Contec PT-310LS Owner's manual

Brand: Contec

Model: PT-310LS

Type: Owner's manual

Contec PT-310LS is a fanless computer with a 12.1-inch resistive touch screen display, powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It comes with 256MB of memory and 512MB of SLC SD card storage, running Windows Embedded Compact 7. With its durable 5-wire resistive touch panel, IP65-rated dustproof/drip-proof front side, and various connectivity options, it's ideal for use as a general-purpose terminal in industrial settings like manufacturing lines and distribution systems.

IPC Series

PANEL-PC 310 Series

Fanless, ARM Cortex-A8, SD, 12.1inch

User’s Manual

CONTEC CO., LTD.

PT-310 User’s manual

Check Your Package

Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.

The product consists of the items listed below.

Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your

retailer.

Product Configuration List

PT-310LS-AC35311x

Name

Pcs.

The main body

The attachment fittings

SD card removal prevention fitting

I/O connector

Screws for attachment fittings Three-point sems

screw (M3×6)

Cable clamp

Product guide

IPC Precaution List

Warranty Certificate

Serial Number Label

* The user's manual, software manual * 1 for this product is available as a PDF file through CONTEC’s Web site.

The user's manual provides such information as hardware settings, functions for each component settings.

Refer to it as necessary

*1 PT-310LS-AC353111: Please refer to the software manual (Japanese version).

PT-310LS-AC353112: Please refer to the software manual (English version).

Product Configuration Image

* See the Product Configuration List to check if all the components are included for the specified number of units.

Panel-PC

The attachment

fittings

SD card removal

prevention fitting

Screws for

attachment fittings

Three-point

sems screw (M3×6)

Product guide IPC Precaution List

I/O connector Cable clamp

Warranty Certificate Serial Number Label

Product guide

IPC Precaution

List

Warranty

Certificate

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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.

Trademarks

MS, Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names

are trademarks of their respective holder.

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Table of Contents

Check Your Package ............................................................................................................................ i

Copyright ............................................................................................................................................ ii

Trademarks .......................................................................................................................................... ii

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................... iii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

About the Product ............................................................................................................................... 1

Features ........................................................................................................................................ 2

Supported OS ............................................................................................................................... 2

Customer Support................................................................................................................................ 3

Web Site ....................................................................................................................................... 3

How to Obtain Service ........................................................................................................................ 3

Liability ............................................................................................................................................... 3

Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................... 4

Safety Information ....................................................................................................................... 4

Caution on the PT-310 Series ....................................................................................................... 4

2. SYSTEM REFERENCE 7

Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 7

Power Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 9

Power Consumption ..................................................................................................................... 9

Physical Dimensions ......................................................................................................................... 10

3. HARDWARE SETUP 11

Before Using the Product for the First Time ..................................................................................... 11

Hardware Setup ................................................................................................................................. 12

Attaching the SD Attachment Fittings ....................................................................................... 12

Fastening the Cable .................................................................................................................... 12

Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................................... 13

Installation Requirements ........................................................................................................... 14

4. EACH COMPONENT FUNCTION 17

Component Name .............................................................................................................................. 17

System Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 18

Component Function ......................................................................................................................... 19

LED: POWER, ACCESS ........................................................................................................... 19

AC Power input terminal: AC-IN ........................................................................................... 19

RESET SW: RESET-SW ........................................................................................................ 19

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LINE OUT Interface: LINE OUT ........................................................................................... 20

Function switches: F1, F2, F3 ................................................................................................. 20

USB2.0 Port: USB2.0 .............................................................................................................. 20

100M Ethernet: LAN ............................................................................................................... 21

SD Card Connector: SD1, 2 .................................................................................................... 22

RS-232C Serial Port: SERIAL A, B ........................................................................................ 23

RS-422A/485 Serial Port: SERIAL C ..................................................................................... 24

General-purpose I/O ports .......................................................................................................... 25

5. APPENDIX 27

Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 27

6. LIST OF OPTIONS 29

1. Introduction

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1. Introduction

About the Product

This product is a fanless computer for embedded applications. It features an ARM® Cortex-A8

AM3354 600MHz chipset.

