Contec VPC-3000 User manual

FA-PC VPC Series
VPC-3000
User’s Manual
CONTEC CO., LTD.

User’s Manual i
Check Your Package
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Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer or the general CONTEC information.We require the registration card to notify
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◆Product Configuration List
VPC-3000 Series
Name Pcs
SETUP-PC
1
Wall Mount Stand
2
AC Cable (125V spec)
1
I/O Terminal Connector
2
Waranty Certificate
1
VPC-3000 Product guide／Precaution List 1
Serial Number Label
1
DVI Connector 1
Name Plate
1
Rubber Foot
4
Recovery Media / Driver Disc 1set *1
Truss head screw M3 x 5
*2
Truss head screw M4 x 6
*2
Flat head screw #6-34 x 4 *2
Flat head screw M3 x 4
*2
Clamp
1set *2
On-site Maintenance Serivce Pack
*3
Mouse
*3
Keyboard
*3
*1 A recovery disk set is included with the OS installed model. A driver disk is included with the model
that does not have an OS.
*2 The quantity varies depending on the product configuration.
*3 This is included when it is selected as an option.

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◆Product Configuration Image
※For details on the presence and quantities of the items that make up this product, see the product
configuration list.

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Table of Contents
Check your package...................................................................................................................................... i
◆Product Configuration List............................................................................................................... i
◆Product Configuration Image..........................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................iii
１．INTRODUCTION 1
Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 1
◆Basic performance............................................................................................................................ 1
◆Commodity model............................................................................................................................ 2
◆Supported OS.................................................................................................................................... 2
Customer support......................................................................................................................................... 3
◆Web Site............................................................................................................................................ 3
◆Limited One-Year Warranty............................................................................................................ 3
◆How to Obtain Service..................................................................................................................... 3
◆Liability............................................................................................................................................. 3
Safety precaution ......................................................................................................................................... 4
◆Safety infomation............................................................................................................................. 4
◆Handling precautions ....................................................................................................................... 5
2．ABOUT THE PRODUCT 9
Specification................................................................................................................................................. 9
Physical dimensions .................................................................................................................................. 11
Mother board Block chart ......................................................................................................................... 14
Keyboard specification.............................................................................................................................. 15
Mouse specification................................................................................................................................... 15
3．HARDWARE SETUP 17
Before Using the VPC-3000 for the First Time....................................................................................... 17
Hardware setup .......................................................................................................................................... 18
◆Removing the top cover and drive bay ......................................................................................... 18
◆Locations and settings of internal connectors and jumpers......................................................... 21
◆Jumper setting................................................................................................................................. 23
◆Mother board internal connector................................................................................................... 26
◆Attaching the hard disk.................................................................................................................. 36
◆Replacing the optical drive............................................................................................................ 39
◆Attaching the extension memory................................................................................................... 41
◆Attaching the extension board....................................................................................................... 42
◆Removing the dustproof filter ....................................................................................................... 43
◆Replacing the front fan................................................................................................................... 44
◆Attaching the wall mount stand..................................................................................................... 46

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◆Removing the wall mount stand.................................................................................................... 46
◆FG connection ................................................................................................................................ 47
◆Installation requirements ............................................................................................................... 48
◆Removing the DIO cover............................................................................................................... 50
◆Option: Attaching and removing the mirror card......................................................................... 51
4．BIOS SETUP 53
Starting the setup screen.................................................................................................................... 53
Setup operations................................................................................................................................. 53
Main menu.......................................................................................................................................... 54
Setting of the date and time............................................................................................................... 54
Setting of the start password.............................................................................................................. 55
Administrator Password..................................................................................................................... 56
User Password.................................................................................................................................... 56
Release of set the password ...................................................................................................................... 56
Changing to the device boot order............................................................................................................ 56
Selection of SATA devices....................................................................................................................... 57
Setting for the power on (AT power operation) by the AC power-supply turning on.......................... 58
◆Factory default setting ................................................................................................................... 58
Main............................................................................................................................................................ 59
Configuration............................................................................................................................................. 60
◆CPU Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 60
◆Chipset Configuration.................................................................................................................... 61
◆LAN Configuration........................................................................................................................ 62
◆Graphics Configuration ................................................................................................................. 62
◆PCI/PCIE Configuration................................................................................................................ 63
◆SATA Configuration...................................................................................................................... 64
◆USB Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 65
◆Power Control Configuration........................................................................................................ 66
◆Super IO Configuration ................................................................................................................. 67
◆H/W Monitor.................................................................................................................................. 68
◆Serial Port Console Redirection.................................................................................................... 68
Boot ............................................................................................................................................................ 69
◆Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities.................................................................................................... 69
◆CDROM/DVD Drive BBS Priorities............................................................................................ 69
Security....................................................................................................................................................... 70
Save & Exit................................................................................................................................................ 70
5．EACH COMPONENT FUNCTION 71
Component name....................................................................................................................................... 71
◆VPC-3000 front view..................................................................................................................... 71
◆VPC-3000 rear view ...................................................................................................................... 72
Component Function................................................................................................................................. 73

