AMX AXCENTWire Instruction Manual
AMX AXCENTWire Instruction Manual

AMX AXCENTWire Instruction Manual

System wiring documentation program

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AXCENTWire
System Wiring Documentation Program
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  • Page 1 AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program S o f t w a r e...
  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    CUSTOMER REMEDIES. AMX Corporation’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at AMX Corporation's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet AMX Cor- poration's Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX Corporation. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Template Window Window areas AXCENTWire Menus ............5 Overview File Menu Edit Menu Library Menu Type Menu Help Menu File Description Wiring Configuration Using AXCENTWire ............15 Overview Creating a Project File AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program Table of Contents...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Select Components dialog box. Template Window When you run the AXCENTWire program, you see a template window similar to the one shown in Figure 1. All of the AXCENTWire functions are displayed and processed from this main screen. AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program...
  • Page 6: Window Areas

    The window in Figure 1 shows a portion of a new AXCENTWire document template. Using the scroll bars, you can place any portion of the template within the window. A printed copy of the AXCENTWire template is shown in the Using AXCENTWire section. Note that the window template format and the printed document are not exact duplicates.
  • Page 7 —Pin numbers and wire colors used for the connection. Accessory —A description of accessory information such as connectors and terminations. Equipment —A description of the equipment being connected. See the Using AXCENTWire section for an example of a completed AXCENTWire document. AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program Introduction...
  • Page 8 Introduction AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program...
  • Page 9: Overview

    AXCENTWire Menus Overview All AXCENTWire menus and menu options are selected using normal Windows functions, including clicking the menus or using keyboard key combinations. Select a menu by: • Clicking it • Pressing the Alt key and the underlined letter Select a menu option by: •...
  • Page 10 Save —Saves the file information created with the NEW menu option. AXCENTWire uses the DealerID and job name to create an MS-DOS file name. You must make an entry in the DealerID field. You can enter up to 11 characters in the DealerID field. The first 8 characters in the DealerID field are used to generate a unique filename.
  • Page 11: Edit Menu

    Windows control menu button—Click to open the Windows control options. Notes field—Enter any notes required to document special needs or characteristics of this AXCENTWire file. OK button—Click to save the notes. Cancel button—Click to close the window without saving the notes.
  • Page 12 Windows control menu box—Click to open the Windows control options. Panels:—Enter any AMX panel information required to document special needs or requirements for the AXCENTWire file. Refer to Using AXCENTWire for an example of panel documentation. OK button—Click to save the panel information.
  • Page 13: Library Menu

    After you select the library file, click OK to load the file into the Axcent Wiring Information window. Figure 11 Axcent Wire Insert Library window Save —This button operation is not yet implemented. AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program AXCENTWire Menus...
  • Page 14: Type Menu

    Type Menu Choose the Type menu to display control system and device options. When you select an option, the AXCENTWire Wiring Information window displays a blank connector panel for that control system or device. Figure 12 shows the Type menu.
  • Page 15: Help Menu

    (text) entry positions. Figure 15 illustrates the file description field items of the NEW data entry screen. Refer to Figure 1 or to the Using AXCENTWire section to see a complete NEW file data entry template.
  • Page 16: Wiring Configuration

    14. Hold down the Shift key and click the mouse button to add common jumpers. Figure 16 shows the cable and connector wiring description fields in the NEW data entry template. Refer to Figure 1, or to the Using AXCENTWire section to see a complete NEW file data entry template.
  • Page 17 25-pin female D-type connector might be: 25-P "D" F Equipment —Enter up to 16 characters per line to describe the equipment that will be used with the connector wiring data. AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program AXCENTWire Menus...
  • Page 18 AXCENTWire Menus AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program...
  • Page 19: Overview

    Using AXCENTWire Overview Follow the steps in this section to create and save a new AXCENTWire file. Wiring and cabling documentation details can be as simple or as detailed as you need them. The usefulness of the final documentation is totally within your control.
  • Page 20 Use the vertical scroll bar icon and scroll back to the beginning of the project file. Using AXCENTWire AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program...
  • Page 21 • Click next to a connector label in function column (or in any other column) • Click in the column where you want to add text AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program Using AXCENTWire...
  • Page 22 New menu option before you close a loaded project file. If a After you create and save an AXCENTWire file, you can open the file using the project file is loaded when Open option in the File menu. See the File Menu subsection.
  • Page 23 AXCENTWire System Wiring Documentation Program Using AXCENTWire...
  • Page 24 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto • york • brussels 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...

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