Partner CD-70 User manual

CD-70 Utility User Manual

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Table of Contents
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1 PREFACE
PREFACEPREFACE
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2 SPECIFICATION
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3 UTILITY INSTALLATION
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3.1 Installation Guide........................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.2 Initial Comport Setup Guide.......................................................................................................................................... 6
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4 UTILITY GUIDE
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4.1 Text Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Video............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3 Image (Still Photo)....................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.4 Display Style................................................................................................................................................................ 11
4.5 Auto display on the second display.............................................................................................................................. 14
4.6 Display when the system start...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.7 Set Font ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.8 Advance ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.9 Reset Port..................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.10 OK ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.11 Exit Virtual Line Display Utility ............................................................................................................................. 16
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5 UNINSTALL
UNINSTALL UNINSTALL
UNINSTALL THE VIRTUAL LINE DIS
THE VIRTUAL LINE DISTHE VIRTUAL LINE DIS
THE VIRTUAL LINE DISPLAY UTILITY
PLAY UTILITYPLAY UTILITY
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APPENDIX
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1 COMMANDS
COMMANDSCOMMANDS
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1.1 SYSTEM COMMAND DETAILS .............................................................................................................................. 19
1.1.1 Command type select.......................................................................................................................................... 19
1.1.2 Reset EEPROM .................................................................................................................................................. 19
1.1.3 Save data for demo display................................................................................................................................. 19
1.1.4 Run Demo message ............................................................................................................................................ 20
1.2 CD 5220-II STAND AND MODE COMMAND......................................................................................................... 20
1.3 ADM787/788 command list ........................................................................................................................................ 21
1.4 UTC standard mode command list............................................................................................................................... 21
1.5 UTC enhanced mode command list............................................................................................................................. 22
1.6 AEDEX mode command list ....................................................................................................................................... 22
1.7 DSP-800 mode command list ...................................................................................................................................... 22
1.8 EPSON ESC/POS command list.................................................................................................................................. 23
1.9 CD7220/CD3220 standard command details............................................................................................................... 23
1.10 Customer Display Mode 20x2 expand command details ..................................................................................... 27

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1 PREFACE
The Virtual Line Display Utility helps to prepare Partner Tech CD-70 as a customer display and/or a digital
signage display. The CD-70 Virtual Line Display Utility commands are identical to that on CD-7220 so customers can
adopt existing commands directly on CD-70 without re-designing the software again.
2 SPECIFICATION
Model Name CD-70
Panel Resolution 800x480
Panel Size 7 inch
Display Mode 20x2 mode: Text, Photo, Video
20x6 mode: Text only
3 Utility installation
3.1 Installation Guide
Find the appropriate utility for different OS; then please follow the installation process like the snapshots below:
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3.2 Initial Comport Setup Guide
The default Virtual Line Display Utility will install the driver that occupies both COM 40 and COM 50 ports.
Users can change the COM port to any available COM PORT by using the Line Display Tools. Please follow below
steps to change the COM port:
A. Find “Virtual Line Display” from Windows start menu, and choose the “LineDisplay_Tools” as shown on the
Fig. 13.
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Fig. 14
B. Typed the new COM Port Number (For example COM2) into “New Port Name” and click on the “Rename”
button to change the COM port. The pop up message will shown like Fig. 15, please choose “Continue” if it
correct, then another pop-up message as shown on Fig. 16, please click “OK” to finish the comport change
process. After clicking “OK”, you can choose if you want to reboot the system immediately or later. (Note:
Must restart the system for the change COM port to work properly.)
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4 Utility Guide
A. To start the utility, please find “Virtual Line Display” from Windows start menu, then select the “Virtual Line
Display”.

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Fig. 18
B. The default setting of Virtual Line Display Utility is shown as the Fig. 19. (Text mode 20x2, Display style 9, image
transition time 3 seconds)
Fig. 19
C. You can find a miniature icon of the utility on the task bar, like Fig.20. By double clicking the icon, the utility (Fig.
19) will pop up.
Fig. 20
D. You also access the simple menu by the right click on the mouse like shown on Fig. 21.
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4.1 Text Mode
Text Mode has “Display 20x2” and “Display 20x6” modes
A. Display 20x2: Choose this mode will have 2 lines of 20 characters per line display.
Fig. 22
B. Display 20x6: Choose this mode will have 6 lines of 20 characters per line display.
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4.2 Video
You can manage the videos files through add, delete, or delete all as shown on Fig. 24.
The default supported video format is shown below:
A. Default video format supported for Windows XP is mpeg/wav/avi. Video format depends on the codec installed on
Windows Media Player. If your video format is not supported, you can upgrade the decoder/codec from the
following 3rd party link:
http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html?tag=dropDownForm;productL
isting;pop
B. Default video format supported for Windows 7 is
rmvb/avi/mkv/mov/mpg/mp3/mp4/mpa/wma/flv/xv/ts/divx/xvid/ogg/ogm.
Fig. 24
4.3 Image (Still Photo)
You can manage the image files through add, delete, or delete all as shown on Fig. 25 marked in red square.
A. Transition Time: Time displayed for each image
B. The image file supported are Bmp 、 jpg 、 png 、 emf 、 tiff 、 exif 、 gif
C. To avoid image distortion, the suggested image ratio are shows as below:
Display Style 2 : 800 x 480
Display Style 3~4 : 800 x 364
Display Style 7~10 : 352 x 221
Display Style 11~14 : 367 x 343

