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Not ebook PC E-Manual.
2 Notebook PC E-Manual COP Y RIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be reproduced , transmitted, transcribed , stored in a retrieval syst .
Notebook PC E-Manual 3 Table of Contents About this manual ............................................................................................. 6 Conv entions used in this manual ...............................................................
4 Notebook PC E-Manual W orking with Windows ® apps ...................................................................... 36 Launching apps ............................................................................................... 36 Customizing apps .
Notebook PC E-Manual 5 Appendices DVD-ROM Drive Information (on selected models) ........................... 78 Blu-ray ROM Drive Information (on selected models) ...................... 80 Internal Modem Compliancy ....................................
6 Notebook PC E-Manual About this manual This manual pro vides information about the hardw are and software featur es of your Notebook PC, or ganized through the f ollowing chapters: Chapter 1: Hardw are Setup This chapter details the har dware components of y our Notebook PC.
Notebook PC E-Manual 7 C on ven tions used in this manual T o highlight key inf ormation in this manual, some text are pr esented as follow s: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be follow ed to complete a task. NO TE: This message con tains additional information and tip s that can help complete tasks.
8 Notebook PC E-Manual Safety precautions Using y our Notebook PC Do not place your Notebook PC on unev en or unstable work sur faces. Do not leave y our Notebook PC on your lap or near an y par t of your body to pr event disc omfort or injur y from heat exposure .
Notebook PC E-Manual 9 Caring f or your N otebook PC Do not expose your Notebook PC to dusty en vironments . Do not use your Notebook PC near gas leaks . Do not place objects on top of your Notebook PC. Do not expose your Notebook PC to str ong magnetic or electrical elds.
10 Notebook PC E-Manual Proper disposal Do not throw y our Notebook PC in municipal waste . This product has been designed to enable pr oper reuse of par ts and recycling.
Notebook PC E-Manual 11 Chapter 1: Hardw are S etup.
12 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting to know your Notebook PC T op V iew NO TE: The keyboard's la yout may vary per region or country . The top view may also vary in appearance depending on the Notebook PC model.
Notebook PC E-Manual 13 Camera indica tor The camera indicator ligh ts up when the built-in camera is in use. Camera The built-in camera allo ws you to take pictures or r ecord videos using your Notebook PC. Microphone The built-in microphone can be used f or video conf erencing , voice narrations , or simple audio recor ding.
14 Notebook PC E-Manual T ouchpad The touchpad allow s the use of multi-gestures to navigate onscreen, pro viding an intuitive user experience . It also simulates the functions of a regular mouse. NOTE: For more details, refer to the Gestures for the touchpad section in this manual.
Notebook PC E-Manual 15 Color S tatus Solid Green The Notebook PC is plugged to a power sour ce and the battery power is between 95% and 100%. Solid Orange The Notebook PC is plugged to a power sour ce and charging its battery . Blinking Orange The Notebook PC is running on battery mode and the batter y power is less than 10%.
16 Notebook PC E-Manual Bottom NO TE: The bottom sid e may va r y in appear ance depe nding on model . W ARNING! The bottom of the Notebook PC can get warm to hot while in use or while charging the battery pack. W hen working on your Notebook PC, do not place it on surfaces that can block the vents .
Notebook PC E-Manual 17 Battery pack The battery pack is autom atically cha rged when you r Notebook PC is connected to a power source. When charged, the battery pack supplies power to your Notebook PC. Spring battery lock The spring battery lock automatically locks the battery pack in place once it is inserted into the battery slot.
18 Notebook PC E-Manual Right Side Memory c ard reader This Noteb ook PC has a single built -in memory card reader slo t that support MMC, SD, and SDHC car d formats. Headphone output/microphone input combo jack port This port allows you to connect your Notebook PC to amplied speakers or headphones.
Notebook PC E-Manual 19 Left Side P ower (DC) input port Inser t the bundled power adapter int o this por t to charge the battery pack and supply power to your Not ebook PC. W ARNING! The adapter may bec ome warm to hot while in use. Do not cover the adapt er and keep it away fr om your body while it is connected to a power sour ce.
20 Notebook PC E-Manual Air ven ts The air vents allo w cool air to ent er and warm air to exit the Notebook PC. W ARNING! Ensure that paper , books, clothing, cables, or other objects do not block any of the air vents or else ov erheating may occur .
Notebook PC E-Manual 21 Chapter 2: Using your Not ebook PC.
