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ViewSonic
VNB101
NetBook
- 使用手冊 (簡中)
Model No. : VS12638
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Important Safety Instructions
1. DO NOT press or touch the LCD Screen. DO NOT place the Notebook PC wꢀth small
ꢀtems, they may scratch LCD Screen or enter the Notebook PC.
2. DO NOT expose the Notebook PC to dꢀrty or dusty envꢀronment. Keep the envꢀronment
clean and dry.
3. DO NOT place the Notebook PC on uneven or unstable work surface.
4. DO NOT place or drop objects on the top of the Notebook PC. DO NOT shove any
foreꢀgn objects ꢀnto the Notebook PC. DO NOT cover the LCD Screen strongly.
5. DO NOT expose the Notebook PC to strong magnetic or electrical fields; DO NOT
place the floppy disk near or on the Notebook PC, that may loss the data of the floppy
dꢀsk.
6. DO NOT leave the Notebook PC facꢀng the sun as ꢀt can damage the LCD Screen,
especꢀally ꢀn the car.
7. SAFE TEMP: Thꢀs Notebook PC should only be used ꢀn envꢀronments wꢀth ambꢀent
temperatures between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C(95°F).
8. DO NOT expose the Notebook PC to or use near lꢀquꢀds, raꢀn, or moꢀsture.
9. Cautꢀon: rꢀsk of explosꢀon ꢀf battery ꢀs replaced by an ꢀncorrect type. Dꢀspose of used
batterꢀes accordꢀng to the ꢀnstructꢀons.
10. DO NOT throw the Notebook PC ꢀn munꢀcꢀpal waste. Check local regulatꢀons for
dꢀsposal of electronꢀc products. Please recycle the Battery Pack, and check wꢀth your
Local Authorꢀty or retaꢀler for recyclꢀng advꢀce.
11. The Notebook PC and the Adapter may occur some heat durꢀng operatꢀng or chargꢀng.
DO NOT leave the Notebook PC on your lap or any part of the body ꢀn order to prevent
dꢀscomfort or ꢀnjury from heat exposure.
12. INPUT RATING: Refer to the ratꢀng label on the Notebook PC and be sure that the
Power Adapter complies with the rating. Only use attachments or accessories specified
by the manufacturer.
13. Checkꢀng the connectꢀons between the maꢀn unꢀt and attachments before turnꢀng on
the Notebook PC.
14. DO NOT use the Notebook PC durꢀng eatꢀng food avoꢀd dꢀrtyꢀng the Notebook PC.
15. DO NOT ꢀnsert anythꢀng ꢀnto the Notebook PC that may result ꢀn short cꢀrcuꢀt or
damage the cꢀrcuꢀt.
16. Powerꢀng off the Notebook PC, ꢀf you want ꢀnstall or remove some external devꢀces,
whꢀch are not support hot-plug.
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17. Dꢀsconnect the Notebook PC from the electrꢀcal outlet and remove any ꢀnstalled
batterꢀes before cleanꢀng. And Keep ꢀt away from chꢀldren.
18. DO NOT disassemble the Notebook PC, only a certified service technician
should perform repaꢀrs on your computer. Otherwꢀse, problem may result and the
manufacturer should not hold responsꢀbꢀlꢀty for the damage.
19. Only use Battery Packs approved by the manufacturer or else damage may occur.
20. The Notebook PC has some little metal flake to disperse heat. DO NOT place the
Notebook PC on soft objects (e.g.: bed, sofa, your lap), or else the Notebook PC may
become hot and halt the system operatꢀng.
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Declaration of RoHS Compliance
Thꢀs product has been desꢀgned and manufactured ꢀn complꢀance wꢀth Dꢀrectꢀve 2002/95/
EC of the European Parlꢀament and the Councꢀl on restrꢀctꢀon of the use of certaꢀn
hazardous substances ꢀn electrꢀcal and electronꢀc equꢀpment (RoHS Dꢀrectꢀve) and ꢀs
deemed to comply wꢀth the maxꢀmum concentratꢀon values ꢀssued by the European
Technꢀcal Adaptatꢀon Commꢀttee (TAC) as shown below:
Substance
Proposed Maximum Concentration Actual Concentration
Lead (Pb)
0,1%
0,1%
0,01%
0,1%
0,1%
< 0,1%
< 0,1%
< 0,01%
< 0,1%
< 0,1%
< 0,1%
Mercury (Hg)
Cadmꢀum (Cd)
Hexavalent Chromꢀum (Cr6+)
Polybromꢀnated bꢀphenyls (PBB)
Polybromꢀnated dꢀphenyl ethers (PBDE) 0,1%
Certaꢀn components of products as stated above are exempted under the Annex of the
RoHS Dꢀrectꢀves as noted below:
Examples of exempted components are:
1. Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp and in other lamps
not specifically mentioned in the Annex of RoHS Directive.
2. Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes, electronic components, fluorescent tubes, and
electronꢀc ceramꢀc parts (e.g. pꢀezoelectronꢀc devꢀces).
3. Lead ꢀn hꢀgh temperature type solders (ꢀ.e. lead-based alloys contaꢀnꢀng 85% by weꢀght
or more lead).
4. Lead as an allottꢀng element ꢀn steel contaꢀnꢀng up to 0.35% lead by weꢀght, alumꢀnꢀum
contaꢀnꢀng up to 0.4% lead by weꢀght and as a cooper alloy contaꢀnꢀng up to 4% lead
by weꢀght.
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Product disposal at end of product life
The lamp ꢀn thꢀs product contaꢀns mercury. Please dꢀspose of ꢀn accordance wꢀth local,
state or federal laws.
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product properly at the end of ꢀts useful lꢀfe. For the recyclꢀng ꢀnformatꢀon, please refer to
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Directions
Meanings of icons:
Forbꢀddꢀng: forbꢀd ꢀmproper operatꢀons to avoꢀd damagꢀng the Notebook PC.
Cautꢀon: cautꢀons for operators to avoꢀd potentꢀal damages. Please note and
remember.
Importance: important information, common notes, definitions, general knowledge
and references, etc.
