Touchsreen Monitors |
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| Driver Installation |
Q: Touchscreen drivers on the accompanying CD do not seem to work.
A:
- Uninstall ALL touchscreen drivers on your system, if there are any.
- UNPLUG the USB cable to the monitor before performing the install.
- Reboot your system.
- It is a good idea to unplug ALL of your USB devices when installing.
- Install touchscreen drivers in our files/drivers page.
- Plug in the USB cable when indicated or after installation.
- Make sure the touchscreen USB is plugged into the correct USB port.
- Reboot your system.
For the VM84/VM84AC, please download the following:
driver
instructions
Q: How do I calibrate my touchscreen?
A:
- Run the touchkit utility.
- Press the blinking X for a few seconds until the blinking stops.
- The X will move around to different corners of the screen.
- Repeat by pressing the X until the calibration ends.
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| Troubleshooting |
Q: No display comes out.
A: Make sure to set the monitor to the correct mode by pressing the MODE button.
Q: Display still does not come out (VM70)
A: After pressing the on button, it takes about 5 seconds for the VM70 display to appear.
Q: Windows 9X causing page fault blue screen when touching the touch
panel during system booting up for PS/2 model.
A: Avoid touching the touch panel when system booting up.
Q: The PS/2 touchkit driver is not loaded properly when the panel is touched during system booting up in Windows 2000.
A: Avoid touching the touch panel when booting up your system.
Q: Touchkit driver for DOS cannot be installed if autoexec.bat file does not
exist in the system.
A: Create an empty autoexec.bat for installation.
Q: Touchkit driver for Win9X RS232 model might be disabled after system reboot if the Logitech mouseware installed.
A: Modify the registry for Logitech mouseware so that it will not scan the COM port where the touchkit
RS232 controller attached. Run Regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion\Global
Then right click on “PortSearchOrder” and choose “amend” commend. Remove the COM port
which TouchKit uses and then save the registry.
Q: Touchkit USB controller with firmware version 2.08 causes system BIOS to hang when the system boots up.
A: Disconnect the touchkit USB controller. Change the BIOS setting that [USB Legacy Device] to disabled and then reboot.
Q: Touchkit driver for DOS hangs the system when a serial mouse is connected to the COM port
A: Remove the serial mouse or change the Touchkit port I/O address to avoid conflict same I/O address with the serial mouse. |
| Car Installation |
| Q: What is the blue wire for? (Not available in all models)
A: The blue wire allows for automatic switching of your monitor to AV2 mode.
It will automatically switch to it when connected to a 12V power source.
This is useful if you have a rear view camera connected to your car. The monitor will still function fine if the blue wire is not used. |
| Sound/Speakers |
Q: There is no sound coming out of the monitor
A:
- The VM84/VM84AC and the VM104 come with built-in speakers. Other models might not come with a speaker. Please check the specifications.
- Make sure the audio input is plugged in
- Make sure that the volume is not on mute or low:
- Press the menu button to bring up the On Screen Display (OSD)
- Navigate to the speaker icon using the + and - buttons
- Press the menu button once again
- Press the + and - buttons to adjust the volume level. Make sure it is not in mute (indicated by a bar accross the speaker)
- Press the menu button to accept the current setting
- Navigate to the exit icon
- Press menu to exit
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| Hibernate/Shutdown Problems |
Q: Cannot hibernate or shutdown from Windows with the touchscreen connected
A:
1. Go to Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager
2. Click on Mice and other pointing devices->USB Touchscreen Controller
3. Click on the Power Management Tab
4. UNCHECK "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby"
5. Click on OK
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| Resolution |
Q: How do I set the resolution to 800x480?
A: Unless your graphics adapter supports it, 800x480 is usually not available. As an alternative, you can try to download PowerStrip to get an 800x480 resolution.
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| Hints |
- (Windows) Use the On Screen Keyboard (OSK)
Start->Run and type osk to access the built-in on screen keyboard
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| See our monitors/displays comparison. |