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◆Keyboard interface......................................................................................................................... 73
◆Mouse interface.............................................................................................................................. 73
◆Sirial port interface......................................................................................................................... 74
◆DVI-I interface............................................................................................................................... 75
◆Printer port inteface........................................................................................................................ 76
◆Reset switch.................................................................................................................................... 77
◆Power switch .................................................................................................................................. 77
◆USB port......................................................................................................................................... 77
◆Ethernet........................................................................................................................................... 78
◆Digital I/O interface....................................................................................................................... 79
◆Audio interface............................................................................................................................... 81
◆Serial ATA interface...................................................................................................................... 82
6．SOFTWARE UTILITY 83
Driver DVD................................................................................................................................................ 83
Various drivers........................................................................................................................................... 84
7．SOFTWARE RAID SETUP 85
Starting the setup screen............................................................................................................................ 85
MAIN Window.......................................................................................................................................... 86
Create RAID Drive (Mirroring)................................................................................................................ 87
Delete RAID drive (Mirroring)................................................................................................................. 89
Software RAID monitoring tool (Raipd Strage Technology)................................................................. 90
◆Rapid Strage Technology Install................................................................................................... 90
◆Starting the Rapid storage technology.......................................................................................... 90
◆Exiting the Rapid storage technology........................................................................................... 91
◆Making of mirroring synchronize................................................................................................. 92
◆Create RAID drive (Mirroring)..................................................................................................... 93
◆Delete RAID drive (Mirroring)..................................................................................................... 96
◆For the error.................................................................................................................................... 97
◆Confirming the error log................................................................................................................ 98
RAID setup when replacing the HDD...................................................................................................... 99
8．HARDWARE RAID SETUP 101
Functional specification ..........................................................................................................................101
◆Mirror Card product specification...............................................................................................101
◆Locations and settings of switches and connectors....................................................................102
◆Switch setting ............................................................................................................................... 103
◆Internal LED status ......................................................................................................................104
Mirror Card ..............................................................................................................................................105
◆Operation flow..............................................................................................................................105
◆For the error.................................................................................................................................. 107
◆RAID setup when replacing the HDD ........................................................................................ 108

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◆Hot-swap....................................................................................................................................... 109
OS recovery setting ................................................................................................................................. 110
FAQ・Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 111
◆FAQ............................................................................................................................................... 111
◆Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................... 112
9．APPENDIX 117
Battery specifications .............................................................................................................................. 117
◆Removing the battery when disposing the product.................................................................... 117
◆Disposing the battray ................................................................................................................... 117

