Acer XE.H72PN.002 manual

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Model number: _________________ _________________ Serial number: _______ _____________________ _______ Date of purchase: __ _____________________ _________ Place of purchase: _____________________ ___________ © 2011 All Rights Reserved. Acer ICONIA T AB User Guide Original Issue: 03/ 2011[...]

Your guides iii First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer co mpute r your ch oice fo r meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer computer, we ha ve designed a set of guides: First off, the setup poster helps you get started with setting up your computer. The ICONIA TAB Generic User Guide conta[...]

First things first iv Basic care and tips for using your computer Turning your computer on and off To turn on the computer, simply press and release the power button in the right-hand hinge. Please refer to the setup poster for the location of the power button. To turn the power off, do any of th e followin g: • Use the Windows shutdown command C[...]

Basic care and tips for using your co mputer v on the plug. • The total ampere ratings of the equipmen t plugged in should not exc eed the ampere rating of the cord if you are using an extension cord. Also, the total current rating of a ll equipment plugged into a single wall outlet should not exceed the fuse rating.[...]

First things first vi Cleaning and servicing When cleaning the computer, follo w these steps: 1 Turn off the computer and remove the battery pack. 2 Disconnect the AC adapter. 3 Use a soft, moist cloth. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. If either of the following occurs: • the computer has been dropped or the body has been damaged ; • the [...]

Safety instructions vii Information for your safety and comfort Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. Turning the product off before cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liq uid cleaners or [...]

Information for your safety and comfort viii exceed the extension cord ampere ra ting. Also, ma ke sure that the total rating of all products plugg ed into the wall outlet d oes not exceed the fuse rating. • Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load must n ot exceed 80% of the bra[...]

Safety instructions ix General • Do not use t his product near water. • Do not place this prod uct on an unstable cart, stand or tab le. If the product falls, it could be seriously damaged. • Slots and openings are provid ed fo r ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the produc t and to prote ct it from ov erheatin g. These openings m u[...]

Information for your safety and comfort x Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adju stment of other controls may result in damage and will often requ ire extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the pro duct to normal co ndition. Guidelines for safe battery usage This computer us[...]

Radio frequency interference xi Note : Please refer to www.acer.com for battery shipping documents. Replacing the battery p ack The computer uses Lithium-ion batteries . Replace the battery with the same type as that which came bundled with your product. Use of another b attery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Warning! Batteries may ex plod[...]

Information for your safety and comfort xii Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device to determ ine if they are adequately shielded from exte rnal RF energy or if you have an y questions. Switch off your device in health care facilities when an y regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care f[...]

Emergency calls xiii atmospheres include areas where you would norm ally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Sparks in such areas cou ld cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily inju ry or even death. Switch off the device at refueling poin ts such as near gas pumps at service stati ons. Observe restrictions on the use of radio equipm[...]

Information for your safety and comfort xiv If you have these sympto ms, or any ot her recurring or persistent discomfort and/or pain related to computer use, co nsult a physician immediately and inform your company's heal th and safety department. The following section provides tips for more comfortable computer use. Finding your comfort zone[...]

Tips and information for comfortable use xv • Using a task light. • Changing the disp lay's viewing angle. • Using a glare-reduction fil ter. • Using a display visor, such as a pi ece of cardboard extended from the display's top front edge. • Avoid adjusting your display to an awkward viewin g angle. • Avoid looking at bright [...]

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First things first iii Your guides iii Basic care and tips for using your computer iv Turning your computer on and off iv Taking care of your computer iv Taking care of your AC adapter iv Cleaning a nd servicing vi Information for your safety and comfort vii Safety instructions vii Warnings vii Radio frequen cy interferenc e xi Medical de vices xi [...]

Media content types 18 DMS (Digital Media Server) devices 18 Display media content 18 Save media content 19 Search media 19 Media sharing settings 19 Device Control 20 Using the virt ual keyboa rd 22 SocialJo gger 23 Sharing content 25 Settings 26 Acer Backup Ma nager 27 Power management 29 Recovering yo ur system 29 Battery pack 30 Battery pack ch[...]

communication devices (RSS-2 10) 44 Exposure of humans to RF fields (RSS-102) 44[...]

