Contents General Abbreviations, characters and symbols used Notation Further information How to contact us Requirements System requirements 2.1.1 Hardware 2.1.2 Software Installing/uninstalling Software reference Screen layout 3.1.1 Menu bar 3.1.2 Tabs 3.1.3 Navigation bar Operation Preview tab Display tab 4.2.1 Layout dialog box 4.2.2 Floor Designation dialog box...
General General The EAZ Designer was specially developed for the EAZ-TFT, EAZ-TFT.110 and EAZ-TFT.45 displays for the purpose of developing customer-specific designs. Abbreviations, characters and symbols used Symbol / Meaning abbreviation position indicators Delivery condition Settings that are supplied as standard are marked with an asterisk .
General Further information The following documents, among others, are available for the position indicators: › EAZ-TFT manual › EAZ-TFT.110 manual These and other current manuals can be found in the download area of our website at https://www.newlift.de/downloads-311.html How to contact us...
► Follow the instructions of the Setup Wizard and install the program. You can now use the EAZDesigner. Uninstalling the EAZ Designer ► Use the Windows Explorer to navigate to the uninstall program under C:\Program Files (x86)\NewLift\EazDesigner\unins000.exe. ► Start the <unins000.exe> application with a double-click. EazDesigner is uninstalled. Manual EAZ Designer...
Software reference Software reference Screen layout Menu bar Design Tabs Preview area Navigation bar 3.1.1 Menu bar Menu item Function Opens a new design Open Opens the project folder of the EAZDesigner Save Saves the current design Save as... Opens the window to save the current design Create display output Opens the window to select the the memory medium for a finished design Format SD card...
Medium symbols Changing the preview and memory path By default, the program opens the following path: C:\ProgramData\Newlift\EazDesigner\Projects\standard\ In the preview area, all designs are that were stored in the path shown under the navigation bar are displayed. If you stored a design in a different directory using Save As..., you must use the Project Path function to navigate to the project folder.
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Operation Opening an existing design ► Click the desired design. The selected design is displayed with a red background. ► Click on the button in the lower right edge of the design preview. Open The program automatically switches to the Display tab. Creating a new design ►...
Operation Display tab In the Display tab, you can create new designs and customize them using position frames and dialog boxes. Direction arrows Event screen Floor designation Event-based texts Lift-specific logo Dialog box selection list Floor texts Opened dialog box 5 - 8 Lift-specific information text Auto-animate area...
Operation 4.2.1 Layout dialog box ► Click on the arrow button next to Layout. The Layout dialog box opens. Displaying/hiding position frames Displaying position frames ► Activate the Show Layout Help checkbox in the dialog box. Hiding position frames ► Deactivate the Show Layout Help checkbox in the dialog box. Moving position frames ►...
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Operation Displaying/hiding coordinates Displaying coordinates Displayed coordinates are an additional positioning aid. The coordinates are only displayed if the Display Layout Help checkbox is also activated. ► Activate the Show Layout Help checkbox in the dialog box. ► Activate the Show Coordinates checkbox in the dialog box. Hiding coordinates ► Deactivate the Show Coordinates checkbox in the dialog box. Manual EAZ Designer...
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Operation Selecting the orientation When starting a new project, you are prompted to select the model of your position indicator and its orientation in the New Project window. The preselection is displayed in the Layout dialog box and can be changed or corrected here. ►...
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Operation Displaying the Event-Based Texts option Event-Based Texts is only displayed in the selection list of the dialog box if you activated it in the Layout dialog box. ► Activate the Event-Based Texts checkbox if you would like to work with event-based texts. An editable position frame is added in the preview.
Operation 4.2.2 Floor Designation dialog box The floor designations are adopted from the FST by default. Numerous options are available for visually adjusting the designations. ► Click on the arrow button next to Floor Designation. The Floor Designation dialog box opens. Selecting a floor designation ►...
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Operation Setting the character spacing ► Move the Stretch slide control to the left (value < 1) to decrease the character spacing. ► Move the Stretch slide control to the right (value > 1) to increase the character spacing. Setting the font and font size ►...
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Operation Adding/removing gradients for text and stroke Adding a gradient ► In the Effect drop-down menu, select a gradient direction. The program enables the Color2 option. ► In the Color2 drop-down menu, select the color into which Color1 is to fade (gradient). Removing gradients ►...
