BenQ S52 manual

We l c o m e J o ybook S52 Ser ies U ser’ s M anual JB S52.book Page i Th ursday, February 3, 2005 2:10 PM[...]

C o pyri ght Copyright 2005 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reser ved . No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced, transmitted, transcr ibed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into an y language or co m pute r language, in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechan ical, magnetic, optical, chemical, man ual or otherwise, without t[...]

Table of Contents i Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Touring Yo ur Joybook ............................... ............... ........................................ 1 Left Side View ............................................................................................. 2 Right Side V iew ............................................................[...]

Table of Contents ii Connection ................................................................................................. 44 System ......................................................................................................... 45 Display .............................................................................................[...]

Touring Your Joybook 1 T ouring Y our Jo ybook Ha rd Dis k / Opti cal Dri ve A ctivity Indica tor Lights up in blue when J o yboo k S52 is accessing hard disk or op tical drive. Caps Lo ck Indi cator Ligh ts up in blue w hen th e Caps Lo ck is activated. Scro ll Lock I ndicato r Ligh ts up in blue w hen the Scroll Lock i s act ivated. Num Lock Ind [...]

Touring Your Joybook 2 Left Side V iew (1) Ken s i n gt o n Lo c k Ho l e Y ou ca n at ta ch a Kensington -t y pe lo ck a n d c a ble to th is hole to pr e ve nt theft. (5) IEEE 1394 (FireW ire) Por t For connecting hig h-speed peripher als such as dig ital vide o camera s and other con sumer el ectroni cs devi ces that use the IEEE 1394 (FireW ire[...]

Touring Your Joybook 3 Rig ht Side V iew (1) Mod em Port Ac c epts an analog telephone line for use with the internal modem. (3) VG A Po r t For connect ing extern al displ ay device s, such as mon itors and pro- jecto rs. (2) DVD Super-Multi/DVD+ R W/DV D & CD-RW C ombo Dr iv e (Optio nal) Supports multi-functional optical mod ule for readin g[...]

Touring Your Joybook 4 Re a r Vi e w (1) Po w e r J a c k For connecting AC power supply . (2) Por t Re p l i c a t o r Por t Fo r connecting to a P or t Re plicator to add addi- tional por ts to your Joyboook S52 such as : PS/2, se rial, para llel , USB , et c. (1) (2) JB S52.book Page 4 Th ursday, February 3, 2005 2:10 PM[...]

Touring Your Joybook 5 Fron t Pan el (1) Batt er y Ind icator • When Joybook is in us e, ligh ts up in blue. • When the batte r y is charging , turns into amber . • Flashing blue indicates that the battery is running low . • Flashing amber indicates that the battery is malfunc- tioni ng, in which case you sh ould con tact se rv ice per- son[...]

Touring Your Joybook 6 Func t i on Hot key s Y o u can use the funct ion ho tkeys to access com monly u sed fun ction s or make quick settings. T o use the hotk eys, press and hold t he Fn (Fu n ct io n) key at th e l owe r le f t co rn er of the k eyboard, and then pr ess the desir ed hotkey . Fn + F1 Opens f unction keys online help . Fn + F6 Act[...]

Touring Your Joybook 7 Wi n d o w s Key Functionally equivale nt to clicking the Start button on the Windows desktop. Shif t ( ) + + M Cancels minim izati on of a ll w indows. + T ab Makes the next item on the W indows task ba r activ e. + R Activates the Run dial og ue bo x. + E Opens the My C o mp u te r w indow for browsing disks and files. Num [...]

Getting Started with Windows XP 8 Getting Star ted with W indows XP Y ou r Joybook comes instal led w ith Windows X P , Mi crosoft's latest operating system for consumer PCs. T he first time y ou start up your Joyboo k, Windows XP wi ll ask you a few ques tions. Ans we r the qu estio ns t o ens ure that y our full rights are pr ot ect ed. If y[...]

