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Acer Aspire M5 Series

User's Manual

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Page 3: ...nd applications 41 Returning to an earlier system snapshot 44 Returning your system to its factory condition 45 Recovering from Windows 46 Recovering from a recovery backup 50 Acer clear fi 54 Navigat...

Page 4: ...HDMI 86 Universal Serial Bus USB 87 Playing DVD movies 88 BIOS utility 89 Boot sequence 89 Enable disk to disk recovery 89 Setting passwords 89 Frequently asked questions 90 Requesting service 92 Tro...

Page 5: ...sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet Disconnecting the power source Observe the following guidelines when connecting and disconnecting power to the power supply unit Install the po...

Page 6: ...a safety feature Using a power outlet that is not properly grounded may result in electric shock and or injury Note The grounding pin also provides good protection from unexpected noise produced by ot...

Page 7: ...uct on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided Never pu...

Page 8: ...other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition Guidelines for safe battery usage This computer uses a L...

Page 9: ...ations Please recycle when possible Do not dispose as household waste Wireless devices may be susceptible to interference from the battery which could affect performance Note Please refer to www acer...

Page 10: ...facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF transmissions Pacemakers...

Page 11: ...the aircraft disrupt the wireless telephone network and may be illegal POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTS Switch off your device when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all s...

Page 12: ...ions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U S Environmental Protection Agency Acer is committed to offering products and services worldwide that help customers save money conserve...

Page 13: ...throbbing Stiffness or tightness Coldness or weakness If you have these symptoms or any other recurring or persistent discomfort and or pain related to computer use consult a physician immediately an...

Page 14: ...from drying out Display Keep your display clean Keep your head at a higher level than the top edge of the display so your eyes point downward when looking at the middle of the display Adjust the displ...

Page 15: ...some stretching exercises Breathe fresh air as often as possible Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body Warning We do not recommend using the computer on a couch or bed If this is unavoidable...

Page 16: ...EN CAS D OUVERTURE EVITTER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE LASER KLASSE 1 VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET NICHT DEM STRAHLL AUSSETZEN PRODUCTO L SER DE LA...

Page 17: ...can help you to be more productive please refer to the Acer Aspire M5 Series User s Manual This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as system utilities data recovery expansion option...

Page 18: ...in wait at least two seconds before powering up Taking care of your computer Your computer will serve you well if you take care of it Do not expose the computer to direct sunlight Do not place it near...

Page 19: ...atings of the equipment plugged in should not exceed the ampere rating of the cord if you are using an extension cord Also the total current rating of all equipment plugged into a single wall outlet s...

Page 20: ...20 Your Acer notebook tour YOUR ACER NOTEBOOK TOUR After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster let us show you around your new Acer computer Aspire M5 Series...

Page 21: ...Screen view Icon Item Description 1 Webcam Web camera for video communication A light next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active 2 Screen Displays computer output 3 Microphone Internal mic...

Page 22: ...Turns the computer on and off 5 Power indicator Indicates the computer s power status Battery indicator Indicates battery status Charging The light is amber when the battery is charging Fully charged...

Page 23: ...a keyboard protector or similar cover as the keyboard includes ventilation intakes for cooling 2 Touchpad Touch sensitive pointing device The touchpad and selection buttons form a single surface Press...

Page 24: ...openings 2 DC in jack Connects to an AC adapter 3 USB ports Connects to USB devices If a port is black it is USB 2 0 compatible if it is blue it is also USB 3 0 compatible see below 4 USB port with po...

Page 25: ...t view 7 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington compatible computer security lock Wrap the computer security lock cable around an immovable object such as a table or handle of a locked drawer I...

Page 26: ...optical drive tray when the computer is turned off Carefully insert a straightened paper clip to eject the optical drive tray Icon Item Description 1 2 in 1 card reader Accepts one Secure Digital SD o...

Page 27: ...inhole Insert a paperclip into the hole and press for four seconds to reset the computer simulates removing and reinstalling the battery 2 Ventilation and cooling fan Allows the computer to stay cool...

Page 28: ...imum comfort and support Touchpad basics The following items show you how to use the touchpad Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor Press the touchpad down or tap to perform a click...

Page 29: ...Function Bottom left corner Bottom right corner Main touchpad Open Quickly press twice Press or tap twice at the same speed as double clicking a mouse button Select Press once Press or tap once Drag...

