BenQ 5000G Series manuale d’uso

J o ybook 5000G Series U se r’ s M an ual JB5000G.book Page i Tuesday, July 27, 2 004 11:13 AM[...]

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Table of Contents i T able of Contents Touring Your Joybook ................................. .................................... ................. 1 Left Side View ............................................................................................. 3 Right Side View ........................................................................[...]

Table of Contents ii Battery Maintenance .................................................................................. 48 Cleaning Your Joybook .............................................................................. 48 Service and Support ................... .................................... ................................... 49 Ben[...]

Touring Your Joybook 1 T ouring Y our J oybook Har d Disk Driv e A ctivity Indicat or Lights up in blue wh en Jo ybook is reading the data on the hard disk. Internet H otkey Starts up the In ternet Explorer W e b bro wser . Thre e-in- One Car d I ndica tor Lights up in blue wh en Jo ybook is reading data on the memory card. E-Mail H otkey Star ts u[...]

Touring Your Joybook 2 Left and Right Selection Buttons Equiva lent to the left and right buttons on a mouse. To u c h P a d Y ou can use the touc h pad to con ve niently contr ol the cur- sor on the screen. • T o move the cursor , gently move y our finger on the touch pad. The cursor will move ac cordingly . • T ap on the touch pad onc e to ex[...]

Touring Your Joybook 3 Left Side V iew Mod em Port A ccepts an analog te lephone line for use with the internal modem. Vo l u m e U p / D o w n B u t t o n Increases and decreases the sp eaker volum e. PC Card Slot This PC Card slot accepts two T y pe-II or one T ype-II PC Card. Y ou can use it and various PC Cards on the m arket to further expand [...]

Touring Your Joybook 4 Right Side V iew DVD Su pe r-Multi /DV D+ R W/ DVD & C D-RW Com bo Dr ive ( Op ti ona l) Supports multi-functional optical module for r eading music CDs, V CDs and D VDs or burn- ing CD-R/CD-R W or DVD+R/DVD+R W (optional) discs. Discs can be inserted/e jected by pressing the small eje ction button on the dr ive. If you w[...]

Touring Your Joybook 5 Re a r Vi e w Pow e r J a c k For c onnecting AC pow er supply . VG A Po r t For connecting external displa y devices, such as monitors and projec- tors. IEEE 1394 (FireW ire) Ca n b e u s ed t o c on ne ct to a d ig i- tal video camera and use it to create your own movies. Y ou can also use it to connect to a Fi rew ire hard[...]

Touring Your Joybook 6 Fron t P a ne l Speaker Plays audio ge nerated by J oybook. P ower I ndicator • Lights up in blue when Joybook is turned on. • W hen th e system enters sleep m ode, turn s into amber. Infrared port Y o u c an c on n ec t J o yb oo k t o y ou r P D A, m o b i l e p ho n e or other Infrared compatible devices using this por[...]

Touring Your Joybook 7 F unction Hotk eys Y ou can use the function hotkeys to access c ommonly u sed functions or mak e quic k setting s. T o use the hotkeys, press and hold t he Fn (Fu nc ti on ) ke y a t t he low er lef t c or ne r of the keyboar d, and then pr ess the desired hotk ey . Fn + F1 Opens funct ion keys online help. Fn + F6 Activa te[...]

Touring Your Joybook 8 Win d o ws Key Functionally equivale nt to clicking the Start button on the Windows desktop . Shift ( ) + + M Cancel s minimization of all windows. + T ab Make s the next item o n the W indows task bar active. + R Act iv a te s t h e Ru n dialogue box. + E Opens the My C om p u t er w in dow for brow si ng dis ks and file s. [...]

Getting Started with Windows XP 9 Getting Star ted with W ind ows XP Y our Joybook comes installed w ith Windo ws XP , Microsoft's latest oper ating system for consum er PCs. The first time you start up your Joyb ook , Win dows XP w ill as k you a few questions. Answer th e questions to ensure that your ful l righ ts are protected. If you are [...]

