
Table of contents
SIMATIC Panel PC 577
viii Operating Instructions, Release 04/2006, A5E00798484-01
5 Connecting ............................................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Interfaces.................................................................................................................................... 5-3
5.2.1 Front interfaces .......................................................................................................................... 5-3
5.2.2 Rear interfaces........................................................................................................................... 5-4
5.3 Connecting peripherals .............................................................................................................. 5-6
5.3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 5-6
5.3.2 Connecting a monitor................................................................................................................. 5-6
5.3.3 USB............................................................................................................................................ 5-7
5.4 Connecting the power supply..................................................................................................... 5-9
5.5 Uninterruptible AC power supplies........................................................................................... 5-11
5.6 Connecting the equipotential bonding...................................................................................... 5-12
6 Commissioning ....................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.1 Removing the transport lock for the hard disk ........................................................................... 6-1
6.2 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 6-3
6.3 Switching on the device. ............................................................................................................ 6-5
6.4 Setting up the Microsoft Windows operating system ................................................................. 6-7
6.5 Installing applications and drivers, Touch-Base......................................................................... 6-8
6.6 Notes about new installation of Windows 2000 ....................................................................... 6-13
7 Operation and configuration.................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1 Normal operation........................................................................................................................ 7-1
7.1.1 Switching the device on and off ................................................................................................. 7-1
7.2 Additional drivers and applications ............................................................................................ 7-4
7.2.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 7-4
7.2.2 Setting the touch screen ............................................................................................................ 7-5
7.2.3 KeyTools .................................................................................................................................... 7-7
7.2.4 SystemGuard ............................................................................................................................. 7-8
7.2.5 TouchInput ................................................................................................................................. 7-9
7.2.6 CheckLanguageID ................................................................................................................... 7-10
7.2.7 Multilingual settings for the operating system.......................................................................... 7-11
8 Operating................................................................................................................................................ 8-1
8.1 Operator controls ....................................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Operator controls on key panels................................................................................................ 8-3
8.2.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 8-3
8.2.2 Keyboard.................................................................................................................................... 8-4
8.2.3 Labeling function keys and softkeys .......................................................................................... 8-7
8.3 Operator controls of the touch screen panels............................................................................ 8-9
8.3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 8-9
8.3.2 Touch screen ........................................................................................................................... 8-10
8.4 DVD-ROM drive ....................................................................................................................... 8-11
8.5 Transferring authorizations ...................................................................................................... 8-12