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VMT-825 User’s Manual Edition: V 2.20 Model: VMT-825 Renew time:2011-07-20 Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
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www.sintroncorp.com Copyright The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2011 by Sintron Technology Corp. All rights are reserved. Sintron reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Sintron Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable.
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www.sintroncorp.com FCC Class B Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
www.sintroncorp.com Technical Support and Assistance 1. Visit the Sintron web site at www.sintroncorp.com where you can find the latest information about the product. 2. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Sintron’s customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance. Please have the following information ready before you call: .
www.sintroncorp.com Safety Instructions 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User Manual for later reference. 3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. 4.
www.sintroncorp.com Contents Chapter 1 General Information ................9 1.1 Introduction ............................. 9 1.2 General Specifications ..........................9 1.3 LCD Specifications ..........................11 1.4 Dimensions ............................. 12 Chapter 2 System Setup ..................13 2.1 A Quick Tour of the Vehicle Mounted Computer ................13 2.2 Installation Procedures .........................
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www.sintroncorp.com 4.3.2 Panel Type Setting (JP5) ......................34 4.3.3 CMOS clear for external RTC (JP2) ..................35 4.4 COM-port Interface ..........................36 4.4.1 COM port Pin 9 power output setting (JP3) ................37 4.4.2 COM port Pin 9 power output value setting (JP4) ..............37 4.5 Jumper Setting on Power-Board ......................
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www.sintroncorp.com A.6 COM 3, 4 ..............................52 A.7 COM 3, 4 internal connector (CN18, 16) .................... 53 A.8 Internal USB port ..........................54 A.9 Reserved Parallel port connector (CN11) ................... 55 A.10 Power Inlet............................56 Appendix B Key Features Setting in BIOS ............57 B.1 Panel Type Setting in BIOS ........................
Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction VMT-825 is fanless and is supplied with either Intel ULV Celeron® M or LV CPU for higher reliability and performance. The ruggedized aluminum enclosure is built without ventilation holes and makes VMT-825 waterproof and dust proof.
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www.sintroncorp.com seconds while the OS terminates.) * For more detail of optional function please refer to Chapter 4, Sec- tion 4.5 of this manual. • Disk drive housing: Space for one 2.5" HDD or Compact Flash Card • Front panel and back cover: IP65 Sealed; NEMA4 compliant •...
Environment • Operating Temperature: • VMT-825: 0 ~ 40° C (32 ~ 104° F) for HDD; -30 ~ 60° C (-22 ~ 140° F) for CFC * * It is also suitable for industrial grade, wide-temperature range HDDs • Relative Humidity: 10 ~ 95% @ 40° C (non-condensing) •...
www.sintroncorp.com 1.4 Dimensions All dimensions are in millimeters. Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com Chapter 2 System Setup 2.1 A Quick Tour of the Vehicle Mounted Computer Before starting to set up the Vehicle Mounted Computer, take a moment to become familiar with the locations and purposes of the controls, drives, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below.
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www.sintroncorp.com Turn the Vehicle Mounted Computer around to look at its rear cover. There are VESA standard holes and others for mounting. There are no ventilation holes; see Figure 2.3 Figure 2.3 The I/O section is located on the bottom of the Vehicle Mounted Computer, as shown in Figure 2.4 Figure 2.4 Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA...
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D: PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port H: 10/100 Base-T Ethernet The Vehicle Mounted Computer provides brightness keys on the front panel of VMT-825, beside the front bezel. Press "+" or "-" to increase or decrease brightness; see Figure 2.5 Increase brightness Decrease brightness Figure 2.5...
www.sintroncorp.com 2.2 Installation Procedures 2.2.1 Connecting the Power Cord Connect the 5-pin power cord into the DC inlet of the Vehicle Mounted Computer. On the other end of the cable, 6 pins are available to make connections to positive and negative power voltages, as well as the ground and ignition signals. The pin definition is illustrated in Table 2.1.
www.sintroncorp.com 2.3 Running the BIOS Setup Program The Vehicle Mounted Computer is likely to have been properly set up and configured by your dealer prior to delivery. You may still find it necessary to use the computer’s BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) setup program to change system configuration information, such as the current date and time, or the type of hard drive.
www.sintroncorp.com Power on your computer, or reset the system by pressing the "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"Del" keys simultaneously. The computer will automatically load the operating system from the diskette or CD-ROM. If presented with the opening screen of a setup or installation program, follow the instructions on screen.
www.sintroncorp.com Chapter 3 Hardware and Peripheral Installation 3.1 Overview of Hardware Installation and Upgrading The Vehicle Mounted Computer consists of a PC-based computer that is housed in a ruggedized aluminum enclosure. Any maintenance or hardware upgrades can be completed after removing both panels 3.2 Installing the Storage Device The Vehicle Mounted Computer can apply either a 2.5"...
