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Document No. 036-004-1393   2/97   ©   1997 AMX Corporation

AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. AMX and
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Summary of Contents for AXM-MCA

Page 1: ...Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels Firmware version G2 or lower Instruction Manual t a k e c o n t r o l...

Page 2: ...y or made by you for a third party This limitation of liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product lia...

Page 3: ...UniMount enclosure plasterboard 9 AXM MCA PB or AXM MCV PB rack mount 11 Wiring the Mini Touch Panels 12 Preparing captive wires 13 Wiring guidelines 13 Using the TiltScreen mini XLR connector for AXl...

Page 4: ...ing a Mini Touch Panel Page 29 Overview 29 Activate the Editor Bar 29 Create a Page 31 Add a page 31 Go to NEW PAGE 33 Create a Button 34 Add a button 34 Resize the button 35 Button Attributes 36 Set...

Page 5: ...ink and vX XX 53 SmartPack 54 WAVE 55 Set time and date 57 Double beep 58 Protected setup 58 Set background 59 Brightness 60 Protected Setup Page 61 Open the Protected Setup Page 61 Protected Setup Pa...

Page 6: ...rint 89 Page color 90 Icons Menu Options 90 Time 91 Date 91 E timer 91 16 char term 92 32 char term 92 Vertical graph 92 Icon feedback 95 Joy stick 97 Drawings 100 Brightness 100 Video Setup 101 Syste...

Page 7: ...hium Batteries 125 Overview 125 AXT MCA PB and AXT MCV PB 125 AXU MCA PB AXU MCV PB AXM MCA PB and AXM MCV PB 127 512K Memory Upgrade 129 Operation 129 AXT MCA PB and AXT MCV PB 129 AXU MCA PB AXU MCV...

Page 8: ...vi Table of Contents Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 9: ...perating system you can create custom pages with buttons icons sliders bargraphs and imported logos and drawings You can also use the TPDOC or TPDesign custom touch panel design programs AMX offers to...

Page 10: ...PAL and NTSC compatible video input port optional Internal 4 pin header for mouse control UniMount and rack mount models only Applications The mini touch panels can control a wide variety of equipmen...

Page 11: ...ion wiring and cleaning instructions Mini Touch Panel Basics Basic elements associated with the mini touch panel operating system such as button types message and editor selection bars and keyboards D...

Page 12: ...troduction Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels Technical Support Helpful hints you can use to check panel wiring correct a software program problem and the numbers to call for AMX technical supp...

Page 13: ...he following describes how to mount the UniMount and rack mount mini touch panels The TiltScreen mini touch panel can be mounted on any flat surface AXU MCA PB AXU MCV PB and low profile back box Moun...

Page 14: ...emove the engraved overlay 3 Place the mini touch panel into the cutout and mark the screw insert positions as shown in Figure 5 4 Remove the mini touch panel and drill four 6 32 insert holes Then pla...

Page 15: ...lid surfaces Mount the AXU MCA PB AXU MCV PB and BB MTP UniMount enclosure into a solid surface Figure 6 shows the AXU MCA PB and BB MTP UniMount enclosure for solid surfaces Release slot Solid surfac...

Page 16: ...ght holes as shown in Figure 7 Then place 6 32 threaded inserts into the four holes marked B in the cutout dimensions illustration 6 Disconnect the AXlink connector from the AMX Control System and the...

Page 17: ...Xlink wiring to the AMX Control System and video wiring to the video source The mini touch panel will beep when you apply power AXU MCA PB AXU MCV PB and BB MTP UniMount enclosure plasterboard Mount t...

Page 18: ...bezel and remove the engraved overlay 3 Lay the mini touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and remove the four screws from the low profile back box Remove the back box and discard 4 Place the BB MTP...

Page 19: ...n you apply power AXM MCA PB or AXM MCV PB rack mount Mount the AXM MCA PB AXM MCV PB and AC RK rack kit into an electronic equipment rack Figure 10 shows the AXM MCA PB and AC RK Accessory Rack Kit f...

Page 20: ...and rack mount mini touch panels use a 4 pin male AXlink connector for power and data and an optional RCA connector to display PAL and NTSC compatible video Figure 11 shows the rear panel AXlink and o...

Page 21: ...on supplied voltage and the wire gauge used for the cable Figure 13 lists wire sizes and the maximum lengths allowable between the mini touch panel and control system The maximum wiring lengths for us...

