eMachines ET1160 Series Bedienungsanleitung

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Richtige Gebrauchsanleitung

Die Vorschriften verpflichten den Verkäufer zur Übertragung der Gebrauchsanleitung eMachines ET1160 Series an den Erwerber, zusammen mit der Ware. Eine fehlende Anleitung oder falsche Informationen, die dem Verbraucher übertragen werden, bilden eine Grundlage für eine Reklamation aufgrund Unstimmigkeit des Geräts mit dem Vertrag. Rechtsmäßig lässt man das Anfügen einer Gebrauchsanleitung in anderer Form als Papierform zu, was letztens sehr oft genutzt wird, indem man eine grafische oder elektronische Anleitung von eMachines ET1160 Series, sowie Anleitungsvideos für Nutzer beifügt. Die Bedingung ist, dass ihre Form leserlich und verständlich ist.

Was ist eine Gebrauchsanleitung?

Das Wort kommt vom lateinischen „instructio”, d.h. ordnen. Demnach kann man in der Anleitung eMachines ET1160 Series die Beschreibung der Etappen der Vorgehensweisen finden. Das Ziel der Anleitung ist die Belehrung, Vereinfachung des Starts, der Nutzung des Geräts oder auch der Ausführung bestimmter Tätigkeiten. Die Anleitung ist eine Sammlung von Informationen über ein Gegenstand/eine Dienstleistung, ein Hinweis.

Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung eMachines ET1160 Series. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung eMachines ET1160 Series sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts eMachines ET1160 Series
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts eMachines ET1160 Series
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts eMachines ET1160 Series
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

Warum lesen wir keine Gebrauchsanleitungen?

Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von eMachines ET1160 Series zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von eMachines ET1160 Series und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service eMachines finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von eMachines ET1160 Series zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts eMachines ET1160 Series, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von eMachines ET1160 Series widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    Desktop PC User Guide 8513042.book Page a Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    8513042.book Page b Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Cont ents i Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Thank you for purchas ing our c omputer! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using t he eMachines Web s ite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents ii Playing audio and v ideo fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing optic al d iscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Creating audio f iles and mus ic librarie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    iii www.emachin es.com Setting up m ultipl e monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Changing system sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Changing mo use setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents iv 8513042.book Page iv Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapt er 1 1 Get ting Help • U sing t he eMac hine s W eb sit e • U sing Help and Support • U sing online help 8513042.book Page 1 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapte r 1: G ettin g Help 2 T hank y o u f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an ex cellent decision choo sing eMachines. W e are sure that y ou will be pleas ed wit h the outstanding quality , re liabi lity , and pe rf ormance of your new comput er . Eac h and ev ery eMachines comput er use s the late st t echnolog y and passe s thr [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 3 2 T y pe a word or phr as e in the Search Help box l ocat ed at th e t op of an y Help and Support screen, th en press E NTER . For each search, you receive a list of sug gested topics. T o find the answe r , click the result that most c los ely mat ches y our question. Additional r esul ts may be av ailable if t he first li st[...]

