User manual GERICOM 8XM

[. . . ] Notice The company reserves the right to make any updates, revisions or changes to the information contained herein as and when deemed necessary. The company is under no obligation to notify any purchaser or end-user of such actions in advance or afterwards. 1998 Trademarks IBM PC, OS/2, PS/2, EGA, and VGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel, Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] Do not store or place the CD in areas where it will be exposed to high temperatures. Do not use benzine, thinners, or other cleaners to clean the CD. Do not drop or subject the CDs to shock. 2-18 User's Manual Using PC Card Sockets The Notebook provides system expansion capabilities with two PC card sockets (previously referred to as PCMCIA). PC cards to be inserted can be LAN, fax/modem, communication devices, or expanded memory. Both sockets support 5V/3. 3V 16-bit PC cards and 3. 3V 32-bit PC cards (referred to as CardBus). Type I measures 3. 3mm thick; Type II 5. 0mm; and Type III 10. 5mm. The PC card sockets on the right-side panel support one Type III card (equivalent to two Type II cards). The lower socket (socket A) is capable of ZV (Zoomed Video) (Figure 2-15). Eject button for socket B Socket B Socket A Eject button for socket A Figure 2-15 Chapter 2: Operation 2-19 Inserting PC Cards 1. Align the PC card with the slot and push it in firmly until it locks into place (Figure 2-17). Figure 2-16 Figure 2-17 Removing PC Cards To remove a PC card, press the appropriate eject button and the card will be ejected from its slot (please refer to Figure 2-15). 2-20 User's Manual Using Hot Keys Located on the bottom-left edge of the keyboard layout is a colored Fn key. It is a special feature found only on the Notebook that provides for key combinations with other keys for easy access to system features. Hold down the Fn key while pressing other key as below: Hot Keys + + Cont rol display top/center position System Features Expand LCD display Control display top/center position Remark + Cont rol display top/center position + Togg le CRT/LCD/ LCD+CRT /TV/ Toggle CRT/LCD/LCD+CRT/TV/ CRT+TV + Togg le CRT/LCD/ LCD+CRT /TV/ + Decr ease LCD brightness Decrease LCD brightness + Decr ease LCD brightness + Incre ase LCD brightness Increase LCD brightness + Incre ase LCD brightness + Decr ease audio volume Decrease audio volume + Decr ease audio volume + Incre ase audio volume Increase audio volume + Incre ase audio volume + Turn audio mute on/off Turn audio mute on/off + Turn audio mute on/off + Put the system in a suspend state for power managem ent Put the system in a suspend state for power management + Put the system in a suspend state for power managem ent Chapter 2: Operation 2-21 Figure 2-18 2-22 User's Manual Using Numeric Keypad The Notebook features a 102-key keyboard with an integrated numeric keypad for easy numeric data input (Figure 2-19). Chapter 2: Operation 2-23 Figure 2-19 2-24 User's Manual TV Output The Notebook is equipped to send video signals to a TV set through the S-video jack. Different countries use different TV broadcast standards. A TV set must comply with the appropriate standard to properly receive broadcast signals. In the United States, TV sets are built to comply with the NTSC standard. Many countries in Europe and Asia use the PAL standard. You should refer to your TV user guide to make sure which TV standard you are using and enter the System Configuration Utility (SCU) to specify the proper TV mode (please refer to Chapter 3: BIOS Utilities, Components Menu for more information). TV-output capabilities allow display of realistic game, video, and multimedia on a large-screen TV. The Notebook uses hardware filtering technologies to reduce flicker for better definition. Chapter 2: Operation 2-25 LCD Panel The Notebook Computer features the LCD panel display with the following: · · · · PCI local bus controller. Capability to support 1024x768 (XGA) resolution DSTN/TFT display. Ability to transmit video signals to other video display devices including: - VGA monitor (CRT). A VPM (Video Port Manager) provider, the driver-level software used, to gain direct control of the display hardware for video input from: - ZV-capable PC card. · Remark: Two technologies of LCD display: · Passive technology (DSTN = Dual-scan Super Twisted Nematic). · Active technology (TFT = Thin Film Transistor). 2-26 User's Manual Using Power Management The Notebook system provides you with various modes to manage its power consumption while maintaining system performance. [. . . ] Click "Browse"to locate the PCMCIA driver from the Driver & Utility CD-ROM. Click "Finish" to set up the first driver. Repeat the steps from 1 to 10 to set up the second PCMCIA driver. Figure 5-8 5-9 User's Manual Check the installation is complete or not? After finishing the installation, select the "Device Manager" on "Control Panel" to see if you have successfully installed the above driver devices. The screen should be as below: (See Figure 5-9) Figure 5-9 Appendix A: Specifications A-1 Appendix A: Specifications This appendix describes the features and specifications for the Notebook Computer. [. . . ]