Page 30: ...small characters located on the upper right corner of the Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase Num Lock Fn F11 When Num Lock is on the...

Page 31: ...other key in the hotkey combination Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on embedded keypad Type numbers in a normal manner Cursor control keys on embedded keypad Hold Shift while using...

Page 32: ...ss any key to return Fn F7 Touchpad toggle Turns the built in touchpad on and off Fn F8 Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off Fn F9 Keyboard backlight Turns the keyboard backlight on and off Fn...

Page 33: ...the selected media file Fn Pg Dn Previous Return to the previous media file Fn End Next Jump to the next media file Key Description Windows key Pressed alone it returns to the Start screen It can also...

Page 34: ...pre installed Windows operating system Important We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as possible In certain situations a full recovery will...

Page 35: ...Recovery 35 1 From Start type Recovery and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps 2 Click Create Factory Default Backup The Recovery Drive window opens...

Page 36: ...ty before continuing The recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of storage 4 You will be shown the backup progress on the screen 5 Follow the process until it completes 6 After creating the recovery...

Page 37: ...e sure you keep the backup in a safe place that you will remember Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup that contains the factory loaded software and d...

Page 38: ...From Start type Recovery and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps 2 Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup Plug in the USB drive or insert a blank DVD into the optical drive t...

Page 39: ...ke sure your USB drive has enough capacity before continuing If using DVDs it will also show the number of blank recordable discs you will need to complete the recovery discs Make sure that you have t...

Page 40: ...backup such as Drivers and Applications Backup Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that you will remember Recovering your system To recover your system 1 Perform minor fixes If only one or...

Page 41: ...your system to factory condition see Returning your system to its factory condition on page 45 Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step you may need to reinstall the application...

Page 42: ...you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer From Start type Recovery and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps Click Reinstall Drivers or...

Page 43: ...om a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive 1 Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port If you inserted a DVD wait for Acer Resourc...

Page 44: ...rosoft System Restore periodically takes a snapshot of your system settings and saves them as restore points In most cases of hard to resolve software problems you can return to one of these restore p...

Page 45: ...ing the restore point you specified This process may take several minutes and may restart your computer Returning your system to its factory condition If your computer experiences problems that are no...

Page 46: ...then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre installed on your system If you can access important files on your hard drive back them up now See Restore Factory Settings with Acer...

Page 47: ...h Acer Recovery Management 1 Click Restore Factory Settings Caution Restore Factory Settings will erase all files on your hard drive 2 The Reset your PC window opens Images for reference only 3 Click...

Page 48: ...rased so no files can be viewed after the recovery Cleaning the drive takes much longer up to 5 hours but is much more secure as old files are completely removed 4 Click Reset 5 The recovery process b...

Page 49: ...ement 1 Click Customized Restore Retain User Data 2 The Refresh your PC window opens 3 Click Next then Refresh 4 The recovery process begins by restarting your computer then continues by copying files...

Page 50: ...ting to Enabled d Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu e Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses select Save Changes and Exit or Exit Saving Changes and press Enter Select...

Page 51: ...r PC deletes everything on your hard drive then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre installed on your system If you can access important files on your hard drive back them up...

Page 52: ...he hard drive a If you have deleted the recovery partition or otherwise changed the partitions on the hard drive and want to keep these changes select No b To completely restore your computer to Facto...

Page 53: ...our computer by repeating the first start process Refresh your PC from the recovery backup 1 The Refresh your PC window opens 2 Click Next 3 Select the operating system to recover normally only one op...

Page 54: ...Media to browse photos open clear fi Photo Important When you first open a clear fi application Windows Firewall will ask for permission to allow clear fi to access the network Select Allow Access in...

Page 55: ...s the bottom of the screen to control playback For example when music is selected you can play pause or stop playback and adjust the volume Note You must activate sharing on the device that stores the...

Page 56: ...file Note Only devices optimised for playback are available in this list certain PCs and storage devices will not appear To add a Windows PC to this list open Windows Media Player select Stream and Al...

Page 57: ...Acer Green Instant On feature allows your computer to wake up from Sleep mode in less than the time it takes to open the lid When you close the lid or leave your computer for a while your computer ent...

Page 58: ...s your computer will enter and stay in Sleep mode during times when it will be frequently accessed for example during working hours Saving power Disable Fast startup Your computer uses Fast startup to...

