Modifying More Options

More Options lets you specify more specific screen characteristics such as screen contrast, volume and other various user options, such as clock and email settings.

The Touch Screen has a built-in lobby control unit (model TX3-2000-8) with a unique ID address. This must match the assigned Touch Screen panel address.

Every lobby control unit and Touch Screen on the same network has a unique ID address.

To configure More Options

1. From the Left Pane, select Job > Network.

2. Expand the Network tree.

3. Expand the panel entry for your Touch Screen, and then select Touch Screen.

4. In the Right Pane, select More Options.

The More Options window appears. Some of the options available depend on how you log in to the Touch Screen. When you log in using the TX3 Configurator software you see the screen shown in Figure 81 and you have access to the Admin Password setting.

When you log in using Remote Desktop or at the Touch Screen terminal, you see the screen shown in Figure 82 and have access to the Set Date and Time setting.

Figure 82. Touch Screen More Options when you log in with Remote Desktop or at the Touch Screen terminal

5. Define the following parameters:

Screen Contrast. Defines the brightness ratio of the lightest to the darkest part of the Touch Screen interface.

Master Volume. Defines the volume of the speakers for videos, event prompts, and SIP calls.

Event Prompt Volume. Defines the volume of all notifications as a percentage of the Master Volume. Select the play button to preview the volume level.

Voice prompt. Enables voice prompting for every selection.

Show clock. Enables the clock display.

Scroll by page. Enables page scrolling.

Keyboard voice. Enables the audible keystrokes.

Show date. Enables date display.

Scroll by line. Enables line scrolling.

Auto Get Job. This option applies to Touch Screens that are either Ethernet Slave Nodes or nodes on an RS-485 network and ensures that the Touch Screen database is up-to-date. When you select this option, the Touch Screen monitors its internal lobby board for any changes. When a change is made to the internal lobby board database, the Touch Screen automatically updates its own database. This option can only be enabled at the Touch Screen unit or by connecting to the Touch Screen by Remote Desktop.

Note: Ensure the selected panel is configured, connected and assigned with a unique panel address.

6. Proceed with configuring the date and time, resident groups, email messages, language options, and the Admin password. For details on how to set these options, see sections 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, and 4.7.5.

7. Press Send and Exit from the Tool Bar to apply the settings and exit the session.

4.7.1 Setting the Date and Time

This option sets the date and time at the Touch Screen terminal. To access this option, log in to the Touch Screen at the terminal or log in to the Touch Screen with Remote Desktop.

To set the date and time of the Touch Screen

1. From the Touch Screen’s More Options tab, select Set Date and Time. The Set Touchscreen Time and Date window appears.

Figure 83. Set Touchscreen Time and Date

3. Press OK to apply the settings and exit the Set Touchscreen Time and Date window session or press Cancel to exit without saving the information.

4. Proceed with another configuration or press Send and Exit from the Tool Bar to apply the settings and exit the session.

4.7.2 Configuring Resident Groups

You may configure residents into specific groups by their dial codes using designated text and logos. This feature allows visitors to easily make a selection using the Group Buttons at the top of the user interface. Up to five groups may be created.

To configure resident groups

1. From the Touch Screen’s More Options tab, select Resident Groups. The Resident Groups window appears.

Figure 84. Group Configuration

2. Press Add to create a resident group. The default Group Name appears.

Press Delete to delete an existing resident group.

3. Provide the following information:

Group name. Provide a group name.

Dial Code Range Start. Enter the start value for the group dial code.

Dial Code Range End. Enter the end value for the group dial code.

Text Only. Select Text Only to display only the Group Name.

Logo Only. Select Logo Only to display only the Logo.

Logo and Text. Select Logo and Text to display both the Logo and Text.

Group Logo. Select a logo for the group from a file.

4. Press OK to apply the settings and exit the Group Configuration window session or press Cancel to exit without saving the information.

5. Proceed with another configuration or press Send and Exit from the Tool Bar to apply the settings and exit the session.

4.7.3 Configuring Email Messages

You may configure the email addressing feature and send a test message to verify the connection.

To configure email messages

1. From the Touch Screen’s More Options tab, click Email Messages.

The Email Messages window appears.

Figure 85. Touch Screen Email Messages

2. Provide the following information:

Enable Email Messages. Select this check box to enable email messaging.

Load SMTP Profile. (Version 2.3 and higher.) Select the server type:

custom SMTP, Live (Hotmail), or Google.

Email server (SMTP). Enter the email service provider IP address.

Username. Enter the user name.

Password. Enter the password.

From address. Provide the email address of the sender. This email address tells the receiver and the ISP provider who is sending the email.

Note: The From address is required.

Audio message time. Audio message time represents the duration of the recorded message. Press the down arrow and select the time interval.

3. To verify that all of the email service parameters are correct, send a sample email message by pressing the Send Sample Email Message Now button.

4. Press OK to apply the settings and exit the Email Message Options window session or press Cancel to exit without saving the information.

5. Proceed with another configuration or press Send and Exit from the Tool Bar to apply the settings and exit the session.

4.7.4 Setting Language Options

1. From the Touch Screen’s More Options tab, select Languages. The Language Editor window appears.

Figure 86. Language Editor

2. Select the language to edit using the drop down menu.

3. Once a language has been chosen it can be set as Available for selection using the check box. At least one language must always be set as Available for selection and by default this is English. If more than one language is set as Available for selection an option appears on the main Touch Screen display to choose between languages.

4. A list of messages are listed for each language. A message can be altered by pressing on the text once to select the message and then pressing on the text again to edit it.

Note: If you erase the message, then the associated element on the user interface screen is hidden.

5. Press Reset to default to restore all messages to their original content.

6. Press OK to apply the selected settings and exit the Language Editor window or press Cancel to exit without saving any modifications.

Figure 87. Language Selection

7. If multiple languages are enabled the main Touch Screen display will have a button to select between languages. This will replace the clock as shown in Figure 87. Press the language button and buttons appear for each language enabled then press the button corresponding to the language you wish to select.

Note: With multiple languages enabled the Touch Screen will prompt for a language choice each time the screen saver clears.

4.7.5 Setting the Admin Password

The value stored in Admin Password is used by the TX3 Configurator to connect to a Touch Screen Master Node. This value must match the administrator password for the Touch Screen. Specifically, whenever you change the

administrator password on a Touch Screen Master Node, you must make the same change to Admin Password for that Touch Screen Master Node in the TX3 Configurator.

Note: This option is only applicable for configuring Touch Screen Master Nodes with the TX3 Configurator software.

To set the Admin Password value

1. From the Touch Screen’s More Options tab, click Admin Password.

2. Enter the administrator password for the Touch Screen in the text box.

3. Click OK.

Information on how to change the administrator password for a Touch Screen can be found in section 4.1.3 on page 80.