English Tablet PC 1 Your Acer tablet PC tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer comp uter. You can enter information in to you new computer via the touchscreen or with the keyboard dock. Note : The keyboard dock is optiona l. Tablet PC Your new computer has two compon ents, the ta[...]

Your Acer tablet PC tour 2 English Back view 4 Windows key / power status indicator Press once to open the Start menu or wake tablet from Sleep mode . Press the power butto n while holdin g the Windows key to perform the < Ctrl > + < Alt > +< Del > functio n (this is referred to as the "Windows Security Button" in the op[...]

English Tablet PC 3 Top view Bottom view Note : Display orientation ma y be fixed when applications designed for a specific orientation are runnin g. These include games and other full-screen application s. When making video ca lls, you should always hold the tablet in landscape orientation. No. Item Description 1 Ventilation slot Provides adequate[...]

Your Acer tablet PC tour 4 English Left view Right view No. Icon Item Description 1 Headphone jack Connects to audio dev ices (e.g., speakers, headphones). Supports compatible 3.5 mm head sets with built-in micropho ne (e.g. Acer smart handheld headsets). 2 Battery LED Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Charging: Amber. 2. Fully charg[...]

English Booting your tablet 5 Booting your tablet There are three ways to boot your tablet: 1 Quick bo ot: Pres s the power bu tton; no external USB keyboard su pport before Windows boots; always boots from the SSD; overrides BIOS settings. 2 Normal boot: Simultaneously press the p ower button and the Windows key; supports USB keyboard, < F2 >[...]

Your Acer tablet PC tour 6 English Secure the tablet to the keyboard dock Place the tablet on the dock, ensuring you hear two clicks. Use th e latch to secure the tablet. Note : Remove the ta blet by releasing the latch an d lifting the tablet from the camera side. Warning: Do not lift th e tablet from the speaker side. Keyboard dock The following [...]

English Keyboard dock 7 Front view Left view 3 Acer FineTrack pointing device Pointing device to co ntrol cursor movement. 4 Latch Secures the tablet to the keyboard dock when closed. 5 Left and right buttons Function li ke the left and right mouse buttons. No. Item Description 1 Latch S ecures the tablet to the keyboard dock when closed. No. Icon [...]

Your Acer tablet PC tour 8 English Right view Environment No. Icon Item Description 1 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera ). • Temperature: • Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C • Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C • Humidity (n on-conde nsing) : • Operating: 20% to 80% • Non-operating: 20% to 80% 1[...]

English 9 Acer Ring Acer Ring incorporates a number of useful functions and tools in one easy- to-use interface. Tap the touchscreen with all five fingers at once to display Acer Ring. On one side of Acer Ring y ou can see a selection of AppC ards. You can scroll through the applications and tap on a c ard to open the application. Icon Item Descrip[...]

Acer Ring 10 English Sync function Press to run all existing sync/backup jo bs, includin g sync jobs created in the Migration and Synchroniza tion Wizard. Please refer to Acer Backup Manager on page 27 . Clean Disk function The Clean Disk functions lists files that have not been used recently and have been successfully backed up. You c an delete th[...]

English 11 TouchBrowser TouchBrowser is specifically designed to offer you a more comfortable web surfing experience when using touch input. Open Ac er Ring and tap the TouchBrowser AppCard to launch the br owser. The toolbar at the top of the screen gives you easy co ntrol over the open page.[...]

TouchBrowser 12 English To enter a website address, tap the URL bar. A keyboa rd icon will display, allowing you to open a virtual keyboard and enter text, or use handwriting to enter the URL. You can use a pinch action to zoom in to content on the page. No. Item Description 1 Back Go back on e page. 2 Forward Go forward to the next page in the bro[...]

English 13 Adding a page to your Favorites To add a page to your Favorites, tap the Add to Favorites icon, give the page a name (the page title will be used by default) and select a folder to save the URL to.[...]