１．Introduction
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１．Introduction
Overview
This product is a BTO industrial computer that is equipped with a CPU Intel® Core i7 4770S
processor (3.10GHz), Core i5 4570S (2.9GHz) processor, or Celeron G1820 processor (2.7GHz). The
Intel® Q87 chipset with DDR3 memory (4GB, 8GB, or 16GB) provides advanced computing and
graphical performance. This product features a variety of interfaces such as 8 USB ports (front: 2, rear:
6), 2 1000BASE-T ports, 1 RS-232 port, and 1 parallel port. This unit is ideal for a wide range of
embedded applications such as control devices and information terminals based on general-purpose PC
operating systems.
This series provides carefree use under harsh working conditions such as FA, achieving superb
environmental resistance and a long-term stable supply due to careful selection of parts such as an
embedded CPU and chipset.
◆Basic performance
・Equipped with an Intel® Core i7 CPU (*Core i7 model)
Embedding a high-performance CPU in the VPC-3000 series enables its low price.
・Uses the Intel® Q87 chipset
Employing an embedded-style chipset with the VPC-3000 series enables its long-term stable
supply.
・Supports mirroring (RAID1)
Mirroring enables the construction of redundant systems.
[Hardware RAID]
Selecting the optional mirror card enables the construction of hardware mirroring. Hot-swapping
is also supported.
[Software RAID]
Software mirroring can be constructed, but hot-swapping is not supported.
・Uses a chassis suitable for embedded applications
Taking advantage of our rich experience, we have designed the VPC-3000 series with
optimization for heat dissipation, dampening for operating vibrations, and consideration for
scalability.
・Supports high-speed, high-capacity memory
The VPC-3000 series supports DDR3 SDRAM DIMM modules (4GB, 8GB, or 16GB) designed
for high transfer speeds, flexibly addressing memory-consuming applications such as image
processing.

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◆Commodity model
◆Supported OS
・Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit Japanese
・Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit Japanese
・Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32bit Japanese/English/Chinese
・Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64bit Japanese/English/Chinese/Korean
・Windows 8.1 Industry Pro 64bit Japanese
・Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LSTB 64bit Japanese/English/Chinese/Korean
VPC-3000 model rule
・Model Name
・Type Name
BS2700100000000
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
⑨
⑩
⑪
⑫
⑬
⑭
⑮
①
Product
⑧
RAID（Mirroring）
B : VPC-3000 0 : None
R : Software RAID
②Power supply H : Hardware RAID
S :
Standard specification
(made in foreigncountries) ⑨
Operationsystem
0 : None
③CPU 1 :
Windows 7 Professional for Embededd System (JPN) 32bit
2 : CeleronG1820 2 :
Windows 7 Professional for Embededd System (JPN) 64bit
3 : Core i5-4570S 4 :
Windows 8.1 IndustryPro (JPN) 64bit
4 : Core i7-4770S A :
Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded Systems (JPN/ENU/CHS) 32bit
B : Windows 10 IoTEnterprise 2015 LTSB (JPN/ENU/CHS/KOR) 64bit
④Memory C :
Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded Systems (JPN/ENU/CHS/KOR) 64bit
7 :
4GB (4GBx1)
A :
8GB (4GBx2) ⑩Keyboard
B :
16GB (4GBx4) 0 : None
1 : USB Japanese 109Keyboard(PS/2 Conversionadapter)
⑤Hard disk(SATA1) A :
USB English104Keyboard(PS/2 Conversionadapter)
0 : None
2 : 250GB 3.5inchHDD(SATA) ⑪Mouse
B : 2TB 3.5inchHDD(SATA) 0 : None
1 : USB Mouse(PS/2 Conversionadapter)
⑥Hard disk(SATA2)
0 : None ⑫Onsite Maintenance service
2 : 250GB 3.5inchHDD(SATA) 0 : None
B : 2TB 3.5inchHDD(SATA) 2 : Onsite maintenance service of two years
3 : Onsite maintenance service of three years
⑦
Optics system drive（SATA3）
1 : DVD-Multi drive ⑬0 :
Reserve
⑭0 :
Reserve
⑮0 :
Reserve
VPC-3000

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Customer support
CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and
comfortably.
◆Web Site
Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/
■Latest product information
CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.
CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.
■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. to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.
Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the
original
invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office, from
which it was purchased.
This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and
original products. The warranty is not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged
through abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in
which case repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy.
◆How to Obtain Service
For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the original invoice. Please
obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA) from the CONTEC group office where
you
purchased before returning any product.
* No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without the RMA number.
◆Liability
The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the warrantor
be liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise
from inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this device.

