CHAPTER 1

Getting Started With Your CRT Desktop Monitor

The 3M Touch Systems product line of touch monitors offers the CRT Desktop monitor for a broad range of applications including point-of-sale, hospitality, and retail. MicroTouch CRT monitors are available in 15" and 17” sizes in beige and 15" in black, these touch-enabled monitors are UL, FCC, and CE compliant.

This chapter describes how to set up and integrate your 3M Touch Systems CRT Desktop monitor into a touch application. You will need to complete the following tasks:

•Unpack the components

•Connect the video, touch screen, and power cables

•Power on the monitor and test your setup

•Install the touch screen software

•Calibrate the touch screen

Capacitive and Resistive Options

The monitors are available with 3M Touch System’s ClearTek® capacitive touch screen. Capacitive is the touch screen technology of choice for public access applications requiring high levels of durability and reliable performance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For those applications that require flexibility of input, including gloved-hand use, we offer a 5-wire resistive touch screen. This technology has been tested in a laboratory environment to withstand