Asus E8991 manual

Notebook PC E-Manual for Chr omebook First Edition April 2014 E8991[...]

2 Notebook PC E-Manual COP YRIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stor ed in a retrieval system, or translated into an y language in any form or by any means, exc ept documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the expr ess wr[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 3 T able of C ontents About this manual ..................................................................................................... 6 Conven tions used in this manual ............................................................................. 7 T ypography ............................................................[...]

4 Notebook PC E-Manual Using your desktop ................................................................................................... 35 Apps list .............................................................................................................................. 35 Status area .....................................................[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 5 IC Radiation Exposure Statement for C anada ...................................................... 76 Déclaration d’Industrie Canada relative à l’ exposition aux ondes radio ... 77 Wireless Operation Channel f or Dierent Domains ........................................... 78 Franc e Restricted Wir eless Frequency Ban[...]

6 Notebook PC E-Manual About this manual This manual provides inf ormation about the hardware and software features of y our Notebook PC, organized through the f ollowing chapters: Chapter 1: Hardware Setup This chapter details the hardwar e components of your Notebook PC. Chapter 2: Using y our Notebook PC This chapter shows y ou how to use the di[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 7 Con ventions used in this manual T o highlight key information in this manual, some text are pr esented as follows: IMPORT ANT! This message c ontains vital information that must be followed t o complete a task. NOTE: This message c ontains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks. W ARNING! This message c[...]

8 Notebook PC E-Manual Safety precautions Using y our Notebook PC This Notebook PC should only be used in environments with ambient t emperatures between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C (95°F). Refer to the rating label on the bottom of y our Notebook PC and ensure that your po wer adapter complies with this rating. Do not leave your Notebook PC on y our l[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 9 Caring for y our Notebook PC Disconnect the AC power and r emove the battery pack (if applicable) before cleaning y our Notebook PC. Use a clean cellulose sponge or chamois cloth dampened with a solution of nonabrasive detergen t and a few drops of warm wat er . Remove any extra moisture from your Not ebook PC using a dry clo[...]

10 Notebook PC E-Manual Proper disposal Do not throw your Notebook PC in municipal w aste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the pr oduct (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury- containing button cell batt er y) should not be placed in munici[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 11 Chapter 1: Hardware Setup[...]

12 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting to know your Notebook PC T op V iew NOTE: The keyboar d's layout may vary per region or country . The Notebook view may also vary in appearance depending on the Notebook PC model.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 13 Microphone The built-in microphone can be used f or video conferencing , voice narrations , or simple audio recording . Camera indicator The camera indicator lights up when the built-in camer a is in use. Camera The built-in camera allows y ou to take pictures or record videos using your Notebook PC. Display panel This high-[...]

14 Notebook PC E-Manual T ouchpad The touchpad allows the use of multi-gestures to na vigate onscreen, providing an intuitiv e user experience. It also simulates the functions of a regular mouse. NOTE: F or more details, refer to the Using touchpad gestures section in this manual. Po wer button Press the po wer button to turn your Notebook PC on or[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 15 Bottom NOTE: The bott om side may vary in appearance depending on model. W ARNING! The bottom of the Notebook PC can get warm to hot while in use or while charging the battery pack. When w orking on your Notebook PC, do not place it on surfaces that can block the vents. IMPORT ANT! Battery time varies by usage and by the spe[...]

16 Notebook PC E-Manual Right Side Mini SIM card slot (optional) This built in Mini SIM card slot comes with a SIM tray that supports L TE, GSM* and WCDM A* network bands. T o use this slot, press the SIM tray to r elease then slide it out of the slot. Place your SIM on the tra y , as indicated by the arrow , then slide back in until the SIM tray c[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 17 Left Side Po wer (DC) input port Inser t the bundled power adapter int o this port to charge the battery pack and supply power to your Notebook PC. W ARNING! The adapter may become w arm to hot while in use. Do not cover the adapter and keep it aw ay from your body while it is connected to a power sourc e. IMPORT ANT! Use on[...]

18 Notebook PC E-Manual T wo- color battery charge indicator The two-color LED provides a visual indication of the battery ’ s charge status. Ref er to the following table f or details. Color Sta tus Solid Green The Notebook PC is plugged to a power sourc e and the battery power is between 95% and 100%. Solid Orange The Notebook PC is plugged to [...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 19 USB 3.0 port with USB Charger+ This USB 3.0 (Universal Serial Bus 3.0) port provides a transfer rate of up to 5 Gbit/s and is backward compa tible to USB 2.0. The icon indicates this port’ s USB Charger+ featur e which allows you to quick -charge mobile devices. Memory card reader This Notebook PC has a built-in memory car[...]

