Limited One-Year Warranty ....................... 2 How to Obtain Service ........................2 Liability ............................... 2 Safety Precautions ..........................3 Safety Information ........................3 Caution on the EPC-2020 Series ....................3 SYSTEM REFERENCE Specification ............................7 Physical Dimensions ......................... 10 HARDWARE SETUP Before Using the Product for the First Time ..................
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Memory Configuration ....................... 60 PCH-IO Configuration ....................... 61 USB Configuration ........................62 Boot Configuration ..........................63 CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities ..................65 Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities ....................66 UEFI Boot Drive BBS Priorities ....................... 67 EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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RAID setup when replacing the HDD ....................87 7. APPENDIX Battery Specification ......................... 89 Removing the Battery When Disposing of the Product ............. 89 Disposing the battery ........................90 8. LIST OF OPTIONS List of Options ..........................91 EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Implementation maximum board size: 312 (L) x 111 (H) up to [mm] I can be equipped with a RAID card. Supported OS - Windows® 7 Professional 32bit / 64bit Japanese - Windows® 7 Ultimate 32bit - Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 32bit Multi-Language EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in several languages. Note! For product information Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price, delivery time, or estimate information. Limited One-Year Warranty CONTEC products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD.
When transporting or moving this product, be sure to use the original packaging in which it was shipped from CONTEC or other equivalent packaging in order to prevent vibrations, impacts, and static electricity. Do not modify the product.
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Always disconnect the power cable from the receptacle before mounting or removing the expansion board, or before connecting or disconnecting any connector. CONTEC reserves the right to refuse to service a product modified by the user. In the event of failure or abnormality (foul smells or excessive heat generation), unplug the power cord immediately and contact your retailer.
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Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference at his own expense. WARNING TO USER Change or modifications not expressly approved the manufacturer can void the user's authority to operate this equipment. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Introduction EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
8 ports (TYPE-A connector x 8) RS-232C 2 ports (9 pin D-SUB connector [male]) ROM-DRIVE SLIM DVD-MULTI-DRIVE x 1 Heat dissipation method Forced air cooling with a fan Supported OS Windows 7 Professional Windows XP Professional EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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+5V : 1A +12V : 1A - USB +5V : 4A(0.5A x 8) Physical dimensions 100(W) x 348(D) x 262(H) (no protrusions) (mm) About 5.6kg (Without option) Weight Standard CE class A, FCC class A, VCCI class A EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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X, Y, and Z (40 minutes each) (JIS C 60068-2-6,IEC 60068-2-6-compliant) 98 m/s (10 G), 11 ms, half-sine wave, 3 times in each direction: X, Y, and Z ± 3 directions (JIS C Grounding 60068-2-27,IEC 60068-2-27-compliant) EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
*1 Before using this product, be sure to execute "Restore Defaults" to initialize the BIOS settings to their default values. (See Chapter 5, " Main Menu ".) CAUTION Be sure to connect the keyboard and mouse to it before turning the power on for the first time. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
If you use a CFast card other than the optional card, we cannot guarantee the specifications of this product. If you want to use the product within its specifications, be sure to use the optional CFast card. The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf⋅cm. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
(2) Use screws to fix the HDD in place inside the HDD case with the HDD label facing up. SATA connector side Label Screw Figure 3.3. Installation of HDD CAUTION Please note the mounting direction of the HDD. The specified tightening torque is 2.5±0.2 kgf・cm. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Be sure that the ambient temperature is within the range specified in the installation environment requirement by making space between the product and device that generates heat or exhaust air. Vertical orientation Horizontal orientation Figure 3.5. Vertical orientation Horizontal orientation EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Also, attach the rubber feet to the stand to use it. Attaching anything other than the rubber feet to the stand may lead to the stand blocking the inlet port. Horizontal orientation Figure 3.7. Horizontal Orientation Installation EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
(2) Insert a riser card. Riser card PC-side insertion slot Figure 3.9. Installing Expansion Cards 2 (3) Use screws to fix the riser card in place. Figure 3.10. Installing Expansion Cards 3 (4) Attach the main unit cover. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Hardware Setup CAUTION Pay attention to the proper riser card insertion direction. The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf⋅cm. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Ethernet 1000BASE-TX/100BASE-T/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector x 2 USB port connector x 8 LINE IN Line in (3.5φ PHONE JACK) LINE OUT Line out (3.5φ PHONE JACK) Mike in (3.5φ PHONE JACK) EXT.SLOT PCI Express x16 or PCI slot EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Reset switch : RESET SW The product is equipped with a hardware reset switch. To prevent the pressing of this switch in error, the switch is difficult to press. Use a fine-tipped object to press the switch. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
