8.1 Document viewer overview
Your multifunction display includes a pdf document viewer.
The document viewer is available from the homescreen and is used
to view and search pdf documents (such as product handbooks).
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Current page number (page x of y)
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Find (search) tool bar (only displayed when searching a
document.)
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Current pdf's filename
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Document viewer menu
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Scroll bar
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On-screen zoom controls (Touchscreen displays only)
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pdf document content
Note: The document viewer does not support password protected
documents or documents containing security certificates. An error
message will be displayed if you try to open such documents.
The following options are available from the document viewer menu:
• Open File — Allows you to browse for a pdf document to open.
• Find — Allows you to search the document for a specified words.
• Go to page: — Allows you to jump to a specified page number.
Opening a pdf document
You can open pdf documents stored on an SD card by following
the steps below.
Note: When saving pdf documents to SD cards, ensure you do
not overwrite important data.
1. Save the required pdf document to SD card.
2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot of the multifunction
display you wish to view the document on.
3. Select Menu.
4. Select Open File.
The file browser dialog is displayed.
5. Browse to the location on the SD card where you saved the
document to.
6. Select the document you want to view.
The document will now open.
7. If the 'Cannot Open File' error message is displayed then select
Ok to confirm and then try opening the document again or check
that the pdf is not corrupted or whether it contains security which
is not supported by the document viewer application.
Note: Large filesize pdf documents may take a while to open.
Browsing an open document
On touchscreen displays you can browse pdf documents as detailed
below.
With a pdf document open:
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• Move your finger up to scroll down the document.
• Move your finger down to scroll up the document.
When the document width is greater than the width of the
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application window, move your finger left or right to pan the
width of the document.
Note: You can also use the scroll bars to navigate through the
document.
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Browsing an open document
On HybridTouch and non-touch displays you can browse pdf
documents by following the steps below.
With a pdf document open:
1. Move the Joystick Up or Down to move up and down through
the document.
2. Move the Joystick Left or Right to pan left and right.
Changing the zoom factor
On touchscreen displays you can change the zoom factor of the
open document by following the steps below.
With a pdf document open:
1. Select the on-screen Zoom in icon to zoom in, or
2. Select the on-screen Zoom out icon to zoom out.
Changing the zoom factor
On HybridTouch and non-touch displays (excluding the e7 and e7D)
you can change the zoom factor of the open document by following
the steps below.
With a pdf document open:
1. Use the Range out button to zoom out, or
2. Use the Range in button to zoom in.
Note: New a Series and e7 / e7D multifunction displays do not
have Range in and Range out button.
Selecting a page
You can skip to the page you want to view by entering the page
number.
With a pdf document open:
1. Select Menu.
2. Select Go to page:.
The numeric keypad is displayed.
3. Enter the page number of the page you want to view.
4. Select Ok to view the page.
Using document hyperlinks
On touchscreen displays you can use internal document hyperlinks.
With a pdf document opened on a page containing a hyperlink:
1. Momentarily touch your finger on the hyperlink.
You will be taken to the hyperlinked page.
Note: Document hyperlinks cannot be activated on a New c
Series display.
New a Series / New c Series / New e Series