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PRODUCT MANUAL
Intuition HT
Home Theater Switching Application
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www.mti-interactive.com
MTI P/N 063-0209-00 | Rev B | July 2004
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT INTRODUCTION/SYSTEM OVERVIEW The Intuition HT is an interactive display system designed to showcase home theater systems and accessories. With this system, customers can easily configure a home theater system and then compare the performance of different product combinations by substituting system components. Customers can also use the system to get detailed product information and thus make comparisons between different manufacturers, prices, and options. USAGE APP
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT fig. 1 – Master Control Unit INSTALLATION MASTER CONTROL UNIT (MCU) 1. Insert a USB cable into the top USB slot in middle rear of MCU (indicated as USB in fig. 1). 2. Insert blue, male-ended VGA monitor cable from the touchscreen into female monitor port on the left rear of the MCU (Monitor, fig. 1). 3. Insert white/grey female-ended serial cable from the switching system into left male serial port (Switching, fig. 1). 4. Insert red and white male RCA cables into s
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT OPERATION To use the display, turn on the MCU by pressing the power button on the right side of the box. The system will perform a system boot, lasting approximately 2 minutes, and then start playing the video “attract loop.” The attract loop continues to play until someone touches the Start Here button, switching the system to a Welcome screen (main menu). The Welcome screen is the starting point for the customer’s session and also provides access to the Manager C
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT Note: You can view a larger image of your system by touching the room icon. This opens a new screen showing all components currently in your system. (fig. 6) To remove or change a component, touch the component you want to change. This returns you to the component selection screen. You can now either press the component’s button to remove it from your system, or select a new component. fig. 6 – Your System screen USING PRE-CONFIGURED SYSTEMS To build a system using
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND MAINTENANCE System configuration and maintenance functions can be performed in two different modes – Manager Mode and Super User Mode. These modes, which are accessed using different passwords, provide access to different functions on the Manager Control Panel (see “Accessing the Manager Control Panel” below). Note: Access to the Super User Mode should be restricted to avoid making undesired changes to the system configuration. ACCESSING TH
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT SETTING/RESETTING THE ATTRACT LOOP There are two configuration options for the attract loop. You can set whether you want to password-protect the attract loop (i.e., password is needed to initiate a session, thus requiring an employee to walk the customer through the experience). You can also set the inactivity timeout (i.e., the length of inactivity time before the system switches back to the attract loop). The system is shipped with no password protection on the
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT CONFIGURING CHAINS (SUPER USER MODE ONLY) This feature allows you to configure and test the system so that the display’s user interface (component categories and products that the customer sees on the display screen) matches the products in the display. Note: This option is only available if you have logged into the Super User mode (see “Accessing the Manager Control Panel” section above). 1. From the Manager Control Panel, touch the Configure Chains button. 2. Pr
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT all enable chains appear as tabs on the system selector screen number of products in the chain fig. 13– Example of enabled chains and number of products in the chain SETTING SOURCES The display system can be operated using several different audio/video sources (e.g., satellite, DVD, antenna, digital cable, PVR). To function properly, these sources must be matched to a specific source position associated with the display. To set the sources: 1. From the Manager Cont
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Problem Solution Error message System error On the touchscreen, touch the Reboot System button. If this appears on button is not available, turn the MCU power button off and then the back on. touchscreen during startup No image on Power strip is not plugged in Verify all power connections and verify that the switch on the the or the switch is turned off power strip is turned on. touchscreen MCU is turned off Turn on the MCU. Touchscreen VGA c
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Product Manual – INTUITION HT PRODUCT WARRANTY MTI warrants all products manufactured by MTI to be free from defects in material and workmanship. Warranty begins from date of shipment to original customer. The length of Warranty is determined by product type: Intuition Touchscreen System components are warranted to the original purchaser for varying periods of time. System components that fall under this warranty include: MTI switching modules, for a period of five (5) years; the MCU appliance,
