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GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS

This chapter introduces the features and

components of the computer.

Summary of Contents for 257SA1

Page 1: ...chapter 1 getting to know the basics 1 1 C H A P T E R O N E GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS This chapter introduces the features and components of the computer...

Page 2: ...a hardware based motion compensation engine which gives you smooth MPEG video playback 3D graphics capability also adds realism to PC games Large LCD Display The computer is equipped with a large 15 4...

Page 3: ...1394 1394a and USB2 0 ports In addition to a full array of built in I O ports the computer offers IEEE1394 for ultra high speed connection to high bandwidth digital video devices and USB2 0 ports to c...

Page 4: ...hapter 1 getting to know the basics System At A Glance Front View 1 Built in Microphone The built in microphone records sound 2 LCD Latch The LCD latches lock unlock the LCD panel 3 Power Jack DC in 1...

Page 5: ...also purchase an optional hard drive module to be used in this bay 1 5 5 Battery Pack The battery pack is a built in power source for the notebook 6 Touch Pad with Page Up Down Function The touch pad...

Page 6: ...p the player and press Fast Forward and Fast Backward keys at the same time Note A utility program must be installed to make full use of the Audio player in standalone non Windows mode D utility Super...

Page 7: ...repeat the entire album 16 Microphone Jack The microphone jack 3 5 mm diameter is where you connect a microphone 17 Audio Line in Jack The Audio Line in jack 3 5 mm diameter is where you connect an e...

Page 8: ...locking of certain key functions numeric keypad enable disable cap lock and scroll lock and HDD and optical drive status See the LED Status Indicator Section for details 24 Email Quick Key The Email Q...

Page 9: ...nd button turns the notebook on and off and it also acts as a system suspend key Press momentarily to turn on the system Press and hold for at least 3 4 seconds to turn off the system How this key beh...

Page 10: ...t Type II PCMCIA and Card Eject Button The slot is where PC Card Type II PCMCIA is inserted Press the eject button to release the PC Card 2 Firewire IEEE1394 1394a Port This is a high speed serial dat...

Page 11: ...n protocol 7 Modem Port This is where you plug the phone jack RJ 11 for fax modem functions 8 USB2 0 Port x2 The Universal Serial Bus USB2 0 compliant port allows you to connect a wide variety of devi...

Page 12: ...frared Port Infrared Data Association IrDA compliant serial infrared port enables 4Mbps FIR mode wireless data transfer with IrDA 1 1 compatible external devices 13 External VGA Port The 15 pin VGA an...

Page 13: ...rnal heat Do not block this airway completely 2 System Device Cover The system s processor with cooler assembly hard drive wireless LAN card and DDR memory module are located under the case cover The...

Page 14: ...k 4 Swappable Device Bay and Latch Push the latch and pull on the drive hard case to remove the swappable device 1 2 Note The optical drive resides in the Swappable Device Bay Additionally you may als...

Page 15: ...stant DC voltage for the computer 4 AC Plug The AC plug plugs to the AC wall outlet Warning Make sure you are using a standard 3 prong AC wall socket with a ground pin If not you may feel a slight tin...

Page 16: ...bled an LED will light up The following section describes its indication System Status Indicator LED Graphic Symbol Indication Green light indicates the hard drive and or optical drive is being access...

Page 17: ...Power Off mode Blinking green light indicates the battery power is currently low Blinking orange light indicates the battery is being charged Persistent green light indicates the notebook is neither i...

Page 18: ...Volume down Fn F7 Increases Display Brightness Fn F8 Decreases Display Brightness Num Lock Enables the embedded keypad to work in numeric mode The keys act like numeric keypads in a calculator Use thi...

Page 19: ...his key brings up the popup menu for the application similar to a click of the right mouse button Embedded Numeric Keypad Press Num Lock to enable the embedded numeric keypad The numbers are printed i...

Page 20: ...on Right Button Page Up Down Button Equivalent Tapping Action Execution Click twice quickly Tap twice at the same speed as double clicking the mouse button Selection Click once Tap once Drag Click and...

Page 21: ...Press Fn F7 to increase the brightness Press Fn F8 to decrease the brightness Note To maximize your battery operating time set the brightness to the lowest comfortable setting so that the internal ba...

Page 22: ...ch to the right and lift up the lid Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing position To close the display cover fold it down gently until the LCD latches click into place Warning To avoid damaging the d...

Page 23: ...ting the Audio Volume in Windows 1 Click the speaker symbol in the task tray in Windows 2 Drag the volume control bar up or down to adjust the volume 3 To temporarily silence the speaker without chang...

Page 24: ...rom the factory CD ROM D Audio Setup exe if you want to use the player in standalone non Windows mode Run the Audio Player program to manage and store the Audio tracks The player searches Audio CD or...

Page 25: ...il Stop key is pressed Play Pause button Press once to start playback Press again to pause a track during playback Press again to resume playback of the current track Stop button Stops the current tra...

Page 26: ...clip the included EMI CORE to the phone line 2 Plug the other end of the line into the analog phone wall outlet Depending on where your computer is used you may need to change settings in the modem C...

Page 27: ...UTP cable into the network connector until the connector snaps securely into the receptacle 2 Either connect the other end of the cable to an RJ 45 jack wall outlet or to an RJ 45 port on a UTP concen...

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