Page 22: ...WR RED Control system 4 pin mini XLR connector Using the TiltScreen mini XLR connector for AXlink and an external 12 VDC power supply Connect the control system s AXlink connector to the mini XLR conn...

Page 23: ...onnector on the rear panel of the mini touch panel as shown in Figure 17 12 VDC power supply UniMount or rack mount AXlink connector Control system 1 3 2 4 GND BLK AXP WHT AXM GRN PWR RED GND BLK AXP...

Page 24: ...ech serial mouse control devices Figure 19 lists the 4 pin header and DB 9 connector male pinouts 4 pin header Connector side of circuit card Pin 4 Pin 1 4 pin header and DB 9 connector pinouts 4 pin...

Page 25: ...ay 1 Disconnect the AXlink and optional video connectors from the mini touch panel 2 Using a cotton cloth spray a small amount of cleaning solution consisting of 50 percent isopropyl alcohol and 50 pe...

Page 26: ...18 Installing Mini Touch Panels Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 27: ...drawings to a mini touch panel page and then designate the control functions for each object The number of objects depends on the type and quantity of external devices you want to control with the min...

Page 28: ...touch the button General Buttons General buttons are part of the mini touch panel software program and cannot be changed You use general buttons to specify panel communication parameters and create o...

Page 29: ...CHAR TERM VERTICAL GRAPH ICON FEEDBACK JOY STICK DRAWINGS BRIGHTNESS BUTTON PAGE ICONS SYSTEM EXIT VIDEO SETUP Editor bar Selection button Selection buttons Figure 24 appear throughout the mini touch...

Page 30: ...t and rack mount models only BAUD 19 2 UP DN Button title Variable data Keypad buttons The keypad button opens a keypad Figure 27 so you can enter a password or value assignment All keypad buttons are...

Page 31: ...active Use the up and down buttons to scroll through the list of page names The highlight bar marks the page name as you scroll through the list Press the ENTER button to designate the Go To page or...

Page 32: ...FT SPACE ALT INTNL CHARS ENTER DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE Y U I O P H J K L N M CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE ALT INTNL CHARS ENTER DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE B Page 1 Page 2 Press t...

Page 33: ...AP LOCK on INTNL CHARS Changes the keyboard to two additional pages of international characters for the character set font in use SPACE Inserts a space character in your line of text SHIFT Shifts text...

Page 34: ...ch Panels Aa Aa Aa AaBb AaBbCc Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa FIXED SYMBOLS VARI ABLE SYMBOLS FIXED SYMBOLS Opens the Fixed Symbol pages that contain 22 control symbols Figure 33 shows the first page of fixed symbols...

Page 35: ...Figure 34 is a variable symbol page sample Refer to the TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals to download symbols into mini touch panel memory ABORT Closes the keyboard page without making any text o...

Page 36: ...28 Mini Touch Panel Basics Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 37: ...ection to learn about all the operations you can use to design mini touch panel pages Activate the Editor Bar Before you can design a mini touch panel page you need to activate the editor bar When you...

Page 38: ...Figure 37 ADJUST ATTRIBUTES EXIT BEEP AXlink 1 vX XX SET TIME AND DATE SET BACKGROUND PROTECTED SETUP DOUBLE BEEP LCD TIMER 5 min UP DN UP DN BRIGHTNESS SERIAL NO 924 00 0000 AXlink SET TIME AND DATE...

Page 39: ...ess EDITOR Figure 39 and EXIT to close the Protected Setup page and return to the Main page The editor bar appears at the top of the Main page Figure 36 BUTTON PAGE ICONS SYSTEM EXIT SETUP MAIN PAGE E...

Page 40: ...MUST GIVE THE NEW PAGE A UNIQUE NAME UP TO 20 LETTERS TOUCH SCREEN TO CONTINUE Q W E R T A S D F G Z X C V CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE ALT INTNL CHARS ENTER DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE 3 T...

Page 41: ...DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE B Page 1 Page 2 4 Press EXIT SAVE to add NEW PAGE to panel memory close the keyboard and return to the Main page Go to NEW PAGE 1 Press PAGE on the editor bar to op...

Page 42: ...le before you create a button If not start at the beginning of this section Add a button 1 Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options shown in Figure 45 PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE...

Page 43: ...Resize the button 1 Press BUTTON on the editor bar again to open the menu options shown in Figure 48 PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE Button SET TO...

