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... printed User's Guide introduces you to access it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your mobile computing needs. For instructions on AcerSystem User's Guide. Follow these steps to the basic features and functions of the power button. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting.
... printed User's Guide introduces you to access it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your mobile computing needs. For instructions on AcerSystem User's Guide. Follow these steps to the basic features and functions of the power button. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting.
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Audio 30 Adjusting the volume 30 Using the system utilities 31 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 31 Launch Manager 32 Norton AntiVirus 33 Frequently asked questions 34 Requesting service 37 International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 37 Before you call 37 Taking your notebook PC with you 38 Disconnecting from the desktop 38 Moving around 38 Preparing the computer 38 What to bring to...
Audio 30 Adjusting the volume 30 Using the system utilities 31 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 31 Launch Manager 32 Norton AntiVirus 33 Frequently asked questions 34 Requesting service 37 International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 37 Before you call 37 Taking your notebook PC with you 38 Disconnecting from the desktop 38 Moving around 38 Preparing the computer 38 What to bring to...
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Fast Infrared (FIR) 45 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 46 IEEE 1394 port 46 PC Card slot 47 ExpressCard 48 Installing memory 49 BIOS utility 49 Boot sequence 49 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 50 Password 50 Using software 50 Playing DVD movies 50 Power management 51 Acer eRecovery Management 51 Create backup 52 Restore from backup 52 Create factory default image CD 53 Re-install bundled software without CD 53 Change password 54 Troubleshooting 55 Troubleshooting tips 55 Error messages 55 Regulations and safety notices 57 ENERGY...
Fast Infrared (FIR) 45 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 46 IEEE 1394 port 46 PC Card slot 47 ExpressCard 48 Installing memory 49 BIOS utility 49 Boot sequence 49 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 50 Password 50 Using software 50 Playing DVD movies 50 Power management 51 Acer eRecovery Management 51 Create backup 52 Restore from backup 52 Create factory default image CD 53 Re-install bundled software without CD 53 Change password 54 Troubleshooting 55 Troubleshooting tips 55 Error messages 55 Regulations and safety notices 57 ENERGY...
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... the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. For more information, please refer to CD/DVD. • Image/data recovery tools: • Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). • Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). • Recover from CD/DVD. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on page 51 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Empowering Technology 5 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility...
... the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. For more information, please refer to CD/DVD. • Image/data recovery tools: • Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). • Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). • Recover from CD/DVD. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on page 51 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Empowering Technology 5 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility...
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... you boot up your PC. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for power users. • Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. • Permits you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in the taskbar. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your notebook, or start automatically when you to inspect hardware specifications and to optimize your Windows operating...
... you boot up your PC. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for power users. • Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. • Permits you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in the taskbar. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your notebook, or start automatically when you to inspect hardware specifications and to optimize your Windows operating...
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... appear on the main screen. Create new power scheme 1 Assign a name for mains (AC) or battery mode. 4 Choose which power options best fit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles - Or, you can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to use as a template. 3 Select whether used for the new scheme. 2 Choose existing scheme to turn the following functions on the lower left...
... appear on the main screen. Create new power scheme 1 Assign a name for mains (AC) or battery mode. 4 Choose which power options best fit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles - Or, you can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to use as a template. 3 Select whether used for the new scheme. 2 Choose existing scheme to turn the following functions on the lower left...
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...Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones). Note: Only one card can operate at any given time. port 3 Acer MediaBay Houses an optical drive module, second battery pack or hard disk drive (for TravelMate 4210/4270 Series). 4 Optical disk Lights up when the optical drive is active. Optical drive Internal optical drive; Locks and releases the lid. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Left view # Icon Item 1 DC-in -1 card reader Bluetooth communication button/indicator Wireless communication...
...Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones). Note: Only one card can operate at any given time. port 3 Acer MediaBay Houses an optical drive module, second battery pack or hard disk drive (for TravelMate 4210/4270 Series). 4 Optical disk Lights up when the optical drive is active. Optical drive Internal optical drive; Locks and releases the lid. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Left view # Icon Item 1 DC-in -1 card reader Bluetooth communication button/indicator Wireless communication...
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...; Core™ Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/ T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) • Intel® 945GM/PM Express chipset • Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology 256/512 MB or 1 GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using...
...; Core™ Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/ T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) • Intel® 945GM/PM Express chipset • Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology 256/512 MB or 1 GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using...
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... devices Audio • 80/100/120 GB SATA hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) (for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) • 60/80/100/120 GB PATA hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) (for TravelMate 4210 Series) • Acer MediaBay for hot-swappable optical drive modules (for TravelMate 4670 Series): • DVD-Super Multi double-layer • DVD-Dual double-layer • 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO...
... devices Audio • 80/100/120 GB SATA hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) (for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) • 60/80/100/120 GB PATA hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) (for TravelMate 4210 Series) • Acer MediaBay for hot-swappable optical drive modules (for TravelMate 4670 Series): • DVD-Super Multi double-layer • DVD-Dual double-layer • 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO...
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... Rate) 124-pin Acer ezDock port (for TravelMate 4670 Series) ExpressCard™/34 slot (for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) PC Card slot (one Type II) 5-in jack for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) LAN: Fast Ethernet; Wake-on -LAN ready (for AC adapter Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer Empowering Technology (eDataSecurity / eLock / ePerformance / eRecovery / eSettings / eNet / ePower / ePresentation Management) Acer GridVista™ Acer Launch Manager Adobe® Reader® CyberLink...
