Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Note 950 Acer
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Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduc es this m ultim edia notebook and gives f irst-tim e operating instruc tions. 1.1 Overv iew This s y stem supports the Intel Pentium.
1-2 User’s M anual An innovative feature of the notebook is the palm rest. Loc ated below the keyboard, it provides am ple palm space f or your ty ping com fort in any work environm ent.
Getting Started 1-3 1.2 Item Checklist Remove all items from the carton and save the pack ing m aterials for future use. If any of the following item s are m issing or dam aged, contact your dealer im m ediately.
1-4 User’s M anual 1.3 LCD Displ ay The system supports four differ ent LCD display configurations as s hown in Table 1-1. Table 1-1 LCD Display Configurations Ty pe Size Resolution DualScan STN color 10.4-inch 640 x 480, 256 colors DualScan STN color 10.
Getting Started 1-5 A mic roswitch, located near the LCD c over hinge, detec ts the opening and closing of the LCD display. The LCD back light goes off w hen you close the display w ithout turning of f the s ystem power. Reopening the dis play turns on the back light again.
1-6 User’s M anual 1.4 Front Panel The f ront panel has three bays that house r emovable com ponents. T hese include the storage bay , the accessory bay and the power bay. Figure 1-3 shows the front panel. 1 Storage Bay 2 Accessor y Bay 3 Power Bay Figure 1-3 Front Panel Front Panel Features n Storage bay This bay houses a 2.
Getting Started 1-7 Module Installation and Sw apping To rem ove a m odule: Release the bay lock of the bay you want to remove the module fr om . Pull the module out of the bay. The AC adapter and CD-RO M drive have built-in lock s on the units them selves.
1-8 User’s M anual Table 1-2 lis ts all pos sible m odule com binations. Table 1-2 M odule-Bay Combinations Storage Bay Accessory B ay Power Ba y HDD module HDD module HDD module HDD module HDD modu.
Getting Started 1-9 1.5 Rear Panel The rear panel consis ts of per ipheral connector s. Open the port c over to access the CRT, s erial, parallel and expansion por ts. T he rear panel als o includes other ports and connector s. Figure 1-5 s hows the rear panel.
1-10 User’s M anual W hen connecting a port replicator or c onnecting the notebook to a dock ing station, open the expansion por t cover (ins tead of the entire port c over) and then mak e the connec tion.
Getting Started 1-11 1.6 Left Panel The lef t panel of the system includes PCMCIA s lots and audio j ack s f or a mic rophone and line-in and line-out devic es.
1-12 User’s M anual Flexible PCMCIA im plementation and s upport enable y ou to use c redit-card- sized PC cards sim ilar to add-on c ards f or des ktop com puters, thus enhancing the usability and expandability of this notebook . In this slot, you can insert one type III or two ty pe I/II cards .
Getting Started 1-13 1.7 Right Panel The right panel f eatures the connectors and buttons as sociated with sy stem power. Figure 1-9 shows the right panel of the system.
1-14 User’s M anual 1.8 A C A dapter The AC adapter acc epts input voltage ranging fr om 100V to 240V at a frequenc y range of 47Hz to 63Hz . Figure 1- 10 shows the AC adapter. Figure 1-10 AC Adapter The status LCD displays the DC-in icon ( ) when the notebook is r unning on the AC adapter.
Getting Started 1-15 Connecting the A C Adapter The AC adapter c onnects to the s y stem in two ways, either inter nally or externally. Follow these steps to connect the AC adapter. 1 Connecting the Adapter Internally 1. During pack ing, the AC adapter is inserted into the power bay.
1-16 User’s M anual Connecting the Adapter Externally 1. Release the AC adapter lock and slide the AC adapter out of the power bay . 2. You may now insert the battery pack into the power bay . Slide it into the bay until it clic ks into place. 3. Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
Getting Started 1-17 5. Connect the other end of the DC-in cable to the DC-in port of the notebook. 6. Connect the power cord to a power outlet..
1-18 User’s M anual 1.9 Starting the Sy stem Figure 1-11 shows the loc ation of the power on/off switch. Pr ess this toggle switch to turn the system on and of f. T he power icon ( ) on the status LCD appears when you turn on the sy stem . The battery icon ( ) or the DC-in icon ( ) also appears depending on the power source.
Getting Started 1-19 1.10 Interior Features Figure 1-12 shows the loc ation of the control buttons and status LCD. Figure 1-12 Control Buttons and Status LCD Control Buttons No-reboot Setup button This button enables you to access Power Management and LCD Panel Contr ol pages of the Setup utility .
1-20 User’s M anual Status LCD Indicators Docking icon This icon appears when the sy stem is connected to a dock ing station. Power icon This ic on appears when power is applied to the system . Standby mode icon This ic on appears when the system is in system standby mode.
Getting Started 1-21 1.1 1 Key board The keyboard has full-sized keys, including an embedded k eypad, separate cursor keys and twelve function k eys. Figure 1-13 Keyboard — U.
1-22 User’s M anual Lock Keys The system has three loc k k eys which you can toggle on and off. W hen you activate a lock k ey , the cor responding indicator displays on the status LCD. # W hen the Caps Lock indicator is on, all alphabetic character s typed are in uppercase.
Getting Started 1-23 Embedded Keypad The em bedded keypad, which has f unctions s imilar to a des kt op numer ic keypad, is indicated by small charac ters loc ated in the upper right cor ner of the keycaps. To s implif y the keyboard legend, the cursor- control k ey symbols are not printed on the k eys.
1-24 User’s M anual Palm Rest and Foot Supports The palm res t, located below the keyboard, gives you a place to rest your hands while y ou type. Figure 1-16 Palm Rest In addition, tw o foot supports on the underside allows you to tilt the notebook to a mor e com fortable typing position.
Getting Started 1-25 1.12 T ouchpad The touchpad is an IBM PS/2-type mouse-c ompatible pointing devic e that senses m ovem ent on its surf ace. T his m eans the c ursor res ponds as you move your finger on the surf ace of the touc hpad. A central location on the palmr est provides am ple c omf ort and suppor t.
1-26 User’s M anual Touchpad Basics The f ollowing tips will help y ou use the touchpad: 1. Move y our f inger acros s the touchpad to m ove the cur sor. 2. Press the left and right buttons located on the sides of the touchpad to do selection and execution functions.
Getting Started 1-27 1.13 Usi ng the Notebook for the Fir st Time Follow these steps when y ou use the notebook for the first tim e, to ens ure top perform anc e right from the s tart. 1. Condition the battery pack. Conditioning battery pack s optimizes batter y life and im proves r echarge effic iency.
1-28 User’s M anual You may also want to install W indows if y our pac k age inc ludes it. Inser t W indows diskette #1 into the dis kette drive and type A:SETUP . Follow the screen ins truct ions to install W indows. 3. Install the zero-volt suspend f unction.
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