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My computer

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Summary of Contents for FusionPC

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Page 3: ...elevision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate...

Page 4: ...ne line has been disconnected at the network interface 4 Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines 5 Avoid using the telephone function other than a cordless type during an electrical s...

Page 5: ...ns 8 Installing the Remote Control Batteries 13 Using the FusionPC 14 AV Mode and PC Mode 14 Powering On and Off 16 Powering On to AV Mode 16 Powering On to PC Mode 16 Powering Off 17 Adjusting the Di...

Page 6: ...he LAN 36 Chapter 3 Windows Help and Support 37 Using the Help and Support Center 38 FusionPC Users Manual and the Help and Support Center 40 System Restore 40 Why Use the Help and Support Center 40 C...

Page 7: ...control 74 WinFast FM Listening to FM Radio 76 Using WinFast FM with a mouse and the WinFast FM control panel 76 Listening to FM Radio 76 Managing FM Channels 78 Recording and Playing Back Live Radio...

Page 8: ...rive Problems 102 Keyboard Problems 102 LAN Problems 102 Storage Card Problems 103 Modem Problems 103 Mouse Problems 103 PC Card Problems 103 Power Options Problems for Windows XP 104 Software Problem...

Page 9: ...your FusionPC Chapter 4 Entertainment in AV Mode tells you how to use the system as a consumer home appliance such as a CD MP3 player DVD player TV set and FM radio Chapter 5 Entertainment in PC Mode...

Page 10: ...le Press Enter to complete When keys are joined by a plus sign press the first key and while keeping the first key down press the remaining keys finally release all the keys When necessary keys are al...

Page 11: ...offers complete home entertainment features such as CD MP3 player DVD player FM radio and TV Also provided is a remote control for your convenience Whether you are working or relaxing the FusionPC is...

Page 12: ...tems If any item is damaged or missing notify your dealer immediately Keep the shipping carton and packing materials in case you need to ship or store the system in the future Item Name Computer AC po...

Page 13: ...k at the System This section identifies the external components of your system and briefly describes the function of each component Front Components 3 1 3 2 4 5 6 6 7 8 FusionPC manual 6 6 8 21 03 1 2...

Page 14: ...n the system is in a soft off state Soft off is a state that standby 5 V power is supplied to the system Hard disk drive in use indicator Page 32 CD DVD drive in use indicator Page 32 LCD Screen Displ...

Page 15: ...aying music video FM Antenna Connector Connects to an FM antenna for listening Page 12 to FM radio TV RF Connector Connects to a TV RF cable for watching Page 12 cable TV Video Input Connector Connect...

Page 16: ...edia SM MultiMediaCard Page 95 MMC Secure Digital SD or Memory Stick MS card for removable storage media USB Ports Each of the two ports connects a USB device Page 88 such as a floppy disk drive print...

Page 17: ...digital Page 90 Connector speaker set for digital audio output Mini IEEE 1394 Port Connects a 1394 device such as a scanner Page 89 printer DVCAM VCR and more IEEE 1394 Port Connects a multitude of 13...

Page 18: ...er that is plugged into one of the available USB ports Each wireless component must be operated on its own frequency in order to avoid RF interference component failure due to competing signals on the...

Page 19: ...e left position and chan nel 2 is enabled if the switch is moved to the right Selecting the RF channel on the keyboard The channel switch is located on the bottom of the keyboard just below the batter...

Page 20: ...devices within the same channel For example two FusionPC computers within a 10 foot radius of each other set up in the factory default positions i e both keyboards on channel 1 and both mice on chann...

Page 21: ...board The bottom L E D lights green when an ID code frequency lock down has been enabled between the transceiver and the mouse or keyboard To lock down an ID code press the ID Connect button on the tr...

Page 22: ...er Plug the female end of the AC power cord to the power connector on the left side of the system and plug the male end to an electrical outlet Caution When you disconnect the AC power cord disconnect...

Page 23: ...replacing the batteries use two batteries of the same type and manufacturer Replace the two batteries at the same time Do not mix the use of old and new batteries When not using the battery for a long...

Page 24: ...computer running the Windows XP environment You use multimedia application programs to access entertain ment elements The following tables depict the relationships between the various modes and their...

Page 25: ...XP System Power Off StandBy button Click on the TV VCR CD MP3 FM or DVD button to activate that function Click on the PC button to change to PC Mode Run a program Media Player WinDVD WinFast TV WinFa...

Page 26: ...4 for details on using the entertainment elements in AV mode Powering On to PC Mode Powering on to PC mode is the equivalent of booting the computer into Windows XP You can press the power button on t...

