Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Aspire 6200 Acer
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My G uide …the printed c ompanion to the way more fun and handy on-scr een experienc e of My Aspire Guide Introducing the not nearly as exciting ink on paper version of….
Did you know your Acer Aspir e comes wi th incr edible multimedia software that was desigend to show you all the cool stuff your c omputer can do? T his book can be a handy desktop r efer ence, but you’ll r eceive muc h more in- depth informa tion and instruction by firing up My Aspire Guide software.
T able of C ontents iii ii Copyrigh t Acer and the A cer logo ar e regist ered trademarks and Aspire is a trademark of Acer Inc. and Acer Ameri ca Corp or ation . Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo ar e regist ered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
iv Welc ome 1 Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 My Aspire Guide–Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 T roubleshooting–General . . . . . . .
3 2 Before Y ou Star t... • Never spill liquid of any kind on t he product. • Do not atte mpt to service thi s pr oduct yourself ; op ening or removing c overs ma y expose you to danger ous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 5 4 A spir e An Introduction to Y our The S ystem: A spire Mi crotower CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Dr ive CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Eject Button Expansion Bay Door Pow er / Quic kstart Butto.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 7 6 1 • Press and release the monitor power bu tton if it i s not on or blinking already . 2 • Press and release the comput er power butt on (Quickstart or traditional start). The monitor will begin displa ying images after 5-10 seconds.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 9 8 The Mouse The mouse uses a cursor called a pointer . Point ers come in many differ ent shapes but ar e most commonl y shaped like an arrow . Y our mouse has t wo buttons: a left button and a right butt on. Quickly pr essing and releasing one of these bu ttons i s called clicking.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 11 10 End key • takes you to the e nd of a line. Page Up / Page Down keys • move you up or down a screen at a time. Backspace key • is similar to the dele te key above, but i t will delet e one character at a time t o the left of the cursor .
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 13 12 Connect the speakers to your syst em as shown in the following fig u r e : Drives on Y our Computer Whether i t’ s the software program tha t you bought from yo.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 15 14 Using Y our Floppy Drive Floppy disks are used for putting data int o your compu ter or for taking it out. 1 • Insert the floppy disk into the drive, as shown. (The metal circ le on the disk’ s unde rside should be facing down.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 17 16 Using Y our CD-ROM/DVD-R OM Drive Unlike floppy disks , CD-ROM/DVD-ROM di scs can be used only for putting data int o your comput er . Y our Acer comput er can use two typ es of CD-ROM discs: audio discs or data discs.
Printer Driver Installation T o print from your Aspire, you need a printer driver – a pr ogram that t ells your c omputer wha t kind of printer i t is printing t o. Windows 98 has automatic de tection for all of the mor e popular printers. If your printer is no t available in Windows 98, look in the printer’ s user guide for in structions.
An Introduction to Y our Aspire 21 20 Connecting an O ptional Joystick or MIDI Device 1 • Before you pr oceed, make sur e your compu ter i s comple tely turned off (see p. 6). 2 • Remove the r ear panel co ver (see steps 2 and 3 of t he previ- ous section).
23 22 Getting the Most from you Aspire Audio S ystem 3 • Double-click on the Sound icon t o use the electronic mix- ing board. The Electronic Mixing Boar d Y our Aspire comput er comes wi th an electronic mixing board that enables t he experienced audiophile t o make the mos t of the stereo s ou nd s ystem.
25 24 Adding Options to you Aspire 3 • Push the cove r slightly backwar d as shown in the following fig u r e . 4 • Lift up the cover . Note: For directions on upgrading and assembly/disassembly of t he comput er chassis, please refer to M y Aspire Guide software.
27 26 Need Need Help? Acer i s dedicated t o bringing you a reliable and easy to main- tain comput er . We reali ze, though, th at pr oblems can ari se unexpectedly . The refor e, your Aspire c ompute r comes pr e- installed with a suit e of tools t o prov ide easy maintenance and help when using your comput er .
29 28 • Hardwar e Diagnostic s The Hard ware Diagnostics option c ontains tes ts that you can run to verify the f unctionality of your computer’ s hardwar e components. If you susp ec t that you may have a har dwar e component failur e, you will need to run this pr ogram prior to contacting Ace r T echnical Suppor t.
Need Help? 31 30 Repa ir T ool s M enu The Repair T ools menu includes t he following options: • Aspire Time Machine If your system was in good health yest erda y or last week, u se th i s t ool t o ta k e y o ur sy s t e m ’ s cr it i ca l fi l es ba c k t o th a t t i me .
Need Help? 33 32 Note: If you are not ye t connected to t he Interne t when you select this option, a dialog box prompting you if you wish t o establish a dial-in c on- nection to your Interne t Service Provider (IS P) will appear . S elec t the option that will establi sh an Internet c onnection.
T roubleshooting–General Refer t o My Aspire Guide software for comple te tr oubleshoot- ing information on your syst em. Here ar e some answers t o commonly asked ques tions: The Start button is not displayed on screen. The taskbar has either been resized too small or it is in a hid- den location.
Need Help? 37 36 T roubleshooting–Error Messa ges I keep ge tting one of the following err or messages: Equipment Configuration Error This error oc curs when the CM OS settings (see glossary on My Aspire Guide software) have been chang ed to a configuration that pr events suc cessful boot -up.
Need Help? 39 38 Additional Acer Ser vices About the Aspire W eb Site* This Int ernet sit e has answers for the mos t frequently asked support questions and offers a searc hable database of extensive technical information, new pr oduct data and upgrade informa- tion.
Need Help? 41 40 accompan ying the Softw are. Modif ying , translating, renting , copying , t ransfer- ring or assigning all or part of the Sof tw are, or any rights granted hereunder , to any other persons and r emoving any pr oprietary notices, labels or marks f rom the Software is strictly prohibit ed.
Need Help? 43 42 Russia Call: 7-095-256-5027/5596 /7397 Monday through F riday , 9am - 9pm Singapore Call (Hotline): 1800-895-6299 (local) / Service: 65-895-6297 Monday through F riday , 9am - 5pm Sou.
Need Help? 45 44 Add-on Components (HDD , CD-RO M, Sound Cards, etc.) purchased from Acer and not in stalled in an Acer syst em are co vered by a limit ed warranty a s defined on the Warranty Card which c omes with the componen t.
Need Help? 47 46 Acer Y ear 2000 Compliance Statement This product is Y ear 2000-compliant and carries the “NSTL Hardwar e T e sted Y ear 2000 Compliant” logo. This pr oduct has been tested both by Acer’ s internal test labs and N STL using NSTL ’ s YMARK2000 certification test.
49 48 Caution on Lithium Batteries CAUTION Danger of explosion if ba ttery is incorrectly r eplaced. Re place only with the same or equivalent type recomme nded by the manufacture r . Discar d used batteries acc ording t o the manufacturer’ s instructions.
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