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1. DirectSound and uses a hardware based wave table The system is also equipped with a unique S PDIF digital audio output for external AC3 DTS or PCM decoding processor in your home audio video system E Communication Features The system provides built in Ethernet network adapter for local network and 56K modem for point to point connection or dial up remote network E Firewire IEEE1394 and USB ports In addition to a full array of built in I O ports the notebook computer offers IEEE1394 for ultra high speed connection to high bandwidth digital video devices and USB ports for peripheral devices m Wireless LAN or Bluetooth Optional The optional internal Wireless LAN module or Bluetooth module allows your notebook to connect wirelessly to other 802 11b enabled or Bluetooth systems devices or network USER S MANUAL System at a Glance Top View LCD Latch The LCD latches lock unlock the LCD panel Built in Microphone The built in microphone records sound 8a 8b 10 11 Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS LCD Display The panel is where the system content is displayed LED Status Indicators The LED Status indicators reveal the locking unlocking of certain key functions and HDD CD ROM FDD drive status Keyboard The enhanced 87 88 key keyboard is used to enter data It has an embedded numeric keypad and cursor control keys See Keyboard Section for details Power Status LED T2. Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS SECTION 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS This section introduces the features and components of the notebook computer 1 1 USER S MANUAL 5 Performance Features E All in one Design The all in one design offers built in floppy drive hard disk drive and optical drive CD ROM CD RW or DVD ROM for the ultimate usability on the go E High Performance Processor The notebook is equipped with a powerful Intel Pentium 4 processor The processor also supports the 400 MHz front side bus bandwidth for unparalleled performance E Advanced Graphic Engine An integrated AGP bus 2D 3D video processor for high performance graphics The integrated SiS650 graphic chip also incorporates an enhanced hardware based motion compensation engine which gives you smooth DVD video playback Advanced 3D graphics capability offers the best realism to PC games E Expandability The system offers upgradeable hard disk drive and additional DDR RAM slot for expansion all owing the user to easily increase the storage and system capacities as t he need arises E Large LCD Display The notebook is equipped with up to 15 1 inch TFT XGA display panel for clear text and brilliant colors Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS m Audio Capability amp S PDIF Output The system is equipped with 4 speakers which give you an added realism in sound The audio playback function supports 3D audio 64 voices
3. d it also acts as a system suspend key Press momentarily to turn on the system Press and hold for at least 3 4 seconds to turn off the system How this key behaves can be defined in Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Power Options gt Advanced menu Press the power suspend button again to return from the suspend mode Internet Hot Key The Internet Hot Key launches the Internet Explore automatically in Windows XP or 2000 In other Windows O S you will need to activate a utility program in the factory CD to make use of the key See side note for Quick Keys installation Email Hot Key The Email Hot Key launches the MS Outlook Express in Windows XP or 2000 In other Windows O S you will need to activate a utility program in the factory CD to make use of the key See side note for Quick Keys installation My Favorite Hot Key The My Favorite Hot Key launches any Windows application you designate in the QuickKey application dialogue box You will need to activate a utility program in the factory CD to make use of the key See side note for Quick Keys installation Ventilation Grill The fan grill is where air is drawn to dissipate the internal heat Do not block this airway completely 1 7 USER S MANUAL Rear View Warning Do not place any heavy objects on the top of notebook That may damage the display Floppy Disk Drive and Disk Eject Button This drive is where the floppy d
4. e Click lower portion to move down Tips on Using the Touch Pad 1 The double click speed is timed If you double click too slowly your notebook responds as if you single clicked twice 2 Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touch pad Also keep the surface of touch pad clean and dry to prolong its life 3 The touch pad is sensitive to finger movements Hence the lighter the touch the better the response Heavy touch does not produce better response USER S MANUAL a Display Your notebook uses a high performance 14 1 inch or 15 1 inch active matrix TFT panel which supports high resolution and multimillion colors for comfortable viewing I Adjusting the Display Brightness Note The notebook uses special key combinations called hot keys To maximize to control brightness your battery operating time Press Fn F7 to increase the brightness set the Press Fn F8 to decrease the brightness brightness to the lowest comfortable setting so that the internal back light uses less power Extending the Life of the TFT Display Device Observe the following guidelines to maximize the life of the backlight in the display 1 Set the brightness to the lowest comfortable setting Fn F8 2 When working at your desk connect your notebook to an external monitor and disable the internal display Fn F4 3 Do not disable the suspend time outs 4 Ifyou are using AC power and have no external monitor attach
