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User Manual DS-370 Cost-Effective Fanless Digital Signage Player...
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Advantech Co., Ltd. The information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, Advantech Co., Ltd.
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Product Warranty (2 years) Advantech warrants the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products that have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or products that have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident, or improper installation.
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Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech website at http://support.advantech.com for the latest prod- uct information. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you require additional assistance. Please have the following information ready before calling: –...
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance. Packing List Before installation, please ensure that the following items have been shipped: 1 x DS-370 unit 1 x accessory box comprising – 1 x power adaptor –...
Remplacer uniquement avec un modèle recommandé par le fabricant, et éliminer les piles usagées selon les instructions du fabricant. DISCLAIMER: These instructions are provided according to IEC 60950-1 (Ed. 2). Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of statements contained herein. DS-370 User Manual...
DS-370 features 2 gigabit LAN ports, 4 USB ports (3 x USB 2.0 and 1 x USB 3.0), as well as 2 x COM (RS-232) and audio ports (1 x mic-in and 1 x SPDIF/line-out) to facil- itate system integration and application.
SSD: 64 GB MLC micro SSD on-board storage (optional) or shared 2.5" (7 mm height) SATA HDD drive bay Watchdog Timer: Supported by Advantech SUSIAccess API I/O Interface: 2 x RS-232 USB: 1 x USB 3.0 and 3 x USB 2.0 ports ...
Mechanical Specifications Dimensions: 204.0 x 118.2 x 44.2 mm (8.03 x 4.65 x 1.74") (W x D x H) Figure 1.1 DS-370 mechanical dimensions Weight: 1.1 kg (2.43 lb) Power Requirements System Power: – Minimum power input: DC 19 V, 3.42 A ...
DS-370 Front External I/O Connectors 2.2.1 Power ON/OFF Button DS-370 features a power ON/OFF button located on the front. Press this button to turn the system ON or OFF. This feature also supports a 4-second-delay soft power off. Figure 2.3 Power button 2.2.2...
2.2.3 Ethernet Connector (LAN) DS-370 features two RJ45 LAN interface connectors (one LAN at the front and one at the rear). These connectors are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Base- T CSMA/CD standards. The Ethernet port supports a standard RJ-45 jack connector, and LED indicators at the front of DS-370 display its active link and speed status.
2.2.4 COM Connector DS-370 is equipped with two D-sub 9-pin connectors for serial communication inter- face ports. These ports support RS-232 mode communication. Figure 2.6 COM connector Table 2.3: COM Port Pin Assignments Signal Name 2.2.5 Audio Connector A microphone can be connected to the audio jack (pink) to provide either line-in or mic-in input functions.
DS-370 Rear External I/O Connectors 2.3.1 Power Input Connector DS-370 features a DC jack header that requires an input of 19 V DC power. Figure 2.9 DC input connector 2.3.2 VGA Connector DS-370 supports one high-resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15-pin connector.
2.3.3 HDMI Connector DS-370 is equipped with HDMI connectors that provide an HDCP-compliant, all-digi- tal audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed audio/video signals. HDMI technology supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080p (full HD); however, the actual resolution depends on the monitor used.
2.3.4 DP++ Connector DS-370 features a DP++ connector for transmitting audio and video. This connector not only supports DP output, but also single-link HDMI and DVI signals via a simple passive adapter. Figure 2.12 DP++ connector Table 2.6: DP++ Connector Pin Assignments...
2.3.5 USB Connectors At the rear of DS-370 are two USB interface connectors (one USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0) that offer complete plug-and-play and hot-swapping capabilities for up to 127 external devices. The USB 2.0 interface is compliant with USB UHCI, Revision. 2.0. (Refer to Table 2.1 for pin definitions.)
Loosen the four screws that secure the top cover of the device. Remove the heat-sink cover. Insert the memory module into a memory socket. Reattach the heat-sink cover and tighten the screws Note! Use the DIMM 1 slot when installing only one RAM. Figure 2.14 Memory module installation DS-370 User Manual...
HDD Installation Loosen the two screws on the side. Loosen the four screws on the two sides of the bracket. Insert the HDD into the bracket. Reattach the bracket and tighten the four screws. Figure 2.16 HDD installation DS-370 User Manual...
Reattach the heat-sink cover and tighten the screws. Note 1 The SIM socket only functions with the mini PCIe module on the same side, and does not work with the socket on the bottom. Figure 2.17 Mini PCIe and SIM card installation DS-370 User Manual...
[Bottom] Loosen the screw that secures the mini PCIe cover. Remove the mini PCIe cover. Insert the mini PCIe card into the socket. Reattach the mini PCIe cover and tighten the screws. Figure 2.19 Mini PCIe installation DS-370 User Manual...