22 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting started Charge y our Notebook PC. A. Plug the AC po wer adapter int o a 100V~240V power sour ce. B. Connect the DC power connector int o your Notebook PC’ s power (DC) input. Charge the Notebook PC f or 3 hours befor e using it in battery mode for the rst time.
Notebook PC E-Manual 23 Lift to open the display panel. Press the power button..
24 Notebook PC E-Manual Moving the pointer Y ou can tap or click an ywhere on the touchpad to activate its pointer , then slide your nger on the touchpad t o move the point er onscreen.
Notebook PC E-Manual 25 One -nger gestures T ap/Double tap • In the Start screen, tap an app to launch it. • In Desktop mode, double-tap an application to launch it. Left-click R ight-click • In the Start screen, click an app to launch it. • In Desktop mode, double- click an application to launch it.
26 Notebook PC E-Manual Drag and drop Double -tap an item, then slide the same nger without lifting it o the touchpad. T o drop the item t o its new location, lift your nger from the touchpad . T op edge swip e • In the Start screen, swipe from the top edge to launch the All Apps bar .
Notebook PC E-Manual 27 T wo-nger gestures T ap Rotate T ap two ngers on the touchpad to simulate the right-click function. T o rota te an image, place tw o ngers on the touchpad then turn one nger clockwise or counter clockwise while the other stays still .
28 Notebook PC E-Manual Drag and drop Select an item then press and hold the left button. Using your other nger , slide down the touchpad to drag and dr op the item to a new location. Three-nger gestures Swipe up Swipe down Swipe three ngers up ward to show all running applications.
Notebook PC E-Manual 29 F unction key s The function keys on your Notebook PC’ s keyboard can trigger the following c ommands: Using the keyboard Puts the Notebook PC in to Sleep mode T urns Airplane mode on or o NO TE: When enabled, the Airplane mode disables all wireless connectivity .
30 Notebook PC E-Manual F unction key s f or ASUS Apps Y our Notebook PC also c omes with a special set of function keys that can be used to launch ASUS apps.
Notebook PC E-Manual 31 Chapter 3: W ork ing with W indows® 8.
32 Notebook PC E-Manual Starting for the rst time When you start your computer f or the rst time, a series of screens appear to guide you in conif guring the basic settings of your Windo ws® 8 operating syst em. T o start your Notebook PC for the rst time: 1.
Notebook PC E-Manual 33 W indow s® Apps These are apps pinned on the Start screen and display ed on tiled- format f or easy access . NO TE: Some apps require signing in t o your Microsoft account befor e they are fully launched.
34 Notebook PC E-Manual Hotspots Onscreen hotspots allow y ou to launch prog rams and access the settings of your Notebook PC. The functions in these hotspots can be activated using the touchpad.
Notebook PC E-Manual 35 Hotspot Action upper left corner Hover y our mouse pointer on the upper left corner then tap on the recent app ’ s thumbnail to rev er t back to that running app . If you launched mor e than one app , slide down to show all running apps .
36 Notebook PC E-Manual Working with Windows ® apps Use you r Notebook PC’ s touchp ad, or keyboar d to launch , customize , and close apps. Launching apps P osition your mouse pointer o ver the app then left-click or tap once to launch it. Pr ess twice then use the arrow keys to br owse through the apps.
Notebook PC E-Manual 37 Closing apps 1. Move your mouse poin ter on the top side of the launched app then wait for the point er to change to a hand icon. 2. Drag then drop the app to the bott om of the screen to close it. F rom the running app ’ s screen, press .
38 Notebook PC E-Manual Ac cessing the A pps screen Aside from the apps alr eady pinned on your Start screen, you can also open other applications through the Apps scr een. Horizontal scroll bar Launching the Apps screen Launch the Apps screen using y our Notebook PC's touchpad or keyboard.
Notebook PC E-Manual 39 Pinning more apps on the S tar t screen Y ou can pin mor e apps on the Start screen using your touchpad. 1. P osition the mouse pointer ov er the app you want to pin on the Start screen. 2. Right-click on the app to ac tivate its settings .
40 Notebook PC E-Manual Charms bar The Charms bar is a toolbar that can be triggered on the right side of your screen. It consists of sever al tools that allow y ou to share applications and pr ovide qui ck access f or custom izing the settings of your Notebook PC.