My Journal 14 English My Journal My Journal is a handy place for you to keep clippings of websites and other information you may want to refer to la ter. You can organize the information you wish to view from a number of sources on a single, easy-to-view page. Open Acer Ring and scrol l through the AppCards to My Journal. Tap th e AppCard to open t[...]

English Editing pages 15 Note : When you have finished editing your clips, tap to return to viewing mode. If you want to edit a web clip at a later time, tap the edit icon to enter edit mode. Editing pages In edit mode, you can resize web clips by dragg ing the corners of the web clip to the size you want. You can also move web clips to other page [...]

My Journal 16 English Tap the browser screen to select the area you wan t to crop; tap and drag on any of the circles on the corner of the crop window to expand it to include all the information you want to capt ure. When you have finished selecting the ar ea you want to crop , tap the area to open a menu that will allow you to paste the content in[...]

English Web Clip 17 In My Journal, tap a clip to select it, then yo u can position it on the page and stretch it by dragging the corners to the desired size. To delete a web clip, tap the clip in My Journal and tap the trash can icon. Note : If the web clip comes from a site that requires a login, the clip will be grayed out and a key icon will sho[...]

Acer clear.fi 18 English Acer clear.fi Acer clear.fi is a home media database viewer and con troller. It allows you to browse media content, such as music, ph otos, or video s, on dev ices tha t are on the same network. Media content types When you launch Acer clear.fi, you c an choose the media co ntent type. There are three types defined: Video, [...]

English Media sharing settings 19 Save media content If you want to save media content to a remote device, you need to do the following: 1 Choose the media content. 2S e l e c t Save To . 3 Select the files you wish to save, then send them to the remote device. The target icon will change to display the status. You can vie w the save status progres[...]

Device Control 20 English Device Control Device Control is a convenient way for you to control the screen brightness and adjust the volume to suit your needs. It also in dicates the location of each port on your computer and allows you to turn your connectivity devices on or off, select a power scheme, lock your computer, turn it off, or place it i[...]

English 21 inserted a storage device into a USB port, you may tap the USB icon to open a context menu. Tap Open to view the files in Wind ows Explorer. To safely remove the device, sel ect Eject from the menu. There is also a context menu available for the HDMI c onnector.[...]

Using the virtual keyboard 22 English Using the virtual keyboard Microsoft Windows provides a conven ient virtual keyboard for entering data. To use the keyboard, tap a text box to display the keyboard ico n. Tap the icon to open the keyboard. Alternatively, tap and d rag the keyboard tab displayed on the left-hand side of the screen.[...]

English 23 SocialJogger Open Acer Ring and tap the SocialJo gger AppCard. SocialJogg er gives yo u one-touch ac cess to popular social networking sites: Facebook, YouTube and F lickr.[...]

SocialJogger 24 English Tap Log In to open the login wizard . You can log into all th ree supported services from a single login wizard. If you don’t already have an account with the supported services, you can cr eate an account from the wizard. Tap Continue to log into your account(s): Facebook[...]

English Sharing content 25 YouTube Flickr Sharing content You can upload cont ent to each service by tapping the Share on icon in the upper right-hand corner of the page. This will open a file browser abo ve the[...]

SocialJogger 26 English three service pages. Drag and dro p the co ntent you want to share to the desired service. Settings You can adjust the settings for each service by tapping the Settings icon. This opens the settings window with a tab for each service.[...]

English 27 Acer Backup Manager Acer Backup Manager includes a M igration and Synchro nization Wizard which runs after Windows 7 setup is complete. Additionally, yo u can launch it by double-clicking the deskto p shortcut. It helps you migrate system settings (e.g ., email settings and Internet Explorer Favorites) from an existing co mputer to your [...]

28 English Screen orientation and G-sensor Your computer has a built-in accele romete r that detects the tablet’s orientation and automatically rotates the screen to suit the orientation. You can lock the screen orientation by using the lock switch. The orientation may also be locked at other times, including: • When the tablet is attached to t[...]

