MAXDATA NOTEBOOK PRO 5500 IR manual

MAXD A T A Not ebook PRO 5500 IR User's Manual P5500IR UK1 .1[...]

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3 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Cont ents Not e 5 Information on the ret urn of electrical and electronic w aste in EU countries.................... 8 Impor tant Saf ety Infor mation 9 Wireless LAN ................................................................................................................... 1 1 Additional saf et y notes for uni[...]

4 Installation Instr uctions 39 Restoring the Driv ers ....................................................................................................... 39 The Utility CD .................................................................................................................. 39 Set ting the R esolution ..............................[...]

5 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Not e The company reser ves the right to make unadvertised modifications to this document. Information cont ained in this document is intended solely for ref erence purposes and in no wa y constit utes a basis for asserting obligations on the part of the manuf act urer or v endor . Neither the manuf acturer nor the v[...]

6 Declaration: T hi s de vic e me et s th e EN 5 50 22 pro du ct stan da rd f or int er f e re nce emi ss io ns, the EN 500 82 -1 basic standard for interf erence, and the EN 60950 lo w voltage directive standard. If any modification that has not been agreed upon with the manufact urer is made to the device, adherence to these standards can no lon[...]

7 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR R eturning the Device/Battery W e accept the ret urn of all our products af ter the y ha ve been used if the condition corresponds to st andard proper usage. R et urned devices are ei- the r slated f or furt her use or dis mantl ed and rec yc led in an en viro nmental ly sound manner . The ret urn is handled through y[...]

8 Inf ormation on the return of electrical and electronic w aste in EU countries according to Directiv e 20 02/96/EC, and its im- plementation in respectiv e national regulations a) R eason and Purpose of S eparate Collection Users of electrical and electronic equipment are required to dispose of used de vices sepa- rately . Electrical and electron[...]

9 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Impor tant Saf ety Infor mation Although the notebook is highly robust, it is not indestr uctible. T o prev ent damage from occurring, please pay at tention to the follo wing: • A void e xposing the notebook to strong shoc ks or vibrations. • Keep it a w ay from intense heat (radiators, direct sunlight). • Prote[...]

10 • Note on the S ystem Cloc k Bat ter y Caution: There is a risk of explosion if batteries are replaced incor rectly . R eplace the battery only with a bat tery recommended by the manufacturer or with a bat tery of the same type. Dispose of the battery accord- ing to the manufacturer ’ s instructions. • Ser vicing Do not ser vice y our comp[...]

11 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Wireless LAN (wireless netw ork - abbreviation = WLAN) Y our notebook ma y cont ain a W ireless LAN module (optional). This module allow s you to set up a wireless-based network, and to connect with an existing wireless net work. It works according to the IEEE802.1 1a+b+g st andard. WLAN tec hnology allo ws users to [...]

12 A dditional safety notes for units with wireless LAN A wireless LAN component is integr ated into y our Notebook. F or this reason you must make sure that you comply with the f ollo wing notes on saf et y: • S witc h of f the Notebook when y ou are in an aircraf t or while driving a car . • If you are in a hospital, an operating room or clos[...]

13 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR CE-labelling f or units with wireless LAN and Bluetooth As delivered, this de vice complies with the requirements of the Guideline 1 999/5/EG of the Eur opean P arl iame nt and of the Cou ncil dated the 9. Marc h 1 99 9 conce rning rad io equip ment and telecommunications facilities, and the mut ual recognition of co[...]

14 Restrictions F rance Restricted frequency range: In F rance, you may only use c hannels 1 0 to 1 1 (2457 MHz or 2462 MHz). It is forbidden to use the unit outside of enclosed areas. Info: www .art-telecom.fr Ital y An of ficial authorization is also required to use the unit in internal areas. F or more det ailed information about the necessary [...]

15 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Radio freq uencies for units with wireless LAN The follo wing information was correct at Januar y 2002. Y ou can obtain current inf ormation from the appropriate authorities in your country (e.g . www .regtp.de). FREQUENCIES Ra dio netw or k card s and ada pter s are desi gned in acco rdan ce wit h IEEE -Stand ard 80[...]

16 Legal req uirements - ex ception clauses EX CEPTION CLA USES FOR UNITS WITH WIRELESS LAN T he ins tallat ion and use of an unit wi th Wirele ss LAN ma y onl y t ak e pla ce whe n in acco rdan ce with the instructions cont ained in the user documents. The user documents are included in the material supplied with the product. All alterations or mo[...]