The product has 2 ports of RS-232C compliant serial ports supporting up to a baud rate of 115,200bps with a 16-byte transmission-dedicated data buffer and a 16-byte reception-dedicated data buffer. Figure 4.3. Serial port connector 9-pin D-SUB (MALE) Connector used on the product No.4-40UNC Inch screw threads Pin No. Signal name EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
The product is equipped with a connector for use in connecting to an analog RGB display. Table 4.4. Analog RGB connector HD-SUB 15 pin (FEMALE) Connector type No.4-40UNC Inch screw threads Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name GREEN BLUE N.C. N.C. DDCDATA HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
The product is equipped with a connector for line input. You can connect a CD player or other audio output devices to the product, and then record audio to the system or play back audio from LINE OUT. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Audio driver The audio driver is required to use the microphone input and line output interfaces. Install the appropriate audio driver for your OS from the CONTEC’s Web site. Expansion slot : EXT.SLOT You can insert an optional PCI-Express (x16) card or PCI card into the one expansion slot.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
AMI and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. If chipset settings are changed even slightly, it may become necessary to repair the unit. A Final Note About Setup The information in this chapter is subject to change without notice. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Use this menu to specify the setting about the system boot. Security Use this menu to set the password so that the system security can be protected. Save & Exit Use this menu to load or save the setup item and to exit the setup menu. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Item Option Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when System Date Month / Day / Year you set the date. Set the system time. System Time Hour : Minute : Second EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Use this menu to specify CPU Configuration. SATA Configuration Use this menu to specify SATA Configuration settings. Intel TXT(LT) Configuration Use this menu to specify Intel TXT(LT) Configuration settings. PCH-FW Configuration You can view the Intel ME firmware version. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Serial Port Console Redirection You can specify the serial console settings. Sandybridge DTS Configuration You can specify the CPU temperature monitoring correction setting. Sandybridge PPM Configuration You can specify the settings related to the CPU power-saving mode. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Options Description If the product is equipped with an optional Legacy ROM ROM as the PCI device, you can set the PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM priority of the ROM. Do not change this setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
0-23 automatically turn on. Sets the minute at which the system will RTC Wake up Minute 0-59 automatically turn on. Sets the second at which the system will RTC Wake up Second 0-59 automatically turn on. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 20xx American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 5.5. Trusted Computing Table 5.7. Trusted Computing Item Options Description Disable Security chips are not supported. Set this to TPM SUPPORT Enable "Disable." EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Adjacent Cache Line Disabled prefetch function. Enabled Prefetch Normally do not change this setting. Intel Virtualization Disabled You can enable or disable the virtualization Enabled Technology support function. Power Technology Disabled You can specify the power management EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 20xx American Megatrends, Inc. Figuer 5.7. SATA Configuration Table 5.9. SATA Configuration Item Options Description Enabled You can specify the SATA controller operation SATA Controller(S) Disabled setting. SATA Mode Selection AHCI You can select the SATA device mode. RAID EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
You can enable or disable TXT support. You can only set this value when the Disabled virtualization support function (Table 5.9.) Intel TXT(LT) Support Enabled is enabled. Products equipped with Intel® Celeron™ processors are not supported. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
You can specify the Intel ME firmware ME FW Image Re-Flash Enabled overwrite operation. Table 5.12. Firmware Update Configuration Item Options Description Disabled You can specify the Intel ME firmware ME FW Image Re-Flash Enabled overwrite operation. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Intel AMT is not supported. Write Enabled Enabled Do not change this setting. Intel AMT is not supported. AMT Wait Timer Do not change this setting. Disabled Intel AMT is not supported. Enabled Do not change this setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Intel AMT is not supported. AMT CIRA Timeout Do not change this setting. Intel AMT is not supported. OS Timer Do not change this setting. Intel AMT is not supported. BIOS Timer Do not change this setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
USB non-OS. Auto Do not change this setting. You can specify the setting that enables this Disabled EHCI Hand-off operation even on operating systems that do Enabled not have the EHCI hand off function. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
The system does not start at the same point Last State in time that the power supply starts. Always ON : The system starts at the same point in time that the power supply starts. Last State : EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Options Description Disabled You can specify the serial port operation Serial Port Enabled setting. Auto IO=C80h; IRQ=5 IO=C80h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 You can specify the IO address and IRQ Change Settings IO=C88h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 settings. IO=C90h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 IO=C98h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Options Description Disabled You can specify the serial port operation Serial Port Enabled setting. Auto IO=C90h; IRQ=5 IO=C80h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 You can specify the IO address and IRQ Change Settings IO=C88h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 settings. IO=C90h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 IO=C98h; IRQ=5,7,10,11 EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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This is the DC/PWM value of system fan 4. (SMART FAN Ⅳ Mode) SYSFAN Critical This is the system fan critical temperature Temperature setting. (SMART FAN Ⅳ Mode) SYSFAN Critical Temp This is the allowable system fan critical Tolerance temperature. (SMART FAN Ⅳ Mode) EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Output Low Input Digital I/O Pin 6 Output High You can specify the IO port function setting. Output Low Input Digital I/O Pin 7 Output High You can specify the IO port function setting. Output Low EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