Page 27: ...tton to turn off See Controlling the Computer Power in Chapter 2 for more information If in AV mode Press the Stand By button or the power button When you power off the system the Power indicator will...

Page 28: ...his To learn the basics of using your system as a personal computer See Chapter 2 p 19 To learn how to use the home entertainment features in AV mode See Chapter 4 p 41 To learn how to use the home en...

Page 29: ...this chapter will help you to learn the basics of operating a computer Described in this chapter are the operating basics of these components Keyboard Mouse Floppy disk drive Hard disk drive CD DVD d...

Page 30: ...oftware problems press and hold the power button on top of the computer for 4 or more seconds to turn off the computer When you turn off the computer the Power indicator will turn from green to red me...

Page 31: ...Hibernation allows the computer to store the contents of memory to a file on the hard disk and then power off the computer When you next turn on your computer the file contents are read back into mem...

Page 32: ...gram specific functions Alternate Normally used in combination with other keys for program specific functions Escape Usually used for stopping a process Examples are exiting a program and canceling a...

Page 33: ...roll Lock does not work for all programs Pause Temporarily stops screen scrolling Pause does not work for all pro grams Print Screen Prints the dis played screen Print screen does not work for all pro...

Page 34: ...or up one line Down Moves the cur sor down one line Page Up Moves the page up Page Down Moves the page down Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line or document End Moves the cursor to the e...

Page 35: ...merals Note When Num Lock is off the keys on the numeric keypad become cursor control keys To type the Euro sign hold down either of the Alt keys and type 0128 on the numeric keypad of your keyboard F...

Page 36: ...the functions of your default web browser Back Load the previous web page Forward Load the following web page Stop Stop load ing a web page Refresh Load the current web page from the begin ning Web Ho...

Page 37: ...files folders docu ments etc Favorites Pop up a win dow with your bookmarked web sites E mail Launch the default e mail application My computer Open the my comput er window to access files folder loca...

Page 38: ...ch as your desktop and the pointer on the screen moves accordingly An optical mouse uses optical sensor technology When compared with a traditional trackball mouse it is more precise and durable Note...

Page 39: ...ng your selection to the destina tion The object will drop into the new location Scroll To scroll is to move up and down in the working area on the screen Place your finger on the wheel and rotate it...

Page 40: ...ne computer to another The USB floppy drive is a high density 3 5 inch device which can read and write to either double density 2DD 720 KB floppy disks or high density 2HD 1 44 MB floppy disks A flopp...

Page 41: ...while the floppy disk drive in use indicator is on Always store your floppy disks in a safe clean container to protect them from the environment and magnetic fields To insert a floppy disk hold it wi...

Page 42: ...hard disk drive while the system is powered on Doing so can result in loss of data and can damage the system and the hard disk drive s sensitive circuitry Never turn off or reset the computer while t...

Page 43: ...d claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copy right protection technology must be authorized by Macro...

Page 44: ...sing the eject button you can manually release the CD See CD DVD Drive Problems in Chapter 7 Using the Video and Audio Features By combining the LCD display and speaker set into one unit your system h...

Page 45: ...ote You need to establish an account with an ISP Internet Service Provider The internal 56k fax data modem allows you to use the ordinary telephone line to communicate with others by fax email or conn...

Page 46: ...etwork module allows you to connect to a network It supports data transfer rates up to 100 Mbps Plug the connector end to the RJ 45 connector on the system and the other end to the network hub 36 RJ 4...

Page 47: ...ndows operations detailed problem resolutions and specifications of your FusionPC Also found within this resource are applications that you can run to help maintain and troubleshoot your FusionPC such...

Page 48: ...a newsgroups and manufacturer websites No matter what your question or problem may be the Help and Support Center should be your first step towards finding the answer Using the Help and Support Center...

Page 49: ...the Suggested Topics in order to display the information that you are looking for Figure 3 4 Note The resources supplied by the Help and Support Center focus only on your FusionPC as well as the opera...

Page 50: ...s whenever you install a new piece of software or add a new hardware device If you find yourself in a situation in which your computer is malfunctioning after you have recently installed something run...

Page 51: ...onsumer home appliance By simply using the remote control the FusionPC can be used just like standalone devices This chapter tells you how to use your system as the following appliances CD MP3 player...

Page 52: ...e to play an audio CD 1 Press the CD MP3 button on the remote control and the CD MP3 control panel will appear on the screen 2 a If you have inserted the CD before starting the CD MP3 player the syste...

Page 53: ...ume Fast Backward Fast Forward Press the button repeatedly until you reach your destination Previous Chapter Next Chapter Play the previous or next track Repeat Select the repeat mode By sequence Repe...

