PIONEERPOS Asterix Touch-X5 Operating and maintenance instructions

One Blue Hill Plaza, 16th Floor, PO Box 1546
Pearl River, NY 10965
1-800-PC-AMERICA, 1-800-722-6374
(Voice) 845-920-0800 (Fax) 845-920-0880
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Pioneer Stealth AsterixTouch-X5
Installation and Configuration
This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your Pioneer system, which contains the
following components: the Stealth AsterixTouch-X5, the Integrated MSR, optional pole display, and the
touchscreen monitor.

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Table of Contents
Touchscreen Driver Installation
Calibrating the Touchscreen Monitor
MSR Configuration
MSR Configuration - Enable Configuration Mode
MSR Configuration - Carriage Return
MSR Configuration - Read Track 2 ONLY
MSR Configuration - Testing New Settings
Installing Microsoft POS for .NET
Customer Display Driver Installation
Customer Display Configuration and Tests

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Touchscreen Driver Installation
The driver for the touchscreen monitor can be downloaded from:
http://download2.pcamerica.com/drivers/Manufacturer/PioneerPOS/AsterixTouch-X5_TS.zip
1. Run the extracted Setup.exe file.
2. If prompted select Run.
3. Select Next.

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4. Select Install PS/2 interface driver.
5. Select Next.
6. Select OK.
7. Select Install RS232 interface driver.
8. Select Next.

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9. Select Next System boot up.
10. Select Next.
11. Select OK.
12. If you are using multiple monitors, select Support Multi-
Monitor System.
13. Select Next.

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14. Select Next.
15. Select Next.
16. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
17. Select Finish.

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18. After the restart you should be presented with the screen
to calibrate the monitor. Touch the center of each target
to calibrate the monitor.
If you do not then please see the next section.

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Calibrating the Touchscreen Monitor
1. Select the icon at the bottom right of the monitor (this
will be located next to the date time on the taskbar).
2. Select the Tools tab, then select 4 Points Calibration.
3. You should be presented with the screen to calibrate the
monitor. Touch the center of each target to calibrate the
monitor.
4. When done select OK.

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MSR Configuration
In order to work with pcAmerica’s software, all MSR’s (magnetic swipe readers) need to read from track 2
only. When swiped into notepad a credit card should look like this (including the carriage return);
;1234567891234567=12345678912345678912?
If when swiped in notepad the swipe looks like this;
%B1234567891234567^TEST CARD^12345678912345678912?
;1234567891234567=12345678912345678912?
It is reading from tracks 1 and 2, and the MSR needs to be configured to work with our software.
Note: The Configuration for the MSR requires that a PS/2 keyboard be plugged into the port labeled
below (make sure the unit is OFF when connecting the PS/2 keyboard):
Note: For any configuration we will need to use the numbers above the characters on the keyboard ONLY!

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MSR Configuration - Enable Configuration Mode
To enable configuration mode on your MSR we will need to open Notepad after connecting the MSR to
the Computer.
To open notepad and enable configuration mode follow the directions below:
1. Select Start.
2. Select All Programs.
3. Select Accessories.
4. Select Notepad.
After Notepad has opened please press the following keys on your PS/2 Keyboard:
CTRL+ALT+F10
You will now be in configuration mode.