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Content
1. Knowing Your Notebook PC ............................................................................. 1
1-1 Top Side......................................................................................................... 1
1-2 Right Side....................................................................................................... 2
1-3 Left Side......................................................................................................... 2
1-4 Rear Side ....................................................................................................... 2
1-5 Bottom Side.................................................................................................... 2
2. Caring the Notebook PC.................................................................................... 3
2-1 LCD Screen.................................................................................................... 3
2-2 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)................................................................................... 3
2-3 Battery Pack................................................................................................... 4
2-4 Keyboard........................................................................................................ 4
2-5 Touch Pad...................................................................................................... 4
2-6 Other accessories .......................................................................................... 4
2-7 If the water comes into the Notebook PC....................................................... 5
2-8 Other Notes.................................................................................................... 5
3. Traveling with the Notebook PC....................................................................... 6
3-1 Attention......................................................................................................... 6
3-2 How to enter the suspend mode .................................................................... 6
4. Keep the data for future possible use.............................................................. 7
4-1 HDD Partition ................................................................................................. 7
4-2 Class the data in the HDD.............................................................................. 7
5. Getting Started................................................................................................... 8
5-1 Install the Rechargeable Battery .................................................................... 8
5-2 Remove the Battery Pack............................................................................... 8
5-3 Connecting the Power Adapter ...................................................................... 9
6. Using Your Notebook PC ................................................................................ 10
6-1 Turning on the Notebook PC........................................................................ 10
6-2 Adjust the Brightness of LCD Screen........................................................... 10
6-3 Keyboard Usage .......................................................................................... 10
6-4 Touch Pad（Optional, Under Windows XP）.............................................. 11
6-5 Card Reader Usage ..................................................................................... 12
6-6 The Memory Card ........................................................................................ 13
7. Internet Connection......................................................................................... 14
7-1 Connect the Lineate LAN ............................................................................. 14
7-2 Wireless LAN ............................................................................................... 15
8. Bluetooth.......................................................................................................... 16
8-1 Initial Bluetooth Configuration Wizard .......................................................... 16
8-2 Add a Bluetooth Device................................................................................ 17
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8-3 Establish a connection ................................................................................. 17
8-4 Bluetooth Service Selection ......................................................................... 18
8-5 Terminate a connection................................................................................ 18
9. Power Managing System................................................................................. 19
9-1 Battery System............................................................................................. 19
9-1-1 Checking Battery Power .................................................................... 19
9-1-2 Charging the Battery Pack................................................................. 20
9-1-3 Low Power Warning........................................................................... 20
9-1-4 Battery Power .................................................................................... 20
9-1-5 Store the Battery Pack....................................................................... 20
9-1-6 Prolonging the Battery’s Life.............................................................. 21
9-2 Power Management Modes ......................................................................... 21
9-2-1 Standby mode of the System............................................................. 21
9-2-2 Hibernate ........................................................................................... 21
9-2-3 Log Off............................................................................................... 22
9-2-4 Restart the System ............................................................................ 22
9-3 Power Saving............................................................................................... 22
9-3-1 Connect the Adapter without using Battery Pack............................... 22
9-3-2 Adjust the brightness of LCD Screen................................................. 22
10. Upgrading Your Notebook PC ...................................................................... 23
10-1 Connect the External Monitor..................................................................... 23
10-2 How to connect the External Monitor .................................................. 23
10-3 Connect Keyboard and Mouse............................................................ 23
10-4 Connect Audio Device......................................................................... 23
10-5 Lock Port............................................................................................. 23
11 System Recovery Management ..................................................................... 24
11-1 One Key for System Recovery................................................................... 24
11-2 System Recovery CD................................................................................. 25
12 Quick OS.......................................................................................................... 26
12-1 Getting Started........................................................................................... 26
12-2 System and Device Basics......................................................................... 27
12-3 Using the Tool Bar and Settings................................................................. 28
12-4 Getting on the Internet ............................................................................... 33
12-5 Quick System Recovery............................................................................. 34
12-3 Enter the BIOS Setup Menu....................................................................... 37
13. Appendix......................................................................................................... 39
13-1 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 39
13-2 Specifications............................................................................................. 41
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1. Knowing Your Notebook PC
1-1 Top Side
1. Built-in Camera
Click Fn+F1 to turn on or off the
camera function.
7.
8.
WiFi Indicator
Bluetooth Indicator
9. Power button
10. Keyboard
11. Right-key
12. Left-key
2. LCD Screen
3.
4.
Microphone
HDD Status Indicator
Light is green when the HDD is in
active mode.
13. Touch Pad
14.
Charge Indicator
5.
6.
Numeric Keypad Indicator
Click Fn+NumLk to turn on the light
and the numeric keypad is unlocked.
Cap Lock Indicator
Light is orange during being charged
and is green when the battery is fully
charged or discharged; light flashes
when the battery is weak.
Light is green when the cap keypad is
unlocked.
15.
Power Indicator
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1-2 Right Side
1. USB Port (2.0)
1-3 Left Side
1. USB Port (2.0)
2. Microphone Jack
3. Headphone Jack
The USB card can only be inserted in one orientation. Force to insert the card may in
result of damage.
1-4 Rear Side
1. SD/MMC/MS Port
2. Ethernet/LAN Port
3. VGA Port
4. Power Jack
5. Lock Port
1-5 Bottom Side
1. Battery Latch
2. Lithium Rechargeable Battery
3. Speakers
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2. Caring the Notebook PC
The Notebook PC is a precision device; the error operation may damage the device.
2-1 LCD Screen
LCD Screen is the most delicate component of the Notebook PC and comprised of thin
glass. It may be broken up by external abrupt force. DO NOT scratch the cover of the Notebook
PC, or the scrape on the cover cannot remove.
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DO NOT cover the LCD Screen strongly, or else damage may occur.
DO NOT place objects on the keyboard to avoid damaging the screen and keyboard when
you cover the LCD Screen.
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Place the Notebook PC in carrying case to protect it from dirt, water, shock and scratches
before traveling.
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DO NOT drop or place heavy objects on the LCD Screen.
DO NOT scratch the LCD Screen with your fingernails or any hard objects.
Use a soft and lint-free cloth to wipe your Notebook PC and wipe it gently in order to avoid
damaging the LCD Screen.
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Shut down the LCD Screen, if the Notebook PC will not be used for a long time.
DO NOT clean the LCD Screen with chemical cleaners.
The LCD Screen DOES NOT come into contact with hard objects (E.g.: cloth button,
watchband).
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Use a soft and lint-free dry cloth to wipe the LCD Screen smoothly. DO NOT use your
hand to wipe the LCD Screen directly.
DO NOT spill liquid into the Notebook PC as it can damage the components of the
Notebook PC.
Cover the LCD Screen smoothly in order to avoid moving the hinges and flashing the LCD
Screen.
DO NOT clean the Touch Pad with acidic cleaner or spray cleaning solution directly
on the Notebook PC.
2-2 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
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Place the operating Notebook PC in steady and even table. Poor handling of the
Notebook PC may damage the HDD.
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The HDD is the most delicate component in turning on and powering off the system. The
HDD operates at unsteady fast speeds during turning on the Notebook PC; the vibrancy
may damage the track of HDD. If the axes of the HDD have not stop completely at the
powering off the Notebook PC, the vibrancy may damage the HDD.
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2-3 Battery Pack
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Please recycle the Battery Pack, and check with your Local Authority or retailer for
recycling advice.
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DO NOT put the Battery Pack near or into the fire, or else it may cause fire or explode.
The Battery Pack will short circuit if the Battery Pack is punctured or reassembled
The ideal temperature range that the Battery Pack be used is between 20℃-30℃. Any
temperatures above or below this range will shorten the life of the Battery Pack.
2-4 Keyboard
Keyboard is the most often used component by finger directly. Use a little brush to clean or
a can of compressed air to remove dust from between the keys on the keyboard. Moisten a soft,
lint-free cloth with water or cleaner and wipe the surface of the keys smoothly.
If the water seeps into the keyboard, the circuit will not be damaged directly because of the
no-power supply keyboard. But the deteriorate of the Printed circuit board will occur and will
result in malfunction of the keyboard. Contact your dealer for advises at this moment.
2-5 Touch Pad
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Keep your hand clean when using the Touch Pad, or else the cursor is out of control.
If the Touch Pad is dirty, moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water and wipe the Touch Pad
smoothly.
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The Touch Pad is pressure sensitive, DO NOT scratch the Touch Pad with hard objects,
or rest heavy objects on it.
2-6 Other accessories
Following the below steps before cleaning your Notebook PC and the accessories.
1. Turn off the Notebook PC. Disconnect your Notebook PC and all external devices from
their electrical outlets and remove the installed battery.
2. Use the little dust collector to pump the dust from the slot of plug or keyboard.
3. Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water and wipe the surface of the Notebook PC smoothly.