Page 54: ...nd the CD MP3 control panel will appear on the screen 2 The system will detect if there is a CD containing MP3 files in the drive If there is the MP3 player will play the MP3 files on the CD If not th...

Page 55: ...Press the button repeatedly until you reach your destination Previous Chapter Next Chapter Play the previous or next track Repeat Select the repeat mode By sequence Repeat the current track By revers...

Page 56: ...st DVD s have regional settings When you play a disc from a different region you will be asked if you want to change the region setting in PC mode However you won t be able to play the disc in AV mode...

Page 57: ...backward or forward at 2x speed If you press the button repeatedly the speed will raise to 4x then 8x and finally 20x Previous Chapter Next Chapter Play the previous or next track Angle Select a viewi...

Page 58: ...er element If you want to directly turn the system off press the Stand By button on the remote control or the power button on the top side of the unit Scanning TV Channels You must scan all available...

Page 59: ...e volume TV VCR Switch to one of the three video input sources TV S video and A V Numeric Keys Select a chapter number to play the selected chapter Channel Up Channel Down Go to the previous or next c...

Page 60: ...Off To use your system as a consumer FM radio press the FM button on the remote control If your system is off when you press the button you will start in AV mode When you have finished using the playe...

Page 61: ...the lock icon lights up on the screen indicating the end of the scanning Listening to FM Radio 1 Press the FM button on the remote control The radio control panel will appear on the screen 2 To contro...

Page 62: ...a chapter number to play the selected chapter Memory Save the current channel as a favorite channel See Saving Favorite FM Channels later in this section Fine Tune Up Fine Tune Down If signal quality...

Page 63: ...d to select the desired number If you do not want this channel as a favorite channel press the Scan button to continue scanning for a new channel 3 Once you have decided on the number to use for the s...

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Page 65: ...d through mouse or remote control commands Your system provides the following multimedia programs WinDVD for playing DVD s WinFast TV for watching TV WinFast FM for listening to FM radio Microsoft Win...

Page 66: ...ng a DVD with a mouse and the WinDVD control panel You can use WinDVD to play a DVD or an audio CD 1 Click Start All Programs InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD to start the program 2 a If the DVD ha...

Page 67: ...een click anywhere on the screen to access the WinDVD Control Panel To close the Control Panel click the screen again When you move the mouse cursor to a button or knob on the Control Panel a small bo...

Page 68: ...iod of time or by a certain time When you specify a value the program will automatically adjust the playback speed Mute Toggles mute on or off Repeat Sets the repeat mode to No Repeat Repeat Chapter o...

Page 69: ...tray Slider Button Moves to a different location for playback Volume Adjusts the playback volume Display Panel Displays the current status such as disc type the current chapter and the elapsed playba...

Page 70: ...disc Display Panel Allows you to control display settings for the current disc You can determine how the viewing window appears set the aspect ratio for DVD content that has a wide screen attribute s...

Page 71: ...VD Setup You can customize how WinDVD works For example a password can be set to prevent your children from watching movies rated R or NC 17 Your settings will become global preferences in that they a...

Page 72: ...If a disc plays in more than one region it will have more than one number on the globe If a disc does not have any regional coding the disc should have a globe with ALL instead of a number or no glob...

Page 73: ...s can be viewed via playlist or drag and dropping the file in question onto the WinDVD screen Drag and Drop WinDVD lets you drag your favorite files from your desktop onto the WinDVD Control Panel Sim...

Page 74: ...ntrol gives you the freedom to control DVD playback up to 20 feet away from your FusionPC Note DVD playback must be initiated by pressing the DVD button on the remote control in order for WinDVD to ac...

Page 75: ...ton once to move backward or forward in 20x speed Press the Play button to begin playback when you have reached your destination Play Pause Pause playback Press the same but ton again to resume PC Exi...

Page 76: ...s to offer and provides basic operating instructions For advanced operations refer to the WinFast online help file for detailed information Using WinFast TV with a mouse and the WinFast TV control pan...

Page 77: ...ere on the WinFast TV window WinFast TV Control Panel The WinFast TV Control Panel acts as an on screen remote control providing access to all TV operations under Windows such as switching channels vo...

Page 78: ...y colors ranging from blue low to red high Record Records the live TV broadcast See Recording Live TV and Playing Back later in this section Time Shift Records and then plays back while recording See...

Page 79: ...favorites will be available when switching channels via the Channel Up Down button All channels are marked as favorites the first time the channel scan function is engaged If you do not want to surf...

