Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Aspire 5538 Series Acer
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Aspire 5538 Series Quick Guide.
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3 First things first We would like to thank you for making an Ace r notebook your ch oice for meeting your mobile co mputing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebo ok, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get started with setting up your computer.
4 English Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in th e Just for Starters... poster, let us sh ow you arou nd your ne w Acer note book. Top view # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web camera for video communication .
5 English Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combin ations to access most of the computer's controls l ike screen brightness and volum e output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey comb ination.
6 English <Fn> + <F5> Displa y toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connec ted) and both . <Fn> + <F6> Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return.
7 English Closed front view Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery Indicates the computer 's battery status. 1. Char ging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging.
8 English Left view # Icon Item Description 1 Kensington l ock slot Connects to a Kensington -compatible computer security lock. Note: Wrap the comput er security lock cable around an im movable object su ch as a table or handle of a locked drawer. Insert the lock into the notch and turn the key to secure the lock.
9 English Right view # Icon Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CD s or DVDs. 2 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when th e computer is turned off.
10 English Base view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 3 Memory compartment Houses th e comp uter's main memory. 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws).
11 English Specifications Operating system • Genuine Windows Vista ® Platform • AMD Better By Design Prog ram, featuri ng: •A M D A t h l o n ™ 64 X2 dual-core processor* •A M D A t h l o n ™ 64 processor* • AMD M780G Chipset • Acer InviLink ™ Nplify ™ 802.
12 English Note: * Only for certain models Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The exact confi guration of your PC depends on th e model purc hased.
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