Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product P20/22 Asus
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September 2007 ASUS NO V A P20/22 User Manual.
ii W elcome T a ble of Contents Safety information ................................................................................iv About This U ser ’ s Manual ..................................................................vi Notes F or T his Manual .
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 iii T a ble of Contents T V + Movies* ............................................................................ 34 Music ....................................................................................... 35 Pictures + V ideos .
iv W elcome Saf ety infor mation Y our ASUS NOV A P20/P22 is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of saf ety for information technology equipmen t. Howev er , to ensure your safety , it is impor tant that you read the following saf ety instructions.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 v CD-ROM Driv e Safety W ARNING CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT • Liquid has been spilled into the system. • The system does not function properly even if y ou follow the operating instructions. • The system was dr opped or the cabinet is damaged.
vi W elcome About T his User’ s Manual Y ou are reading the ASUS NOV A P20/P22 User’ s Manual. T his User ’ s Manual provides information on the v arious components in the NOV A P20/P22 and how to use them. The follo wing are major sections of this User ’ s M anuals: 1.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 vii W elcome Congra tulations on your purchase of the ASUS NOV A P20/P22. The follo wing illustration display s the package contents of your new ASUS NOV A P20/P22. If any of the below items is damaged or missing , contact your r etailer .
viii W elcome Ov er view The ASUS NOV A P20/P22 features rich entertainment and powerful computing capabilities. Y ou can either run the Windows® Media Cent er with other programs or enjoy it in full- screen mode. With the M edia Cen ter remote , you can play videos as well as music , and view pictures.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 9 Getting Star ted Kno wing the par ts F ront view Refer to the diagram belo w to identify the components on this side of the system. 1 3 4 Slot-in optical drive The system c omes with a slot-in optical disc drive which allows you to load or eject optical discs easily .
10 Getting Star ted Rear Side Refer to the diagram belo w to identify the components on this side of the system. CENTER/BASS FRONT DVI SURROUND S/PDIF OUT S/PDIF IN DCIN 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 P ower (DC) Input The supplied pow er adapter con ver ts AC pow er to DC power f or use with this jack.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 11 Display (Monit or) Output The Digital Visual Inter face (DVI) monitor port suppor ts a high quality VGA-compatible device such as a monit or or projector to allow viewing on a larger e xternal display .
12 Getting Star ted Using the Media Center remote contr ol Use the remote t o launch the Media Center progr am to play video recordings or other media files such as music and mo vies. Refer to the f ollowing pages to familiarize y ourself with the functions of the remote control buttons .
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 13 P ower : Press t o turn off the power of the screen and the speakers. (Away mode) Photo : Press to enter the P hoto mode. Video : P ress to ent er the V ideo mode. Pause : Press t o pause a media during media playback. F ast-foward : Press to fast-f or ward a media file.
14 Getting Star ted Windo ws Media Cen ter : Pre ss to open t he Media Ce nter program. F our-way na vigation key s : Press to scroll through on- screen display menus . Return : Press to return to the previous page . Pre vious track : Press to go back to the pr evious track.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 15 B . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
16 Getting Star ted P ower : Press t o turn off the power of the screen and the speakers. Pause : Press t o pause a playback. Stop : Press to stop pla ying a media file. Play : Press t o play a media file. F ast-foward : Press to fast-f or ward a media file.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 17 Mute : Press to disable audio output. F our-wa y nav igation k eys : Press to scroll thr ough on-screen display menus. Return : Press to return to the previous page . Pre vious track : Press to go back to the pr evious track. Rewind : Press to rewind a media file .
18 Getting Star ted P ositioning your NO V A P20/P22 C ORRECT C ORRECT INC ORRECT Use the support stand if you want to stack up your NOV A P20/P22. Stacking up the system without the support stand would hamper the ventila tion and damage the system.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 19 Using y our NO V A P20/P22 Connecting peripheals Y ou need complet e some peripher als conne ctions befor e starting using your NOV A P20/P22. Display c onnec tion F ollow the instructions below to connect the external display . 1.
20 Using your NOV A P20/P22 Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) Devices c onnec tion The USB port is compatible with USB2.0 or USB 1.1 devices like keyboards , mouses , prin ters , et c. Y ou can a ttach an y USB keyboar d and mouse to NOV A P20/P22. The illustration below sho ws the USB keyboard and mouse connecting to the system.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 21 Network c onnection If you want to obtain netw ork access, connect the network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end , to the network port on the system and the other end to a hub or switch.
