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T ravelMate C300 series User’ s guide.
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iii English First things first W e would like to thank you for m aking the T ravelMate series of notebook computers your choice fo r your mobile com puting needs. W e hope you will be happ y with your T ravelMate as much as we enjoyed making it for you.
iv English Basic care and tips for using your computer T ur ning your computer on and off T o turn on the computer , simply slide and rele ase the power switch on the left side of your T ravelMate. See “Left view ” on page 4 for the location of th e power swit ch.
v English T aking car e of your AC adapter Here are some ways to take care of your AC adapter: • Do not connect the adapte r to any other device. • Do not step on the power cord or pl ace heavy objects on top of it. Carefully route the po wer cord and any cabl e s away from personal traffic.
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First things first iii Your guides iii Basic care and tips for using your computer iv 1 Getting to know your TravelMate 1 A TravelMate tour 3 Front view 3 Left view 4 Right view 5 Rear view 6 Bottom v.
3 Troubleshooting my computer 51 Frequently-asked questions 53 Requesting service 57 International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 57 Before you call 57 Appendix A Acer soft button 59 Appendix B Specificatio.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate.
Y our T ravelMate computer combines high- performance, versatility , power management features and multimedi a capabilities with a unique style and ergonomic design. W ork with unmatched productivity and reliability with your new power computing partner .
3 English A T ravelMate tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... poster , let us show you around your n ew T ravelMate computer . Front view # Item Description 1 EMR stylus Electromagnetic resonate (EMR) stylus is used to input data in tablet mode.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 4 English Left view 2 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer output. 3 T ablet Keys Add enhanced functionality when operating in T ablet mode. 4 Launch Keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
5 English Right view 2 Power switch T u rns on the comp uter power . 3 V entilation slot Allows air to circulate through the computer chassis. 4 AcerMedia Bay For hot-swappable modu les including DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD dual drive. 5 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 6 English Rear view 3 PC Card eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot. 4 PC Card slot Accepts one T ype II 16-bit PC Card or 32-b it CardBus PC Card. # Item Description 1 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.
7 English 7 Convertible hinge Hinges the LCD screen in place when switching from PC mode to tablet mode and vice versa. 8 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor , LCD projector) . 9 S-video Connect to a television or disp lay device with S-video inpu t.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 8 English Bottom view # Item Description 1A c e r M e d i a b a y release latch Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for removal or swapping. 2 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module. 3 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool .
9 English Using your computer in tablet mode Y our computer is designed for conv enience, ergo nomic use, and portability . Running the Window s XP T ablet PC edition operating system, your T ravelMate utilizes an EMR stylus for pen-based input.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 10 English 2 Open the display screen to an a ngle of about 90 degrees. Rotate the display screen 180 degrees clockwise as shown in the illustration.
11 English 4 Remove the EMR stylus from the pen slot to begi n pen-based input..
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 12 English Featur es Below is a brief summary of the computer’ s many feat ures: Performance • Intel® Pentium® M pr ocessor with 1MB L2 cac he • Intel® 855G.
13 English Connectivity • High-speed fax/data modem port • 10/100/1000 t-based Gigabit Ethernet port • USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports • IEEE 1394 port • 802.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 14 English Indicators The computer has eight easy-to-read status icons at the top of the display screen. The Power and Slee p status ic ons are visible even when you clos e the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is close d.
15 English Media Activity Lights when the fl oppy drive, hard disk or optical drive is active. Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 16 English Understanding the icons When the cover of your computer is closed, four easy-to-read icons are shown, indicati ng which state or feat ure is enabled or dis abled. Icon Description Lights when Bluetooth is en abled or a Bluetooth enabled device is within range.
17 English Using the keyboar d The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys whic h you can toggle on and off. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alpha betic characters typed are in uppercase.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 18 English Embedded numeric keypad The embedded numeric keypad func tions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small ch aracters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. T o simplify the keyboar d lege nd, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys.
19 English W indows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Wind ows-specific functions. Key Description Windows logo key Start button. Combinations with this key pe rform shortcut functions.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 20 English Hot keys The computer employs hot keys or ke y combinations to access most of the computer’ s controls like scr een brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility . T o activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key i n the hot key comb ination.