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Fig. 25
4.4 Display Style
Display Style has 14 styles as shown on Table 1. You can choose the style on Fig. 26 menu. By clicking “Preview”,
you can preview the display setting result.
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Table 1. Display Style Layout List
1. Full Video
2. Full Image
3. Top Text + Image
4. Bottom Text + Image

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5. Top Text + Video
6. Bottom Text + Video
7. Top Text + (L) Video 16:9 + (R) Image
8. Top Text + (R) Video 16:9 + (L) Image
9. Bottom Text + (L) Video 16:9 + (R) Image
10. Bottom Text + (R) Video 16:9 + (L) Image
11. Top Text + (L) Video 4:3 + (R) Image
12. Top Text + (R) Video 4:3 + (L) Image

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13. Bottom Text + (L) Video 4:3 + (R) Image
14. Bottom Text + (R) Video 4:3 + (L) Image
4.5 Auto display on the second display
Choose this setting, the display screen will play on CD-70 by this default setting.
4.6 Display when the system start
Choose this setting , the video and image will automatically starts when OS starts up.
4.7 Set Font
Users can set up the words color, font and size by “Set Font” icon.
The default setting is:
Font: Courier New
Font Style: Regular
Font size: 50
Font color: red
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4.8 Advance
You can set demo message and background image by click on “Advance” icon. The suggestion image ratio for
each line is 800x65. If the image is bigger than this suggested image ratio, the background image will cut the image to
800x65 from left to right and from top to bottom.
A. Text Mode: Display 20x2 mode
You can only change Line 1 and Line 2 Demo message and Background image like Fig. 29
B. Text Mode: Display 20x6 mode
You may change all 6 Lines of Demo message and Background image like Fig. 30
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Fig. 30
4.9 Reset Port
“Reset Port” will reset the COM Port back to initial default. Please follow the section 3.2 for initial COM port
setup.
Fig. 31
4.10 OK
When you click on the “OK” icon, the setting will be saved and the video & image will start showing on CD-70.
4.11 Exit Virtual Line Display Utility
Please find the icon on task menu bar like Fig. 32. Click the mouse right key, the quick menu will shown like Fig.
33. Please choose “Exit” to quit Virtual Line Display Utility.

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5 Uninstall the Virtual Line Display Utility
A. Click on “Virtual Line Display” on the Start menu; then select the “Uninstall Virtual Line Display” process to
uninstall this utility.
Fig. 34
B. Follow the uninstall process as shown below:
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APPENDIX
1 Commands
1.1 SYSTEM COMMAND DETAILS
1.1.1 Command type select
STX 05 C n ETX
Change command type
ASCII Format STX 05 C n ETX
Dec. Format [02][05][67] n [03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h] [43h] n [03h] 30h ≦ n ≧ 37h
Description
This command will change the command type and initialize the display. The display emulation mode
is based on CD5220II/ESC POS/ADM787/ADM788/ UTC/AEDEX/EMAX mode. The setti
ng function
will be saved to EEPROM.
n Command type n Command type
30h DSP800 34h AEDEX
31h ESC/POS 35h UTC/P
32h ADM788 36h UTC/S
33h ADM787 37h CD5220
38h CD7220
1.1.2 Reset EEPROM
STX 05 07 n ETX
Reset EEPROM
ASCII Format STX 05 07 n ETX
Dec. Format [02][05][07][n][03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][07h][n][03h]
Description This command will reset the content of EEPROM (eg. demo scroll data, user-
define character, baud
rate setting.)
n=31h clear all EEPROM contents
n=32h clear upper line data message
n=33h clear lower line data message
1.1.3 Save data for demo display
STX 05 L n m
ETX
Save demo message to EEPROM
ASCII Format STX 05 L n m ETX
Dec. Format [02][05][76] n m [03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][4Ch] n m [03h]
Description Save demo message for upper line and bottom line
n = 31h save data message for upper line
n = 32h save data message for lower line