AcuBrite ™ 12
High Bright Rugged
Touch Screen
Preface
Copyright
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of Acura Embedded Systems Inc. This publication,
including all photographs, illustrations and software, is
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rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the
material contained herein, may be reproduced without
written consent of Acura Embedded Systems Inc.
Version 2.0
Warranty
The Acubrite™ is protected by a standard limited
warranty.
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AcuBrite™ Manual User’s Manual
Disclaimer
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preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as
to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under
Content
Introduction................................................................................1
Hardware Installation............….................................................1
continual improvement and we reserve the right to make
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manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication
and to make changes from time to time in the content
The Display Timing.........……....................................................4
The Display Outline Dimensions…............................................5
The Display Controls.....................................….........................6
The Screen Adjustment.............................….........................…8
Installing TouchKit…....................................…........................10
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AcuBrite™ Manual User’s Manual
Introduction
Welcome to enjoy the fantastic sightseeing world. This new
Cable (VGA, USB, Serial, Audio)
technology will bring you the whole new feeling about the
“monitor”. We show here some of the major advantages of the
Acubrite™ touch screen LCD monitor.
Hardware Installation
This section will guide you through the correct installation
procedures of the monitor.
Unpacking
After you unpack your LCD Monitor, please make sure that the
following items are included in the carton and in good condition.
If you find that any of these items are damaged or missing,
please contact your dealer immediately.
Acubrite™ touch screen LCD monitor
Power cable
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Pin 1& pin 3 --- Power
Pin 2 --- Ground
Pin 4 --- Ignition
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Installation
1. Turn power off for both Computer and Display before
making any connection.
2. Connect the power cable (12v AC/DC adapter or 8v –
30v DC).
The Display Timing
Applicable video timing
The following table lists the better display quality modes that
the LCD monitor provides. If the other video modes are input,
the monitor will stop working or display unsatisfactory picture
quality.
3. The LCD monitor comes with a 15-pin video cable; you
may use this cable for both IBM PC’s & compatibles and
Macintosh.
4. Tighten the screws of the Display cable until the
connectors are fastened securely.
5. Switch on power to the monitor, then to the computer
system. Yellow LED should be on when only the monitor
is powered on and green LED should be on when both
monitor and computer are powered on.
The following picture provides the connection outline
USB for
touch
POWER
SERIAL
for touch
*Touch screen can use serial port or USB port.
AUDIO VGA
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USB
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The Display Outline Dimensions
Acubrite™ 12"(Weight: 6 pounds)
310mm
The Display Controls
Membrane Control Button
5 4 3
2 1
250mm
308mm
186mm
1. POWER
the monitor on. Pushing it again to turn the monitor off.
SWITCH: Pushing the power switch will turn
2. Power LED: Power ON-Green / Power off-No.
246mm
3. Down Key >: Hot key for Cycling through 3 different
input sources (1. composite, 2. S-video, 3. VGA).
Increase item number or value of the selected item.
4. Menu Key: Enter to the OSD adjustment menu. It also
used for go back to previous menu for sub-menu, and
the change data don’t save to memory.
5. Up Key <: Hot key for adjusting bright level. Decrease
item number or item value.
55mm Thick
Screen Adjustment Operation Procedure
1. Entering the screen adjustment
The setting switches are normally at stand-by. Push the Menu
Key once to display the main menu of the screen adjustment.
The adjustable items will be displayed in the main menu.
2. Entering the settings
Use the Down Key < and Up Key > buttons to select the
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desired setting icon and push the SELECT button to enter submenu.
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3. Change the settings
After the sub-menu appears, use the Down Key < and Up Key
> buttons to change the setting values.
4. Save
After finishing the adjustment, push the SELECT button to
memorize the setting.
5. Return & Exit the main menu
Exit the screen adjustment; push the “MENU” button. When no
operation is done around 30 sec (default OSD timeout), it goes
back to the stand-by mode and no more switching is accepted
The Screen Adjustment
Main Menu
You can adjust the brightness, contrast, display colors, the
horizontal and vertical position of the display and OSD menu,
etc. through the main menu display. The Down Key < and Up
Key >are used to scroll through items within the menu. The
selected item is highlighted as the scrolling move along. The
SELECT key is used to activate the highlighted item. During
this state, MENU key is used to close the OSD menu from the
screen.
except MENU to restart the setting.
6. Short cut to adjust brightness
There is a knob on the side of the monitor. Scroll this knob to
adjust brightness.
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Menu key function:
Contrast &
Setup the contrast and brightness.
Brightness
Signal source You can set signal source.
Speaker To adjust the volume of speakers.
Color To adjust image colors.
User’s Man ual
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Configuration Utility
There are five property pages in TouchKit utility, and they are
General, Setting, Edge coefficient, Monitors and About. Each
property page contains different functions for users to do the
adjustments. Therefore users can easily manage all the TouchKit
controllers through TouchKit utility.
General property page contains the functions of language
selection, devices add/remove, 4 points calibration, Draw
test and Advanced.
Picture Setup the image position and size
within the panel.
OSD OSD functions
Exit Exit setting
Installing TouchKit Touch Screen Controller
TouchKit is software which contains drivers of the touch panel
controllers.
Follow these steps to install TouchKit.
1. Insert the CD to CD-ROM.
2. Choose the appropriate OS (for example, if you are using
windows 2000 or XP, choose Win2000 / XP)
There are three functional groups in Setting property page,
and at the upper section of the property page is sound
option; at the middle section is Mouse Mode; and at the
lower section is Double Click Adjustment.
Edge Coefficient property page contains the functions of
Edge Compensation for Top, Bottom, Left, Right, X Axis
and Y Axis.
There are three functions in Monitors property page, and
they are Multiple Monitors, Split Monitors and One Point
Calibration.
About contains the information about TouchKit
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Troubleshooting Tips
In the event that you expe
rience trouble with your Display,
check the following items before contacting the dealer from
whom the Display was purchased. The most common problems
usually involve an incorrect connection from the Video Card to
the Display. We recommend that you also consult your Video
Card User’s manual during the Troubleshooting Procedure. Do
not exceed the maximum refresh rate recommended for the
display.
Problem Troubleshooting Tip
No image on display
screen
Abnormal image
Colors of image on
screen are abnormal
Disturbances on
screen
Check that power cord of Computer has been
connected securely into wall outlet or
grounded extension cable or strip.
Check that power switch of the Display has
been pressed and LED on the front of Display
is lit.
Check that Video(Signal) cable from the
Display has been securely and correctly
connected.
Check that Video Card is firmly seated in card
slot of Computer motherboard.
Check that the video input from the Video
Card falls within the timing range
Check that the video input from the Video Card falls
within the timing range.
Check that Video(Signal)Cable from the Display
has been securely and correctly connected to the
video connector at the rear side of the Computer.
Check that Video(Signal)Cable from the displays
has been securely and correctly connected to the
15-pin Video Connector at the rear side of the
computer
OSD adjustment is incorrect. Please consult
section for OSD screen adjustment
procedures.
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