Elo TouchSystems ET 1726C, ET 1526C, ET 1725C User Manual

ELO Entuitive Touchmonitor
User Guide

For 15" and 17" CRT iTouch and AccuTouch Series
Touchmonitors

Revision A

ET 1725C/1726C SeriesET 1525C/1526C Series

Elo Entuitive Touchmonitor

User Guide

For 15" and 17" CRT iTouch and AccuTouch

Seri es Touc hmonitors

ETXX25C/26C-4XWE-3 Series Models
ETXX25C/26C-7XWE-1 Series Models

Revision A

P/N 00 8553

Elo TouchSystems, Inc.

1-800-ELOTOUCH

www.elotouch.com

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Copyright © 2002 Elo Tou chSystems Inc. All Rights Reserved .

No part of t his pu blicat ion may b e repro duced, transmi tted, transcri bed , stored in a retrieval s ystem,
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limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise without prior written
perm ission of El o TouchSystems.

Disclaimer

The info rmation in thi s document is sub ject to change without no tice. Elo TouchS ystems ma kes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof, and specifically disclaims any
implie d warranti es of merc hantab ility or fitness for a particula r purpose . Elo TouchSystems reserve s
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof
without ob l igati o n of El o TouchSyst em s t o no t i f y any pers o n of such rev is i o ns or ch an ges.

Trademark Acknowledgments

iTouch, 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
respectiv e companies. Elo TouchSystems claims no interest in trademarks other than its own.

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Chapter 1

Introduction 1

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2

Installation and Setup 3

Unpacking Your Touchmonitor. . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Uninstalling the Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Selecting a Suitable Location . . . . . . . . . 5

Connect ing Your Touchmonitor . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing the Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the Serial Touch Driver for Windows

XP, Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 . 10

Installing the Touch Driver for MS-DOS and

Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3

Oper ation 13

About Touchmonitor Adjustments . . . . . . . . 13

Touchmonitor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the On Screen Display (OSD). . . . . 14

OSD Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting 19

Ap pendix A

Touch Technolog y 21

Touchscreens: An Overview. . . . . . . . . . . 21

iTouch Touchscr eens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ap pendix B

Touchmonitor Safety 23

Ap pendix C

Tech nic al Spec ifi catio ns 25

Touchmonitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 25

Sign al PI NOUT for 15" and 17" Monitors . . 28

Pow er Cons umption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Preset Timing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Regulatory Information 31

Warranty 33
Index 35

Table of Contents

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NTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of an Elo TouchSystems Entuitive
touchmonitor. Your new high-resolution touchmonitor combines the reliable
performance of Elo’s touch technology with the latest advances in CRT display
design. This combination of features creates a natural flow of information
between a user and the touchmonitor.

Precaut ions

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

Ab out the Prod uct

Your CRT touchmonitor is a color display with the following features:

• 14-inch viewable image 0.28mm dot pitch CDT for 15" and 15.9-inch
viewable image 0.27mm dot pitch CDT for 17".

• Supports a wide range of scre en refresh rates with flicker-free picture quality.

• Plug and Play functionality automatically adjusts the monitor to its optimum
performance.

• VESA DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling).

• VESA DDC1/2B compatibility.

• Patented touch technology from Elo TouchSystems.

• RS-232 or USB touch interface.

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This chapter discusse s how to install your CRT touchmonitor and how to install
Elo TouchSystems driver software.

Un pac king Your Touc hmon itor

Check that the following 8 items are present and in good condition:

Base

USA power cable

Serial cabl e

VGA cable

Europ ean po w er cabl e

USB cable

OR

CD (with e-manual)
and Quick Installation
Guide

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Installing the Base

• Carefully turn the touchmonitor upside-down.

• Place the bas e against the bottom of the monitor so that the base fastene rs are
aligned with appropriate slots.

• Push the base towards the front of the monitor until you hear a “click” and
the latch locks into position.

• Carefully turn the touchmonitor right-side up.

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Uninstalling the Base

• Carefully turn the touchmonitor upside-down.

• Gently press the clip wit h one hand while pull ing the bas e towards the rear of
the cabinet with the other hand.

• Carefully turn the touchmonitor right-side up.

Se le cting a Suita b le Loc a tio n

• Place the monitor at least 12 inches from other electrical or heat-emitting
equipment and allow at least 4 inches on each side for ventilation.

• Place the monitor in a position where no light shines or is reflected directly
on th e screen .

• To reduce eye strain, avoid installing the display unit against a bright
background such as a window.

• Position the monitor so the top of the screen is no higher than eye level.

• Position the monitor directly in front of you at a com fortable reading
distance.

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Co nnecting Yo ur Touc hmon itor

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Befor e connecting the cables to your touchmonitor and computer, be sure that the
computer and touchmonitor are turned off.

1 Connect the video cable to the video connector on your computer . Secure the

cable to your computer by turning the scre ws on the connector in a clockwis e
direction.

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2 Connect the power cable to the AC connector on your touchmonitor. To

protect your equipment against risk of damage from electrical surges in the
power line, plug the touchmonitor’s powe r cord into a surge protector, and
then connect the surge protector to a grounded (thre e-pronged) AC electrical
outlet.

3 Connect the touchscreen cable. Determine if you have RS-232 or USB.

Connect one end to the appropriate port on the back of your PC. Con nect the
other end of the cable to the touchscreen connector on your touchmonitor.
The touchscreen cable connectors should fit snugly into the connectors on
your touchmonitor and PC.

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4 Power on your monitor using the Soft power swit ch and check that the power

LED is on, th en power on your PC. If not, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4, or refer to
Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.

5 After a brief pause the picture should appear. If necessary, adjust the front

panel controls according to your personal preference (see Chapter 3).

6 Insert the Elo TouchTools CD-ROM in your computer’s CD- RO M driv e to

install the appropriate touchscreen driver softwa re. Follow the directions
starting on the next page to install the driver software.

Soft Power Switch

Po wer LED