Notebook PC E-Manual 41 Search This tool allow s you to look f or les, applications , or programs in y our Notebook PC. Share This tool allow s you to shar e applications via social networking sites or email. Start This tool r everts the display back to the Star t screen.
42 Notebook PC E-Manual Snap fea ture The Snap fea ture displays tw o apps side -by-side, allo wing you to work or switch between apps . IMPORT ANT! Ensure that y our Notebook PC’ s screen resolution is set to 1366 x 768 pixels or higher bef ore using the Snap f eature .
Notebook PC E-Manual 43 1. Launch the app you wish to snap . 2. Pr ess . 3. Launch another app . 4. T o switch between apps , press ..
44 Notebook PC E-Manual Other keyboard shortcuts Using the keyboard , you can also use the f ollowing shortcuts to help you launch applications and naviga te Windows®8.
Notebook PC E-Manual 45 Opens the Second screen pane Opens the Apps search pane Opens the Run window Opens Ease of Ac cess C enter Opens the Settings search pane Opens a menu box of Windows® t ools L.
46 Notebook PC E-Manual Connecting to wireless networks W i-F i Acc ess emails, surf the I nternet, and share applications via social networking sites using your Notebook PC’ s Wi-F i connection. IMPORT ANT! Ensure the Airplane mode is turned o to enable the Wi-F i function of your Notebook PC.
Notebook PC E-Manual 47 4. T ap Connect to start the network connection . NO TE: Y ou may be pr ompted to enter a security key to activate the Wi-F i connection. 5. If you want to enable sharing between your Not ebook PC and other wireless-enabled systems, tap Y es , turn on sharing and connect to devices .
48 Notebook PC E-Manual Bluetooth Use Bluetooth to facilitat e wireless data transf ers with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. IMPORTANT! Ensure the Airplane mode is turned o to enable the Bluetooth function of your Notebook PC. For more details, refer to the Airplane mode section in this manual.
Notebook PC E-Manual 49 4. Select a device from the list. Compare the passc ode on your Notebook PC with the passcode sent to y our chosen device . If they are the same, tap Y es to successfully pair your Notebook PC with the device. NO TE: F or some bluetooth-enabled devices, you ma y be prompted to key in the passcode of your Not ebook PC.
50 Notebook PC E-Manual T urning Airplane mode o 1. Launch the Charms bar . 2. T ap and tap . 3. Move the slider to the left to turn the Airplane mode o . Pr ess . 1. Launch the Charms bar . 2. T ap and tap . 3. Move the slider to the right t o turn the Airplane mode on.
Notebook PC E-Manual 51 Connecting to wired networks Y ou can also connect to wir ed networks, such as local area networks and broadband Internet connection, using your Notebook PC’ s LAN por t. NOTE: Contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for details or your network administrator for assistance in setting up your Internet connection.
52 Notebook PC E-Manual 5. T ap Internet Pr otocol V ersion 4(TCP/IPv4) then tap Properties . NO TE: Pr oceed to the next steps if you ar e using PPPoE c onnection.
Notebook PC E-Manual 53 7. Return to the Network and Sharing C ent er window then tap Set up a new connection or network . 8. Select Connect to the Internet then tap Next .
54 Notebook PC E-Manual 10. T ype your User name, P asswor d, and C onnection name then tap Connect . 11. T ap Close to nish the congur ation. 12. T ap on the taskbar then tap the connec tion you just created . 13. T ype your user name and password then tap C onnect to start connec ting to the Internet.
Notebook PC E-Manual 55 C onguring a static IP networ k connection 1. Repeat steps 1 to 5 under Conguring a dynamic IP/PPPoE network c onnection . 2 T ap Use the follo wing IP address . 3. T ype the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway fr om your service provider .
56 Notebook PC E-Manual Turning your Notebook PC off Y ou can turn o your Not ebook PC by doing either of the follo wing procedur es: Putting y our Notebook PC to sleep T o put your Not ebook PC on Sleep mode, press the po wer button once. • T ap from the Charms bar then tap > Shut down to do a normal shutdo wn.
Notebook PC E-Manual 57 Chapter 4: ASUS apps.
58 Notebook PC E-Manual LifeF r ame Enhance your w ebcam functions through the LifeF rame app . Create snapshots, edit photos , recor d videos, r ecord audio les , use your webcam as a security monitoring device, and pla y games using this app .
