ELCOM EK-5000 User manual

TDC-5000
EK-5000
ED-5000
User Manual
version 1.0

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© ELCOM s. r. o., 2008

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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important notices .........................................................................5
TDC-5000 v10.2 .....................................................................................7
Basic information .........................................................................7
Keyboard buttons ........................................................................8
Main menu .................................................................................8
Other settings .............................................................................9
Error messages ........................................................................... 9
TDC-5000 v10.4 .................................................................................. 10
Basic information ....................................................................... 10
Meaning of indicator lights ........................................................... 10
Keyboard buttons ...................................................................... 11
Display menu ............................................................................ 11
Error messages ......................................................................... 14
Attaching the display and keyboard to the STDC-5000 stand ................. 14
EK-5000 .................................................................................................15
Basic information ....................................................................... 15
Controlling the program .............................................................. 15
Main application window ................................................................... 15
Keyboard types .......................................................................... 15
Programmed keys ...................................................................... 16
Shift through the keyboard ........................................................... 16
File menu ....................................................................................... 16
New ......................................................................................... 16
Open ....................................................................................... 16
Save, Save as… ......................................................................... 16
Close ....................................................................................... 16
Keyboard menu ............................................................................... 16
Programming... .......................................................................... 17
Read the keyboard programming... ............................................... 17
Renew the firmware... ................................................................. 17
Clear all keys ............................................................................. 17
Changes to the keyboard ............................................................. 17
Change in layers ........................................................................ 17
Setting keyboard parameters ............................................................. 17

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Setting RFID parameters ............................................................. 17
Beeping ................................................................................... 18
Types of keys ............................................................................. 18
Pause between codes ................................................................. 18
Rapid repeating ......................................................................... 18
Break between repeating ............................................................. 18
Programming a key .......................................................................... 18
Informational elements ................................................................ 18
Special programming of a key ...................................................... 19
Settings menu ................................................................................. 19
Rapid editing ............................................................................. 19
Automatic confirmation of a change in a key sequence ..................... 19
Using ESC to close the application ................................................ 19
Confirm clearing of a key ............................................................. 19
Confirm overwriting of a key ......................................................... 19
Launch with a standard type of keyboard ........................................ 19
Launch with the last used type of keyboard ..................................... 19
Operations over a key ...................................................................... 20
Program a sequence .................................................................. 20
Copy ........................................................................................ 20
Edit .......................................................................................... 20
Save ........................................................................................20
Replace .................................................................................... 20
Save from a list of functions .......................................................... 20
Simple ...................................................................................... 20
Doubling ................................................................................... 20
Quadrupling .............................................................................. 20
Clear, Clear all ........................................................................... 21
Use with cash registers ............................................................... 21
Basic layout of the keys .................................................................... 21
Layout of functional keys on PC keyboards for different types
of Elcom cash registers .................................................................... 21
Euro-2000 Alpha, Euro-1000 ....................................................... 21
Euro-500 Handy, Euro-2100, Euro-200 ......................................... 22
Euro-2500TX ............................................................................ 22
POS-3000, POS-4000 ............................................................... 22
ED-5000 ................................................................................................ 23
Basic information .......................................................................23

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Important notice
IMPORTANT NOTICES
• Do not leave switched-on equipment unattended!
• Install the product in a place where it will not be exposed to direct sunlight, unusual
changes in temperature (below 0°C and over 45°C) or high humidity. Installation in an
unsuitable place could cause damage to the casing and electrical components.
• Upon moving the product between surroundings with different temperatures, do not
switch the product on for at least 30 minutes.
• The product cannot be operated by a person with wet hands. Liquids can penetrate to the
product interior and cause damage.
• Clean the surface of the product with a soft, dry cloth. Never use aggressive cleaning
agents. The use of unsuitable cleaning fluids could cause damage to the product.
• If the product is not working properly, take it to an authorised service center technician.
Do not attempt to repair it yourself and do not open it!
• Always use the adapter supplied with the product or a power supply replacement recom-
mended by an authorized dealer. The use of other sources can lead to damage to the
power source or the product.
• Warning: The adapter is specified for interior use only!
• Some electrical equipment connected in the same network circuit can cause the im-
proper functioning of the equipment. In such a case, use a special antijamming device
recommended by the manufacturer.
• If the equipment is to be fully disconnected from the electrical network, unplug the AC/DC
adapter from its electric outlet.
• The manufacturer is not responsible for possible damage to the product in case of opera-
tion and use in ways other than those presented in these instructions.
• The symbol (a crosses-out waste basket) on the product or on its packaging
means that this product, upon completion of its use, should not be treated
as common household waste. Instead it should be handed over to a special
take-back scheme for the recycling of electrical equipment and electronic
components. The proper disposal of this product helps preserve natural re-
sources and helps prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and to
human health.
• This product contributes to environmental protection through the use of non-lead
technology during its production.