Getting Started with Windows XP 9 N ext, please follo w the steps below t o setup the language for non-u nicode pr o- grams se ttings in Windows XP . 1. Click Start and then Cont rol Panel . 2. Click Date, Time, Langua ge, and Regional O ptions . 3. Click Regional and Language Options in the window that appears. 4. Clic k the Adv a nce d tab. 5. In[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 10 U sing the Q-M edia Bar The Q-M edia Bar integrates a number of softwar e applications to enh ance the multimedia experience on y our J oy book. Click on the small triang le butt on and a rotating butto n bar will appear . From the Q-Media Bar , you can : Click to start up Inte rnet Explorer and surf the Internet. Clic k t[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 11 Sendi ng and Recei v ing E- mail Y ou can use Outlook Exp ress to send and r eceiv e e-mail. I n order t o use e-ma il, you mus t have an account w ith an ISP (Internet service pr ovider) a nd perform needed so ftware config urati on. For de t a i led i n fo rmati o n on acc oun t s, p ass- words, e -mail se rvers and other[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 12 Getting On li ne Y ou can use Internet Explorer to browse web pages on the Internet and access various on-line inform ation. In order to get onl ine, you mu st have a n accoun t with an ISP (Intern et servic e provider ) and per form needed software conf igurat ion. Fo r detailed informa tion on acc ounts, p ass - words a [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 13 U sing the B uilt-I n W ireless LAN F unction With the bu ilt-in w irele ss LAN ca rd on your Jo yb ook, you can a ccess Ethe rnet network wirelessly without the constraints of network cables. At ho me or in the offic e, yo u need an access point, which serv es as an air station to make transmission p ossible. Outdoors in p[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 14 U sing Bluet ooth The Blu etoo th fun ct ion all ows yo u to g et conn ec ted to va ri ous dev ice s a nd s er- vices that suppo rt Bluetoot h transmis sion. Y ou can get rid of those annoyin g cables when prin ting do cume nts, sy nchronizin g your PIM data wi th your P D A or anot her P C, mo bile pho ne or e ven sha rin[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 15 7. W indows w ill install related softwar e for selected ser vices. 8. Click Next . 9. Th e Blueto oth de vice discovered by your Joybo ok w ill a ppea r in the w indow below . Click to select the device and then click Ne x t . 10. In or de r to connect to the Bluetooth device, you must go through the pairing proc ess first[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 16 U sing t he Blue tooth Services of the Con nected Devic e 1. After your Jo ybo ok is connected to the Bluetooth device, double-click the My Bluet ooth P laces ico n on the Desk to p . The fol lo wing wi ndo w will a ppe ar . 2. T o use a ser vice o n the con nected Bluetoo th dev ice, do uble-cli ck a ser v ice icon in the[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 17 The ava i lab le serv ices on y our Jo ybook will appear in the window that follo ws. Y o u can r igh t-cli ck on ea ch ser vi ce icon to op en th e config urati on se tting s for th e selected se rv ice. P erforming Advanc ed Bluetoo th Configurations Right-cl ick on th e Bluetoot h icon on W ind ows syst em tray and t hen[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 18 List e ning t o M usic and C reati ng C us tom M usic C ollections QM usic is the perfect tool f or ma naging y our fa vori te mus ic c ollections . Y ou can use it to play music CD s and MP3 f iles, burn MP3 songs onto CDs, convert audio CD tr acks to M P3 forma t for stor age on your h ard disk dr ive, or crea te custom [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 19 Con vert ing CD M usic into M P3 Format 1. I ns ert a music CD i nt o the opti cal drive of your J oyboo k. 2. The songs on the music CD w ill automatically appear on the Song List. Click to select the songs y o u w ish t o conv ert, or uncheck the un wanted ones. 3. Click the butto n. A new playlist named Ne w Album will a[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 20 V iewing Digit al Photogr aphs, Cr eating Slide Show s and Calendars Photo Ex plorer c an help you ma nage you r digital photog raphs and other images, letting y ou easily view , print, and edit them, as well as cr eate cust omized slide shows. Click t he bu tton on the Q Media Ba r to ope n Photo Explorer . Pho to Ex plor[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 21 7. T o set different display dur ations and ad d sound a nnotation to ind ividual images, select the image(s) in the Slideshow storyboard and the Slideshow Option s bu tton. 8. T o add background m usic star ting at a certain image in t he slideshow , drag and drop the file(s) beneath the desired image in the