As the unit has assorted interfaces including the USB, SD Card, 100BASE-TX, and Serial connectors, it

can be used widely as a general-purpose terminal for embedded applications. It uses Windows

Embedded Compact 7 loaded from Flash ROM along with user programs, the unit is implemented as

diskless hardware without the need for a shutdown procedure.

Also, this product uses a 5-wire resistive film touch panel, which has improved durability. The front

side has an IP65-rated dustproof/drip-proof structure.

Also, this product uses a 5-wire resistive film touch panel, which has improved durability.

This product can be used in a variety of applications as the controller such as operation terminals

located in manufacturing lines, distribution systems, and other parts of factories.

This product is available in the following 2 models:

12.1 inches panel mount type, LCD (SVGA), OS-installed model with ARM® Cortex-A8 AM3354

600MHz

- PT-310LS-AC353111 (Memory 256MB, Windows Embedded Compact 7 (Japanese version),

SD card (SLC) 512MB)

- PT-310LS-AC353112 (Memory 256MB, Windows Embedded Compact 7 (English version),

SD card (SLC) 512MB)

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Features

Improved durability due to its 5-wire resistive film touch panel

This product uses a 5-wire resistive film touch panel that has excellent durability, which provides a long

operating lifetime. Compared to our conventional product, the IPC-PT/LS11 Series, the number of

operations has increased from 10 million to 36 million*1.

*1 This value has been tested by mechanical touching under 300g of force at a rate of two presses per second.

Front side in IP65-rated dustproof/drip-proof structure

Front side in IP65-rated dustproof/drip-proof structure.

Slitless/fanless design that reduces maintenance work

This product's spindle-less design eliminates the heat dissipation slit and CPU fan and adopts SD card

for the storage. It is free from dusts and foreign objects, and the use the parts that degrades over the

years is avoided in most case, resulting in drastic alleviation of the maintenance burden.

Supports a rich variety of main peripheral types.

This product is standard-equipped with 3 serial channels (RS-232C × 2, RS-422A/485 × 1), USB, SD

card slot, 100BASE-TX, 4 channels of general-purpose, isolated digital I/O ports, and stereo sound

function. The drivers for the equipped interfaces are installed as standard.

Falling-off prevention tools and cable clamps provided to avoid trouble caused by disconnected cable

This product stays trouble-free, being equipped with USB removal prevention fitting and cable clamp

for connectors with no locking mechanism, such as USB cable, and with hardware to properly mount

and avoid falling out of SD card.

High-speed startup

XIP & memory loading boot function, enabling high-speed startup/operation.

System memory

256MB (SDRAM) system memory standard. 128 MB of internal, erasable programmable Flash ROM

available as a user area, allowing user.

Supported OS

- Windows Embedded Compact 7 Japanese

- Windows Embedded Compact 7 English

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Customer Support

CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently

and comfortably.

Web Site

https://www.contec.com/

Latest product information

CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.

CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.

Free download

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.

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 Precautions

Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.

Safety Information

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.

Caution on the PT-310 Series

Handling Precautions

- Always check that the power supply is turned off before connecting or disconnecting power cables.

- Do not modify the product.

- Always turn off the power before inserting or removing circuit boards or cables.

- This product is not intended for use in aerospace, space, nuclear power, medical equipment, or other

applications that require a very high level of reliability. Do not use the product in such applications.

- If using this product in applications where safety is critical such as in railways, automotive, or

disaster prevention or security systems, please contact your retailer.

- Do not attempt to replace the battery as inappropriate battery replacement poses a risk of explosion.

- For battery replacement, contact your retailer as it must be performed as a process of repair.

- When disposing of a used battery, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws

and municipal ordinances. For details on replacing the battery, refer to the appendix.

DANGER

WARNING

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- Do not use or store this product in a location exposed to high or low temperature that exceeds range

of specification or susceptible to rapid temperature changes.

Example: - Exposure to direct sun

- In the vicinity of a heat source

- Do not use this product in extremely humid or dusty locations. It is extremely dangerous to use this

product with its interior penetrated by water or any other fluid or conductive dust. If this product

must be used in such an environment, install it on a dust-proof control panel, for example.