22 Using your NOV A P20/P22 Wireless netw ork connec tion T o connect to a wireless network, follow the instructions below . 1. Move the cursor to the network icon on the taskbar and you will see Not Connected . 2. Right-click on the network icon and select Connect to a network.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 23 4. When connecting, you may hav e to enter a passwor d. 5. After connection has been established , C onnec ted will be shown. Bluetooth wireless c onnec tion NOV A P20/P22 with Bluetooth technology eliminates the need for cables f or connecting Bluetooth-enabled devices.
24 Using your NOV A P20/P22 2. Select the Bluetooth device you want t o connect to from the list and click Next to continue. 4. After the setup completes , click Next to continue . If you do not see the device you w ant to connect on the Bluetooth device list, click Refresh to search f or the Bluetooth devices again.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 25 5. The device y ou connect to will be shown. 6. Click the New C onnec tion button and follo w the previous instructions to add more Bluetooth devices.
26 Using your NOV A P20/P22 Using the optical driv e Inser ting an optical disc 1. Place the disc to the slot-in optical driv e with the label side facing up . 2. Slide the disc into the drive . Ejecting an optical disc 1. While the system pow er is on, press the ejec t button.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 27 Enjo ying instant music Through the pair of built-in Hi-F i speak ers locatet d at the front side of ASUS NOV A, you can alway s enjoy high quality music without extra speakers.
28 Using your NOV A P20/P22 C onnecting to analog sp eak ers ASUS NOV A P20/P22 is equipped with a line-out jack (lime) that allows you t o connect to stereo speakers. There are thr ee sound connectors enabling you to configur e an up to 5.1 channel audio setup .
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 29 C onnecting to digital speakers Y ou can also connec t NOV A P20/P22 to your home stereo or home theater multi-channel audio receiv er/amplifier to use your existing speaker system. • Digital output: Plug an audio cable with a mini jack-s/PDIF adapter from the S/PDIF Out port on the system rear panel to your amplifier .
30 Using your NOV A P20/P22 C onfiguring audio output settings After connecting a speaker system to your NOV A P20/P22, follo w the steps below to c onfigure audio output: Using analog speakers 1. F rom the Windows® Vista™ taskbar , right-click on the volume contr ol icon and then select Playback Devices .
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 31 5. Check the box es if you use full-range speakers, and then click Next . This configuration scr een varies based on the speakers you are using . F or 5.1 channel speakers users, check the boxes to indicate the speakers that are present in y our surround configuration.
32 Using your NOV A P20/P22 2. Under the Playback windo w , select Realtek Digital Out- put and click Set Default . 3. Click Properties and the Realtek Digital Output Pr oper ties window pops up . Click the tabs on the top to configure your pr eferenc es.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 33 Lev els Y ou can enable or mute the Realtek digital output level. Enhancements Y ou can apply a special sound effect for the listening configuration from this tab . Adv anced F rom this tab , Y ou can click and select the sample rate and bit depth from the drop-down menu for the default format.
34 Using your NOV A P20/P22 Using W indows Media Center Starting Window s M edia C enter Y ou can tak e full contr ol of the W indows Media C enter using your wireless keyboard and either of your remot e controls . T o start Windo ws Media Center , do one of the following: • Pr ess the Media Center button on your Media Cent er remote .
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 35 2. Select a recording and press the Pla y button to play or press OK to view details. Media Center automa tically records the program y ou are watching f or up to 30 minutes and sav es it to a buffer . Therefor e, if you pause a live T V program, you can pick up where you left off .
36 Using your NOV A P20/P22 Pictures + Videos Enjoy and manage your digital phot os/videos or downloaded pictures/videoclips using Pictures + Videos . Y ou can bro wse the pictures individually or playing them as a slide show with music background . Viewing pictures 1.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 37 R eco v ering your system Using the R eco v er y � V� � V� The Recov ery D VD includes an image of the operating sy stem, inst alle d on y our syst em at the facto ry .
38 Recovering y our system 6. After the system rec overy is completed , ejec t the the Recov er y DVD from the optical drive . 7. Restar t the system and pr ess <DEL> on bootup to enter the BIOS setup . G o to Boot > Boot Device Pr iority and reset the hard disk drive (ma y be labeled as “HDD:XXX X”) as the 1st Boot Device.
ASUS NOV A P20/P22 39 Using the Hidden Par tition The Recov ery Partition includes an image of the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on your system at the factor y .
40 Recovering y our system.
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