English 29 Power management This computer has a built- in power management unit that monitors system activity. System activity refers to any ac tivity involving one or more of the following devices: keyboard, m ouse, hard disk, peripherals connected to th e computer , and video memory. I f no activi ty is detected for a period of time (called an in[...]

Battery pack 30 English Battery pack The computer uses a battery pack th at gives you long use between charges. Battery pack characteristics The battery pack has the following characteristics: • Employs current battery technology standards. • Delivers a battery-low warning. The battery is recharged whenever yo u connec t the computer to the AC [...]

English Charging the battery 31 Follow these steps again until the batte ry has been charged and discharged three times. Use this conditioning process for all new ba tteries, or if a battery hasn't been used for a long time. Warning: Do not expose battery pa cks to temperatures below 0° C (32° F) or above 45° C (113° F). Extreme temperatur[...]

Battery pack 32 English Battery low warning When using battery power pay atte ntion to the Windows power meter . Warning: Connect the AC adapte r as soon as possible after the battery-low warning app ears. Data will be lost if the battery becomes fully depleted and the computer sh uts down. When the battery low warning appears, the reco mmended cou[...]

English Connectivity options 33 Expanding through options Your compu ter offers you a complete mo bile comp uting experie nce. Connectivity options Ports allow you to connect peripheral de vices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. For instru ctions on how to connect different external devices to the computer, read the following section[...]

Expanding th rough opti ons 34 English Universal Serial Bus (USB) The 2.0 ports are a high-speed serial bus which allows you to connect USB peripherals without taki ng up system resources. High-Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/vide o interface. HDMI[...]

English BIOS utility 35 BIOS utility The BIOS utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer ’s BIOS. Your compu ter is alrea dy properl y configured and optimiz ed, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run it. To activate the BIOS utility, connect a USB k[...]

Frequently asked questions 36 English Frequently asked questions The following is a list of possible situations that may arise during the use of your computer. Easy solutions are provided for each o ne. I turned on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up. Look at the power indicator: • If it is not lit, no power is being supplied to[...]

English Requesting service 37 turned on. • Make sure that the printer cable is connected secu rely to a USB port and the printer. Requesting service Locating the Microsoft Cert ificate of Authenticity The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) proves that your computer was shipped with an authentic Microsoft oper ating system. It con tains a[...]

Frequently asked questions 38 English International Travelers Warranty Your computer is backed by an Inte rn ational Travelers Warranty (ITW) that gives you security and peace of mind when traveling. Ou r worldwide network of service centers are there to give you a helping hand. An ITW passport comes with yo ur computer. This passport c ontains all[...]

English Troubleshooting tips 39 Troubleshooting This chapter shows you how to deal with common system problems. Read it before calling a technician if a pro blem occurs. Solutions to more serious problems require openin g up the computer. Do not atte mpt to open the computer yourself; co ntact your dealer or authorized service center for assistance[...]

Regulations and safety notices 40 English Regulations and safety notices FCC statement This device has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device [...]

English LCD pixel statement 41 Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Compliant with Russian regulatory certification LCD pixel statement The LCD unit is produced with high-precision manu facturing techniqu es. Nevertheless, some pixels may occasion a[...]

Regulations and safety notices 42 English Wireless operation channels for different domains France: Restricted wireless frequency bands Some areas of France have a restricted frequency band. The worst case maximum authorized power indoors is: • 10 mW for the entire 2.4 GHz band (2400 MHz - 2483.5 MHz) • 100 mW for frequencies between 2446.5 MHz[...]

English The FCC RF safety requirement 43 Note : Your WLAN Card transmits less than 100 mW, but more than 10 mW. List of National Codes This equipment may be operated in the followin g countries: The FCC RF safety requirement The radiated output power of the wireless LAN Mini PCI C ard and Bluetooth card is far below the FCC radio frequen cy exposur[...]

Regulations and safety notices 44 English Canada — Low-power license-exempt radio communication devices (RSS-210) Exposure of humans to RF fields (RSS-102) The computer series employs low gain integral a ntennas that do not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada lim its for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health C[...]