Getting Started with Windows XP 10 Next, please follow the steps belo w to setup the language for non-unicode pro- gram s settings in Windo ws XP . 1. Click Start and then Contro l Panel . 2. Click Date, T ime, Language, and Regional Options . 3. Click Regional and Languag e Options in the window that appears. 4. Click the Advan ced tab . 5. In the[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 11 U sing the Q-M edia Bar The Q-M edia Bar integra tes a number of software appl ications to enha nce the multim edia exper ience on your Joybook. Click on the small triang le button and a rotating but ton bar will appear . From the Q -Media Bar, you can : Click to start up Internet E xplorer and surf the Inte rnet. Click to [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 12 Setting U p QM edia Bar Right-click on the QM edia Bar and a me nu will appear on it. Yo u c a n : • Let QMed ia Bar appear on top of all open programs by selecting Always on top . • Close QMedia Bar by selecting Exit . • Cust omizing the P1 and P2 hotk eys on your Jo ybook by selecting Hotkey Set- ting . • Adjust t[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 13 Sending and R ecei v ing E-mail Y ou can us e Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail. I n order to use e-mail, you must have an account with an ISP (I nternet service provider) and perfor m needed software configurati on. For det ailed information on accounts, p ass- words, e-mail servers and other set tings, please con[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 14 Getting Online Y ou can use Int ernet Explor er to br owse w eb pages on the I nternet and ac cess various on-l ine information. In order to get online, you must have an account with an ISP (I nternet service provider) and perf orm needed sof tware configurat ion. For detai led information on accounts, p ass- words and othe[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 15 W ir eless Magic - U sing the Built-I n W ir eless LAN Function With the built-in wireless LAN card on your Jo yboo k, you can access Ethernet network wirelessly without the co nstraints of network cables. At home or in the office, y ou need an access point, which serves as an air station to make tran smission possible . Ou[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 16 Listening t o M usic and C reating C u stom M usic Collections QM usic is the perfect tool for managing y our fav orite music collections. Y ou can use it to play music CDs and M P3 files, burn M P3 songs onto CDs, con vert audio CD tracks to MP3 format for storage on yo ur har d disk drive, or cr eate cust om music compila[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 17 Con verting CD M usic into MP3 F ormat 1. Insert a music CD into the o ptical drive of y our Joybook. 2. The songs on the m usic CD w ill automaticall y appear on the Song List. Cl ick to select the song s you wish to con vert, or uncheck th e unwanted ones. 3. Click the butt on. A new playlist named N ew Album will aut oma[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 18 V iewing Dig ital Photographs, Creating Slide Sho ws and Calendars Photo Explorer can help you manage y our digital photographs and other images, letting you easil y view, p rint, and edit them, as well as create cust omized slide show s. Click the button on the QMedia Bar to open Photo Explorer . Photo Explor er W orkspace[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 19 7. T o set different display durations and add sound annotation t o individual images, select t he image(s) in th e Slideshow s toryboard and the Slidesh ow Options button. 8. T o add background music starting at a certain image in the slid eshow , drag and drop the file(s) bene ath the desired image in the Slideshow Story [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 20 W atching DVD/V CD M ovies Click the button on the QM edia Bar to open P owerD VD . With P ow er- DVD , you can watch DVD/VCD movies or pl ay music with you r Jo ybo ok. When Po werDVD is opened, a contr ol panel and a mo vie w indow will appear on the screen. Po w e r D V D C o n t r o l Pa n e l Control Buttons Display No[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 21 Region Code S ettings Most of the DVD titles in toda y's market s are gov erned by a r egional code that divides the world into six separate regions . This ensures maximi zation of revenues for motion p icture st udios' theatrical and home releases, which times a nd dates var y from region to region. 1. Open P owe[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 22 Making Y our Ow n M ovies Y our Joybook can help you edit video files to create a movie that you can share with family and friends. W ith a digital video camera or other source of digital video footage, you can take advantage of the P oweDirector to produc e your very own cinematic masterpie ce-or if you'r e le ss ambi[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 23 The M ovie-Making P roc ess The digital movie pr oduction process in vol ves a c ombination of artistr y and tech- nology , beg inning with r aw video footag e and ending wi th a movie produc tion. P owerDir ector pr ovides the easi est way t o produc e your fi nished movie and pu b- lish it t o the medium of y our choic e.