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Operation Manual

For

VPC3000 Series

Compact Size Vehicle PC

Operation Manual

Edition, 2007

Summary of Contents for VPC3000 Series

Page 1: ...Operation Manual For VPC3000 Series Compact Size Vehicle PC Operation Manual 1st Edition 2007 ...

Page 2: ...e rights of third parties that may result from such use Copyright 2007 by Giantec Inc All right Reserved July 2007 Version 1 0 Acknowledgments Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc 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 of Intel Corpora...

Page 3: ... purchase from the authorized reseller retailer Your original purchase invoice showing the date of purchase of the product is your proof of the date of purchase During the warranty period defective parts will be repaired or replaced There will be no charge for labor or parts during the warranty period from the date of purchase Any shipping or other cost such as customs incurred costs etc which is ...

Page 4: ... herein The information in this documentation is subject to change without notice 1 This equipment should not be exposed to water or other liquids 2 Do not cover the openings the openings on the equipment are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating 3 Do not attempt to remove the cover of this equipment 4 If any of the following situations arises have the equipment checked ...

Page 5: ...ny of these items are missing 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 ...

Page 6: ...fication 11 2 1 VPC3000 series hardware outlook 11 2 2 Pin Assignment 12 Chapter 3 Software 16 3 1 Introduction 16 3 2 Software Functional Guide 20 3 2 1 iTunes 20 3 2 2 Music 25 3 2 3 Navigation 30 3 2 4 Movie 35 3 2 5 TV 40 3 2 6 Internet Explorer 45 3 2 7 Windows Operating System 47 3 2 8 Photo 49 3 2 9 Skype 54 3 2 10 Bluetooth 59 3 2 11 Settings 60 Appendix A Updating BIOS 67 Appendix B Recov...

Page 7: ...ng for embedding into a larger housing or as a stand alone application where space is critical It is designed to withstand harsh environments sustaining extreme shock and vibration conditions for all vehicle standards 1 2 Key Features 1 2 1 Vehicle Use 12 24VDC Power Ready Meet vehicle environment Temperature Humidity Shock and Vibration Compact size for vehicle usage and easy to install Connect t...

Page 8: ...age Device Quick Accessibility Easy Maintenance 1 2 4 Power Management Battery health and performance monitoring Automatically power on off with ignition Intelligent Power management system Power Hold Resume features 1 2 5 Operating System Windows XP Embedded For VPC3500 ...

Page 9: ...Mic In x 1 Line In x 1 Line Out x 1 Power Pins x 1 1 3 2 Processor System Intel Celeron M Processor Speed 1 0GHz 1 5GHz optional 1 3 3 Memory Supporting DDR 200 226 333 400 Built in 512MB RAM 1 3 4 Graphic Chipset integrated VGA controller Shared system memory up to 64MB Up to 1600 x 1200 85Hz 1 3 5 Storage 2 5 internal HDD ...

Page 10: ...0 70 Shock 80G Storage Transit Vibration 2 0G 5 2000Hz Power Requirement 12VDC 2A 24VDC 1A Power Consumption 24W Average 1 3 7 Power 12 VDC 2A and 24 VDC 1A Average power consumption is at 24W 1 3 8 Certification E9 Mark 1 3 9 Mechanical Construction is aluminum housing Dimension is at Width 114 mm 4 49 inch x High 50mm 1 97 inch x Depth 196 mm 6 65 inch Net weight is at 1 5 Kg ...

Page 11: ...10 VPC3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 1 4 Dimension Diagram Dimension Width 114 mm 4 49 inch x High 50mm 1 97 inch x Depth 196 mm 6 65 inch ...

Page 12: ...VPC3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Functional Specification 2 1 VPC3000 series hardware outlook 2 1 1 Front View 2 1 2 Back View ...

Page 13: ...ies Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 2 2 Pin Assignment 2 2 1 Pin Assignment of Multi lock Connector FAN ＢＡＡ 12V ACC power ACC HOLD Power Button Power LED ACC HOLD LED USB x 1 VGA Line out Ｂ USB x 3 MIC In Line In ...

Page 14: ... problems encountered with your system may be caused by loose or improper connections Ensure that all connectors are in place and firmly attached Connector A Connector A Multi 32 PIN No Name 1 PGND IN 3 PGND IN 5 N C 7 N C 9 HDD LED 11 ACC HOLD 13 HOLD LED 15 PWR_BTN 17 PWR LED 19 GOUT 21 BOUT 23 ROUT 25 AOUT R 27 AOUT L 29 USB GND 31 USBCNPW0 2 PVCC IN 4 PVCC IN 6 IGNITION ...

