User manual ACER B226WL

[. . . ] To close the display, fold it down gently until the display lid latch clicks into place. To avoid damaging the display, do not slam it when closing the lid. Do not place any object on top of the notebook when the display is closed. 2-4 User's Manual FlashStart Automatic Power-On A noticeably unique feature about this notebook is that it has no on/off switch. Instead it employs a lid switch, located near the center of the display hinge, that tells the notebook when it should wake up or go to sleep. Lid Switch Figure 2-1 Display When you close the display lid, the notebook enters suspend-to-memory or suspend-to-disk mode before turning off the power, depending on the When Lid is Closed parameter setting in Setup (see section 6. 5. 1). When you open the lid, the notebook resumes from where you left off before closing the lid. [. . . ] To wake up the screen, press any key. 2-12 User's Manual Table 2-5 Hot Key -S -T Hot Key List (continued) Icon Function Display Toggle Fuel Gauge On/Off Description Switches display from LCD to CRT to both LCD and CRT Toggles battery gauge display on/off. Also shows the following: · "plug" icon if a powered AC adapter is connected to the notebook. "speaker" icon if speaker output is on (toggled by -U). "T" icon if turbo mode is on (toggled by -). · · -U -V Speaker On/Off Lock System Resources Toggles speaker output on and off Provides notebook security by locking system from access. Requires password input to unlock system. Increases audio volume Decreases audio volume Shifts speaker balance to the left Shifts speaker balance to the right Increases screen brightness -W -E-Z -E-\ -E-] -E-[ -Z Eject Volume Up Volume Down Balance Left Balance Right Brightness Up Brightness Down - -\ Decreases screen brightness to save power System Tour 2-13 Table 2-5 Hot Key -[ -] Hot Key List (continued) Icon Function Contrast Up Contrast Down Fuel Gauge Up Fuel Gauge Down Fuel Gauge Left Fuel Gauge Right CD Eject Turbo Mode On/Off Description Increases screen contrast (DSTN only) Decreases screen contrast (DSTN only) With the fuel gauge onscreen, moves the fuel gauge up With the fuel gauge onscreen, moves the fuel gauge down With the fuel gauge onscreen, moves the fuel gauge left With the fuel gauge onscreen, moves the fuel gauge right Ejects the CD-ROM drive Toggles turbo mode on and off. -Z -\ -] -[ - - Using the Eject Menu Pressing -W brings up the Eject Menu. Eject Menu Battery (Suspend to Disk). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change = Move Highlight Bar, = Select, Esc = Exit 2-14 User's Manual The eject menu commands allow you to perform various eject-related functions for the notebook. See the following table for details Table 2-6 Select. . . Battery Eject Menu Descriptions To. . . This option forces the notebook to enter suspend-to-disk mode, so that you can replace the battery with a charged one, and then return to where you left off. To resume, close the display lid and open the display lid again. CD-ROM Disc Open the CD-ROM drive. Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness. System Tour 2-19 2. 6 2. 6. 1 Storage Hard Disk High-capacity storage comes in the form of a 2. 5-inch Enhanced-IDE hard disk. The hard disk can be upgraded when you need more storage space. The ports are found on the left and rear panel. The following sections discuss these ports and their functions. See Chapter 4 on how to connect external devices to the notebook. 2. 7. 1 Left Panel Ports Multimedia ports and the PC card slots are found on the left panel. See Figure 2-7. 1 23 1 2 3 PC Card Slots Microphone-in/Line-in Port Speaker-out/Line-out Port Figure 2-7 Left Panel Ports System Tour 2-23 Table 2-8 describes these ports. Table 2-8 # 1 2 3 Icon Left Panel Port Descriptions Port PC Card slots Microphone-in/Line-in Speaker-out/Line-out Connects to. . . One Type III or two Type I/II PC cards External microphone or line input device Amplified speakers or headphones PC Card Slots There are two type II/I or one type III PC Card slots found on the left panel of the notebook. These slots accept credit-card-sized cards that enhance the usability and expandability of the notebook. PC Cards (formerly PCMCIA) are add-on cards for portable computers, giving you expansion possibilities long afforded by desktop PCs. Common type II cards include flash memory, SRAM, fax/data modem, LAN and SCSI cards. Type III cards most often used are 1. 8-inch ATA drives and cellular modems. Inserting a Card Insert the card into the desired slot and make the proper connections (e. g. , network cable), if necessary. For type III cards, insert the card into the lower (bottom) slot. 2-24 User's Manual Ejecting a Card 1. [. . . ] Begin the file transfer program on both machines and you're ready to go. See your file transfer software manual for details. 2-30 User's Manual 2. 9. 2 Fax/Data Modem1 The notebook has an optional state-of-the-art, 28. 8Kbps V. 34 fax/data modem that supports V. 42bis hardware compression (115. 2 kilobits per second). The modem also supports DSVD (simultaneous voice over data) technology which allows you to send data and talk at the same time. Using the Modem Connect the phone line cable from the RJ11 modem port on the notebook's rear panel to the telephone line jack. [. . . ]