Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8942 Series Acer
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Aspire 8942 Series Quick Guide.
Model number: _________________ _________________ Serial number: ___________ _____________________ ___ Date of purchase: ______ _____________________ _____ Place of purchase: _____________________ ___________ © 2009 All Rights Reserved.
3 First things first We would like to thank you for mak ing an Acer notebook yo ur choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebook, we h ave designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get star ted with setting up your computer.
4 English Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... po ster, let us show you around yo ur new Acer notebook. Top view # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web camera for video communication.
5 English 4 Power button Turns the computer on a nd off. 5 Backup key Launches Acer Backup Managemen t for three-step data backup. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication.
6 English 1. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access m ost of the computer's controls like screen br ightness and volume output.
7 English Closed front view Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Multi-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD). Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time.
8 English Left view # Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/ 1000-based network. 3 External display (VGA) port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).
9 English Right view # Icon Item Description 1 USB 2.0 po rt Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 3 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
10 English Base view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay- Secondary Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws) (for certain models only).
11 English Specifications Operating system • Genuine Windows ® 7 CPU/chipset • Intel ® Co re ™ i7 processor * • Intel ® Core ™ i5 processor * • Intel ® Core ™ i3 processor * • Inte.
12 English Communication Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam * • Acer PureZone techno logy * • WLAN: • Intel ® Centrino ® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/g/n * • Intel ® Centrino ® Advanced-N 62 00 802.11a/g/n * • Intel ® Centrino ® Wireless-N 1000 802.
13 English Note: * Only for certain m odels Note: The specifications listed above are for reference on ly. The exact config uration of you r PC depend s on the model p urchased.
14 English What you need to enjoy TV (only for certain mo dels) Note: The following cont ent is for general referen ce only. Actual product specifications m ay vary.
15 English Copy-protected media files To prevent illegal distribution, some di gital media files are secured with a license. This license specifies how you may use the file and the d uration of the license. For example, a license c an specify whether you can copy the file to a portable device or play it on another computer.
16 English Enjoying TV with Windows Media Center Computers that include Windows Media Center Edition or InstantOn Arcade may be used to watch TV and to access v ideo content (via an audio/video connection to an external device, such as a video camera).
17 English Watching TV with an external antenna or cable socket You may use conventional TV cables (co nnected to an external antenna or cab le socket) to watch TV on your computer. Connecting antenna cables To connect your cables: 1 Plug the antenna connec tor into the RF jack o f your computer.
18 English Running the Windows Media Center Setup wizard To watch TV on your computer, you need to ru n the Windows Media Cente r TV Setup Wizard. Follow these steps to complete the TV function setup: 1 Open Windows Media Center from the Start , All Programs menu.
19 English Begin watching TV To begin watc hing TV, yo u need to ope n Windows Media Center: 1 Click Start , All Programs, and Wi ndows Media Ce nter . This will open the Windows Media Center main pag e. 2S e l e c t TV from the main page 3 Click on Live TV to begin watching.
20 English Remote control If your computer is bundled with a remote control for use with Windows Media Center, the table below exp lains the functions. When using Windows, pushing the POWER button will put your computer into Standby mode; push it again to resume.
21 English Remote functions *TeleText regions only. # Item Description 1 Play Play selection 2 Record Record TV 3 Rewind Reverse playback or go to previous picture 4 Skip Backward Skip a section bac k.
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