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... Acrobat Reader setup program first. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on your computer, clicking on the screen to the basic features and functions of the power button. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. The printed User's Guide introduces you use Adobe Acrobat Reader, access the Help and Support menu. For instructions on page 1 for meeting your new...
... Acrobat Reader setup program first. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on your computer, clicking on the screen to the basic features and functions of the power button. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. The printed User's Guide introduces you use Adobe Acrobat Reader, access the Help and Support menu. For instructions on page 1 for meeting your new...
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... Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Fast Infrared (selected models only) 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 44 IEEE 1394 port (selected models only) 44 PC Card slot 45 BIOS utility 46 Boot sequence 46 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 47 Password 47 Using software 47 Playing DVD movies 47 Power management 48 Acer eRecovery 49 Create backup 49 Restore from backup 50 Create factory default image CD 50 Re-install bundled software without CD 50 Change password 51 Troubleshooting 52 Troubleshooting...
... Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Fast Infrared (selected models only) 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 44 IEEE 1394 port (selected models only) 44 PC Card slot 45 BIOS utility 46 Boot sequence 46 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 47 Password 47 Using software 47 Playing DVD movies 47 Power management 48 Acer eRecovery 49 Create backup 49 Restore from backup 50 Create factory default image CD 50 Re-install bundled software without CD 50 Change password 51 Troubleshooting 52 Troubleshooting...
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... scroll button. 8 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 9 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. English 2 # Item Description 5 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on . Closed front view # Icon Item Description 1 Speaker-out/line-out/ Connects to audio line-out devices Headphone jack (e.g., speakers, headphones). 2 Mic-in jack Accepts inputs from external microphone. 3 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 4 Bluetooth Press to enable/disable the wireless...
... scroll button. 8 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 9 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. English 2 # Item Description 5 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on . Closed front view # Icon Item Description 1 Speaker-out/line-out/ Connects to audio line-out devices Headphone jack (e.g., speakers, headphones). 2 Mic-in jack Accepts inputs from external microphone. 3 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 4 Bluetooth Press to enable/disable the wireless...
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...Item 7 Battery indicator Left view 3 Description Lights up when the battery is being charged. # Icon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Item External display port S-video out port Network jack Modem jack Description Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). Connects to a television or display device with infrared devices e.g., infrared printer and IR-aware computer. (selected models only) Note: Only one Type II PC Card. (selected models only) 5-in-1 card reader Accepts an MS, MS PRO, MMC...
...Item 7 Battery indicator Left view 3 Description Lights up when the battery is being charged. # Icon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Item External display port S-video out port Network jack Modem jack Description Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). Connects to a television or display device with infrared devices e.g., infrared printer and IR-aware computer. (selected models only) Note: Only one Type II PC Card. (selected models only) 5-in-1 card reader Accepts an MS, MS PRO, MMC...
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... modes 53.6 W (6-cell) and 80.3 W (9-cell) Li-ion battery packs (for Aspire 5500) • 3-hour battery life for models using ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X700 (6-cell) 44.6 W (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack (for Aspire 3600) • 2.5-hour battery life 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use 3-pin 65 W AC adapter 84-/85-key keyboard Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button Four easy-launch buttons Two front-panel buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button Audio...
... modes 53.6 W (6-cell) and 80.3 W (9-cell) Li-ion battery packs (for Aspire 5500) • 3-hour battery life for models using ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X700 (6-cell) 44.6 W (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack (for Aspire 3600) • 2.5-hour battery life 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use 3-pin 65 W AC adapter 84-/85-key keyboard Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button Four easy-launch buttons Two front-panel buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button Audio...
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... (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port External display (VGA) port S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port (depending on model) Microphone/line-in jack Headphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support Infrared (FIR) Port (depending on model) Type II PC Card slot 5-in jack for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer eManager (eSettings/ePresentation/ ePowerManagement/eNetManagement/eRecovery) Acer GridVista Acer Arcade Acer Launch Manager Acer System Recovery CD Norton AntiVirus™ Adobe® Reader® CyberLink...