DO NOT seep liquid into the Notebook PC in order to avoid shorting of circuit and the
damage of the Notebook PC.
4. Turn on the Notebook PC after drying it.
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2-7 If the water comes into the Notebook PC
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DO NOT turn on the Notebook PC immediately.
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Disconnect the outlet cable and detach the Battery Pack in order to turn off the Notebook
PC, instead of pressing the POWER button to turn off it. Disconnect all external devices.
Spill out the water from the Notebook PC. Use a soft and waterish paper or cloth to wipe
the surface of the Notebook PC lightly.
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Use the fanner to dry the Notebook PC and the accessories, and then send it to the
service center for advice.
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DO NOT use hair drier to dry the Notebook PC, or the high temperature may distort it.
DO NOT place the Notebook PC into the dirty carrying case again.
2-8 Other Notes
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DO NOT expose the Notebook PC in hot environment for a long time, especially in the car.
Or the parts of the Notebook PC will be metamorphic.
Keep the data for future possible use termly.
Renew the hardware or software termly in order to keep the Notebook PC compatible and
steady.
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3. Traveling with the Notebook PC
Turn off the Notebook PC and disconnect all lines before moving it. Following the below
steps, if you want to travel with your Notebook PC.
3-1 Attention
1. Charge the Battery Pack and the spare Battery Pack fully.
2. Turn off the Notebook PC and disconnect from the wall outlets.
3. Shut down the LCD Screen completely and smoothly.
4. Disconnect the AC lines.
5. Disconnect all lines.
6. Place the Notebook PC in carrying case to protect it from dirt, water, shock and scratches
before traveling.
7. Check that you have taken the spare Battery Pack, AC Adapter, power lines, manual and
warranty card. DO NOT forget the passwords of the Notebook PC and HDD.
8. Find out the voltage type in the countries you will visit. Your Notebook PC comes with a
universal AC-DC adapter, so you only need to buy the different power cords to connect the
different outlets or the hotel may provide universal outlets to support your power cord as
well as voltages.
If you drive your car with the Notebook PC, DO NOT leave the Notebook PC facing
the sun. Place it in the shady and cool area.
DO NOT remove the HDD immediately while or after operating. Set the Notebook PC
into the Standby mode or Hibernation mode, before moving it.
The connection between Internet and your Notebook PC will be interrupted when the
system enter the hibernation mode.
3-2 How to enter the suspend mode
Click the left button of the mouse on the “Start”→ Click the left button of the mouse on the
“Turn Off Computer”，Click the left button of the mouse on “Stand By” or
”Hibernation” items，then the system will enter the standby mode or Hibernate mode.
If you will attend a meeting with the Notebook PC and want still keep the Notebook PC in
the current state, please set the system into suspend mode. When you turn on the Notebook
PC again, the system will return the last state, which you want.
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4. Keep the data for future possible use
Your computer has been fully tested and complies with the system specifications before
shipping. However, incorrect operations, mishandling or any other reasons may loss your data,
e.g.: Delete or cover the data by error, Damage the HDD by vibration, Damaged by Network
virus, Disaster, Loss the data because of being stolen.
4-1 HDD Partition
The damage of the HDD or the operating system may be result in the loss of the data in
the HDD.
So you need to save your data to another memory card to avoid losing the data.
In order to improve the performance of your Notebook PC, the HDD of your Notebook PC
can be formatted with some partitions, C, D and so on. Save files to the any partitions except C
partition. Then you can retrieval or reinstall the operating system without damaging your data.
Select the available software to part the HDD, as you like.
4-2 Class the data in the HDD
1) Files: Office files，Pictures，Music and so on.
2) E-mail: Sent mail, Address List and so on.
3) Information of Website: The favorite of Explorer，Bookmarks of Net-scape and so on.
Save these data to the same file, or else you may forget copying some files to the
spare HDD or the other memory card. Please save your data for future possible use
termly.
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5. Getting Started
5-1 Install the Rechargeable Battery
Power the Notebook PC before using it. There are two ways to power the Notebook PC:
Use the AC Adapter to power it or use the removable Battery Pack.
The Notebook PC is designed to work with a removable Battery Pack. Your Notebook PC
may or may not have its Battery Pack installed. If your Notebook PC does not have its Battery
Pack installed, using the following procedures to install the Battery Pack:
Place the Battery Pack into the card-slots of the Notebook PC toward the arrow ①and
then press it toward the arrow ② to Battery Pack.
5-2 Remove the Battery Pack
1. Turn off the Notebook PC，and disconnect all lines.
2. Shut down and turn over the computer to access its base in flat and clean work surface.
3. Slide the Battery Latch toward the arrow ① and slide the Battery Latch toward the arrow
②.
4. Pull the Battery Pack out from the Notebook PC toward ③.
WARNING! For safety reasons, DO NOT disassemble the Battery Pack, DO NOT
short the circuit, DO NOT throw the Battery Pack into fire and keep it away from
children.
When the Notebook PC with Battery Pack (disconnect the adapter) turns on, the
Power Indicator will turn on. And the light will turn off when in standby mode or
system halting.
DO NOT attempt to remove the Battery Pack while the Notebook PC turns on, as this
may result in the loss of working data.
Damage may occur if you use a different adapter to power the Notebook PC or use
the Notebook PC’s adapter to power other electrical devices.
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Not Recommended to use two or more USB ports for connecting the high-consume
removable devices(e.g: USB hard drive) at the same time when using the Battery
Pack to power the unit.
5-3 Connecting the Power Adapter
The Notebook PC comes with a universal AC-DC adapter and the allowable input voltage
of adapter is from 100V to 240V.
Following the below steps to connect the adapter:
1. Take the adapter and the power cord, and then connect the adapter with the power cord.
2. Plug the DC end of adapter into the power jack of the Notebook PC.
3. Insert the AC end to the wall outlet
4. Check the connections above correctly before turning on the Notebook PC.
DO NOT remove the Notebook PC if the HDD is being read or written, that may
result in the loss of the data and the damage of the disk. Follow the system steps
to turn off the Notebook PC.
Your Notebook PC and the accessories may differ from the pictures shown.
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6. Using Your Notebook PC
6-1 Turning on the Notebook PC
1. Open the LCD screen and adjust the angle of the Notebook PC’s LCD Screen
2. Press the POWER button to turn on the Notebook PC.
6-2 Adjust the Brightness of LCD Screen
The Notebook PC uses an active matrix TFT LCD and provides a Display (Monitor) Output
Port to connect the external monitor. The Notebook PC supports the function to adjust the LCD
Screen through the following composite buttons.
Click
Function
<Fn>+<F10>
<Fn>+<F11>
<Fn>+<F12>
Shift between LCD Screen and external monitor
Decrease the brightness of screen
Increase the brightness of screen
LCD Screen is made of glass and may be damaged if the Notebook PC is dropped or
shoves any hard object.
6-3 Keyboard Usage
The Notebook PC’s integrated the keyboard with
82 keys.
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Click the numeric/symbol keys to input the
desired keys after starting the keyboard.
Press <Fn+NumLk> key to enable the keypad,
the
light indicates that the keypad is active;
press < Fn+NumLk> key again to disable the
keypad.
Each key on the keyboard may have multiple functions in different software.
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Function Keys
These function keys with the color word or icon sign means that their function only can be
activated when clicking the function key and the <Fn> key at the same time.
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<Fn>+<F1>：Turn on or turn off the camera window.
<Fn>+<F2>：Turn on or turn off the WiFi.
<Fn>+<F3>：Turn on or turn off the mute.
