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... power button below the LCD screen beside the easy-launch buttons. Your guides To help you get started with setting up your mobile computing needs. In addition it : 1 Click on Start, All Programs, AcerSystem. 2 Click on AcerSystem User's Guide. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. Follow the instructions on AcerSystem User's Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF...
... power button below the LCD screen beside the easy-launch buttons. Your guides To help you get started with setting up your mobile computing needs. In addition it : 1 Click on Start, All Programs, AcerSystem. 2 Click on AcerSystem User's Guide. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. Follow the instructions on AcerSystem User's Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF...
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... 40 Using a computer security lock 40 Using passwords 40 Entering passwords 41 Setting passwords 41 Expanding through options 42 Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 43 PC Card slot 44 BIOS utility 45 Boot sequence 45 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 46 Password 46 Using software 46 Playing DVD movies 46 Power management 47 Acer eRecovery 47 Create backup 48 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 48 Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 49 Troubleshooting...
... 40 Using a computer security lock 40 Using passwords 40 Entering passwords 41 Setting passwords 41 Expanding through options 42 Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 43 PC Card slot 44 BIOS utility 45 Boot sequence 45 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 46 Password 46 Using software 46 Playing DVD movies 46 Power management 47 Acer eRecovery 47 Create backup 48 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 48 Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 49 Troubleshooting...
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.... 2 Bluetooth Press to show the status of WLAN button/indicator communication. 4 Microphone/ Accepts audio line-in devices line-in jack (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman). 5 Headphones/ Connects to enable/disable the wireless communication function. the center button serves as a 4-way and right) scroll button. 7 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See "Easy-launch buttons" on page 9 for more details. 8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to enable/disable the Bluetooth communication function.
.... 2 Bluetooth Press to show the status of WLAN button/indicator communication. 4 Microphone/ Accepts audio line-in devices line-in jack (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman). 5 Headphones/ Connects to enable/disable the wireless communication function. the center button serves as a 4-way and right) scroll button. 7 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See "Easy-launch buttons" on page 9 for more details. 8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to enable/disable the Bluetooth communication function.
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... slot. Locks and releases the lid. # Icon 1 Item Three USB 2.0 ports 2 PC Card slot Description Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Accepts one Type II PC Card. 3 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the drive. 3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is on. Right view # Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; English 3 # Icon Item 7 Power indicator 8 Latch Left view Description Lights when the computer is turned...
... slot. Locks and releases the lid. # Icon 1 Item Three USB 2.0 ports 2 PC Card slot Description Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Accepts one Type II PC Card. 3 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the drive. 3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is on. Right view # Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; English 3 # Icon Item 7 Power indicator 8 Latch Left view Description Lights when the computer is turned...
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... kg (6.06 lbs.) for 15.4" LCD model ACPI 2.0 power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes 29.6 or 65 W Li-ion battery pack 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use 65 W AC adapter 88-/89-key keyboard Built-in touchpad with 4-way scroll button Four easy-launch buttons Two front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button Audio system with two built-in speakers Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone
... kg (6.06 lbs.) for 15.4" LCD model ACPI 2.0 power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes 29.6 or 65 W Li-ion battery pack 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use 65 W AC adapter 88-/89-key keyboard Built-in touchpad with 4-way scroll button Four easy-launch buttons Two front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button Audio system with two built-in speakers Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone
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...) port External display (VGA) port Microphone/line-in jack Headphones/speakers/line-out jack PC Card slot (one Type II) DC-in jack for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer eManager (Acer ePowerManagement/ePresentation/ eRecovery/eSettings) Acer GridVista 2.0 Acer Launch Manager Acer Arcade Adobe® Reader® Norton AntiVirus™ NTI CD-Maker™ 256/512 MB or 1 GB DDR2 533 soDIMM memory Li-ion battery pack 65 W AC adapter External USB floppy drive Temperature...
...) port External display (VGA) port Microphone/line-in jack Headphones/speakers/line-out jack PC Card slot (one Type II) DC-in jack for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Acer eManager (Acer ePowerManagement/ePresentation/ eRecovery/eSettings) Acer GridVista 2.0 Acer Launch Manager Acer Arcade Adobe® Reader® Norton AntiVirus™ NTI CD-Maker™ 256/512 MB or 1 GB DDR2 533 soDIMM memory Li-ion battery pack 65 W AC adapter External USB floppy drive Temperature...
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... the LCD display is active. Battery Lights up when the computer is being charged. Power Lights up when the battery is on the front panel. Num Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated. Wireless LAN Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Bluetooth Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is closed. English 8 Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-right above the keyboard, and...
... the LCD display is active. Battery Lights up when the computer is being charged. Power Lights up when the battery is on the front panel. Num Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated. Wireless LAN Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Bluetooth Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is closed. English 8 Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-right above the keyboard, and...
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...-launch buttons Located at the upper-left, above the keyboard are pre-set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer eManager. The mail and Web browser buttons are four buttons. They are called easy-launch buttons. To set to run the Acer Launch Manager. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Press < > to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users...
...-launch buttons Located at the upper-left, above the keyboard are pre-set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer eManager. The mail and Web browser buttons are four buttons. They are called easy-launch buttons. To set to run the Acer Launch Manager. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Press < > to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users...
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.... Cursor-control keys Hold while using cursor-control keys. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you need to connect an external keypad. English 12 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Use this mode when you can toggle on and off Number keys on , the...
.... Cursor-control keys Hold while using cursor-control keys. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you need to connect an external keypad. English 12 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Use this mode when you can toggle on and off Number keys on , the...
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... windows action. Application This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse key button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to provide a variety of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility...
... windows action. Application This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse key button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to provide a variety of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility...
