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... Hotkeys 28 What to take with you 54 Windows keys 30 Special considerations 55 Recovery 31 Setting up a home office 55 Traveling with the computer 56 Acer eRecovery Management 31 Preparing the computer 56 Creating recovery discs 32 What to take with you 56 Recovering your system 36 Special considerations 56 Types of recovery 37 Traveling internationally with the computer .... 56 Acer clear.fi 44 Media content types...
... Hotkeys 28 What to take with you 54 Windows keys 30 Special considerations 55 Recovery 31 Setting up a home office 55 Traveling with the computer 56 Acer eRecovery Management 31 Preparing the computer 56 Creating recovery discs 32 What to take with you 56 Recovering your system 36 Special considerations 56 Types of recovery 37 Traveling internationally with the computer .... 56 Acer clear.fi 44 Media content types...
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Table of contents Securing your computer 58 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 64 Using passwords 58 Setting passwords 64 Entering passwords 59 Frequently asked questions 65 Wireless networks 60 Requesting service 68 Connecting to the Internet 60 Troubleshooting 70 Acer Instant Connect 60 Troubleshooting tips 70 Wireless networks 60 Error messages 70 HDMI 62 Regulations and safety notices 72 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 63 BIOS utility 64 Boot sequence 64 4 -
Table of contents Securing your computer 58 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 64 Using passwords 58 Setting passwords 64 Entering passwords 59 Frequently asked questions 65 Wireless networks 60 Requesting service 68 Connecting to the Internet 60 Troubleshooting 70 Acer Instant Connect 60 Troubleshooting tips 70 Wireless networks 60 Error messages 70 HDMI 62 Regulations and safety notices 72 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 63 BIOS utility 64 Boot sequence 64 4 -
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...; The product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for safe battery usage This computer uses a Lithium-ion or Lithium-polymer battery. Guidelines for service. The product does not operate normally after following the operating instructions. Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adjustment of the battery, charging will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal...
...; The product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for safe battery usage This computer uses a Lithium-ion or Lithium-polymer battery. Guidelines for service. The product does not operate normally after following the operating instructions. Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adjustment of the battery, charging will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal...
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... when disposing of used normally, and it will be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but are positioned at least 1.5 centimeters (5/8 inch) away from your body. For safety reasons, turn off your battery only with a hot or cold battery may be susceptible to www.acer.com for this device. Wireless devices may not work temporarily, even when the battery is especially limited...
... when disposing of used normally, and it will be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but are positioned at least 1.5 centimeters (5/8 inch) away from your body. For safety reasons, turn off your battery only with a hot or cold battery may be susceptible to www.acer.com for this device. Wireless devices may not work temporarily, even when the battery is especially limited...
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... To turn the power off , the setup poster helps you to be more on how your computer can help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off , do any of the following: 16 - simply double-click the Acer User's Manual icon. First things first It is available from your new computer. Your guides To help you get started with setting...
... To turn the power off , the setup poster helps you to be more on how your computer can help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off , do any of the following: 16 - simply double-click the Acer User's Manual icon. First things first It is available from your new computer. Your guides To help you get started with setting...
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Acer Aspire S3 Series Your Acer notebook tour - 19 YOUR ACER NOTEBOOK TOUR After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer computer.
Acer Aspire S3 Series Your Acer notebook tour - 19 YOUR ACER NOTEBOOK TOUR After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer computer.
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... device. • The touchpad and selection buttons form a single surface. 5 Touchpad Press down firmly on the touchpad surface to perform a right click. Press down firmly on the lower right corner to perform a left click. # Icon Item Description 1 Display screen Displays computer output. 2 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 3 Microphone Internal microphone for cooling. Battery indicator Charging: The light is amber when the battery is blue. 7 Webcam Web camera for video...
... device. • The touchpad and selection buttons form a single surface. 5 Touchpad Press down firmly on the touchpad surface to perform a right click. Press down firmly on the lower right corner to perform a left click. # Icon Item Description 1 Display screen Displays computer output. 2 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 3 Microphone Internal microphone for cooling. Battery indicator Charging: The light is amber when the battery is blue. 7 Webcam Web camera for video...
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... embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. USING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is indicated by small characters located on , the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on , all alphabetic characters typed are in + * numeric mode. Lock keys and embedded...
... embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. USING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is indicated by small characters located on , the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on , all alphabetic characters typed are in + * numeric mode. Lock keys and embedded...
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... hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Cursor-control keys Hold while using cursor-control keys. Type the letters in the hotkey combination. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in a normal manner. Hotkey + Icon Function Description Communication Enables / disables the key computer's communication devices. (Communication devices may vary by configuration.) 28 - Using the keyboard Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on the keys...
... hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Cursor-control keys Hold while using cursor-control keys. Type the letters in the hotkey combination. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in a normal manner. Hotkey + Icon Function Description Communication Enables / disables the key computer's communication devices. (Communication devices may vary by configuration.) 28 - Using the keyboard Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on the keys...
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... key to save power. Increases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume. Touchpad toggle Turns the built-in Sleep mode. Decreases the screen brightness. Decreases the sound volume. Hotkey + + + + + Icon Function Description Sleep Puts the computer in touchpad on or off (only for certain models). Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + + < > + < > + < > + < > NumLk Brightness up Brightness down Volume up Volume down Turns the embedded numeric keypad on and off to return. Using the keyboard - 29 Display off Turns...
