Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Operations Guide
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Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Contents MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Features and Functions.................................................................................. 1 Specifications ................................................................................................ 2 Physical Description.....................
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C Introduction Features and Functions • • • • • • • • • • Stylish and ergonomic handheld design 3.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C optimized for easy onscreen menu navigation, and all buttons include backlighting to facilitate operation in a darkened home theater or boardroom. Audio Feedback Providing an additional dimension to the control experience, the MT-1000C can be loaded with fully-customizable WAV files to provide audible feedback, button clicks, and personalized voice prompts.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel MT-1000C Specifications (Continued) SPECIFICATION IR Wireless IR Transmitter Format IR Range DETAILS 38 kHz IR RC5 15 to 25 feet (typical) C2N-IRGW-Series IR Gateway, MC2W gateway/receiver or CNXRMIRD IR receiver required (maximum 2 touchpanels per gateway) Processor 206 MHz RISC Microprocessor Memory 16 MB User RAM Graphic Engine 16-bit non-palette graphics; 65,536 colors; Synapse image rendering algorithm Audio WAV File 8 & 16-bit PCM, mo
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Physical Description This section provides information on the connections, controls and indicators available on your MT-1000C and MT-1000-DS (included). MT-1000C Physical View 4 • MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C Operations Guide - DOC.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel MT-1000C Overall Dimensions MT-1000C Bottom View Operations Guide – DOC.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Docking Station Overall Dimensions 6 • MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C Operations Guide - DOC.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Connectors, Controls & Indicators # CONNECTORS, CONTROLS & INDICATORS DESCRIPTION 1 VOL Volume up/down - programmable pushbutton 2 CH Channel up/down - programmable pushbutton 3 MUTE Programmable pushbutton 4 INFO Programmable pushbutton 5 Page Back Moves back one page – programmable pushbutton 6 MAIN Returns to main page - programmable pushbutton 7 Page Forward Moves forward one page - programmable pushbutton 8 Thumbpad Up
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Setup Battery Installation and Replacement 1. Unlock the bottom battery cover by rotating the locking screw clockwise. 2. Lift out the battery and disconnect the plug from the battery connector. 3. Connect the new battery. The connector is keyed so that it will only insert one way. 4. Place the battery in the opening, ensuring that the battery wires will not be pinched when you replace the battery cover. 5.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Docking Station Power Supply Hookup Place the MT-1000C in the cradle of the docking station and press down until you hear a click. When the MT-1000C is properly seated on the docking station, the STATUS LED lights up red while the battery is charging. The status LED turns blue when the battery is fully charged. Identity Codes The MT-1000C touchpanel uses two distinct types of identity codes: RF ID and IR ID.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C IR ID Every MT-1000C touchpanel communicating via IR with a Cresnet control system through a CNXRMIRD receiver, a C2N-IRGW Series IR gateway or directly to an MC2W control system, requires a unique IR ID to secure IR communications. There are two useable codes (two-digit hexadecimal numbers): 00 and 10; the default is 00. The IR ID of the unit, set in VT Pro-e, must match the IR ID specified in the SIMPL Windows program.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Bright Adjust the display brightness slider. NOTE: A brighter display reduces battery life. Button Light Buttons can be backlit when touched, or always off to conserve battery life. Sound Adjust the volume of programmed audio. Operations Guide – DOC.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Date & Time Set the date and time. Power Displays the remaining charge and sets the low battery indication level. System Displays system memory and version information. 12 • MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C Operations Guide - DOC.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Pickup Sets the MT-1000C to turn on when picked up or moved. Calibration Calibrates the touchscreen. Use a stylus or pen top (not a finger) and follow the directions on the screen. Factory Default Resets the memory to the factory condition. WARNING: All programming will be lost. Do not use this button unless directed to do so by technical support personnel. Operations Guide – DOC.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Exit The Exit button returns the MT-1000C to normal operation. Recommended Care and Cleaning Keep the surface of the touchscreen free of dirt, dust or other materials that could degrade optical properties. Long-term contact with abrasive materials can scratch the surface, which may detrimentally affect image quality. • To avoid scratching the touchscreen, do not use a pen, pencil, or any sharp object.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Programming Software Have a question or comment about Crestron software? Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be viewed in the Online Help section of the Crestron website. To post a question or view questions you have submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at http://support.crestron.com. First-time users will need to establish a user account.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Locating the MT-1000C in the Device Library The system tree of the control system displays the device in the appropriate slot(s) with a default RF ID or IR ID as shown in the following illustration. C2Net Device, Slot 7 and/or 8 • Additional MT-1000C devices are assigned different IR ID or RF ID numbers as they are added.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel “MT-1000C Device Settings - RF” Window • Program Manager The ID code specified in the SIMPL Windows program must match the RF ID or IR ID of each unit. Refer to “Identity Codes” on page 9. Program Manager is the view where programmers “program” a Crestron control system by assigning signals to symbols. The symbol can be viewed by double clicking on the icon or dragging it into Detail View.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C picture elements (pixels). Each pixel uses the same amount of memory to store its color data. The amount of memory is called the bit depth of the image. Greater bit depths are required to represent finer gradations of color. Increasing bit depth necessarily increases file size. A black and white drawing requires only one bit per pixel to store all the available color information.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel conversion to a 16-bit image may cause the loss of some subtle shading. To compensate for this, use the dithering to simulate the original shading. Various dithering types are available. Refer to the following illustrations. VT Pro-e “Page Properties” Window – Bit Depth Selection Operations Guide – DOC.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Pushbutton Programming The MT-1000C buttons can be programmed to access any frequently used command. Each button has a permanently fixed digital join number. Refer to the following diagram for their assigned join numbers. A description for each button signal is described in the SIMPL Windows help file (F1).
