element User Manual v1.17 rev2
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13.
Screen saver
To extend the life of the display and to save power when the panel is not in use, your
panel will switch off the display if the panel has not been used a period of time. This is
set in the factory to be 15 minutes.
To wake the panel back up just press a button or move a knob / trackerball.
14.
Test mode
By default the panel will come up showing the splash screen when you plug it into your
computer and your software is not running.
To enter the Test Mode, do the following:
1. Turn the panel off by unplugging the USB cable.
2. Make sure your software is not running.
3. Turn the panel back on by plugging in the USB cable.
4. Once you see the splash screen press the ‘
A
’ button.
The display should look similar to this.
The next sections explain what this is
telling you about your panel.
14.1 Run Code
This is the panel firmware version number. See the section on updating the firmware for
more information on this.
14.2 USB state
This is the current status of the USB connection. This will change and update rapidly
when the panel is first plugged in but it should finish by saying
configured
. If it
doesn’t say this after a few seconds then remove the USB connection and plug it back
in again.
If you move any of the controls or press any of the buttons the appropriate bottom line
of the display will change to show you the status of the control or button which has been
changed. The following describes what you should see for each control or button:
14.3 S/N
This is the unique serial number of the panel. Some software applications will require
you to enter this when you configure it to use the Element panels.
14.4 Testing knobs
If you move a knob the bottom line of the display will show something similar to this:
Encoder moved: 11 4
The first number is the ID number for that control, in this case 11. The second number is
the amount it’s moved by, in this case 4. The number gets bigger the faster you turn the
