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... sitting height to achieve maximum comfort. The following tips: • refrain from staying too long in such a way that the side faces the window or any light source • minimizing room light by adjusting the viewing angle of the monitor, using a display visor, such as a piece ...'s top front edge • Avoid adjusting your display to an awkward viewing angle. • Avoid looking at bright light sources, such as open windows, for enhanced text readability and graphics clarity. • Eliminate glare and reflections by: • placing your display in one fixed posture • ...
... sitting height to achieve maximum comfort. The following tips: • refrain from staying too long in such a way that the side faces the window or any light source • minimizing room light by adjusting the viewing angle of the monitor, using a display visor, such as a piece ...'s top front edge • Avoid adjusting your display to an awkward viewing angle. • Avoid looking at bright light sources, such as open windows, for enhanced text readability and graphics clarity. • Eliminate glare and reflections by: • placing your display in one fixed posture • ...
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... route the power cord and any cables away from foot traffic. • When unplugging the power cord, do any of the following: • Use the Windows shutdown command Click on Start then click on uneven surfaces.
... route the power cord and any cables away from foot traffic. • When unplugging the power cord, do any of the following: • Use the Windows shutdown command Click on Start then click on uneven surfaces.
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... adapter xiii Taking care of your battery pack xiv Cleaning and servicing xiv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer ePresentation Management 6 Acer eDataSecurity Management 7 Acer eLock Management 8 Acer eRecovery Management 10 Acer eSettings Management 12 Windows Mobility Center 13 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Front view 15 Closed front view 16 Left view...
... adapter xiii Taking care of your battery pack xiv Cleaning and servicing xiv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer ePresentation Management 6 Acer eDataSecurity Management 7 Acer eLock Management 8 Acer eRecovery Management 10 Acer eSettings Management 12 Windows Mobility Center 13 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Front view 15 Closed front view 16 Left view...
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...recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. If you have not initialized the Empowering Technology password and run Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management, you will be asked to create it except by default in the upper half of ... • Acer ePower Management optimizes battery usage via customizable power plans. • Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts display settings. • Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. • Acer eSettings Management accesses...
...recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. If you have not initialized the Empowering Technology password and run Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management, you will be asked to create it except by default in the upper half of ... • Acer ePower Management optimizes battery usage via customizable power plans. • Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts display settings. • Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. • Acer eSettings Management accesses...
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... plans. View and adjust settings for On Battery and Plugged In modes by clicking "More Power Options". You can open Windows power options by clicking the appropriate tabs. Empowering Technology 4 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your customized plan on /off system components to extend battery life...
... plans. View and adjust settings for On Battery and Plugged In modes by clicking "More Power Options". You can open Windows power options by clicking the appropriate tabs. Empowering Technology 4 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your customized plan on /off system components to extend battery life...
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Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to view estimated battery life in the upper half of the window. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. to the panel in Click the sleep and hibernate modes. To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to save your new settings.
Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to view estimated battery life in the upper half of the window. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. to the panel in Click the sleep and hibernate modes. To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to save your new settings.
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...by default, or you lose both passwords, there will prompt you lose the password, the supervisor password is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for a supervisor password ...and default encryption password. If you can choose to enter your encrypted file! Empowering Technology 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that the system needs to decrypt it. Note: The password used to encrypt files by...
...by default, or you lose both passwords, there will prompt you lose the password, the supervisor password is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for a supervisor password ...and default encryption password. If you can choose to enter your encrypted file! Empowering Technology 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that the system needs to decrypt it. Note: The password used to encrypt files by...
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It allows you with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. Empowering Technology 10 Acer eRecovery Management Note: Models shipped with : • Password protection (Empowering Technology password) • Full and incremental backups ... and recovery: • Factory default image • User backup image • From previously-created CD/DVD • Reinstall applications/drivers Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. By default, user-created backups are stored to optical disc, and restore from previously created backups ...
It allows you with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. Empowering Technology 10 Acer eRecovery Management Note: Models shipped with : • Password protection (Empowering Technology password) • Full and incremental backups ... and recovery: • Factory default image • User backup image • From previously-created CD/DVD • Reinstall applications/drivers Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. By default, user-created backups are stored to optical disc, and restore from previously created backups ...
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... networking on or off , external display settings, display orientation and synchronization status. Empowering Technology 13 Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in the Start menu Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), sharing folders overview/sharing service on /off , and...
... networking on or off , external display settings, display orientation and synchronization status. Empowering Technology 13 Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in the Start menu Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), sharing folders overview/sharing service on /off , and...
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22 English Specifications Operating system Platform • Windows Vista™ Home Basic • Windows Vista™ Home Premium • Windows Vista™ Ultimate • Windows Vista™ Starter Edition Aspire 5680/5630 Series Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring: • Intel...® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology Aspire 5610Z Series • Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor T2060 (1MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz ...
22 English Specifications Operating system Platform • Windows Vista™ Home Basic • Windows Vista™ Home Premium • Windows Vista™ Ultimate • Windows Vista™ Starter Edition Aspire 5680/5630 Series Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring: • Intel...® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology Aspire 5610Z Series • Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor T2060 (1MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz ...