21 English Fn-F5 Display T oggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and b oth the display screen and external monitor . Fn-F6 Screen Blank T u rns the display screen backlight off to save power . Press any key to return.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 22 English The Euro symbol If your keybo ard la yout is set to United Stat es-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard. Note for US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows.
23 English Launch Keys Located at the top of the keyboard ar e six buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designat ed as Wireless, Bluetooth, P1 , P2, mail, and W eb browser buttons. Th e Wireless and Bluetooth butt ons cannot be set by th e user .
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 24 English T ouchpad The built-in touc hpad is a PS/2-com patible poin ting device that senses movement on its surface. This mean s the cursor respon ds as yo u move your finger on the su rface of the touc hpad. The cent ral location o n the palmrest provides opt imum comfort and su pport.
25 English • Press the left (#1) and right (#3) buttons l ocated on the ed ge of the touchpad to do selection an d execution func tions. These two buttons are similar t o the left and right bu ttons on a mouse . T appi ng on the touchp ad produces similar results.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 26 English Storage This comput er suppli es you with the following media storage: • High-capacity Enhanc ed-IDE hard disk • Optical (2nd HDD, DVD, DVD/CD -RW combo, DVD or DVD dual) drive Har d disk The high-capacity hard disk is the answer to your storage needs.
27 English Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is installed in the optical drive b ay , you can play DVD movies on your computer . 1 Eject the DVD tray and insert a DV D movie disc; then close the DVD tray . Important! When you launch the DVD player for the first time, the program asks you to input the region code.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 28 English Audio The computer comes with 16-bit high -fidelity AC’97 stereo audio. The built-in dual stereo speakers are easy to access. There are audio ports on the rear panel of the computer . See “Rear view” on page 6 for more informa tion on externa l audio devices.
29 English Power management This computer ha s a built-in powe r management unit that monitors system activity . System activity refe rs to any activit y involving one o r more of the following devices: keyb oard, mouse, floppy drive, hard disk, periph erals connec ted to the ser ial and video memory .
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 30 English Acer light sensor Acer lig ht sensor allows th e T ravel Mate C300 to automatically brighten or darken the display’ s ba cklighting to reduc e eyestrain. At the top of the screen, with the status indica tors, is the Acer light sens or .
31 English Moving ar ound with your T ravelMate This section gives you tips and hints on thi ngs to consider wh en moving around or traveling with your computer . Disconnecting fr om the desktop Follow these steps to disconnect your computer from ext ernal accessorie s: 1 Save your work in progress.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 32 English you can put the computer in Sleep mode by pressing Fn-F4 . Then close and latch the display . When you are ready to use the comp uter again, unla tch and open the display , and pres s and release the po wer switch.
33 English Caution: Avoid packing items next to the top cover of the computer . Pressure against the top c over can damage the screen What to bring with you Unless you already have some items at home,.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 34 English T raveling with the computer “when you are moving within a larger distance, for instance, from your offic e building to a client’ s office building or traveling lo cally” Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as if you were taking it home.
35 English T raveling internationally with the computer “when you are moving fro m country to country” Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as you would normally prepare it for traveling.
1 Getting to know your T ravelMate 36 English Securing your computer Y our computer is a valuable investme nt that you need to take care of. Learn how to protect and tak e care of your comput er . Security features include hardware and software locks — a security notch and passwor ds.
37 English 2 T ype a passwo rd. The password may cons ist of up to eight characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). 3 Press Enter . Retype the password to verify your first entry and press Enter . 4 After setting the password, the co mputer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Present.
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2 Customizing my computer.
After learning the basics of your T ravelMate computer , let’ s get acquainted with the advanced features of your computer . In this chapter , you will lear n how to add options, upgrade components for better performance, and customize your computer .
41 English Expanding thr ough options Y o ur T rav elMate offers you a comp lete mobile comp uting experien ce. Connectivity options Ports allow you to co nnect peripheral devices to your comput er as you would with a desktop PC. Modem Y o ur computer has a built-in V .
2 Customiz ing my compu ter 42 English Network Y o ur computer has built-in Ethern et / 10/100/1000 t-based Gigabit Ethernet capabilities. T o use the network feature, connect a n Ethernet cable from the network jack to an network jack or hub. Consu lt your network administrator for details .
