BenQ S72 manual

W e lc ome J o ybook S72 Ser ies U ser's Man ual JB S72E.book Page i T uesday, March 29, 2005 6:13 PM[...]

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Table of Contents i Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Joybook S72 Features ................................. ......................................................... ... 1 Indicator Ligh ts ................................................................................................ 2 Left Side View ..................................................[...]

Table of Contents ii General ............................................................................................................. 46 Battery and P ower ........................................................................................... 46 Connection ...................................................................................[...]

Joybook S72 Fe atures 1 J o ybook S72 F eatures Pow er B ut to n T urns J oyb ook o n or off . QMedia XS / In ternet Explor er Hotk ey When pow er is off, this hotkey boots up Jo ybook in QMedia XS mode. Whil e under Windows, this hotke y star ts u p Inter net E xplorer. E-M ail H otk ey Starts up the Outlook Express e-mail client. Cu s t o mi z a [...]

Joybook S72 Features 2 Ind ic ator L ig hts Wi rele ss Connect ion Indi cator • When the wireless LAN func tio n is enabled, ligh t up in blue. • When the Bluet ooth function is enabled, lights up in amber . • When both the w ir eless LAN and Bl uetooth functions are enabled simultaneously , lig hts up in purple. P ower I ndicator L i g h t s[...]

Joybook S72 Fe atures 3 Left Side V iew Pow er Ja ck For co nnecting the A C adapter . USB P ort For connect ing periphe r als such as mic e, digi tal camera s and MP3 p la y er s that use the USB interfac e. PC Card Ejection Button Befo re eject ing a PC Card: 1. Quit all PC Card applications and shut down all PC Card functions. 2. Push in , then [...]

Joybook S72 Features 4 Rig ht Side V iew Earph one J ac k (with S PDIF ) Can be us ed to conn ect to an ear phone/h eadse t or ex ternal speaker for playing Joybook audio. DVD & CD- R W Combo /DVD- Du al/D VD Su pe r- M ulti ( O pt ional ) Sup ports multi- function al optical module fo r readi ng musi c CDs, V CDs and D VDs or bur ning CD- R/CD[...]

Joybook S72 Fe atures 5 Re ar Vie w USB Port For connect ing peri pherals such as mice, dig ital camer as and MP3 play ers that use the USB int erface S-Vide o Out Outputs an display si g n als to a television set or V CR. VG A Po r t For conne cting external d isplay device s, such as monitors an d pr o- jectors. Eth ern et Por t Allo ws Jo ybook [...]

Joybook S72 Features 6 W i rel ess Remo te Co nt ro l The wirele ss remote control allows you to opera t e t he multi media fu nctions of your Joybo ok. It can be inser t ed into the PC Card slot for easy accomm odation an d access. The wir eless control rec eption of the Joyb ook is turned off by default in order to save power . T o use the wir el[...]

Joybook S72 Fe atures 7 Changi ng the batter y • A new ba ttery will ru n out if you pr ess the laser b utt on continuou sly for approx imately two h ours. • When in st alling the battery, d o not push i t too hard aga in st the remot e control, or the remote contr ol will be damag ed. W hen v iewing digita l pictur es in QMedia Center ... W he[...]

Joybook S72 Features 8 Func t ion Hot k ey s Y ou can use the func tion ho t keys to access comm only used f unction s or make quick settings. T o use the hotk eys, pr ess and hold t he Fn ( Fun ct ion ) key at t he low er le ft corn er of the k eyboard, and then pr ess the desired hotkey . Fn + F1 Op en s hot ke y o n li n e help. Fn + F6 Acti va [...]

Joybook S72 Fe atures 9 Wi nd ow s Ke y Functionally equi valent to clicki ng the Start button on the Wi nd ow s d e sk to p. Nu m L k Act ivate s or d eac tivat es the num eric key pad integ ra ted in the k e y- board (i ndicated b y the light g r ay shade in the ill ustration above) . + T ab Mak es the next item on the Windo ws task bar active. C[...]