- Avoid using or storing this product in locations subject to shock or vibration that exceeds range of

specification.

- Do not use this product in the vicinity of devices that generate strong magnetic force or noise. Such

products will cause this product to malfunction.

- Do not use or store this product in the presence of chemicals.

- To clean this product, 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 or

discoloration of the paint.

- This product’s case may become hot. To avoid being burned, do not touch that section while this

product is in operation or immediately after turning off the power. Avoid installation in a location

where people may come into contact with that section.

- CONTEC does not provide any guarantee for the integrity of data on SD card.

- In order to prevent file corruption, be sure to check that the importing of data from the SD card is

complete before turning off the product.

- 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.

- To connect with peripherals, use a grounded, shielded cable.

- Do not use any sharp-pointed object such as a mechanical pencil to touch the touch panel. Doing so

may scratch the touch panel, resulting in malfunctions.

- Do not subject the touch panel to shock as doing so may break it.

- When the surface or frame of the touch panel has become dirty, wipe it with neutral detergent. Do

not wipe the touch panel with thinner, alcohol, ammonia, or a strong chlorinated solvent. Use a

protective sheet (available as an option) if the touch panel is used where it can easily collect dust

and dirt.

- It is a characteristic of analog touch panels that their resistance may vary with changes to the

ambient environment (temperature and humidity) and with their own aging, resulting in the

deviation of the detection point. If this is the case, calibrate the touch panel again to re-set

calibration data.

- As for the product with a D-SUB connector, the appropriate tightening torque for the cable

connector is less than 2 kgf

･

cm.

- LCD may have a few bright spots that are always on or a few black spots that are always off. Color

irregularity may also occur depending on the viewing angle. This however is due to the structural

characteristics of the LCD; therefore, it is not a product fault.

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- Burn-in on TFT Display

“Burn-in” may occur if the same display is retained for a long time. Avoid this by periodically

switching the display so that the same display is not maintained for a long time.

* Burn-In : Phenomenon characterized by a TFT display as a result of long-time display of the

same screen where a shadow-like trace persists because electric charge remains in the

LCD element even after the patterns are changed.

- The SD card connector doesn't support hot plug. The pulling out opening of the SD card cannot be

done in the state of power supply ON. Please neither pulling out opening of SD in the state of

power supply ON of this product nor come in contact with SD. This product may malfunction or

cause a failure.

- If you use any other SD than our SD, we can not guarantee this product’s specification. When you

newly select SD for this product, you should read “Chapter 6” at first. If you select unpreferable

SD, the system may work out of order.

- Component Life:

(1) Battery--- A coin cell lithium battery is used to back up the internal calendar clock. When

no power is supplied, the backup time is 10 years or more at 25°C.

(2) Built-in SD card (NFDisk) --- On models preinstalled with Windows Embedded Compact 7, a

Flash ROM is used for the storage area for the user applications and system

settings. For the SLC model, the estimated failure rate is after 50,000 rewrite

operations. For details, refer to the manual of the optional SD card.

Moreover, when power supply OFF is done while writing it, data in flash

memory (NFDISK) might be damaged.

(3) BackLight--- Display brightness decreases over time with use.The operating lifetime of the

backlight is 50,000 hours.

* Ambient temperature25°C±5°C, maximum brightness setting, up to 50% of

the initial brightness decrease.

(4) Touch panel--- The operating lifetime of the touch panel is at least 36 million touches

(as tested by mechanical touching under 250g of force at a rate of two presses

per second).

* Replacement of expendables is handled as a repair (there will be a charge).

* The service life for consumable parts are reference values and are not guaranteed values.

FCC PART 15 Class A Notice

EN55032 Class A Notice

Warning: Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio interference.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 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 a 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 in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

NOTE

FCC WARNING

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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2. System Reference

Specifications

Table 2.1. Functional Specifications

Model

PT-310LS-AC35311x

CPU

ARM® Cortex-A8 AM3354 600MHz

Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7

Graphic

Controller

Built in CPU

Video RAM

Main memory shared

LCD type

12.1-inch TFT color LCD, SVGA(800 x 600), 260,000 colors

Backlight

LED method, The ON/OFF software can control.