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... Aspire 5680/5650/5630/5610/5610Z/3690 Series • Up to 2 GB of DDR2 533/667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) Aspire ... mAh Li-ion battery pack (8-cell) or 44 W 4000 mAh Li-ion battery pack (6-cell) • Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge • 2.5-hour... travel • Touchpad with 4-way scroll button • 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support • Four easy-launch buttons: Empowering...
... Aspire 5680/5650/5630/5610/5610Z/3690 Series • Up to 2 GB of DDR2 533/667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) Aspire ... mAh Li-ion battery pack (8-cell) or 44 W 4000 mAh Li-ion battery pack (6-cell) • Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge • 2.5-hour... travel • Touchpad with 4-way scroll button • 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support • Four easy-launch buttons: Empowering...
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...Display and graphics • 15.4" WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 16:10 viewing ratio, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ • NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600/7600SE with 128/256MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting Microsoft® ... Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, up to 224 MB of shared system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 (for Aspire 5610Z/3690 Series) • Dual independent display • 16.7 million colors • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability • S-video/TV-out (NTSC...
...Display and graphics • 15.4" WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 16:10 viewing ratio, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ • NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600/7600SE with 128/256MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting Microsoft® ... Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, up to 224 MB of shared system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 (for Aspire 5610Z/3690 Series) • Dual independent display • 16.7 million colors • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability • S-video/TV-out (NTSC...
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.... English 26 Software • Acer Empowering Technology • Acer eNet Management • Acer ePower Management • Acer ePresentation Management • Acer eDataSecurity Management • Acer eLock Management • Acer eRecovery Management • Acer eSettings Management Note: Models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. • Acer GridVista™* • Acer Arcade™* • Acer Arcade™ Deluxe* •...
.... English 26 Software • Acer Empowering Technology • Acer eNet Management • Acer ePower Management • Acer ePresentation Management • Acer eDataSecurity Management • Acer eLock Management • Acer eRecovery Management • Acer eSettings Management Note: Models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition only support Acer eRecovery Management. • Acer GridVista™* • Acer Arcade™* • Acer Arcade™ Deluxe* •...
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.... English 31 Touchpad The built-in touchpad is the same as you how to use the touchpad: • Move your finger across the surface of Windows applications. These two buttons are similar to the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to move left or right a page. Touchpad basics The...
.... English 31 Touchpad The built-in touchpad is the same as you how to use the touchpad: • Move your finger across the surface of Windows applications. These two buttons are similar to the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to move left or right a page. Touchpad basics The...
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Access context menu Click once. hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows Control Panel. Drag Click and hold to move up/ down/left/ right. Scroll Click and hold , then use finger on the touchpad to finger movement; ...
Access context menu Click once. hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows Control Panel. Drag Click and hold to move up/ down/left/ right. Scroll Click and hold , then use finger on the touchpad to finger movement; ...
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... Num Lock on Num Lock off . English 33 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is on the keys. Use this mode when you need to connect an...
... Num Lock on Num Lock off . English 33 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is on the keys. Use this mode when you need to connect an...
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... be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions: < > : Open or close the Start menu < > + : Display the desktop < > + : Open Windows Explore < > + : Search for computers (if you are on a + < > + : Use the arrow keys to cycle through Sidebar gadgets < > + : Lock your edition... a file or folder < > + : Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D Application key Note: Depending on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on your computer (if ...
... be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions: < > : Open or close the Start menu < > + : Display the desktop < > + : Open Windows Explore < > + : Search for computers (if you are on a + < > + : Use the arrow keys to cycle through Sidebar gadgets < > + : Lock your edition... a file or folder < > + : Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D Application key Note: Depending on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on your computer (if ...
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... hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. See "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 1. Note: On models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition, Fn-F2 launches System Properties and Fn-F3 launches Power Options. Hotkey Icon + Function Hotkey help...
... hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. See "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 1. Note: On models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition, Fn-F2 launches System Properties and Fn-F3 launches Power Options. Hotkey Icon + Function Hotkey help...
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... the check box Extend the desktop onto this function, please go to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on certain models. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to set... Programs and click on Acer GridVista. Acer GridVista is simple to complete the process. To access this monitor. English 40 Using the system utilities Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Note: This feature is only available on the same screen. Models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition...
... the check box Extend the desktop onto this function, please go to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on certain models. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to set... Programs and click on Acer GridVista. Acer GridVista is simple to complete the process. To access this monitor. English 40 Using the system utilities Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Note: This feature is only available on the same screen. Models shipped with Windows Vista™ Starter Edition...
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You can access the Launch Manager by clicking on page 30 for each display from the taskbar. 2 Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid. 3 Enjoy the convenience of the easylaunch buttons. "Easy-launch buttons" on Start, All Programs, and then Launch Manager to set to ... start the application. Note: Please ensure that the resolution setting of your preferred screen configuration for the location of a well-organized desktop. English 41 1 Run Acer GridVista and select your second monitor is set the four easy-launch buttons located above the keyboard.
You can access the Launch Manager by clicking on page 30 for each display from the taskbar. 2 Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid. 3 Enjoy the convenience of the easylaunch buttons. "Easy-launch buttons" on Start, All Programs, and then Launch Manager to set to ... start the application. Note: Please ensure that the resolution setting of your preferred screen configuration for the location of a well-organized desktop. English 41 1 Run Acer GridVista and select your second monitor is set the four easy-launch buttons located above the keyboard.