Page 15: ...14 VPC3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 8 N C 10 HDD LED 12 ACCHOLD GND 14 HOLD LED 16 PWR BTN GND 18 GND 20 HSYNC 22 VSYNC 24 VGA AGND 26 VGAEN GND 28 AOUT AGND 30 USBCHP1 32 USBCHP1 ...

Page 16: ...Connector B Multi 24 PIN No Name 1 USB GND 3 USBCNPW0 5 USB GND 7 USBCNPW1 9 USB GND 11 USBCNPW1 13 N C 15 N C 17 N C 19 MIC IN 21 LINE IN R 23 LINE IN L 2 USBCHP0 4 USBCHP0 6 USBXHP3 8 USBCHP3 10 USBXHP2 12 USBCHP2 14 N C 16 N C 18 N C 20 MIC GND 22 LINE GND 24 GND ...

Page 17: ...ace GUI software for VPC series Vehicle PC products It is the perfect solution for in car multimedia entertainment system and provides you the fast convenience access to your everyday use programs Media Monsuta provides to you the user s friendly access menu interface as well as supporting Multilanguage format English Traditional Chinese Japanese and Simplify Chinese ...

Page 18: ...tons It s easy and everyone can use it and also allows you to play music files from your local hard disk drive or any other external devices z Navigation Navigation system gives you a direction guide when you are in the middle of no where Media Monsuta does not come with preloaded navigation software however you can install any PC version navigation software at your convenience with linkage to an ...

Page 19: ... use a standard Windows operating environment with the enjoyment to other features Media Monsuta multimedia software provides you with an easy access for seamless switching in between GUI software and Windows operating environment z Photo Wishing to share big day out pictures or family photos with other passengers with in Car Media Monsuta multimedia software gives the ability to display photos or...

Page 20: ... able to provide dual display for front and back seat passengers VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently z Accessibility Control Media Monsuta gives you the freedom to manage accessibility of listed features from main menu You can disable or enable features from the settings configuration section ...

Page 21: ...iles in the FairPlay digital right management format You can download the iTunes software from www apple com following suggested installation instructions to be installed in your VPC series Vehicle PC Perform with a few simple set up steps in below to give you the accessibility from Media Monsuta s GUI You need to pre install your iTunes software and set up before you can assess from Media Monsuta...

Page 22: ...VPC3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 21 3 2 1 1 Setting Up iTunes Step 1 Click the Settings button from Main Menu Step 2 Click within General Setting s page to generate iTunes set up link ...

Page 23: ...Operation Manual ver 1 Step 3 Click Set in the row of iTunes to call up files management screen Step 4 With in Program Files folder double click iTunes folder and select a file name called iTunes then press Open to create the link ...

Page 24: ...ck to activate iTunes shortcut link Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI Step 6 Locate iTunes setting Click both activation button under front and back seat selection to activate iTunes ...

Page 25: ...Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 Step 7 Click save to save the setting and iTunes is ready to be use now Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 26: ...ntrol interface which helps you to operate your VPC series Vehicle PC You will be able to play music files from your local hard disk drive or access from any other external devices You must store your music files at D My Media My Music in your local hard disk drive in order to access from Media Monsuta ...

Page 27: ...hicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 3 2 2 1 Music Player Layout 3 2 2 2 Key Definitions Accessing files Close the music player Play previous track Play and Pause Play next track 10 seconds rewinding Stop 10 seconds forwarding ...

Page 28: ...Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 27 3 2 2 3 Folder Menu Layout 3 2 2 4 Key Definitions Hard disk drive USB disk or memory card CD ROM drive Exit folder menu Page up Selecting up Selecting down Page down ...

Page 29: ...2 5 Accessing Music Files Step 1 Press to go to music file access menu Step 2 You can select music files from your local hard disk drive external devices or CD ROM In this example we will be selecting from hard disk drive Go to My Music folder by clicking it ...

Page 30: ...l ver 1 29 Step 3 You can organize your music folder by artist name or anyway you like In this case we would like to play music from Black Eyedpeas Therefore click the folder Step 4 Music will be start playing after you clicking the song title ...