Notebook PC E-Manual 59 LifeF rame functions Camera Use this function to take pictures using your webcam. Camcor der Use this function to take videos through your w ebcam. Monitor This function lets you use your w ebcam as a security video monitor as it automatically detects mov ement then captures it on photo .
60 Notebook PC E-Manual Power4Gear Hybrid Optimize the per formance of y our Notebook PC using the pow er saving modes in P ow er4Gear . NO TE: Unplugging the Notebook PC from its po wer adapter automatically switches P ow er4Gear Hybrid to Battery S aving mode.
Notebook PC E-Manual 61 Instant On Save batt er y power while y our Notebook PC is on deep sleep mode (Deep S3) using Instant On. NO TE: Deep S3 is a technology that lets you sav e more batt er y power while your ASUS Notebook PC is on sleep mode .
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Notebook PC E-Manual 63 Chapter 5: P ow er- on Self T est (POST ).
64 Notebook PC E-Manual The Power-on Self Test (POST) The P ow er-on Self T est (POST ) is a series of sof tware -controlled diagnostic tests that run when y ou turn on or restart your Notebook PC. The sof tware that contr ols the POST is installed as a permanent par t of the Notebook PC’ s architecture .
Notebook PC E-Manual 65 BIOS Settings NO TE: The BIOS screens in this section are f or refer ence only . T he actual screens may dier b y model and territory. Boot This menu allows y ou to set your boot option priorities . Y ou may ref er to the follo wing procedur es when setting your boot priority .
66 Notebook PC E-Manual Security This menu allows y ou to set up the administrat or and user password of your Notebook PC. It also allows y ou to contr ol the access to y our Notebook PC’ s hard disk drive , input/output (I/O) interface, and USB interface.
Notebook PC E-Manual 67 I/O Interface Security In the Securit y menu, you can acc ess I/O Inter face Security to lock or unlock some interface func tions of your Notebook PC. T o lock an interface: 1. On the Securit y screen, select I/O Interface Security .
68 Notebook PC E-Manual USB Interface Security Through the I/O Interface Securit y menu, you can also ac cess USB Inter face Security to lock or unlock por ts and devices.
Notebook PC E-Manual 69 Set Master Passw ord In the Securit y menu, you can use Set Master P asswor d to set up a password-enabled access to y our hard disk drive . T o set the HDD passwor d: 1. On the Securit y screen, select Set Master Passw ord . 2.
70 Notebook PC E-Manual Save & Exit T o keep your c onguration settings, select Sav e Changes and Exit befor e exiting the BIOS. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit →← : Select Screen ↑↓ : Select Item Enter: Select +/— : Change Opt.
Notebook PC E-Manual 71 6. Locat e your downloaded BIOS le in the ash disk drive then press . 7. After the BIOS update proc ess, select Exit > Restore Defaults to restor e the system to its default settings .
72 Notebook PC E-Manual Troubleshoot By pressing during POST , you can acc ess W indows® 8 troubleshoot options which includes the f ollowing: • Refresh your PC • Reset your PC • Advanced options 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess during POST .
Notebook PC E-Manual 73 Reset your PC IMPORT ANT! Back up all your data bef ore performing this option. Use Reset your PC t o restor e your Notebook PC t o its default settings. T o access this during POST : 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess during POST .
74 Notebook PC E-Manual Using S yst em Image Recov ery Under Advanc ed options , you can use S yst em Image Recov ery to reco ver your sy stem using your Notebook PC’ s original image le . T o access this during POST : 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess during POST .
Notebook PC E-Manual 75 4. In the Advanced options screen, select S ystem Image Recov ery . 5. Choose an account y ou would like to r ecov er using a system image le . 6. T ype your account passwor d then tap Con tinue. 7. Select Use the latest av ailable system image (recommended), then tap Ne xt.
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Notebook PC E-Manual 77 App endices.
78 Notebook PC E-Manual DVD-ROM Drive Informa tion (on selected models) The DVD-ROM drive allows you t o view and create y our own CDs and DVDs. Y ou can purchase an optional DVD view er software to view DVD titles.
Notebook PC E-Manual 79 Region Denitions Region 1 Canada, US, US T erritories Region 2 Czech, Egypt, F inland, F rance, Germany , Gulf States, Hungary , Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland , Italy, Japan,.
80 Notebook PC E-Manual The Blu-ray ROM Drive allows you to view high denition (HD) videos and other disc le formats such as DVDs and CDs. Region Denitions Region A Nor th, Centr al and South.
