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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 using drapes, shades or blinds • using a task light • changing the display's viewing angle...; Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your eyes regular breaks by adjusting the viewing angle of the monitor, using a display visor, such as open windows, for enhanced text readability and graphics clarity. • Eliminate glare and reflections by: • placing your display in one fixed posture • avoid slouching...
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 using drapes, shades or blinds • using a task light • changing the display's viewing angle...; Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your eyes regular breaks by adjusting the viewing angle of the monitor, using a display visor, such as open windows, for enhanced text readability and graphics clarity. • Eliminate glare and reflections by: • placing your display in one fixed posture • avoid slouching...
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... down the computer. Taking care of all equipment plugged into a single wall outlet should not exceed the ampere rating of the following: • Use the Windows shutdown command Click on Start then click on Shut Down. • Use the power button You can also put the computer in sleep mode by...
... down the computer. Taking care of all equipment plugged into a single wall outlet should not exceed the ampere rating of the following: • Use the Windows shutdown command Click on Start then click on Shut Down. • Use the power button You can also put the computer in sleep mode by...
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... xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer eAudio Management 6 Acer ePresentation Management 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management 8 Acer eLock Management 9 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eSettings Management 13 Windows Mobility Center 14 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Top view 15 Closed front view 17 Left...
... xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer eAudio Management 6 Acer ePresentation Management 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management 8 Acer eLock Management 9 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eSettings Management 13 Windows Mobility Center 14 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Top view 15 Closed front view 17 Left...
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... straightforward user interface for configuring your new power plan. Note: You cannot delete the predefined power plans. To access this utility, select "Acer ePower Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar, run the program from the drop-down list. 2 Click "Apply". You can also create ... power plans: 1 Select the power plan you wish to switch to from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu, or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "Acer ePower Management". To switch between , edit, delete and restore power plans, as...
... straightforward user interface for configuring your new power plan. Note: You cannot delete the predefined power plans. To access this utility, select "Acer ePower Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar, run the program from the drop-down list. 2 Click "Apply". You can also create ... power plans: 1 Select the power plan you wish to switch to from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu, or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "Acer ePower Management". To switch between , edit, delete and restore power plans, as...
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to the panel in To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. 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. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using. Click the sleep and hibernate modes. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to save your new settings.
to the panel in To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. 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. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using. Click the sleep and hibernate modes. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to save your new settings.
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The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you lose the password, the supervisor password is the unique key that protects your files from being accessed by ... safeguard all related passwords! Be sure to encrypt a file is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. Empowering Technology 8 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management 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...
The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you lose the password, the supervisor password is the unique key that protects your files from being accessed by ... safeguard all related passwords! Be sure to encrypt a file is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. Empowering Technology 8 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management 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...
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... Center from the Control panel • Start Windows Mobility Center from the Accessories program group in one easy-to-find place, so you can quickly configure your Acer system to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. Empowering Technology 14 Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in the...
... Center from the Control panel • Start Windows Mobility Center from the Accessories program group in one easy-to-find place, so you can quickly configure your Acer system to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. Empowering Technology 14 Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in the...
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...soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) (Aspire 5710/Aspire 5710Z) Up to 512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) (Aspire 5310) 15.4" WXGA high-brightness (220-nits) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x... 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multiwindow viewing via Acer GridVista™ 8 ms response time 21 English Specifications Operating system Platform System memory Display • Windows Vista™ Home Premium • Windows...
...soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) (Aspire 5710/Aspire 5710Z) Up to 512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) (Aspire 5310) 15.4" WXGA high-brightness (220-nits) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x... 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multiwindow viewing via Acer GridVista™ 8 ms response time 21 English Specifications Operating system Platform System memory Display • Windows Vista™ Home Premium • Windows...
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... inverted "T" cursor layout; 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel Seamless touchpad with 4-way scroll button 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US and Euro dollar sign keys, media control keys Empowering Key ...Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, Acer Arcade™ Volume wheel Acer Media Center remote control (optional) ExpressCard™/54 slot 5-in-1 card reader (SD™/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) Four...
... inverted "T" cursor layout; 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel Seamless touchpad with 4-way scroll button 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US and Euro dollar sign keys, media control keys Empowering Key ...Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, Acer Arcade™ Volume wheel Acer Media Center remote control (optional) ExpressCard™/54 slot 5-in-1 card reader (SD™/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) Four...
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...on the touchpad to scroll up / down and move up or down /left/ right. rest your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications. and your touchpad. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in... Windows Control Panel. Function Left button (1) Right button (4) Main touchpad (2) Center button (3) Execute Quickly click twice. Drag Click and hold to finger movement; Access ...
...on the touchpad to scroll up / down and move up or down /left/ right. rest your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications. and your touchpad. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in... Windows Control Panel. Function Left button (1) Right button (4) Main touchpad (2) Center button (3) Execute Quickly click twice. Drag Click and hold to finger movement; Access ...
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English 30 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. The keys function as a calculator (complete with some applications. Use this mode when you need to connect an external keypad. Scroll ...
