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    Operation/Reference Guide Touch Panels MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3” Modero S Series® Tabletop Touch Panel 4.3" Modero S Series® Wall Mount Touch Panel Initial Release: 7/26/2013[...]

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    AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer This Limited W arranty and Disclaimer extends only to products purchased directly from AMX or an AMX Authorized Partn er which include AMX Dealers, Distributors, VIP’s or other AMX authorized entity . AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) ye a[...]

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    AMX Software License and Warranty Agreement • LICENSE GRANT . AMX grants to Licensee the non-exclusive right to use the AMX Software in the manner described in this License. The AMX Software is licensed, no t sold. This license does not grant Licensee the right to create derivative wor ks of t he AMX Software. The AMX Software consists of general[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels Table of Contents Introduction ................ ....................................................................... ................. 1 Features ....................... .................... .................... ........................ .................... ......... [...]

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    2 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pane ls Table of Contents Downloading fi rmware .............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. 25 Appendix: Troubleshooting .......... ..................................................... ............... 27 Overview ........... .........[...]

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    Introduction 1 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Introduction The Modero S Series ® line of touch panels is a c ousin to the popular Modero X Se ries, with features optimized for specific needs. F or those customers who just want a control touch panel without all of the additional features of fered in the Modero X Series,[...]

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    MST-431 2 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels MST-431 The Modero S Series is a touch pane l f amily sophisticated enough for room contro l yet priced right for the most cost sensitiv e installations including small huddle spaces and dedicated room sc heduling applications. The smallest of our Modero S tabletop touch panels, t[...]

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    MST-431 3 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els FIG . 2 MST-431 side view MST-431 Specifications Power Requirements: PoE (Power over Ethernet), 802.3af, class 2 Power Consumption: • Full-On: 4W • S tandby: 2W • Shutdown: 0.6W • •S tart-Up Inrush Current: N ot applicable due to PoE standard F ront Panel Components: Sl[...]

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    MST-431 4 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels MST-431 Specific ations (Cont.) Communications: Ethernet: Ethernet: 10/100 port, RJ-45 connecto r . Supported IP and IP-based protocols: UCP , TCP , ICMP , ICSP , IGMP , DHCP , T elnet, FTP , DN S, RFB (for VNC), HTTP USB: (1) USB host 2.0, T ype A por t: Firmware upgrade, touch p[...]

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    MST-431 5 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Connector Locations W ith the unit facing you, the single USB port for peripherals is located on the rear right side of the device (FIG. 3). The RJ45 connector for PoE is al so located on the back of the device. Memory The MST -431 comes with 512 MB of SDRAM and 4 GB of Flash mem[...]

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    MSD-431-L 6 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels MSD-431-L The MSD-431-L 4.3" Landscape W all Mount T ouch Panel ( FG2265-03 ) has a sleek style to complement the Modero X Series touch pane ls, with a new ele gant room av ailability indicator bar and gl ass mounting option. Now e ven the smallest, most cost sensiti ve mee[...]

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    MSD-431-L 7 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els MSD-431-L Specifications Power Requirements: PoE (Power over Ethernet), 802.3af, class 3 Power Consumption: • Full-On: 4W maximum • St andby: 2W • Shutdown: 0.6W • St art-Up Inrush Current: Not applicable due to PoE standard F ront Panel Components: LEDs: Red and green [...]

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    MSD-431-L 8 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels Memory The MSD-431-L comes with 512 MB of SDRAM and 4 GB of Flash memory , neither of which can be upgraded. A maximum of 2.4 GB is a vailable to the u ser for projects. Basic Operation The MSD-431-L is operated using its in te gral touchscreen, as well as the Slee p button on t[...]

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    MST-431/MSD-431-L Features 9 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els MST-431/MSD-431-L Features Picture View By connecting a USB dri ve via one of the de vice’ s USB ports (FIG. 3), Picture V iew allo ws the MST -431 to access JPEG images on that dri ve an d display them on the touchscreen (FIG. 6). I ndividu al images may be [...]

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    MST-431/MSD-431-L Features 10 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels  The Pause/R esu me button allows the display to stop on one particular im age. Press it a gain to resume the display pr ocession.  The Next Image Sa ved button re turns the d isplay to the la st image uploaded by Page V iew . If the panel has not a[...]

