PT1500MX / PT1550MX /
PT1501MX / PT1505MU /
PT1555MU
Touch Screen LCD Monitors
USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Usage Notice ........................................................................... 3
Precautions........................................................................................3
Introduction ............................................................................. 4
About PT1500MX / PT1550MX / PT1501MX / PT1505MU / PT1555MU
..........................................................................................................4
Touch Screen for PT1500MX / PT1550MX.........................................5
Touch Screen for PT1501MX .............................................................5
Touch Screen for PT1505MU / PT1555MU ........................................5
Package Overview .............................................................................7
Installation ............................................................................... 8
Product Overview...............................................................................8
Kensington Security Slot ....................................................................9
VESA Mount your monitor................................................................10
Start Your Installation .......................................................................12
User Controls ........................................................................ 15
Front Panel Controls ........................................................................15
How to Use the OSD Menus ............................................................16
On-Screen Display Menus
............................................................17
Appendix................................................................................ 18
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................18
Warning Signal.................................................................................19
No Signal ......................................................................................19
Going to sleep...............................................................................19
Out of Range ................................................................................19
Product Dimensions.........................................................................20
Compatibility Modes.........................................................................21
Touch Screen Driver Installation.......................................................22
Product Registration and Technical Support.....................................27
Usage Notice
Warning
Warning
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended
in this user’s manual to maximize the life of your unit.
Do:
Don’t:
- Extremely hot, cold or humid environment.
- Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt.
- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.
- In direct sunlight.
- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not
expose this product to rain or moisture.
- Please do not open or disassemble the product as
this may cause electric shock.
Turn off the product before cleaning.
Touch screen surface may be cleaned using a soft clean cloth
moistened with mild window glass commercial cleaners or 50/50
mixture of water and isopropyl alcohol.
Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display
housing.
Use only high quality and safety approved AC/DC adapter.
Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not going
to be used for an extended period of time.
Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface with sharp or hard
objects.
Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your cleaning.
Do not operate the product under the following conditions:
Introduction
About PT1500MX / PT1550MX / PT1501MX /
PT1505MU / PT1555MU
The PT1500MX / PT1550MX / PT1501MX / PT1505MU / PT1555MU is
a 15” flat panel screen with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT)
liquid crystal display (LCD).
Features include:
Direct Analog signal input
Active matrix TFT LCD technology
1024x768 XGA resolution
15” viewable display area
31.5 ~ 60.2 kHz horizontal scan
56.3 ~ 75 Hz high refresh rate
0.297mm x 0.297mm pixel pitch
Auto adjustment function
Multilingual OSD user controls
VESA DPMS power saving
Kensington security slot
75 mm VESA mount
Removable base for flexible mounting solutions.
PT1500MX / PT1550MX - 5-wire resistive touch screen with dual RS-232
Serial/USB controllers
PT1501MX – Capacitive touch screen with dual RS-232 Serial/USB
controllers
PT1505MU / PT1555MU - SAW touch screen with USB controller
Built-in speakers-1W X 2
Touch Screen for PT1500MX / PT1550MX
5-wire resistive touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 35 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 3H Typical
Operating force: 40g~200g when using a silicon rubber tipped pen with a 1
mm diameter minimum and a hardness of 60 degree.
Transmittance: 82%±5%
Driver: Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, CE, XP Embedded, Linux,
Apple® Mac OS
Touch Screen for PT1501MX
Capacitive touch screen for finger input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 200 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 6H Typical
Operating force: + 15g
Transmittance: 85%±5%
Driver: Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, CE, XP Embedded, Linux,
Apple® Mac OS
Touch Screen for PT1505MU / PT1555MU
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: USB controller
Durability: 30 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: Mohs’ Hardness rating of 7
Operating force: 80g (min.) when using a soft-tipped stylus with an 8mm
diameter minimum.
Operating force: Less than 100 gram
Transmittance: 92%±5%
Driver: Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, 98
Package Overview
LCD Display Power Cord VGA Signal Cable
USB Cable (A to A)
(PT1550MX/PT1555MU)
USB Cable (A to B) Touch Screen Driver
Audio-in Cable RS-232 Cable
Installation CD-ROM
Landing Strip DC Power Supply
(sold separately)
(PT1500MX/PT1501MX/
PT1550MX)
User’s Guide