75 C/167 F Disabled 70 C/158 F 75 C/167 F ACPI Shutdown The power is turned off when the set 80 C/176 F Temperature temperature is reached. 85 C/185 F 90 C/194 F 95 C/205 F EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
This is not supported. Do not change this (Windows MES) Enabled setting. COM1 This is not supported. Do not change this Out-of-Band Mgmt Port COM6(Pci Dev22,Func3) setting. VT100 VT100+ This is not supported. Do not change this Terminal Type VT-UTF8 setting. ANSI EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Hardware RTS/CTS Disabled Recorder Mode You can specify the recorder mode setting. Enabled Disabled Resolution 100x31 This is the resolution setting. Enabled 80x24 Legacy OS Redirection You can specify this setting for legacy Resolution 80x25 operating systems. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Hardware RTS/CTS Disabled Recorder Mode You can specify the recorder mode setting. Enabled Disabled Resolution 100x31 This is the resolution setting. Enabled 80x24 Legacy OS Redirection You can specify this setting for legacy Resolution 80x25 operating systems. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 20xx American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 5.17. Sandybridge DTS Configuration Table 5.26. Sandybridge DTS Configuration Item Options Description Disabled You can specify the CPU temperature CPU DTS Enabled monitoring correction setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
When the load is high for a short period of limit time, the operating clock is lowered so that power is reduced to the specified value. This is the offset value for temperature TCC active offset monitoring. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 20xx American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 5.19. Chipset The following items are available: System Agent Configuration Use this menu to specify System Agent settings. PCH-IO Configuration Use this menu to specify PCH-IO settings. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Figure 5.20. System Agent(SA) Configuration Table 5.28. System Agent(SA) Configuration Item Options Description Disabled You can specify the Intel VT-d setting. VT-d Enabled (Celeron models are excluded.) Auto Primary Display IGFX You can specify the primary display setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
GTT Size You can specify the GTT size setting. You can specify the amount of main memory to 64MB DVMT Pre-Allocated allocate for graphics use. DVMT Total Gfx Mem You can specify the amount of graphics memory. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
You can specify the primary display setting Display HDMI to use when starting the IGD. Display Port VBIOS Default Secondary IGFX Boot You can specify the secondary display Display HDMI setting to use when starting the IGD. Display Port EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Table 5.31. NB PCIe Configuration Item Options Description You can specify the PCI Express slot generation Auto PEG – Gen X setting. Disabled You can specify whether to use IGD when using Always Enable PEG Enabled enhanced graphics. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Enabled You can specify the Memory Scrambler RMT Crosser Support Disabled setting. Normally do not change this setting. Enabled You can specify the Memory Scrambler MRC Fast Boot Disabled setting. Normally do not change this setting. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Disabled Disabled You can specify the Azalia Audio (HD Azalia Enabled Audio) setting. Auto Power Off You can specify the start setting to use After G3 Status Power On when the AC power supply turns on. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 20xx American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 5.26. USB Configuration Table 5.34. USB Configuration Item Options Description Disabled EHCI1 You can specify the USB 2.0 EHCI setting. Enabled Disabled EHCI2 You can specify the USB 2.0 EHCI setting. Enabled EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
You can specify the third device to start. device.) XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary 4th Boot You can specify the fourth device to start. device.) XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary 5th Boot You can specify the fifth device to start. device.) EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Be sure to specify (1) for the boot setting. Booting with option (2) is not supported. Only the devices set with high priorities with the other settings such as CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities can be selected in the Boot Option #x lists. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
3rd Boot device.) start. XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary You can specify the fourth CD/DVD device 4th Boot device.) to start. XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary You can specify the fifth CD/DVD device to 5th Boot device.) start. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
