, DB9F to DB9M for Converter Box to PC
  • 10' RS232 Serial Cable, Type B9, DB25M to DB9M for Converter Box to Modem
  • 1000' Spool of Shielded RS485 Network Cable
  • 100' Spool of Shielded RS485 Network Cable
  • RS485 Modular Network Adapter – Connects RS485 Modular Cable to Shielded RS485 Network Cable
  • 8' RS485 Cable with Ferrite Core; have RJ11-04 jacks on each end
  • 1' RS485 Cable with Ferrite Core; have RJ11-04 jacks on each end
  • 8' RS485 Cable with three RJ11-04 jacks for back-to-back Alpha sign configurations
  • End of line Terminator for Converter Box III and Alpha RS232 port
  • Network Repeater Box
• Alpha Ethernet Adapter Kits and Components
  • Alpha Ethernet Adapter – 10 Base T Serial Server
  • Alpha Ethernet Adapter – DB25F to RJ11 Connector
  • Alpha Ethernet Adapter Cable
  • MSS100 Ethernet Serial Server – 10/100 Base
  • MSS485 Ethernet Serial Server – 10 Base
• Alpha Discrete Input Interface Kit and Components
  • Alpha Discrete Input Interface CPU Module
  • Alpha Discrete Input Interface Power Supply
  • Alpha Discrete Input Interface Kit (Sink Mode)
  • Additional Input Module (Sink Mode)
  • Alpha Discrete Input Interface Kit (Source Mode)
  • Additional Input Module (Sink Mode)
• Wireless Broadcast Receiver and News Service
• Firmware Update
• Back-to-back Mounting Brackets
• 230 VAC Power
• Packing Materials – Carton and Styrofoam

Related Documentation

• Alpha 7000 Series Brochure – Summary
• Alpha Get the Message Catalog (includes all Alpha models)
• Alpha Remote Control Keyboard Programming Manual (English)
• Alpha Remote Control Keyboard Programming Manual (Spanish)
• Alpha Communications Protocol Manual
• Wiring Diagram for Modular Network Adapter
• Alpha Series Sign Installation Instructions
• Networking Alpha Signs
• Two- and Three-Sided Sign Installation Instructions
• How to Change Firmware in Alpha 4000 LED Series Signs

Software Available

• Alpha Messaging
• AlphaNet (Windows)
• Alpha Remote Messaging
• Alpha Marquee ActiveX Control
• Alpha ACD Call Center Statistics and Messaging
• Alpha WebView and Messaging
• Alpha WebTicker and Messaging
• Alpha ProductionView and Messaging
• Alpha Broadcast Service and Messaging
• Alpha Theater Display System
• AlphaNet Plus II (DOS)
• Custom Applications

Technical Support

• Hardware:
  • From Distributor, Alpha-American Programmable Signs
  • From Manufacturer, Adaptive Micro Systems
• Software:
  • From Alpha-American Programmable Signs
  • From Adaptive Micro Systems
  • From other sign software providers

Prices and Ordering Information

• There are three ways to obtain prices:
  • Call Alpha-American Programmable Signs at 1-800-223-4636.
  • Send an e-mail request for prices.
  • Use our Request Form.
• 7.75% California Sales Tax is added to sales of items delivered in California, unless other arrangements are made.
• Actual shipping charges are added to each order.
• Various terms are available.

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