[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 24 2. Select an effect f rom the Library and drag it int o the desired positio n in the cor- rect track in T imeline view. (This position is directl y beneath the clip(s) in the Vi deo track that you want t o affect.) Editing an Effec t 1. Double click an e ffect in Timeli ne view . 2. The corresponding effe ct editing w indow[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 25 Burning CDs U sing Ner o Expr ess The Ner o Express software that comes w ith your Jo ybook allows you to burn dif- ferent types of data to CD b y simply fo llowing the easy step-by-step instruc tions. Click the button on the QMedia Bar to open Nero Express. 1. Insert a blank CD into the CD- burner . 2. T ake burning an aud[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 26 hav e to delete some files from the selected files list by right-clicking a file and select Delete . Click Nex t . 7. The f oll o wing wind ow will app ear . C lic k Burn . 8. Ne ro Express will start burning files on to the CD . 9. When the burning process has been car ried out successfu lly , the following dia- logue box [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 27 CD you just b urned or save the setting of this CD for f uture use. Or , you can simply click Exit to exit Nero Express. For more information on how to use Nero Express, please consult the on-line Help by clicking the icon on the Nero Express welcome window and then select Help T opics. JB5000G.book Page 2 7 Tuesday, July 2[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 28 The W orld of Gr eat V ideo F un - QCamera With QCamera, you can not only capture vi deo clips and ph otos easily but also manage them usi ng different albums. What’ s more, you can also bur n them on CDs so you can share them with your family and friends. Click the button on the QM edia Ba r to open QCamera. In order to [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 29 Captur ing Videos T o capture videos: 1. Click the Vid e o Mo d e button to sw itch to th e Video Mode. 2. Click the Captu re button. QCamera will start captu ring video from the Preview wi ndow . T o stop c aptur ing , cli ck the bu tton ag ain. 3. The captured video will automatica lly be save d in the album as a thumbnai[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 30 3. Click to select t he album you want t o burn onto the CD f rom the list b y check- ing the checkbox beside each album name. The total file size of selected al bum (s ) an d rem ai nin g re cord abl e d isc space will appear instantly below . 4. If necessar y , click the button beside Bur ner to sele ct the CD -burner to [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 31 Y ou ’ve Got the P ower - QP ower QP ower is an advanced system pow er management t ool specifically designed for yo u r Jo y bo o k . In a dd i t io n to t h e s t a nd a rd p ow e r m a n ag e me n t fu n c ti o n s p ro v i d ed by the Windo ws system, QPower incorporates several features which al low you to precisel y[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 32 3. Th e fo ll ow ing QPower wi nd ow w il l a pp ear. 4. Click to select a profile fr om the Prof ile s box. Wh en a profile is selected, its description will appear in the Profile description bo x belo w . 5. Adjust settings fr om the Settings bo x on the r ight by selecting options from the drop-d own menus, or dragging s[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 33 4. Click to select a p rofile fro m the Pro fi l es box. W hen doing so, the descr iption of the selected pr ofile and the application programs already associated with the profil e will appear in the Profile de scription and Associated Appli cations box es. 5. Click the button. The dial og below will appear . QP ower will s[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 34 T ren d Micr o Int ernet Securit y T r end Mic ro Int ern et Secu rity R egi strati on Y our Joybook comes with the T rend Micr o Internet Security program that p ro- tects the Joybook from various vi rus attack. Please follow the steps below to regis- ter your copy to T rend Mic ro, so yo u w il l be abl e to o bta in free[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 35 5. Click Reg i st er Now . 6. The dialog belo w will follow , indicati ng that the registration is complete. For more information about T rend Micro Inte rnet Security , please consult the on- line Help by clicking Help. JB5000G.book Page 3 5 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:13 AM[...]

