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Elan XP84 Installation Manual

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  • Page 3 —The appliances should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on each appliance. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your authorized ELAN dealer or local power company. Grounding or Polarization —Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.

  • Page 4: Safety

    Do not use a telephone to report a gas leak if the leak is in the vicinity of the ELAN electronic equipment because of risk of fire or explosion. Cleaning—Unplug the apparatus from the power outlet before cleaning. Use only a dry cloth to clean the apparatus.
  • Page 5 (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (CEC SECTION 10-700) (NEC AR TICLE 250, PA RT H) CEC - CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 3...

  • Page 6: Care And Maintenance

    Use of strong chemicals and/or some cleaning agents may discolor the polyester film that makes up the touch screen. Package Includes: • XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Screen • External Battery • Docking Station • Quick Reference Tip Sheet • Installation Manual Page 4 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    System Setup ..................25 Web Browser ..................45 Battery Information ................49 5. Troubleshooting ................51 Appendix A: Specifications ............52 Appendix B: Programming ............53 Appendix C: Wireless Networks ..........54 Warranty ................... Back Page © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 5...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    The XP8.4 8.4” Wireless Color Touch Panel provides the freedom to control home theater lighting, blinds, drapes, security, HVAC and much more from anywhere in the home using a standard 802.11a/b/g WiFi wireless network. An ELAN SS1 System Station is required for two-way RS-232 feedback and control. Touch Screen Technology The XP8.4 utilizes a polyester plastic film suspended over a glass panel...

  • Page 9: Quick Reference

    XP8.4 Quick Reference Card The XP8.4 is packaged with a Quick reference Card to allow users to quickly access all of the features of the unit. Figure 1-1: Quick Reference Card © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 7...

  • Page 10: Callouts

    Arrow Up, Volume Up Scroll Key Arrow Right, Channel Up Scroll Key Arrow Down, Volume Down Scroll Key Arrow Left, Channel Down Figure 1-3: Hardware Key - Front Right Page 8 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 11 12VDC wall transformer direct connection Microphone 3.5mm Mono mini connection Connector Headphone 3.5mm Stereo mini connection Connector MUTE Button Mutes panel audio Stylus Removable stylus for tapping touch screen © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 9...
  • Page 12 Figure 1-6: Side Panel Left Item # Port/Item Description Power Button Push/release enters and exits Standby Mode Push and hold over 5 seconds invokes hardware shutdown USB Connector Not Applicable Page 10 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: System Design & Applications

    SS1 System Station itself. Be sure to include necessary electri- cal boxes, structured wiring enclosures, telephone lines, rough-in brackets, patch cables, ELAN Precision Panels, such as the SPP etc. © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Pre-Wire

    The SS1 System Station is an RS-232, IR, Sense and Relay controller. It also translates the XP8.4’s 8.02.11b/g WiFi commands into actions that can con- trol system functions including Home Theater or a zone control of an ELAN multi-room system. Future software/feature-set enhancements to the SS1 are field-upgradeable through VIA!TOOLS setup software.

  • Page 15: Applications

    E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Applications Stand-Alone/Home Theater The XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel can be used for any Stand-Alone (non-ELAN) system application or as a Home Theater controller. Figure 2-2 shows a basic application Screen Lift...
  • Page 16 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S S12 Multi-Room A/V Controller Use either ELAN's PS12 Precision Panel or SPP. Figure 2-3 shows the XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel and a PS12 or SPP connected to an ELAN S12. Lift Screen...
  • Page 17 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S S8.6 Multi-Room A/V Controller ELAN's SPP (System Precision Panel) is designed to work with any S Series Multi-Room controller. Figure 2-4 shows the XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel connected to a System8.6 (S8.6AV or S8.6AVP) Multi-Room A/V...
  • Page 18 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S S6 Integrated Multi-Room Controller Figure 2-4 shows the XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel and an ELAN S6 controlling A/V sources, relay-controlled sources and RS-232-controlled sources.
  • Page 19 Z•System Advanced features like Audio Detect and Spatial Enhancement can be accessed using the XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel in a ELAN Z•System. Figure 2-5 shows how to configure the XP8.4 using a PVIA10 and ZONE SS1 for a Z•System application.

  • Page 20: Connections

    3.Connections Power Connection The battery recharges when the XP84 is cradled in its docking station. The included 12VDC wall transformer plugs into the rear of the Docking Station. The XP8.4 will operate for approximately 1.5-2 hours of continuous use on a charge of the internal battery, and it can be extended for to up to 6 hours with the hot-pluggable external clip-on battery pack.