... key to save power. Increases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume. Touchpad toggle Turns the built-in Sleep mode. Decreases the screen brightness. Decreases the sound volume. Hotkey + + + + + Icon Function Description Sleep Puts the computer in touchpad on or off (only for certain models). Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + + < > + < > + < > + < > NumLk Brightness up Brightness down Volume up Volume down Turns the embedded numeric keypad on and off to return. Using the keyboard - 29 Display off Turns...
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... Acer eRecovery Management program. Backup'. This will remember. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that were not preinstalled, see "Returning to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval. Reset your problem, you an option to a previous system condition" on page 38. Revert to its factory condition. 36 - Recovery Perform minor fixes. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that you will restore...
... Acer eRecovery Management program. Backup'. This will remember. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that were not preinstalled, see "Returning to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval. Reset your problem, you an option to a previous system condition" on page 38. Revert to its factory condition. 36 - Recovery Perform minor fixes. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that you will restore...
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... else has solved the problem and you want , click on Next, then Finish. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your computer. Click on he restore point you install software or device drivers. Recovery - 37 To return to its factory condition" on Open System Restore, then Next. 3. This...
... else has solved the problem and you want , click on Next, then Finish. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your computer. Click on he restore point you install software or device drivers. Recovery - 37 To return to its factory condition" on Open System Restore, then Next. 3. This...
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... pre-installed software and drivers: 1. Follow the on OK. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Recovering from factory default. Recovery Your computer restarts. 6. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Acer eRecovery Management opens. 2. Click on your computer, then press Alt+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows and all files on Next. Find your recovery backup: • If you a using optical discs, turn on your computer. Turn on your hard drive. 42 - When the recovery has...
... pre-installed software and drivers: 1. Follow the on OK. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Recovering from factory default. Recovery Your computer restarts. 6. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Acer eRecovery Management opens. 2. Click on your computer, then press Alt+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows and all files on Next. Find your recovery backup: • If you a using optical discs, turn on your computer. Turn on your hard drive. 42 - When the recovery has...
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... CDROM/DVD or USB HDD, then press Enter. During startup, press F12 to confirm. 6. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 5. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Your computer will restart. 3. Use your computer. 2. Follow the on-screen prompts to Enabled. 4. If it is selected, press F5 to change this setting to complete the recovery. Windows installs from , such as the hard drive...
... CDROM/DVD or USB HDD, then press Enter. During startup, press F12 to confirm. 6. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 5. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Your computer will restart. 3. Use your computer. 2. Follow the on-screen prompts to Enabled. 4. If it is selected, press F5 to change this setting to complete the recovery. Windows installs from , such as the hard drive...
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..., the computer stops some or all of your computer enters Sleep mode. Press the power button to wake up from the Start menu, your computer to conserve energy. Open the lid or press any activity involving one or more of the following devices: keyboard, mouse, hard disk, peripherals connected to 50 days. System activity refers to any key to wake the computer up to the computer, and video memory.
..., the computer stops some or all of your computer enters Sleep mode. Press the power button to wake up from the Start menu, your computer to conserve energy. Open the lid or press any activity involving one or more of the following devices: keyboard, mouse, hard disk, peripherals connected to 50 days. System activity refers to any key to wake the computer up to the computer, and video memory.
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... of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is enabled, a prompt appears at boot-up . • Type the User Password and press to use the computer. Entering passwords When a password is set , a prompt appears when you press to enter the BIOS utility at boot-up . • Type the Supervisor Password and press to shut down the computer. Important! Press and hold the power button for four seconds to access the BIOS utility. Securing...
... of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is enabled, a prompt appears at boot-up . • Type the User Password and press to use the computer. Entering passwords When a password is set , a prompt appears when you press to enter the BIOS utility at boot-up . • Type the Supervisor Password and press to shut down the computer. Important! Press and hold the power button for four seconds to access the BIOS utility. Securing...
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.... Click Off to your computer's Bluetooth or wireless connections on by default. Please refer to disable. Wireless networks A wireless LAN or WLAN is easy and allows you to enable the wireless/Bluetooth connection. Windows will detect and display a list of the networks that your network and enter the password if required. Select your computer connects to the Internet Your computer's wireless connection is turned on or off, press Fn+F3 to open Internet Explorer and follow the...
.... Click Off to your computer's Bluetooth or wireless connections on by default. Please refer to disable. Wireless networks A wireless LAN or WLAN is easy and allows you to enable the wireless/Bluetooth connection. Windows will detect and display a list of the networks that your network and enter the password if required. Select your computer connects to the Internet Your computer's wireless connection is turned on or off, press Fn+F3 to open Internet Explorer and follow the...
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... being displayed. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST while the computer logo is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS. Setting passwords To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen. BIOS utility Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
... being displayed. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST while the computer logo is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS. Setting passwords To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen. BIOS utility Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
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... recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that may be low and unable to turn the display back on. The computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to save power. Nothing appears on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up. Easy solutions are using on the battery, it is lit, check the following: • Is a disc in the optical drive?
... recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that may be low and unable to turn the display back on. The computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to save power. Nothing appears on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up. Easy solutions are using on the battery, it is lit, check the following: • Is a disc in the optical drive?
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... use the volume control buttons to adjust the volume. • If headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to eject the tray. 66 - Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip into the hole and push to the line-out port on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn the display back on the power. Press and release the power button to eject the optical drive...
... use the volume control buttons to adjust the volume. • If headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to eject the tray. 66 - Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip into the hole and push to the line-out port on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn the display back on the power. Press and release the power button to eject the optical drive...