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    MST-431/MSD-431-L Features 11 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Configuration The MST -431 and MSD-431-L are equipped with Settings Pages that allo w you to set and configure v arious features on the panels. For more in formation on connecting an d conf iguring the touch panels to a network, please refer to the Moder o S S[...]

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    MST-431/MSD-431-L Features 12 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels[...]

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    Installation 13 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Installation MST-431 Installation Any USB peripherals (mouse, ke yboard, etc.) may be connected to th e USB port on the rear of the device (FIG. 8). Updates to the device’ s firm wa re are also made via the USB port.. Power via Power Over Ethernet Power for the MST -431 i[...]

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    Installation 14 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels MSD-431-L Installation The MSD-431-L may be installed directly into a solid su rface en vironment, using either solid surface scre ws or the included locking tabs f or dif ferent mounting options. Once installed, the MSD-431-L is contained within a clear outer housing known [...]

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    Installation 15 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els T o install the back box: 1. Prepare the area by removing any scre ws or nails from the drywall before beginn ing the cutout process. 2. For best resu lts, use the MSD- 431-L Installation T emplate ( 68-2265-01 ) to ensure proper placem ent (FIG. 12). The template is marked[...]

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    Installation 16 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels 3. After ensuring proper placement, cut out the mounti ng surface for the back box, using the MSD-431-L Installation T empla te as a guide. 4. Thread the incoming Ethernetfrom their terminal locations through the surface opening (FIG. 13). Leave enough slack in the wiring to[...]

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    Installation 17 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els 10. T est the incoming wiring by attaching the panel conne ctions to their terminal locations and applying power . V erify that the panel is rece iv ing po wer a nd functioning properly to pre vent repetition of the installat ion. 11 . Latch the panel onto the top hooks on [...]

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    Installation 18 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels 12. Reconnect the terminal Ethernet and USB to the ir re specti ve locations on either the Ethernet port or NetLinx Master . Uninstalling the MSD-431-L The MSD-431-L is held in place to the back box via la tch hooks and clips on the back box (FIG. 15), securing it to the mou[...]

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    Configuration and Programming 19 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Configuration and Programming Modero S Series Programming Guide Information on Settings pages, panel configur ation, a nd programming is included in the Mo der o S Series Pr ogramming Guide , av ailable at www .amx.com . Programming the MST -431 and MSD-431[...]

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    Configuration and Programming 20 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 21 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Upgrading Firmware Upgrading Firmware via USB stick Firmware and TPDesign 4 fi le downlo ads may be made via USB stick. When looking at the device from the front, the MST -431 has one USB port on the rear right of the device (FIG. 3). Since the MSD-431-L uses a Micro-[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 22 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels Upgrading from Previous Firmware The MST -431 and MSD-431-L allo w the option to rev ert th e de vice to the pre vious f irmware ru n before an upgrade. T o upgrade the device fro m pre viously loaded fi rmware: 1. From the Settings page, select the Configur ation page[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 23 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Upgrading Firmware Via NetLinx Studio The MST -431 and MSD-431-L use an Ethernet connect ion for programming, firm w are updates, and touch panel file transfer via NetLinx Stu dio. If you ha ve access to the panel’ s netw ork, you may transfer f iles directly to the[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 24 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels 4. Click on the NetLinx Master radio b utton from the Platform Selection section. 5. Click on the V irtual Maste r radio box from the T ransport Connection Option section to configu re the PC to communicate directly wi th a panel. Everything else, such as th e Authenti[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 25 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Downloadin g firmware 1. If the panel f irmware v ersion is not the latest a v ailable; locate the latest firm ware f ile from www .amx.com . 2. Click on the desired Kit f ile link a nd after accepting the Licensing Agre ement, verify download of the Modero Kit file t[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware 26 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels 7. Click the Reboot Device checkbox if it is not already check ed. This causes the touch panel to reboot after the firmwa re update pr ocess is complete. 8. Click Send to begin the transfer . The file transfer prog ress is indicated on the bo ttom-right of the dialog. [...]

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    Appendix: Troubleshooting 27 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pan els Appendix: Troubleshooting Overview This section describes the solutions to possible hardware/firmware issues that could arise during the common operation of a Modero S touch panel. Panel Doesn’t Respond To Touche s Symptom: The de vice either does not respond[...]

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    Appendix: Troubleshooting 28 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Panels[...]

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    Appendix - Troubleshooting 29 MST-431/MSD-431-L 4.3" Modero S Series® Touch Pane ls[...]

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