43 English PC Card slot The T ype II CardBus PC Card slot found on the right side of the computer accepts credit-card-sized cards tha t enhance the usabilit y and expandabi lity of the c omputer .
2 Customiz ing my compu ter 44 English 3 Press the slot eject button (a) to pop out the eject button; then press it again (a) to eject the card (b). Upgrade options Y our computer de livers superior power and performance. However , some users and the appl ications they use may demand more.
45 English Installing memory Follow these steps to install m emory: 1 T urn off the computer , unplug th e AC adapter (if connec ted) and remove the battery pack. The n tu rn the computer over to access its base. 2 Remove the screw from the memory cover (a); then lift up and remove the memory cover (b).
2 Customiz ing my compu ter 46 English 3 Insert the memory module diagonally into the sl ot (1), then gently press it down until it clicks into p lace (2). 4 Replace the memor y cover and secure it with the screw . The computer automatically dete cts and reconfigures the total memory size.
47 English Using system utilities Notebook Manager The computer has a built-in syst em setup program called Notebook Manager . The Window s-based Notebo ok Mana ger allows you to set passwords, the star tup sequence of th e drives, and power management settings.
2 Customiz ing my compu ter 48 English Launch Manager There are six Launch Keys located above the keyboard. The Wireless button is not progr ammable. Launch Manager only allows yo u to set the other five Launch Keys. See “Launch Keys” on page 23 for more information.
49 English BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility is a hardware conf iguration program built into your computer’ s BIOS (basic input/output syste m). Y our computer is already proper ly configur ed and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility . However , if you encounter configuration prob lems, you may need to run it.
2 Customiz ing my compu ter 50 English.
3 T r oubleshooting my computer.
This chapter instructs you on how to deal with common system problems. Read it before calling a techni cian if a problem occurs. Solutions to more serious problems require opening up the computer . Do not attempt to open the computer by yourself. Contact your dealer or an authorized service center for assistance.
53 English Fr equently-asked questions The following is a list of possible situations th at may arise during the use of your compute r . Easy answ ers and solutions are provide d for each one. I pressed the power switch and o pen ed the display , but the computer does not start or boot- up.
3 T r oubleshooting my co mputer 54 English Image is not full-screen. Make sure that the resolution is se t to 1024x768. This is the native resolution of your computer display . Right-click on your Windows desktop and sele ct Properties to bring up the Display Properties dialog box.
55 English The floppy drive cannot access a diskette. Check the following: • Make sure the diskette is proper ly inserted in th e floppy drive. • Make sure the diskette is formatted. • If the diskette is not the cause of the problem, the floppy drive may be dirty .
3 T r oubleshooting my co mputer 56 English I want to set up my location to use the in ter nal modem. T o p roperly use yo ur commun ications softwar e, you ne ed to set u p your location: 1 Click on Start , Control Panel . 2 Double-click on Phone and Modem Options .
57 English Requesting service International T ravelers W arranty (ITW) Y o ur computer is backed by an International T raveler’ s Warranty (ITW) that gives you security and peace of mind when traveling. Our worldwide netw ork of se rvice centers are there to give you a helping hand.
3 T r oubleshooting my co mputer 58 English Y ou are requ ired to pro vid e the following information: Name:______________________________________ __ Address:________________________________ ______ __.
Appendix A Acer soft button.
This appendix introduce s the Acer soft button , a unique new t ool to increase the ease of use of your T ablet PC..
61 English Acer soft button Acer soft button is a radial de vice that manages program icons, system settings/utili ties , file folders and network locations. Surrounding the central Acer brand name logo are three levels of functionality (level 1, level 2, and level 3) numbered from inner to outer .
Appendix A Acer soft button 62 English • The top arrow (12 o’clock positi on) vertic ally flips the display output 180 degrees. This means what was at the top of the screen, will now be at the bottom. Simply press the icon as shown • The left arrow (9 o’clock posi tion) rotates the display output 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
63 English • The right arro w (3 o’clock posi tion) rotates the display output 90 degrees clockwise. This chan ges th e output from la ndscape to portrait or vice ve rsa.
Appendix A Acer soft button 64 English.
Appendix B Specifications.
This appendix lists the gener al specifications of your computer ..