Notebook PC E-Manual 81 Internal Modem C ompliancy The Notebook PC with int ernal modem model complies with JA TE (Japan), FCC (US, Canada, Korea, T aiwan), and CTR21.
82 Notebook PC E-Manual Network C ompatibility Declaration Statement t o be made by the manufacturer to the user: “ This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and an y notied networks with which the equipment may hav e inter- working diculties.
Notebook PC E-Manual 83 This table sho ws the c ountries curren tly under the CTR21 standard. Coun try Applied More T esting Austria 1 Y es No Belgium Y es No Czech Republic No Not Applicable Denmark .
84 Notebook PC E-Manual This information w as copied from CETECOM and is supplied without liability . F or updates t o this table, you ma y visit http://www .
Notebook PC E-Manual 85 • Reor ient or relocat e the receiving ant enna. • I ncrease the separation between the equipmen t and receiv er . • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dier ent from that to which the rec eiver is connected.
86 Notebook PC E-Manual FC C Radio F requency (RF) Exposure Caution Stat ement W ARNING! Any changes or modications not expressly appr oved b y the part y responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipmen t. “The manufac ture declares that this device is limited to Channels 1 thr ough 11 in the 2.
Notebook PC E-Manual 87 CE Marking CE marking for devices without wir eless LAN/Bluetooth The shipped version of this devic e complies with the requir ements of the EEC directives 2004/108/EC “Elec tromagnetic c ompatibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Low voltage directive ” .
88 Notebook PC E-Manual W ireless Oper ation Channel f or Dieren t Domains N. America 2.412-2.462 GHz Ch01 through CH11 Japan 2.412-2.484 GHz Ch01 through Ch14 Europe ETSI 2.412-2.472 GH z Ch01 through Ch13 F ranc e Restricted W ireless Fr equency Bands Some areas of F rance ha ve a restricted frequency band.
Notebook PC E-Manual 89 This requir ement is likely to change ov er time, allowing y ou to use your wireless LAN car d in more ar eas within F rance. P lease check with ART for the latest inf ormation (www.ar cep .fr) NO TE: Y our WLAN Card transmits less than 100mW , but more than 10mW .
90 Notebook PC E-Manual UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 c overing telec ommunications (telephone) equipment intended to be electrically connected to a telecommunication network that has an oper.
Notebook PC E-Manual 91 P ow er Safety Requiremen t Pr oducts with elec trical current ratings up to 6A and w eighing more than 3Kg must use approv ed pow er cords gr eater than or equal to: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.
92 Notebook PC E-Manual VORSICHT! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie. Ersatz nur dur ch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ähnlichen T yp . Entsorgung gebr auchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers. ( German) ADV ARSELI ! Lithium batte ri - Ekspl osionsfa re v ed f ejlagti g håndt ering .
Notebook PC E-Manual 93 Ser vice warning label W ARNING! INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT ST ARE INT O BEAM OR VIEW DIREC TL Y WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. CDRH Regulations The Cent er for Devices and Radiological Health ( CDRH) of the U .S. F ood and Drug Administr ation implemented regula tions for laser pr oducts on August 2, 1976.
94 Notebook PC E-Manual CTR 21 Approval (f or Notebook PC with built-in Modem) Danish Dutch English Finnish Fr ench German Greek Italian P ortuguese.
Notebook PC E-Manual 95 Spanish Sw edish ENERGY ST AR complied product ENERGY ST AR is a joint pr ogram of the U .S. Envir onmental Pr otection Agency and the U.S. Depar tment of Energy helping us all sav e money and protect the envir onment through energy ecient products and practices.
96 Notebook PC E-Manual Eur opean Union Eco-label This Notebook PC has been aw arded the EU F lower label , which means that this product has the following char acteristics: 1. Decreased energy consumption during use and stand-b y modes. 2. Limited use of to xic heavy metals.
Notebook PC E-Manual 97 Global Envir onmental Regula tion Complianc e and Declara tion ASUS follow s the green design c oncept to design and manufacture our products, and makes sure that each stage of the pr oduct life cycle of ASUS product is in line with global envir onmental regulations .
98 Notebook PC E-Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address, City: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR.
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If you have not bought Asus 1015E-DS03 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Asus 1015E-DS03 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Asus 1015E-DS03 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Asus 1015E-DS03 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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