User's Manual
element User Manual v1.17 rev1
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Table of Contents
1. Important safety instructions / Instructions De Sécurité Importantes .................................. 2
2. CE Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................. 3
3. FCC Compliance Statement ............................................................................................... 3
4. Disposal and Recycling information .................................................................................... 3
5. About this manual ............................................................................................................... 4
6. What’s in the box ................................................................................................................ 4
7. Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 4
8. About the Element series of control panels ........................................................................ 5
8.1 Drivers ........................................................................................................................... 5
8.2 Software ........................................................................................................................ 5
8.3 Power and communication ............................................................................................ 5
9. Positioning and use of the panel ......................................................................................... 5
10. Getting started .................................................................................................................. 6
10.1 Connecting the panel to your computer ...................................................................... 6
10.2 USB hubs and extenders (or repeaters) ...................................................................... 6
11. Link pins ............................................................................................................................ 6
12. Screen saver ..................................................................................................................... 7
13. Test mode ......................................................................................................................... 7
13.1 Run Code .................................................................................................................... 7
13.2 USB state .................................................................................................................... 7
13.3 S/N .............................................................................................................................. 7
13.4 Testing knobs .............................................................................................................. 7
13.5 Testing buttons ............................................................................................................ 8
13.6 Testing trackerballs and their rings ............................................................................. 8
14. Trouble-shooting ............................................................................................................... 8
14.1 A button doesn’t work .................................................................................................. 8
14.2 A knob doesn’t seem to work ...................................................................................... 8
14.3 A trackerball doesn’t seem to work ............................................................................. 9
14.4 My software isn’t communicating with the panel ......................................................... 9
14.5 The display keeps going blank .................................................................................... 9
14.6 The display doesn’t show anything ............................................................................. 9
14.7 I don’t get the splash screen when I plug the panel in .............................................. 10
14.8 The display is always blank ....................................................................................... 10
14.9 My panel keeps saying “Demo panel – resetting in X sec” ....................................... 10
15. Care of your panel .......................................................................................................... 11
15.1 Cleaning the balls ...................................................................................................... 11
16. Firmware updates ........................................................................................................... 11