Page 44: ...to set button borders page flips and assign channel and level codes Set the button attributes 1 Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options shown in Figure 50 V PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT...

Page 45: ...page Figure 52 SINGLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE NO BORDER SINGLE DIAMOND TRIPLE WIDE SINGLE RAISED DOUBLE RAISED SINGLE ROUNDED DOUBLE ROUNDED TRIPLE RAISED DOUBLE 3 SINGLE SHADOW NO BORDER SPECIAL DOUBLE 2 S...

Page 46: ...he keypad and return to the Attributes page Set the page flip 1 Press PAGE in the Attributes page to open the page list Figure 53 NEW PAGE NONE ENTER PREVIOUS MAIN PAGE 2 Press the up or down arrow to...

Page 47: ...ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE Button SET TO DEFAULT 2 Press EDIT TEXT to add text in the button 3 Touch the button to open the keyboard pages 1 or 2 shown in Figure 55 Press the MORE KEYS button to toggle bet...

Page 48: ...to exit edit text mode Create a Joy Stick You can create a joy stick Figure 56 with the ICONS option in the editor bar Joy sticks are vertical and horizontal direction controllers you can use for cam...

Page 49: ...point Set the joy stick attributes 1 Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options shown in Figure 59 PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE P...

Page 50: ...0 2 Type 6 in the keyboard The AXCESS software program uses level codes 1 through 7 to identify the joy stick and its associated operations Refer to Mini Touch Panel Program Reference for more informa...

Page 51: ...levels Before you start make sure to connect the panel to your AXCESS Control System Otherwise the bargraph may not work properly Refer to the Mini Touch Panel Program Reference for more information A...

Page 52: ...ows the method to add a bargraph Touch point Set the bargraph attributes 1 Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options shown in Figure 65 PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELE...

Page 53: ...ess EXIT in the Attributes page to store the new bargraph attributes in memory and return to the current page 5 Press EXIT in the editor bar to exit the attribute s mode Set the Video Display After yo...

Page 54: ...igure 68 The live video appears in the video display area ADJUST ATTRIBUTES EXIT B R I G N T N E S S C O N T R A S T T I N T C O L O R RESET NTSC Video display area Horizontal sliders 4 Set the bright...

Page 55: ...gure 69 SETUP MAIN PAGE PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE SET TO DEFAULT 3 Press EDIT TEXT to change the MAIN PAGE button text when the message bar a...

Page 56: ...to close the keyboard 8 Press EXIT in the message bar to exit edit text mode 9 Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options shown in Figure 71 SETUP MAIN PAGE PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD...

Page 57: ...e to store the new button attributes in memory and return to the current page 15 Press EXIT in the editor bar to exit the attribute s mode 16 Touch the NEW PAGE and MAIN PAGE buttons to flip between p...

Page 58: ...50 Designing a Mini Touch Panel Page Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 59: ...and Editor bar operations to create mini touch panel pages This section describes operations access flowcharts and button options Setup Page You can access the Setup page from the Main page Figure 74...

Page 60: ...k background The flowchart in Figure 76 shows the buttons you use to access the Setup page MAIN PAGE SETUP BUTTON Buttons Use the Setup page buttons to configure the mini touch panel Beep The BEEP but...

Page 61: ...me that the timer screen stays on when there is no panel activity The minimum time setting is 1 and maximum is 150 Serial number AXlink and vX XX The SERIAL NUMBER AXlink and vX XX buttons shown in Fi...

Page 62: ...N vX XX BATTERY VOLTAGE XX XV SUPPLY VOLTAGE XX XV BATTERY CHARGING IR 38kHz The SmartPack page shows the module type module version battery voltage level power supply voltage level battery charge sta...

Page 63: ...signals on or off IR 38 kHz IR 455 kHz IR OFF Press to set IR control signals to 38 kHz 455 kHz or off WAVE The WAVE button appears on the Setup page when a WAV PKM Mini WavePack is connected to a Ti...

Page 64: ...wer supply optional connected to the WAV PKM GROUP ID Sets the group ID number on the mini touch panel to communicate with the wireless AXR WAVES Server with the same group ID number The group ID rang...

Page 65: ...he AXR WAVES Server Each AXR WAVES Server uses a group ID number and device range to communicate with mini touch panels 16 maximum Refer to the AXR WAVES Server and Wireless Power Packs instruction ma...

Page 66: ...2 00 to 13 00 DISPLAY MONTH DAY DAY MONTH Press to set the month and day display Double beep Press the DOUBLE BEEP button Figure 83 to enable or disable the double beep option The double beep sounds w...