5. e eject button to release the PC Card Audio Volume Dial Use the volume dial to control the loudness of the speakers CD ROM or DVD ROM or CD RW or Combo Drive and Disk Eject Button and manual eject key hole If your notebook comes with DVD ROM Combo drive you may play DVD movies or regular CD ROM disk If it comes with CD RW Combo drive you may save data onto a CD R CD RW disk Press the eject button to eject the disk tray The manual eject keyhole allows you to manually eject a jammed disk Modem Port This is where you plug the phone jack RJ 11 for fax modem functions Ethernet LAN Port The port connects to a network hub via the RJ 45 cable and also conforms to 10 100Base TX transmission protocol USB Port x2 The Universal Serial Bus USB port allows you to connect a wide variety of devices via the USB cable to your notebook at very high data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps This port conforms to USB plug and play standards Note To enable the Internet Hot Key Email Hot Key Search Key and My Favorite Hot Key in Windows O S other than XP 2000 you must install the special Quick Keys application contained in the factory CD ROM d Utility Qkeys SETUP EXE Be sure you already have setup an ISP account and MS Internet Explore 20 21 22 23 24 Section 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS Power Suspend Button The power suspend button turns the notebook on and off an
6. ed change to suspend mode when not in use Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS Graphic Controller This notebook comes with an integrated AGP bus SiS650 video graphics accelerator based on a share memory architecture i e a portion of the system memory is allocated for graphic engine s use Depending on the total system memory installed up to 64MB can be allocated as graphic frame buffer More memory to the graphic subsystem means higher graphic performance however as it decreases system memory capacity overall system performance may suffer Multimonitor Support The notebook s display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations If you prefer you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations This notebook supports LCD and CRT displays in Mirror mode or Multimonitor Mode In the Mirror mode both displays show the same content In the Multimonitor mode the system allows you to open and work on different applications independently across two display devices i e the built in LCD display and external display To enable Multimonitor function do the following Connect an external CRT or projector to the notebook first and restart the system After boot up right click the SiS icon Warning on the task tray Select Display Property and then Display To avoid damaging Setting You will see the Driver Mode Setting dialogue box the display do not slam it when closing In the Driver M
7. f the notebook 2 Plug the other end of the line into the analog phone wall outlet Modem Setting Warning The internal modem is intended for use on an analog phone line also called a POTS Plain Old Telephone Service line This modem cannot be connected directly to a digital telephone line such as those commonly found in a business office You may either obtain an analog line or an analog converter compatible with the phone line you re using 1 20 Depending on where your computer is used you may need to change settings in the modem Correct setting will allow you to maintain a stable connection in a country where its telecommunication system may be different to others To change the modem setting do the following 1 Goto Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click on Modem Settings icon You will see a similar dialog box UNIWILL V 90 Modem properties Quick connect V 44 More Modem On Hold Speaker Configuration Modem Helper County 2 Click on the pull down menu and select the country where it is applicable Click on OK to exit Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS Network Adapter Your notebook is equipped with a 10 100Base TX SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet network adapter Connect the active LAN cable to the RJ 45 LAN port located on the left side of the notebook This allows you to access and transmit data in the local area network Connecting to the Network Use Uns
8. he multi color LED indicates the power status of the notebook See the LED Status Indicator Section for details Suspend LED Flashing green light indicates the notebook is in suspend mode See the LED Status Indicator Section for details Built in Speakers Front The built in soeakers output the sound in stereo Built in Speakers Rear The built in soeakers output the sound in stereo Touch Pad with Page Up Down Function The touch pad is a built in pointing device with functions similar to a mouse Use the Page Up or Down key to move one page up or down in Windows Stereo Headphone Jack The stereo headphone jack 3 5 mm diameter is where you connect the headphones or external speakers Microphone Jack The microphone jack 3 5 mm diameter is where you connect a microphone USER S MANUAL CEI Note For the system running the Windows NT platform USB function is not supported 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Firewire IEEE1394 Port This is a high speed data port You may connect any Fire wire ready device to this port USB Port x1 The Universal Serial Bus USB port allows you to connect a wide variety of devices via the USB cable to your notebook at very high data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps This port conforms to USB plug and play standards PC Card Slot Type Il PCMCIA and Card Eject Button The slot is where PC Card Type II PCMCIA is inserted Press th
