Elo TouchSystems 1524L Series, ET1524L User Manual

Touchmonitor User Guide

For 15" LCD Desktop Touchmonitors and Non-Touchmonitors
1524L Series

Revision B

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2004 Printed in USA

P/N 008549

User Guide

15" LCD Desktop Touchmonitor

1524L Series

Revision B

P/N 008549

Copyright © 2004 Elo TouchSystems Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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permi s sion of Elo TouchSystems.

Disclaimer

The inform ation in this do cument is sub ject to change w ithout notic e. Elo TouchSystems ma kes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof, and specifically disclaims any
implied warr anties o f merchan tabilit y or fitnes s for a parti cular pur pose. El o TouchSystems res erves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof
with ou t ob ligation of El o TouchSystem s t o no t i f y any person of suc h rev is ions or ch an ges.

Trademark Acknowledgments

IntelliTouch, SecureTouch, AccuTouch, Entuitive, and MonitorMouse are trademarks of Elo
TouchSystems, Inc.

Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. Elo TouchSystems claims no interest in trademarks other than its own.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Introduction 7

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2

Installation and Setup 9

Unpacking Your Touchmonitor. . . . . . . . . . . 9

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Touch Interface Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing the Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Serial Touch Driver. . . . . . . 13

Install ing the Serial Touch Driver for Windo ws
XP, Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 13
Install ing t he Serial Touch Driver for MS-DOS

and Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing the USB Touch Driverr. . . . . . . 15

Installing the USB Touch Driver for Windows
XP, Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 15

Regulatory Information 33
Warranty 37

Index 39

Chapter 3

Operation 17

About Touchmonitor Adjustments . . . . . . . . 17

Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Controls and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

OSD Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

OSD Control Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Preset Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Management System . . . . . . . . . 22

Display Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting 23

Solutions to Common Problems. . . . . . . . . 23

Appendix A
Appendix B

Care and Handling of Your Touchmonitor . . . . 28

Appendix C

Touchmonitor Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . 30

AccuTouch Touchscreen Specifications . . . 31

15" LCD Touchmonitor (ET1524L-XXW C-1)

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Pr od uct D e scrip tion

Your new touchmonitor combines the r elia ble perfor mance of touch te chnology
with the latest advances in LCD display design. This combination of features
creates a natural f low of information between a use r and your touchmonitor.

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NTRODUCTION

This LCD monitor incorpora tes 15” color active matrix thin-f ilm-transistor
(TFT) liquid crys tal display to provide superio r display performance. A
maximum resolution of XGA 1024x768 is ideal for displaying graphics and
images. Other outstanding designs tha t enhance this LCD monitor’s
performance are Plug & Play compatibility, and OSD (On Screen Display)
controls.

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Some monitors do not have the touchscreen capability.

Precautions

Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this
user’s manual to maximi ze the life of your unit. See Appendix B for more
information on touc hmonitor safety.

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Abou t the Pr od uct

Your LCD Desktop Touchmonitor is a 15” XGA TFT color display with the
following featur es:

• The internal micr oprocessor digitally co ntrols auto-scanning. For horizontal
scan frequenc ies between 31.5 KHz and 60.2 KHz, and vertical scan
frequenci es between 56.3 Hz and 75.0 Hz. In each frequency mode, the
microprocessor -based circuitry allows the monitor to function at the
prec i s ion- of a fixed fre qu ency.

• High contrast color TFT LCD display support resolution up to XGA
1024x768. Compa tible with VGA, SVGA, XGA (non-interlaced) and m ost
Macintosh compatible color video cards .

• Power management system conforms to VESA DPMS standard.

• Supports DDC1/2B for Plug & Play compatibility.

• Advanced OSD control for picture quality adjustment.

• Detachable stand for wall-mounting application.

• Optional touch sc reen function.

For full Product Spec ifications refer to Appendix C.

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This chapter discusses how to inst all your LCD touchmonit or and how to install
the driver sof tware.

Unpac king Your Touchm onitor

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Check that the following 7 items are present and in good condition:

LCD monitor

Power cable US/Canada

Serial cable

European power cable

USB Cable

VGA cable

CD and Quick Install
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Pr oduct O vervie w

Main Unit

Rear View

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Touch Interface Con nection

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Before connecting the cables to you r touchmonit or and PC, be sure that the computer
and touchmoni tor are turned off.

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1 Connect one end of the pow er cord to the monitor and the other end to the

outlet.

2 Connect one end of the video cable to the r ear side of computer and the other

to the LCD monitor. Tighten by turning the two thumb screws clockwise to
ensure proper gro unding.

3 Connect one end of either the touchscreen serial(RS232) cable or the touch

screen USB cable(but not both) to the rear side of the computer and the other
end to the LCD monitor. Tighten by turning the two thumb screws clockwise to

ensure proper grounding(optional module USB cable does not have thumb screws)

4 Press the power button on front panel to turn the monitor power on.

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Installing the D river S oftware

Elo TouchSystems provides driver software that allows your touchmonitor to
work with your computer. Drivers are located on the enclosed CD-ROM for the
following operating systems:

• Windows XP

• Windows 2000

• Windows Me

• Windows 98

• Windows 95

•Windows NT 4.0

Additional drivers and driver information for other operating systems are
available on the Elo TouchSystems web site at www.elotouch.com.

Your Elo touchmonitor is plug-and-play compliant. Information on the video
capabilities of your touchmonitor is sent to your video display adapter when
Windows starts. If Windows detects your touchmonitor, follow the instructions
on the screen to install a generic plug-and-play monitor.

Refer to the appropriate following section for driver installation instructions.

Depending upon whether you connected the serial communication cable or

the USB communication cable, you should install only the serial driver or

the USB driver.

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