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TDC-5000 v10.2
TDC-5000 v10.2
BASIC INFORMATION
Power supply 12 V DC ±5 %
Consumption max. 10 W
Working temperature 0 to 45 °C
Display interface VGA
Diagonal display size 10,2“ (264 mm)
Screen resolution 800 x 480 pixels
Pixel size 0,278 x 0,278 mm
Contrast 400:1
Number of colors 262 144
Optional accessories touch panel (USB)

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KEYBOARD BUTTONS
Membrane keyboard
POWER
switching on/switching off of the display
entry to the display menu
change selected item in menu (down direction)
Select setting of preselected brightness
Select
direct increase in brightness level
increase the value of a parameter setting in the menu
direct decrease in brightness level
decrease the value of a parameter setting in the menu
MAIN MENU
AUTO ADJUST automatic settings for the display
BRIGHTNESS setting the brightness
CONTRAST setting the contrast
CLOCK setting the cycle of the image signal
PHASE setting the phase of the image signal
H-POSITION setting the horizontal position of the menu
V-POSITION setting the vertical position of the menu
ZOOM setting the ratio of the image sides
RESET setting preselected values for display
parameters
EXIT leave the main display menu
OPTION entry to other settings menu

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OTHER SETTINGS
VOLUME function not used
MUTE function not used
DIMMER setting preset brightness (DARK – 20,
NORMAL – 50, BRIGHT - 80)
CCD_MIRROR function not used
MIRROR rotating the image on a vertical axis
REVERSE rotating the image on a horizontal axis
R_TEMP setting the level of the red color
G_TEMP setting the level of the green color
B_TEMP setting the level of the blue color
EXIT leave the main display menu
ERROR MESSAGES
PC INPUT NO SIGNAL No input signal
OUT OF RANGE Display settings are outside of its operational range

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TDC-5000 v10.4
TDC-5000 v10.4
BASIC INFORMATION
Power supply 12 V DC ±5 %
Consumption max. 6 W
Working temperature 0 to 45 °C
Display interface VGA, DVI
Diagonal display size 10,4“ (264 mm)
Screen resolution 800x600 pixels
Pixel size 0,264x0,264 mm
Contrast 500:1
Number of colors 262 144
Optional accessories touch panel (USB or RS 232)
MEANING OF INDICATOR LIGHTS
not lighted the display is switched off
green the display is switched on in the normal mode
red the display is switched on in power-saving mode
orange the display is switched on in power-saving more or in the mode for checking
an input signal

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KEYBOARD BUTTONS
Membrane keyboard
POWER switch on/switch off
Menu/Exit enter to display menu/return to previous menu level
Source/Select
select entry of the signal the highlighted menu function
automatic screen setting (if the menu is inactive)
shift up within a menu
increase the set value
menu for controlling the sound level
(function is not accessible)
shift down within a menu
decrease the set value
DISPLAY MENU
1. Setting the colors (MENU � SEL)
2. Setting the contrast
(MENU � 2x SEL � +/–)
3. Setting the brightness
(MENU � SEL � – � SEL � +/–)
4. Setting the level of the colors
(MENU � SEL � 2x – � SEL)

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5. Setting the image
(MENU � – )
6. Setting the horizontal position of
the image (MENU � – � SEL � +/–)
7. Setting the vertical position of the image
(MENU � – � SEL � – � SEL � +/–)
8. Setting the phase of the image signal
(MENU � – � SEL � 2x – � SEL � +/–)
9. Setting the cycle of the image signal
(MENU � – � SEL � 3x – � SEL � +/–)
10. Settings for functions
(MENU � 2x – )
11. Automatic configuration of the display
(MENU � 2x – � 2x SEL � +/–)
12. Automatic setting of colors
(MENU � 2x – � SEL � – � SEL � +/–)

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13. Settings for the display menu
(MENU � 3x – )
14. Language selection
(MENU � 3x – � 2x SEL)
15. Setting the horizontal position
menu (MENU � 3x – � SEL � – � SEL)
16. Setting the vertical position
(MENU � 3x – � SEL � 2x – � SEL)
17. Setting the automatic switch-off
menu (MENU � 3x – � SEL � 3x – � SEL)
18. Setting the transparency of the menu
(MENU � 3x – � SEL � 4x – � SEL)
19. Selection of signal input
(MENU � 4x – � 2x SEL)

