User guide

Configuration
Software
This section of the user guide provides information about:
• The Configuration Software
• Installing the Software
• Using the TouchLink Panel Web Pages
• Updating the Firmware
• Using GUI Configurator
• Using Global Configurator
The Configuration Software
Designing a graphical user interface (GUI) for the TouchLink panel takes two steps:
1. Design the layout of the text and graphics using GUI Configurator.
2. Assign functions to the text and graphics using Global Configurator.
The GUI Configurator software is a Windows-based application. The TLP interface
is designed either by customizing an existing template or by creating an entirely new
interface. GUI Configurator offers several templates.
After the GUI has been designed on a PC, the project is saved, built, and uploaded to
the TouchLink panel to verify what it looks like on the screen. It is then imported from
the TLP unit to Global Configurator where control functions are assigned to the text and
graphic items in the layout. After assigning the control functions, the project is rebuilt and
uploaded to the controller.
The GUI Configurator and Global Configurator programs provide versatility and
adaptability for configuration and control of an AV system as it grows and evolves.
Installing the Software
Installing GUI Configurator and Global Configurator
NOTE: Use Global Configurator 3.3 or a later version and GUIConfigurator1.3 or a
later version to configure the TLP 710MV or TLP710TV.
Insert the provided disc into the DVD drive of the computer. If the setup program does not
start automatically, run
Launch.exe from the DVD directory in Windows My Computer.
Select the Software tab, locate the GUI Configurator program, and click Install. Follow
the on-screen instructions.
By default, the Installer program creates and places the GUI Configurator program in
the C:\Program Files\Extron\GUI Configurator folder. An icon may also be
placed on the Windows desktop.
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