17 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Shipping Cont ents Bef ore y ou begin inst alling your notebook, mak e sure that all components are present. If any item listed in the shipping contents is missing from your computer pac kage, please contact your dealer immediately . • Notebook • Bat ter y • Utility CD • P ow er adapter • P ow er cable • [...]

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19 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Pr epar ation Bef ore first using the computer , mak e sure y ou are familiar with the individual components of your sy stem. Slide the release catc h (1) upw ards and open the display (2). Fig. 1 (1) W ebcam (6) On/of f but ton (2) Microphone (7) Keyboard (3) LC display (8) T ouc hP ad (4) Quic k launc h buttons (9[...]

20 (1) Slide the release catc h to the right. (2) Slide and hold the lef t but ton to the lef t. (3) Slide the bat ter y bac kwards to remo ve it from the holder . Y ou can now r un the notebook with the pow er adapter alone! Fig. 4 Remo ving the Bat tery Fig. 3 Inser ting the Bat ter y T he bat ter y is included with the noteb ook as purc hased. T[...]

21 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR P o wer Suppl y The notebook is supplied with a po wer cable and a univ ersal, self-adjusting po wer adapter . The po w er adapter can operate with any constant voltage bet ween 1 00 and 240 volts. T o use the pow er adapter: 1 . Connect the pow er adapter to the DC IN soc ket on the computer . 2. Connect the pow er [...]

22 Fig. 5 S witc hing the Notebook On Y ou’v e now completed the preparations. Now press the on/of f but ton to switc h on the notebook. Tip: If you experience a program or system crash, press the keys: Ctrl + Alt + Del at the same time. If you’ re for tunate this will enable you to end only the task that has crashed and/or restar t the compute[...]

23 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR P o wer Management Y our system is compatible with the A CPI pow er saving sy stem. The basic pow er management set tings can be f ound under the follo wing in W indo ws op- erating systems: <Set tings> <P o wer Options>. If you ha ve questions, use the W indo ws Help function. Here you can set the beha v[...]

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25 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Right Side S yst em Ov erview Lef t Side All air intake and ventilation openings must be kept free from obstructions at all times. If not, the device is liable to overheat. Fig. 6 Fig. 7 (1) Smar tCard reader (2) Hard disk slot (3) Optical disk drive (4) USB por ts (1) Microphone soc ket (2) Loudspeaker/headphones so[...]

26 Rear View System Overview F ront View Fig. 9 (1) Serial por t (2) Bat tery (3) V GA por t (4) Kensington L oc k anti-thef t device (1) Catc h (2) Handle Fig. 8[...]

27 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR (1) RAM cover (2) WLAN card cover (3) Main processor cover (4) Doc king station por t (5) GPS antenna por t Fig. 1 0 Under side All air intake and ventilation openings must be kept free from obstructions at all times. If not, the device is liable to overheat.[...]

28 Explanation of LED Displa ys System Overview T able 1 Symbol Meaning Lights up green when the computer is switc hed on. Lights up green when the bat tery is fully c harged. Lights up orange when the bat tery is c harging. Flashes red when the battery c harge is less than 1 0%. Flashes when the hard disk is being accessed. Flashes when the optica[...]

29 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Hot K eys (Shortcut ke y combinations with special functions) T o activate the hot ke ys, press and hold down the Fn ke y and then press the desired ad- ditional k ey . F or cert ain functions it may be necessar y to install KB Manager . Y ou can find additional information on the ne xt page. T able 2 Ke ys Meaning [...]

30 The Quic k But tons (Quic k Launc h k eys) The quic k launc h but tons are located just abo v e the ke yboard. Y ou can use these to launc h frequently used applications. If the ke ys are not assigned to any functions, you can find the driv ers to activate the ke ys on the Utility CD . T o do this, please f ollow the instr uctions in the “Ins[...]

31 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Fig. 13 The K eyboard Y our notebook’ s ke yboard has all the functions of a normal A T -compatible ke yboard plus some extras: T ypewriter These k e ys correspond to a typewriter’ s ke ys. Function keys In man y operating systems (and applications), special functions are a vailable via these ke ys. Y ou can fin[...]

32 The T ouc hP ad Fig. 14 The T ouc hP ad - Operation (1) Sensor field (2) Lef t “mouse ” button (3) Right “mouse ” button (4) Scrolling area: works like a mouse wheel Note fo r lef t-ha nded users : most oper ating sy stems enable rev ersal of the mouse but tons. The system automatically sets up the integrated T ouc hP ad. If y ou are usi[...]

