Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Operations Guide
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Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Contents 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel: ST-1700C 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 Functions and Features ................................................................................................ 1 Specifications ..............................................................................................................
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel: ST-1700C Introduction Functions and Features The ST-1700C is a one-way wireless RF touchpanel that provides a user interface to a Crestron® control system (herein referred to as the Cresnet® system). The lightweight, hand-held touchpanel, with long-life NiMH battery and RF wireless communication with a range of up to 300 feet, allows complete freedom of movement, indoors or out.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C NOTE: The ST-1700C is supplied with an optional bezel, two 5-button switch actuators, and ten black pushbuttons (blank), five for each side of the LCD screen. You can use these buttons to access any frequently used commands. Refer to “Appendix: Installation of Optional Pushbuttons” for instructions to install the optional switches, buttons, and bezel.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Specifications (continued) SPECIFICATION DETAILS Humidity 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing) Overall Dimensions Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm) Height: 3.85 in (9.78 cm) Depth: 5.51 in (14.00 cm) Weight (without battery pack) 1.85 lb (0.84 kg) Battery life is 180 minutes continuous usage with background lighting at full brightness. Actual operating time depends on usage and settings for background brightness and timeouts. 2.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Physical Views (continued) 5.01 in (12.73 cm) Top view 3.56 in (9.04 cm) 8.75 in (22.22 cm) Front view 5.70 in (14.48 cm) Side views 5.51 in (14.00 cm) 3.85 in (9.78 cm) 4.24 in (10.76 cm) Cresnet upload connector Power connector 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.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Industry Compliance As of the date of manufacture, this unit has been tested and found to comply with specifications for CE marking and standards per EMC and Radio Communications Compliance Labeling. NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C ST-1700C Power Source Options POWER SOURCE OPTION MODEL DOCUMENT NUMBER * Battery Pack** Docking Station Domestic External Power Pack or International External Power Pack ST-BTPN ST-DSN PW-1215 PWI-1215 6088 6095 5762 5763 * The latest revision may have a revision letter after the document number (i.e., 6088A). ** The battery pack does not “trickle” charge when the external power pack is used to power the touchpanel.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Calibration Menu CALIBRATION MENU Calibration of the touchscreen is required if the active touch area of a button does not coincide with the button's image. Select the Touch Screen Calibration button to display the CALIBRATION MENU, shown to the left. The CALIBRATION MENU offers the choice to initiate calibration with the Perform Calibration button or return to the previous screen with the Return button. Choose an option by touching the correct button.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Select Interface SELECT INTERFACE The touchpanel communicates with a control system to activate commands or to display feedback from components within the system. The communication interface must be correctly specified or communication will not occur. To set communication parameters, first select the Interface button on the SETUP MENU to display the SELECT INTERFACE screen, shown to the left.
Crestron ST-1700C SCREEN SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Brightness From the SETUP MENU, press the Brightness button to open the SCREEN SETTINGS – BRIGHTNESS screen. The UP and DOWN buttons increase and decrease screen brightness, respectively. The display to the right of the buttons shows the relative brightness from 0% to 100%. Select the Return button to return to the SETUP MENU.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C POWER DOWN timeout turns off all power when the touchpanel is inactive for the specified time. When the touchpanel is activated, either the first page of the project appears or the last screen to be displayed reappears, depending on the setting of the Power Up On Last Page option on the Startup Preference screen. The specified time is displayed in minutes. The default POWER DOWN timeout is 30 minutes.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF 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 (www.crestron.com). To post your own question or view questions you have submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at http://www.crestron.com/accounts/login.asp. First-time users will need to establish a user account.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Programming with Crestron SystemBuilder The easiest method of programming, but does not offer as much flexibility as SIMPL Windows. Crestron SystemBuilder offers automatic programming for such residential and commercial applications as audio distribution, home theater, video conferencing, and lighting.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Expanded PRO2 System Tree C2Net-Device Slot in Configuration Manager To incorporate a wireless RF touchpanel into the system, a gateway device is required. The C2Net-Device Slot can accept a gateway such as the CNRFGWA. Once a gateway is configured in a C2Net-Device Slot, the slot allows Cresnet communication between the touchpanel and the control system.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C “Device Settings” Window for the CNRFGWA NOTE: Recall that if the CNRFGWA is part of an ST-CP configuration, its Net ID is fixed at 02 and cannot be changed. Similarly, expand the system tree in the lower pane and double-click the ST-1700C icon to open the “Device Settings” window for the touchpanel. Select the RF/IR ID tab to change the touchpanel RF ID, as shown in the following figure.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Detail View of the ST-1700C in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager NOTE: Join numbers are expandable to 999. The table below lists and gives functional descriptions for the touchpanel outputs. Symbol Output Signal Descriptions OUTPUT press 1 through press 32* DESCRIPTION Notifies control system of button press (1 – 32*).