9. hielded Twisted Pair UTP Ethernet cable only 1 Insert one end of the UTP cable into the network connector until the connector snaps securely into the receptacle 2 Either connect the other end of the cable to an RJ 45 jack wall outlet or to an RJ 45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub in the network Cabling Restriction for Networks The following restrictions should be observed for 100BASE TX networks E The maximum cable run length is 100 meters m 328 feet ft m For 100 Mbps operation use Category 5 wiring and connections Consult Windows manual and or Novell Netware user s guide for the software installation configuration operation of the network 1 21 USER S MANUAL Wireless LAN 802 11b Configuration Optional Device If your notebook comes with an optional Wireless LAN card you may use the following as a simple guide to using the wireless function To show the signal quality meter do the following i Double tap the Wireless icon on the Taskbar and select Link Info tab Note Make sure the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Wireless LAN driver is properly installed before using Be sure to run the SETUP EXE program in Wireless LAN subdirectory in the factory CD ROM 1 22 Section 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS To configure the Wireless LAN function do the following Double tap the Wireless icon on the Taskbar and select Configuration tab Wireless LAN Configuration Utilit
10. isk is read and written Press the ejection button to eject the floppy disk Ventilation Grill The fan grill is where hot air is vented Do not block this airway completely S PDIF Port The special optical port carries digital audio signal You may connect an external DTS AC3 or PCM sound processor decoder to this port Power Jack DC in The DC out jack of the AC Adapter connects here and powers the notebook Kensington Lock Key Hole A Kensington type security lock latches to this key hole for anti theft purpose Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS fe Ventilation Grill The fan grill is where hot air is vented Do not block this airway completely External VGA Port The 15 pin VGA analog port is for connecting the external CRT monitor or projector TV S Video Port The S Video port permits you to redirect the screen output to a television set or any analog video playback device This TV Port is Macrovision compliant when DVD movie is played the output is scrambled to prevent analog recording Infrared Port Infrared Data Association IrDA compliant serial infrared port enables 4Mbps FIR mode cable less data transfer with IrDA 1 1 compatible external devices USER S MANUAL a Bottom View _ 1 Ventilation Grills The grills are where air is exchanged in and out of the notebook for internal thermal regulation Do not block the air way completely 2 Hard Disk Drive Bay This is
11. ode pull down menu select Multimonitor The Do not place any system will then ask you to reboot for the function to take object on top of the computer when the display is closed place Opening and Closing the Display Panel To open the display slide the LCD latch to the right and lift up the lid Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing position To close the display cover fold it down gently until the LCD latches click into place USER S MANUAL aes N Audio Devices Your notebook s Audio is Sound Blaster Pro compatible Adjusting the Volume Manually To increase the volume press Fn F5 To decrease the volume press Fn F6 Adjusting the Volume in Windows 1 Click the speaker symbol in the taskbar in Windows 2 Drag the volume control bar up or down to adjust the volume 3 To temporarily silence the speaker without changing the volume setting click Mute Adjusting the Speaker Volume Using the Volume Dial Rotate the Volume Dial located to the left side of the notebook to adjust the speaker volume Voice Recording You need to use audio processing software to enable the built in microphone For example you may use Microsoft Sound Recorder When you begin voice recording using the notebook s built in microphone be sure that your mouth is within near distance no longer than 20 cm to the microphone If the record level is too small you may also increase the microphone gain via the volume control
12. ors LED Graphic Indication Symbol Blinking orange light indicates the battery is being charged the system is OFF Blinking orange light indicates the battery is being charged the system is ON Blinking green light indicates the battery power is currently low Blinking green light indicates the notebook is in suspend mode Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS eee Keyboard Features Function Hot Keys Graphic Action System Control Symbol Enters Suspend Mode Fi Battery Warning Beep on or Fn F4 Changes Display Mode LCD only CRT only and LCD amp CRT K Turns Speaker Volume up Turns Speaker Volume down Increases Display Brightness Decreases Display Brightness Enables the embedded keypad to work in numeric mode The keys act like numeric keypads in a calculator Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry An alternative would be to connect an external numeric keypad Scroll Press the ScrLk key and then press Lock tor to move one line up or down Note For various system controls press the Fn Function key and the Fx key simultaneously E S ON EN fi USER S MANUAL Windows Keys Your keyboard also has two Windows keys Start Key A This key allows you to pull up the Windows IN Start Menu at the bottom of the taskbar Application Menu Key This key brings up the popup menu for the application similar to a click of the right mo