... (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port External display (VGA) port S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port (depending on model) Microphone/line-in jack Headphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support Infrared (FIR) Port (depending on model) Type II PC Card slot 5-in jack for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer eManager (eSettings/ePresentation/ ePowerManagement/eNetManagement/eRecovery) Acer GridVista Acer Arcade Acer Launch Manager Acer System Recovery CD Norton AntiVirus™ Adobe® Reader® CyberLink...
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... mode. Battery Lights up when the computer is activated. Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is closed. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is activated. English 9 Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-left above the keyboard, and four on . Lights up when Caps Lock is on the front panel. Icon Function Caps Lock Num Lock Description Lights up when Num Lock is charging...
... mode. Battery Lights up when the computer is activated. Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is closed. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is activated. English 9 Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-left above the keyboard, and four on . Lights up when Caps Lock is on the front panel. Icon Function Caps Lock Num Lock Description Lights up when Num Lock is charging...
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... cursor keys, two Windows keys and 12 function keys. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you need to connect an external keypad. It is on, all alphabetic characters typed are not printed on Num Lock off . Desired access Num Lock on the keys. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is indicated by small characters located on embedded keypad. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols...
... cursor keys, two Windows keys and 12 function keys. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you need to connect an external keypad. It is on, all alphabetic characters typed are not printed on Num Lock off . Desired access Num Lock on the keys. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is indicated by small characters located on embedded keypad. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols...
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...'s controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Key Windows key Description Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. English 14 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Application key + < > + Undoes the minimize all windows. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access...
...'s controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Key Windows key Description Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. English 14 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Application key + < > + Undoes the minimize all windows. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access...
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... the internal touchpad on page 19. Acer ePower- Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on hotkeys. + + + + + + + + Acer eSettings Launches Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. Volume up Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. 15 English Hotkey Icon Function Description + Hotkey help Displays help on and off. See "Acer eManager" on page 19. Launches Acer ePowerManagement in Sleep mode. Press any key to save power.
... the internal touchpad on page 19. Acer ePower- Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on hotkeys. + + + + + + + + Acer eSettings Launches Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. Volume up Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. 15 English Hotkey Icon Function Description + Hotkey help Displays help on and off. See "Acer eManager" on page 19. Launches Acer ePowerManagement in Sleep mode. Press any key to save power.
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... to quickly and easily connect to control all your PC's power schemes and maximize battery life. Acer eNetManagement (on selected models) Provides a central location from which features five main settings: Acer ePowerManagement, Acer eNetManagement, Acer ePresentation, Acer eRecovery and Acer eSettings. For more information, open Acer eManager, click on page 10. Acer eRecovery Creates backups and recovers system configurations reliably. Press " " to frequently used functions. English 19 Using the system utilities Acer eManager The innovative Acer eManager software...
... to quickly and easily connect to control all your PC's power schemes and maximize battery life. Acer eNetManagement (on selected models) Provides a central location from which features five main settings: Acer ePowerManagement, Acer eNetManagement, Acer ePresentation, Acer eRecovery and Acer eSettings. For more information, open Acer eManager, click on page 10. Acer eRecovery Creates backups and recovers system configurations reliably. Press " " to frequently used functions. English 19 Using the system utilities Acer eManager The innovative Acer eManager software...
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... the external USB floppy drive? Right-click on an external monitor. I pressed the power button and opened the display, but the computer does not start or boot-up the "Display Properties" dialog box. 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. If you are using on . Press + (increase) to adjust the brightness...
... the external USB floppy drive? Right-click on an external monitor. I pressed the power button and opened the display, but the computer does not start or boot-up the "Display Properties" dialog box. 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. If you are using on . Press + (increase) to adjust the brightness...
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... to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of 1 meter apart. • Make sure there is heard from the computer. Check the following : • Make sure that it works, contact your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. If it is enabled. • Make sure both devices (for file transfers) or you have the appropriate drivers...
