Touch 8 MAX Control Panel

The optional Touch 8 MAX Controller can be used to control the display and attached peripherals as well as to start a new meeting session.

Contents

• Startup
• Homescreen Interface
• Using the Whiteboard
• Annotating Shared Content
• Camera Settings
• System Settings

Startup

See the Touch 8 MAX and the MAX Connect installation and setup guides for how to install and connect the Touch 8 Max panel in a MAX Connect-equipped conference room or huddle space. 

• These user manuals are available on the biamp.com Downloads page.

Power Up and Pairing

Once connected to a PoE switch or PoE injector, the Touch 8 MAX panel automatically powers on. During the first power up or following a factory reset, the screen will land on a Pairing page. 

• To pair the Touch 8 Max with the MAX Connect, enter the Session ID code shown on the room display.
  • If the direct discovery fails, you will have the option to enter the MAX Connect IP device. 
• Once the Touch 8 Max control panel is paired, the panel should automatically connect to the MAX Connect during subsequent startups.

A successful pairing brings up a confirmation screen.

Homescreen Interface 

Once powered and paired, the Touch 8 MAX panel displays its homescreen.

1. Room Name

This field shows the currently assigned room name.

2. Participants button

Displays the number of participants connected to the session. Tapping this button brings up a screen showing the participant's screen names.

• Up to 30 participants may take part in a session.

3. Session ID

Displays the Session ID used by end-users to join the current meeting session.

4. New Session button

• Ends the current session and automatically starts a new one.
• This automatically disconnects all the current participants.

5. Auto-share

• Enables automatic display on the room's screen of content being shared by meeting participants. 
• When Auto Share is disabled, the host must choose which shared content appears on the room's display screen using the Touch 8 or hand-held remote control.

6. Whiteboard button

Tap to display the room's whiteboard on the room screen and Touch 8 Panel.

• You may annotate the whiteboard while open.

7. Annotate button

Click the Annotate button to select and annotate the content being shared by participants.

• Screens visible in the Display All pane can be selected.

8. Camera On/Off

The video camera-in-profile button turns the camera on and off.

9. Microphone button

The microphone icon button mutes and un-mutes the system's microphone.

9. Volume button

Brings up and then dismisses a volume slider control for the meeting room's speaker.

10. Camera Settings

The hand-held camera button opens the Camera Settings menu. 

11. Settings button

The cog settings button brings up the MAX Connect's Administration Console, which includes:

• Device information
• Room settings
• Peripherals settings
• Network settings 
• About information

Note Accessing the settings requires the password for the Administration Console.

Using the Whiteboard

Opening the Board

To open the session's whiteboard on the room screen and the Touch 8 panel, tap the Whiteboard icon near the center of the screen.

Tapping the whiteboard in the Auto-share pane will also share the whiteboard with the participants. 

Annotating the board

To annotate the whiteboard using the Touch 8 screen, click on the chevron tab on the left side of the board.

This brings up the annotation menu with a variety of drawing options and available sub-menus.

Annotating Shared Content

To annotate a shared content screen, tap the Annotate button near the center of the home screen, then select the screen you wish to mark up.

Camera Settings

Tap the camera icon on the right side of the Commands and Settings ribbon at the bottom of the screen.

The available Camera settings are:

• Auto frame: Toggle the dynamic Auto frame on or off.
  • Auto Frame enables the auto-focus and tracking of the participant who is currently speaking in the room.
  • When enabled, Auto-frame overrides the static Preset views.
• Presets: Set or select a static preset camera view of the conference room space.

Set a Preset view

1. Use the arrow tilt and pan controls on the Camera Screen as well as the zoom control to frame the desired view of the meeting space.
2. Save the view as a Preset by tapping and holding one of the Preset thumbnail buttons.
   • The Preset will show the newly captured preset as a thumbnail image.

System Settings

The Systems Settings menus provide configuration settings options and controls for both the Touch 8 Panel as well as a limited set of the overall MAX Connect system's settings. For the full range, you must access the MAX Connect's Administration Console.

Accessing the Settings

Tap the settings icon to open settings.

• You will be prompted to enter the password for the MAX Connect.
• The Touch 8 always uses the MAX Connect's current password.

Device Menu

The following tabs can be found under the Device menu.

Device Info tab

• Hardware and firmware Information on the Touch 8 MAX you are using.

Operations tab

• Reboot — Reboots the Touch 8 MAX Panel
• Factory Reset — Restores the Touch 8 MAX Panel to its factory settings
• Check for Updates — Checks for firmware updates for the MAX Touch 8 Panel.
• Un-pair from MAX — Un-pairs the Touch 8 Panel from the MAX Connect. 
  • This can be useful for fixing the connection between the Panel and the Connect.

Brightness tab

• Adjusts the brightness of the Touch Panel

Logs tab

• Brings up a log of events in the Touch Panel
• Note: A factory reset deletes all content in the logs

Room

There are two fields under the Room menu.

• Room Name — This field allows you to rename the meeting room from the Touch 8 Panel
  • This is the same Room Name shown on the meeting space's display screen.
• Time Zone — This dropdown menu can be used to select a time zone and its current time for the room display screen. 

Peripherals

This menu has three dropdown fields for selecting among connected peripheral devices. Only one of each peripheral type may be selected at a time.

• Camera
• Microphone
• Speaker

Network

The network menu has displays and controls for the MAX Connect system's LAN Ethernet and WiFi settings:

• Enable DHCP to automatically assign the IP address, Net Mask, and Gateway address using the connected network's management settings.
  • These settings must be manually set if DHCP is not enabled and available.
• Enable DNS from DHCP to use a device name automatically assigned by the network's DHCP server.

About

Shows the current end-user license agreement for the Touch 8 MAX Panel.