67 English Micropr ocessor • Intel® Pentium® M processor with 1 MB L2 cache Memory • Main memory expandable to 2 GB • T wo DDR SDRAM DIMM s lots • Supports 256M B, 512MB, 1 GB DDR SD RAM modules • 512 KB Flash ROM BIOS; Shad ow RAM support Data storage • One high-capa city , Enhanced-I DE hard disk • One 5.
Appendix B Specifications 68 English I/O ports • One Card bus type II card slot • One smart-card slot • One RJ-11 phon e jack (V .90/V .92, 56Kbps modem) • One RJ-45 ne twork jack (Gigabit Eth.
69 English Power • Battery pack • 8 cell Li-Ion battery pack • 6.5 hours operating time with Battery mark 4.0 • AC adapter • 65-Watt • Auto sensing 100~240V AC, 50~60Hz Wireless Communicat.
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Appendix C Notices.
This appendix lists the general notices of your computer ..
73 English FCC notice This device has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Appendix C Notices 74 English Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital apparatus meets all require ments of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipm ent Regulations. Remarque à l’intention de s utilisateurs canadiens Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respected toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du C anada.
75 English Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully . Save these instructions for future reference. 1 Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. 2 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before c leaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
Appendix C Notices 76 English d If the product does not operate normally wh en the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions si nce.
77 English V ARNING: LASERSTRÅLNING NAR DENNA DEL Å R ÖPPNADSTIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN ADV ARSEL : LASERSTRÅLING NAR DEKSEL Å PNESSTIRR IKKE INN I STRÅLEN Lithium battery statement The T ravelMate C300 s eries use s th e lithium battery , m odels BTP-63D1, SBTP-3D1.
Appendix C Notices 78 English Macrovision copyright pr otection notice This product incorporates copy right protection technology that is pr otected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other in tellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corpor ation and other rights owners.
79 English USA - Federal Communica tions Commission (FCC) This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Ru les. Operation of the devices in an Wireless LAN System is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference.
Appendix C Notices 80 English This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC R ules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This d evice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, inclu ding interference that may cause undesired ope ration.
81 English Index A AC adapter caring for v audio 28 troublesh ooting 54 B battery pack caring for v charging indicator 15 BIOS utility 49 brightness hotkeys 21 C caps lock 17 on indicator 15 care AC a.
82 English on indicator 15 memory installing 45– 46 upgrading 44 modem 41 N network 42 Notebook Man ager 47 hotkey 20 notice DVD copyright protection 78 num lock 17 on indicator 15 numeric keypad em.
83 English rear 6 right 5 W warranty International Traveler’s Warranty 57 Windows keys 19.
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Een belangrijk punt na aankoop van elk apparaat Acer C300 (of zelfs voordat je het koopt) is om de handleiding te lezen. Dit moeten wij doen vanwege een paar simpele redenen:
Als u nog geen Acer C300 heb gekocht dan nu is een goed moment om kennis te maken met de basisgegevens van het product. Eerst kijk dan naar de eerste pagina\'s van de handleiding, die je hierboven vindt. Je moet daar de belangrijkste technische gegevens Acer C300 vinden. Op dit manier kan je controleren of het apparaat aan jouw behoeften voldoet. Op de volgende pagina's van de handleiding Acer C300 leer je over alle kenmerken van het product en krijg je informatie over de werking. De informatie die je over Acer C300 krijgt, zal je zeker helpen om een besluit over de aankoop te nemen.
In een situatie waarin je al een beziter van Acer C300 bent, maar toch heb je de instructies niet gelezen, moet je het doen voor de hierboven beschreven redenen. Je zult dan weten of je goed de alle beschikbare functies heb gebruikt, en of je fouten heb gemaakt die het leven van de Acer C300 kunnen verkorten.
Maar de belangrijkste taak van de handleiding is om de gebruiker bij het oplossen van problemen te helpen met Acer C300 . Bijna altijd, zal je daar het vinden Troubleshooting met de meest voorkomende storingen en defecten #MANUAl# samen met de instructies over hun opplosinge. Zelfs als je zelf niet kan om het probleem op te lossen, zal de instructie je de weg wijzen naar verdere andere procedure, bijv. door contact met de klantenservice of het dichtstbijzijnde servicecentrum.