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Notebook PC E-Manual 21 Chapter 2: Using your Not ebook PC[...]

22 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting started Charge y our Notebook PC. A. Plug the AC pow er adapter into a 100V~240V pow er source. B. Connect the DC power connector into y our Notebook PC’ s power (DC) input. Charge the Notebook PC for 3 hours bef ore using it in battery mode for the rst time. NOTE: The po wer adapter may vary in appearance, depe[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 23 IMPORT ANT! • Locatetheinput/outputratinglabelony ourNotebookPCand ensure that it matches the input/output rating inf ormation on your power adapter . Some Notebook PC models may have multiple rating output currents based on the available SKU . • EnsurethatyourNotebookPC[...]

24 Notebook PC E-Manual Lift to open the display panel. Press the po wer button.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 25 Moving the pointer Y ou can tap or click anywhere on the touchpad to activate its point er , then slide your nger on the touchpad to mov e the pointer onscreen. Slide horizontally Slide vertically Slide diagonally Gestures for the touchpad Gestures allow you to launch pr ograms and access the settings of y our Notebook PC[...]

26 Notebook PC E-Manual One -nger gestures Click/tap Double tap/double click Click/tap on the touchpad to launch and activate apps and programs . Double -tap/double- click on an active screen to minimize or maximize it on your display panel . Drag and drop Click on an active screen then slide the same nger without lifting it o the touchpad[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 27 T wo-nger gestures T wo-nger scroll (up/down) T wo-nger scroll (left/right) Slide two ngers to scroll up or down. • Slidetwongerstoscrollleft or right. • Whilebrowingaw ebpage, slide two ngers to the left or right to go back or move to the next web page visited. Dr[...]

28 Notebook PC E-Manual Swipe left/swipe right If you opened multiple tabs on your web bro wser , swipe three ngers left or right to switch between these tabs. Three-nger gesture Swipe down Swipe down to see an ov erview of all the screens currently opened on Chrome™.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 29 Using the keyboard The following shortcut keys on your Notebook PC’ s keyboard can be used to launch programs and functions while using your Chr ome™ OSoperating system. Goes back to the previous page Moves to the next page. Reloads your current web page . Activates full-screen mode f or the currently opened screen. Swit[...]

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Notebook PC E-Manual 31 Chapter 3: W ork ing with Chrome™ OS[...]

32 Notebook PC E-Manual Starting for the rst time When you start your Notebook PC for the rst time , a series of screens appear to guide you in conguring your Chr ome™ operating system. T o start your Notebook PC: 1. Press the power button on your Not ebook PC. Wait f or a few minutes until the setup screen appears. 2. From the setup scr[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 33 Sign-in area After turning on your Notebook PC, the sign-in screen appears so you can choose to work on Chr ome™ OS using either of the following options. IMPORT ANT! Ensure you have Internet connection before choosing an y of the following sign-in options . Brow se as Guest This option is recommended if y ou simply want t[...]

34 Notebook PC E-Manual User ac count Use this option to access apps and other pr ograms oered in Chr ome™ OS and save downloaded les , apps, and brow ser histories right into your user account. Signing in to your user ac count Select the user account you want to use then type your passw ord on the enter passwor d eld. Adding a user acc [...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 35 Using your desktop Apps list Start work ing on your Notebook PC by launching apps that can be accessed after signing in to your user ac count. These apps enable a variety of functions that can help you maximize the features of y our Notebook PC. T o launch the app list, click on the launcher . NOTE: When br owsing as a guest[...]

36 Notebook PC E-Manual Adding apps on the launcher T o add more apps on the launcher: 1. Click . 2. R ight-click on the app you want to add on the launcher then select Pin to shelf Deleting apps from the launcher T o delete any of the apps you curren tly have on the launcher: 1. R ight-click on the app you want to delete. 2. Select Unpin. Congu[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 37 Status area At a glance, the sta tus area displays an ov erview of your Google user account information. It also allows y ou to change the settings of your Notebook PC and your current user ac count. Launching the status area T o launch the status area, click anywhere on the status ar ea box on the lower right corner of your[...]

