VER-MAC V-Touch User manual

V-Touch Touchscreen Controller
User's manual
List of Revisions
Date
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Revision
2011/07
1.0
Original
2012/03
2.0
Formatting & content
2012/06
2.1
Formatting & content
2013/08
2.2
New name V-Touch and Rainbow technology
2016/09
3.0
New template and minor updates
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Warranty Statement
(Updated February 2016)
Our warranty applies to all equipment newly-manufactured by Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc.
subject to normal use for which the equipment and/or components were intended.
Electronic components manufactured by Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc., are warranted for a period
of twenty-four (24) months from the date of delivery to the original purchaser.
All non-electronic components manufactured by Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc., are warranted for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of delivery to the original purchaser.
Components not manufactured by Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. are warranted
following the terms of the component’s manufacturer.
Limitations
The warranty is contingent on the following two conditions:
Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. does not warrant any of its equipment, or parts thereof, against any
deterioration or damage caused by normal wear, lack of reasonable and proper maintenance,
failure to follow operating instructions, misuse, lack of proper protection during storage,
collisions, accidents, natural catastrophes or unforeseen events.
The equipment has been connected to a power source of the correct voltage and amperage.
Exclusions
Under no circumstances shall this warranty extend to:
Any of our products which have been modified, repaired, or altered in any way, in any
establishment other than the Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. factory without authorization from
Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc.
Replacement parts not supplied by Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc.
The obligations of Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. shall in no way exceed the initial cost of the
equipment or part upon which such liability is based.
Repair or Replacement
Repair or replacement of any equipment or defective component shall always be at the
discretion of Signalisation Ver-Mac and shall be carried out at its factory, unless otherwise
agreed by prior arrangement with Signalisation Ver-Mac.
Signalisation Ver-Mac shall not be held liable for any cost incurred by the owner in the
execution of repairs.
Signalisation Ver-Mac shall not be held liable for reimbursement of any indirect or
incidental expenses incurred in either the removal of defective equipment or
component, nor in the installation of replacement parts.
The end user is responsible for the cost of shipping, duties and handling related to
defective parts returned to Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. will
assume the return cost of shipping via regular service of replacement or repaired parts.

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Claim Procedure
In order to make a claim under the terms of this warranty, the owner of the equipment
must first establish that the equipment has been installed, maintained and operated
within the normal limits of its intended usage.
Defective equipment or component parts for repair or replacement must always be
returned to Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc. along with an RMA number obtained beforehand
from Customer Service at Signalisation Ver-Mac Inc.
End User Responsibilities
The end-user is responsible for the appropriate choice of product, for its proper usage
and the results obtained by this product.
This warranty applies only to products that have been paid in full according to the
terms stipulated in the contract or on the invoice.
For any repair or replacement, please complete the RMA request form at the following
address:
http://www.ver-mac.com/extranet/en/rma-request

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Contents
Contents......................................................................................................................................... iv
Figures and Tables......................................................................................................................... v
1Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Using a Touchscreen.......................................................................................................... 1
2Security and Login .................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 User Profiles....................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Authentication Screen......................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Community Names............................................................................................................. 3
3Home Screen............................................................................................................................ 5
3.1 Explore the Home Screen................................................................................................... 5
3.2 QuickPick Image Bank........................................................................................................ 6
4Display a Message................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Explore the Select Message Screen................................................................................... 7
4.2 Select and Display an Existing Message ............................................................................ 8
4.3 Remove a Message from the Collection of Changeable Messages .................................... 8
5Blank the Signboard................................................................................................................ 9
6Create a Message .................................................................................................................. 10
6.1 Explore Edit Message Screen........................................................................................... 10
6.2 Special Tags..................................................................................................................... 14
6.3 Page Conditions............................................................................................................... 16
6.4 Import a Graphic into a Message...................................................................................... 19
6.5 Moving Text...................................................................................................................... 20
6.6 Auto Font Feature............................................................................................................. 21
6.7 Colors............................................................................................................................... 21
7Schedules............................................................................................................................... 23
7.1 Explore Schedule Editor ................................................................................................... 24
7.2 Create a New Schedule of Messages............................................................................... 26
7.3 Edit an Existing Schedule................................................................................................. 31
8Options................................................................................................................................... 33
8.1 Explore the Options Screen.............................................................................................. 33
8.2 Brightness ........................................................................................................................ 35
8.3 Pixel Test.......................................................................................................................... 36
8.4 Maintenance..................................................................................................................... 37
8.5 Devices............................................................................................................................. 38
8.6 Edit Graphic...................................................................................................................... 38
8.7 Schedules......................................................................................................................... 40
8.8 Default Messages............................................................................................................. 41
8.9 Display Detection.............................................................................................................. 42
8.10 Countdown Timer ............................................................................................................. 43
8.11 Data Management............................................................................................................ 43
8.12 Current Max...................................................................................................................... 45
8.13 Sign Type......................................................................................................................... 46
8.14 GPS Modem..................................................................................................................... 46
8.15 Sign Up/Down................................................................................................................... 47