Page 31: ...e or navigation software as well as using a USB type GPS receiver device You will never need to ask for a direction while driving on the road Perform with a few simple set up steps in below to give you the accessibility from Media Monsuta s GUI You need to pre install your navigation system before you can assess from Media Monsuta GUI In the following example we use Navi_Soft as the name for instr...

Page 32: ...0 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 31 3 2 3 1 Setting Up Navigation System Step 1 Click the Settings button from Main Menu Step 2 Click within General Setting s page to generate navigation set up link ...

Page 33: ...Operation Manual ver 1 Step 3 Click Set in the row of Navi to call up files management screen Step 4 With in Program Files folder double click Navi_Soft folder select a file name called Navi_Soft then press Open to create the link ...

Page 34: ...k to activate navigation shortcut link Step 6 Locate Navi setting Click both activation button under front and back seat selection to activate iTunes Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 35: ...hicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 Step 7 Click save to save the setting and navigation is ready to be use now Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 36: ...ent system does not just play audio but also video Media Monsuta provides a movie player with simple user control interface which allows traveling passengers to enjoy with more funs Movie files can be accessed from your local hard disk drive D My Media My Movie or any other external devices ...

Page 37: ...ation Manual ver 1 3 2 4 1 Movie Player Layout 3 2 4 2 Key Definitions Full screen display Accessing movie files Close the movie player Play previous track Play and Pause Play next track 10 seconds rewinding Stop 10 seconds forwarding ...

Page 38: ...Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 37 3 2 4 3 Folder Menu Layout 3 2 4 4 Key Definitions Hard disk drive USB disk or memory card CD ROM drive Exit folder menu Page up Selecting up Selecting down Page down ...

Page 39: ...4 5 Accessing Movie Files Step 1 Press to go to movie file access menu Step 2 You can select movie files from your local hard disk drive external devices or CD ROM In this example we will be selecting from hard disk drive Go to My Movie folder by clicking it ...

Page 40: ... Step 3 You can organize your movie file by title or anyway you would prefer In this case we will play the movie called MIB Therefore just click the file Step 4 Now you are ready to watch the movie you can also click to enable a full screen display mode ...

Page 41: ...le with its own standard and using USB digital TV receiver to watch it You will be able to install the software and hardware into VPC series and setting up the link through Media Monsuta s GUI You need to pre install your digital TV system and with external USB TV dongle before you can assess from Media Monsuta GUI In the following example we use TV_Soft as the name for instruction purpose ...

Page 42: ...3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 41 3 2 5 1 Setting Up Digital TV Step 1 Click the Settings button from Main Menu Step 2 Click within General Setting s page to generate digital TV set up link ...

Page 43: ...PC Operation Manual ver 1 Step 3 Click Set in the row of TV to call up files management screen Step 4 With in Program Files folder double click TV_Soft folder select a file name called TV_Soft then press Open to create the link ...

Page 44: ... 5 Click to activate TV shortcut link Step 6 Locate TV setting Click both activation button under front and back seat selection to activate TV Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 45: ...s Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 Step 7 Click save to save the setting and TV is ready to be use now Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 46: ... explorer giving extra entertainment for passengers traveling on the road A mini on screen keyboard is also available for you to key in your favorite website link address It s simple and easy to use for everyone You need to make sure you have got the internet connection up and running before attempt to use mini internet explorer option ...

Page 47: ... Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 3 2 6 1 Internet Explorer Layout 3 2 6 2 Key Definitions Previous page Next page Stop Reload Home page Bookmark home page Close internet explorer Mini on screen keyboard ...

Page 48: ...tware is based at the Windows operating system environment therefore you will be able to enjoy the usual Windows operating environment just like home school or office Media Monsuta can provide you the seamless switching in between two programs and gives you the great advantage to take control of both ...

Page 49: ... Monsuta and Windows O S Step 1 From the Media Monsuta s main menu click Windows button to switch into Windows O S Step 2 Now you are in standard Windows operating system returning back into Media Monsuta just simply click M on the status bar and will take you back in main menu again ...

Page 50: ...avorite music and enjoying your family photo album at the same time Media Monsuta can make this happening in real for you Using VPC series allows you to achieve multi tasking in one unit You will be able to retrieve photo pictures from your local hard disk drive or any other external storage devices ...

Page 51: ...0 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 3 2 8 1 Photo Player Layout 3 2 8 2 Key Definitions Full screen display Accessing photo files Close the photo player Play previous photo Play and Pause Play next photo ...

