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VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.A.1 

   

Packing List 

 

Before you begin installing your unit, please make sure that the following materials have 

been shipped:   

 

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1 x Vehicle PC with plastic bag. 

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1 x Utility CD (Manuals &

 

Device Drivers). 

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User’s Manual (Yellow card, Operation Manual, Installation Manual) 

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1 x USB GPS receiver dongle   

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8 screws in a zipper bag.   

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External cable for multi-lock connector with 3 separate cables. 

¾

 

3 in one USB cables x 1 

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Audio/Video output cable x 1 

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VGA output x 1 

 

If any 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: 

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Product name and serial number   

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Description of your peripheral attachments   

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Description of your software (eg. operating system, version, and application 

software… etc.)   

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A complete description of the problem   

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The exact wording of any error messages   

VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA.1

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Content 

 

Chapter 1  Product Overview ......................................................................................6 

1.1      Unit Features....................................................................................................6 
1.2      Unit Operating Instructions...............................................................................7 
1.3      Touch Panel Specification ..............................................................................10 
1.4      Radio System................................................................................................. 11 
1.5      Video Source Selection..................................................................................12 
1.6      Audio Source Selection..................................................................................13 
1.7      Radio Station Feature ....................................................................................14 
1.8      Unit Specification for Radio and Audio / Video ...............................................15 

Chapter 2  Computing Feature ..................................................................................16 

2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................16 
2.2      External I/O Connector...................................................................................21 

Chapter 3  Chipset Software Installation Utility .......................................................28 

3.1 Announcement ..............................................................................................28 
3.2 Introduction ...................................................................................................29 
3.3 Installation Guide ..........................................................................................30 

Chapter 4  VGA Setup ................................................................................................34 

4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................34 
4.2 Installation 

of 

the VGA Driver ........................................................................35 

4.3 Installation Guide ..........................................................................................36 
4.4 Further 

Information........................................................................................40 

Chapter 5    Audio Setup..............................................................................................41 

5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................41 
5.2 Driver 

Installation ..........................................................................................41 

5.3 Installation Guide ..........................................................................................42 
5.4 Further 

Information........................................................................................45 

Chapter 6  Default BIOS Setting................................................................................46 

6.1 COMS 

RAM 

Auto-backup and Restore .........................................................46 

6.2 Entering Setup ..............................................................................................48 
6.3 Advanced 

Chipset Features ..........................................................................51 

6.4 Integrated 

Peripherals...................................................................................53 

6.5 Power 

Management Setup............................................................................56 

6.6 PnP/PCI 

Configurations ................................................................................58 

6.7 PC 

Health Status...........................................................................................59 

6.8 Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................60 

Appendix A 

  AM/FM/TV Transmission ...............................................................61 

Appendix B 

  After Service ..................................................................................63 

Summary of Contents for VPC5000 Series

Page 1: ...sibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from such use Copyright 2007 by Giantec Inc All right Reserved December 2007 Version A 1 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 ...

Page 2: ...tware data lost profits lost savings any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages due to accident abuse misuse negligence and acts of God VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 3 Safety Notice We make no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose We shall not be liable for...

Page 3: ...of the problem The exact wording of any error messages VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 5 Content Chapter 1 Product Overview 6 1 1 Unit Features 6 1 2 Unit Operating Instructions 7 1 3 Touch Panel Specification 10 1 4 Radio System 11 1 5 Video Source Selection 12 1 6 Audio Source Selection 13 1 7 Radio Station Feature 14 1 8 Unit Specification for Radio and Audio Video 15 Chapt...

Page 4: ...her video device RCA output Audio output to connect audio amplifier CCD parking Camera connector If the vehicle has installed the parking camera when shift the gear lever to R Reverse automatically the scene of rear view camera will be displayed VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 7 1 2 Unit Operating Instructions Power On Off Button Press POWER Turn On or Turn Off the system powe...

Page 5: ...ER front and rear channels Adjustment 1 Press to FADER 2 Press ENTER key 3 Press to have a fade setting between front and rear channels 5 LOUD LOUDNESS Adjustment 1 Press to LOUDNESS 2 Press ENTER key 3 Press to select ON or OFF VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 9 VIDEO Function Adjustment 1 BRIGHTNESS Adjustment 1 Press to BRIGHT 2 Press ENTER key 3 Press to set the level of de...