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8.16 Radar Configuration.......................................................................................................... 47
8.17 GPS.................................................................................................................................. 48
............................................................................................. 48
8.19 Power Saving Options...................................................................................................... 49
9Parameters............................................................................................................................. 50
9.1 Guest Management.......................................................................................................... 51
9.2 Change Admin Password/Guest Password....................................................................... 52
9.3 Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 52
9.4 Special Code.................................................................................................................... 53
9.5 System Clock.................................................................................................................... 53
9.6 Diagnostics....................................................................................................................... 54
9.7 Interface Language Selector............................................................................................. 54
9.8 Hardware Changes........................................................................................................... 55
9.9 Low Voltage Disconnect Card........................................................................................... 56
9.10 View Logs......................................................................................................................... 57
10 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................. 58
10.1 Status Warnings............................................................................................................... 58
10.2 Message Errors................................................................................................................ 59
10.3 General Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 59
Figures and Tables
Figures
Figure 1 - Select Security Level window......................................................................................................... 3
Figure 2 - Community names.......................................................................................................................... 4
Figure 3 - Home screen................................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 4 - Select Message screen .................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 5 - Edit message screen .................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 6 - Select a Special Tag screen......................................................................................................... 14
Figure 7 - Radar Trigger Page Conditions.................................................................................................... 16
Figure 8 - Page Conditions –No IOs active.................................................................................................. 17
Figure 9 - Select Message screen–graphic image bank............................................................................... 19
Figure 10 - Moving Text window................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 11 - Autofont feature .......................................................................................................................... 21
Figure 12 - Colors settings............................................................................................................................ 21
Figure 13 - Color Picker Screen.................................................................................................................... 21
Figure 14 - Color Picker - Color zone............................................................................................................ 22
Figure 15 - Access to Schedule functions (Admin User) .............................................................................. 23
Figure 16 - Schedule Editor –Month screen ................................................................................................ 24
Figure 17 - Schedule Editor –Day screen.................................................................................................... 25
Figure 18 - Building a day plan ..................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 19 - Periodicity window with default settings ..................................................................................... 29
Figure 20 - Reviewing a Schedule................................................................................................................ 32
Figure 21 - Options screen............................................................................................................................ 33
Figure 22 - Testing for Brightness................................................................................................................. 35
Figure 23 - Testing for faulty pixels............................................................................................................... 36
Figure 24 - Maintenance tests....................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 25 - List of active devices................................................................................................................... 38
Figure 26 - Edit graphic screen..................................................................................................................... 38
Figure 27 - Color Picker window ................................................................................................................... 40
Figure 28 - Default Messages screen........................................................................................................... 41
Figure 29 - Display Detection screen............................................................................................................ 42