Page 52: ...Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 51 3 2 8 3 Folder Menu Layout 3 2 8 4 Key Definitions Hard disk drive USB disk or memory card CD ROM drive Exit folder menu Page up Selecting up Selecting down Page down ...

Page 53: ...8 5 Accessing Photo Files Step 1 Press to go to photo file access menu Step 2 You can select photo files from your local hard disk drive external devices or CD ROM In this example we will be selecting from hard disk drive Go to My Photo folder by clicking it ...

Page 54: ...ep 3 You can organize your photo folder by any way you like In this case we would like to play photo files from the top of its list Therefore click the file Step 4 Photo will be start displaying soon you can also click to enable a full screen display mode ...

Page 55: ...r loaded software in Media Monsuta You can download the software from www skype com and set up the link through Media Monsuta You need to make sure you have got the internet connection up and running before attempt to use Skype option You need to pre install your Skype software before you can access from Media Monsuta GUI In the following example we use Skype_Soft as the name for instruction purpo...

Page 56: ...VPC3000 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 55 3 2 9 1 Setting Up Skype Step 1 Click the Settings button from Main Menu Step 2 Click within General Setting s page to generate Skype set up link ...

Page 57: ...peration Manual ver 1 Step 3 Click Set in the row of Skype to call up files management screen Step 4 With in Program Files folder double click Skype_Soft folder select a file name called Skype_Soft then press Open to create the link ...

Page 58: ...lick to activate Skype shortcut link Step 6 Locate Skype setting Click both activation button under front and back seat selection to activate Skype Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 59: ...Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 Step 7 Click save to save the setting and Skype is ready to be use now Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 60: ...s it brings the convenience to everyone s daily life Media Monsuta is able to grant this association and connecting to your wireless devices with our VPC series unit The easy and friendly user s interface gives you hassle free set up You will need to have an external USB Bluetooth transceiver and driver to be installed on your VPC3000 series unit before you can start the enjoyment ...

Page 61: ...feature provides you to set up the basic configuration for Media Monsuta and also helps you to manage with better efficiency The configuration includes general basic settings features accessibility time and date as well as third party add on software executive linkage configuration ...

Page 62: ...s of your monitor s backlight as different settings for day and night automatically by configured hours The first column is used for activation hours by 24 hours clock The default setting is 7am for day and 5pm for night The second column is used for brightness level with 5 setting levels The default setting is 3 for day and 2 for night ...

Page 63: ...r device with on and off control This feature is not available VPC3000 series model You will need to have an external USB Bluetooth dongle and its driver to install into the system z Language Media Monsuta is able to provide a Multilanguage user s interface support Currently language availability is English Traditional Chinese and Simplify Chinese ...

Page 64: ...11 2 Features Accessibility Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI Note VPC3000 series model do not support this feature currently They support only front seat selection in above UI ...

Page 65: ...he front and back seat passengers will have their own independent main menu selection from Media Monsuta GUI to operate In this setting gives you the choice of whole listed features from main menu and allowing a different set up to meet individual needs The dual independent user s interface control requires two VGA outputs from VPC series unit it is not available for VPC3000 series model ...

Page 66: ...e and Date z Time and Date This feature gives you a quick time and date set up configuration for your operating system as well as your Media Monsuta software The setting gives the year month day hour and minutes configuration for without going back usual Windows O S ...

Page 67: ...00 Series Vehicle PC Operation Manual ver 1 3 2 11 4 Third Party Add On Software Configuration This feature of shortcut linkage has been introduced and explained from pervious chapters in this operation manual ...

Page 68: ...g 1 It is recommended that you should copy the utility AWDFLASH EXE in driver CD and BIOS binary files into a floppy disk or a USB disk drive Alternatively you can copy these two files into the directory that you have made in hard disk 2 Restart your computer into MS DOS mode or command prompt only for windows then move into the directory where the new BIOS file located and use the utility AWDFLAS...

Page 69: ... crash We offer this function at every time when you restart the operating system You will see a booting selection with Windows XP and Recovery on the first booting screen and system will enter to Windows XP operating system in 3 seconds if user does not select Recovery by arrow key Please follow the steps as below to recover you main drive Step1 Select Recovery by keyboard arrow key and press Ent...

Page 70: ...ow up to ask you again for recovery confirmation Step3 there s a complete percentage shows from 0 to 100 Step4 When the process is completed there s a confirmation message show up to ask user to restart the system System should be successful to get into Windows XP environment and perform a clean boot as original status ...

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