Tyco ET1715 User Manual
Touchmonitor User Guide
ET1715 17” LCD Desktop Touchmonitors
1000 Series
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User Guide
1715 17" LCD Desktop
1000 Series
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P/N E183495
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hereof without obligation of Elo T ouchSyste ms to notify any person of such revisions or changes.
Trademark Acknowledgments
AccuTouch, AT4, CarrollTouch, Entuitive, IntelliTouch, iTouch, MonitorMouse, and SecureTouch
are trademarks of Elo TouchSystems, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Regulatory Information 33
Introduction 7 Warranty 37
Product Description ...................................................7
Precautions ................................................................7
Index 39
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
Installing the Serial Touch Driver for Windows
XP, Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 .....13
Installing the Serial Touch Driver for MS-DOS
and Windows 3.1..................................................14
Installing the USB Touch Driver...........................15
Installing the USB Touch Driver for Windows
XP, Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 .....15
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
17" LCD Touchmonitor (ET1715L-XXWA-1)
Dimensions ..........................................................31
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INTRODUCTION
Product Description
Your new touchmonitor combines the relia ble perf ormance of touch technology with the latest
advances in LCD display design. This combination of f eatures creates a natural flow of inf ormation
between a user and your touchmonitor.
This LCD monitor incorporates 17” color active matrix thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal
display (LCD) to provide superior display performance. A maximum resolution of SXGA 1280x1024
is ideal for displaying graphics and images. Other outsta nding designs that enha nce this LCD monitor’s
performa nce are Plug & Play compatibility, and OSD (On Screen Display) controls.
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions a nd maintena nce a s recommended in this user’s manual to
maximize the life of your unit. See Appendix B f or more inf ormation on touchmonitor safety.
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About the Product
Your LCD Desktop Touchmonitor is a 17” SXGA TFT color display with the f ollowing features:
• The internal microprocessor digitally controls auto-sca nning, f or horizontal scan frequencies
between 31.5 KHz a nd 80 KHz, and vertical scan frequencies between 56.3 Hz a nd 75.0 Hz. In
each frequency mode, the microprocessor -based circuitry allows the monitor to function at the
precision-of a fixed frequency.
• High contrast color TFT LCD display supports resolutions up to SXGA 1280x1024. It is
Compatable with VGA, SV GA, XGA, SXGA (non-interlaced) a nd most Ma cintosh compatible color
video cards.
• Power manage ment system conf orms to VESA DPMS standard.
• Supports DDC1/2B f or Plug & Play compatibility.
• Advanced OSD control for picture quality adjustment.
• Detacha ble sta nd for wall-mounting a pplication.
• Integrated touch screen function.
For full Product Specifications refer to Appendix C.
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INSTALLATION AND SETUP
This chapter discusses how to install your LCD touchmonitor and how to install the driver software.
Unpacking Your Touchmonitor
Check that the following 8 items are present and in good condition:
LCD monitor Video ca ble USB cable
Serial ca ble Europea n power cable US/Canada power cable
CD and Quick Install Guide
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Touch Interface Connection
Note: Before connecting the cables to your touchmonitor and PC, be sure that the computer and
touchmonitor are turned off.
DC JACK
1. Connect one end of the power cord to the monitor and the other end to the outlet.
2. Connect one end of either the touchscreen serial (RS232) cable or the touchscreen USB ca ble
(but not both) to the rear side of the computer a nd the other end to the LCD monitor. Tighten by
turning the two thumb screws clockwise to ensure proper grounding (USB cable does not have
thumb screws).
3. Connect one end of the video cable to the rear side of computer and the other to the LCD monitor.
Tighten by turning the two thumb screws clockwise to ensure proper grounding.
4. Press the power button on the front panel to turn the monitor power on.
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Product Overview
Main Unit
Rear View
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Installing the Driver Software
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
T ouchSystems 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 section for driver installation instructions.