38 Notebook PC E-Manual Inside the status area User acc ount This shows the currently used Google user acc ount. Settings Click this option to access your Chr ome™ OS settings. Sign out Click this option to sign out from the curren t user account. Network Click this option to view your current network connection, available network connections, an[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 39 V olume Drag the volume slider to the left or to the right to turn the volume up or down on your Not ebook PC. Battery status This shows the current ba ttery life percentage of your Notebook PC. It also calculates the remaining time before y our battery becomes discharged or fully-charged again. Date and time Click this opti[...]

40 Notebook PC E-Manual Connecting to the Internet Internet connection is a must for you to work on Chr ome™ OS via your Notebook PC. Connect to the Internet wirelessly using a Wi-Fi connection. Enabling your W i-Fi c onnection T o enable your Wi-F i connection: 1. Launch the status area. 2. Select No Network > T urn W i-Fi on... Switching t o[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 41 Adding a netw ork connection T o add a new network connection to your list of networks: 1. Launch the status area. 2. Click Settings. 3. Under Internet Connection , select Add connection.[...]

42 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. Choose Add W i-Fi... or Add private networ k... then input the necessary details to setup your new network connection. 5. Click Connect to start connecting to the Internet using this new network connection.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 43 Chrome bro wser The Chrome bro wser is your main tool to go online . Aside from the Internet, this browser also display s most of the applications launched in the Chrome™ OS. T o launch the Chrome browser , click on the launcher . Inside the Chrome brow ser Previousandne xtwebpageicons Press these ic ons to [...]

44 Notebook PC E-Manual T ab The tab allows you t o launch multiple sites or applications on your Chrome bro wser . Close Click this option to close the current tab . New tab Click this option to launch a new tab on your Chrome br owser . Address bar The address bar displays the curr ent le path or website addr ess of the tab you are viewing . Y[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 45 Printing documents Using the print featur e of your Notebook PC’ s Chrome™ OS, you can save les in PDF format or cr eate hard copies via Google Cloud P rint. Saving PDF les T o save your le in PDF f ormat: 1. Open the le you want to print then press . 2. On the lef t side of your screen, select the settings y[...]

46 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. I n the next screen that appears, select which location you want to save your le as a PDF then type in your pr eferred le name in the File name bo x. 5. Click Save to create the pdf le into the loca tion and exit.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 47 Google Cloud Print If you need to create le print outs from your Notebook PC, you ma y do so using the Google Cloud Print featur e. Google Cloud Print allow s you to creat e hard copies using these key ingredien ts: cloud-based technology , an active Internet connection, and a cloud print enabled printer . Refer to the fo[...]

48 Notebook PC E-Manual Connecting a classic printer to Google Cloud Print Classic printers are printers that do not aut omatically support Google Cloud Print and needs to be manually setup f or use with Google T o use a classic printer with your Notebook PC, you need t o connect the said printer to Google Cloud Print via a compa tible W indows® c[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 49 T o connec t classic printers to Google Cloud print: 1. Connect your preferred printer to your c omputer then turn on both devices. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that your printer is already installed to y our computer before pr oceeding with the next steps. 2. Connect your computer to the Internet then open your Google Chrome brow ser[...]

50 Notebook PC E-Manual 6. Under Classic Printers click A dd printers. 7. Sign in using your Google account. 8. I n the next screen, click the printer that you want to c onnect to Google Cloud Print then click Add print er(s). 9. The following screen appears when you hav e successfully set up your printer with Google Cloud Print.[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 51 Using Google Cloud Print to cr eate printouts After successfully connecting your printer with Google Cloud P rint, you can start printing les from your Notebook PC using the follo wing procedures: 1. Open the le you want to print then press . 2. Under the Destination option, click Change... 3. From the list of register[...]

52 Notebook PC E-Manual Managing your les Manage and store les on your Notebook PC using the F iles app and Google Drive app on the Chrome™ OS. Using these apps, you can st ore and edit various les such as documents, images, audios , and videos while working on your Notebook PC. Y ou may also save and access these les via Google Drive[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 53 File locations This column shows y ou the currently available le locations . This also shows all the external storage devices that ar e currently connected to your Notebook PC. Search Click on the search button to enable the sear ch box. T o use the search box, type the le name you wan t to locate then press . Settings[...]

54 Notebook PC E-Manual Acc essing les stored on y our Notebook PC The Downloads folder inside the F iles app is where your Notebook PC stores all types of les downloaded online or sav ed on your Notebook PC. T o access these les, simply launch the F iles app then select the Downloads folder and click the le you wan t to open. Moving ?[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 55 Unmounting devices T o ensure that your devices ar e safely disconnected from your Not ebook PC, unmount them rst via Files app using the f ollowing steps: 1. Click > . 2. S elect the device you want to unmount then click . 3. Once the unmounted device no longer appears on the le locations column, you may r emove th[...]