<Fn>+<F4>：Turn down the volume.
<Fn>+<F5>：Turn up the volume.
<Fn>+<F10>：Shift between LCD Screen and external monitor.
<Fn>+<F11>：Decrease brightness of LCD Screen.
<Fn>+<F12>：Increase brightness of LCD Screen.
6-4 Touch Pad（Optional, Under Windows XP）
The Notebook PC preinstall the software “Finger-sensing Pad”，which is a pointing device
used in electronic devices, when the cursor control is in demand. To move the cursor, the user
can just lightly slide on the surface of the smooth sense area.
Please refer to the following detailed operation:
ClickLock Function
Move the cursor to the icon
at the right-bottom
corner of the desktop and right click the mouse, then select
“Settings” to enter the menu “Mouse Properties” as shown
right:
On the menu, click to tick the panel in front of “Turn on
ClickLock” and then click “Setting” to enter the label “Setting
for ClickLock” that you can click to adjust the respond time to
lock as shown right.
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Click “OK” to return to menu “Mouse Properties” after adjustment, then click “Apply”—“OK”
to activate the clicklock function.
Since the function is activated, the mouse
would be locked in the desired time and the
folder would remove as the cursor; click the
right button of the mouse again to place it on
the new desired position, that enables you to
highlight or drag without holding down the
mouse button, as shown right.
Multi-Finger Gesture
The software “Finger-sensing Pad” provides intuitive multi-finger gestures, which can be
applied to customized functions, like Zoom In/Out, Scrolling, etc. See as below:
Illustration
Gesture
Function
Illustration
Gesture
Function
Zoom Out
Object
Expand
Flick Right
Forward
Zoom In
Object
Narrow
Flick Left
Rotate
Backward
Scroll
Down
Clockwise
Object
Next Page
Anticlockwise
Object
Previous
Page
Scroll Up
Rotate
6-5 Card Reader Usage
The Notebook PC has a single built-in memory card reader that can read the following
flash memory cards: Secure Digital, Multi-Media Card, Memory Stick. See the manual of the
relevant card for more information.
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6-6 The Memory Card
Insert The Memory Card
The card only can be inserted in one orientation (with the card’s electrical contacts towards
the bottom of the unit). Force to insert the card may in result of damage.
Pull out the Memory Card
Stop the card’s operation, then pull the card out from the port.
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7. Internet Connection
7-1 Connect the Lineate LAN
Before connecting the network with your computer, setup your network system first, and
then connect telecommunication line to your Notebook PC.
Setting the Network system
Click the right button of the mouse on the “My Network Places”, click the left button of the
mouse on the “Properties” item to enter the “Network Connections” windows, as show below：
Contact your Internet service provider for more information about the setting of IP and
DNS.
Click the right button of the mouse on the icon of
“Local Area Connections”, click left button of the mouse
on the “Properties” item to display the menu of “Local
Area Connection Properties”, as show right:
On the menu of “Local Area Connections Properties”,
click the left button of the mouse on the “Internet
Protocol(TCP/IP)”→ click the left button of the mouse on
the “Properties” to enter the “Internet Protocol（TCP/IP）
Properties” windows.
Select the “General” label on the “Internet Protocol
（TCP/IP）Properties” windows, and enter the address of your IP and DNS, or select “Obtain an
IP address automatically”.
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7-2 Wireless LAN
Click <Fn>+<F2> to turn the wireless network on or off. When the wireless network turns
on, the WIFI Indicator turns green and the icon of WIFI will display on the right-bottom of the
desktop.
Click the right button of the mouse on the icon of WIFI, click the left button of the mouse on
the “View Available Wireless Networks” of the pop-up menu or click the left button of the mouse
doubly on the icon of WIFI to enter the windows of “Wireless Network Connection”, as show
below:
Click the left button of the mouse on the
“Refresh” of the windows, the system will
search and list the available wireless Networks.
The information of the Networks will be
displayed when you select the relevant network.
Some Networks may need to type the
password before connecting.
While you don’t need to use the WIFI network, press <Fn>+<F2> to turn off that can
increase the usage time of the Battery Pack.
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8. Bluetooth
The Notebook PC supports Bluetooth function under Windows XP. You are enabled to
communicate wirelessly with other Bluetooth enabled computers, mobile phones or the related
devices.
You can also purchase the Bluetooth software from the local distributor or its
authorized center.
8-1 Initial Bluetooth Configuration Wizard
After turning on the Notebook PC, click the right button of the mouse on the Bluetooth icon
at the right-bottom corner of the desktop and select “Start using Bluetooth” on the pop-up
menu to enter “Initial Bluetooth Configuration Wizard” as shown below,
Then click to select the location where you like the Bluetooth icon to place; click “Next” to
enter the menu “General” to set the name and the type of the computer.
After setting, click “Next” to enter the menu as below; if needs to configure the Bluetooth
services that this computer will offer to other Bluetooth devices, click “Next” and it would enter
the menu “Bluetooth Service Selection”.
On the above menu, you can select the desired service offered by the computer.
After the service item selected, click “Next” to enter the wizard menu. On the menu, if
desires to start connecting with another Bluetooth device (ex: the Bluetooth computers, phones,
handsets and so on) now, click “Next”; if desires to connect later, click “Skip” and complete
Initial Bluetooth configuration.
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8-2 Add a Bluetooth Device
Before this step, please active your Bluetooth device (mobile phone, Bluetooth
earphone and ect).
You can also click “Next” as in the above menu ”to start connecting with another
Bluetooth device now” to add a Bluetooth device.
After initialization, click the right button of the mouse on the Bluetooth icon
“Add a Bluetooth Device” as shown below:
and select
On the above menu, click “Next” to start searching, the found Bluetooth devices will be
listed on the window.
8-3 Establish a connection
On the above window, select one Bluetooth device and click “Next” to enter the menu, as
below (ex: for 5300 mobile):
The system would auto create one passkey when you use the Bluetooth for the first time,
or you can enter one passkey as you like and please remember it; then input the same one in
your Bluetooth device as the instruction to finish the pairing.
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8-4 Bluetooth Service Selection
Proceed, the “Bluetooth Service Selection” window would appear, which shows the
Bluetooth Service that your bluetooth device can supply as shown below:
On the menu, tick one panel in front of the service function item and click “Next” to set.
After that, you can enjoy the Bluetooth wireless transmission function.
8-5 Terminate a connection
Click the right button of the mouse on the icon
and select “Stop the Bluetooth Device”.
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9-1 Battery System
The Notebook PC is designed to work with a removable and high capability Battery Pack.
9-1-1 Checking Battery Power
Click the left button of the mouse on “Start”→“Control Panel” →“Performance and
Maintenance “ , then click “Power Options”, the menu will display as below. On the window,
click the left button of the mouse on “Power Meter” label to check the power of the battery.
Set the shortcut to check the remaining battery power: click the left button of the mouse on
“Advanced” label, select “ Always show icon on the taskbar”. Then move your cursor over the
power icon in the left-bottom of the desktop to see the battery power.
DO NOT attempt to remove the Battery Pack while the Notebook PC is turned on,
as this may result in loss of working data and damage of the Notebook PC.
When you use your Notebook PC first time, check the remaining battery power, and
make sure that the new Battery Pack has been completely charged.
The Battery Pack has limit on the number times it can be recharged. In any case,
the Battery Pack’s usage time will eventually decrease and a new Battery Pack
must be purchased from an authorized dealer for this Notebook PC.