Page 67: ...in the Protected Setup Page subsection Set background Press the SET BACKGROUND button to open the page shown in Figure 85 CHOOSE COLOR EXIT MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GRE...

Page 68: ...GHTNESS button in the Setup page to open the page shown in Figure 86 ADJUST ATTRIBUTES EXIT BRIGHT 8 UP DN Set the brightness and contrast levels for the screen BRIGHT Press the up and down buttons to...

Page 69: ...active you do not have to type the password each time you press the PROTECTED SETUP button Open the Protected Setup Page Type 1988 which is the system default password and press ENTER to open the Pro...

Page 70: ...k with white text and off when the button background is white with black text Figure 89 EDITOR EDITOR On Off When you exit the Protected Setup page the editor bar appears at the top or bottom of the s...

Page 71: ...touch pages If you change the password write the new number down and keep it in a secure place CLEAR Clears the keypad number ENTER Sets the password number closes the keypad and returns to the Protec...

Page 72: ...with the up and down buttons Minimum slow speed is 1 and the maximum fast is 10 BAUD Press the up or down buttons to set the data communication speed for the mini touch panel s RS 232 4 pin header The...

Page 73: ...n to open keyboard pages 1 and 2 shown in Figure 94 The power up message is sent by the mini touch panel when power is first applied GOOD MORNING Q W E R T A S D F G Z X C V CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT...

Page 74: ...operation ABORT Closes the keyboard page without making any text or graphic character changes EXIT SAVE Closes the keyboard page and stores the text to memory MOUSE FILL COLOR Press to open the Choos...

Page 75: ...open the new page Refer to Password Page Flips in the Editor Bar subsection to set the attributes for password protection CLEAR Clears the keypad number ENTER Sets the page password number closes the...

Page 76: ...test when the touch points and buttons are misaligned NO Cancels the calibration test Page tracking Press the PAGE TRACKING button to set the page tracking option When the page tracking button is enab...

Page 77: ...a screen saver message TOUCH SCREEN TO ACTIVATE Q W E R T A S D F G Z X C V CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE ALT INTNL CHARS ENTER DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE TOUCH SCREEN TO ACTIVATE Y U I O P...

Page 78: ...ters between upper case and lowercase ALT Changes the keyboard to alternate keyboard pages 1 and 2 that contain additional numbers and punctuation characters Direction arrows Moves the cursor left rig...

Page 79: ...stem Menu Options subsection for more information about drawings NONE ENTER COMPANY LOGO Direction arrows Moves the cursor left right up and down within a line or page of text Up arrow Moves the highl...

Page 80: ...Setup page remains open until you press EXIT Then the editor bar appears on every page The flowchart in Figure 105 shows the sequence to activate the editor bar SETUP MAIN PAGE PROTECTED SETUP EXIT BU...

Page 81: ...Menu Options Press BUTTON to open the Button Menu Options list shown in Figure 108 PAGE NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE SET TO DEFAULT The options inclu...

Page 82: ...ck or bargraph when the message bar Figure 110 appears Drag the button to the new position The X and Y coordinates show the button position on the screen Press the EXIT button in the editor bar to exi...

Page 83: ...BUTTON YES Deletes the button joy stick or bargraph and returns to the current page Press the EXIT button in the editor bar to exit NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page Pre...

Page 84: ...DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE GOOD MORNING Y U I O P H J K L N M CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE ALT INTNL CHARS ENTER DEL MORE KEYS FONT ABORT EXIT SAVE B Page 1 Page 2 Type the button text into...

Page 85: ...nal characters for the character set font in use SPACE Inserts a space character in your line of text SHIFT Shifts text characters between upper case and lowercase ALT Changes the keyboard to alternat...

Page 86: ...riable Symbols Opens the Variable Symbols keyboard that contains custom symbols you add into mini touch panel memory Figure 119 shows an example of custom symbols The mini touch panel opens an error m...

Page 87: ...DE NONE EXIT EXIT NO CHANGE BRING BUTTON TO FRONT SET COLORS BORDER Opens the Border Options page Figure 121 so you can select a border style SINGLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE NO BORDER SINGLE DIAMOND TRIPLE WI...

Page 88: ...text setting if you want to create duplicate buttons and functions on another page BRING BUTTON TO FRONT Changes the alignment position of two buttons This option stacks buttons for complex page arra...

