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AXCESS to EL+, AXlink and DC power, 4-pin captive wire connector AXCESS to EL+, AXlink and DC power, mini XLR Alternate DC power to EL+ 2-pin captive wire connector Technical Support ..............23 Overview Electroluminescent Touch Panels Table of Contents...
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Appendix: Page and Function Finders......... 25 Overview Touch Panel Function Finder EL+ Function Finder 1 EL+ Function Finder 2 EL+ Function Finder 3 EL+ Function Finder 4 EL+ Function Finder 5 EL+ Function Finder 6 Table of Contents Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
Touch Panel and AXCESS port system AXlink cable AXCESS CardFrame Television Lighting Camera Once you have developed your control pages, you can use the AMX TPDOC software with your computer to save them for backup and other applications. You Electroluminescent Touch Panels Introduction...
Develop your control pages with regular touch buttons and icons. Use string, output button attributes to send RS-232 data to a computer or other RS-232 device for controlling a system. Call AMX Technical Support (see Technical Support) about limitations and restrictions when you want to use Touch Panels in the RS-232-only configuration.
Microsoft or Logitech mouse input for Touch Panel page development and use Send data and messages to a PC or other RS-232 system control device Installation For installation instructions, refer to the, AXU-EL+ and AXU-EL+/PB UniMount Touch Panel Reference Guide. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Introduction...
Touch Panel pages. They appear with the options you will use to create and use the Touch Panel pages. Figure 2 illustrates most of the buttons included for Touch Panel page development and use. The keyboard is illustrated in Figure 3. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
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* * NONE ** MAIN PAGE List of pages Scroll with up and down buttons ENTER ENTER - Accept entry Text for decision here Make decision by touching YES or NO NO COMMUNICATION TOUCH SCREEN TO CONTINUE Functional message Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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Figure 4 illustrates examples of keyboard characters. This window is displayed when you touch CHANGE FONT. Figure 4 AaBb AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCcDd Keyboard characters window Fixed AaBb AaBb Symbols Variable Symbols Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
Figure 6. You will establish the initial operating parameters of your Touch Panel from this page. You will use the setup page to access the Editor for development of your control pages. Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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Panel, the AXCESS communications link indicator, and the current version of the ROM software installed in your Touch Panel. Note that the AXlink button will blink at about a one second rate when an AXCESS system is connected and the data bus is in use. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
1- to 4-digit number (1 to 9999). Be sure to save the new password number in a safe place. If you can't remember it you will not be able to enter the PROTECTED SETUP mode. The default password is 1988. Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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Enter a message that will be sent POWER UP MESSAGE from the Touch Panel RS-232 port when it is fast powered up. You can use the message to wake up equipment attached to your control system. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
When you touch the BUTTON menu selection button, the page shown in Figure 9 will appear. Touch the menu option you need for the function you want to perform. The message bar indicates the currently selected page. Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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S button. You cannot add more text than the width and height of the button will allow. displays a page with attribute selections. You can choose button ATTRIBUTES shapes, assign function and page codes, include a string of RS-232 text, and specify the feedback mode. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
The page name menu is GO TO displayed when you select this option. (password page flip) adds a special password-protected go-to PASSWD PG FLIP button to the currently selected page. When you have assigned the page code Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
16 characters of a message 16 CHAR TERM received from an AXCESS system or computer. The message scrolls when more than 16 characters are received. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
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Touch Panel memory. CLEAR BUTTONS clears specific drawings stored in Touch Panel memory. CLEAR DRAWINGS indicates the number of available Touch Panel memory blocks and how MEMORY many are in use for buttons and drawings. Operation Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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255 channel codes. The other map displays up to 255 variable text codes. displays the function code assigned to each button in the comer FUNCTION SHOW of the button when this is turned on. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Operation...
RS-232: DB25 or DB9 to DB-9 supplied upon request Options: Pushbuttons (EL+/PB) Up to 16 buttons, 8 each side of screen, custom engraved legends on request Mounting Flush Panel or Rack Mount (option) Enclosures Black, Oak, and Walnut. Custom upon request Electroluminescent Touch Panels Specifications...
Cable Wiring Diagrams Computer to EL+, RS-232, 25-pin D to 9-pin D Computer to EL+, RS-232, 9-pin D to 9-pin D Specifications Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
If the problem is not resolved, reload the program from a new copy of your master disk. If you still have a service problem, call your AMX Technical Support Team listed in Figure 14 for technical assistance:...
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Technical Support Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
Also shown on the following pages are the finders related to each of the major Touch Panel pages. The functions and features related to each page are found in the related finders shown in parentheses. Electroluminescent Touch Panels Appendix: Page and Function Finders...
Page Password Power Up Page Both Mode Button Calibrate (Finder 3) Symbol Editor Timer Message Power Up Message Serial Master Mode Page Tracking Page (Finder 4) Baud Icons (Finder 5) System (Finder 6) Appendix: Page and Function Finders Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
Settings Page and Date Set Background Background Page Compare Device Device List Page Show Device Device List Page Keypad Icon Protected Setup To Finder 2 Enter Password Serial Number AXlink V2.xx (firmware version) Electroluminescent Touch Panels Appendix: Page and Function Finders...
Mouse Shape Mouse Select Page On / Off Auto Assign On / Off Keypad Setup Password Send String Page Tracking On / Off <PAGE–"name"> To Finder Keypad Editor 3, 4, 5, 6 Appendix: Page and Function Finders Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
Touch Button Save To Save Channel Code Keypad Touch Page Paste To Add Saved Variable Text Keypad Bring Button To Front String Standard Keyboard Send String Keyboard <KEYB–"text"> Send String Keypad <KEYP–"text"> Electroluminescent Touch Panels Appendix: Page and Function Finders...
Keyboard Delete Delete Selected Page Page Select Go To Menu Window Touch Page Assign Button Passwd Pg Flip to Add Button Attributes Select Data Send Page Print Send Mode Image to TPDOC Appendix: Page and Function Finders Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
File from TPDOC Move Edit Bar Move Edit Bar on Page Select Data Send Page Print Send Mode Image to TPDOC Map of Assigned Function Map Functions Show Function Function Show on Icons Appendix: Page and Function Finders Electroluminescent Touch Panels...
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