Crestron ST-1700CIR SmarTouch™ IR Wireless Touchpanel Operations Guide
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Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel Contents SmarTouch™ IR Wireless Touchpanel: ST-1700CIR 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 Features and Functions ................................................................................................ 1 Specifications ..............................................................................................................
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel ™ SmarTouch IR Wireless Touchpanel: ST-1700CIR Introduction Features and Functions • • • • • • 1-way IR wireless; 50 foot range 5.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Quick-Touch Pushbuttons The ST-1700CIR includes a button bezel kit, which may be installed to provide ten tactile pushbuttons for quick-touch access to frequently used commands. In standby, the pushbuttons may be operated without waking the touchscreen for extended battery life. Custom engraving of the pushbuttons may be attained using Crestron Engraver software.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel ST-1700CIR Specifications (continued) SPECIFICATION DETAILS Graphic Engine Isys engine, 16-bit non-palette graphics; 65,536 colors; Synapse image rendering algorithm Audio Built-in transducer for “key-click” sound 3 Battery Model/Type ST-BTPN battery pack, NiMH, 4.8 volt, 4100 mAh Lithium Polymer 4S1P, 14.8 Volt, 2000 mAh (included) ~3 hours continuous use at full brightness, 20 hours in standby 2.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Physical Description The touchpanel has a 5.7-inch (14.48 cm) active matrix color display panel with 320 x 240 resolution and 16-bit non-palette graphics. The electronic hardware is housed in a black and silver molded plastic enclosure, shown below. Connectors to power the unit and upload touchscreen projects are located on the sides of the unit.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel Physical Dimensions of ST-1700CIR (continued) The battery compartment, located on the underside of the unit, holds one Crestron ST-BTPN, rechargeable power pack. There are also four rubber feet on the underside of the unit for stability and to prevent slippage. WARNING: To avoid shock hazard and possible damage to the unit, do not use touchpanel in rain or expose it to unnecessary moisture.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Setup Applying Power The touchpanel can be powered via the supplied external AC power pack, the ST-DSN docking station, or the ST-BTPN battery pack. Each of these supplied items has its own guide which details proper usage. Refer to the following table for the required document number. NOTE: The battery can be charged only if the touchpanel is in the docking station.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel Configuring the Touchpanel MAIN MENU To configure the unit, it may be necessary to access a series of setup screens prior to viewing run-time screens that are loaded into the touchpanel for normal operation. The MAIN MENU for configuring the touchpanel appears when a finger is held to the touchscreen for about five seconds from the powered down state.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Battery Status BATTERY STATUS To access the BATTERY STATUS screen, shown to the left, press the Battery Status button on the SETUP MENU. This screen indicates the amount of charge (or life) remaining in the battery as a percentage of full capacity, if the battery is installed. An analog bar is provided below the percentage amount as a quick visual reference to the approximate level of charge remaining.
Crestron ST-1700CIR KEY CLICK SETUP SCREEN IR Wireless Touchpanel Key Click Setup From the SETUP MENU, press the Key Click Enabled button to open the KEY CLICK SETUP screen. (If the function is currently disabled, the button legend is “Key Click Disabled.”) To enable an audible tone (beep) when the touchpanel buttons are pressed, select among the Short, Med, or Long KEY CLICK ENABLE/LEN buttons to set the duration of the tone. The touchpanel responds with a corresponding signal.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Power Management Timeout Settings POWER MANAGEMENT TIMEOUT SETTINGS The Power Management feature is intended to conserve energy and to extend the service life of the battery. From the SETUP MENU, press the Power Management button to display the POWER MANAGEMENT TIMEOUT SETTINGS screen. Use the STANDBY and POWER DOWN UP and DOWN buttons to set the respective timeouts from 0 through 120 minutes, where 0 disables the timeout.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel General Use and Safety WARNING: To avoid possible damage to the unit, do not use the touchpanel in the rain or expose it to unnecessary moisture. Recommended Touchpanel 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 that may detrimentally affect image quality.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR 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.