Getting Started with Windows XP 10 Getting Star t ed w ith W indows XP Y our J o ybook comes in stalled w ith Windows XP , Microsof t's latest ope rating syste m for consumer PCs. T h e first time you start up your Jo ybook, Window s XP wi ll ask you a few questions. Answer the questions to ensu re that your full r i g h ts are protected. If y[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 11 U s ing the Q-M edia Bar The Q-M edia Bar integrates a nu mber of softwar e applicatio ns t o e nhanc e the m ultimedia e xpe rience o n your J o ybook. Clic k o n the s mall triangle butto n and a rotating button bar will appear . Fro m th e Q -Med ia Bar, yo u ca n : Click to star t up In te r n e t Ex p l or er and surf [...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 12 Sett ing U p QMedia Bar Right-click o n the QMedia Bar and a menu will appear on it. Yo u c a n : • Le t QM ed i a Ba r appear on t op of all open progra ms by selecting Al ways on top . • Close QMedi a Bar by selecting Exit . • Customizing the P1 and P2 hotkeys on y o ur Jo ybook S72 b y selecting Ho tkey Setting . [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 13 QM edia Cente r With QMe d i a Ce n ter a n d you r w irele ss rem ot e co n t rol, yo u c an e a s i l y a n d c om - fortably enjoy the multi-media capabilities o f your Joyb ook. Playing Music/MP 3 CD in QMedia Cen t er 1. T urn on the p ower of y our Jo ybook. 2. Pr ess the button on the wireless remote contr o l, or cl[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 14 QM edi a Center M usi c Settings The Music se ttings of Q M edia Center allow y ou to customize th e music pl ayback function of QM edia Center acc ording to your pr efer ences. Press t he di rectional butto ns on the wireless remote c ontrol to select Settings an d press the OK button. In the Settings menu, you can pre ss[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 15 QM edia Cent er V CD/DV D Playback Se ttings If Settings is selected in the St op Men u, you will ente r the settings menu. In the Settings menu, you can pre ss a dire ctional button on the wireless remote con trol t o sel e ct an option and then t he OK bu tton t o select or chang e settin gs. to retu rn to t he pre viou s[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 16 V iew ing Di gital Pic tures 1. T urn on the pow er of y our J oybook. 2. Pr ess the button on the wireless remote contr o l, or click the button on the QMedia Bar to enter QMedia Center . 3. Press the up or down dir ectional button on the wireless remote co ntrol to select Pictur es and press the OK button. 4. T he cont e[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 17 Setti ng up QMedia Cen t er 1. T urn on the p ower of y our Jo ybook. 2. Pr ess the button on the wireless remote contr o l, or click the button on the QMe dia Bar to ent er QMedia Ce nter . 3. Pr ess the up or dow n directional butt ons on the wireless remote control t o sele ct Settings and press the OK button. 4. P ress [...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 18 Sendi ng and R eceiv in g E-mail Y ou can use Outlo ok Express t o send and rec eive e-mail. I n order t o use e-mail, y ou must have an account w ith an ISP (Inte rnet service provider) and perform need ed software config urati on. Fo r de t aile d in fo rma tio n on ac coun t s, p as s- words, e -mail server s and other [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 19 Getting On li ne Y ou c an use Inte rnet Exp l orer to browse web pages on t he Interne t and a cc ess va rious on -line in f or mation. In order to get online , you must ha ve an account w ith an ISP (In ternet servic e provider) and perform n eeded software co nfigurat ion. For det ailed in formation on acc ount s, pass- [...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 20 QM usic QM usic is t he perf ect t ool for managin g y our fa vori te mu sic c ollecti ons. Y ou ca n use it to play music CD s and MP3 files , bur n MP3 songs onto C Ds, con vert au dio CD tr acks to MP3 f ormat for st ora ge on your hard disk drive, or c r eate cu stom music compilatio n. If you also ha ve a BenQ Jo ybee[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 21 Con verting C D M usic into MP3 Format 1. I ns ert a music CD i nto the opt i cal dri v e of y o ur Jo ybook. 2. The songs on the music CD w ill automatic ally appear on the Song List. Click to select the songs y o u wish to con vert, or unchec k the unwant ed ones. 3. Click the button. A new playlist named N ew Album will [...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 22 Bur ning CD s Th e Nero Expr ess soft wa re th at co mes wi th yo ur Joybo ok S72 en able s you to bu rn differ ent types of data to CD by simply follo wing the easy step-by-s tep instruc- tions. Click the butt on on the QM edia Bar to open N ero Exp r ess. 1. Insert a blank CD into the CD-burner . 2. T ake burning an audi[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 23 hav e to delete some files fro m the selected files list by right-clicking a file and sele ct Dele te . Click Next . 7. The fol lo wi ng wi ndo w will a ppe ar . C l ic k Burn . 