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AMX PC Presenter manual

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    instruction manual Computer Control PC Presenter[...]

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    AMX Limited W arranty and Disc laimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase from AMX Corporation, with the following e x ceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control Pane ls are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display a[...]

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    T able of Contents i PC Presenter T able of Contents Introduction ............. ................ .......................................... ............................ ............ 1 TXC-MS(L) Transmitter .............................................. ....................................................... 2 TXC-MS(L) con trols ...................[...]

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    ii PC Presenter T able of Contents Programming Transmitter Pushbuttons ............................................ .............................. 21 Exiting pro gram mode ................... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ....... . 2 2 Programming the PC Presenter for Use With an Axcess Centr[...]

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    Intr oduction 1 PC Presenter Intr oduction The PC Presenter PC is a wireless PC ke yboard and mouse controller that can be used as a standalone unit or as an b us device connected to a Central Controll er via AXlink; controllin g PC keyboard and mouse functions, and d e vices connected to the AXlink bus. The PC Presenter (FIG. 1) consists of a TX C[...]

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    Introduction 2 PC Presenter TXC-MS(L) T ransmitter The TXC-MS(L) is an ergonomically designed pushbutton transmitter with up to 26 pushbuttons, an optional laser trigger (TXC-MSL only), and PC m ouse disc. The pushbuttons acti vate PC functions or Axcess Push_Comm ands via infrared (IR) or radio frequenc y (RF) transmission. FIG. 2 sho ws the PC Pr[...]

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    Intr oduction 3 PC Presenter TXC-MS(L) contr ols The TXC-MS(L) is av ailable in configurations w ith up to 26 pu shbuttons and PC mouse controls (mouse disc and left and right mou se buttons). The TXC-MS(L) includes a custom engrav ed ov erlay with text as desired by the customer . TXC-MS(L) mouse contr ols The TXC-MS(L) mouse disc affords you 360?[...]

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    Introduction 4 PC Presenter AXR-MSE Wireless Mouse and Ke yboard Contr oller The AXR-MSE is the recei ver/processor component of the PC Presenter . The AXR-MSE recei ves RF or IR signals from the TXC- MS(L) transmitter using the attached RF recei ving antenna or an external IR sensor . The AXR-MSE connects between the PC keyboard and mouse cables, [...]

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    Intr oduction 5 PC Presenter FIG. 5 shows the rear and front panel feat ures of the AXR-MSE. AXR-MSE Specificat ions (Cont.) Rear Panel TNC RF antenna Accepts the flexible RF receiving antenna (up to 6 feet of RG-58 coax cable f or remote antenna set up can also be used). KEYBOARD IN/OUT T wo PS/2 style keyboard connecto rs are used to connect the [...]

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    Introduction 6 PC Presenter[...]

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    Pre-Installation 7 PC Presenter Pre-Installation Setting the TXC-MS(L) transmitter DIP switch The TXC-MS(L) transmitter transmits IR or RF si gnals, according to ho w you set position 1 on the 8-position DIP switch. The DIP swit ch is located under the battery cover , on the back of the TXC-MS(L), as shown in FIG. 6. T o open the battery compartmen[...]

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    Pre-Installation 8 PC Presenter Radio Code Settings Each pushbutton on the TXC-MS(L ) transmitter represents an Ax cess channel number . All of the pushbuttons on the transmitter represent a group of channel numbers. This gr ouping is kno wn as a radio code. Use the transmitter DIP switch to assi gn a unique radio code to this transmitter . Radio c[...]

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    Pre-Installation 9 PC Presenter Setting the Device DIP s witch The eight-position Device DIP switch located on the front panel of the AXR-M SE as shown in FIG. 10 sets the AXlink device number for th e AXR-MSE. Each de vice on the AXlink bus must hav e a unique AXl ink device number . FIG. 9 TXC-MS(L) pushbutton configuration FIG. 10 AXR-MSE de vic[...]

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    Pre-Installation 10 PC Presenter The device can be 1 o f the 255 devices in an Axcess, Axcent, Axcent2, Axcent3, AXB-MPE, or AXB-EM232 system. The device number must match the de vice assignment in the Axcess program. AMX assigns device numbers in to the following three segments:  Cards - 1 through 95  Boxes - 96 through 127  Pane ls - 12 [...]

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    Pre-Installation 11 PC Presenter FIG. 12 shows a cl ose-up view of the SW2 and SW3 internal slide switches. 1. Discharge the static electricity from you r body and the screwdri ver . 2. Unplug all connectors from th e rear panel of the AXR-MSE. 3. Remov e the four Phillips- head scre ws on the sides of the enclosure. 4. Remov e the cover . 5. Set t[...]

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    Pre-Installation 12 PC Presenter  For k eyboard use with a PC, slide the SW2 switch to the "PC" position as shown in FIG. 14. Setting Mouse Mode The PC Presenter supports PS2 mice b y default. If you prefer to use a se rial mou se you must set internal slide switch SW3 for this mode (FIG. 15). Serial mice typical ly hav e a 9 pin D-sub[...]