  • Page 21: System/Interface Connections

    The SS1 System Station combines functions such as IR Routing, RS-232 control, relay activation and Ethernet control into a single device, allowing the XP8.4 and other ELAN Wireless Color Touch Panels and wired VIA!s and Olé Touchpads to control many aspects of an A/V system and/or automation system.
  • Page 22 Zone SS1 Zone applications consist of a wireless XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel utilizing the SS1 as a Connection Hub when controlling a zone of an ELAN Multi-Room Controller-based system. ZONE applications can provide IR routing in order to control local IR sources, IR zone control, IR control of...
  • Page 23 Figure 3.5: SS1 SPP System Precision Panel VIA!NET/ZNET Use a Cat-5 wire with ELAN Standard RJ-45 pinout to connect the SS1 System Station to a system’s VIA!NET or ZNET when installing ELAN devices including S6, S8.6, S12, and Z•630 Multi-Room Controllers and SC-4 System Controllers.

  • Page 24: Operation/Setup

    XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panels are designed to be simple and intuitive to operate. Each source is custom programmed to work just the way the homeowner desires. ELAN recommends using the provided stylus to oper- ate the touch screen. The stylus for the XP8.4 touch screen is located in the...

  • Page 25: Device Control

    When a text field requires input, pressing the keyboard hard button will bring up the keyboard to allow login passwords and other information to be entered as shown in Figure 4.3. Figure 4-3: Keyboard © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 23...
  • Page 26 Additional functions are based on the current context. Backspace Key Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. Close Key Closes the On-Screen Keyboard On-Screen Keyboard Shifted (Shows Capital Letters & Additional Characters) Page 24 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 27: System Setup

    Figure 4-5: Control Panel - About Tapping the About button brings up the device Software Version, the Project Name, the Zone Name, the Zone Number, and Motif type as shown in Figure 4-5. © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 25...
  • Page 28 Wireless Color Touch Panel E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S ELAN Devices Tapping the ELAN Devices button brings up the device Name, Type, and IP Address. Figure 4-6: Control Panel - ELAN Devices Settings The Settings button brings up the Settings page.
  • Page 29 Connections and Refresh. See Connection Setup on page 40 for details. See Appendix C: Wireless Networking for more information on wireless network setup and equipment. Figure 4-9: Network Settings © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 27...

  • Page 30: Date And Time

    Select Date and Time from the bottom left to open the window for this func- tion. Date, Time as well as Daylight Saving Zone can be set. Press the button to enter into the Settings window. Figure 4-11: Date and Time Settings Page 28 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 31 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Figure 4-12: Date and Time - Date Figure 4-13: Daylight Savings Time Figure 4-14: Internet Time © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 29...
  • Page 32 Figure 4-15: Screen Calibration Timeout Settings Select Timeout Settings from the Settings page. This will open the Power Options Properties window. Figure 4-16: Timeout Settings Page 30 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 33 Presentation scheme causes the monitor and hard disk to never power down when the XP84 is docked. Max Battery allows for quicker power down time for the monitor and hard disk when the XP84 is running on batteries. Figure 4-17: Power Schemes Settings The Low battery and Critical battery alarms are adjusted in this tab.
  • Page 34 The Advanced tab allows the selection of power-saving settings. Options include a prompt for password when emerging from standby, taskbar icon and Power button press designation. Figure 4-20: Advanced Settings Page 32 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 35 The Hibernate tab enables the XP84 to store whatever it has in memory on the hard disk and shuts down after a period of non-use. When the XP84 comes out of hibernation, it returns to its previous state. Free disk space is required to allow the XP84 to Hibernate.
  • Page 36 Internet. It is important that the system’s Router is configured to DHCP. Note: The XP8.4 should already be connected to the network as described in Network-Connectivity. Page 34 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 37 Select the XP8.4’s Enable button under Download Timeout • Press the Download Enable Button on the SS1 IR-LINK SENSE INPUTS Download Enable Button Figure 4-25: SS1 Download Enable Button © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 35...
  • Page 38 The scanning process will display the SS1 and the XP8.4 in the Transfer Page list. Ensure that the Transfer to Device checkbox is checked for both the XP8.4 and the SS1 as shown in Figure 4.28. Page 36 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 39 The customer name, zipcode, dealer name and dealer phone number are recorded in this location. • Select the Customer Data button. Figure 4-29: Customer Data • Enter relevent information using the On-Screen keyboard • Select © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 37...
  • Page 40 Download button to initiate the download of the available update. • A verification screen will be displayed once the update is complete that will indi- cate various information including software version, bug fixes and other useful infor- mation. Page 38 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 41 XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Note: ELAN strongly recommends Updating the XP8.4 after getting it on the home network. Figure 4-31: Update Figure 4-32: Update Verification ©...
  • Page 42 Figure 4-33: Network Connectivity - Configure Connections Figure 4-34: Wireless Network Connection • Choose a Wireless Network - select the correct network and tap Connect as shown in Figure 4-36. Page 40 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 43 IP Address is displayed in the Network Window as shown in Figure 4-35. This supersedes any Wireless Network Connection address made prior to its docking. Figure 4-36: Choose a Wireless Network © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 41...
  • Page 44 A network key helps prevent unknown intruders from connecting to the network. Then confirm the network key. • Select Connect, then close out all open windows. Figure 4-37: Confirming Network Key Figure 4-38: Connected Page 42 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 45 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and double tap. Select Use the following IP Address, then fill in the appropriate information, then close out all open windows. Figure 4-39: Setting Static IP Address-Properties Figure 4-40: Setting Static IP Address-TCP/IP © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 43...
  • Page 46 Related Tasks window. The Wireless Network Connection Properties window will appear. Add only the neccesary connection point, remove any others. Note: ELAN recommends having the zone’s AP/Wireless Router as the preferred Network to avoid any connectivity issues. Page 44 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 47: Web Browser