Slidesho w Sto[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 22 W a tching D VD/V CD Mo v ies Click the button on the QM edia Bar to open P o werDVD . W ith Po wer- DVD , you ca n watch DVD /V CD m ovies or play mu sic w ith you r Joybook. W hen Po werDVD is opened, a contr ol panel and a movie w indo w w ill appear on the scre en. P ower DVD Con trol Panel Cont rol Bu t ton s Display [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 23 Reg i o n C od e Se t t in g s Mos t of the DVD titles in toda y's markets ar e gove r ned by a regional code that divides the world into six separate regions. This e nsures maximization of revenues for motion picture studios' theatrical and hom e releases, which times and dates var y from region to reg io n. 1. O[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 24 Ma king Y our Own M ov ies Y our Joybook can he lp you edi t vi deo files t o create a m ovie that you c an share with fa mily and frie nds. W ith a di gital video camera or oth er sour ce of digi tal video f ootage, you can take adv antage of the P oweDir ector to p roduc e your v e ry own cinematic m asterpiece-or if you[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 25 The Movi e-Making P rocess The digit al movie pr oduction proc ess in volv es a combi nation of artistry and tech- nolog y , beginn ing with raw video footage and ending with a movie production. P ower Direc tor prov ides the easie st way to prod uce you r fini shed mov ie an d pub- lish it to the med ium of your choice. Pr[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 26 2. Select an e ffect fro m the Library and dr ag it into the de sir ed posi tion in the c or- rect t rack in Time line v iew. (Thi s posit ion is d irectly beneath the cli p(s) in the Video track that yo u want to aff ect.) Editing an E ffect 1. Double clic k an e ffect i n T imeline view . 2. The corresponding effect edit[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 27 Burn in g CDs U sing Nero Ex press The Nero Express software that comes w ith your Jo ybook allows you to burn dif- ferent ty pe s of data to CD by s imply follow ing th e easy s tep-by-step instru ctions. Click the butt on on the QMed ia Bar to open N er o Expr es s. 1. Insert a blank CD into the CD-burner . 2. T ake burni[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 28 have to delete some files from the selected files list by right-clicking a file and sele ct Delet e . Click Next . 7. The f oll o win g win dow will appe ar . Cli ck Burn . 8. Ner o Express will s tart burning files on to the CD . 9. When the burning proce ss has been carr ied out successfully , the followin g dia- logue b[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 29 CD you just burne d or save the se tting o f this CD for futu re use. Or , you c an simply click Exit to exi t Nero Exp res s. For more info rmation on ho w to use Nero Expr ess, please con sult the on-lin e Help by cl icking t he ico n on the Ne ro Ex press w elcome win dow an d then select Help T opics. JB S52.book Page 2[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 30 Us i n g Q C a m e r a With QCame ra, you can no t only ca pture v ideo clips an d photos easily bu t also manage them using different albums. W hat’ s mor e, you can also b ur n them on CDs so you can sh are them with your family and friends. Click the button on the QM edia Bar to o pen QCamera. In ord er to use QCam er[...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 31 Captur ing Vi de os To c a p t u r e v i d e o s : 1. Click the Vid e o Mo de b utton to s wi tch to th e Vid eo Mo de. 2. Click the Capture button. QCamera will start capturing video from the P r eview w indow . T o stop captur ing, click th e button again. 3. The captured video will automatically be saved in the album as [...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 32 3. Click to select the album you want to burn o nto the C D from the list by ch eck- ing the checkb ox beside eac h album name. The total file si ze of selected album(s) and remaining rec ordable disc space will appear instantly below . 4. If necessar y , click th e button beside Burner to sel ect the CD-burner to use. 5. [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 33 Us i n g Q Po w e r QP ower is an advan ced system power management tool sp ecifically design ed 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 s yst em, Q P ower incorporates several features which allow you to precisely and meanwhile easily adjust syste[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 34 3. The fol l owi ng QP ow er wind ow wil l ap pea r . 4. Cli ck to select a p rofil e f rom the Profiles box. When a profil e is s elec ted, its des cripti on will ap pear i n the Profile description box be low . 5. Adjust settings from the Settin gs b ox on the right by s electing op tions f r om the drop-down me nus, or [...]