Figure 2.20 Antenna module installation - front [Rear] Loosen the four screws on the motherboard. Detach the motherboard from the chassis. Attach the antenna module to the back of the chassis. Perform the above steps in reverse order to reassemble the device. DS-370 User Manual...
Align the screw holes in mount brackets with those in the chassis. Attach the brackets to the chassis by tightening the four screws. After affixing the mount brackets, the device can be mounted on a table or wall. Figure 2.22 Mount bracket installation DS-370 User Manual...
Loosen the two screws on the bottom of the chassis. Retrieve the four rubber feet from the accessory box. Attach the rubber feet to the four corners using the four screws provided in the acessory box. Figure 2.23 Rubber foot installation DS-370 User Manual...
Using the AMI BIOS Setup program, users can modify the BIOS settings and control various system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the BIOS setup screens for the DS-370 series. The AMI BIOS’s ROM features a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the DS-370 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU configuration, to access the sub menu for that item. Use the <Arrow> keys to scroll through the Advanced BIOS Setup options.
The ISCT sleep duration value can only be displayed in seconds, the actual time is not a supported display format – ISCT RF Kill Switch Type Select the software/hardware ISCR RF kill switch type – ISCT RTC Timer Support Enable/disable the ISCT RTC timer DS-370 User Manual...
Figure 3.4 ISCT setup screen ITE8528E Super I/O Configuration System super I/O chip parameters Figure 3.5 Super I/O configuration setup screen DS-370 User Manual...
ITE8528E HW Monitor Hardware status (PC health) monitoring Figure 3.6 Hardware monitoring screen S5 RTC Wake Settings Enable the system to wake from S5 using a real-time clock (RTC) alarm Figure 3.7 S5 RTC wake setup screen DS-370 User Manual...
Serial Port Console Redirection Figure 3.8 Serial port console redirection setup screen CPU Configuration CPU configuration parameters Figure 3.9 CPU configuration setup screen DS-370 User Manual...
PPM Configuration Enable/disable CPU C-state report to OS Figure 3.10 CPU C-state report setup screen IDE Configuration IDE device configuration Figure 3.11 IDE configuration setup screen DS-370 User Manual...
– PCI Express Dynamic Clock Gating Enable/disable PCIe dynamic clock gating – OS Selection The OS should be selected according to the available systems Figure 3.12 Miscellaneous configuration setup screen CSM Configuration Enable/disable option ROM execution DS-370 User Manual...
Allows users to set the USB mass storage device start unit command timeout time; options include 10, 20, 30, and 40 seconds. – Device Power-Up Delay Enable/disable Auto or Manual USB mass storage device start unit command timeout. DS-370 User Manual...
3.2.3 BIOS Chipset Setup Select the Chipset tab in the DS-370 BIOS Setup Utility to enter the BIOS Chipset setup screen. Users can select any item displayed in the left frame of the screen. North Bridge North Bridge parameters –...
Figure 3.16 North Bridge and South Bridge setup screen 3.2.4 BIOS Security Setup Select the Security tab from the setup screen to enter the BIOS Security setup screen. Figure 3.17 Security configuration setup screen DS-370 User Manual...
Set a user password 3.2.5 BIOS Boot Setup Select the Boot tab from the DS-370 setup screen to enter the BIOS Boot setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen. Figure 3.18 Boot configuration setup screen ...
Restore/load the default values for all setup options Save as User Defaults Save changes as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all setup options Boot Override – UEFI Built-in EFI Shell DS-370 User Manual...
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Launch EFI Shell From File System Device Allows users to launch the EFI Shell application (Shell.efi) from an available file system device – Reset System with ME Disable Mode MEUD000 Set ME to temporarily disabled mode, ignore if the ME ignition is FWMED001 DS-370 User Manual...
Should the SPDIF device not be emiting sound, follow the steps outlined below to adjust the system settings. Connect the SPDIF device to DS-370 using a cable. Check the volume mixer utility on the Windows taskbar (the default setting is the system speaker).
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Set Realtek Digital Output as the default. The sound is output from the SPDIF device and can be controlled using the Vol- ume Mixer utility. DS-370 User Manual...
The VCN value is increased to ¯8ˇ. Consequently, a full firmware upgrade from Intel(R) TXE FW 1.1.0.1089 is possible. However, a downgrade from Intel(R) TXE FW 1.1.0.1113 to an earlier kit is not possible. DS-370 User Manual...
Advanced tab. Locate and open the Networking-Echo Request (ICMPv4-in). Access the Advanced tab, configure all options (i.e., set the domain to private or public), and press click the <OK> button to apply all setting changes. DS-370 User Manual...
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