User guide

Vario L2 Introduction
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Picture 1: Vario L2
Section 1 - Introduction
The Vario L2 is the latest in a line of successful Plasma Engines designed and manufactured in the United
Kingdom by Blue Chip Technology.
The Vario L2 is a powerful slim-line AMD Socket AM2 based Personal Computer (PC) specifically designed to
drive large plasma and other large display panels. The unit is self-contained requiring as a minimum, only a power
connection and a display. The applications are not limited to display applications: it may be used as a general
purpose PC.
The basic unit comprises a highly integrated computer board employing AMD 690G Northbridge chipset and the
SB600 Southbridge chipset with ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 integrated graphics feature. The computer board
supports the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core / Athlon 64 / Sempron Processor with Front Side Bus frequencies of
1000 MHz (2000 MT/s). Memory options allow up to of 2GB (2 x 1GB SO-DIMMs) of ultra fast non-ECC &
unbuffered DDR2 667/533/400 200-pin SO-DIMM. Storage is provided by a single 3½-inch Serial ATA II 3Gb/s
hard disk drive or by use of optional Compact Flash.
The unit is housed in a strong sheet-steel enclosure providing both mechanical and EMC protection. Fans draw
cooling air into the unit and direct it through the chassis to ensure a wide operating temperature range. The unit
may be mounted on the plasma display, or separately to suit the particular installation
A universal Mounting kit is available for attachment to plasma displays, wall or desktops.
All connectors are on the Front face of the chassis. There are connectors for a standard VGA display, a standard
Digital Display, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port, TV-Out connector, 4 USB (2.0) ports, an
Ethernet (10/100/1Gb) LAN port, a 1394a Firewire port, one serial port, SPDIF IN/SPDIF Out connectors and HD
Audio ports. The on-board High Definition Audio codec (ALC883) supports high quality performance 8-channel
audio play (Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effect)
The DC power jack is also on the front face. An OD5.5mm and ID2.5mm short termination plug is required to
connect to this. An optional AC/DC Power Module can be provided with the unit.
External indicators and controls on the front face of the chassis are limited to a hard drive activity LED, a power
on LED and a power/standby push-button switch. The LAN connector also includes LEDs indicating a connection
and data rate.