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Figure 30 - Countdown window..................................................................................................................... 43
Figure 31 - USB Data Connector.................................................................................................................. 43
Figure 32 - Data Management –Import screen............................................................................................ 44
Figure 33 - Data Management –Export screen............................................................................................ 45
Figure 34 - GPS Modem screen ................................................................................................................... 46
Figure 35 - Truck mounted Sign Position window......................................................................................... 47
Figure 36 - GPS screen................................................................................................................................. 48
Figure 37 - Default NTCIP parameters ......................................................................................................... 49
Figure 38 - Power Saving options................................................................................................................. 49
Figure 39 - Parameters screen ..................................................................................................................... 50
Figure 40 - Guest management screen ........................................................................................................ 51
Figure 41 - Enter Old Password window....................................................................................................... 52
Figure 42 - Network window.......................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 43 - Clock Configuration –Manual..................................................................................................... 53
Figure 44 - Clock configuration –NTP Client................................................................................................ 54
Figure 45 - Language Selector screen.......................................................................................................... 54
Figure 46 - Hardware change(s) Detected.................................................................................................... 55
Figure 47 - Parameters screen –LVD .......................................................................................................... 56
Figure 48 - Data chart for a week.................................................................................................................. 57
Tables
Table 1 - Operations buttons on Home screen............................................................................................... 6
Table 2 - Toolbar icons–Select Message....................................................................................................... 8
Table 3 - Keys to change keyboard layout.................................................................................................... 10
Table 4 - Edit Message Toolbar icons........................................................................................................... 11
Table 5 - Dynamic data types ....................................................................................................................... 15
Table 6 - Message pages attached to IO operative status in Page Conditions window............................... 18
Table 7 - Moving Text settings...................................................................................................................... 20
Table 8 - Content areas of Edit Schedule–Day screen................................................................................. 26
Table 9 - Day plan icons and buttons............................................................................................................ 28
Table 10 - Periodicity –repetition options..................................................................................................... 30
Table 11 - Editing options for Schedules ...................................................................................................... 31
Table 12 - Options......................................................................................................................................... 34
Table 13 - Other options ............................................................................................................................... 34
Table 14 - Edit Graphic screen Toolbar icons............................................................................................... 39
Table 15 - Operations available within Data Management........................................................................... 44
Table 16 - Operations buttons–Parameters screen...................................................................................... 51
Table 17 - LVD Settings................................................................................................................................ 56
Table 18 - Status Warnings........................................................................................................................... 58
Table 19 - Message errors............................................................................................................................ 59
Table 20 - General troubleshooting............................................................................................................... 59

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1 Introduction
The Touchscreen Controller is a compact microcomputer with a 7 inch LCD touchscreen. It
allows you to program messages for display and to carry out diagnostics and maintenance
checks on Portable Changeable Message Sign (PCMS) units.
The Touchscreen Controller comes with a library of over 100 pre-defined messages and 30
plus graphic images. A QuickPick bank of the most frequently used images is accessible from
the Home Window.
The Touchscreen Controller has multiple language capabilities. The on-screen keyboard and
fonts can be easily and rapidly adapted to input text (complete with accents) for PCMS
messages in different languages. These include Arabic and Hindi. However the interface is
available only in English, French and Spanish at present.
NOTE
The information within this manual applies to version 2.49 of the Touchscreen
controller.
1.1 Using a Touchscreen
Tap the icons on the screen with your fingertip or use a soft stylus-like instrument like
the eraser tip of a lead pencil to activate the functions of the Touchscreen Controller.
Never use sharp pointed plastic, and certainly not a metal object.
Remove any smudges and fingerprints with a soft cloth.
NOTE
If there is no touchscreen activity for approximately 5 minutes, the Touchscreen
Controller goes into sleep mode to conserve power and restore Password security
To continue to use the unit, touch anywhere on the screen and log in again.

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2 Security and Login
IMPORTANT
To get the best possible protection in your PCMS, you must change the
administrator password (see section 9.2) and the community name for the
administrator (see section 2.3).
2.1 User Profiles
The Touchscreen Controller has three levels of security that correspond to three User
profiles:
Viewer:
can access Home screen only
can check of the status of the PCMS unit
Guest:
password protected account
ocan change their own password
can access limited device operating functions
can blank the sign, select and display a message from:
oQuickPick image bank
oLibrary (contains permanent messages)
oCollection (messages previously created for that
PCMS unit)
can access Maintenance and run tests on the different
hardware components of the panel, as needed
can start/stop Schedules
Administrator:
has complete access to device functions
password protected account
ocan change their own password