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9-1-2 Charging the Battery Pack
When you use your Notebook PC first time, check the remaining battery power, and make
sure that the new Battery Pack has been completely charged before the Notebook PC is
disconnected from external power.
The Battery Pack begins to charge as soon as the Notebook PC is connected to the
external power, and the Charge Indicator light will turn on. When the Battery Pack charges
completely, the Charge Indicator light will turn off. Save your working data or connect the
adapter when the battery power is low. And the battery will stop charging if the battery is fully
charged.
9-1-3 Low Power Warning
The system will display the warning windows and advise you to connect the adapter, when
battery power is low. Save your working data if you don’t have the adapter at this moment. The
warning function can be set in the “Power Options” menu.
9-1-4 Battery Power
The Battery Pack’s actual figure varies will depend on how you use the power saving
features, your general work habits, the CPU, system memory size, and the size of LCD Screen.
Please turn on the manage power function and connect the adapter to save electric power.
9-1-5 Store the Battery Pack
DO NOT leave the Battery Pack discharged; the Battery Pack will discharge over time. But
in any case, the Battery Pack’s usage time will eventually decrease and a new Battery Pack
must be purchased.
It is ideal that the battery be stored in a temperature range between 10℃ and 35℃. Any
temperatures above or below this range will shorten the life of the battery. If the temperature is
too high, it may cause fire or explode.
DO NOT throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste. Check local regulations for
disposal of electronic products.
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9-1-6 Prolonging the Battery’s Life
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Use the AC adapter wherever the AC wall outlet is available. Charge the battery
completely for using in your traveling.
The ideal working temperature is from 20℃ to 30℃. Any temperatures above or below
this range will shorten the actual usage time of the Battery Pack.
After charging the Battery Pack completely, keep the Battery Pack in the Notebook PC. It
will stop charging if the Battery Pack is fully charged and not be damaged.
DO NOT leave the Battery Pack discharged over three month, the Battery Pack will be
damaged, it must continue to be charge every three months, as well as the spare Battery
Pack.
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Purchase an additional Battery Pack.
DO NOT often plug or pull the Adapter from the electric outlets, it is the best way to
prolong the Battery Pack’s life.
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The life expectancy of the Battery Pack is approximately 300 recharges.
Store the Battery Pack in cool and dry place, the ideal temperature is from 10℃ to 30℃.
The Battery Pack will discharge quickly in hot environment and the life of the Battery Pack
will be shortened.
—
DO NOT throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal
of electronic products.
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DO NOT put the Battery Pack near or in the fire, or else it may cause fire or explode.
The Battery Pack will short circuit if the Battery Pack puncture or reassemble.
9-2 Power Management Modes
9-2-1 Standby mode of the System
The function of Standby mode: Store your current data and status in RAM, turn off the
external device, but the Power Indicator Light still turns on. If you press the POWER button, the
system will operate again.
9-2-2 Hibernate
In “Hibernate” mode: The current data and status are stored on HDD and the Notebook PC
turns off (the Power Indicator Light will turn off). Press the POWER button to restarting the
system.
Activate the “Hibernate” function: Click the left button of the mouse on the “Hibernate” label
of the“Power Options Properties”windows, select the “Enable Hibernate”, then “System
Hibernate” will display in“Power Options Properties” windows.
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9-2-3 Log Off
Click the left button of the mouse on “Start” → click the left button of the mouse on “Turn
Off Computer” → select “Standby” or “Hibernate” → Enter the standby mode or the hibernate
mode.
If the system is force to turn off because of using up the power in the standby mode. Your
current data and status will be stored on the HDD. The system will operate again after changing
a power-full battery or connecting the wall outlets.
When the power is used up, the Notebook PC will exit the standby mode and turn off.
Store your working data, before using up the power of the Battery Pack.
9-2-4 Restart the System
Press POWER button to exit the suspend mode and enter the current status. And the
“restart” function will reactivate all the operating programs.
Press and hold the POWER button for over 4 seconds to turn off the Notebook PC if
the system halts. Press and hold the POWER button for over 2 seconds to turn off in
normal mode.
9-3 Power Saving
When you use a battery as the source power for your Notebook PC, you can take
advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life.
9-3-1 Connect the Adapter without using Battery Pack
The Battery Pack has a limit on the number times it can be recharged. DO NOT use the
Battery Pack if you have the adapter.
9-3-2 Adjust the brightness of LCD Screen
If necessary, adjust the brightness of the LCD Screen in order to save the electric power.
Close the LCD Screen if you don’t need to use your computer for a brief period.
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10. Upgrading Your Notebook PC
10-1 Connect the External Monitor
The Notebook PC supplies a VGA port for connecting External Monitor or projective
device.
10-2 How to connect the External Monitor
1. Turn off the Notebook PC and insert the 15-pin
D-sub monitor plug to the external monitor.
2. Turn on the Notebook PC.
<Fn>+<F10>：Shift between LCD Screen
and external monitor.
10-3 Connect Keyboard and Mouse
The Notebook PC’s integrated the keyboard with 82 keys. If you want to use the external
keyboard or mouse, connect the external keyboard and external mouse by the USB port.
When you disconnect the external keyboard or external mouse from the computer,
grasp the connector, not the cable itself, and pull firmly but gently to avoid damaging
the cable.
10-4 Connect Audio Device
The Notebook PC can be connected headphone, sound
box and microphone.
The speaker will turn off automatically after
connecting the external headphone to the
Notebook PC. Excessively loud volume could damage your hearing. So turn down
the volume before connecting earphone, and then raise the volume to comfortable level.
10-5 Lock Port
The Lock Port allows the Notebook PC to be
secured using and can prevent the Notebook PC to be
removed from a fixed object.
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11 System Recovery Management
11-1 One Key for System Recovery
If the system becomes corrupted or is erased, you needs to reinstall the operating system
and software and etc. Use the system recovery to restore the hard disc of your computer when
you purchased. Please refer to operate as following step:
1.
2.
3.
Turn on the Notebook PC, then press F3 button when the screen shows “To Start
Windows Recovery，Press【F3】 Function Key …”.
Read “Notes” on the dialogue box that popped up afterwards, then click “OK” to enter
“System Recovery” and click “Recover”.
“Recover completed, Click ‘OK’ to restart computer.” would appear in several minutes,
then click “OK” and restart the computer to recover the system to the factory status.
Be sure to copy the data to other storage device before recovery.
Don’t adjust HDD partition manually, or it would lead to the recovery disabled.
Suggest connecting the power adapter to prevent the system destroy during recover.
If pressed F3 by mistake, but there is no necessary to recover system. You can select
“Cancel” on the dialogue box that popped up at the second step and exit from the
recovery, then restart the computer to avoid the data loss.
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11-2 System Recovery CD
You must connect an optional optical disc drive to use the System Recovery CD and
operate as the prompt indication on the menu to finish the recovery.
This CD restores your computer to its original state, so user data and applications will
be lost.
The System Recovery CD contains a backup copy of the system and drive originally
installed on your hard disk drive. The System Recovery utility will perform a Full Restore with
Format. It formats the hard disk drive, then restores all the original state.
Full Restore with Format removes all the information on the hard disk drive. You will
lose any software you have installed and any other files you have created since you
started to use your computer. This means you will have to reinstall any applications
that were not with the computer when you purchased it.
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12 Quick OS
12-1 Getting Started
Welcome to Linpus Quick OS!
