Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The manifold includes an electrical cavity that receives electrical wiring from an external source. A method and apparatus are provided in which a noise level and signal level for a sensing channel are determined for each cardiac cycle with the sensing threshold of the channel being adjusted in accordance therewith. A digital image to be printed with the print engine is received and digitally filtered based on the profile to provide a filtered image. The processor transmits the firmware to the part of the receiver ends via the bus based on the common address code.