Page 89: ...he AXCESS Programming Guide for more information KEYBOARD Sets the STRING attribute to SPECIAL KEYBOARD The special keyboard option sends messages to the control system to perform an operation defined...

Page 90: ...CHANNEL ON options in the Attributes page CHANNEL Sets the button border fill and text to match the CHANNEL ON options in the Attributes page when the assigned button function is on MOMENTARY Sets the...

Page 91: ...e the button saved in memory onto the page Page Menu Options Press PAGE to open the menu options shown in Figure 125 PAGE MAIN PAGE EXIT SETUP MAIN PAGE ADD COPY RENAME DELETE GO TO PASSWD PG FLIP PRI...

Page 92: ...KEYS button Choose EXIT SAVE to store the page name in memory Special keyboard keys are MORE KEYS INTNL CHARS ALT ABORT and EXIT SAVE MORE KEYS Toggles between keyboard pages 1 and 2 INTNL CHARS Chan...

Page 93: ...e between keyboard pages 1 and 2 using the MORE KEYS button Choose EXIT SAVE to store the page name in memory Special keyboard keys are MORE KEYS INTNL CHARS ALT ABORT and EXIT SAVE MORE KEYS Toggles...

Page 94: ...B Page 1 Page 2 Choose EXIT SAVE to store the page name in memory Special keyboard keys are MORE KEYS INTNL CHARS ALT ABORT and EXIT SAVE MORE KEYS Toggles between keyboard pages 1 and 2 INTNL CHARS C...

Page 95: ...rocess and returns to the current page Go to Press the GO TO option to open the page list shown in Figure 130 MAIN PAGE NONE ENTER PREVIOUS PAGE 1 PAGE 2 With the up and down buttons move the highligh...

Page 96: ...N PASSWORD PAGE FLIP CHANNEL CODE NONE EXIT EXIT NO CHANGE BRING BUTTON TO FRONT SET COLORS Press PAGE to open the page list Figure 132 MAIN PAGE NONE ENTER PREVIOUS PAGE 1 PAGE 2 Move the highlight b...

Page 97: ...r TPDesign software programs before you send the print file Refer to TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals for more information YES NO PRESS YES FOR BUS TRANSFER PRESS NO FOR RS232 9 PIN D YES Receive...

Page 98: ...R T Then select the video or background color for the mini touch panel pages VIDEO Sets the mini touch panel pages to display incoming video signals in the background The background appears black if...

Page 99: ...uch panel maintains the date Use the SET TIME AND DATE button in the Setup page to reset the clock and date display Reset the button size using the ATTRIBUTES option in the Button menu options E timer...

Page 100: ...w like a billboard Vertical graph Press the VERTICAL GRAPH option and the screen to add a bargraph or slider to the current page Feedback for graph or slider response comes from the AXCESS Control Sys...

Page 101: ...n of the bargraph can be set to control a device or display a status change when the mini touch panel is connected to an AXCESS Control System SLIDER Changes the vertical graph into a slider and retur...

Page 102: ...raph as a horizontal status indicator for external devices Levels are defined in the AXCESS software program HORIZONTAL ACTIVE Sets the horizontal graph as a controller for external devices Control le...

Page 103: ...CHANNEL CODE NONE EXIT EXIT NO CHANGE BRING BUTTON TO FRONT BORDER OFF ICON ON ICON SET COLORS BORDER Opens the Border Options page Figure 142 so you can select a border style SINGLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE...

Page 104: ...tton to alternate between keyboard pages 1 and 2 STRING Opens keyboard pages 1 and 2 for you to type a text string of up to 300 characters Use the MORE KEYS button to alternate between keyboard pages...

Page 105: ...ributes page and returns to the current page SET COLORS Press to open the SET COLORS page and set the border fill and text colors for channel off and channel on conditions The OFF and ON buttons at th...

Page 106: ...n in the AXCESS software program The mini touch panel uses the level code to set the X horizontal position and then adds 1 to that level code to set the Y vertical position For example if you assign l...

Page 107: ...its default position NON CENTER JOY STICK Sets the icon to a four quadrant joy stick button with a control stick When you move the control stick the mini touch panel sends feedback data to the contro...

Page 108: ...e variety of graphic files and then load them into your mini touch panel Refer to the TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals for more information Move the highlight bar to the target drawing or NONE us...

