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VPC6500 Series Vehicle PC Hardware Manual A.3                                                                                                3

 

 

Announcement 

This manual is only written for the VPC6500 Vehicle PC series product with supporting 
Windows based operating system use. The appropriate models for this user’s manual are in 
the following list. 
 

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VPC6500 series 

 
 

Limited Warranty 

This product is warranted against manufacturing defects for the period of 1 year. During 
one-year warranty period, defective parts will be repaired or replaced. There will be no 
charge for labor or parts.   
 

This warranty does not cover any failure resulting in loss to software, data, lost profits, lost 
savings, any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages due to accident, 
abuse, misuse, negligence and acts of God. 

X400

X400 Series

Summary of Contents for X400

Page 1: ...VPC6500 Series Vehicle PC Hardware Manual A 3 1 VPC6500 2 DIN Vehicle PC Hardware Manual Hardware Manual November 2009 Ver A 3 X400 X400 ...

Page 2: ...s upon the rights of third parties that may result from such use Copyright 2009 by original manufacturer All rights reserved November 2009 Version A 3 Acknowledgments AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc AMI VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Pentium Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks...

Page 3: ... series Limited Warranty This product is warranted against manufacturing defects for the period of 1 year During one year warranty period defective parts will be repaired or replaced There will be no charge for labor or parts This warranty does not cover any failure resulting in loss to software data lost profits lost savings any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages due to ac...

Page 4: ...nings when installing this unit 1 Only a qualified professional may install or repair this unit please contact your local dealer for installation or repairing 2 Use 12 VDC power supply only This product is designed for operation with a negative grounded 12 VDC battery system Never operate this product with other battery systems especially a 24 VDC battery system 3 Check for piping gasoline tank el...

Page 5: ...ot scratch pull bend or twist the leads Do not run them near heat sources or place heavy objects on them If leads must be run over sharp metal edges protect the leads by winding them with vinyl tape or similar protection 4 Use the supplied or designated parts and appropriate tools to install the product The use of parts other than those supplied or designated may result in internal damage to the u...

Page 6: ...items are missed or damaged contact your distributor or sales representative immediately Additional Information Contact your distributor sales representative or customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance Please have the following information ready before you call Product name and serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your softw...

Page 7: ... General Specifications 10 1 3 1 Processor 10 1 3 2 Memory 10 1 3 3 Storage Optional 10 1 3 4 I O Connector 10 1 4 Front Panel 12 1 5 Rear Panel 13 1 5 1 Connector A Multi 40 13 1 5 2 Connector B Multi 24 14 1 5 3 Connector C Multi 16 16 1 6 Side view 16 Chapter 2 Installation for external device 17 2 1 Introduction 17 2 1 1USB SD card devices 17 2 1 2Audio output 18 2 1 3USB GPS installation 18 2...

Page 8: ...ontrol etc by simply few touch clicks All combination in the unit fulfills car specification and it s especially designed to meet harsh environment such as sustaining extreme shock vibration and high temperature operation VPC6500 brings you a vehicle infotainment computing runway whole the driving The manual introduces hardware features and its operation instructions Please read carefully and the ...

Page 9: ...le sound stage adjusting EQ audio output GPS navigation WiFi 3G Bluetooth communication Support digital TV Support web browser Intelligent system settings 1 2 6 Support GPS System external device USB GPS receiver supported optional Support Navigation software 1 2 7 Wireless Network Internet connection Web browse 1 2 8 Bluetooth Input device connectivity Support hands free phone features 1 2 9 Smar...

Page 10: ...x AUX input 2 5mm wide 1 3 4 2 Back Panel 1 x VGA Output For 2nd external display 4 x USB Port 1 x MIC in 1 x CCD RCA 1 x Reverse control wire 1 x AV input RCA cable including one video input and two audio input 1 x Hand Brake control wire 1 x side marker 6 x audio output 1 x line out left right 1 x Power cable ACC wire x 1 Battery x 1 GND x 1 1 3 4 3 LCD Panel 6 95 with touch screen 16 9 Aspect L...

Page 11: ...ture 30 C to 85 C Shock 80G operating Vibration 2 0G 5 to 500Hz operating 1 3 4 5 Power Power Requirement 12 VDC 7A Max Power Consumption 36W Average Power Input Range 9V 16V Max Note The VPC6500 only accept 12V ACC input please do not connect to other sort of power input source 1 3 4 6 Mechanical External case Sheet Metal SECC Dimension 184 4mm L x 104 4mm H x 168mm D Net Weight 3 5Kg X400 ...

Page 12: ...allows you to eject DVD CD in the DVD ROM z Below the Eject Button there is an LED indicator for HDD It blinks when you are accessing DVD CD USB or HDD z The AUX port on the front panel allows user to connect an external audio device with this port which allows the Car PC playing music from an external device The slot in DVD ROM cannot accept a small size CD DVD Please use a standard 12 cm disc on...

Page 13: ...rmance and reliable connection please use the MultiLock connector for both ends The following sections list each of the external I O connectors with detailed function Rear side dimensions 180mm L x 100mm H 1 5 1 Connector A Multi 40 There are 4 USB connectors VGA Microphone input with this connector The connection is located on the middle left of rear panel that is mainly for PC features Antenna f...

Page 14: ... display at 800 x 600 for perfect display We strongly recommend users not to adjust the resolution from windows platform We cannot guarantee if user adjust resolution out of 800 x 600 1 5 1 3 Microphone input When user needs to use microphone please find mic in connector from the rear panel It can be extended to the front panel or to the rear seat of a car so that the driver or passengers may use ...

