Elo TouchSystems ETXX87C-4SWA-1 Series User Manual

Elo Entuitive Touchmonitor

User Guide

For 15", 17" and 19" CRT Open Frame Series

Touchmonitors

ETXX8 7C -4SWA-1 Series M o d els

Revision B

P/N 008551

Elo TouchSystems, Inc.

1-800-ELOTOUCH

www.elotouch.com

www.elogaming.com

Copyright © 2002 Elo TouchSystem s Inc. All Rights Reserved.

No part of this p ubl icatio n may be reprod uced, tra nsmi tted, tra nscri bed, sto red in a retrieval syst em,
or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, including, but not
limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise without prior written
permi s s ion of Elo T ouchSystems.

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Elo TouchSystems makes 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 pu rpose. El o TouchSystems re serves
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 tify any pe r s o n of such revi s io ns or ch an g es .

Trademark Acknowledgments

IntelliTouch, SecureTouch, iTouch, 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 1

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

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

Chapter 2

Installation and Setup 3

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

Connecti ng Your Touchmonitor . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connect the Video Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connect the Serial Touchscreen Cable . . . . 5

Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing the Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Install ing the Touch Driver for Windows XP,

Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 . . . . 8

Install ing the Touch Driver f or MS-DOS and

Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 3

Operation 11

About Touchmonitor Adjustments . . . . . . . . 11

Touchmonitor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the On Screen Display (OSD). . . . . 12

OSD Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Warranty 31
Index 33

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting 17

Appendix A

Touch Te chnology 19

Touchscreens: An Overview. . . . . . . . . . . 19

iTouch Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Appendix B

Touchmonitor Safety 21

Appendix C

Technic al Spec ifi cati ons 23

Touchmonitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 23

Signal PINO UT for 15",17" and 19" Monitors 26

Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Preset Timing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Regulatory Information 29

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NTRODUCTION

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

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.

Abou t the Pr od uct

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

• 13.8-inch viewable image 0.28mm dot pitc h CDT for 15".

• 15.7-inch viewable image 0.27mm dot pitch CDT for 17".

• 18-inch vie wable image 0.2 5mm dot pitch CDT for 19".

• Supports a wide range of screen refr esh rates with flicker-free picture quality.

• Plug and P lay functionality automatically a djusts the monitor to its optimum
performance.

• VESA DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling).

• VESA DDC1/2B compatibility.

• Patented iTouch technology from Elo TouchSystems.

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• RS-232 touch interface.

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NSTALLATION AND

This chapter discu sses how to install your CRT touchmonito r and how to install
Elo TouchSyste ms driver software.

Unpac king Your Touc hmon itor

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Check that the following 5 items are present and in good condition:

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Power cord is not included.

CD

Software

CD Software

CRT Touchmonitor

Quick Installation

Seri al cable

VGA cable

Guide

Quick Installation Guide

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Conn ecting Your Touchmon itor

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Before connecting t he cables to your touch monitor an d PC, be sure that the com pu ter
and touchmoni tor are turned off.

Power

Connect the Video Cable

Female 9-pin serial
touchscreen connector

Female 15-pin
video
connector

Video cable

Serial touchscreen
cable

Connections on underside

Female 15-pin
video
connector

• Connect one end of the video cable to the video connector on your PC and
the other end of the cable to the video connector on your monitor. Secure the
cable by turning the thumbscrews on each connector.

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Video
port

Video cable

Connect the Serial Touchscreen Cable

Connections on underside

Female 9-pin
cable
connector

Video
port

Ferrite bead

Serial
cable

Video
cable

• Connect the touchs creen cable. Connect one end to the appropriate port on
the back of your computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the
touchscreen connector on your touchmonitor. The touchscreen cable
connectors should fit snugly into the connec tors on your touchmonitor and
computer. Secure the cable by turning the thumbscrews on each connector.

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Connect the P ower Cable

Connections on underside

Power cable

Power cable

• Your monitor does not incl ude a power cable. You may either purchase a
country specific power cable from Elo (www.elogaming.com), or construct
your own custom power cable (see Appendix B for details). C onnect the
power cable to the AC connector on your touchmonitor. To protect your
equipment again st risk of damage from electrical surges in the power line,
plug the touchmonitor’s power cord into a switched su rge protector, and th en
connect the surge pr otector to a grounded (three-pr onge d) AC electrical
outlet.

• Your touchmonitor has no power switch. Power on your monitor using the
power swit ch of th e surge p ro tect o r, and check tha t th e power LED is on. If
not, ref er to Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.

• After a brief pause the picture should appear. If necessary, adjust the front
panel controls a ccording to your personal preference (see Chapter 3).

• Insert the Elo TouchTools CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive to
install the appropriate touchscreen dr iver software. Follow the directions
starting on the next page to install the driver software .

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If this monitor is intended to be used in an existing system, the driver software may
already be installed by the system manufacturer. Skip to Chapter 3.

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