    URL history or highlight the URL and enter the web address with the on-screen keyboard, and tap the Enter key. © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 45...
  • Page 48 • With the stylus, press and hold the scroll keys, or drag the scroll bars on the right side and bottom of the screen or use the hard button on the right side of the XP84 front panel. Page 46...
  • Page 49 Favorites folders are shown in the window, and the bookmarks in the selected folder on the right. To open a folder and a Favorite contained in it: • Tap the folder, and tap the Favorites. © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 47...
  • Page 50 • Temporary Internet Files • Cookies • History • Form Data • Passwords There is also an option to Delete All. Page 48 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 51: Battery Information

    E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Battery Information The XP84 is equipped with an internal Li-Ion battery pack that is capable of supporting approximately 1.5-2 hours of continuous operation. This period of continuous operation is extended by approximately 3-4 hours with the exter- nal battery pack that clips (hot-pluggable) onto the back of the XP84.
  • Page 52 Remove the battery from the unit by pressing in on the side tabs and lift out. • Replace rubber cover if not using external battery pack. TABS Figure 4-48: Remove Battery Page 50 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Internet connection for XP8.4 Unable to “Choose a Windows XP error Select “Repair this Wireless Network”, field Connection” from the is blank Network Tasks menu. Windows will repair the wireless connection © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved. Page 51...

  • Page 54: Appendix A: Specifications

    Up to 6 hours continuous with external pack Operating temp 0° -40° C Weight Panel (with external battery pack) 2.75 lbs / 1.25kg Shipping Weight 6.6 lbs / 2.95kg Page 52 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 55: Appendix B: Programming

    XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Appendix B: Programming All XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panels must be programmed with ELAN VIA! TOOLS Setup Software. ® XP84...

  • Page 56: Appendix C: Wireless Networks

    The SS1 System Station is an RS-232, IR, Sense and Relay controller. It also translates the XP8.4’s 8.02.11b/g WiFi commands into actions that can con- trol system functions including Home Theater or a zone control of an ELAN multi-room system. Future software/feature-set enhancements to the SS1 are field-upgradeable through VIA!TOOLS setup software.
  • Page 57 Detailed instructions on wireless network setup are outside the parameters of this manual. Please consult the documentation that accompanies the Router and/or WAP for specific instructions. Note: ELAN strongly recommends that only the Router be set to assign DHCP addresses. © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.
  • Page 58 XP8.4 Wireless Color Touch Panel E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Notes: Page 56 © ELAN Home Systems 2008 • All rights reserved.

  • Page 60: Limited Warranty

    (1 year) from date of purchase. If within the applicable warranty period above purchaser discovers that such item was not as warranted above and promptly notifies ELAN in writing, ELAN shall repair or replace the item at the company's option. This warranty shall not apply (a) to equipment not...
  • Page 61 MATERIAL: 60 LB WHITE COATED PAPER SCALE: 1-1 SIZE: 11.000 X 8.500, TOL: +/- .040 FOLDING: ALBUM FOLD CENTER STAPLE FOLD TO 5.500 X 8.500 PAGES: 60 NOTE: ARTWORK CREATED BY ELAN HOME SYSTEMS THIS MANUAL MUST BE RoHS COMPLIANT...

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