Page 59: ...1 Open the Desktop 2 Click Power Options in the Notification area 3 Select More Power Options 4 Select Choose what the power buttons do 5 To access Shutdown Settings select Change settings that are cu...

Page 60: ...60 Power management 6 Scroll down and disable Turn on fast startup 7 Select Save changes...

Page 61: ...le you continue to operate the computer However recharging with the computer turned off results in a significantly faster charge time Charging the battery To charge the battery plug the AC adapter int...

Page 62: ...and discharged three times Use this conditioning process for all new batteries or if a battery hasn t been used for a long time Warning Do not expose battery packs to temperatures below 0 C 32 F or ab...

Page 63: ...ving recharging efficiency You are advised to follow the suggestions set out below Use AC power whenever possible reserving battery for on the go use Eject a PC Card if it is not being used as it will...

Page 64: ...nded course of action depends on your situation Situation Recommended Action The AC adapter and a power outlet are available 1 Plug the AC adapter into the computer and then connect to the mains power...

Page 65: ...al accessories 1 Save any open files 2 Remove discs from optical drive s 3 Shut down the computer 4 Close the display cover 5 Disconnect the cord from the AC adapter 6 Disconnect any keyboard pointing...

Page 66: ...n close the display When you are ready to use the computer again open the display then press and release the power button Note The computer may enter Hibernation or Deep Sleep mode after being in Slee...

Page 67: ...ive head Pack the computer in a protective case that can prevent the computer from sliding around and cushion it if it should fall Caution Avoid packing items next to the top cover of the computer Pre...

Page 68: ...to come to room temperature slowly If possible leave the computer for 30 minutes in an environment with a temperature between outside and room temperature Setting up a home office If you frequently wo...

Page 69: ...es if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to the guidelines for taking the computer home follow these guidelines to protect your computer while traveling Always take the...

Page 70: ...iderations Follow the same special considerations as when traveling with the computer In addition these tips are useful when traveling internationally When traveling in another country check that the...

Page 71: ...must enter this password to gain access to the BIOS utility See BIOS utility on page 89 User Password secures your computer against unauthorized use Combine the use of this password with password che...

Page 72: ...ning message appears Try again and press Enter When the User Password is set and the password on boot parameter is enabled a prompt appears at boot up Type the User Password and press Enter to use the...

Page 73: ...he selected wireless network To start Acer Theft Shield double click the Acer Theft Shield icon on Desktop or from Start simply start typing Acer Theft Shield to open Search and list the results Note...

Page 74: ...hown a QR Quick Reference code that you can scan using your phone The QR contains a link that will allow you to download the Android app to your phone Tip If you do not select to use an Android phone...

Page 75: ...g up Acer Theft Shield Click Start to turn on your notebook s Wi Fi hotspot feature this will allow your phone to detect the notebook Using Acer Theft Shield General Once you have selected the method...

Page 76: ...ne Tap Edit under Configure your notebook s Wi Fi hotspot network to change the SSID that your notebook will broadcast while linking to your Android cellphone You can also change the alarm notificatio...

Page 77: ...twork feature The built in network feature allows you to connect your computer to an Ethernet based network To use the network feature connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet RJ 45 port on the cha...

Page 78: ...ation Acer Instant Connect Instant Connect ensures a faster connection to any of the networks that your computer connects to most frequently Acer Instant Update Instant update is used to update the fo...

Page 79: ...y and eliminates the need to pull cables through walls and ceilings Components of a wireless LAN To set up your Wireless network at home you need to have the following Access point router Access point...

Page 80: ...use Bluetooth you must ensure the following 1 Bluetooth is enabled on both devices 2 Your devices are paired or connected Enabling and disabling Bluetooth The Bluetooth adapter must be enabled on bot...

Page 81: ...a Bluetooth connection 81 Then from the notification area click the Bluetooth icon and select Open Settings Select the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box click Apply and then cli...

Page 82: ...click on Wireless 3 Click the toggle under Bluetooth to enable disable it Adding a Bluetooth device Every new device must first be paired with your computer s Bluetooth adapter This means it must fir...

Page 83: ...ng a Bluetooth connection 83 Click on the device you want to add A code displays on your computer which should match the code displayed on your device Select Yes Then accept the pairing from your devi...