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www.sintroncorp.com 2. Place the HDD inside the HDD bracket and tighten the four screws (#2) from both sides of the HDD bracket 3. The HDD cable (1 x 44-pin to 1 x 44-pin) is located next to the HDD bracket. Connect the HDD cable to the HDD.
www.sintroncorp.com 3.2.2 Installing the Compact Flash Card (CFC) 1. Install the CFC adapter board by screwing the four screws (#1) on the top of the main frame. 2. Insert CFC into the slot on the adapter board and fix the CFC blocker by tightening the screw (#1) on the adapter board Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
1 on the CFC. 3.3 Placing the Rubber Seal To ensure that the VMT-825 stays dry, the supplied rubber seal must be placed correctly between the front bezel and the back cover. Please note the direction of the seal: the flat, marked side should face up 3.4 Installing the Optional Accessories...
2. Rotate Support-2 until the angle is the same as Support-1. 3. Use four M4 x 8L screws and attach the U-Arm with the VMT-825. The 4 stainless screws are supplied with the universal arm, inside the box.
www.sintroncorp.com 3.4.3 Installing the MiniPCI WLAN module 1. Insert the WLAN module into the MiniPCI slot on the motherboard, (circle 1). 2. Attach the antenna cable to the main connector located on the WLAN module, (circle 2). If adopting the dual antenna, attach the other antenna cable to the AUX connector located on the WLAN module.
www.sintroncorp.com Note: The default setting for MiniPCI LAN uses the antenna receptacle on the left-hand side; if, for some reason, it is being used by another connection, an extra cable of a different length is available on request for connection to the extra receptacle on the right-hand side of the cover 3.4.4 Installing GPS and GSM/GPRS modules One module adapter board is designed to mount both the GPS and GSM/...
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www.sintroncorp.com 2. Attach and tighten the antenna wire between the GPS module connector and the antenna hole on rear cover. Then, connect the serial cable on the adapter board to the COM3 port on the motherboard. See Figure 3.10 and 3.11 below. 3.
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www.sintroncorp.com connectors.) 4. Screw the antenna into the antenna receptacle on the outside of the rear cover. After installation is complete, the finished system resembles Figure 3.11: Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com Chapter 4 Jumper Settings and Connectors 4.1 Setting Jumpers The Vehicle Mounted Computer can be configured to match the needs of each application by setting the jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electrical switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover), which slides over the pins to close the circuit and connect them.
www.sintroncorp.com 4.1.2 Locating jumpers and switches Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.1.3 Connectors on the motherboard On-board connectors link the Vehicle Mounted Computer to external devices such as hard disk drives. The table below lists the function of each connector. Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.1.4 Locating connectors on the motherboard Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.1.5 Jumpers and switches on power board The power board of the Vehicle Mounted Computer has a number of jumpers that help configure the system. It also has LED indicator lamps that display the system operation status. The table below lists the function of each connector and LED Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.1.6 Locating jumpers, connectors and LEDs on power board Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
When the .panel type. value is set to . HW default. in BIOS, the JP5 can be used to set the panel type to support either 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 LCD resolution. The default jumper setting for 800 x 600 in the VMT-825 closes pins 1 and 2;...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.3.3 CMOS clear for external RTC (JP2) Warning! To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before closing pins 2 and 3 to .Clear CMOS.. Reset the jumper to .Normal operation. before turning on the power supply. Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.4 COM-port Interface The computer provides four serial ports: COM1, COM 2: RS-232/422/485 (selectable via BIOS setting) and COM3, COM 4: RS-232. The IRQ and the address ranges for COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4 are fixed. However, if it becomes necessary to disable the port or change these parameters later, it is possible to do so through the system BIOS setup.
www.sintroncorp.com 4.4.1 COM port Pin 9 power output setting (JP3) Pin 9 on COM port can act as power output, and the settings available are shown as below: 4.4.2 COM port Pin 9 power output value setting (JP4) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com 4.5 Jumper Setting on Power-Board 4.5.1 Low battery monitor and shut down (CN2) The low battery monitor is an optional shut down function designed to prevent the DC vehicle battery power from running out. When the battery voltage drops below a certain level (11V for DC12V battery, and 22V for DC24V battery) the OS will be terminated after 30 seconds and the system power will shut down after one minute.
