Acer 8942 Series manual

Aspire 8942 Series Quick Guide[...]

Model number: _________________ _________________ Serial number: ___________ _____________________ ___ Date of purchase: ______ _____________________ _____ Place of purchase: _____________________ ___________ © 2009 All Rights Reserved. Aspire 8942 Seri es Quick Guide Original Issue : 11/2009 Aspire 8942 Series Notebook PC[...]

3 First things first We would like to thank you for mak ing an Acer notebook yo ur choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebook, we h ave designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get star ted with setting up your computer. The As pire Seri es Generi c User Gui d[...]

4 English Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... po ster, let us show you around yo ur new Acer notebook. Top view # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models) 2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording . 3 Display[...]

5 English 4 Power button Turns the computer on a nd off. 5 Backup key Launches Acer Backup Managemen t for three-step data backup. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. (only for c ertain models) Wireless LAN communication button/indicator Enables/disables [...]

6 English 1. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access m ost of the computer's controls like screen br ightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combinat[...]

7 English Closed front view Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Multi-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD). Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time. 2 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control. 3 Spe[...]

8 English Left view # Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/ 1000-based network. 3 External display (VGA) port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). 4 DISPLAY DISPLAY port Supports high definition digital video conne ctions. 5 HDMI HDMI po[...]

9 English Right view # Icon Item Description 1 USB 2.0 po rt Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 3 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 4 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical disk from the drive. 5 Emergency ej ect hole [...]

10 English Base view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay- Secondary Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws) (for certain models only). 5 Hard disk bay-Main Houses the c[...]

11 English Specifications Operating system • Genuine Windows ® 7 CPU/chipset • Intel ® Co re ™ i7 processor * • Intel ® Core ™ i5 processor * • Intel ® Core ™ i3 processor * • Intel ® HM55 Express Chipset System memory • Dual-Channel S DRAM suppor t • Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM [...]

12 English Communication Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam * • Acer PureZone techno logy * • WLAN: • Intel ® Centrino ® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/g/n * • Intel ® Centrino ® Advanced-N 62 00 802.11a/g/n * • Intel ® Centrino ® Wireless-N 1000 802.11b/g/n * • Acer InviLink ™ Nplify ™ 802.11b/g[...]

13 English Note: * Only for certain m odels Note: The specifications listed above are for reference on ly. The exact config uration of you r PC depend s on the model p urchased. Environment • Temperature: • Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C • Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C • Humidity (non-conden sing): • Operating: 20% to 80% • Non-operating[...]

14 English What you need to enjoy TV (only for certain mo dels) Note: The following cont ent is for general referen ce only. Actual product specifications m ay vary. If your computer has a TV-tuner, i t includes a complete set of cables, NTSC converte r, optional DVB-T ant enna (onl y for certain models), and a remote control for use with the Windo[...]

15 English Copy-protected media files To prevent illegal distribution, some di gital media files are secured with a license. This license specifies how you may use the file and the d uration of the license. For example, a license c an specify whether you can copy the file to a portable device or play it on another computer. The terms of the license[...]

16 English Enjoying TV with Windows Media Center Computers that include Windows Media Center Edition or InstantOn Arcade may be used to watch TV and to access v ideo content (via an audio/video connection to an external device, such as a video camera). Choose your input type The avdio/video connection may be either a DVB-T digital antenna (only for[...]

17 English Watching TV with an external antenna or cable socket You may use conventional TV cables (co nnected to an external antenna or cab le socket) to watch TV on your computer. Connecting antenna cables To connect your cables: 1 Plug the antenna connec tor into the RF jack o f your computer. 2 Connect t he other en d to your TV cable, usi ng t[...]

18 English Running the Windows Media Center Setup wizard To watch TV on your computer, you need to ru n the Windows Media Cente r TV Setup Wizard. Follow these steps to complete the TV function setup: 1 Open Windows Media Center from the Start , All Programs menu. This will open the Windows Media Center welcome screen. 2 Click Tasks, settings , TV [...]

19 English Begin watching TV To begin watc hing TV, yo u need to ope n Windows Media Center: 1 Click Start , All Programs, and Wi ndows Media Ce nter . This will open the Windows Media Center main pag e. 2S e l e c t TV from the main page 3 Click on Live TV to begin watching. If you have not started you r computer, you may u se InstantOn Arcade (on[...]

20 English Remote control If your computer is bundled with a remote control for use with Windows Media Center, the table below exp lains the functions. When using Windows, pushing the POWER button will put your computer into Standby mode; push it again to resume. Wh en using InstantOn Arcade, push the POWER button to shut down your computer.[...]

21 English Remote functions *TeleText regions only. # Item Description 1 Play Play selection 2 Record Record TV 3 Rewind Reverse playback or go to previous picture 4 Skip Backward Skip a section bac kward 5 Pause Pause playback 6 Recorded TV Display Recorded TV page 7 Guide Display the Guide 8 Navigation/ OK buttons Navigate and confirm selectio n [...]