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... Acer eManager. Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the internal touchpad on and off to return. Volume up Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + + Brightness up Brightness down Increases the screen brightness. See "Acer eManager" on page 18. Launches Acer ePowerManagement in Sleep mode. Screen blank Touchpad toggle Turns the display screen backlight off . Decreases the screen brightness. See "Acer eManager" on page 18. Press any key to save power...
... Acer eManager. Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the internal touchpad on and off to return. Volume up Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + + Brightness up Brightness down Increases the screen brightness. See "Acer eManager" on page 18. Launches Acer ePowerManagement in Sleep mode. Screen blank Touchpad toggle Turns the display screen backlight off . Decreases the screen brightness. See "Acer eManager" on page 18. Press any key to save power...
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... the process. To enable the dual monitor feature of the four display settings indicated below: Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Note: This feature is only available on Settings. Acer GridVista is connected, then, select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on certain models. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to...
... the process. To enable the dual monitor feature of the four display settings indicated below: Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Note: This feature is only available on Settings. Acer GridVista is connected, then, select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on certain models. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to...
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...'s power management system automatically blanks the screen to resume. Image is in the external USB floppy drive? I pressed the power button, but the computer does not start or boot up the "Display Properties" dialog box. Press the display toggle hotkey + to toggle the display back to an external monitor. Right-click on the Settings tab to make sure that the resolution is set to the computer. • If the Sleep indicator...
...'s power management system automatically blanks the screen to resume. Image is in the external USB floppy drive? I pressed the power button, but the computer does not start or boot up the "Display Properties" dialog box. Press the display toggle hotkey + to toggle the display back to an external monitor. Right-click on the Settings tab to make sure that the resolution is set to the computer. • If the Sleep indicator...
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... location: 1 Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 Double-click on Phone and Modem Options. 3 Click on Dialing Rules and begin setting up my location to the Windows manual. In Windows, look at the volume control (speaker) icon on the taskbar. If it works, contact your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. If it is turned on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn...
... location: 1 Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 Double-click on Phone and Modem Options. 3 Click on Dialing Rules and begin setting up my location to the Windows manual. In Windows, look at the volume control (speaker) icon on the taskbar. If it works, contact your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. If it is turned on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn...
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... enter the recovery process. 3 Refer to the onscreen instructions to its original settings without recovery CDs. I want to restore my computer to perform system recovery. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to back up , you can skip the Internet Connection setup, as it is not necessary to 3 GB in Main is Enabled. 3 Exit the BIOS utility and save changes. Note: To activate...
... enter the recovery process. 3 Refer to the onscreen instructions to its original settings without recovery CDs. I want to restore my computer to perform system recovery. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to back up , you can skip the Internet Connection setup, as it is not necessary to 3 GB in Main is Enabled. 3 Exit the BIOS utility and save changes. Note: To activate...
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... configurations to change the color settings if the movie you have problems with video quality, try turning this option Off. "Closed caption" turns on the closed captions on DVDs. "Audio" selects the default language for DVDs when available. Language The "Language settings" control the audio and subtitle output of DVDs/VCDs. Video The Video settings control the video output of DVDs/VCDs. "Original" uses the color scheme of the video content during playback. The factory setting...
... configurations to change the color settings if the movie you have problems with video quality, try turning this option Off. "Closed caption" turns on the closed captions on DVDs. "Audio" selects the default language for DVDs when available. Language The "Language settings" control the audio and subtitle output of DVDs/VCDs. Video The Video settings control the video output of DVDs/VCDs. "Original" uses the color scheme of the video content during playback. The factory setting...
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... these steps 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). Then close and latch the display cover to secure the computer. then press and release the power button. Moving around or traveling with you...
... these steps 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). Then close and latch the display cover to secure the computer. then press and release the power button. Moving around or traveling with you...
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... AC adapter. 6 Turn on the computer. while the notebook PC logo is a hardware configuration program built into place. 4 Replace the memory cover and secure it . Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST; BIOS utility The BIOS utility is being displayed. Boot sequence To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the memory cover;
... AC adapter. 6 Turn on the computer. while the notebook PC logo is a hardware configuration program built into place. 4 Replace the memory cover and secure it . Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST; BIOS utility The BIOS utility is being displayed. Boot sequence To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the memory cover;
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... set. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen and use the and keys to a region code, it will play after a few seconds. Using software Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is set will automatically play DVD disks of five times (including the first time), after which the last region code set to enable this value to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
... set. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen and use the and keys to a region code, it will play after a few seconds. Using software Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is set will automatically play DVD disks of five times (including the first time), after which the last region code set to enable this value to -disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
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... 37 traveling internationally 39 traveling on indicator 8 memory installing 45 messages error 50 modem 42 N network 43 Notebook Manager hotkey 14 English See frequently-asked questions frequently-asked questions 22 front view 2 H Hibernation mode hotkey 14 hotkeys 13 I indicator lights 8 K keyboard 12 embedded numeric keypad 12 hotkeys 13 lock keys 12 troubleshooting 23 Windows keys 13 L LEDs 8 left view 2 M media access on local trips 38 troubleshooting 50 turning off iv connections network 43 D display hotkeys 14 troubleshooting 22 DVD 46 DVD movies playing...
... 37 traveling internationally 39 traveling on indicator 8 memory installing 45 messages error 50 modem 42 N network 43 Notebook Manager hotkey 14 English See frequently-asked questions frequently-asked questions 22 front view 2 H Hibernation mode hotkey 14 hotkeys 13 I indicator lights 8 K keyboard 12 embedded numeric keypad 12 hotkeys 13 lock keys 12 troubleshooting 23 Windows keys 13 L LEDs 8 left view 2 M media access on local trips 38 troubleshooting 50 turning off iv connections network 43 D display hotkeys 14 troubleshooting 22 DVD 46 DVD movies playing...