Using the Q-Media Bar 35 4. Click t o select a pro file fr om the Profiles box. W hen doing so, the des cription of the selected pr ofile and the application pr ograms alread y associated with the pro file will ap pear i n the Pr ofile de scription an d Associated Applicatio ns box es. 5. Click the button. The dialog belo w w ill appear . QP ower w[...]

Using the Q-Media B ar 36 QP resentation W hen you plu g an overhead pr ojector in t o the V GA port of you r Joyboo k, QPre- sent at ion auto matically pe rforms the f ollowing func tions. 1. Detect that the p rojecto r has been connect ed and begin linking up J o ybook w ith it. This sav es you fr om m anually pressing Fn+F3 to establish the lin [...]

Attaching External D isplay Devices 37 A ttachin g Ext erna l Displa y Dev ices A ttaching an External Displa y Dev ice Wh en giv ing a pr esentation, you can output the Joybook ’ s video sign al to an ext ernal display device, suc h as a projecto r or mon itor . Press th e Fn + F3 functio n key com bina- tion to swit c h between Jo ybook's [...]

Installing Additional Memory 38 In stalling A dditional M emo r y Y ou can replace the existin g memor y module with a higher-capaci ty one. Before you upgrade or re place memory , please che ck on the BenQ web sit e to determine the module which can be u sed, or contact Be nQ distributo r or customer service center . It is recom mend ed tha t you [...]

Installing Additional Memory 39 2. Slide the battery retainers to the open position. 3. Remov e the battery as shown. 4. U s e a screw dr iver to rem ove t he screw t hat s ec ures th e m emo r y cover. 5. Open th e cov er . JB S52.book Page 39 T hursday, February 3, 2005 2:10 PM[...]

Installing Additional Memory 40 6. Align the memory modu l e with the slot, and then insert it. When i nser ting, pay at te nt io n to the di re ct i o n of th e mem or y mo du l e . 7. Gen tly push the free edge do wnwards un ti l the module locks into plac e. 8. Replace the c over , and us e a screwdriv er to secure it with the screw . 9. Install[...]

Recovering Your System 41 R ec ov ering Y our Sy ste m Should your syste m become unstable and y ou wish to rest ore it to its original state or make a backu p, you can do so foll owing either of the m etho ds below : 1. T he Window s System Restore tool 2. The Quic k Rec ove ry function of y our J oybook 3. The supplied Recove r y CDs It is r ecom[...]

Recovering Your System 42 Us i n g t h e Re 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 b e affected . • Recover usi ng the Recov ery CDs will caus e the Quick Re covery funct ion to becom e u n ava ilab le . If t his h ap pe ns , p le ase c on tact y our[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 43 F A Q and T roubleshooting The fo llowi ng ar e descr iptio ns of sit uatio ns that you may en counter dur ing use of the J oybook , along with basi c trou bleshootin g steps. If yo u are not ab l e to res olv e the issue, immediately c ontact a BenQ ser v ice center for assistance. General Wh at is Joybook? W hat are the[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 44 Ho w come my notebook is not fully charged even after a full nig ht charge? Mak e sure that the Joybook is rec eiving pow er . Is the cord plugged in correctly?. When the battery is installed in the computer an d it is properly plugge d in to an AC outlet, ch eck to s ee if th e batter y l evel icon i s show ing a ch arge[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 45 I hav e problem setting up w ireless network. Please follow the instructions below to resol ve the problem: • Have you en abled the wi reles s LA N fu nction of t he Joyb ook? Remem ber to use the Fn + F12 function key combination t o enable it. • Click the Start but ton and s elect Contr ol P anel , Netw o rk an d in[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 46 • D elete temporary files and directories. Th is will increase hard disk space and reduce the time W indow takes t o access the hard drive. It will also help to solv e problems associated w ith spoolin g print job. 1. C lose all ru nning pro grams . 2. Click the Start butt on and select Al l Progr ams , Ac ces so r ie s[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 47 DVD movies will not play . The region c ode of the DVD inserted must match tha t of the DVD playback soft- ware used. This reg ion code can be set up to f iv e times. If you have not reach ed this limit, a pro mpt will appear that will allow you t o change the region code of the sof tware to m atch tha t of the move. O th[...]

FAQ and Troubleshooting 48 How can I judge if my LCD panel is out of o rder and wh at should I do if it h ap- pens? If y our Joybook cannot display images at the default resolutio n, please v isit the BenQ website to downloa d and up date the latest Joybook display dr ivers. Contact your BenQ dealer if either o f the following phenomena occu r s: ?[...]

Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Battery Maintenance 49 Information on Safet y , Cleaning, and Batter y M aintenanc e Safet y W hen setting up or operating Jo ybook, please pay special attentio n to the follow- ing : 1. K eep this manual in a safe plac e for easy ref erence when need ed. 2. Make sure to follow all instructions and warnings rela[...]

Service and Support 50 Ser v ice and Suppor t BenQ J oybook Glob al Online Serv ice W elcome to Ben Q Joybo ok Gl ob al Onli n e Ser v i ce (htt p://sup po r t.Ben Q.com ). In ord er to ensure you an enjo yable experie nce with your J oybook, the follo w ing supports ar e provided so y ou can get assisted whenev e r and wherever y ou are. • Wa r [...]

Appendix 51 A ppendix W orldwide P ow er S ystems and Plug T y p es Area Vo l t a g e ( V ) Fr eque ncy (Hz) Plug T ype Asia Hong K ong 200 50 China 200 50 T aiwan 110 50 Japan 100 50 K orea 100 / 220 50 Thailand 220 50 Singapore 230 50 Philippines 277 60 India 230 50 Amer ica U nited States 120 60 Hawaii 120 60 Guam, Saipan 120 60 Canada 120 60 Me[...]

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