Page 15: ...ck allows user to connect rear view CCD camera follow the CCD connecting label to connect the CCD wire so that you can enable the CCD camera with an RCA input 1 5 2 3 Hand Braking According to regulation of international laws a driver may not use electrical product while driving The operation can only be used when the parking brake is pulled up Therefore the wire has to be connected to the parking...

Page 16: ...6 1 5 3 Connector C Multi 16 VPC6500 provides 5 1 Channel audio outputs with this connection User can follow the diagram to connect related cables 1 6 Side view Left Side Right Side Depth 168 1mm Dimensions 184 4mm L x 104 4mm H x 168 1mm D The X400 ...

Page 17: ...to install the external devices Please read it carefully 2 1 1 USB SD card devices The VPC6500 provides five USB ports and one SD card reader to share media data files from the external devices refer to Photo I and II to see the connection of USB device Once the USB devices or SD card is detected Media Monsuta will check them as one of storage refer to photo III of VPC6500 While playing movie musi...

Page 18: ... 1 3 USB GPS installation VPC6500 provides USB ports to support different USB devices such as a USB GPS receiver The installed GPS receiver can work with its drivers and the navigation software to provide GPS navigation with VPC6500 Simply connect GPS receiver to VPC6500 s USB port you may connect to USB port on front or rear USB port from the cables and then install its driver as you normally ins...

Page 19: ...The control wire for parking brake allows users to enable or disable some functions with the parking brake s on or off If you need to enable the limited features when you test the VPC6500 in the lab you may connect brown hand braking wire to the black Ground GND wire The result will be seen on the main page of Media Monsuta User Interface When you short the two wires you will see some disabled ico...

Page 20: ...onnect the CCD to the CCD BACK see Photo I of the rear cable kit and connect the REAR TURN to the reversing switch of the car So that the rear images of the car will be shown on the display of VPC6500 automatically when the shift level is put into reverse level Below are steps to connect a rear CCD camera 1 Camera should be connect to CCD BACK Black RCA Connector as photo I 2 Connect reversing swi...

Page 21: ...fter you connect them to the head light wire the back light of VPC6500 LCD panel will automatically switch to become softer when the head light is on The feature is to prevent the driver distracted when driving in the dark Note If you are testing in lab you may connect Side Marker to SYS 12V 0 5A to soften the back light of the LCD X400 ...

Page 22: ...Name 1 VGA GND 2 VGA Blue 3 VGA Hsync 4 VGA Green 5 VGA Vsync 6 VGA Red 7 N C 8 N C 9 N C 10 N C 11 A GND 12 MIC In 13 USB PW3 14 USB P3 15 USB GND 16 USB P3 17 USB PW2 18 USB P2 19 USB GND 20 USB P2 21 USB PW1 22 USB P1 23 USB GND 24 USB P1 25 USB PW0 26 USB P0 27 USB GND 28 USB P0 29 N C 30 N C 31 N C 32 N C 33 N C 34 N C 35 N C 36 N C 37 N C 38 N C 39 N C 40 N C ...

Page 23: ...4 Connector B Multi 24 PIN No Name PIN No Name 1 BATT 2 BATT 3 BATT 4 BATT 5 BATT 6 BATT 7 ACC 8 MARKER LIGHT 9 HAND BRAKING 10 CCD BACK 11 Rear Turn 12 CCD GND 13 AUX IN_R 14 RESERVED 15 GND 16 GND 17 AUX IN_L 18 RESERVED 19 GND 20 GND 21 VIDEO IN 22 RESERVED 23 GND 24 System RC 0 5A ...

Page 24: ...in Assignment Multi 16 Connector C Multi 16 PIN No Name PIN No Name 1 AUDIO FR 2 AUDIO RR 3 AUDIO FR 4 AUDIO RR 5 AUDIO FL 6 AUDIO RL 7 AUDIO FL 8 AUDIO RL 9 AUDIO CENTER 10 Line_Out R 11 AUDIO CENTER 12 Line_Out R 13 Line_Out L 14 AUDIO WOOFER 15 Line_Out L 16 GND ...

Page 25: ...bly Instructions We also provide VPC6500 series bare bone without hard disk and there re only few simple steps to install a hard disk Follow the instructions as below to complete the installation 1 Take out the unit from package 2 Rotate the unit and make it up side down X400 ...

Page 26: ...00 Series Vehicle PC Hardware Manual A 3 26 3 Unscrew the 4 screws as picture shown 4 Remove bottom cover as pictures show Follow the instructions to disassemble the bottom case 1 Move backward 2 Pull up 1 2 ...

Page 27: ...e is a hard disk bracket with 4 hookers and protectors on the bottom case to fix the hard disk Make sure the location of the hard disk to fix it as bellow picture shown Note Please make sure the hard disk is on the correct position before fixing it Here is arrow sign indicating the head of hard disk ...

Page 28: ...ow 7 Connect SATA cable to the HDD between the bottom case and main unit After you complete hard disk assembly on the bottom cover connect HDD cable to each end of hard disk and main unit on the bottom case Please mind that the connector has its direction while connecting cable HDD cables The bottom cover ...

Page 29: ...ase and follow the arrow sign to move forward 2 Re screw with system screws As picture shows 9 Rotate unit to top side up Connect all cables indicates on the rear panel of VPC6500 For details regarding the pin definition of cable connection please refer to Appendix A in this Manual The bottom cover 1 2 The top case X400 ...

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