33 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Fig. 16 Fig. 15 Place a CD onto the spindle with the label side facing up and push it gently do wn onto the spindle. Push the CD tra y bac k in until it loc ks into place. The CD is no w ready to read. Some CDs hav e an autostart function. This means that inst allation programs or music CDs automatically r un af ter [...]

34 Fig. 1 7 The ExpressCard slot The computer is provided with an ExpressCard slot. This slot is 54 mm wide and is suitable for ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 e xpansion cards. Fig. 1 8 The Memor y Card Slot The computer is pro vided with a combination slot. This slot accepts Memor y Stic ks, MS Pro, SD (Secure Digital), and MMC (Multimedia card[...]

35 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Fig. 20 Fig. 1 9 The Data/F ax Modem The sy stem automatically sets up the integrated analog modem. T o use the modem func- tions, connect the modem soc ket to an analog telephone soc k et (not ISDN) using the telephone cable. Proper use: The modem can be connected to all analog soc kets in Europe. It is to be used s[...]

36 UMTS card (optional) Y ou must ha ve an appropriate contract with a mobile phone pro vider to use the notebook’ s UMTS functionality . Y ou will receive a SIM card from your provider . Insert it into the note- book as described below . Y ou will find det ailed inf ormation about UMTS sof tware on the Utility CD . The SIM card must not be inse[...]

37 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR The S ecurity Functions T his notebook has a number of integrated security devices, suc h as a TPM (T rusted Platform Module), a card reader f or st andard Smart Cards (fig . 23) and a fingerprint scanner (fig. 24). The TPM ensures secure ke y managing . Y ou ma y use either the Smart Card or fingerprint scanner [...]

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39 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Installation Instr uctions Restoring the Driv er s Y our system is supplied in a preloaded condition. This means that all the dat a and drivers that the system requires are already on the hard disk. In case y ou erase and/or f ormat your hard disk drive, the system driv ers are stored on the Utility CD supplied with [...]

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41 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR Specifications P rocessor and Platform • Intel ® Centrino ® Mobile T ec hnology: - Intel ® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T720 0 • µFC-PGA pac kage • Intel ® 945GM & ICH7 -M RAM • Main memor y expandable to 2 GB DDR-2 SDRAM (Only allow qualifi ed ser vice personnel to expand the main memor y) • T wo DDR[...]

42 Communications • Gigabit Ethernet function for 1 0/1 0 0/1 0 00 Mbit/s, built in • MiniCard for 802.1 1a+b+g wireless net work (optional ) • Bluetooth 2.0 (optional) • High-speed 56 Kbit/s V .90/92 fax/data sof tware modem (MDC) • GPS Input Devices • 86/87/88-ke y Microsof t ® W indows ® k e yboard • Ergonomically positioned T ou[...]

43 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR P ower Supply • Main bat ter y Li-Ion 4700 mAh • A C pow er adapter 1 0 0-240 V , A C 50-60 Hz, 90 W • Rec harging S ystem OFF: approx. 2.5 hours (95%) S ystem ON: approx. 4 hours (95%) • F ully-supported A CPI P ow er Management, suspend to Disk, suspend to RAM Operating S ystem • Microsof t ® W indo ws ?[...]

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45 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR F ault Diagnosis and T r oubleshooting If a problem occurs while w orking with your computer , first of all tr y using the follo wing information to solv e the problem.If the problem persists, switc h of f the system for sev eral minutes and then rest art it. Y ou will lose all unsa ved dat a, but the system may wor[...]

46 P ossible cause of the problem: • In the S ystem Set tings, a screen t ype other than the existing one has been set. T roubleshooting: • Press the Fn + F5 k e y combination. • If an external monitor is connected, connect this to a po w er source and switc h it on. Also c hec k the brightness and contrast set tings. The system st ops w or k[...]

47 MAXDATA Notebook PRO 5500 IR A Accuracy .................................................32 A CPI pow er saving sy stem .....................23 Arro w ke ys ..............................................31 B Bat ter y ..........................7 , 1 0, 1 7 , 20, 26, 45 Bat ter y or pow er supply .........................21 Bat ter y slot .......[...]

48 Q Qualifi ed ser vice personnel .......... 9, 1 0, 41 Quic k launc h but tons .............................. 1 9 Quic k launc h ke ys ...................................42 R RAM .......................................................27 Resolution ......................................... 22, 39 Restarting .......................................[...]