Attaching External Display Device s 36 A ttaching Ext ernal Display Dev ices A ttaching an Ext ernal Display Device When giving a presentation, you can outp ut the Jo ybook’ s video signal to an external displa y device, such as a projecto r or mon itor . Press the Fn + F3 function key combina- tion to sw itc h between J oybook's own scr een[...]

Attaching External Display Devices 37 S-V ideo Out The S-Video Out P or t allows y ou to output display signals to a television set or V CR for viewing or recording. TV VC R JB5000G.book Page 3 7 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:13 AM[...]

Installing Additional Memory 38 Installing A dditional M emor y Y ou can replace t he existing memory module with a higher -capacity one. Before you upgrade or r eplace memory , please check on the BenQ web sit e to determ ine the module which can be used, or c ontac t BenQ distributor or customer service center . It is recommended that you take yo[...]

Installing Additional Memory 39 2. Slide the batter y retainer to the open po sition. 3. Remove the batter y as shown. 4. U se a screwdriver to remove the screw that secures the memor y cover . 5. Open the cover . JB5000G.book Page 3 9 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:13 AM[...]

Installing Additional Memory 40 6. Align the memory module with the sl ot, and then insert it. Whe n inser ting, pay attention to the dir ection of the memor y module. 7. Gently p ush the free edge downwar ds until the module locks in to place. 8. R eplace the co ver , and use a screwdriv er to secur e it with th e screw . 9. Install the batt er y [...]

Recovering Your System 41 R eco vering Y our System Should y our syst em become unst able and y ou wish to r estore i t to its original state, you can do so following either of the metho ds below: • The Wi ndows System R estore tool • The Quick Rec overy function of your Joybook • The supplied R ecov ery CDs It is recommended that you tr y th[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 42 F A Q and T roubleshooting The following are descr iptions of situations that you may encounter during use of the Joybook, along with basic troubleshooting steps. If you are not able to resolve the issue, imme diately contact a BenQ ser vice center for assistan ce. General What i s Joybook? W hat ar e the differenc es bet[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 43 power cord may be defect ive. Consult your BenQ dealer for he lp and mai nte- nance. What shoul d I do if the battery gets hot in my J oybook? T ake the battery out and let it cool down. If the proble m persists once it is inse rted back into th e Jo ybook, the battery cou ld be defectiv e and it ma y need to be replaced.[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 44 • Click the Start button and sele ct Control Panel , Netw ork and internet C onnec- tions , Network C onnections and then doub le-click Wi re l e s s Ne t w o r k Co n n e c - tions . Mak e sure the c onnection status is co nnected and with appropriate signal strength. If you do not see the connection status, make sure [...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 45 4. Click OK . • U se the Scan Disk and Defragment functi o ns. The Scan Disk func tion checks a hard drive for errors, while the Disk Defragm ent function takes all the scattered bits of pr ogram data and gr oups them back together in the front of the dr ive. 1. Click the Start butt on and then select My C o m p ut e r [...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 46 Most users may ha ve disco ver ed that the capacity of a 10GB hard dri ve will become 9GB when di splayed from the OS; and 20GB become 19GB, 40GB become 38GB..., et c. The bigger the capaci ty , the bigger the diff erence. It is because har d drive mak ers and OS dev elopers calculat e hard driv e capacity in dif- ferent [...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 47 • There is no display when the ha rd driv e is running normally . • Colors on the screen are strange a nd turn in to white. • V er tical or hor izontal lines appear on the screen . • W hen pla ying back a media file using W indo ws Media Pla yer , the frame speed is abnormal. • The sound changes while the screen[...]

Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Batter y Maintenance 48 Information on Safety , Cleaning , and Batter y Maint enance Safe t y When setting up or operating Joybook, please pay special attention to the follow- ing: 1. K eep this manu al in a safe plac e for easy r eferenc e when needed. 2. Mak e sure to f ollow all instructions and warnings rel [...]

Service and Support 49 Ser v ice and Support BenQ J oybook Global Online Serv ice W elcome to BenQ Joybook Global On line Ser vice (http://supp ort.BenQ.com). In order to ensure y ou an enjoyable experience w ith your Jo ybook, the following supports are pr ovided so you can get ass isted wheneve r and wherev er you ar e. • Wa r r a n t y : Gl ob[...]

Appendix 50 A ppendix W orldwide P o wer S ystems and Pl ug T yp es Area Vo l t a g e ( V ) Freque ncy (H z) Plug T y pe Asia Hong K ong 200 50 China 200 50 T aiwan 110 50 Japan 100 50 K orea 100 / 220 50 Thailand 220 50 Singapore 230 50 Philippines 277 60 India 230 50 Amer ica U nited Stat es 120 60 Ha waii 120 60 Guam, Saipan 120 60 Canada 120 60[...]