56 Notebook PC E-Manual Google Drive Google Drive is a 15 GB cloud storage system y ou can access on your Notebook PC via your Google account. It allows y ou to sync and access your les across other devices such as mobile phones , tablet PCs, and other Notebook PCs. There are two w ays in which you can access Google Drive on y our Notebook PC: v[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 57 Launching the Google Drive app By accessing the Google Drive app , you can customize its settings and maximize the use of Google Drive. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that you are connected to the Internet when launching the Google Drive app. T o launch the Google Drive app, click > . Moving your do wnloads to Google Drive By default[...]

58 Notebook PC E-Manual Inside the Google Drive app Create Click this option to create a new le that is aut omatically saved in your Google Drive. Upload Click this option to upload les or folders from another loca tion into your Google Drive . File locations This column shows y ou the currently available le locations inside your Google Dr[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 59 Searchbox T ype the name of the le, folder , or Google document that you want to nd you wan t to locate inside Google Drive then press or click . Search Click this button to start searching for the indicated le name . Details and activity Click this option to show the activity log of your Google Drive account and[...]

60 Notebook PC E-Manual Resetting your Notebook PC In case you need to reset your Chr ome™ OS to its default settings, you may do so using P owerwash. Using P owerwash W ARNING! • Backupallyourdatabeforeperformingthisoption. • AlldatastoredlocallyinyourNot ebookPCaredeletedwhenusing?[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 61 3. Click Po werwash. 4. When prompted, click Restart. 5. I n the Pow erwash your Chrome devic e window , click Reset to proceed.[...]

62 Notebook PC E-Manual Turning your Notebook PC off Y ou can turn o your Notebook PC by doing either of the follo wing procedures: Using Chr ome™ OS 1. Launch the status area. 2. Click . Using the pow er button on your Notebook PC Y ou can also use this option to turn o your Notebook PC in case it becomes unresponsive . IMPORT ANT! Save yo[...]

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64 Notebook PC E-Manual Useful tips for your Notebook PC T o help you maximize the use of your Notebook PC, maintain its sy stem performance, and ensure all your data are kept secur ed, here ar e some useful tips that you can follo w: • Unlessabsolutelynecessary,r efrainfromusingfor ceshutdownto turn o your Notebo[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 65 Hardware FAQs 1. A black dot, or sometimes a colored dot, appears onscreen when I turn on the Notebook PC. What should I do? Although these dots normally appear onscreen, they will not aect your system. If the incident continues and subsequently aects system performance, consult an authorized ASUS service center . 2. M[...]

66 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. My battery LED indicator does not light up. What’ s wrong? • Checkwhetherthepoweradapterorbatt erypackis attached correctly . Y ou may also disconnect the power adapter or battery pack, wait for a minute, then reconnect them again to the power outlet and Notebook PC. • Ifthepro[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 67 Software FAQs 1. When I turn on my Notebook PC, the pow er indicator lights up but not my driv e activity indicator . System bootup does nothappenaswell. WhatcanIdotoxthis? Y ou can try doing any of the following suggestions: • For ceshutdowny ourNotebookPCbypressing[...]

68 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. MyNotebookPCdoesnotbootup.Ho wcanIxthis? Y ou can try doing any of the following suggestions: • Removeallconnecteddevicestoy ourNotebookPCthen restart your system. • Iftheproblemstillexists,contactyourlocalASUSservice[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 69 Appendices[...]

70 Notebook PC E-Manual Internal Modem Compliancy The Notebook PC with internal modem model complies with JA TE ( Japan), FCC (US, Canada, Korea, Taiw an), and CTR21. The internal modem has been appro ved in accordance with C ouncil Decision 98/482/EC for pan-European single terminal connection to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Howev[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 71 Network C ompatibility Declaration Statement to be made by the manufacturer to the Notied Body and the v endor: “ This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and any notied networks with which the equipment may ha ve inter- working diculties. ” Statement to be made by[...]

72 Notebook PC E-Manual This table show s the countries curr ently under the CTR21 standard. Country Applied More T esting Austria 1 Ye s No Belgium Ye s No Czech Republic No Not Applicable Denmark 1 Ye s Ye s Finland Ye s No Franc e Ye s No Germany Ye s No Greece Ye s No Hungary No Not Applicable Iceland Ye s No Ireland Ye s No Italy Still Pending[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 73 This information was copied fr om CETECOM and is supplied without liability. F or updates to this table, y ou may visit http://www.cetec om.de/technologies/ctr_21. html 1 National requirements will apply only if the equipment ma y use pulse dialling (manufacturers may state in the user guide that the equipment is only intend[...]