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Safety precaution
Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.
◆Safety infomation
This document provides safety information using the following symbols to prevent accidents resulting
in injury or death and the destruction of equipment and resources. Understand the meanings of these
labels to operate the equipment safely.
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage.

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◆Handling precautions
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury or in property
damage.
・
Do not use or store the product in a location exposed to extremely high or low temperature or
susceptible to rapid temperature changes.
Example ・Exposure to direct sun
・
In the vicinity of a heat source
・
Do not use the product in extremely humid or dusty locations. It is extremely dangerous to use
the product with its interior penetrated by water or any other fluid or conductive dust. If the
product must be used in such an environment, install it on a dust-proof control panel, for
example.
・
Avoid using or storing the device in locations subject to shock or vibration.
・
Do not use the product in the vicinity of devices that generate strong magnetic force or noise.
Such devices will cause this device to malfunction.
・
Do not use or store the product in the presence of chemicals.
・
To clean, wipe it gently with a soft cloth dampened with either water or mild detergent.
Do not use chemicals or a volatile solvent, such as benzene or thinner, to prevent pealing,
discoloration of the paint, or deterioration of resin.
・
As continuous operation of the equipment may shorten the life of the hard disk drive, use it in
stand-by mode.
・
Be sure to unplug the power cable from a wall outlet before plugging or unplugging a extension
board or 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.
・
Use an AC cable suitable for your supply voltage and outlet/plug. (The supplied cable is for
125V AC.
・
The hard disk must be replaced when the power of the main unit is off. It is not hot-swappable.
Removing the hard disk during operation may damage the system.
(However, hardware raid is excluded.)
・
Component Life:
(1)Power･･････････････During continuous operation at 40℃, the assumed life is about 4 years
(vertical installation). However, it may be shortened due to operating
temperature (high temperatures).
(2)Battery･････････････The internal calendar clock and CMOS RAM are backed by a Lithium
primary battery. The backup time at a temperature of 25°C with the
power disconnected is 7 years or more.
(3)CPU・Chassis FAN･･･During operation at 40℃, the assumed life is about 5 years.
However, it may be shortened due to operating temperature.
* Replacement of expendables is handled as a repair (there will be a charge).
・To connect with peripherals, use a grounded, shielded cable.
・
Do not use a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) with square-wave output, as connecting it
may damage the system.
・
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according
to the instructions.
・
Abandon a used battery appropriately according to the instruction of the municipality.

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FCC PART 15 Class A Notice
Regarding “CE EMC Directive Class A Notice”
The ferrite core must be installed in LAN cable so that VPC-3000 series may suit
the above-mentioned standard.
The form of Ferrite core see the following.(equivalent products can also used)
Name
Maker
Turn
Quantity
Installation Site
RFC-10
KITAGAWA
INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD
2
1
LAN cable at product
side
Image diagram
The object of the standard of this product becomes only a main body.
This equipment has been tested and found to complywiththe limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference at his own expense.
NOTE
Change or modifications not expressly approved the manufacturer can void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
WARNING TO USER
Ferrite core
Cable TURN : 1 TURN : 2 TURN : 3 TURN : 4

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Copyright
・No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior
written consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.
・CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained
in this document.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
・All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an
omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO.,
LTD.
・Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.
・Intel, Core, Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS, Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holder. ™ and ® mark are
omitted in this document.
The latest version manual downloads from CONTEC web site.