Linpus QuickOS is an instant-on Linux operating system that gives you quick access to
most popular internet services:
* Internet Browser - Firefox
* Instant Messenger - Pidgin
* Voice over Internet Protocol - Skype
The first screen will appear within about five seconds after you power on, you will see a
quite different user interface which is very easy to use.
In this screen you may click “Enter Windows” to continue boot to your Windows system
normally and choose “BIOS Setup” to enter BIOS setup page to do some configurations, or click
“Shutdown” to power off the computer.
And when you click any of the available applications, you will enter Linpus Quick OS
system. Several seconds later, a new graphics user interface will appear and the application
window you clicked will pop up.
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Turning off your computer
To protect your system and data file integrity, please follow the steps below to safely
shutdown your computer.
1. At the Tool Bar located at the bottom of the desktop, click the Power icon at the right corner.
2. Select “Shutdown” or “Restart” at the “Shutdown” dialogue to shutdown or restart the system.
Please DO NOT switch the power off before your system is properly shutdown to
avoid serious damages to your system files and loss of data.
12-2 System and Device Basics
1. Using Removable Devices
When you use an application, you will need to read/write data on CDs and USB storage
devices like USB thumb drive, USB hard drive, USB CD/DVD ROM and digital camera. When
you insert a removable device, the system will mount the device automatically and pop up a file
manager window.
After you finishing read/write operations on a removal storage device, please close the file
manager window before un-mounting the device.
Please DO NOT remove or unplug the storage devices directly before
un-mounting to avoid loss of data; you need to store the data on the removable
device if you want to use data under Windows XP.
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2. Keyboard Usage
To use the Function Keys, please hold down the <Fn> key then press the Functions
Key to take affect and refer to the detailed description on “Function Keys”.
12-3 Using the Tool Bar and Settings
Tools and Status Bar
From left to right, we have a home, file manager, active applications bar, keyboard Layout,
Input Method/languages select, Connection Manager, Skype status(Need Skype execute),
Pidgin status(Need pidgin execute), USB storage status(need USB Storage plugged), Volume
control, Date/Time control , and Power soft-switch.
Home
This icon of home will lead user to minimize all application and show desktop of the
system.
Then you can select the other applications to launch.
File Manager
By clicking the file manager icon, it will lead you to a fast and easy file manager. You can
browse the system files and the removable storage.
Active Application bar
This shows the active running applications and you can quickly go back to the application
main screen.
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Keyboard Layout
This shows the active using keyboard layout.
The default keyboard layout is correspond to your selected language, if you want to
change it, you can right click its icon, then you can click the “Keyboard Layout Settings” to open
the setting application and choose your prefer keyboard layout.
The system need to restart to apply your selection.
Input method
The input method application (SCIM) can be run by default, once your system language is
Chinese. You can use the hotkey “Ctrl+Space” to switch input method.
You can also right click the SCIM icon to select your prefer input method.
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Connection Manager
1) Connecting with the network via Wired LAN
You can go online automatically that the Notebook PC can auto search an IP
address to wired network connection with a DHCP server; otherwise, you can also
take the following operation:
Click the left button of the mouse on the icon
in the
right-bottom corner of the desktop and select “Connection
Manager” on the popup menu and select “New” to enter the
menu as shown right:
1. On the above menu, click the mouse to tick “LAN” and click
the front panel of the item “use DHCP as TCP/IP default
and ignore TCP/IP page” to cancel the tick, then click “Next”
to enter the window of “TCP/IP Settings” as shown right:
On the menu, you need to input the IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateway, DNS
and etc, then click “Next” to enter the window of “Summary” to tick the item “Connect after
finish”, then the system will start connecting the network. After several seconds, click the icon
to check if the connecting is successful or not.
Contact your Internet service provider for more information about the setting of IP
and DNS.
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2) Wireless LAN
Your Notebook PC comes with a built-in Wifi wireless card that you can click <Fn>+<F2>
to turn the wireless network on or off. When the wireless network turns on, the WIFI Indicator
turns on and the icon of WIFI will display on the right-bottom corner of the desktop.
While you don’t need to use the WIFI network, press <Fn>+<F2> to turn off and it
can increase the usage time of the Battery Pack.
If you are using wireless network with DHCP- configure, click the left button of the mouse
on the icon
and the system will auto search the list with the available network name.
Some networks may need you to confirm by inputting the password that you should
operate according to the prompt information from the system.
If you need to set a new wireless network connection, please refer to the below operation:
1. Click the left button of the mouse on the icon
in the right-bottom corner of the desktop
and select “Connection Manager” on the popup menu and select “New” to enter the menu
then remove the mouse to tick “WLAN”; then click the front panel of the item “use DHCP as
TCP/IP default and ignore TCP/IP page” to cancel the tick, then click “Next” to enter the
window of “TCP/IP Settings”.
2. On the menu, input the name of connected network or select the item in
(searched network) on the “SSID”; then select right encryted way in “Encryption
type”, and select “Security type”, input “Security key/passphrase” and ect, as shown below.
Finished the setting and click “Next” to enter window of “TCP/IP” (see the detailed on P26”)
Some Methods of WiFi Encrypted in common:
1. WEP 40/128-bit Hexadecimal
2. WEP 40/128-bit ASCII.
3. WPA & WPA2 Personal
4. WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
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PPPoE
1. Click the left button of the mouse on the icon
in the
right-bottom corner of the desktop and select “Connection
Manager” on the popup menu and select “New” to enter the
menu then remove the mouse to tick “PPPoE” to enter the
menu as show right:
On the above menu, input the related Username and the Password firstly; then click “Next”
to enter the window of “Summary”, click to tick the item “connect after finish” on the menu and
click “Next” to start the connection.
The setting in “MAC address” is defaulted by the system without necessary to fill
in.
Volume Control
Control of the playback sound volume, which supports left and right sound channel control
and Mic input control. The change value will automatic validate by pull up and down the volume
bar.
Date and Time
By click the date and time, you may change the year, month and date.
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12-4 Getting on the Internet
1. Internet[firefox]
Among all, the most familiar Internet application to all of us is the web browser. The
System is equipped with the popular Firefox Internet browser to bring you the best Internet
surfing experience. In the following sections, you will learn the simple basics for using Firefox
user interface.
Tabbed Browsing
Tabbed Browsing is a page management feature for enhancing your browsing experience.
When you are browsing several web pages at the same time, you can load these pages into
“tabs” under the same browser. You can quickly open more web pages in one browser and fast
switch between these pages. You may go to “File -> New Tab” to add extra tab or alternatively
use the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [t].
Other than Google, Firefox also has many other popular search engine interfaces built-in
like Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dictionary.com etc. You can select your favorite search engine from
the textbox located at the top right-hand corner of Firefox browser. Input your search keyword
then hit Return/Enter to start searching.
Page Size Adjustment
You may adjust the web page size by using the “Zoom In” and “Zoom Out” options under
the “View -> Zoom” setting in Firefox.
Bookmark Management
Click on “Bookmarks -> Book This Page” to bookmark the page you are browsing. You
may also edit and modify the bookmark label when you add the bookmark.
Using an Internet Search Engine
The Firefox Internet browser includes Google as shown in Picture on “Tabbed Browsing”.
To use this feature, simply input the search keyword into box and press the Return/Enter key to
start searching.
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2. Messenger[Pidgin]
Linpus Quick OS includes “Pidgin” as the instant messaging software for popular instant
messaging services like MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, AIM etc. Click the “Add” icon to add you accounts
from various instant messaging services as illustrated in the picture below.
3. Skype
Linpus QuickOS offers the popular Skype Internet phone application.
