AMX PTM-D15 manual A M X U N I V E R S I T Y, Learning Opportunities, Available Courses

A M X U N I V E R S I T Y

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

To effectively meet your business needs and accommodate your schedule, AMX University offers a variety of learning opportunities that will enhance your knowledge of AMX products.

•Classroom Learning – Experience an interactive hands-on environment facilitated on-site by world-class AMX instructors.

•Live Online Learning – Take advantage of the benefits of classroom instruction from the convenience of your desk. These online courses are taught in small segments for self-paced comprehension. No travel is required.

•On Demand Online Learning – A wide range of topics are available 24 hours a day in small segments. Pick and choose as you like, covering areas of control that matter most to you and your business.

•On Demand CD Learning – An on-the-go learning tool without the need for an Internet connection. Simply load the CD onto your PC for anywhere, any time access.

•Online Tests – Complete the online written tests to become officially certified.

Visit the AMX University section of the AMX Website (www.amx.com) for more details. Log in and go to Dealers / Tech Center / Training.

AVAILABLE COURSES

On-site and off-site courses are designed with you in mind, transferring some of the most complex technology available into understandable, skill-building pieces.

NetLinx Studio, Version 2.0

•Live Online Learning for Installers and Programmers.

•This one-hour seminar for existing NetLinx Studio users introduces the Version 2.0 user interface and demonstrates three of the powerful new features.

•Prerequisite: None.

NetLinx Studio for New Users (Part I and Part II)

•Live Online Learning for Installers and Programmers.

•Each 1_ -hour session covers essential parts of NetLinx Studio needed to program AMX Control Systems.

•These sessions will prepare you for the NetLinx Studio Version 2.0 quiz prerequisite requirement.

•Prerequisite: None.

Introduction to IREdit

•Live Online Learning for Installers and Programmers.

•Find, edit, and view IR files faster and more easily. This one-hour seminar on IREdit software introduces the user interface and demonstrates key features.

•Prerequisite: None.

TPDesign4 Time Saving Tips

•Live Online Learning for Designers of AMX Touch Panels with G4 capability.

•This one-hour seminar on TPDesign4 covers time saving features that will increase your productivity in TPDesign4 projects. Advanced concepts are covered including: working with system templates, property search, drag and drop properties, and button layout tools.

•Prerequisite: Online TPDesign4 tutorial.

How to Build Custom Templates and Palettes in TPD4

•Live Online Learning for Designers of AMX Touch Panels with G4 capability.

•Build panels faster with less duplication of work. In this one-hour seminar, you will learn how to modify, load, and save custom color palettes as well as build custom templates.

•Prerequisite: Online TPDesign4 tutorial.

TPD4 Dynamic Images

•Live Online Learning for Designers of AMX Touch Panels with G4 capability.

•In this one-hour seminar, you will learn how to use dynamic images that automatically update whenever a referenced file is updated.

•Prerequisite: Online TPD4 tutorial.

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Basics of Control

•On Demand Online Learning for new Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•This one-hour Web-based course presents the fundamentals of control. The goals of a control system are identified along with the appropriate type of control system (single or multiple masters) for your customer's needs. You will learn how to ask the right questions when designing a control system and be able to identify the appropriate types of control when presented with a control scenario.

•Basics of Control is a prerequisite to all AMX courses.

Introduction to Networks

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•This 30-minute web-based course introduces critical concepts and definitions related to networks. You will gain an understanding of basic networking terms and how they apply to a control system, as well as learn how to communicate with the client's network administrator to identify the networking needs for the control system.

•Prerequisite: None.

Axcess & NetLinx Products

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•This 30-minute prerequisite Web-based course provides you with an overview of Axcess and NetLinx product lines. You will learn about control system components, user interfaces, master processors and other essential aspects of control that will prove beneficial and relevant for future classroom training experiences.

•Prerequisite: None.

Control Networks

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•NetLinx systems communicate using four communication networks: AXlink, ICSNet, ICSHub, and 10/100BaseT Ethernet. This 30-minute prerequisite Web- based course focuses on how each network is used and their differences. You will learn the differences in control and data networks and be able to identify the appropriate use and limitations of each type of control network.

•Prerequisite: None.

Quest for Power

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•This 30-minute Web-based course, you will learn about system power requirements, placing power supplies, determining maximum length and voltage drop calculations, as well as the steps to calculating power for complex systems. Upon completion, you will be able to determine the voltage drop in a run of devices, determine the maximum distance you can place a device from the power source, and determine where to place power supplies.

•Prerequisite: None.

KPDesign Tutorial

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers, Installers, Programmers, Sales Professionals and Consultants.

•This one-hour Web-based tutorial is designed to give you the skills needed to design and program DMS and IMS keypads for use in Landmark or NetLinx systems. You will identify the five areas of the KPDesign user interface, use the Preferences dialog to set configuration options, build a DMS panel with pages, create and assign channels to page items, modify existing items, use Power Assign to set the channels of multiple items at one time, add a KPD file to a NetLinx project, and configure NetLinx code to use a DMS-IMS module.

•Prerequisite: None.

TPDesign4 Tutorial

•On Demand Online Learning for Designers of AMX Touch Panels with G4 capability.

•This two-hour Web-based tutorial introduces key features and the necessary skills to design Touch Panel pages in TPDesign4 for new G4 panels from AMX, which include the 12” and 15” Modero Touch Panels, the 7” and 17” Modero Widescreens, and the 7.5” and 8.4” Modero ViewPoints. G4 is the latest graphics engine that displays the richest colors, sharpest clarity and deepest contrast, as well as the ability to incorporate animated and translucent images, graphics and icons. This tutorial will walk you through the steps in creating several panel pages from a full Touch Panel project.

•Prerequisite: None.

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