Crestron ST-1700CIR Configuration Manager IR Wireless Touchpanel Configuration Manager is the view where programmers “build” a Crestron control system by selecting hardware from the Device Library. • To incorporate a wireless IR touchpanel into the system, either a CNXRMIRD IR receiver needs to be physically connected to the IR input port on the control system (it is not, however, included in System Views), or a C2N-IRGW-1G receiver needs to be included in system views.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR “ST-1700CIR Device Settings” Window For more information on setting the IR ID, refer to “Select Interface” on page 8. NOTE: The hardware and software settings of the IR ID must match. The IR ID consists of a two-digit hexadecimal number. The touchpanel can be set to one of two numbers: 00 and 10. Programming Manager Programming Manager is the view where programmers “program” a Crestron control system by assigning signals to symbols.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel MultiByte International Characters Most languages use a single byte of 8 bits to represent a character, e.g., English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Thai, etc. Multibyte character fonts require more than the usual eight bits to specify a character. This occurs when a language has more than 256 characters (28) in a font. For example, Chinese fonts contain several thousand characters. Other multibyte languages include Japanese and Korean.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR In the following paragraphs, each feedback type will be discussed in detail as applicable. VT Pro-e Procedures Buttons requiring feedback need to have the feedback type assigned as if it were a property of the object. Button feedback logic is classified as momentary, toggle, interlock, or duration.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel “Feedback” Window Use the drop down Interlock Group: field to select an existing group, or click on Groups to open the “Edit Interlock” window, which allows you to edit the existing groups or create a new group. “Edit Interlock” Window Select New to create a new interlock group. Select Edit if you wish to modify an existing group. In either case, the “Create Interlock” window appears.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR To edit an existing interlock group, select the group in the “Edit Interlock” window and click Edit to open the “Create Interlock” window. Add or delete buttons as needed. Duration A button defined with duration feedback will remain active for a fixed time period as defined in the Duration field.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel SIMPL Windows Procedures Momentary Feedback Momentary feedback is when the button feedback state is active as long as the button is pressed and inactive when it is not being pressed. Momentary feedback does not require anything special in the SIMPL Windows program. You simply connect the signal from the appropriate touchpanel join number to the logic in the program (to the feedback of the same digital press).
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Duration Feedback MV J7 one-shot trig out 25s F7 pulse_time A button defined with duration feedback will remain active for a fixed period of time as programmed in the Duration field. Active duration is defined by selecting Duration as the feedback type, and entering a number of seconds in the Duration field. The programmer should add an MV (one-shot) symbol to the SIMPL Windows program, with the appropriate time parameter, as shown in the figure to the left.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR 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. Establishing Communication Use Crestron Toolbox for communicating with the ST-1700CIR; refer to the Crestron Toolbox help file for details.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR 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. ST-1700CIR Troubleshooting POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) TROUBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION Project cannot be uploaded to touchpanel: 1. Screen is black. Touchpanel is powered down. Touch the touchpanel to display a screen.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel ST-1700CIR Troubleshooting (continued) POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) TROUBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION Touchpanel display is dark or too light. Screen brightness or contrast is improperly set. Hold a finger to the touchscreen for more than three seconds as power is applied. The display sets the brightness and contrast to a safe value. Touchpanel exhibits slow operation. Compressed graphics take time to decompress.
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR Appendix: Installation of Optional Pushbuttons The ST-1700CIR is supplied with ten optional pushbutton switches, blank buttons, and a bezel to accommodate the switches. As a further option, custom engraved black buttons (1700C-BTNB) or silver buttons (1700C-BTNS) can be designed and purchased via the Crestron Engraver software. Version 2.4.1.2 or later is available from the Crestron website. Perform the following to install pushbuttons on the ST-1700CIR.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel 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”).
IR Wireless Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700CIR If You are a business or organization, You agree that upon request from Crestron or its authorized agent, You will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Software at the time of the request is in conformity with Your valid licenses from Crestron of its authorized agent.
Crestron ST-1700CIR IR Wireless Touchpanel 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.
Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 www.crestron.com Operations Guide – DOC. 6469 (2014709) 08.06 Specifications subject to change without notice.