13. panel in Windows Note The S PDIF port is located on the right side of the notebook When you enable this port all other audio functions will not work There will be no sound from the speakers Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS ee How to Enable S PDIF Output Your notebook is equipped with an optical digital audio output port called S PDIF You will need to connect the output port to an external DTS AC3 or PCM audio processor in your home audio system via an optical digital audio cable To Enable S PDIF output do the following 1 Double click the speaker audio icon at the right hand corner of the task bar Tey PAS t 12 43 AM 2 The following box will appear Put a check on S PDIF Output Enable to enable S PDIF output port F SiS 7012 Audio Utility Configuration m Speakers Output S PDIF Output 2 Channels F PCM gt S PDIF Output Enable PCM gt 5 PDIF Output Enable with PCM Output USER S MANUAL A Modem Note Some Windows versions do not support fax function To enable this function please install a fax communication software on your PC Your notebook comes with a 56K V 90 internal fax modem and a phone jack RJ 11 which is located on the left side of your notebook computer Use a telephone cable to connect the notebook to the telephone wall outlet Connecting the Modem 1 Plug one end of the phone line into the modem port located on the right side o
14. use button Embedded Numeric Key Pad Press NumLock to enable the embedded numeric key pad The numbers are printed in upper right corner of a key in a color different from the alphabets This key pad is complete with arithmetic operators Press Fn NumLock to revert to normal character keys AF Section GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS Touch Pad Glide Pad with Page Up Page Down Function The built in touch pad which is a PS 2 compatible pointing device senses movement on its surface As you move your fingertip on the surface of the pad the cursor responds accordingly The following items teach you how to use the touch pad 1 Move your finger across the touch pad to move the cursor 2 Press buttons to select or execute functions These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons ona mouse Tapping on the touch pad twice produces is similar to clicking the left button of a mouse 3 Press Page Up Down button to move up or down a page Function Left Right Page Up Down Equivalent Tapping Action Button Button Button Execution Click twice Tap twice at the same speed as quickly double aiding the mouse button Selection cickonce rme Drag Click and Tap twice quickly and on the hold to second tap hold finger to the touch drag the pad to drag the cursor cursor Access Click once Context Menu Move One Click upper Page Up portion to move or Down up a pag
15. where the hard disk drive is located The hard disk drive stores all the system data The hard disk drive can be upgraded to a larger capacity 3 Battery Pack and Battery Latch The battery pack is a built in power source for the notebook Pull on the battery latch to release the battery pack Section 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE BASICS 4 Floppy Disk Drive and Disk Eject Button The standard floppy disk drive can read and write the floppy disk Press the Disk Eject Button to eject the diskette AC Adapter oE 1 DC out Connector The DC out connector docks to the power jack DC in on the notebook 2 LED Lamp The LED lamp appears green when the unit is plugged into a valid AC source 3 Adapter The adapter converts alternating current into constant DC voltage for the notebook 4 AC Plug The AC plug plugs to the AC wall outlet USER S MANUAL A LED Status Indicators The LED Status Indicator displays the operating status of your notebook When a certain function is enabled an LED will light up The following section describes its indication System Indicators LED Graphic Indication Symbol Green light indicates the hard drive is being accessed Green light indicates the floppy drive and or CD ROM drive is being accessed Green light indicates the numeric keypad is activated Green light indicates the cap lock is activated Green light indicates the scroll lock is activated Power Indicat
16. y Link Info Configuration Encryption About Mode 802 11 AdHoc Ts Rate Fully Automatic PS Mode Disabled Channel fi Restore Defauits Unido Changes Apply Changes Cancel Help Mode Select 802 11 AdHoc Mode SSID Enter the same name if two or more than two system are to establish wireless connection Tx Rate Select Fully Automatic for transmission rate PS Mode Select Disabled Channel Depending on your region or location you may enter a specific value For example for North America you may select channel 1 through 11 Go to Start gt Programs gt PRISM 802 11 gt Country Domain Selection for a list of suitable channel for a particular region 1 23
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