Page 109: ...brightness level is 1 and the maximum is 8 Video Setup Press VIDEO SETUP and the screen to add a VIDEO SETUP button to the current page Press the VIDEO SETUP button to open the Video Setup page shown...

Page 110: ...o decrease the contrast COLOR Move the slider up to increase the video color or down to decrease the color TINT Move the slider up to increase the video tint or down to decrease the tint RESET Press t...

Page 111: ...he PAGE menu to delete a page YES Confirms the deletion process and opens the decision box shown in Figure 153 NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page YES NO ARE YOU VERY SURE...

Page 112: ...s the highlight bar down ENTER Erases deletes drawing and returns to the current page YES NO DO YOU WANT TO DELETE ALL OF THE DRAWINGS YES Erases all drawings from mini touch panel memory and returns...

Page 113: ...panels The target PC must be running the TPDOC or TPDesign software program before you send the mini touch panel drawings Refer to TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals for more information YES NO DO...

Page 114: ...be running the TPDOC or TPDesign software program before you can send mini touch panel drawings Refer to TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals for more information Use the SAVE option if you want to...

Page 115: ...IN D Use the PRINT option to send a printable image of buttons and pages to a PC over the AXlink connector on the mini touch panel The PC must be running the TPDOC or TPDesign software program before...

Page 116: ...buttons Channel code numbers that have a black background with white text are assigned and the numbers that have a white background with black text are not assigned If you press an assigned channel c...

Page 117: ...umbers that have a white background with black text are not assigned You can use the map to quickly identify the assigned variable text code numbers RETURN Returns to the current page Direction arrows...

Page 118: ...ion again to deactivate the channel code and variable text code numbers Set Defaults Press the SET DEFAULTS option to open the Set Defaults page shown in Figure 169 Then assign the default settings fo...

Page 119: ...TRIPLE RAISED DOUBLE 3 SINGLE SHADOW NO BORDER SPECIAL DOUBLE 2 SINGLE DOUBLE DIAMOND THREE DIMENSION EXIT Saves button and color setting and returns to the main page EXIT NO CHANGE Returns to the mai...

Page 120: ...112 Mini Touch Panel Program Reference Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 121: ...erations System Send_Commands Command Description ABEEP Output 1 panel beep even if the Beep value is set to 0 in the Setup page Example SEND_COMMAND TP ABEEP Beeps the panel ADBEEP Output 2 panel bee...

Page 122: ...or PKEYP commands Example SEND_COMMAND TP AKEYR Closes the keyboard or keypad opened using the AKEYB AKEYP or PKEYP commands BEEP Output 1 beep The Beep button in the Protected Setup page must be set...

Page 123: ...isplay The keyboard string is set to null during power up and is stored until power down Use the AKEYB command to automatically open a keyboard and display the text string text string 0 59 characters...

Page 124: ...isplay asterisks for keypad entries number string 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PKEYP 1988 Displays the mini touch panel keypad with instead of 1988 RESET Clear panel status same as power up Data sto...

Page 125: ...rge is minimized sleep time 0 off 150 minutes Example SEND_COMMAND TP ST5 Sets the wireless mini touch panel s sleep time to 5 minutes TPAGEOFF Deactivate page tracking Example SEND_COMMAND TP TPAGEOF...

Page 126: ...REATE_BUFFER command for one panel and sent to another panel WAKE Deactivate screen saver mode and reset the screen saver timer Example SEND_COMMAND TP WAKE Deactivates the mini touch panel screen sav...

Page 127: ...REEN 8 WHITE 19 SKY_BLUE 9 TRANSPARENT 255 CREAM 10 Color Send_Commands Use the color Send_Commands Figure 174 to set the colors for text buttons and pages Color Send_Commands Command Description CALL...

Page 128: ...mber see Figure 173 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBOFF1 13 Sets the OFF feedback border color to RED for the variable text button 1 CBON variable text address color _number Set the ON feedback border color...

Page 129: ...age name 1 20 characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP CPAGE9 MAIN PAGE Sets the background color on the MAIN PAGE to sky blue CTOFF variable text address color _number Set the OFF feedback text color to th...

Page 130: ...nt size Shorthand version of FONT command variable text address 1 255 font size 1 9 20 21 and 30 Example SEND_COMMAND TP F 1 6 Changes variable text button 1 font to hollow medium ICON variable text a...

Page 131: ...s new button text variable text address 1 255 new button text 1 60 characters Change text in specified text button number All text is centered in the box Use a character for carriage returns to start...