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C feedback and to the control system program to properly process the signals, and to make sure that the state of the buttons on the panel and in the control system remain in sync. Button press feedback produces a change in appearance from the inactive state to the active state, or vice versa, as defined in the program. • Momentary feedback, from inactive to active and back to inactive, has a short duration, lasting only as long as the button is pressed.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Interlock An interlock consists of a number of assigned buttons grouped together so that button selection is mutually exclusive within the group. This is an important feature when you wish to guarantee that button selection can only be made when all the other buttons of the group are or will be forced inactive. For example, three sources (CD, VCR, tape deck) are controlled and designed within an interlock.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C “Create Interlock” Window For new interlock groups, move the cursor over each button to be added and leftclick to select it. (Notice that the cursor assumes the pointing hand shape when it is over the page.) If a button is inadvertently placed in the “Buttons:” field, highlight the button and select Delete to remove it from the group. Select OK to confirm and save the interlock group.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel “Feedback” Window VT Pro-e always generates the proper virtual feedback logic and appends it to the compiled VT Pro-e file for upload to the panel. However, you must add similar logic to the control system via SIMPL Windows. 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.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Toggle Feedback Toggle feedback is when the feedback of a button alternates between active and inactive each time the button is pressed. As in the interlock, the toggle feedback remains high even after the button is released, until the button is pressed again.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel sequence, but the only information that is actually transmitted to the control system is the join number of the button that specifies the sequence.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Digital Reserved Join Numbers for ST-1700C Touchpanel JOIN NUMBER 17200 17216 17217 17218 17219 17220 17230 FUNCTION Power Brightness Brightness Brightness Brightness Brightness Standby VALUE Off Up Down High Medium (Default) Low N/A 17231 Standby Timeout Up 17232 Standby Timeout Down 17233 17234 17242 17302 17303 17304 17305 17322 17323 17324 Power Timeout Power Timeout Setup Keyclick Keyclick Keyclick Volume Keyclick Volume Keyclick Short Keyclic
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Indirect text on a button is entered in VT Pro-e and the actual string to be displayed is entered in SIMPL Windows. You must use VT Pro-e 3.0 or later to guarantee that the full set of characters in the font is stored on the touchpanel. You must use SIMPL Windows 2.03.11 or later to enter Chinese characters directly.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C respective Operations Guide for the control system. These documents are available from the Downloads | Product Manuals section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Refer to the following figure for a typical connection diagram when uploading files. NOTE: Use a standard DB9 male to female “straight-through” cable.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Programming Cable Specifications Operations Guide – DOC. 6225A 1. Before making any connections to the touchpanel, verify that control system is properly connected to the PC (using ST-PK cable 15717 and adapter) and powered on. 2. Attach the stereo connector end of the ST-PK cable 15710, to the touchpanel. 3. Attach the RJ-11 connector end of the ST-PK cable 15710, to the connector labeled NET on the control system. 4.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Accessing the “Port Settings” Window 7. Select the RS-232 connection type. Verify the available COM is selected. Verify that the baud rate is set to 115200 (PRO2 default), the parity is None, the data bits is Eight, the stop bits is One, XON/XOFF is not selected, and RTS/CTS is selected. Click the OK button to save the settings and close the window.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Uploading a VT Pro-e Project A compiled VT Pro-e file has the extension .vtz. VT Pro-e is a Windows compatible software package for creating Crestron touchpanel screen designs. Refer to “Programming with VT Pro-e” on page 15 for additional details. To upload a VT Pro-e project to the ST-1700C, complete the following steps. 1. Make sure that “Communication Settings” that begins on page 23 has been performed. 2.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Select VTZ File 6. Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel. 7. Close the Viewport, exit VT Pro-e, and disconnect the programming cable from the PC and the control system. Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade file has the extension .csf. Firmware upgrade files can be downloaded from the updates section of the Crestron website (http://www.crestron.com/updates.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel “Select Network ID” Window 4. As shown below, select the firmware (CSF) file and click Open. The transfer will complete automatically. Select CSF File 5. Operations Guide – DOC. 6225A Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Problem Solving Troubleshooting The table below and continued on the next page provides corrective action for possible trouble situations. If further assistance is required, please contact a Crestron customer service representative. ST-1700C Troubleshooting TROUBLE Project cannot be uploaded to touchpanel: POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) CORRECTIVE ACTION p p y Verify that the panel has power supplied to it, either battery or power pack.
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel ST-1700C Touchpanel Troubleshooting (continued) TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) Touchpanel does not function and RF LED on PRO2 illuminates, but COM or IR LEDs do not illuminate. Touchpanel RF ID is not set to match the RF ID assigned in the system program. Program is not loaded or program is stopped. Touchpanel Screen brightness display is dark or is improperly set. too light. Touchpanel exhibits slow operation. CORRECTIVE ACTION Verify that RF IDs match.
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Appendix: Installation of Optional Pushbuttons The ST-1700C 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 2.3.0.0 or later is available from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com).
Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF 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”).
1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C 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-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF 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 the factory and request an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. Enclose a note specifying the nature of the problem, name and phone number of contact person, RMA number, and return address. 2.
Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 www.crestron.com Operations Guide – DOC. 6225A 12.04 Specifications subject to change without notice.