www.sintroncorp.com 4.5.3 Ignition input switch jumper (CN8) This jumper determines if the Vehicle Mounted Computer can be activated by linkage to a vehicle ignition switch. The default setting reserves the jumper open. To enable the power-on function via the vehicle ignition switch, it is necessary to change the power fail function setting from BIOS (See Appendix B.2) and connect the signal pin of the power cord supplied with the TREK (See Section 2.2.1) to the car engine circuit.
Chapter 5 Intel Chipset 5.1 Introduction The VMT-825 combines Intel® 855GME GMCH North Bridge with Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH-4) south bridge. The Intel® 855GME chipset is an innovative integrated graphics chipset developed with DDR333 memory. It is optimized to support the Intel Pentium ® M / Celeron®...
5.2 Further Information For further information about the Intel chipset installation in VMT-825, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web sites: www.Intel.com Intel website: www.sintroncorp.com Sintron websites: Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA...
Chapter 6 Graphic Chipset 6.1 Introduction The VMT-825 has an on-board integrated VGA chipset. The specifications and features are described as follows. 6.1.1 Installation for Windows 2000 / XP 1. Execute D:\ Graphic\ win2k_xp141950.exe 2. Press .Next. to proceed, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Before installing the audio driver, please take note of the procedures detailed below. It is essential to know which operating system being applied to the VMT-825, and then refer to the corresponding installation procedures. 1. Execute D:\ Audio\ALC650\WDM_A386.exe 2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
8.1 Introduction Before installing the USB driver, please take note of the procedures detailed below. It is important to know which operating system being applied to the VMT-825, and then refer to the corresponding installation procedure. This USB driver only needs to be installed under Window 98 / 2000 and is not necessary for WinXP.
Chapter 9 Touch Screen 9.1 Introduction 9.1.1 General information The touch screen for the VMT-825 series is a resistive touch screen. The resistive touch screen incorporates advanced second-generation resistive, impact-resistant technology, which creates 80% light transmission. There is also an antiglare surface for greatly enhanced visual resolutions. It also has a new and improved scratch-resistant feature.
9.2.1 Windows 98-Me-2000-2003 driver To install the software to the computer, the VMT-825 must have both a Windows 98/Me/2000/2003 system running and PenMount control board already installed. If an older version of the PenMount Windows 98/Me/2000/2003 driver is installed in the VMT-825, remove it first.
9.2.2 Windows XP driver To install the software to the computer, the VMT-825 must have a Windows XP system running and PenMount control board already installed. If an older version of the PenMount Windows 98/Me/2000/2003 driver is installed in the VMT-825, remove it first.
www.sintroncorp.com Appendix A Pin Assignments A.1 Inverter power connector (CN2) A.2 Internal speaker connector (CN21) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.3 IDE hard disk drive connector (CN5) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.4 LVDS connector (CN1) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.5 COM 1, 2 Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.6 COM 3, 4 Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.7 COM 3, 4 internal connector (CN18, 16) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.8 Internal USB port Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.9 Reserved Parallel port connector (CN11) Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com A.10 Power Inlet Address: 2880 Zanker Rd, Suite 207, San Jose CA 95134 USA TEL: 408-800-1413 / FAX: 510-952-8282 / sales@sintroncorp.com...
www.sintroncorp.com Appendix B Key Features Setting in BIOS B.1 Panel Type Setting in BIOS For setting the panel type in BIOS, follow these instructions: 1. Choose .Advanced Chipset Feature. in the main menu of BIOS. 2. Choose .Panel Type;. the default is to set on .HW Default. and the panel setting is determined by jumper.
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www.sintroncorp.com 3. The Panel Type Setting in BIOS has 6 options available. Besides .HW Default. you can choose the setting that corresponds to the specifications of your panel. Selecting a specific value overrides the automatic HW Default setting. Options are: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, HW Default, 1600 x 1200.
www.sintroncorp.com B.2 Power Fail Function Setting in BIOS To set the .power fail. function in BIOS and to activate the .power on function via ignition switch,. follow these instructions: 1. Choose“Power Management Setup”. in the main menu of BIOS. 2. Choose“Power Fail Function”. and then select“Always On”. 3.
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