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2．About the product
User’s Manual 9
2．About the product
Specification
Table 2.1 Functional specification
System Specification
CPU※1
・Intel Celeron G1820 --------------------------- 2.7GHz
・Intel Core i5 4570S --------------------------- 2.9GHz
・
Intel Core i7 4770S -------------------------- 3.10GHz
Chipset
Intel Q87
BIOS
AMI BIOS
Memory※1
4096MB（4096MB×1）, 8192MB（4096MB×2）,
16384MB(4096MB×4)(DDR3 SDRAM DIMM)
Hard disk drive※1
・SATAⅢ3.5”HDD 250GB/2TB
(Software/Hardware)RAID1
・
SATA
Ⅲ
3.5”HDD 250GB/2TB ×1 or ×2
Optical drive
DVD super multi drive
Display
Digital, Analog combined use DVI-I 29pin, DisplayPort 20pin
USB port
USB2.0 front 2port, Rear 2port, USB3.0 rear 4port
PS/2 port
2port (Keyboard/Mouse combo type)
Audio
Realtek ALC892 High Definition
(Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out)
Serial※2
COM1,2,3,4 (RS-232)※2D-SUB 9pin×4
Parallel
D-SUB 25pin×1
LAN port
100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T RJ45×2
LAN controller
Intel I218-LM GbE Ethernet Controller(LAN1)
Intel I210-AT GbE Ethernet Controller (LAN2)
Digital I/O
Front：LED output x2 Rear：output x2, Input x4
(Software API support, User application available)
RAS function
WDT：１sec～255sec (Ressting operatio by time up)
Remote reset / Remote power on External input signal
Software RAS function
(FAN rotation, temperature, Voltage data reading)
Extended slot
PCI Express x16 (Max:176mm(L)×110mm(H)) : 1 slot
PCI Express x4 (Max:176mm(L)×110mm(H)) : 1 slot
PCI (Max:176mm(L)×110mm(H)) : 2 slot
OS※1
・Windows 7 Professional SP1 (32bit) JPN
・Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64bit) JPN
・Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (32bit) JPN/ENU/CHS
・Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64bit) JPN/ENU/CHS/KOR
・Windows 8.1 Industry Pro (64bit) JPN
・Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB (64bit)
JPN/ENU/CHS/KOR
Stand
Wall mount
Physical dimensions(mm)
/Weight
370(W) x 470(D) x 166(H) (No protrusions) / About 14Kg※3
Power
400W ATX Power (100-240VAC(50-60Hz) Automatic input switch)
※1 Implement and install the options you selected.
※2 The connector of the D-SUB 9 pin is output from the back of the chassis.
※3 Only the weight of the main unit. Appended goods and the packing box are excluded.

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Table 2.2 Ambient specification
Item
Specification
Operating temperature
／
humidity
5
～
40
℃／
20
～
80
％
RH
（
No condensation
）
Storage temperature
／
humidity
-20
℃～
60
℃／
5
～
80
％
RH
（
No condensation
）
Floating dust particles
／
Corrosive
gases
Not to be excessive／None
Line-noise
resistance
Static electricity
resistance
Contact discharge
Line noise
AC line
／
2KV,Signal line
／
1KV
(EN61000-4-4Level3,IEC1000-4-4Level3)
Vibration
resistance Sweep resistance
10
～
57Hz
／
semi-amplitude 0.015m 57
～
150Hz
／
0.2G
40 min each X,Y, and Z directions (JIS C0040
compliant
、
IEC68-2-6 compliant)
Impact resistance
10G, half-sine shock for 11 ms in X,Y, and Z directions
(JIS C0041 compliant, IEC68-2-27 compliant)
Standard
VCCI Class A
FCC Class A
CE Marking
EMC Directive Class A
Low Voltage Directive
RoHS Directive
Note) Do not use under environmental conditions beyond normal specifications. The system may
malfunction.
Table 2.3 Option Mirror card specification
Item
Specification
Number of connected drives
2
RAID level
1
Storage capacity
Max. 2TB
Cache memory size
1MB
Host interface
S-ATA Max. data transfer rate
：
3Gbps
Drive interface
S-ATA Max. data transfer rate
：
3Gbps
Range of power-supply voltage
4.75VDC
～
5.25VDC
Current consumption
1.1A
～
1.5A
Physical dimensions (L×W)
96mm × 98.2mm
Weight
49g (max.)

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Physical dimensions
VPC-3000
Figure 2.1 VPC-3000

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At installation the wall mount stand of VPC-3000 (horizontal installation)
Figure 2.2 At installation the wall mount stand of VPC-3000 (horizontal installation)

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At installation the wall mount stand of VPC-2000 (Vertical installation)
Figure 2.3 At installation the wall mount stand of VPC-3000 (Vertical installation)