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Intergraph ImageStation ZII Installation And Use Manual

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ImageStation ZII
Installation and Use
February 1998
DHA023330

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  • Page 1 ImageStation ZII Installation and Use February 1998 DHA023330...
  • Page 2 All warranties given by Intergraph Computer Systems about equipment or software are set forth in your purchase contract. Nothing stated in, or implied by, this document or its contents shall be considered or deemed a modification or amendment of such warranties.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ......................1 2 Getting Started ......................2 Unpack the Equipment ....................2 Gather the Tools ......................2 3 Installing the Hardware....................3 Equipment Cautions ......................3 Assemble the Cyborg Chair ...................3 Assemble the Monitor Table ..................3 Assemble the Digitizer Table ..................4 Install the Base Unit and Keyboard ................4 Install the Monitor ......................4 Install the Interface PEM ....................4 Install the Stereoscopic Display Subsystem..............6...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    This document describes how to install the hardware and software for an ImageStation ZII system. It describes how to adjust and troubleshoot the installation. WARNING Only Intergraph Computer Systems field service personnel may perform the installation procedures in this document.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Refer to the hardware documentation delivered with the Intergraph Computer Systems TDZ workstation for instructions on setting up the workstation hardware and operating system software. Follow the instructions in this section to prepare to install an ImageStation ZII system.

  • Page 7: Installing The Hardware

    Installing the Hardware You will set up the components of the ImageStation ZII hardware in the following order: 1. Cyborg chair 2. Monitor table 3. D-sized digitizer table with Altek digitizer controller 4. TDZ workstation base unit and keyboard 5. Monitor 6.

  • Page 8: Assemble The Digitizer Table

    Assemble the Digitizer Table To assemble the digitizer table: 1. Remove the digitizer table top assembly from the packing box. Remove all packing materials. Place the table top assembly face down on a carpeted floor or on the packing materials. 2.
  • Page 9 2. Refer to the following figure. Connect the three RS-232 cables between the interface PEM, the Altek digitizer controller, and the TDZ workstation base unit as described in this section. Altek Digitizer Controller Power Cursor RS-232 A to D Converter Workstation Base Unit RS-232 Cable...

  • Page 10: Install The Stereoscopic Display Subsystem

    NOTE Ensure that the cables extend to the back of the interface PEM. Verify that the front feet of the interface PEM install into the holes provided in the PEM bracket. These holes provide a positive lock- down to prevent unwanted movement of the interface PEM. 5.
  • Page 11 3. Connect one end of the stereo sync interface cable to the 9-pin port on the infrared transmitter. Connect the other end (round mini-DIN) to the stereo port of the graphics board in the TDZ workstation base unit. Refer to the following figure. 4.

  • Page 12: Completing The Installation

    Completing the Installation You can adjust the monitor and digitizer tables and the Cyborg chair to meet the needs of the individual user. Refer to Chapter 7 “Adjusting System Ergonomics” in this document. Arrange the furniture with the monitor table centered behind and over the digitizer table. Center the Cyborg chair in front of the digitizer table.

  • Page 13: Activate The Stereoscopic Display

    1. From the Windows NT Start menu, select Settings/Control Panel. 2. Open the Display icon in the Windows NT Control Panel. 3. Select Intergraph Monitor (tab) and choose the type for the monitor connected to the system. NOTE The choices of monitor types for ImageStation ZII are as follows:...

  • Page 14: Customize The Screen Tracking Area

    Customize the Screen Tracking Area Customizing defines a small rectangle on the digitizer’s surface to represent the entire screen tracking area. The digitizer ships with the screen tracking area defined as the entire active tracking area. This requires a user to move the two-handed controller across the entire length of the digitizer’s active tracking area to move the on-screen pointer from one corner of the screen to the other.

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting The Installation

    Troubleshooting the Installation This section provides information to troubleshoot the installation of the Altek hardware. Troubleshoot in Windows NT If the two-handed controller is not tracking in Windows NT, try the following. Verify cable connections. Turn the power to the interface PEM off, and then on. Disconnect and re-connect power to the Altek controller.
  • Page 16 2. Display version information by typing and pressing . The following displays: SHIFT ENTER Intergraph Imaging Systems Stereo Cursor, Software version 1.2 PCBC080 ECO level 1 3. Activate the microprocessor to decode the force stick data by pressing . Verify force stick CTRL operation by moving the force sticks to watch the numbers change.
  • Page 17 NOTE You can also reset the Altek digitizer controller to the factory settings by loading the Altek Auxiliary Menu and selecting the Reset 1-4 commands as described in “Troubleshoot in Windows NT.” If only one COM port is functional, first verify proper cable connections. Second, try swapping the RS-232 COM port cables (replace the COM 1 cable with the COM 2 cable).

  • Page 18: Installing And Customizing The Altek Driver

    8. Select Yes to confirm the installation, and then select OK after successful installation. The following appears: Intergraph hardware requires a tablet size of 34 inches by 22 inches. The necessary changes will be made to the registry now. 9. Select OK to accept the changes.

  • Page 19: Adjusting System Ergonomics

    Adjusting System Ergonomics This section provides human factors (ergonomic) recommendations you should follow when setting up and using the ImageStation ZII system. Perform the following steps in the order presented. Adjust the Cyborg Chair Use the reference material provided with the Cyborg chair to make the following adjustments. To adjust the chair: 1.

  • Page 20: Adjust The Digitizer Table

    Adjust the Digitizer Table Adjust the height of the digitizer table so that your arms are comfortably at your side when using the two-handed controller or keyboard. Your elbows should be bent at approximately 90 degrees when your hands are resting on the two- handed controller or at the keyboard.

  • Page 21: Adjust The Two-Handed Controller

    Adjust the Two-Handed Controller The two-handed controller uses a standard bobbin, ten buttons, and two force-operated joysticks called force sticks. The ten buttons are application-specific. They are mapped and specified within the application software. CAUTION Exerting excessive force on the buttons and force sticks can cause fatigue or may cause them to break.

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