Page 80: ...in the list that you want to move and click the up or down arrow at the right side of the dialog box Time Shifting Time shifting allows you to record TV in real time for playback at your convenience T...

Page 81: ...ying Back Live TV Recording Click the Record button at the right side of the WinFast TV Control Panel to record the current live TV broadcast The button turns red to indicate that recording is in prog...

Page 82: ...Playback mode click the Exit button Scheduling TV Events You can schedule a TV event so that live TV at the specified time can be recorded or played Follow this procedure to schedule an event 1 On th...

Page 83: ...he WinFast TV program will automatically run at the specified time and date to perform the action as requested WinFast TV Configuration The configuration sub panel is where the majority of program opt...

Page 84: ...e control provides limited functionality from within the WinFast TV application Advanced TV features can only be accessed through the WinFast TV control panel However any options set by the user via t...

Page 85: ...annels Record Record current program Display Display the cur rent channel number Stop Stop recording Channel Up Channel Down Go to the previous or next channel Closed Caption Enable or dis able Closed...

Page 86: ...FM Control Panel click the Configuration button Tuner Setup button Scan button WinFast FM will start scanning and display channel numbers on the channel list Note If the scanning sensitivity is set t...

Page 87: ...he previous Searches for the previous or next available FM channel If signal quality is not good you can fine tune the channel by searching up or down by 0 05 MHz at a time Add a favorite channel See...

Page 88: ...hannels Any FM channel can be named or grouped to allow for quick and easy access By default the first 10 channels scanned are favorite channels You can find the numbers 1 to 10 in the Preset column o...

Page 89: ...save and close the dialog box Recording and Playing Back Live Radio Recording Click the Record button at the right side of the WinFast FM Control Panel to record the current live FM broadcast The but...

Page 90: ...top using the Control Panel Scheduling Radio Events You can schedule a radio event so that live radio is recorded or played back at a specified time Follow this procedure to schedule an event 1 On the...

Page 91: ...t cannot occur if the system is off or in Windows XP Stand By mode 7 The WinFast FM program will automatically run at the specified time and date to perform the action as requested WinFast FM Configur...

Page 92: ...WinFast FM application Advanced FM radio features can only be accessed through the WinFast FM control panel However any options set by the user via the WinFast FM control panel remain in effect when o...

Page 93: ...ou wish to use a different number for the saved channel then first press the C C Mem button to scroll through the channel num bers then press the enter button to save the set ting Stop Stop the radio...

Page 94: ...indows Media Player application Advanced media player features can only be accessed through the media player control panel Any options set by the user via the media player control panel remain in effe...

Page 95: ...er Next Chapter Play the previous or next file Fast Backward Fast Forward Fast backward or forward Fast back ward within Windows Media Player is not sup ported by most media types Repeat Select the re...

Page 96: ...To Press Button Name 86 FusionPC manual 6 6 8 21 03 1 30 PM Page 86...

Page 97: ...sing a device be sure to read the instructions accompanying the device along with the relevant section in this chapter This chapter gives guidelines on installing and using these devices USB IEEE 1394...

Page 98: ...its multiple connection capability up to 127 devices can be connected in a daisy chain configuration In addition you can use a USB hub that converts a single USB connector into multiple ports where U...

Page 99: ...ommunication links and Hot Plug connectivity Firewire allows for connecting up to 63 devices in a chain Applications include not only computer peripheral devices such as scanner printer and high quali...

Page 100: ...r walkman etc for audio input Audio Output Connector can be connected to external speakers or headphones When connected the internal speakers are disabled S PDIF Output Connector can be connected to a...

Page 101: ...he plug when not using an S PDIF device When using S PDIF speakers the internal speakers and S PDIF speakers both send out sound In PC mode you can mute the internal speakers through the Sounds and Au...

Page 102: ...the type of video device to be connected S video or AV prepare the necessary cables 4 If you are connecting an AV device There are usually three cables one video and two audio cables to be con nected...

Page 103: ...y the PCMCIA Personal Computer Storage card International Association organization PCMCIA is a non profit association for promoting the interchangeability among mobile computers where ruggedness low p...

Page 104: ...into the slot until the eject button pops out 3 When a PC card is seated the computer will detect it and try to install the appropriate driver Follow the on screen instructions to complete the proces...

Page 105: ...and size of each card type for your reference Type SmartMedia MultiMediaCard Secure Memory Digital Stick Appearance Size 37x45x0 76 24x32x1 4 24x32x2 1 21 5x50x2 8 mm mm mm mm To insert a storage car...

Page 106: ...gn it a drive letter Typically E To remove a storage card 1 Double click My Computer 2 Right click on the drive letter corresponding with the card and select Eject 3 Pull the card out of the slot 96 F...