Page 84: ...ts as in a headset the passcode is hardcoded into the device usually 0000 or 1234 Consult your device s user manual for more information Your device will show up in the list of devices if it was succe...

Page 85: ...Using a Bluetooth connection 85 The operation window enables you to play music and audio from your device through your computer send files to your device and change Bluetooth settings...

Page 86: ...etween any compatible digital audio video source such as a set top box DVD player and A V receiver and a compatible digital audio and or video monitor such as a digital television DTV over a single ca...

Page 87: ...Universal Serial Bus USB 87 UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS USB The USB port is a high speed serial bus which allows you to connect USB peripherals without taking up system resources...

Page 88: ...insert a DVD movie of a different region into the DVD drive Once your DVD drive is set to a region code it will only play DVDs for that region You can set the region code a maximum of five times inclu...

Page 89: ...quence in the BIOS utility activate the BIOS utility then select Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen Enable disk to disk recovery To enable disk to disk recovery hard disk recover...

Page 90: ...ay be low and unable to power the computer Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack Make sure that the AC adapter is properly plugged into the computer and to the power outlet If it is lit...

Page 91: ...eck the following The volume may be muted In Windows look at the volume control speaker icon on the taskbar If it is crossed out click the icon and deselect the Mute all option The volume level may be...

Page 92: ...Requesting service International Travelers Warranty ITW Your computer is backed by an International Travelers Warranty ITW that gives you security and peace of mind when traveling Our worldwide networ...

Page 93: ...all Acer for online service and please be at your computer when you call With your support we can reduce the amount of time a call takes and help solve your problems efficiently If there are error mes...

Page 94: ...or message reports to help you solve problems If the system reports an error message or an error symptom occurs see Error messages below If the problem cannot be resolved contact your dealer See Reque...

Page 95: ...reboot Hard disk 0 error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center Hard disk 0 extended type error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center I O parity error Contact your dealer or...

Page 96: ...he Start screen 2 Tiles Live tiles are similar to thumbnails of the apps 3 Charms Charms allow you to perform useful functions such as sharing content turning off your PC or changing settings How do I...

Page 97: ...Desktop click Acer Power Button and select the action you d like to take Why is there a new interface The new interface for Windows 8 is designed to work well with touch input Windows Store apps will...

Page 98: ...click Settings Change PC settings Personalize Click Start screen at the top of the page and select a color and image How do I move tiles Click and hold a tile to select it then drag it to the place on...

Page 99: ...ing on a thumbnail and selecting Close Can I change the screen resolution From Start start typing Control Panel to open Search and display the results click Control Panel Adjust screen resolution I wa...

Page 100: ...een How do I make an app appear on my taskbar in Desktop If you re in All apps and you want to make an app appear on the taskbar in Desktop you can select the app and right click on it Select Pin to t...

Page 101: ...dows 8 but it makes life easier because you can sync data across different machines you sign in to using a Microsoft ID How do I get one If you ve already installed Windows 8 and didn t sign in with a...

Page 102: ...tes Press the Windows key C and click Settings Change PC settings Windows Updates Click Check for updates now Where can I get more information For more information please visit Windows 8 tutorials www...

Page 103: ...television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate t...

Page 104: ...recision manufacturing techniques Nevertheless some pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or red dots This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction RADIO...

Page 105: ...een 2446 5 MHz and 2483 5 MHz Note Channels 10 through 13 inclusive operate in the band 2446 6 MHz to 2483 5 MHz There are few possibilities for outdoor use On private property or on the private prope...

Page 106: ...www art telecom fr Note Your WLAN Card transmits less than 100 mW but more than 10 mW 01 Ain Orientales 02 Aisne 03 Allier 05 Hautes Alpes 08 Ardennes 09 Ariege 11 Aude 12 Aveyron 16 Charente 24 Dordo...

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Page 108: ...t tre plac loin des fen tres afin de fournir un cran de blindage maximal Si le mat riel ou son antenne d mission est install l ext rieur il doit faire l objet d une licence Caution When using IEEE 802...

Page 109: ...e wireless Mini PCI adapter implements a transmission diversity function The function does not emit radio frequencies simultaneously from both antennas One of the antennas is selected automatically or...

Page 110: ...ov 2001 Pour emp cher que cet appareil cause du brouillage au service faisant l objet d une licence il doit tre utilis a l int rieur et devrait tre plac loin des fen tres afin de fournir un cran de bl...

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