Page 6: ... the touch panel The touch panel input device works as a mouse click while your finger touch General Specification Type Analog Resistive Input Mode Stylus or Finger Active Area 152 4X 91 4 mm VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 11 1 4 Radio System Receiving Frequency Displays current radio frequency Channel Display current Channel FM1 FM2 AM1 Mnemonic Display Press PRESET key will...

Page 7: ...1 FM2 AM AUX PC AUX PC VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 13 1 6 Audio Source Selection Audio in PC AUX shift press MOD key to select a different audio source PC to AUX AUDIO or AUX AUDIO to PC repeatedly shown as the following illustration Audio in AM FM Mode press BND key once to change another audio channel in a sequence repeatedly shown as the following illustration Manual Tu...

Page 8: ...C Installation Manual verA 1 15 1 8 Unit Specification for Radio and Audio Video Specification FM Frequency Range 87 5 108 0 MHz Usable Sensitivity S N 30db 15 dBu S N Ratio 50 dB FM Antenna Impedance 75 Ω AM Frequency Range 522 1620 KHz Usable Sensitivity S N 20db 35 dBu S N Ratio 40 dB AM Antenna Impedance 75 Ω S N Ratio 90 dB Audio Max Output 50 W x 4 CH Resolution 800 H x 480 V Brightness 400 ...

Page 9: ...standards 2 1 1 Key Features Vehicle Use Vehicle computing application 12 VDC power supply Meet vehicle environment MultiIock System Secure and reliable connector for transportation standard Hassle free cable management Windows O S Microsoft Windows XP ready Supporting other Windows based software application Multimedia Graphic User s Interface Support media file playback Support music file playba...

Page 10: ...h x 1 Selecting key x 3 Volume Control Up Down x 1 Tuner scan off only button x 1 Access keys x 1 VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 19 Back Panel VGA Output for external Display USB x 3 Composite Video Input Reverse Parking Camera x 1 AUX Input Audio and Video x 1 Standard Car Stereo Connection Leads Set LCD Panel 7 Screen Size 16 9 Aspect Touch Panel Operation Audio 50W x 4 Max...

Page 11: ... of connection of VPC5000 c Main Unit Connector This cables defined power pins ACC pins 4 x Speakers Output etc Following description is the introduction for each wire from Left to Right 1 Brown White CCD This wire is reserve for system connecting to CCD rear Camera 2 Orange White LED ILL Connect to LED Illuminator 12VCC 3 Orange Connect to AMP ignition which is external AMP power 4 Brown The wire...

Page 12: ...Connector The USB connectors support every variety of USB devices e AUX Input CCD Input Video Input IR input The cables should be connecting to vehicle speakers parking camera Video Input etc User may follow direction on right to complete the connection f Radio Antenna Cable It defines Radio antenna s connection g VGA Output The VGA cable is secondary VGA output which is the dual display for back ...

Page 13: ...5 2 2 2 Buttons Description on Front Panel 16 9 aspect ratio with high resolution image composed of 384 000 pixel elements High power LEDs backlight with Mercury free solution wide viewing angle technology High contrast by Super Wide View technology High power LEDs backlight with Mercury free solution Features Description For Front Panel ...

Page 14: ...ophone jack 17 PC Power switcher 18 PC HOLD and resume button 19 DVD ROM ejector button 20 Screen power on off button 21 Infrared receiver 22 PC POWER LED indicator 23 HDD LED indicator 24 PC HOLD LED indicator VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 27 1 Audio Video can be displayed individually 2 HOLD feature HOLD function allows customer to hold Vehicle PC system while user turn of...

Page 15: ...ed in the system before installing the enhanced display drivers Additionally many of the installation procedures will assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating system commands Please review the relevant operating system commands and the applicable sections of your application software s user manual before starting the installation VPC5000 Series Vehicl...

Page 16: ...o insert a USB CD ROM to be a install device Then click the System Driver icon to start installation 3 3 2 Step 2 The Install Shield Wizard appears to begin the installation process VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 31 3 3 3 Step 3 Click Next when you see the following message 3 3 4 Step 4 Click Yes when you see the following message ...

Page 17: ... 5 Step 5 Click Next when you see the following message 3 3 6 Step 6 Installation is in progress VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 33 3 3 7 Step 7 When the following message appears click Finish to complete the installation and restart Windows ...