Page 107: ...elines on taking care of your system Taking good care will ensure trouble free operation as well as reduced risk of damage to your system The second part of this chapter tells you what actions to take...

Page 108: ...that can generate a strong magnetic field such as a TV refrigerator motor or large audio speaker Do not place the system on an unsteady surface Gently wipe the display with a soft lint free cloth Do...

Page 109: ...ther actions when you encounter problems Try to isolate which part of the system is causing the problem Make sure that you turn on all peripheral devices before turning on the system If an external de...

Page 110: ...ng kit available in most computer stores Make sure that the system supports the disk type or file system Problem You cannot eject a disk Solution Manually release the disk following this method 1 Turn...

Page 111: ...control within the allowable distance and angle Make sure that the batteries are not weak Make sure that the batteries are correctly installed Problem Poor TV or FM broadcast signal Solution Use the f...

Page 112: ...a tool such as Windows Disk Defragmenter to defragment the files Keyboard Problems Problem The numeric keypad is disabled Solution Make sure that Num Lock is switched on LAN Problems Note Due to the u...

Page 113: ...e that you are not using the following surfaces for the optical mouse surfaces without texture such as glass reflective surfaces such as a mirror and surfaces with irregular texture such as color pict...

Page 114: ...on If you are sure the operation has stopped restart the system Sound Problems Problem No sound is produced Solution Make sure that the volume is not muted or set too low Make sure that the audio driv...

Page 115: ...oblem The message Invalid system disk or Disk error appears on the screen after you turn on the system Solution If you are deliberately trying to boot from a floppy disk replace the disk with a bootab...

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Page 117: ...Appendix This appendix gives reference information including Specifications BIOS Setup 107 FusionPC manual 6 6 8 21 03 1 31 PM Page 107...

Page 118: ...t Shared Video 8 16 32 MB Display Panel 15 inch TFT XGA LCD resolution up to 1024x768 24 bit color by dithering covered with reinforced glass Video controller AGP 4X interface MPEG 2 support 8 5 MB s...

Page 119: ...Reader 4 in 1 SM MMC SD MS card module Modem MDC 56 Kbps internal fax modem v 92 LAN Fast Ethernet 10 100Base T Power Power Supply 180 W Dimension WxDxH 19 02x14 23x3 48 inch 483x361 5x88 5 mm without...

Page 120: ...e been updated after the publication of this manual You need to run the BIOS Setup program when You see an error message on the screen requesting you to run Setup You want to set a password change the...

Page 121: ...he system will only try to boot from that device Security Menu The Security menu contains security settings which safeguard your system against unauthorized use when enabled Boot Password allows you t...

Page 122: ...effect Save Changes and Exit saves changes you have made and exits the BIOS Setup program Discard Changes and Exit exits the Setup program without saving the changes you have made Get Default Values...

Page 123: ...10 112 Exit menu 8 112 Main menu 8 111 Security menu 8 18 111 Bookmark 58 62 Boot sector 110 111 Booting 16 20 105 Boot device 111 Brightness control 4 18 C C Cable 2 5 7 8 12 31 48 66 88 89 92 93 99...

Page 124: ...in WinFast TV 69 70 Firmware 110 Floppy disk drive 6 8 19 30 31 101 105 Connecting the floppy disk drive 6 31 Ejecting floppy disks 6 31 Inserting floppy disks 31 Troubleshooting the floppy disk driv...

Page 125: ...P3 player 1 6 9 14 41 42 44 MP3 player in AV mode 42 45 MP3 Playlist 84 Using the remote control for the MP3 player 42 45 84 85 MultiMediaCard 6 87 95 Storage card 8 93 95 96 103 N N Network 4 7 8 36...

Page 126: ...48 49 Remote sensor 4 RJ 11 connector 7 35 RJ 45 connector 7 36 102 ROM BIOS 108 S S S PDIF 7 90 91 S PDIF Connector 90 Scheduling events 72 75 80 81 Scheduling Radio events 80 81 Scheduling TV events...

Page 127: ...he TV 48 49 Watching TV in PC mode 66 TV card 92 108 TV RF F type connector 108 Typewriter keys 6 22 U U USB device 6 7 88 USB port 6 7 88 Connecting a USB device 88 V V VCD 6 9 46 Playing VCD in AV m...

Page 128: ...Wireless 1 2 4 8 11 22 26 28 108 Wireless keyboard 1 2 4 8 10 22 26 108 Wireless mouse 1 2 4 9 10 108 Z Z Zoom 58 114 FusionPC manual 6 6 8 21 03 1 31 PM Page 118...

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