3rd Boot device.) start. XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary You can specify the fourth HDD device to 4th Boot device.) start. XXXXXXXXX (Specify an arbitrary You can specify the fifth HDD device to 5th Boot device.) start. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Table 5.38. UEFI Boot Drive BBS Priorities Item Options Description You can specify to start XX first. If there are Built-in EFI Shell 1st Boot other devices that can be started, they will Disabled be listed as items. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Enter a password of between 1 or more characters twice. Follow the same procedure as Administrator Password to nullify the password. CAUTION Be careful not to forget the password. If you forget the password, the product will have to be repaired at an extra cost. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Set Master Password Create New Password [**** Confirm New Password [**** Enter a password of between 1 or more characters twice. In order to disable the password, please enter the input screen of the Administrator Password again. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Discard the changed settings. Restore Defaults Return the settings to their default values. Save as User Defaults You can save the changed setting values as the User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Return the settings to the saved User Defaults. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Press <CTRL-I> to enter Configuration Utility. CAUTION If the IDE device is not set to RAID in the BIOS setup, the above screen will not appear. Note The information in this chapter may be changed without notice. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Acceleration can be used to synchronize the cache and the data. However, this can only be operated SSD is used as the cache. Exit The setup items can be saved, and you can exit the setup menu. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Set the capacity of the RAID drive. Set the copying of data from the master drive to a recovery Sync drive and from a recovery drive to the master drive. * This is not used with this product. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
"Member Disk" will be displayed under "Type/Status(Vol ID)" for the hard disk drives that make up the RAID drive. 11. On the Main Menu, press the <Up Arrow> key and <Down Arrow> key to move the cursor to "Exit", and then press <Enter>. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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OS, data will be lost and the OS will be unable to boot. Our support is limited to mirroring. Creating a RAID drive other than a mirroring RAID is up to the customer. We assume no responsibility for damage caused by doing so. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
5. The RAID drive will be deleted from "RAID Volumes" on the Main Menu. Under "Physical Disks", "Non-RAID Disk" will be displayed under "Type/Status(Vol ID)" for the hard disk drives that made up the RAID drive. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): CAUTION When an existing RAID drive is deleted, data may be lost. Back up the data on a RAID drive before deleting it if the data is important. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
When the contents of Rapid storage technology are updated or activities are in progress internally, an icon is display in the Task Manager. You can also launch it by clicking the icon. Be aware that the icon is not always displayed in the Task Bar. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
6. Software RAID setup Exiting the Rapid storage technology You can exit Rapid storage technology by clicking “×” on the upper right corner of the window. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
PC while synchronization is in progress. Doing so will cause data loss and data error. If a HDD to be mirroring-configured is not a “Member disk”, you have to set it to be a mirrored drive using the RAID utility or Rapid storage technology. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
When the RAID drive is made by the total content of HDD 2 piece connected, “Make” item is not displayed. RAID drives which can created are up two drives in total. 2. Check “Real-time data protection (RAID1)” and select “Next”. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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6. Software RAID setup 3. Check “Yes:*****” and select “Next”. Input Name and Advanced arbitrarity. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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6. Software RAID setup 4. Select “Create Volume”. 5. After the wizard displayed, selected “OK”. 6. When the wizard is finished, a new RAID drive create. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
1. Select “Manage”, select the RAID drive that you want to delete. 2. Select “Delete volume”. 3. After the wizard window is displayed, select Yes”. 4. The selected RAID drive is deleted. CAUTION If an existing RAID drive is a system drive, it cannot be deleted. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
RAID drive, and the HDD using Rapid storage technology. Each status can be checked through the “Status” or “Management” of Rapid storage technology. Status ※One mirroring-configured HDD is not connected. Management ※One mirroring-configured HDD is not connected. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Confirming the error log When an error occurs in a RAID drive, it is logged into the Windows-standard “Event Viewer”. You can check errors using the Windows-standard “Event Viewer”. CAUTION Rapid storage technology does not provide a logging function. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
Rebuild completes in the operating system. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial # Size ***** ********** ********** ***GB [↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-SelectDisk [ESC]-Exit EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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In addition to the above procedure, mirroring can be also reconfigured from Rapid storage technology, but we recommend replacement through the above procedure. For the recovery procedure using Rapid storage technology, refer to the help information for Rapid storage technology. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
When you dispose of the product, follow the procedure below to remove the battery. (1) Remove the screws from the sides of the cover, and then remove the main unit cover. Figure 6.1. Removing the batter1 Battery EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
7. Appendix (2) Remove the battery. Figure 6.2. Removing the batter2 Disposing the battery Dispose the removed battery properly as instructed by local government. EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
- 2.5inch SATA SSD 16GB - 2.5inch SATA SSD 32GB Riser board - PCI-Ex16 x 1 Slot - PCI x1Slot - Windows 7 Professional - Windows XP Professional * For more information on this options, see the Contec’s website.。 EPC-2020 Series User’s manual...
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3-9-31, Himesato, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-0025, Japan Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/ English http://www.contec.com/ Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/ No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent of CONTEC CO., LTD. [11222013] Management No. NA03033 03032016_rev3 Parts No. LYRA143...