User manual ACER ASPIRE V3-571 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] 35 Connecting a USB Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Connecting an External Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the Floppy Disk Drive (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Connecting an Optical Drive (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The predefined profiles are: Icon Description Maximum Performance Provides the best system performance while still conserving power. Maximum Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the computer and puts it into Standby mode after a specified time period. Ultimate Battery Life Extends the Maximum Battery Life by disabling ports such as the i. LINK port. This profile disables many applications such as Memory Stick, DVGate, and Smart Capture. Disable Power Management Turns off all power management features such as Standby and Hibernate modes. You can not change the settings of this profile. AC Power The power management state when AC power is in use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. Power Management automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature. Games Disables the display and the Hard Disk Standby timer. Presentation Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Camera Optimizes performance and power requirements for camera usage. Word Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Icon Description Spreadsheet Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications. Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Automatic Profile Selection Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications. Power Management Commands PowerPanel also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. When you connect an external display, you can switch the display mode between your notebook's LCD display and the external monitor. 1 2 3 4 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then point to Control Panel. Click the Settings tab, and then click the Advanced button. The ATI RAGE MOBILITY-M1 AGP Properties dialog box appears. Click the Displays tab and select the display settings by clicking the icon on the panel of your display choice. For more information, click the Help button. If you cannot see your movie or DVD on the external display, change the monitor or TV setting by clicking on the Secondary icon and changing it to Primary . You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or projector at the same time, depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using. Turn on the computer after you turn on the peripheral devices. ATI RAGE MOBILITY-M1 Screen Using the Dual Display function (Windows Me only) The dual display function allows you to distribute portions of your desktop across separate displays. For example, if you have an external display attached to the monitor connector, your notebook's LCD display and the external display can function as a single desktop. You can move the cursor off of one display and onto the other. This allows you to drag objects, such as an open application window or a toolbar, from one display to the other. This configuration of a single desktop distributed across separate displays is referred to as a virtual desktop. Virtual Desktop Virtual desktop External monitor Your LCD display Selecting Dual Display mode 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start, point to Settings, Control Panel, and then click the Display icon. [. . . ] Check that the phone number the program is dialing is correct. Check that the software you are using is compatible with the notebook's modem. (All preinstalled Sony programs are compatible. ) Reinstall the modem driver. For details, see "Using the Application, Driver, and Recovery CDs". My modem connection is slow. [. . . ]