74 Notebook PC E-Manual • Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdier entfromthatto which the receiver is connected. • Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. W ARNING! The use of a shielded-type power cord is r equired in order to meet FCC emission l[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 75 Declaration of C onformity (R&T TE directive 1999/5/EC) The following items w ere completed and are c onsidered relevant and sucient: • Essentialrequirementsasin[ Article3] • Protectionrequir ementsforhealthandsafetyasin[Article3.1a] • T estingforelectric?[...]

76 Notebook PC E-Manual ICRadiationExposureStatemen tforCanada This equipment complies with IC radiation exposur e limits set forth for an uncontrolled envir onment. T o maintain compliance with IC RF exposure compliance requiremen ts, please avoid direct contact to the transmitting ant enna during transmitting. End users must follo [...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 77 Déclaration d’Industrie Canada r elativ e à l’ expositionauxondesradio Cet appareil est conf orme aux limites d’ exposition aux radiations d’Industrie Canada dénies pour un environnement non-contr ôlé. Pour maint enir la conformité av ec les exigences d’ exposition RF d’IC, veuillez éviter t[...]

78 Notebook PC E-Manual Fr ance Restricted Wireless F requenc y Bands Some areas of Franc e have a restricted frequency band. The worst case maximum authorized power indoors are: • 10mWfortheentire2.4GHzband(2400MHz–2483.5MHz) • 100mWforfrequenciesbetween2446.5MHzand2483.5MHz NOTE: C[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 79 Departmentsinwhichtheuseofthe2400–2483.5MHzbandisper mittedwithan EIRP of less than 100mW indoors and less than 10mW outdoors: 01 Ain 02 Aisne 03 Allier 05 Hautes Alpes 08 Ardennes 09 Ariège 11 Aude 12 Aveyr on 16 Charente 24 Dordogne 25 Doubs 26 Drôme 32 Gers 36 Indre 37 Indre e[...]

80 Notebook PC E-Manual UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 cov ering telecommunications (telephone) equipment intended to be electrically connected to a telec ommunication network that has an operating voltage to gr ound that does not exceed 200V peak, 300V peak-to-peak, and 105V rms, and installed or used in accordance with the Na tional Elect[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 81 T V Notices Note to CA T V System Installer—Cable distribution system should be grounded (earthed) in accordance with ANSI/NFP A 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), in particular Sec tion 820.93, Grounding of Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable–installationshouldincludebondingthescreeno[...]

82 Notebook PC E-Manual Nordic Lithium Cautions (f or lithium-ion batteries) CAUTION! Danger of explosion if batt ery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’ s instructions. (English) AT TEN ZIO NE! Rischio di esplosione della[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 83 CTR 21 Approval (f or Notebook PC with built-in Modem) Danish Dutch English Finnish French[...]

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Notebook PC E-Manual 85 ENERGY ST AR complied product ENERGY ST AR is a joint program of the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U .S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the envir onment through energy ecient products and practices. All ASUS products with the ENERGY ST AR logo comply with the ENERGY ST AR standa[...]

86 Notebook PC E-Manual Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information W ARNING! T o prevent exposure to the optical drive ’ s laser, do not attempt to disassemble or repair the optical drive by yourself . For your safety , contact a professional technician f or assistance. CD-ROM Drive Safety W arning CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Service war[...]

Notebook PC E-Manual 87 Global Envir onmental Regulation C ompliance and Declaration ASUS follows the gr een design concept to design and manufacture our products, and makes sure that each stage of the product life cycle of ASUS product is in line with global environmental r egulations. In addition, ASUS disclose the relevant information based on r[...]

88 Notebook PC E-Manual Regional notice for Singapor e This ASUS product complies with IDA Standar ds. Complies with IDA Standards DB103778 Regional notice for India This product complies with the “I ndia E-waste (Management and Handling)Rule 2011” and prohibits use of lead, mercury , hexavalent chromium, polybr ominated biphenyls(PBBs) and pol[...]

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90 Notebook PC E-Manual EC Declaration of Confo rmity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, T AIWAN A uthorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 4088 0 RATINGEN Country: G ERMANY declare the follo wing app aratus: Product name : No[...]