... to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of 1 meter apart. • Make sure there is heard from the computer. Check the following : • Make sure that it works, contact your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. If it is enabled. • Make sure both devices (for file transfers) or you have the appropriate drivers...
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... the original software content that is Enabled. 3 Exit the BIOS setup utility and save changes. After the Operating System is set up your location: 1 Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 Double-click on Modems. 3 Click on first booting your notebook, that you need to set up your location. To properly use the internal modem. English 24 • Make sure that the printer cable is connected securely to the computer's parallel port or a USB port and the...
... the original software content that is Enabled. 3 Exit the BIOS setup utility and save changes. After the Operating System is set up your location: 1 Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 Double-click on Modems. 3 Click on first booting your notebook, that you need to set up your location. To properly use the internal modem. English 24 • Make sure that the printer cable is connected securely to the computer's parallel port or a USB port and the...
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... Restore to factory settings to return the settings to their default values. Click the appropriate button to select from a list of the video content during playback. Video The Video settings control the video output of DVDs/VCDs. If you have problems with a widescreen aspect ratio. • Acer CinemaVision is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that you do not need to change...
... Restore to factory settings to return the settings to their default values. Click the appropriate button to select from a list of the video content during playback. Video The Video settings control the video output of DVDs/VCDs. If you have problems with a widescreen aspect ratio. • Acer CinemaVision is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that you do not need to change...
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... to disconnect 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, then click on Turn Off (Windows XP). You can put the computer in Sleep mode. then press and release the power button. To bring the computer out of Sleep mode, open the display; Moving around When you...
... to disconnect 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, then click on Turn Off (Windows XP). You can put the computer in Sleep mode. then press and release the power button. To bring the computer out of Sleep mode, open the display; Moving around When you...
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... display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is enabled, a prompt appears at boot-up . • Type the User Password and press to use of this password with your Supervisor Password! Combine the use the computer. Setting passwords You can set and the password on boot-up and resume from Hibernation for four seconds to access the BIOS utility. Do not forget your dealer or an authorized service center. Entering passwords When a password is set passwords using the BIOS utility...
... display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is enabled, a prompt appears at boot-up . • Type the User Password and press to use of this password with your Supervisor Password! Combine the use the computer. Setting passwords You can set and the password on boot-up and resume from Hibernation for four seconds to access the BIOS utility. Do not forget your dealer or an authorized service center. Entering passwords When a password is set passwords using the BIOS utility...
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... use is not compatible with a desktop PC. Connectivity options Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with digital phone lines. Fax/data modem Your computer has a built-in which you a complete mobile computing experience. For instructions on how to connect different external devices to a telephone jack. English 42 Expanding through options Your notebook PC offers you are working...
... use is not compatible with a desktop PC. Connectivity options Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with digital phone lines. Fax/data modem Your computer has a built-in which you a complete mobile computing experience. For instructions on how to connect different external devices to a telephone jack. English 42 Expanding through options Your notebook PC offers you are working...
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... America, Australia, New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of China Recovering your DVD drive is installed in the optical drive bay, you to enter the region code. Find D2D Recovery at the top of the screen. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. then close the DVD tray. DVD disks are divided into...
... America, Australia, New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of China Recovering your DVD drive is installed in the optical drive bay, you to enter the region code. Find D2D Recovery at the top of the screen. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. then close the DVD tray. DVD disks are divided into...
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... of the following devices: keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, hard disk, peripherals connected to conserve energy. Windows handles all of a different region into the DVD drive. This computer employs a power management scheme that monitors system activity. English 48 Note: To change the region code, insert a DVD movie of these devices in power management unit that supports the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI), which allows for your computer. System activity refers to any activity involving one...
... of the following devices: keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, hard disk, peripherals connected to conserve energy. Windows handles all of a different region into the DVD drive. This computer employs a power management scheme that monitors system activity. English 48 Note: To change the region code, insert a DVD movie of these devices in power management unit that supports the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI), which allows for your computer. System activity refers to any activity involving one...