Page 18: ... configured through CMOS settings This method minimized the number of chips and different type of panels please choose panel type from the integrated peripherals menu in CMOS setting 4 1 2 Display Type The VPC5000 series are set to be with one monitor as default setting VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 35 4 2 Installation of the VGA Driver Please read the instructions in this c...

Page 19: ...e driver CD into system s CD ROM drive Then click the VGA Driver icon to start installation 4 3 2 Step 2 Click Next to begin VGA driver installation VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 37 4 3 3 Step 3 Installation is in progress 4 3 4 Step 4 Click next when you see the following message ...

Page 20: ...4 3 5 Step 5 Click Yes when you see the following message 4 3 6 Step 6 Installation continues VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 39 4 3 7 Step 7 When the following message appears click Finish to complete the installation and restart Windows ...

Page 21: ...ereo sound and the FM music synthesis also known as ESFM using the Intel ICH4 audio controller chipset and Realtek AC 97 CODEC This audio interface can perform record compress along with play back voice sound and music inside the built in mixer control 5 2 Driver Installation Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation The audio drivers for the VPC5000 se...

Page 22: ... CD into system s CD ROM drive Then click the Audio Driver icon to start installation 5 3 2 Step 2 Click Next when you see the following message VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 43 5 3 3 Step 3 Installation is in progress 5 3 4 Step 4 Click Continue Anyway when you see the following message ...

Page 23: ...e installation and restart Window VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 45 5 4 Further Information For further information about the audio installation in your VPC5000 series including driver updates troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists contact your supplier where you have purchased from or visit the following web resources Realtek website www realtek com tw ...

Page 24: ... BIOS setup BIOS will recheck the data in CMOS RAM and automatically restore the original data in Flash ROM to CMOS RAM for booting if operating in harsh industrial environment causes a soft error Figure 6 1 1 Caution Screen VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 47 If you intend to change the CMOS setting without restoring the previous backup you will have to click on DEL within two...

Page 25: ...isplay and memory Press ESC to allow you to return back to BIOS Initial Setup Screen Figure 6 2 2 Standard CMOS features screen VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 49 6 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features screen appears when choosing the Advanced BIOS Features item from the Initial Setup Screen menu Below are some major items that provided in the Advance BIOS Fea...

Page 26: ...he prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt To disable security select PASSWORD SET TING in the main menu At this point you will be asked to enter a password Simply press Enter to disable security When security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 6 2 2 4 APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced P...

Page 27: ...S Delay This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS Row Address Strobe and CAS Column Address Strobe signals This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to read from or refreshed Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM 6 3 5 DRAM RAS Precharge This option sets the number of cycles required for the RAS to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM refreshes The default set...

Page 28: ...nce Figure 5 On board Integrated Peripherals Figure 6 4 3 On Chip IDE Device 6 4 2 IDE HDD Block Mode If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 55 6 4 3 USB Controller Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB periph...

Page 29: ... Figure 6 5 2 Power Management Setup VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 57 6 5 1 ACPI Function The default setting is enabled 6 5 2 Video off Method This category allows user to select V H SYNC Blank Blank Screen and DPMS selection 6 5 3 Video Off in Suspend When system is in suspend video will turn off 6 5 4 Suspend Type Stop Grant allows user to set suspend type to Stop Grant P...

Page 30: ...ot and Plug Play devices but you must be using Windows 95 or above 6 6 2 IRQ Resources This is left at Disabled Figure 6 6 2 PnP PCI Configurations VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 59 6 7 PC Health Status Figure 6 7 1 PC Health Status Figure 6 7 2 Smart Fan Temperature 6 7 1 Shutdown Temperature Enable hardware shutdown monitoring to shutdown system when temperature is been def...

Page 31: ...would be reflex FM signal is different to AM signal it cannot radiate from ground therefore its signal cannot be as long as AM s Multi journey signal noise Because of the obstruction will reflex FM s signal it might also receive others straight signal and reflex signal It makes signal delay when receiving or it might receive staccato or distortion The problem sometimes occurs when system is near t...

Page 32: ...ived different signal from previous radio station to next radio station VPC5000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual verA 1 63 Appendix B After Service Entrusted for Repair If the product is still in warranty please plug off the power and then send product with the warranty card to Giantec distributors or its service center After Service Please contact to your dealer or service center around you ...

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