Depending upon whether you connected the serial cable or the USB
cable, you should install only the serial driver or the USB driver.
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Installing the Serial Touch Driver
Installing the Serial Touch Driver for Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT4.0
NOTE: For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 you must have administrator access rights to install
the driver.
1 Insert the Elo CD-ROM in your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2 If the AutoStart f eature f or your CD-ROM drive is a ctive, the syste m automatically detects the
CD and starts the setup program.
3 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the driver setup for your version of Windows.
4 If the AutoStart f eature is not a ctive:
5 Click Start > Run.
6 Click the Browse button to locate the EloCd.exe program on the CD-ROM.
7 Click Open, then OK to run EloCd.exe.
8 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the driver setup for your version of Windows.
To install Windows 2000 and W indows XP, you must use the "update driver" method; you will not
find a setup.exe file within the download.
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Installing the Serial Touch Driver for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1
You must have a DOS mouse driver (MOUSE.COM) installed for your mouse if you wish to
continue using your mouse along with your touchmonitor in DOS.
T o install Windows 3.x and MS-DOS from W indows 95/98, follow the directions below:
1 Insert the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2 From DOS, type d:\EloDos_W31 to change to the correct directory on the CD-ROM (your
CD-ROM drive may be mapped to a different drive letter).
3 T ype install and press Enter to start the installation.
4 Align the touchscreen.
You must have already completed Steps 1 a nd 2 before proceeding.
T o run the INST ALL progra m:
1 T ype INSTALL at the DOS prompt in the directory containing the driver install files.
2 INST ALL asks you to select the software to install. Then choose d:\EloDos_W31 from the
displayed list.
3 INST ALL also a sks you for the paths to use during installation, or you may use its defaults.
INST ALL creates directorie s a s necessary, and warns you if they exist.
If you are updating your software, you may wish to specify the paths containing the earlier versions,
a nd overwrite the obsolete files. All executable progra ms are upward compatible. For a list of
differences from ea ch previous version of the drivers, be sure to select "Diff erences from Previous
Versions" during the installation process.
INST ALL updates your AUT OEXEC.BA T file with the drivers you select. INST ALL make s a copy
of your original AUT OEXEC.BAT file, called AUTOEXEC.OLD. If you alrea dy have Elo driver
comma nds in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, they will be commented out.
When INSTALL is finished, it leaves a file called GO.BAT in the subdirectory you specified. GO
loads the touchscreen driver, runs the calibration program ELOCALIB, and gives you some final
instructions.
If you are using W indows 3.1, you will also calibrate the touchscreen within W indows 3.1 with the
T ouchscreen Control Panel.
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Installing the USB Touch Driver
Installing the USB Touch Driver for Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT4.0
1 Insert the Elo CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
If W indows 98, W indows Me or W indows 2000 starts the Add New Hardware Wizard:
2 Choose Next. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and choose
Next.
3 When a list of search locations is displayed, place a checkmark on “Specify a location” and use
Browse to select the \EloUSB directory on the Elo CD-ROM.
4 Choose Next. Once the Elo USB touchscreen driver has been detected, choose
Next again.
5 Y ou will see several files be ing copied. Insert your Windows 98 CD if prompted. Choose Finish.
If Windows 98, W indows Me or Windows 2000 does not start the Add New Hardware Wizard:
1 Insert the Elo CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If the AutoStart f eature for your
CD-ROM drive is active, the system automatically detects the CD and starts the setup program.
2 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the driver setup for your
version of Windows.
If the AutoStart f eature is not a ctive:
1 Click Start > Run.
2 Click the Browse button to locate the EloCd.exe program on the CD-ROM.
3 Click Open, then OK to run EloCd.exe.
4 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the driver setup for your version of Windows.
NOTE: For Windows 2000 you must have administrator access rights to install the driver.
To install Windows 2000 and W indows XP, you must use the "update driver" method; you will not
find a setup.exe file within the download.
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