Memory

Flash memory

(NFDISK)

512MB

System memory

256MB DDR3 SDRAM

OS loading

Flash memory

128MB

Touch panel

Resolution

4096 x 4096 (emulated in 1024 x 768)

Detection method

5-wire resistive film touch panel

Connection

Internal serial port

Audio

3.5 Stereo mini jack Full-scale output level 1.0Vrms (Typ.) x 1

Front switch

Power LED: 1 points

Front SW input: 3 points

SD card slots

SD Card Type I × 2

PT-310LS-AC35311x: Built-in SD card slot (SLC) (512MB x 1, NFDisk) *2

LAN *2

100BASE-TX/10BASE-T 1 port

USB*3

USB 2.0-compliant 3 port

Serial I/F

RS-232C(generic) 2 port, Baud rate: 50 - 115,200bps

RS-422A/485(generic) 1 port, Baud rate: 300 - 115,200bps

General-purpose I/O

Optocoupler isolated inputs and outputs: 4 channels each

RTC

The real-time clock is accurate within ±3 minutes (at 25°C) per month

(CPU built-in RTC),

Lithium backup battery life : 10 years or more

Power supply

Power supply connector

100VAC

Input power supply voltage

100V - 240 VAC

Current consumption (Max.)

100V 0.34A

External device power supply

capacity

SD card slots: +3.3V: 0.4A (200mA x 2)

USB2.0 I/F: +5V: 1.5A (500mA x 3)

Physical dimensions (mm)

315 (W) x 50.4(D) x 254(H) (Storage device isn't included)

Panel cut dimensions (mm)

303 (W) x 243(H)

Weight

About 3.1kg (without mounting bracket)

*1 The tapping error precision is within 1.5% in the 10mm of the outer circumference of the area that can be tapped

and is within 1% in all other parts of the area that can be tapped.

*2 The capacity that can be recognized from OS might be displayed fewer than an actual value.

*3 Use the USB interface to connect a keyboard/mouse.

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Table 2.2. Installation Environment Requirements

Model

PT-310LS-AC35311x

Operating temperature *4

0 - 50 ºC

Storage temperature

-10 - 60 ºC

Operating humidity

10 - 90%RH(No condensation)

Floating dust particles

Not to be excessive

Corrosive gas

None

Noise

resistance

Line noise

AC line / ±2kV *5

Signal line / ±1kV (IEC61000-4-4 Level 3, EN61000-4-4 Level 3)

Static

electricity

resistance

Contact discharge / ±4kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 2, EN61000-4-2 Level2),

Atmospheric discharge / ±8kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 3, EN61000-4-2 Level3)

Vibration

resistance

Sweep

resistance

10 - 57Hz/0.075 mm (semi-amplitude (0-p))

One cycle (10-150-10 Hz) of 1 oct/min test at 9.8 m/s

(1G) between 57 and 150 Hz 5

times in three (X/Y/Z) directions (40 minutes each)

(JIS C60028-2-6-compliant, IEC60068-2-6-compliant)

Impact resistance

10G, half-sine shock for 11 ms in x, y, and z directions

(JIS C60068-2-27-compliant, IEC60068-2-27-compliant)

Water-proof and dust-proof

IP65, front

Grounding

Class D grounding, SG-FG / continuity

Standard

VCCI Class A, FCC Class A, CE Marking (EMC Directive Class A, RoHS Directive)

*4: For more details on this, please refer to chapter 3, “Installation Requirements”.

*5: When using the IPC-ACCODE3 AC power cable.

Display Optical Specifications

Table 2.3. Display Optical Specifications

Parameter

Condition

Min.

Typ.

Visual angle

(vertical)

CR ≥10

= 180°

Display.

Monochro

55deg

65deg

= 0°

65deg

75deg

Visual angle

(horizontal)

= +90°

70deg

80deg

= -90°

70deg

80deg

Surface

brightness

(at center)

Display in white 300cd/m

450cd/m

* “Surface brightness” represents a numerical value per display. The expected brightness through a touch panel is

about 80% lower than the above value.

