Acura Embedded ACUBRITE 15-PNL manual

ACUBRITE ™

15-PNL

High Bright Rugged

Touch Screen

Preface

Copyright

The material in this document is the intellectual property of Acura Embedded Systems Inc. This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of Acura Embedded Systems Inc.

Version 2.0

Warranty

The Acubrite™ is protected by a standard limited warranty.

Trademark Recognition

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

IBM PC is a registered trademark of International

Business Machines Corporation.

Intel, MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Pentium-4,

Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

AWARD is a registered trademark of AWARD

International Inc.

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged.

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Disclaimer

Acura Embedded Systems Inc. takes every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

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the possibility of such damages.

Content

Introduction................................................................................1

Hardware Installation............….................................................1

The Display Timing.........……....................................................4

The Display Outline Dimensions…............................................5

The Display Controls.....................................….........................6

The Screen Adjustment.............................….........................…8

Installing TouchKit …....................................…........................9

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Introduction

 Cable (VGA, USB, Serial)

Welcome to enjoy the fantastic sightseeing world. This new technology will bring you the whole new feeling about the

“monitor”. We show here some of the major advantages of the

Acubrite™ touch screen LED monitor.

Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the correct installation procedures of the monitor.

Unpacking

After you unpack your LED Monitor, please make sure that the following items are included in the carton and in good condition.

If you find that any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

 Acubrite™ touch screen LED monitor cable

Pin 1& pin 3 --- Power

Pin 2 --- Ground

Pin 4 --- Ignition

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Installation With Cables:

1. Turn power off for both Computer and Display before making any connection.

2. Connect the power cable (12v AC/DC adapter or 8v –

30v DC).

3. The LED monitor comes with a 15-pin video cable; you may use this cable for both IBM PC’s & compatibles and

Macintosh.

4. Tighten the screws of the Display cable until the connectors are fastened securely.

5. Switch on power to the monitor, then to the computer system. Red LED should be on when only the monitor is powered on and green LED should be on when both monitor and computer are powered on.

The following picture provides the connection outline

Cooling Fan DC +12V Input

VGA

The Display Timing

Mode Resolution

640x480 @72Hz

640x480 @75Hz

800x600 @60Hz

800x600 @72Hz

800x600 @75Hz

1024x768 @70Hz

1024x768 @75Hz

1280x1024 @70Hz

1280x1024 @75Hz

DC 8~30V

Input

Touch controller can use RS232 port or

USB port

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The Display Outline Dimensions The Display Controls

Acubrite™ 15"(Weight: 8 pounds)

350mm

Control Button

300mm

380mm

230mm

1 2 3 4 5

1. Down Key <: Hot key for adjusting bright level.

Decrease item number or item value.

306mm used for go back to previous menu for sub-menu, and the change data don’t save to memory.

3. Up Key >: Increase item number or value of the selected item.

No.

55mm Thick

247mm

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Screen Adjustment Operation Procedure

1. Entering the screen adjustment

The setting switches are normally at stand-by. Push the Menu

Key once to display the main menu of the screen adjustment.

The adjustable items will be displayed in the main menu.

2. Entering the settings

Use the Down Key < and Up Key > buttons to select the desired setting icon and push the SELECT button to enter submenu.

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3. Change the settings

After the sub-menu appears, use the Down Key < and Up Key

> buttons to change the setting values.

The Screen Adjustment

Main Menu

4. Save

After finishing the adjustment, push the SELECT button to memorize the setting.

5. Return & Exit the main menu

Exit the screen adjustment: push the “MENU” button. When no operation is done around 30 sec (default OSD timeout), it goes back to the stand-by mode and no more switching is accepted except MENU to restart the setting.

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, display colors, the horizontal and vertical position of the display and OSD menu, etc. through the main menu display. The Down Key < and Up

Key >are used to scroll through items within the menu. The selected item is highlighted as the scrolling move along. The

SELECT key is used to activate the highlighted item. During this state, MENU key is used to close the OSD menu from the screen.

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Menu key function:

Contrast &

Brightness

Setup the contrast and brightness.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Signal source Not available in this model

Configuration Utility

Speaker

Color

Not available in this model

To adjust image colors.

There are seven property pages in TouchKit utility, and they are

General, Setting, Tools, Edge coefficient, Display, Hardware, and About. Each property page contains different functions for users to do the adjustments. Therefore users can easily manage all the TouchKit controllers through TouchKit utility.

Installing Touch Screen Controller software

TouchKit is the software which contains drivers of the touch panel controllers.

Picture

OSD

Exit

Setup the image position and size within the panel.

OSD functions

Exit setting

 <General> property page contains devices add/remove.

 There are five functional groups in <Setting> property page, they are Beep option, Linearization style, Double click time, Double click area, Mouse Mode.

 <Tools> property page contains 4Points Calibration, Clear and Calibration, Linearization, and Draw Test.

 <Edge Coefficient> property page contains the functions of Edge Compensation for Top, Bottom, Left, Right, X Axis and Y Axis.

 There are three functions in <Display> property page, and they are Display map, Multiple Monitors, Map to main display if system has only one display monitor.

 <Hardware> property page information of model,

Firmware Version, Location, and Hardware settings.

 <About> contains the information about TouchKit

Follow these steps to install TouchKit.

1. Insert the CD to CD-ROM.

2. Choose the appropriate OS (for example, if you are using windows 2000 or XP, choose Win2000 / XP)

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Troubleshooting Tips

In the event that you experience trouble with your Display, check the following items before contacting the dealer from whom the Display was purchased. The most common problems usually involve an incorrect connection from the Video Card to the Display. We recommend that you also consult your Video

Card User’s manual during the Troubleshooting Procedure. Do not exceed the maximum refresh rate recommended for the display.

No image on display screen

Abnormal image

Colors of image on screen are abnormal

Disturbances on screen

 Check that power cord of Computer has been connected securely into wall outlet or grounded extension cable or strip.

 Check that power switch of the Display has been pressed and LED on the front of Display is lit.

 Check that Video(Signal) cable from the

Display has been securely and correctly connected.

 Check that Video Card is firmly seated in card slot of Computer motherboard.

 Check that the video input from the Video

Card falls within the timing range

 Check that the video input from the Video

Card falls within the timing range.

 Check that Video(Signal)Cable from the

Display has been securely and correctly connected to the video connector at the rear side of the Computer.

 Check that Video(Signal)Cable from the displays has been securely and correctly connected to the 15-pin Video Connector at the rear side of the computer

 OSD adjustment is incorrect. Please consult section for OSD screen adjustment procedures.

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