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Attaching the display and keyboard to the STDC-5000 stand
Assembly of the TDC-5000 and EK-5000 to a STDC-5000 stand.
ERROR MESSAGES
A) Determining the presence
of an input signal (VGA/DVI)
B) There is no input signal (VGA/DVI)
C) Settings for the display are outside
its working range

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EK-5000
EK-5000
BASIC INFORMATION
Power supply 5V DC ±5 % (from USB)
Consumption max. 1W
Working temperature 0 to 45 °C
Communication interface USB
Number of buttons 40
Maximum number of programmed buttons 117 (3 layers x 39)
Possibility of connecting a scanner yes (PS/2)
Possibility of connecting a keyboard yes (PS/2)
Optional accessories RFID reader
CONTROLLING THE PROGRAM
Main application window
Keyboard types
Non-programmed keys (grey color)
Key has no function assigned/no access of scan-codes.
Programmed key (blue, orange, green color)
Key has an assigned/accessibility of a scan-code which is visible in the application window.
The color differentiation of keys is dependent on the type of keyboard and is different depen-
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Current selected key (dark grey, dark blue, dark orange, dark green)
The currently selected key (its data is depicted in the main application window) is darker than
other keys.
Programmed keys
In the upper part of the application is a list of keys in a telescoping menu. As you work with
the program, the programmed keys are stored in this menu. The list is cleared with the ope-
ning of a new project or the closing of the program. Keys marked with a star are those which
are currently assigned. Keys without stars are keys which were programmed but which have
already been cleared from the main area of the application. Keys from this list can be used
when copying keys from a list (see: „Operations over a key“).
Shift through the keyboard
If the cursor is active on the keyboard element, it can be moved using the arrow keys. It is
also possible to shift through the keyboard by using the functional buttons located beneath
the item „Programmed keys“. The buttons << and >> are used to move to the next or the
previous key (according to the index and only in the course of the current tab).
File menu
Individual items on the file menu fulfill the following functions:
New
Opens a new dialogue window in which the user can select a new type of keyboard. Subsequ-
ently a new file is created.
Open
Opens an existing file. Select a file using a standard Windows dialogue window.
Save, Save as…
Saves an updated file. If a new file is involved or if you use the command „Save as...“the
dialogue window for saving a file appears.
When saving a file, it is possible to select its format on the basis of the type of keyboard used.
The EK-5000 uses only one type of file.
Close
Closes the program.
A list of the most recently opened files is found between the items „Settings“ and „Close“.
Keyboard menu
This menu is different for different types of keyboards. Each type of keyboard contains a diffe-
rent possibility in this menu, and therefore these will be described in the individual chapters.
Individual items on the file menu fulfill the following functions:

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Programming...
Serves for programming the updated data from the program to the keyboard.
Read the keyboard programming...
Serves for reading the programmed values from the keyboard to the program.
Renew the firmware...
Serves for putting a new version of the firmware onto the keyboard.
Notice
All of these possibilities require connecting a keyboard to a computer using a USB port.
Clear all keys
Serves for clearing the current programmed keys in the program on the computer.
Changes to the keyboard
A change to the keyboard serves to allow the user to change the type of keyboard from the
current to the new type (change the number of layers used).
Notice
Reducing the number of layers causes a loss of data for removed layers as well as the
switched layers which are not appropriate for the new type of keyboard. Changing the
keyboard back does not allow for the recall of such data.
Change in layers
If a user needs to change individual layers, this is possible to do using this functionality.
Setting keyboard parameters
The keyboard parameters can be changed on the first tab.
Setting RFID parameters
Some keyboard models also contain an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) module, which
serves for detecting codes from an RFID key. On the basis of a scanned 13-place numerical
code, a sequence will be generated for pressing the corresponding numbered keys.
In the window with the scrollbar „Number of digits“, set the number of valid digits which will
be used from the entire 13-place code which you obtain from the RFID key.
The row „Prefix“ sets the key and the modifier, which will be sent prior to the code itself
obtained from the RFID key.
The row „Suffix“ determines the key and modifier which will be sent after sending the RFID
code.
The „Clear“ buttons are used to clear the set values.
Using the field „Use numerical keys“ you can set the type of numbers generated: a chec-
ked field means that the codes for the keys will be generated in the numerical part of the
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Beeping
Not supported in the EK-5000.
Types of keys
Select a mode for the keys:
• Make-Break: key does not repeat (implicitly).
• Typematic: allows for the repeating of a key upon its being held down.
Pause between codes
Time between sending of two scan-codes from the keyboard: 1–255 ms, implicitly 3 ms.
Rapid repeating
Setting for the speed of repeating of keys: 2–30 characters/s (valid for Typematic types),
implicitly 11 characters/s.
Break between repeating
The time from pressing a key after its first repeating. Values are from 1 s–250 ms (valid for
the Typematic types), implicitly 500 ms.
Programming a key
A number of instruments which make working with the keys and programming easier are
available to a user when programming the keys.
Informational elements
By using the secondary dialogue, a user has available indicators for properly choosing a key
(with the help of a mouse in the main part of the application window). A „number“ contains
a serial number. Enter the name for the programmed key to the text line „Name“. In the
numbered lines of the „Code for keys“ section, the individual characters of the programmed
sequence of keys is found.
The type of key is determined by the method of its use. The meaning of individual types is
as follows:
• Key:
Serves for the programming of the exact sequence of pressing keys (including modifiers
and their release).
• Modifier:
Serves for the programming of keys which change the meaning of other keys (for example
„shift“ or „control“).
• Layers switch:
Serves for switching the current layer on the keyboard and thus changing the current layout
of data.
Checking the item „Simple keys“ sets it so that a key which has this character set will not
accept the pressing of another key at the same time. This setting is implicit. The item „Connec-
ted keys“ indicates that the given key is affiliated with other keys. The button „Set for all
keys“ sets the currently selected value of the „Simple key“ character for all the keys.