You can access the Skype phone on the Internet tab. When you start to execute Skype for
the first time, you will be prompted to accept the Skype End User License Agreement. Skype
will start up immediately after you click on the “Accept” button
12-5 Quick System Recovery
Linpus QuickOS offers a way to quickly restore your system to its factory state. You may
use the bundled Linpus QuickOS System Recovery disk to restore your system in just a little
time.
Please make sure you have carefully read through the following steps before you
start conducting system recovery.
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Using the Bundled System Recovery Disk
You can choose to restore your system through the bundled system recovery disk in a fast
fashion. Please follow the steps listed below:
1.
Prior to starting system recovery, please insert the System Recovery Disk into the optical
driver and please make sure your system has been configured to boot up from that drive;
As shown in the following illustration: the default language is English when you first enter
the main recovery application screen.
2.
Press ENTER key to continue. A welcome screen will display and click Forward button if you
wish to proceed with the recovery process.
3.
The system recovery application can support three install methods.
1> Install to the whole partition
This method will format the whole disk and allocate a partition which size is 5G to restore
system there.
Please make sure all date in your disk will be broken if you install to the whole
disk.
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2> Install to the specified partition
This method will format the specified partition and restore system there.
Please make sure all date in your specified partition will be broken if you install to
the whole partition. If the specified partition size less than 3 GB, the system
recovery application can restore the system
3> Install to the left space
This method will format the left space and allocate a partition which size is 5G to restore
system there.
If the Left space's size less than 3 GB, the system recovery application can
restore the system; The system recovery application can only show the partitions
which file system is ext3/ext2.
After the install method selected, you may just click the Forward button to accept the
default settings. The recovery program copy over original data files as well as make necessary
system configurations.
4.
When the system recovery is complete, you will be prompted by a dialog box indicating
your system has been recovered successfully. Please press the Exit button to exit the
recovery program and the system will reboot afterwards.
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12-6 Enter the BIOS Setup Menu
Choose “BIOS Setup” on the user interface “Quick OS”, then the system will enter “Setup
Utility” as shown below:
1. Click the left/right direction keys to select “Boot” and click ENTER button to enter the
below menu:
¾
¾
On the menu, you can click up/down direction keys to select “Fast Boot Menu” and
click ENTER to select “Disabled” to turn off Quick OS and enter the BIOS menu
directly by click “F2” when turning on the unit.
Or you can select “Enabled” to activate “Quick OS” again or select the desired time
to keep the user interface “Quick OS” on the screen when turning on the unit.
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On the menu, click the up/down direction keys to select “Legacy” and click ENTER button
to enter the below menu:
2. Click the up/down direction keys to select “Boot Type Order” and click ENTER button to
enter the below menu:
3. Click the “Shift” + ”+”or click ”-“ directly to remove the option position and then click the
up/down direction button to select the startup option. Proceed to click F10 to popup the
dialogue box and select “Yes” firstly, then click the Enter button to save the setting as
shown below:
There is no need to change the startup order and click F12 directly to select the
temporary startup option when the “Quick OS” is disabled after turning on the unit.
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13. Appendix
13-1 Troubleshooting
Q1: How to turn off the Notebook PC when the halted system cannot warm boot?
A: Press the POWER button and hold 4 or 6 seconds to turn off the Notebook PC.
Q2: How to check the Notebook PC if the Notebook PC cannot be turned off?
A: 1.If the power is low, connect to the electric outlets.
2.Check that the video display system is not in the external monitor mode.
3.Make sure the indicator of the adapter turns on and the adapter works well.
4. Remove the U disk, SD card and any other external device.
Q3: If the water come into the Notebook PC
A: 1. DO NOT turn on the Notebook PC.
2. Disconnect the outlet cable and detach the Battery Pack in order to turn off the
Notebook PC, instead of pressing the POWER button to turn off it. Disconnect all external
devices.
3. Spill out the water from the Notebook PC. Use a soft and waterish paper or cloth to wipe
the surface of the Notebook PC lightly.
4. Use the fanner to dry the Notebook PC and the accessories, and then send to the
service center for advice.
5. DO NOT place the Notebook PC into the dirty carrying case to again.
Q4: After entering the standby mode, why the system cannot reactivate and how to check this
problem?
A: Definition:
Standby Mode: Store your current data and status in RAM, turn off the external device, but
the Power Indicator Light still turns on. Press POWER button to operate the system again.
Suspend Mode: The computer saves the current state of the system in RAM and switches
off power to the CPU. The power indicator light flashes in this mode. Press the POWER
button to restart the system.
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Q5: Why the system cannot be recover?
A: 1.Damage from External memory or built-in memory: If the data are saved to an error
memory address, the data cannot restore.
2. Incompatible external device: The system may enter the standby mode and cannot
resume, when the incompatible external device is connected to the Notebook PC.
3. Error from drive program or application program: The system may refuse to operate
some files (file formats: .dll, .sys, .exe and so on.) and enter the standby mode or
hibernate mode. If the incompatible application program will be refused by the operating
system, the system may fail to recover.
Q6: How to check the system which cannot recover?
A: 1. Remove the external devices and their device program.
2. Refresh BIOS system
3. Refresh the appropriate program.
4. Remove the error application program.
5. Reinstall the operating system.
6. Send back the Notebook PC for checking.
Q7: How to prolong the life of the Battery Pack?
A: 1. Adjust the brightness of the LCD Screen to proper level.
2. Turn down the volume.
3. Make the appropriate setting in the Power Management menu.
Q8: If the image isn’t clear
A: Check that the lens is clear or not, if not, clean with the soft cloth.
Q9: If the mobile moves slowly
A: The camera needs some light when gathering the data and the speed will be slow if the
light condition isn’t good. Please adjust the screen position of the Notebook PC or the
position of the user.
The image display also shall be slower by the heavy loading for the system when the many
applications are running. Please close the unused procedure.
Note:
Q8 and Q9 are the questions when you are using the camera for video capture,
conferencing, and chatting.
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13-2 Specifications
Main Feature
CPU
Intel Atom N280
CPU Power Consumption
2.5W MAX
On-die, primary 32-kB instructions cache and
24-kB, write-back data cache
512-kB on-die second level cache
1GB
L1 Cache Size
L2 Cache Size
Memory (#)
Memory Type
Storage
DDRII 533/667 MHz
HDD Capacities (#)
TFT Screen
160GB
TFT Screen Size
Screen Type
10” inch
TFT
Description
TFT LCD 1024X600 (WSVGA)
Built-in Camera
Resolution
0.3M Pixels
V2.1+EDR
Bluetooth
Specification
Video/Audio Feature
Video Card Type
Video Card Capacity
Audio System
Sound Card Type
I/O Device
Intel GMA 950
Share Dynamic EMS Memory 128MB(Max)
Built-in speaker
HD Codec
Mouse
Touch Pad
Keyboard
82-key keyboard
Condition
Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity
Storage Temperature
Storage Humidity
Power
5-35℃
35%-85%
-20-55℃
20%-93%
Adapter
AC 100~240V; DC 12V
≤36W
Output Power (maximum)
Battery (Type)
Voltage
Lithium rechargeable battery
7.4V
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Port Standard
LAN Type: 10/100Base-T
Wireless Card: 802.11 b/g
Headphone Port, Speaker, Built-in Microphone,
Microphone Port
LAN
Audio Port
USB Port
USB-A Port(x2)，USB2.0
Support SD/MMC/MS Card
D-15 Output
SD Card Port
VGA Port
Physical Features
No battery
With battery
About 0.9Kg
About 1.1Kg
Weight
Dimension
266*182*27mm
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. The # symbol means
that the item is optional.
