Elo TouchSystems touch monitor User Manual

Elo Entuitive Touchmonitor

User Guide

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

Touchmonitors

ET1X8XC-4SWA-1 Series Models

Revision C

P/N 008551

Elo TouchSystems, Inc.

1-800-ELOTOUCH

www.elotouch.com

www.elogaming.com

Copyright © 2003 Elo TouchSystems Inc. All Rights Reserved.

No part of this p ublic ation ma y be repr oduce d, transm itte d, transc ribed , store d in a ret rieval system,
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
permission of Elo TouchSystems.

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 warranti es of mer chanta bilit y or fitness f or a parti cular purp ose. Elo TouchSyst ems rese rves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof
withou t ob l igatio n of El o TouchSyst em s to notif y an y pe r s o n of such rev is i o ns or changes.

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

Connecting Your Touchmonitor . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connect the Video Cab le. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connect the Serial Touchscreen Cable . . . . 5

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

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

Installin g the Touch Driver for Windows XP,

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

Installing the Touch Driver for MS-DO S and

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

Chapter 3

Operati o n 11

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting 17

Warranty 31
Inde x 33

Appendix A

Touch T e chnology 19

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

iTouch T ouchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Appendix B

Touchmonitor Safety 21

Appendix C

Tech nic al Spec ifi catio ns 23

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

Signal PINOUT for 15",17" and 19" Monitors 26

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

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

Regulatory Information 29

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Congratulati ons 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 touchmonit or.

Precautions

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NTRODUCTION

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 touchmon itor safety.

Abou t the Pr oduct

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

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

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

• 18-inch viewable image 0.25mm dot pitch CDT for 19".

• Supports a wide range of screen 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 iTouch technology from Elo TouchSystems.

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• RS-232 touch interface.

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

Unpac king Your Touchm onitor

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

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Power cord is not included.

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Serial cable

VGA cable

CD

Software

CD Software

Quick Installation
Guide

Quick Installation Guide

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Conn ecting Your Touchmon itor

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Before connecting the cables to your touch monitor and PC, be sure that the com puter
and touchmonitor are turned off.

Connect the Video Cable

Power

Female 9-pin serial
touchscreen connector

Female 15-pin
video
connector

Video cable

Serial touchscreen
cable

Connections on underside

Female 15-pin
video
connector

Video

Video cable

port

• 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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Connect the Serial Touchscreen Cable

Connections on underside

Female 9-pin
cable
connector

Video
port

Ferrite bead

Serial
cable

Video
cable

• Connect the touchscre en 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 shoul d fit snugly into the connectors on your touchmonitor and
computer. Secure the cable by turning the thumbscrews on each connector.

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Connect the Power Cable

Connections on underside

Power cable

Power cable

• Your monitor does not include a power cable . You may eit her pur chase a
country specific power cable from Elo (www.elogaming.com), or construct
your own custom power cable (see Appendix B for details). Connect the
power cable to the AC connector on your touchmoni tor. To protect your
equipment against ri sk of damage from electrical surges in the power line,
plug the touchmonitor’s power cord into a switched surge protector, and then
connect the surge prote ctor to a grounded (three-pronged) AC electri cal
outlet.

• Your touchmonitor has no power switch. Power on your monitor using the
power switch of the surg e pro t ecto r, and check t hat th e pow er LED is on. If
not, refer to Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.

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

• Insert the Elo TouchTools CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive to
install the approp riate touchscreen driver softwar e. Follow the directions
starting on the next page to inst all 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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