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Special programming of a key
Programming by oneself can be activated in a number of ways. Whether the programming
begins immediately or after confirmation from the user, it is also possible to set what role the
double-click of a mouse will play.
• By double-clicking the mouse on the relevant key (depending on the program setting and
type of key) the application is switched to the state of programming a key or altering the
name of a key.
• By clicking onto a part of the code for a key (in the dialogue with values).
• With the help of a tabulator, by switching through elements.
During editing and up to the confirmation or cancelling of changes, there are functional
buttons in the lower part of the screen. „Confirm“ saves changes to the current position.
„Cancel“ clears all changes made. „Clear the last code“ erases only the last code
programmed (repairs mistakes). When the program stops accepting the pressing of keys,
this means that the maximum number of codes has been entered.
Settings menu
Individual items of the settings menu fulfill the following functions:
Rapid editing
Serves as an accelerated editing mode. It is suitable, for example, when used with a mouse
so that a user doesn‘t always have to confirm entry into the mode for editing codes.
Automatic confirmation of a change in a key sequence
Selecting this optional program after leaving the programming of codes for keys immediately sa-
ves the changed values. If this choice is switched off, exiting from the editing field will cause the
changes made to be erased.
Using ESC to close the application
If this option is active, pressing the ESC key will close the program (doesn‘t apply during key
programming).
Confirm clearing of a key
If this option is switch on, the program will request confirmation before clearing a key. If it is
switched off, clearing will be performed without asking for confirmation from the user.
Confirm overwriting of a key
If this option is switched on, the program will ask for confirmation before overwriting a program-
med value for a key. If it is switched off, the overwriting will take place without asking for con-
firmation from the user.
Launch with a standard type of keyboard
This setting means that upon starting up, the application will not ask the user which type of
keyboard to use and will simply start with a standard type.
Launch with the last used type of keyboard
This setting means that after launching of the program, a new project is created based on
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Operations over a key
By pressing the right mouse button, you call up a context menu which offers operations for
the keys. The individual menu items are described below.
Program a sequence
With the help of the menu item „Programming the current key“ it is possible to
program a key the same as with the use of a double-clicking with the left mouse button on
the key.
Copy
Programmed values for the currently selected key are saved into the memory for later use.
The content of the original key remains unchanged.
Edit
Programmed values for the currently selected key are saved into the memory for later use,
and the key is cleared.
Save
Remembered values (with the help of the Copy and Edit functions) are saved to the current
position.
Replace
Inserts remembered values (with the help of the Copy and Edit functions) into the actual posi-
tion, and the previous values of the key will be remembered in the memory for later use.
Save from a list of functions
Programming of the current key with values of a key selected from a list of programmed keys.
This list of programmed functions is created during the course of the program. Functions
used which are or were programmed are stored into the temporary memory. These codes
from the list can then be used when there is a need to change the layout of the keys on the
keyboard. If some of the keys (or all) are cleared, the list of originally programmed keys can
always be found in the list of codes and can be copied to other keys. This list is preserved
only until the opening of a new file or until the program is closed.
Simple
The position of the new simple key is set according to the position of the cursor when se-
lecting a function.
Doubling
Affiliating of the current key with a neighboring key according to the direction chosen. It is
only possible to connect a programmed key with an unprogrammed one.
Quadrupling
Affiliating of a current key with adjacent keys (as available) to form a quadruple key. It is
possible to directly expand a simple key, as well as an associated double key. It is only
possible to connect a programmed key with unprogrammed ones, however.