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Customer Support
For technꢀcal support or product servꢀce, see the table below or contact your reseller.
NOTE: You wꢀll need the product serꢀal number.
T = Telephone
Country/Region
Website
Email
F = FAX
AUS= 1800 880 818
NZ= 0800 008 822
Australꢀa/New Zealand
servꢀce@au.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
T (Toll-Free)= 1-866-463-4775
T (Toll)= 1-424-233-2533
F= 1-909-468-1202
Canada
servꢀce.ca@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Europe
Hong Kong
Indꢀa
Contact your reseller
T= 852 3102 2900
T= 1800 11 9999
T= 080 333 2131
servꢀce@hk.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
servꢀce@ꢀn.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
servꢀce@kr.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Korea
Latꢀn Amerꢀca
(Argentꢀna)
T= 0800 666 0194
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Latꢀn Amerꢀca (Brazꢀl)
Latꢀn Amerꢀca (Chꢀle)
T= 0800 891 6984
T= 800 440 303
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Latꢀn Amerꢀca
(Columbꢀa)
T= 01 800 915 6588
T= 001 800 514 6518
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Latꢀn Amerꢀca (Mexꢀco)
Renta y Datos, 29 SUR 721, COL. LA PAZ, 72160 PUEBLA, PUE. Tel: 01.222.891.55.77 CON 10 LINEAS
Electroser, Av Reforma No. 403Gx39 y 41, 97000 Mérꢀda, Yucatán. Tel: 01.999.925.19.16
Latꢀn Amerꢀca (Peru)
Macau
T= 0800 53458
T= 853 700 303
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
servꢀce@hk.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
T= 1-800-688-6688 (Englꢀsh)
T= 1-866-379-1304 (Spanꢀsh)
F= 1-909-468-1202
servꢀce.us@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
soporte@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
Puerto Rꢀco & Vꢀrgꢀn Islands
Sꢀngapore/Malaysꢀa/Thaꢀland
South Afrꢀca
T= 65 6461 6044
servꢀce@sg.vꢀewsonꢀc.com
T (Toll-Free)= 888-572-9237
Unꢀted States
servꢀce.us@vꢀewsonꢀc.com
T (Toll)= 909-444-8801
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Limited Warranty
VIEWSONIC® NETBOOK
What the warranty covers:
VꢀewSonꢀc warrants ꢀts products to be free from defects ꢀn materꢀal and workmanshꢀp durꢀng the
warranty perꢀod. If a product proves to be defectꢀve ꢀn materꢀal or workmanshꢀp durꢀng the warranty
perꢀod, VꢀewSonꢀc wꢀll, at ꢀts sole optꢀon, repaꢀr or replace the product wꢀth a sꢀmꢀlar product.
Replacement Product or parts may ꢀnclude remanufactured or refurbꢀshed parts or components.
The replacement unꢀt wꢀll be covered by the balance of the tꢀme remaꢀnꢀng on the customer’s
orꢀgꢀnal lꢀmꢀted warranty. VꢀewSonꢀc provꢀdes no warranty for the thꢀrd-party software ꢀncluded wꢀth
the product or ꢀnstalled by the customer.
How long the warranty is effective:
ViewSonic NetBook products are warranted for (1) year from the first consumer purchase for parts
and labor.
User ꢀs responsꢀble for the back up of any data before returnꢀng the unꢀt for servꢀce. VꢀewSonꢀc ꢀs
not responsꢀble for any data lost.
Who the warranty protects:
This warranty is valid only for the first consumer purchaser.
What the warranty does not cover:
1. Any product on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed.
2. Damage, deterꢀoratꢀon or malfunctꢀon resultꢀng from:
a. Accident, misuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning, or other acts of nature, unauthorized product
modification, or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
b. Any damage of the product due to shꢀpment.
c. Removal or ꢀnstallatꢀon of the product.
d. Causes external to the product, such as electrical power fluctuations or failure.
e. Use of supplies or parts not meeting ViewSonic’s specifications.
f. Normal wear and tear.
g. Any other cause whꢀch does not relate to a product defect.
3. Any product exhꢀbꢀtꢀng a condꢀtꢀon commonly known as “ꢀmage burn-ꢀn” whꢀch results when a
statꢀc ꢀmage ꢀs dꢀsplayed on the product for an extended perꢀod of tꢀme.
4. Removal, ꢀnstallatꢀon, one way transportatꢀon, ꢀnsurance, and set-up servꢀce charges.
How to get service:
1. For ꢀnformatꢀon about receꢀvꢀng servꢀce under warranty, contact VꢀewSonꢀc Customer Support
(Please refer to Customer Support page). You wꢀll need to provꢀde your product’s serꢀal number.
2. To obtaꢀn warranty servꢀce, you wꢀll be requꢀred to provꢀde (a) the orꢀgꢀnal dated sales slꢀp, (b)
your name, (c) your address, (d) a descrꢀptꢀon of the problem, and (e) the serꢀal number of the
product.
3. Take or shꢀp the product freꢀght prepaꢀd ꢀn the orꢀgꢀnal contaꢀner to an authorꢀzed VꢀewSonꢀc
servꢀce center or VꢀewSonꢀc.
4. For addꢀtꢀonal ꢀnformatꢀon or the name of the nearest VꢀewSonꢀc servꢀce center, contact
VꢀewSonꢀc.
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Limitation of implied warranties:
There are no warrantꢀes, express or ꢀmplꢀed, whꢀch extend beyond the descrꢀptꢀon contaꢀned hereꢀn
including the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Exclusion of damages:
VꢀewSonꢀc’s lꢀabꢀlꢀty ꢀs lꢀmꢀted to the cost of repaꢀr or replacement of the product. VꢀewSonꢀc shall
not be lꢀable for:
1. Damage to other property caused by any defects ꢀn the product, damages based upon
inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss of time, loss of profits, loss of business
opportunꢀty, loss of goodwꢀll, ꢀnterference wꢀth busꢀness relatꢀonshꢀps, or other commercꢀal loss,
even ꢀf advꢀsed of the possꢀbꢀlꢀty of such damages.
2. Any other damages, whether ꢀncꢀdental, consequentꢀal or otherwꢀse.
3. Any claꢀm agaꢀnst the customer by any other party.
4. Repaꢀr or attempted repaꢀr by anyone not authorꢀzed by VꢀewSonꢀc.
Effect of state law:
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
state to state. Some states do not allow lꢀmꢀtatꢀons on ꢀmplꢀed warrantꢀes and/or do not allow the
exclusꢀon of ꢀncꢀdental or consequentꢀal damages, so the above lꢀmꢀtatꢀons and exclusꢀons may not
apply to you.
Sales outside the U.S.A. and Canada:
For warranty ꢀnformatꢀon and servꢀce on VꢀewSonꢀc products sold outsꢀde of the U.S.A. and
Canada, contact VꢀewSonꢀc or your local VꢀewSonꢀc dealer.
The warranty perꢀod for thꢀs product ꢀn maꢀnland Chꢀna (Hong Kong, Macao and Taꢀwan Excluded)
ꢀs subject to the terms and condꢀtꢀons of the Maꢀntenance Guarantee Card.
For users ꢀn Europe and Russꢀa, full detaꢀls of warranty provꢀded can be found ꢀn www.
vꢀewsonꢀceurope.com under Support/Warranty Informatꢀon.
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