Con

trast r

atio (CR) =

Brightness

at screen ce

er with w

hite displ

ayed

Bri

ghtness a

t scree

n center w

ith black d

isplayed

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Figure 2.1. Definition of viewable range

The above optical specification data shows optical characteristics of the liquid crystal in the display;

the data does not represent the actual view on the display or its viewing angles.

Power Requirements

Your system requires a clean, steady power source for reliable performance of the high frequency CPU

on the product, the quality of the power supply is even more important. For the best performance

makes sure your power supply provides a range of 100 V minimum to 240 V maximum AC power

source

Power Consumption

The following table lists the power supply’s tolerances for AC voltages:

Table 2.4. AC voltage tolerance

AC Voltage

Acceptable Tolerance

100V

+ 100V - 240V

(

φ =

)

Top

( φ = 180

)

Right

( φ = 90

)

Bottom

( φ = 0

)

( θ = 0

)

Measurement direction

Module

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Physical Dimensions

*1 The M4 screw tips must protrude into the inside of the boss to a depth of less than 4mm.

Figure 2.2. Physical Dimensions

254

301

242

5.445

315

[mm]

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3. Hardware Setup

Before Using the Product for the First Time

Follow the next steps to set up this product:

STEP1 By referring to the information in this chapter, install, connect and set this product.

STEP2 Connect cables.

Connect the cable of necessary external devices, such as keyboard and a mouse, to this

product using appropriate cables.

STEP3 Turn on the power.

After verifying that you have correctly followed steps 1 and 2, turn on the

power. If you find any abnormality after turning on the power, turn it off and

check to see if the setup has been performed properly.

Be sure to connect the keyboard and mouse to it before turning the power on for the first time.

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Hardware Setup

- Before you start, be sure that the power is turned off.

- Remove only those screws that are explained. Do not move any other screw.

Attaching the SD Attachment Fittings

(1) After inserting a SD card, fasten the bundled SD attachment fittings with a screw.

*1: Attached screw M3x6

Figure 3.1. Attaching the SD card Attachment Fittings

- Insert the SD Card face up.

- Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified torque.

The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf

•

cm.

Fastening the Cable

This product comes with clamps for fixing cables.

Fastening the LINEOUT, USB Cable

(1) The system unit has a hole for attaching cable clamp. Using a cable clamp for a cable with lock-less

connector, such as the LINEOUT and USB Cable, prevents the connector from being unplugged.

Use the cable ties and cable clamps appropriately according to the connecting states and wiring

directions of cables.

(2) The photo below shows an example of using a cable clamp. Fix the cable with a clamp without

applying stress to the connector.

Figure 3.2. Attaching the cable clamp

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Hardware Setup

(1) Cut out a panel according to the following dimensions to mount the main unit.

Figure 3.3. Dimensions of Panel Opening

(2) Insert the main body into the panel from the external side. Connect the attachment fittings from

the inside of the panel.

Figure 3.4. Connecting the Main Body Attachment Fittings

Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified torque.

The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf

•

cm.

303

-0

243

-0

R1 or less

Panel thickness range 1.6 - 7mm

[mm]

Overtightning screws may result in damage.

Proper tightening torque for splash-proof is 0.3N•m.

Main body

Panel

Metal fittings

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Installation Requirements

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.

Installed angle which is recommended -45- 45°

Installed angle of this product which is recommended is -45° - +45°. Except for that, the temperature

specification of this product might not be filled.

Figure 3.5. Installed angle which is recommended

Note that even though the ambient temperature is within the specified range, an operational

malfunction may occur if there is other device generating high heat; the radiation will influence the

product to increase its temperature.

+θ

-θ

0º

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Distances between this product and its vicinity

Figure 3.6. Distances between this product and its vicinity

- Wall temperatures should be within the guaranteed operating temperature range of the product.

- Adjust the air flow so as not to allow waste heat from the product to accumulate around the product

- Do not install this product into the fully-sealed space except the case in which the internal

temperature is adjustable by equipment such as air conditioner. Troubles such as operational

malfunctions could be occurred by the temperature increase caused by long-term usage.

Installation panel

50mm

or more

50mm

or more

50mm

or more

50mm

or more

50mm

or more

50mm

or more

CAUTION

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