8. Ner o Express will s tart burning files on to the CD. 9. When the burning process ha s been carried out suc c essfully , the following d ia- log[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 24 CD you j ust burned or save th e setting of this CD f o r fut ur e use. Or , you can simp ly c lic k Exit t o exit Ner o Expr ess. For more in formatio n on how to use N ero Express , please con sult the o n-line Help by cl icking the ic on on the Nero Expr ess welcome window an d then sel ect Help T opics. JB S72E.book Pa[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 25 QCamera With QCame ra, you can not only c apture vi deo clips a nd photos ea sily but also manage them using different albums. What ’ s more, you can also burn them on CDs so you can s har e them w ith your family and friend s. Click the button on the QM edia Bar to open QCamera. In ord er to use QC amera, yo ur must ha v[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 26 Captur ing V ideos To c a p t u r e v i d e o s : 1. Click the Vid eo Mod e b utton to sw itch to the Video Mo de. 2. Click the Capture button. QCamera will start capturing video fro m the Pr eview w indow . T o s top capturi ng, click the button again. 3. The captured video will automatically be saved in the album as a th[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 27 3. Click t o sel ect the a lbum you want t o bu rn onto the CD from the l ist by check- ing the checkb ox besid e eac h album name. The total f ile size of select ed album(s) and remaining rec ordable disc space will appear instantly below . 4. If necessar y , click the button beside Burner to select the CD-burner to use. 5[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 28 QP resentation Wh en you pl ug an overhe ad project or into the V GA port of your J oyboo k, QPre - sent at ion aut omatical ly perfor m s the follo wing functi ons. 1. Detect that the project or has been c onnected an d begin linking up Jo ybook w i th it. This saves y ou from manually pres sing <F n>+<F3> t o[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 29 QP ow er QP ower is an advanced sy st em power mana ge ment too l sp ecifically designed for y our J o ybo ok. I n addi ti on t o the st and ar d pow er man agem en t functi ons pr o vided by the W indo ws system, QPo we r incor porates several features which allow you to precisely and meanwhile easily adjust system power s[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 30 3. The fol lo win g QP ow er wi ndo w will app e ar . 4. Cli ck to sel ect a profil e from t he Profi les box. When a profile is sele cted, its des cripti on will a ppea r in th e Profile descr iption bo x be l ow . 5. Adjust settings from the Settin g s bo x on the righ t by selec ting op t ions fr om the drop-down me nus[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 31 2. Select Configuratio n... fr om the menu that appears. 3. The QP owe r win do w wil l a p pe ar . 4. Click t o select a pro file fr om the Profiles box. W hen doing so , the des criptio n of the selected pr ofile and the application programs already associat ed with the pro file will a ppear i n the Profile descriptio n a[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 32 Re cor d i n g S m a r t - Be n Q V o ic e Re co rd er The B enQ V oi ce Recorder is a con venient tool for re c ordin g sounds using the built-i n micropho ne of your J oyboo k. In ad dition to n ormal record ing and p lay- back fu nctions, its noise cancellin g capabilit y , o nce activa t ed, helps to e liminate un want[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 33 3. Chec k the Microp hone Boos t checkbox a nd the clic k Close. Star t Recording 1. Click the New Re cordi ng button. 2. The dialog below will follow . Click to select an appr opriate sample rate and chan nel for recordin g, and t hen click OK . Selecting a hig her sample rate and Stereo channel w ill result in higher qual[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 34 U sing the B uilt-I n W ire less LAN F unction With the built-i n wireless L AN card on your Joyb ook, you can a ccess Ethernet network wirelessly without the constraints of network cables. At ho me or in the offic e, you need an acc ess point, which serves as an air station t o make transmission p ossible. Outdoors in pl [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 35 U sing Bluetooth (Optional) The Bluetooth function allows y ou to get connected to various de vice s and ser- vices that suppo rt Bluetooth tr ansmission. Y ou can get rid of tho se annoying cables when prin ting docum ents, sync hr oniz ing your PIM data with your PDA or anot her PC, mobile ph one or e v en shari ng a ne t[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 36 clic k Next . 7. Che ck the “Let me cho ose my own pa sskey” ra dio button an d enter a p asskey between 8 and 16 digits long. (Y ou can ent er any te xt you wish for a passk ey . Y ou will l ater be asked to ente r the same passkey on the Blu etooth de vice so th at they match.) Clic k Ne xt . 8. Y ou have completed a[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 37 2. In the “Send to” field, if the dis pla yed dev ic e isn’ t where you want t o send a file to, c lick Browse to have th e sy st em se arch for th e ava i la b le Bluet oo t h de v ices nearby . Otherwise click Next . 3. Click Browse to find a file on your Joyb ook to be se nt to the Blueto oth devi ce. Click Next . [...]