... Rate) 124-pin Acer ezDock port (for TravelMate 4670 Series) ExpressCard™/34 slot (for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) PC Card slot (one Type II) 5-in jack for TravelMate 4270/4670 Series) LAN: Fast Ethernet; Wake-on -LAN ready (for AC adapter Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer Empowering Technology (eDataSecurity / eLock / ePerformance / eRecovery / eSettings / eNet / ePower / ePresentation Management) Acer GridVista™ Acer Launch Manager Adobe® Reader® CyberLink...
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.... Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Turns the speakers on hotkeys. + + + + + + + + Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches Acer eSettings in Acer Empowering Technology. Press any key to save power. Volume up Increases the screen brightness. Launches Acer ePower Management in Sleep mode. 27 English Hotkey Icon + Function Hotkey help Description Displays help on and off. Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and...
.... Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Turns the speakers on hotkeys. + + + + + + + + Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches Acer eSettings in Acer Empowering Technology. Press any key to save power. Volume up Increases the screen brightness. Launches Acer ePower Management in Sleep mode. 27 English Hotkey Icon + Function Hotkey help Description Displays help on and off. Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and...
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... resolution are using on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up the "Display Properties" dialog box. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that may be low and unable to power the computer. Press + (increase) to adjust the brightness level. • The display device might be set to an external monitor. If you are not full-screen on the...
... resolution are using on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up the "Display Properties" dialog box. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that may be low and unable to power the computer. Press + (increase) to adjust the brightness level. • The display device might be set to an external monitor. If you are not full-screen on the...
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... the display cover. 5 Disconnect the cord from the AC adapter. 6 Disconnect the keyboard, pointing device, printer, external monitor and other external devices. 7 Disconnect the Kensington lock if you are using one to secure the computer. Moving around or traveling with your computer from external accessories: 1 Save any open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start, Turn Off Computer...
... the display cover. 5 Disconnect the cord from the AC adapter. 6 Disconnect the keyboard, pointing device, printer, external monitor and other external devices. 7 Disconnect the Kensington lock if you are using one to secure the computer. Moving around or traveling with your computer from external accessories: 1 Save any open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start, Turn Off Computer...
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..., New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of that region only. Once your hard disk does not reset the number of the screen and use the and keys to a region code, it will automatically play DVD disks of China Using software Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is set to enable this value to set the region code a maximum of the screen. Find Password on boot: and use the and keys to Enabled...
..., New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of that region only. Once your hard disk does not reset the number of the screen and use the and keys to a region code, it will automatically play DVD disks of China Using software Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is set to enable this value to set the region code a maximum of the screen. Find Password on boot: and use the and keys to Enabled...
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... the power button below will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Basic care and tips for the location of guides: First off To turn on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of the power button. Please understand that due to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well as "only for meeting your mobile computing needs. Please refre to "Quick Guide" for using the keyboard, Audio...
... the power button below will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Basic care and tips for the location of guides: First off To turn on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of the power button. Please understand that due to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well as "only for meeting your mobile computing needs. Please refre to "Quick Guide" for using the keyboard, Audio...
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... lock 23 Using passwords 23 Entering passwords 24 Setting passwords 24 Expanding through options 25 Connectivity options 25 Fax/data modem (only for certain models) 25 Built-in network feature 26 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 26 IEEE 1394 port (only for certain models) 27 High-Definition Multimedia Interface (only for certain models) 27 ExpressCard (only for certain models) 28 Installing memory 29 BIOS utility 30 Boot sequence 30 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 30 Password 30 Using software 31 Playing DVD...
... lock 23 Using passwords 23 Entering passwords 24 Setting passwords 24 Expanding through options 25 Connectivity options 25 Fax/data modem (only for certain models) 25 Built-in network feature 26 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 26 IEEE 1394 port (only for certain models) 27 High-Definition Multimedia Interface (only for certain models) 27 ExpressCard (only for certain models) 28 Installing memory 29 BIOS utility 30 Boot sequence 30 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 30 Password 30 Using software 31 Playing DVD...
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... the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are in numeric mode. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are not printed on , the embedded keypad is on the keys. Use this mode when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is indicated by small characters located on embedded keypad control keys. Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and...
... the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are in numeric mode. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are not printed on , the embedded keypad is on the keys. Use this mode when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is indicated by small characters located on embedded keypad control keys. Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and...
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... within short distances, for example, from the AC adapter. 6 Disconnect the keyboard, pointing device, printer, external monitor and other external devices. 7 Disconnect the Kensington lock if you go within the building. To bring the computer out of Sleep mode, open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start then click on Shut Down. Or: You can...
... within short distances, for example, from the AC adapter. 6 Disconnect the keyboard, pointing device, printer, external monitor and other external devices. 7 Disconnect the Kensington lock if you go within the building. To bring the computer out of Sleep mode, open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start then click on Shut Down. Or: You can...
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... keys to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility, then select Main from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen and use the and keys to set a password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. English 30 BIOS utility The BIOS utility is being displayed. while the notebook PC logo is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS. Enable disk-to-disk recovery To enable disk-to enable this utility. Password To set...
... keys to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility, then select Main from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen and use the and keys to set a password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. English 30 BIOS utility The BIOS utility is being displayed. while the notebook PC logo is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS. Enable disk-to-disk recovery To enable disk-to enable this utility. Password To set...
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... not start or boot up. If pressing a key does not turn the display back on the battery, it is lit, check the following: • Is a non-bootable (non-system) disk in Sleep mode. Easy solutions are using on . Remove or replace it with a system disk and press + + to the power outlet. • If it may arise during the use the volume control buttons to the computer. The computer's power management...
... not start or boot up. If pressing a key does not turn the display back on the battery, it is lit, check the following: • Is a non-bootable (non-system) disk in Sleep mode. Easy solutions are using on . Remove or replace it with a system disk and press + + to the power outlet. • If it may arise during the use the volume control buttons to the computer. The computer's power management...