English 30 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. The keys function as a calculator (complete with some applications. Use this mode when you need to connect an external keypad. Scroll ...
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...'s context menu. It can also 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 a file or folder < > + : Cycle through Sidebar gadgets < > + : Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network domain), or switch users (if you...
...'s context menu. It can also 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 a file or folder < > + : Cycle through Sidebar gadgets < > + : Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network domain), or switch users (if you...
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...sysetm tray of headphones. It's perfect for late night listening. English 37 Using Dolby Home Theater for surround/multi-channel sound Your Acer notebook comes with sound, not speakers. Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone offers realistic surround sound from just two speakers. Set playback as ...Speaker technologies to an A/ V receiver for playback. Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II transforms any pair of your Windows system. Dolby Virtual Speaker delivers a 5.1-channel surround sound listening experience from any stereo signal into five-channel, full-range surround sound.
...sysetm tray of headphones. It's perfect for late night listening. English 37 Using Dolby Home Theater for surround/multi-channel sound Your Acer notebook comes with sound, not speakers. Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone offers realistic surround sound from just two speakers. Set playback as ...Speaker technologies to an A/ V receiver for playback. Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II transforms any pair of your Windows system. Dolby Virtual Speaker delivers a 5.1-channel surround sound listening experience from any stereo signal into five-channel, full-range surround sound.
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...click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista is connected, then, open the Display Settings properties box using the Control Panel or by right-clicking the Windows desktop and selecting Personalize. You may choose any one of your notebook, first ...ensure that a second display is a handy utility that offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on the same screen. Acer GridVista is dual-display ...
...click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista is connected, then, open the Display Settings properties box using the Control Panel or by right-clicking the Windows desktop and selecting Personalize. You may choose any one of your notebook, first ...ensure that a second display is a handy utility that offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on the same screen. Acer GridVista is dual-display ...
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You can access the Launch Manager by clicking on page 27 for each display from the taskbar. 2 Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid. 3 Enjoy the convenience of the easylaunch buttons. Launch Manager Launch Manager allows you 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 40 1 Run Acer GridVista and select your second monitor is set the four easy-launch buttons located above the keyboard. "Easy-launch buttons" on Start, All Programs...
You can access the Launch Manager by clicking on page 27 for each display from the taskbar. 2 Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid. 3 Enjoy the convenience of the easylaunch buttons. Launch Manager Launch Manager allows you 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 40 1 Run Acer GridVista and select your second monitor is set the four easy-launch buttons located above the keyboard. "Easy-launch buttons" on Start, All Programs...
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Note: For optimal security, run unattended on the Windows desktop. 2 Select Tasks & Scans. 3 Select Run Scan to the Norton Internet Security help files. You can protect against viruses, keeping your computer for viruses? 1 Double-...
Note: For optimal security, run unattended on the Windows desktop. 2 Select Tasks & Scans. 3 Select Run Scan to the Norton Internet Security help files. You can protect against viruses, keeping your computer for viruses? 1 Double-...
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... things might be the cause: • The brightness level might be set to the computer. Press and release the power button to save power. In Windows, look at the volume control icon on the battery, it is being supplied to an external monitor. Easy solutions are using on the taskbar. Look...; If you are provided for more detail. If it may be muted. If pressing a key does not turn the display back on the taskbar. In Windows, look at the power indicator: • If it is not lit, no power is crossed-out, click on page 18 for each one. See "Left...
... things might be the cause: • The brightness level might be set to the computer. Press and release the power button to save power. In Windows, look at the volume control icon on the battery, it is being supplied to an external monitor. Easy solutions are using on the taskbar. Look...; If you are provided for more detail. If it may be muted. If pressing a key does not turn the display back on the taskbar. In Windows, look at the power indicator: • If it is not lit, no power is crossed-out, click on page 18 for each one. See "Left...
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English 43 • If headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to the Windows manual. There is a mechanical eject hole on the computer. Check the following: • Make sure that the printer is connected to a power outlet and that ...
English 43 • If headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to the Windows manual. There is a mechanical eject hole on the computer. Check the following: • Make sure that the printer is connected to a power outlet and that ...
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... of battery operation, prolonging the charge/recharge cycle and improving recharging efficiency. However, charging the battery with a fully charged battery. Checking the battery level The Windows power meter indicates the current battery level. You can continue to start the next day with the computer turned off results in a cool, dry place...
... of battery operation, prolonging the charge/recharge cycle and improving recharging efficiency. However, charging the battery with a fully charged battery. Checking the battery level The Windows power meter indicates the current battery level. You can continue to start the next day with the computer turned off results in a cool, dry place...
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Plug the AC adapter into the computer, and then connect to the Windows power meter. Save all applications. 3. Shut down . Close all necessary files. 2. English 49 Battery-low warning When using battery power pay attention to the mains ...
Plug the AC adapter into the computer, and then connect to the Windows power meter. Save all applications. 3. Shut down . Close all necessary files. 2. English 49 Battery-low warning When using battery power pay attention to the mains ...