Booting up in QMedia XS 38 Booting up in QM edia XS W ith QMedia XS, you can play CD , V CD , DVD or MP3 music files w ithout start- ing up W indows. The r e are tw o wa ys of powe ring on y our J oy book. One is t he tra- ditional method of pressing the powe r button to boot up Windows. The other is pres sing - t he Internet E xplorer ho tkey - to[...]

Attaching External D i spl ay Devices 39 A t taching Ext ernal Displa y Dev ic es Atta ch i ng a V G A D i sp l ay De v ice When giv ing a pre sentation , you can o utput the J oybo ok S72' s video s ignal to a n externa l display dev ice, such as a projec tor or monitor . Pr es s the Fn + F3 hotk ey combin a- tion to switc h between J o ybook[...]

Attaching External Displa y Devi ces 40 S-V ideo Out The S-Video Out por t allows yo u to o utput display signals to a television set or V C R for viewing or r ecording. TV VC R JB S72E.book Page 40 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:13 PM[...]

Installing Additional Memory 41 Installing A d ditional M emor y Y ou can replac e the e xisting memory module with a higher -c apacity one . Befor e you upgrade or replac e memory , please ch eck on the BenQ web sit e to deter- mine the mod ule whic h can be used, or cont act BenQ di s tributo r or cust omer serv ice center . It is recommended tha[...]

Installing Additional Memory 42 2. Sl ide ba ttery re tainer 1 (as in dicated above) to the left to unlock the batte ry . 3. While moving ba ttery retainer 2 (as indi cated in s tep 2) to th e righ t, slide t he batter y in the direc tion sh own to r em ov e it from th e Joybook . 4. Use a screwdriver to r em ov e the screw t hat secu re s t he mem[...]

Installing Additional Memory 43 6. Align the memory mo dule with the slot, and the n insert it. W hen inserting, pay attention to the direction of the mem o ry modul e. 7. Gently push the free edge down wards until the module locks into place. 8. Replace th e cove r , and use a screwdriver to secure it with the screw . 9. Pl ace the batt ery on its[...]

Recovering Your System 44 R ec ov er ing Y our S yst em Should your syste m become unstable and y ou wish to rest ore it to its original state or make a backup, you c an do so fo llowing either of th e metho ds below : 1. T he Windows S ys tem Restore to ol 2. The Quic k Re cov ery function of your Joyb ook 3. The supplied Recove r y CDs It is r ec[...]

Recovering Your System 45 Us i n g t h e R e c o v e r y C D s • All pr ograms yo u installed or data you sav ed on driv e C: will b e era sed. Howev er, data on drive D: will not be a ffected. • Recover usi ng the Recovery CDs will c ause the Quick Recov ery function to becom e u n ava ilab le . If t his h ap pe ns , p le ase c on tact y our l[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 46 F A Q and T roubleshooting The fo llowin g are des criptio ns of situat ions that you may encou nter dur ing use of the J oybook , along with ba sic tro ublesh ooting st eps. I f you are not abl e to re solv e the issue, immediately c ontact a BenQ ser v ice center for assistance. General Wh at is Joybo ok? What are the d[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 47 Ho w come my notebook is not fully charged even after a full night charge? Mak e sure that the Jo ybook is r eceiving power . Is the cord plugged in correctly?. When the battery is installed in the computer and it is properly p l ugged in t o an AC outlet, ch eck to see i f the batt ery le v el i con is show ing a char ge[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 48 I hav e problem setting up w irele ss network. Please follow the instructions below to resol ve the problem: • Have you enab led th e wire less L AN fu nction of the J o yb ook? R emem ber to use the Fn + F12 function key combination t o enable it. • Click the Start but ton and select C ontrol P anel , Network and int[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 49 • D elete temporary file s and directories. This w ill increase hard disk space and reduce the time W indow tak es to access the hard driv e. It will also help to solve pr ob lems ass ociated with spoo ling print j o b. 1. C los e all runni ng pr ogra ms. 2. Click the Start button and select All Pro g rams , Acces so ri[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 50 DVD movies will not play . The region c ode of the DVD inserted must m at ch that of the D VD playback soft- ware used. This regi on code can b e set up to five t i m es. If you have not reach ed this limit, a pro mpt will appear that will allow you t o change the region cod e of the sof tware to match that of th e move. [...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 51 How can I judge if my L CD panel is out o f order and wh at should I do if it hap- pens? If y our Joybook cannot display images at the default resol ution, please visit the BenQ w ebs i te to dow nload and upda t e the lat est J oyboo k display drivers. Contact your BenQ dealer if either o f the following phenomen a occur[...]

Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Battery Maintenance 52 Information on Safet y , Cleaning , and Batter y M aintenance Safet y W hen setting up or o perating Joybook, please pa y special attention to the fo llow- ing : 1. K eep this manual in a safe p l ace for easy r ef erenc e when needed. 2. Make sure to follow all instr uctions and warnings [...]

Service and Supp ort 53 Ser vice a nd S uppor t BenQ J oybook Glob al Online Serv ice W e lcom e to Ben Q Joybo ok Gl ob a l Onl in e Se r vice (h tt p:/ /sup po r t.BenQ. com ). In ord er to ensur e you an en jo yable ex perience with you r Joyb ook, the follo wing supports ar e provided so y ou can get assist ed whenever and wherev er y ou are. ?[...]

Service and Support 54 JB S72E.fm Page 54 We dnesday, April 20, 2005 2:25 PM[...]