Page 132: ...WAVES Server and Wireless Power Packs instruction manual for complete information about installing and configuring a wireless control system WavePack Button Attribute String_Commands Command Descript...

Page 133: ...have a current copy of the pages stored in the touch panel This will avoid any inadvertent loss of data or a service outage To replace the lithium batteries you will need a Phillips screwdriver and a...

Page 134: ...7 Plug the mini XLR AXlink and optional RCA connectors back into the mini touch panel for approximately 1 minute Then remove the connectors from the panel again 8 Gently rotate the circuit card backwa...

Page 135: ...ectricity from your body by touching a grounded object 2 Insert a flat blade tool into the release slot on the mini touch panel s bezel and remove the engraved overlay 3 Remove the four 6 32 mounting...

Page 136: ...ctor back into the rear side of the panel for approximately 1 minute Then remove the connector from the panel again 8 Flip the touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and carefully remove the other bat...

Page 137: ...AXT MCA PB and AXT MCV PB Figure 180 shows the location of the IC on the AXT MCA PB and AXT MCV PB circuit cards Install the 512K IC into the mini touch panel Connector side of circuit card 32 socket...

Page 138: ...n the screw holes Insert the four Phillips head screws and tighten 8 Plug all connectors back into the touch panel AXU MCA PB AXU MCV PB AXM MCA PB and AXM MCV PB Figure 181 shows the location of the...

Page 139: ...e Back Box or equipment rack 5 Flip the mini touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and carefully pry the 128K IC out of the 32 socket connector with a non conducting flat blade tool and insert the ne...

Page 140: ...132 512K Memory Upgrade Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 141: ...the objects on the pages are visible and easy to see The steps after the color options are additional guidelines to keep in mind MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE...

Page 142: ...and bad contrasts Bad contrast Good contrast 3 Do not use bright or intense colors for buttons that display for long periods of time The brighter the colors the more fatiguing to the eyes Limit the us...

Page 143: ...Power Options TiltScreen tabletop console black plastic with matte finish Six on each side of display for AXT MCA PB and AXT MCV PB 7 8 x 6 8 197 mm x 171 mm 3 6 91 mm fully lowered 5 5 140 mm fully...

Page 144: ...s Memory Power Options UniMount metal with white or black matte finish Six on each side of display for AXU MCA PB and AXU MCV PB 4 5 x 8 2 x 2 5 114 mm x 208 mm x 63 mm 3 6 lbs 1 6 kg Active matrix 25...

Page 145: ...s Memory Power 19 rack mount metal with black matte finish three rack units high Six on each side of display for AXM MCA PB and AXM MCV PB 5 2 x 19 0 x 2 4 132 mm x 482 mm x 61 mm 3 6 lbs 1 6 kg Activ...

Page 146: ...138 Specifications Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 147: ...causing the problem If the problem is not resolved reload the program from a new copy of your master disk If you still have a service problem call your AMX Technical Support Team listed in Figure 191...

Page 148: ...140 Technical Support Color Active Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels...

Page 149: ...AKEYP 114 AKEYR 114 BEEP 114 CALL 119 CBOFF 120 CBON 120 CFOFF 120 CFON 121 CLOCK 114 Color Numbers 119 Color Send_Commands 119 CPAGE 121 CTOFF 121 CTON 121 DBEEP 114 ETIM PAUSE 115 ETIM RESET 115 ETI...

Page 150: ...ate a Button 34 Create a Joy Stick 40 Create a Page 31 D Decision button example 23 Decision buttons 23 Designing a Mini Touch Panel Page 29 E Editor bar 21 Button Menu Options 73 Editor bar example 7...

Page 151: ...djust Serial Settings page 64 Auto assign 63 AUTO ASSIGN buttons 63 Calibrate 68 Clock Display page 70 Clock display sizes 71 Device number keypad 66 Drawing page list 71 Editor 62 EDITOR buttons 62 L...

Page 152: ...XM CP PB 137 AXT CP 135 AXU CP and AXU CP PB 136 Standard Buttons 20 Status button example 24 Status buttons 24 System Menu Clear buttons 103 Clear drawings 103 Function map 108 Function show 109 Memo...

Page 153: ...Mini Touch Panels Index 145...

Page 154: ...ions without notice at any time AMX and the AMX logo are registered trademarks of AMX Corporation All other trademarks contained in this document are the properties of their respective owners 11995 Fo...

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