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©Vantage, 8/11/2016 / IS-00700-A 

Equinox 73-II LCD In-Wall Touchscreen – MODEL: EQ73TB-TI-II 

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2168 West Grove Parkway, Suite 300, Pleasant Grove, UT.  84062   USA 
Telephone:  801 229-2800 

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Equinox 73-II LCD In-Wall Touchscreen – MODEL: EQ73TB-TI-II

 

 

Overview 
Vantage's Equinox 73-II (second generation) active matrix LCD 
touchscreen continues the Vantage commitment to LCD 
in-wall control centers. The Equinox 73-II LCD Interface is a 
dedicated system portal to 

whole home

 control. The 7" 

touchscreen displays media rich widgets in a dashboard 
layout. Each widget’s content has been carefully designed to 
provide the ultimate user experience. Navigate and control, 
with 

real-time

 feedback, lighting, audio, video, climate, 

weather, security, cameras, and more through a single layer 
navigation experience. For additional personalization and 
control, individual widgets may be edited directly from the 
touchscreen. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equinox 73-II Features/Operations 

 

Wide screen orientation only. 

 

Equinox 73-II has more memory and a faster processor. 

 

Equinox platform provides built-in widgets using Vantage 
proprietary auto discovery widgets for fast automatic 
screen design. 

 

Equinox 73-II fully incorporates Vantage’s 

consistent user 

experience

 interface, eliminating learning curves normally 

associated with switching interface devices. 

 

Power, 48VDC PoE*/PoE+ 

or

 AUX. 12VDC transformer. 

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*Optional, 48VDC, 4 port, PoE Injector, #DA2400. 

NOTE: The DA2400 complies with IEEE 802.3 
(Ethernet), IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet), IEEE 802.3af 
(Power over Ethernet) and 10/100Base-TX Ethernet 
standards. 
-or- 

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AUX. power 12VDC adaptor, #VFA-0005.

ernet ort.

 

 

Communicates over Vantage Ethernet bus (InFusion 
controller and Equinox should be connected to the same 
local network) 

 

Firmware upgradable from Design Center over Ethernet. 

 

Built-in ambient light sensor for “active,” AUTO mode 
screen brightness and 

off when dark

 option when 

“inactive”. 

 

Inactive  mode  dims  or  turns  screen  off  in  1  to  10  minutes 
(adjustable) if no activity. 

 

Built-in proximity activation, 6” maximum, may be 
programmed to execute a task with a hand wave across 
front of station. 

 

Displays three widgets at a time. 

 

Mechanical buttons, bottom left and right; 

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left

  navigates to home screen position--- 

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right

  may be assigned to a programmed task--- 

 

Profiles / Settings; personalize dashboard level and 
hardware settings: 

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Select 

settings

 / 

dashboard

, to arrange order of 

widgets which widgets to display. 

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Select 

options

 to select language*, 12/24 hour clock, 

and 

fahrenheit

/

celsius

 temperature display. 

*Supported Languages 

Arabic 
German 
English 
Spanish 

French 
Hebrew 
Italian 
 

Japanese 
Korean 
Dutch 
 

Portuguese
Russian 
Chinese (simplified)

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Select 

device

, to view and set hardware settings, 

system information, network settings, reset user 
settings, and view additional information settings. 

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Select 

profiles

, to create, delete, or rename profiles. 

 

Equinox 73-II uses the same widgets as Android tablets and 
phones, and iPads, iPhones, and iPods. 

 

Top of screen displays: 

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(left) icon for current weather conditions and 
temperature, via Vantage weather service, 

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(center) time of day, and 

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(right) selected profile. 

 

Middle to bottom of screen displays widgets (the order 
may be changed within each profile). 

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Widgets (some widgets require specific Vantage 
drivers in the Design Center project file): 

 

Scene,

 

Audio, 

 

Video, 

 

Climate, 

 

Weather 

 

Timers 

 

Lighting, 

 

Security, 

 

Cameras, 

 

Pool & Spa, and 

 

Shades 

 

Always more coming 

 

Raise/Lower dimmable loads and volume control via 

minus

 

plus

 (-/+) graphical buttons. 

 

Graphical icons and text color track load status, orange = 
ON and white = OFF. 

 

Press and release the upper right section 

 on each 

widget for additional control and/or personalization. 

 

Manual

 reboot Equinox 73-II – press and hold 

both

 

mechanical buttons for 3 seconds, then release. 

 

 

Service Mode

 reboot Equinox 73-II – press and hold 

both

 

mechanical buttons for 10 seconds, then release. 

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Service mode is automatically used when updating 
firmware from Design Center. 

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If the application code is corrupt it may cause the 
screen to lock preventing Design Center from 
updating or reloading the firmware. Use the service 
mode reboot option to allow Design Center to update 
corrupted firmware. 

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To manually exit 

server mode

 use the manual reboot 

of Equinox 73-II (above) 

 
Specifications 

Description 

Specification 

Dimensions, HWD 

(at wall surface) 

5.0” x 7.0” x 0.37” 

127mm x 178mm x 9mm 

Dimensions, HWD 

(overall) 

5.0” x 7.0” x 2.1” 

127mm x 178mm x 53mm 

Weight 

1.6 lb or 725.75g 

Display 

Active Matrix Color LCD 

Display Size 

7” diagonal 

Display Resolution 

1024 x 600 – 24-bit color 

Power 

48VDC via PoE, PoE+, 10W 

or

 aux. power via 12VDC adaptor 

(see back panel drawing on the last page) 

Surge Suppression 

Yes 

Mounting See 

Installation

 section below 

Sound Option 

Adjustable volume level - touch interaction  

Wiring Connections

Communication: Ethernet RJ45 

or WiFi dongle

Power: PoE/PoE+ or 12VAC adaptor 

Addressing 

self addressing through software 

Finishes 

 

TRIM - Titanium  

 

TOUCHSCREEN – Black Glass  

Glass Surface 

Chemically Strengthened 

Ambient Operating 

Temperature 

32-95°F -or- 0-35°C 

Ambient Operating 

Humidity 

5-95% non-condensing 

CE & FCC 

Yes 

Содержание Equinox 73-II

Страница 1: ...hich widgets to display o Select options to select language 12 24 hour clock and fahrenheit celsius temperature display Supported Languages Arabic German English Spanish French Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Dutch Portuguese Russian Chinese simplified o Select device to view and set hardware settings system information network settings reset user settings and view additional information settings o...

Страница 2: ...t in this example 2 Press the settings button 3 The first time settings is pressed the screen will go to the dashboard edit screen 4 Pressing the upper left area on the dashboard page opens the settings thumbnail selections at left 5 Select the device option from the four choices NOTE The other pages are covered in the Equinox Widgets_install pdf installation sheet and in Design Center Help The fi...

Страница 3: ...rmation from the controller network settings continued network settings static ip address xxx xxx xxx xxx netmask xxx xxx xxx xxx default gateway xxx xxx xxx xxx dns server xxx xxx xxx xxx Click save when finished entering static IP information 9 Scroll left to the info screen device information ip address xxx xxx xxx xxx part number xxxxxx serial number xxxxxxx app version xx xx xx used in diagno...

Страница 4: ... and removing Do not accidentally touch or push in on the speaker cones to avoid damage to either speaker Cleaning Dampen a soft cloth in water and wring out to barely damp Use a light buffing motion to wipe clean Do not take the station apart Never spray station with any cleaners RJ45 PoE Ethernet Port Power via 48VDC PoE source Order an opt 4 port PoE Injector from Vantage Part number DA2400 Opt...

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