Elo TouchSystems Entuitive ET1X8XC-4XWA-1 Series User manual

Elo Entuitive Touchmonitor
User Guide
For 15", 17", 19" and 21" CRT Open Frame
Series Touchmonitors
ET1X8XC-4XWA-1 Series Models
ET2187C-4XWA-1 Series Models
Revision D
P/N 008551
Elo TouchSystems, Inc.
1-800-ELOTOUCH
www.elotouch.com
www.elogaming.com

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Chapter 1
Introduction 1
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2
Installation and Setup 3
Unpacking Your Touchmonitor. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting Your Touchmonitor . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connect the Video Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connect the Touchscreen Communication
Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Touch Driver for Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Me, 95/98 and NT 4.0 . . . . 8
Installing the Touch Driver for MS-DOS and
Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3
Operation 11
About Touchmonitor Adjustments . . . . . . . . 11
Touchmonitor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the On Screen Display (OSD) . . . . . 11
OSD Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting 17
Appendix A
Touch Technology 19
Touchscreens: An Overview. . . . . . . . . . . 19
iTouch Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Appendix B
Touchmonitor Safety 21
Appendix C
Technical Specifications 23
Touchmonitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 23
Signal Pinout for CRT Open Frame Monitors 26
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Preset Timing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Regulatory Information 29
Warranty 31
Index 33
Table of Contents

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Copyright © 2003 Elo TouchSystems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,
or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, including, but not
limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise without prior written
permission of Elo TouchSystems.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Elo TouchSystems makes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof, and specifically disclaims any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Elo TouchSystems reserves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof
without obligation of Elo TouchSystems to notify any person of such revisions or changes.
Trademark Acknowledgments
IntelliTouch, SecureTouch, iTouch, Entuitive, and MonitorMouse are trademarks of Elo
TouchSystems, Inc.
Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. Elo TouchSystems claims no interest in trademarks other than its own.

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CHAPTER
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C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of an Elo TouchSystems Entuitive
touchmonitor. Your new high-resolution touchmonitor combines the reliable
performance of Elo’s touch technology with the latest advances in CRT display
design. This combination of features creates a natural flow of information
between a user and the touchmonitor.
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this
user’s manual to maximize the life of your unit. See Appendix B for more
information on touchmonitor safety.
About the Product
Your CRT touchmonitor is a color display with the following features:
• 13.8-inch viewable image 0.28mm dot pitch CDT for 15".
• 15.7-inch viewable image 0.27mm dot pitch CDT for 17".
• 18-inch viewable image 0.25mm dot pitch CDT for 19".
• 20-inch viewable image 0.25mm dot pitch CDT for 21".
• Supports a wide range of screen refresh rates with flicker-free picture quality.
• Plug and Play functionality automatically adjusts the monitor to its optimum
performance.
• VESA DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling).
• VESA DDC1/2B compatibility.

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• Patented iTouch technology from Elo TouchSystems.
• Either RS-232 serial or USB touch interface

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CHAPTER
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C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLATION AND S ETUP
This chapter discusses how to install your CRT touchmonitor and how to install
Elo TouchSystems driver software.
Unpacking Your Touchmonitor
Check that the following 5 items are present and in good condition:
N OTE : Power cord is not included.
CRT Touchmonitor
CD Software
CD
Software VGA cable
Serial cable
Quick Installation
Quick Installation Guide
Guide
USB cable
Or

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Connecting Your Touchmonitor
I MPORTANT : Before connecting the cables to your touchmonitor and PC, be sure that the computer
and touchmonitor are turned off.
Connect the Video Cable
• Connect one end of the video cable to the video connector on your PC and
the other end of the cable to the video connector on your monitor. Secure the
cable by turning the thumbscrews on each connector.
Female 9-pin serial or
USB type touchscreen connector
Female 15-pin
video
connector
Power
Video cable
Serial touchscreen
cable
OR
USB touchscreen
cable
Female 15-pin
video
connector
Connections on underside
Video cable
Video
port

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Connect the Touchscreen Communication Cable
• Connect the touchscreen cable. Connect one end to the appropriate port on
the back of your computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the
touchscreen connector on your touchmonitor. The touchscreen cable
connectors should fit snugly into the connectors on your touchmonitor and
computer. Secure the cable by turning the thumbscrews on each connector.
Connections on underside
Serial or USB
cable
Female 9-pin serial
or USB type
touchscreen connector
Serial or USB
port