Acer 710 Series manual

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Main 700-e.book : 700-eCOP.fm Page ii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Copyright 1998 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved Printed in Taiwan Table of Contents 700-e.book : 700-eTOC.fm Page iii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Table of Contents 700-e.book : 700-eTOC.fm Page iv Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM v FCC Notice 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page v Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Notice: Shield Cables Notice: Peripheral Devices 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page vi Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM vi vii Important Safety Instructions 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page vii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page viii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM viii Page x Laser Compliance Statement 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page x Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM xi Lithium Battery Statement 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page xi Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM xii Year 2000 Compliance Statement 700-e.book : 700-eNOT.fm Page xii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xiii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM xiii xiv Connecting the Computer 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xiv Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Page 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xvi Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM xvi xvii Getting Help Online 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xvii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Accessing Online Help Getting Online xviii Support Information 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xviii Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Care and Maintenance 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xix Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Taking Care of Your Computer Taking Care of your AC Adapter Taking Care of your Battery Pack 700-e.book : 700-ePRE.fm Page xx Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Cleaning and Servicing Getting Familiar with your Computer 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 1 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 1 Page Features 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 3 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Features Features 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 4 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Display 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 5 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 5 Display Video Performance Display 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 6 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 6 Users Guide Opening and Closing the Display Indicators 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 7 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 7 Indicators Page Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 9 Keyboard 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 9 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Special Keys Lock Keys 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 10 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 10 Users Guide Embedded Numeric Keypad 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 11 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 11 Windows 98/Windows 95 Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows 98-/ Windows 95-specific functions. 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 12 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 12 Users Guide Hot Keys 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 13 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 13 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 14 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 14 Users Guide Activating Hot Keys Page Touchpad 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 16 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 16 Users Guide Touchpad Touchpad Basics Touchpad 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 17 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 17 Storage 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 18 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 18 Users Guide Storage Storage 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 19 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 19 Ejecting the CD-ROM Tray Swapping Modules Page Ports 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 22 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 23 Rear Ports 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 23 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 24 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 25 Right Ports 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 25 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM PC Card Slots 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 26 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Page Audio 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 28 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 28 Users Guide Audio Controlling Volume Securing your Computer 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 29 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 29 Securing your Computer Security Notch Securing your Computer 700-e.book : 700-1e.fm Page 30 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Operating on Battery Power 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 31 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 2 32 Users Guide Battery Pack 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 32 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Battery Pack Characteristics Using a Battery Pack for the First Time Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 33 Installing and Removing the Battery Pack 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 33 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Charging the Battery 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 34 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 35 Checking the Battery Level 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 35 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Using the Windows Battery Meter Optimizing Battery Life 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 36 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 37 Battery-low Warning 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 37 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 38 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 38 Users Guide Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 39 Heuristic Power Management 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 39 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 40 Users Guide Power Management Modes 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 40 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Display Standby Mode "Automatic Dim" Feature Hard Disk Standby Mode 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 41 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 42 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 43 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 43 44 Users Guide Advanced Power Management 700-e.book : 700-2e.fm Page 44 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Peripherals and Options 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 45 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 3 External Monitor 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 46 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 46 Users Guide External Monitor External Keyboard 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 47 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 47 External Keyboard Page External Pointing Device External Pointing Device Page Printer 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 51 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 51 Printer Audio Devices 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 52 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 52 Users Guide Audio Devices Setting the Input Source Mini Docking Station 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 53 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 53 Mini Docking Station Page USB Devices 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 55 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 55 USB Devices Miscellaneous Options 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 56 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Miscellaneous Options Additional Power Packs Cables Miscellaneous Options 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 57 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 58 Users Guide Key Component Upgrades 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 58 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Memory Upgrade Memory Configurations 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 59 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 59 Installing Memory Page Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 61 Hard Disk Upgrade 700-e.book : 700-3e.fm Page 61 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Installing a Replacement Hard Disk Page Moving with your Computer 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 63 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 4 Disconnecting from the Desktop 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 64 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 64 Users Guide Disconnecting from the Desktop Moving Around 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 65 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 4 Moving with your Computer 65 Moving Around What To Bring to Short Meetings Taking the Computer Home 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 66 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 66 Users Guide Taking the Computer Home Taking the Computer Home 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 67 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 4 Moving with your Computer 67 Setting Up a Home Office Traveling with the Computer 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 68 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Traveling with the Computer Traveling Internationally with the Computer 700-e.book : 700-4e.fm Page 69 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Traveling Internationally with the Computer Page Software 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 71 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 5 System Software 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 72 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM System Software PhDISK 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 73 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 73 PhDISK Syntax Notebook Manager 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 74 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 75 Information Viewer 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 75 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 76 Users Guide Boot Sequence 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 76 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Password 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 77 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 78 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 78 Users Guide Setting the Supervisor Password 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 79 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 79 Setting the User Password Power Management 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 80 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Display Device 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 81 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 82 Users Guide Line-in/Microphone 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 82 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Setup Utility 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 83 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 84 Users Guide Main 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 84 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 85 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 85 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 86 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 86 Users Guide Hard Disk 0 Submenu 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 87 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 87 CD-ROM/ATAPI Devices Submenu 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 88 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 88 Users Guide Boot Device Priority Submenu Chapter 5 Software 89 Advanced 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 89 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 90 Users Guide Security 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 90 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 91 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 5 Software 91 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 92 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 92 Users Guide Setting a Password Removing a Password Chapter 5 Software 93 Power Saving 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 93 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 94 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 94 Users Guide Chapter 5 Software 95 Exit 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 95 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM The following table describes the parameters in this screen. When you select the Exit menu or press Esc from any screen, the Exit options screen displays. 700-e.book : 700-5e.fm Page 96 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 96 Users Guide Page Frequently-Asked Questions 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 98 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 99 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 99 Image is not full-screen. No audio from the computer. 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 100 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 100 Users Guide External microphone or audio line-in device does not work. 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 101 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 101 The keyboard does not respond. The serial mouse does not work. The printer does not work. 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 102 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 103 Error Messages 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 103 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 104 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 104 Users Guide 700-e.book : 700-6e.fm Page 105 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 105 Page Specifications 700-e.book : 700-ae.fm Page 107 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM A 700-e.book : 700-ae.fm Page 108 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-ae.fm Page 109 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM 700-e.book : 700-ae.fm Page 110 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM A 700-e.book : 700-eIX.fm Page 111 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM B C D 700-e.book : 700-eIX.fm Page 112 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM E F H I 700-e.book : 700-eIX.fm Page 113 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM K L M P 700-e.book : 700-eIX.fm Page 114 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM Q S T 700-e.book : 700-eIX.fm Page 115 Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:24 AM U V W