Acer 5739 Series manual

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3 First things first We would like to thank you for mak ing an Acer notebook your 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 de[...]

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. 2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound record ing. 3 Display screen Also called Liquid[...]

5 English 4 Power button Turns the computer on a nd off. 5 HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active. Num Lock Lights up when Num Lock is activated. Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated. 6 Acer MediaTouch Touch sensitive controls for Acer Arcade, volume (up/down ) and media (play/p ause, stop, previous, next); with mute and hold k[...]

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 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control. 2 5-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. # Item De[...]

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 HDMI HDMI port Supports high definition digital video connecti ons. 5 eSATA eSATA port C[...]

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 lock Locks the battery in position. 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws). 4 Memory compartment Houses th e computer's main memory. 5 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal.[...]

11 English Specifications Operating system • Genuine Windows Vista ® Platform •I n t e l ® Centrino ® 2 processor technology, featuring: •I n t e l ® Core ™ 2 Duo proc essor • Mobile Intel ® PM45/GM45 Express Chipset* •I n t e l ® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* System memory • Dual-Ch annel SDRAM su pport • Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1[...]

12 English Communication • Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • Acer PureZone technology* • WLAN: Intel ® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* • WPAN: Bluetooth ® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)* • Modem: 56K ITU V.92; Wake-on-Ring ready • LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready Privacy co ntrol • Acer [...]

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 (n on-condensing): • 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 ref erence 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 anten na (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 Cen ter 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 fo[...]

17 English Watching TV with an external antenna or cable socket You may use conventional TV cables (co nnected to an external antenna or cable 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, usin g th[...]

18 English Running the Windows Media Center Setup wizard To watch TV on your computer, you need to run the Windows Media Center 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, you n eed to open W indows Media C enter: 1 Click Start , All Programs, and Wi ndows Media Center . 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 ma y use InstantOn Arcade (on[...]

20 English Remote control If your computer is bundled with a remote control fo r 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 [...]