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    Pre-Installation 13 PC Presenter Wiring guidelines The AXR-MSE requires 65 mA @ 12 VDC power to operate properly . The Central Controller supplies power via the AXlink cable. The maximum w iring distance between the C entral Controller and AXR-MSE is determined by po w er consumption supplied voltage, and the wire gauge used for the cable. The foll[...]

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    Pre-Installation 14 PC Presenter[...]

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    Installing the PC Presenter 15 PC Presenter Installing the PC Presenter This section describes how to connect the AXR-MSE to the PC and to the Central Controller . Before installation, ch eck to verify that the Device DIP switch on the front panel of the A XR-MSE is set correctly . Setting the Device DIP switch is described i n the previous section[...]

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    Installing the PC Presenter 16 PC Presenter Installing the PC Presenter f or AXlink Operation T o use the PC Presenter as an integrated AXlink de vice, c onnect the AXR-MSE to the PC keyboard/mouse and a Central Controller . As an AXlink de vice, the PC Pr esenter controls PC keyboard/mouse functions as well as the devices on the AXlink b us. T o c[...]

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    Installing the PC Presenter 17 PC Presenter Make sure to connect only the GND wire on the AXlink connector when using a 12 VDC po wer supply . Do not connect the PWR wire to the AXlink connector's PWR opening. LED indicator s When the AXR-MSE is powered up, t he front panel LE Ds light to indicate the status of the unit as described below: [...]

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    Installing the PC Presenter 18 PC Presenter[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 19 PC Presenter Pr ogramming the PC Presenter This section describes how to program the PC Presenter . Before programming, make sure the PC Presenter is properly installed:  V erify that the PC keyboard and mous e are connected to the AXR-MSE, and the AXR-MSE is connected to the ke y board and mouse ports o n the CPU[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 20 PC Presenter The characters "C:>rem" before the blinking cursor indicat es that the PC Presenter is in program mode, waiting for a command key . 4. Press a command key . For a listing of available commands , type the character "H" . This command displays the following list of av ailable comman[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 21 PC Presenter M - Display available memory Press "M" at the program/command prompt to display th e amount of memo ry av ailable in the PC Presenter: T - Long f o rm list of stored ke ycodes Press "T" at the program/command prompt to display a listing of the keycodes currently sa ved in PC Presenter[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 22 PC Presenter 4. Press the first transmitter b u tton to be programmed. When the button is pressed, the button's code number and an asterisk (*) appear at th e DOS prompt. The following example sho ws that the transmitter button (code number 128) was pressed. The asterisk after the b utton code number indi cates [...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 23 PC Presenter Pr ogramming the PC Presenter for Use With an Axcess Central Contr o ller The PC Presenter can be connected to a Central Controller via AXlink, to con trol devices on the AXlink bus. The follo w ing sub-sections descri be the Axcess commands for the PC Presenter . Creating a b uffer f or keyboar d input [...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 24 PC Presenter Send_Strings All recei ved Send_Strings are tran slated to ke ystrokes and output to the attached PC's ke yboard port. The follo wing table represen ts the em bedded codes defining special characters that can be included with the string but may not be repres ented by the ASCII character set. Send_Co[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 25 PC Presenter Mouse Contr ol Channels While on, channels 1 through 32 will move the mouse cursor in one of 16 directions and one of two speeds. The following table lis ts the direction and speed for each channel. Send_String s (Cont.) Decimal Hexadecimal Keystr oke 142 $8E F12 143 $8F NUM LOCK 144 $90 CAPS LOCK 145 $9[...]

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    Programming the PC Presenter 26 PC Presenter Using Levels The mouse operates on an X-Y (hor izontal-v ertical) axis. Le vel one is the X-axis and lev el two is the Y -axis. The range for both levels is 0-255. T o send a le vel from the TXC-MS(L) to an Axcess Central Contr oller , use the ke yword CREATE_LEVEL in your Axcess program as sho wn below:[...]

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    Using the O LDesign Engravin g Program 27 PC Presenter Using the OLDesign Engra ving Pr ogram The AMX OLDesign software program is a W i ndo ws-b ased design tool for creat ing panel overlays, pushbutton names, and pushb utton operation description s. The operation descriptions are used when the Axcess operating software is programmed. OLDesign als[...]

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    Using the OLDesign Engraving Program 28 PC Presenter[...]

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    TXC-MS(L) Batter y Replacement 29 PC Presenter TXC-MS(L) Battery Replacement The TXC-MS(L) transmitter uses two AA ba tterie s. Under normal condition s, battery life will exceed one year . Use alkaline batteries for long battery life and optimum performance. Replacing the batteries The battery compartment of the TX C-MS(L) is located on the back o[...]

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