Acer Aspire 5650 manual

Vodafone Mobile Connect Quick Start Guide for Acer Notebooks Important: Y ou may need to contact Vodafone Support Hotline to ac tivate your Vodafone 3G SIM before you can con nect.[...]

Changes may be made peri odically to the i nformation in this publication without obligation to notify any pers on of such revi sions or change s. Such chan ges will be in corpor ated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publ ications. This company makes no representati ons or warranties, ei ther expressed or im plied, with[...]

Disposal instructions iv Welcome v Attention v Your Vodafone SIM card v Important tips: vii How to activate yo ur Voda fone SIM 1 Vodafone Activa tion Hotline: 1 Vodafone Support Nu mbers: 2 How to enable or disable 3G/ WLAN on your Acer computer 3 Enable 3G 3 Enable WLAN 3 How to use the Vodafone Mobile Connect software 4 Set up the Vodafone M o b[...]

iv Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To min imize pollution and ensure utmo st protection of the global environment, p lease recycle. USA For electronic produc ts containing an L CD/CRT monitor o r display: Lamp(s) inside th is product c ontain mercury and mu st be recycled o r disposed of acc[...]

v Welcome Welcome to the world of mobile commun ications! Once you have activa ted the Vodafone Mobile Connect software you will be able to: • Connect to the Vo dafone network wh ilst on the move to browse the Internet or pick up E -mail. • Find the address of the nearest WLAN location ("hotspot" ) and connect to it. • Write and rec[...]

vi 3 To access the SIM card slot, pull the me tal slide to release the lock and then swing the card slot cover out to 90 degrees with your finger tip. 4 Put the new SIM card into the SIM card slot. 5 Close the SIM card slot cover and pull the me tal slide back up to lock the SIM card into place. 6 Insert battery and power on the computer.[...]

vii Important tips: 1 The Vodafone 3G SIM (Sub scriber Identity Module ) is already embedded in this Acer computer. The battery must be removed an d the power disconnected before removal or installation of the Vodafone SIM. 2 The Vodafone 3G SIM must be activated in the country where the notebook was pu rchased. For examp le, if you bought you r co[...]

viii[...]

1 How to activate your Vodafone SIM Your Acer computer includes a SIM that allows you to ac cess the Vodafone network. The SIM must be activated befo re you can connect to the Internet. If your SIM was activated when you purchased your compu ter, simply double-click the Vodafone icon on th e desktop to connect. Vodafone Activation Hotline: If your [...]

2 Vodafone Support Numbers: Country Contact detail UK www.vodafone.co. uk/mobileconnect - Short 1205 (from Vodafone network) - Long 08700 700045 (from any other network) Germany www.vodafone.de/bu siness/support_download/. - Short 1234 (from Vodafone network) - Long 0800/172 1234 (from any other network) France www.sfr.fr If you have any qu estions[...]

3 How to enable or disable 3G/WLAN on your Acer computer Note: You must en able the 3G or WLAN b efore you can open a 3G or wireless connection. Enable 3G Push the switch to the right. The green LED lig hts up when 3G is enabled. Repeat the same step to disable 3G, the LED will tu rn off. Enable WLAN Push the switch to the left. The orange LED lig [...]

4 How to use the Vodafone Mobile Connect software Vodafone Mo bile Connect allo ws you to co nnect to the Voda fone Network and includes tools that allow you to manage your usag e, send and receive SMS messages from your computer an d choose your netwo rk preferences. The power, battery, B luetooth and wire less com munication status indicators are[...]

5 Software Overview The Vodafone Mobile Connect software is designed to let you perform the most common actions by clicking on a single butto n. 1 Connect/Disconnect: C onnect via th e mobile phone network, or public Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) "hotspots". 2 Start programs: Start programs that you us e frequently. 3 Get support: Ge[...]

6 Open a Mobile Connection To browse web pages or col lect your ema il, you nee d to conn ect to the Internet. The Vodafone Mobile Conn ect software provides two connect butto ns to open such a connection. When you have started the program, these are in the top left-hand corner of the pro gram window, and are m arked "Mobile" and "WL[...]

7 Open a WLAN Connection Click the "WLA N" connect button to b rowse web pages or collect your email via a WLAN * (Wireless Local Area Network) hotspot. The WLAN conn ect button is in the top left-hand corner of the prog ram window, ri ght next to the "Mobile" connect button. You may sometimes be asked to enter a number to which[...]

8 Find a Vodafone WLAN Hotspot Not all Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN s) are public, and even when they are, they only offer small coverag e areas, known as "hotspots". So , if you want to use WLAN, you will have to find a hotspot first. The Vodafone Mobile Conn ect software contains a database of all the W LAN hotspots run by or fo r[...]

9 Use SMS Text Messaging With the Vodafone Mobile Connect so ftware, you can se nd and rece ive SMS (Short Message Service) text me ssag es straight from your computer. The program provides an easy way to view messages you have received, create new messages, and manage contact details for frequently-used SMS numbers. SMS Inbox When you click on the[...]

10 Tip: Just as you do not need to make a call to send an SMS from a phone, you do not need to open a connection to send an SMS with the Vodafone Mo bile Connect software. Managing SMS Contacts Just below the SMS toolbar is a row of tabs. Click "Con tacts " to view the Contacts list. New SMS Contact Clicking the "New" b utton on[...]

11 Hints and Tips If no device can be found If the Vodafone Mobile Co nnect software doe s not recognise or is unable to find your embedded d ata card, follow th e steps below: • Select "Tool s>Mobile Profiles>Re store" and restore the Profile. • Select "Tools>Mobile Profiles>New" and c reate a new Profile for yo[...]

12 If you have problems when roaming • Select "Tools> Select Networ k>Manually... " and try connecting to a different network, even if it is labelled "Not allowed". This will update the network information. • Switch b etween "T ools>Select Network> Automatically" an d "Tools>Select Network>Ma[...]

13 Glossary Item Description Embedded data card Integrat ed compo nent of la ptop or not ebook c omputers that is used to open a data conn ection over the mobile phone network. Dual-band Tri-band Quad-band Refers to the frequency bands supported by the data card for GPRS and SMS (Short Message Service) in different world regions; UMTS has a sing le[...]

14 Roaming Connect ing via networks o t her than your own op erator's network. This typically occurs when you are abroa d, but is also possible at home. SIM Subscriber Identity Module is the small, postage-s tamp- sized chip that you received together with your mobile subscriber contract. The SIM has gold contac ts on one side . SIM Activation[...]