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Operation Adding/changing floor texts ► Click on the line of text of the floor for which you would like to change the position indicator. ► Double-click on the respective line of text in the Floor Text column. The text can now be edited. ►...
Operation 4.2.3 Arrow Type dialog box In this menu, you can individually design each display arrow independent of one another. ► Click on the arrow button next to Arrow Type. The Arrow Type dialog box opens. ► In the Selected Arrow area, select the display arrow that you would like to visually modify. ►...
Operation 4.2.4 Arrow Type - Colors dialog box You can also customize the arrows in your display with effects such as stroke or gradients. ► Click on the arrow button next to Colors. The Arrow Type dialog box is expanded to include the Colors area. Adding/removing stroke Adding stroke ►...
Operation 4.2.5 Event-Based Texts dialog box The EAZDesigner makes available a list with preset event-based texts (e.g., “Maintenance” or “Out- of-order”). All event-based texts can be edited and expanded. If no event is active, the date with time (output by the FST) can be displayed instead of the event-based text if desired. Additional informational text can be displayed with each event-based text.
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Operation Changing event and information texts ► Click on the table row of the event that you would like to change (in the example: row 6). ► Double-click on the corresponding table cell of column Text1;Info1 or Text2;Info2 (in the example: Text1,Info1).
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Operation Adding/changing symbols You have the possibility to supplement the event-based texts with suitable symbols. Symbols are embedded as graphics in PNG format. The graphics can be displayed as an icon next to the text or as a full image above. ►...
Operation Checking settings You have two possibilities for checking your settings. ► Click on the respective event in the table. The preview appears at the left in the display window. ► In the Demo window, click on the Auto-Animate button in the Events area. The various events are cycled through and displayed in sequence.
Operation Adding/removing shadow effect Adding shadow effect ► Use the Shadow Depth slide control to adjust the intensity of the shadow. ► Use the Softness slide control to set how sharp or soft the shadow should be drawn. ► Use the Angle slide control to set the direction in which the shadow should fall. ►...
Operation Adding/removing bevel effect Adding bevel effect ► Use the Width slide control to adjust the thickness of the bevel. ► Select an effect from the Effect drop-down menu. • Linear • CurvedIn • CurvedOut • BugeldUp Linear CurvedIn CurvedOut BulgedUp Removing bevel effect ►...
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Operation Inserting a position frame for text ► Click on the Add Text-Box button. The position frame is displayed in the preview. ► Click in the position frame to edit the text. ► Enter the desired text. ► Use the drop-down menus in the Font area to select the desired font, style, color and font size. Inserting a position frame for a logo ►...
Operation 4.2.9 Slide-Show dialog box Here, you can position information or images that are to appear in sequence on the display. You can only make settings in the “Slide-Show” dialog box if you previously activated the “Slide-Show” checkbox in the “Layout” dialog box. ► Click on the arrow button next to Layout. The Layout dialog box opens. ► Check whether the Slide-Show checkbox is active; activate it if necessary. The Layout dialog box can be closed again.
Operation Background tab In the Background tab, you can color the background of your design or load your own graphic. Loading/deleting your own background (graphic) Loading a background ► Click on the Load Image button. ► Select the desired graphic by means of a mouse click. ►...
Operation Expert knowledge Programming arrows yourself You can create your own arrows with simple programming commands. Description Command Start new polygon: M x,y » M — start of new polygon » x — x-coordinate » y — y-coordinate End polygon(s): »...
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Operation Programming example Double polygon Command M 0,100 10,100 36,15 62,100 72,100 41,0 31,0 Z M 0,165 10,165 36,80 62,165 72,165 41,65 31,65 Making the files of ProgramData Windows directory visible Windows does not display the C:\ProgamData directory by default. You may need to use the settings in Windows Explorer to make the directory visible. ► Start Windows Explorer ► In the Organize menu, select the Folder and search options option. ►...
► Properly remove the USB stick / SD card from your computer. The further procedure is dependent on your TFT version. See the EAZ-TFT manual. Tips for creating position indicators ► First create a background (e.g., an image file with your company logo) and then position the display elements.
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