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Uploading and Upgrading Crestron recommends using the latest programming software and that each device contains the latest firmware to take advantage of the most recently released features. However, before attempting to upload or upgrade it is necessary to establish communication. For PCs running Windows 2000 or XP operating systems, the MT-1000C requires Microsoft® ActiveSync® for communication with Crestron Toolbox.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C “Get Connected” Window 5. After Microsoft ActiveSync is installed, you can use VT Pro-e to create a project and use Crestron Toolbox to upload the program to the MT-1000C. 6. Plug the USB cable into your computer and then into the MT-1000C. The hardware wizard will recognize the new addition. Windows Mobile Device Center Installation NOTE: Begin the installation process with the equipment disconnected.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel 3. If not previously installed, run Toolbox installation and answer “Yes” to the install the MT-1000 drivers question. Refer to the following figure. * OR * Run MT1000Components.exe in the Toolbox install folder if Toolbox is already installed on your PC. 4. Operations Guide – DOC. 6322A Plug in the MT-1000 to the USB port. The following “Found New Hardware” window appears.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C 5. Click Cancel and open the Device Manager from the Control Panel and find “Unknown device” in the list, as shown in the following figure. 6. Right click on this device and select Update Driver Software. The following windows appears: 24 • MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel: MT-1000C Operations Guide - DOC.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel 7. Click Browse my computer . . . ., then browse to and select: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\URC Shared\MT-1000\Usb\windows vista x86" and click Next. 8. When the following warning appears, click Install this driver software anyway. Installation should finish and the window should be similar to the following: 9. Operations Guide – DOC.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C 10. Click Connect without setting up your device; the resulting window should be similar to the following: 11. Toolbox can only see the MT-1000 if the Mobile Device Center looks like the figure above. If it does not, try reinserting the USB connector and reinstalling the driver. 12. Open Toolbox and select the MT-1000 address book entry. NOTE: Although keyed, the USB connector can be inserted up side down. This will generate an error message.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Establishing Communication Use Crestron Toolbox for communicating with the MT-1000C; Crestron Toolbox contains an MT-1000 in the default address book. Refer to the Crestron Toolbox help file for details. There is a single method of communication: USB communication. USB Communication PC RUNNING CRESTRON TOOLBOX USB MT-1000C • The USB port on the MT-1000C connects to the USB port on the PC via the included USB cable.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Problem Solving Troubleshooting The following table provides corrective action for possible trouble situations. If further assistance is required, please contact a Crestron customer service representative.
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Further Inquiries If you cannot locate specific information or have questions after reviewing this guide, please take advantage of Crestron's award winning customer service team by calling the Crestron corporate headquarters at 1-888-CRESTRON [1-888-273-7876]. For assistance in your local time zone, refer to the Crestron website (www.crestron.com/offices) for a listing of Crestron worldwide offices.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Software License Agreement This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal contract between you (either an individual or a single business entity) and Crestron Electronics, Inc. (“Crestron”) for software referenced in this guide, which includes computer software and as applicable, associated media, printed materials and “online” or electronic documentation (the “Software”).
Crestron MT-1000C MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Without prejudice to any other rights, Crestron may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In such event, you must destroy all copies of the Software and all of its component parts. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS Copyright.
MiniTouch Handheld Wireless Touchpanel Crestron MT-1000C Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandise may be returned for credit, exchange or service without prior authorization from CRESTRON. To obtain warranty service for CRESTRON products, contact an authorized CRESTRON dealer. Only authorized CRESTRON dealers may contact the factory and request an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number.
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Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 www.crestron.com Operations Guide – DOC. 6322A (2011783) 01.08 Specifications subject to change without notice.