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    Chapte r 1: G ettin g Help 4 8513042.book Page 4 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapt er 2 5 U sing W indow s • U sing the W indo w s deskt op • W orking wit h files and f olders • Searc hing f o r files • W orking wit h doc uments • Short cut s 8513042.book Page 5 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 6 U sing the W indo w s de skt op Aft er your computer starts, th e first scr een you see is the Windo ws de skt op . T he de skt op is lik e the t op of a real desk. Think of the desktop as y our personaliz ed work space where you open progr ams and perf orm other ta sks. . Y our deskt op may be diff erent f rom this ex a[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 7 Us i n g t h e S t a rt m e n u Y ou can start programs, open f iles, c ustomi ze y ou r s yst em, ge t help, sear ch f or file s and f olders, and more using the Start menu. To u s e t h e S t a r t m e n u : 1 C lic k ( Start ) on t he low er left of t he Window s deskt op. The Start menu ope ns, show ing y ou the f irst lev [...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 8 Adding icons t o the de sk t op Y ou may w ant to add an icon (shortc ut) to the de sktop f or a program that y ou use f requently . T o a d d i c on s to t he d e sk top : 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k All Pr ograms . 2 Right - click (pre ss t he right mouse but ton) the pr ogram that y ou want to add to t he [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 9 E very progr am window looks a lit tle diff ere nt because eac h has its ow n menus, icons, and controls. Most windo w s inc lude t hes e it ems: Wind ow i tem Desc riptio n The titl e ba r is t he hori z ontal bar at the t op of a w indo w t hat sho ws the windo w titl e . The Search bo x let s you sear ch f or a word o r ph r[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 10 W orking w it h f ile s and f olders Y ou can organiz e your f iles and progr ams to suit your pr efer ences much lik e you w ould stor e inf ormation in a file cabinet. Y ou can stor e these f iles in f olders and copy , mov e , and delete t he inf ormation just as y ou would reor ganiz e and thro w aw a y inf ormation[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 11 T o creat e a fol der: 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k Comput er on th e Start menu. 2 Double- clic k the driv e where y ou want t o put the new f older . T ypicall y , Lo cal Di sk (C: ) is your hard dr iv e and 3½ F loppy (A:) is y our disk et t e driv e (if installed) . 3 If you w ant to c reat e a new f older insi[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 12 5 Wit h th e point er inside t he destin ation f older , right -cli ck. 6 C lic k Pas te . T he file or f older y ou mo ved appears in its ne w location and is remo ved fr om its ol d loc at ion . Deleti ng f iles an d f olders When y ou thro w aw a y paper files and f o lders, you tak e them fr om the file cabinet and [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 13 T o empty the R ecy cle Bin: 1 Double-clic k the Rec yc le B in icon on the deskt op. The Rec ycle B i n window opens. 2 C lic k Empty the R ecy cle B in . Window s asks y ou if you are sure that y ou w ant to empty the b in . 3 C lic k Ye s . W indow s permanentl y dele te s all fil es in t he R ecy cle Bin . Sear ching f or [...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 14 Usin g adv anc ed search o ptions Sea rc h can fi nd fi les me eting m ore criteria than fil e name. Y ou ca n narrow your sea rch b y sele cting the sear ch options that y ou want. Y ou can searc h by the: • Name or part of a name • Creation date • Modifi cati on date • File t ype • Ta g • Autho r • T ex [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 15 W orking w it h doc uments Comput er docu ments include wor d proce ssi ng files, spreadsheet f iles, or other similar f iles. T he basic met hods of cr eating, sav ing , opening, and printing a document apply to most of the se type s of file s. The f ollowing ex amples show how t o creat e , sa ve , open, and p rint a doc ume[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 16 Opening a document T o vie w , re v ise , or print an existing document, first y ou need to open it. Op en the docu ment in the pr ogram that it w as c reated in. To o p e n a d o c u m e n t : 1 Start the progra m. 2 C lic k File , then c lic k Open . 3 C lic k Fold e rs to o p e n th e Folders list, then c lick t he f[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 17 Shor t c uts Th e f ollow ing table sho ws a f ew short cuts that you can u se in W indow s and almo st all progr ams that r un in W indow s. For mor e inf o rmation about s hort cuts, see y our W indows or progr am documentation. Help For mor e inform ation about Window s k eybo ard short cu ts, cl ick Star t , t hen click He[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 18 8513042.book Page 18 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapt er 3 19 U sing t he Int ernet and F axing • L earning about t h e Int e rne t • Set ting up an Inter net account • U sing the W orld W ide W eb • U sing e -mail • U sing Windo w s F a x and Scan • Sending a fax • R e ceiv ing and vie wing a f ax 8513042.book Page 19 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 20 L earning about t h e Int erne t The In t er ne t is a wor ldw ide netw ork of compute rs link ed t ogether t o pro vide in f ormat ion t o people ev er ywhere . The two mo st popul ar service s on the In t ernet are e-ma il and the World W ide Web. Y ou can acces s this ne twork by connec ting your c[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 21 Acce ssing y our Int erne t accou nt T h e m e t h o d y o u u s e t o a c c e s s y o u r I n t e r n e t a c c o u nt v a r i e s f r o m I S P t o I S P . C o n t a c t y o u r I S P f o r the correc t procedure . U sing the W orl d W ide W eb Th e Wor ld Wid e Web is a multi media wind ow t o the Int ernet th at giv es you[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 22 Download ing fi les Downloadin g i s th e p ro c ess o f t ra ns fe rr in g fi l es fro m a c o mp uter o n th e I n ter n et to you r c o mp uter . T o d o w n l o a d f i l e s o r p r o g r a m s f r o m a W e b s i t e : 1 Connec t t o y our Inter net account. 2 In the addres s bar , type the addr[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 23 5 T ype the subjec t of y our e -mail in the Sub ject box. 6 T ype the e -mail mes sage. 7 When fini she d, click Send . Y our e -mail is sent ov er the Inter net to the e-mail addres s you specif ied. C hec king y our e -mail T o check your e-mail using Windo w s Mail: 1 Connec t to y our Internet servi ce pro vider . 2 C lic[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 24 3 If y ou ha v e nev er sent a f ax on th is comput er bef ore , c lick New F ax on the t oolbar . The Fax Setu p window opens. 4 C lick t he typ e of connec tion yo u will be using (f ax modem or fax serv er) . The Choose a modem n ame sc reen opens . 5 T ype the name of t he f ax modem in t he dialo[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 25 7 Create y our fax, then open the Co ver Page menu by c licking the arrow and selecting a cov er page from the lis t. The Send er I n forma ti on dialog bo x opens. 8 T ype y our inf ormati on in t he space s pro vided, t hen c lic k OK . Th e New F ax dialog bo x opens. 9 T o e nter op tio nal d ialin g ru le in f orma ti on,[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 26 11 Highlight y our location, then cli ck Edi t . The Edit Lo ca ti o n dialog box opens. 12 Comp let e th e location inf ormation, t hen clic k OK . Y o u a re ret urne d to th e Dialing R ules dialog box. 13 C lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog box opens. 14 Enter , scan, or attac h the fax inf ormation[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 27 3 C lic k To o ls , Cov er P ages , the n clic k New . The Fax Cover Pag e Ed itor opens. • If y ou w ant to i nclude fields t hat are import ed fr om the Send F ax Wi zar d or the Fax Confi guration Wi zard (such a s T o or From) , add them to t he page by using the Inse rt menu, then mov e them to the appropriat e place on[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 28 4 C lic k Delete to cancel the fax. 5 C lic k Ye s . R ecei vin g and vi e w ing a f ax To r e c e iv e a n d v i e w a fa x : 1 C lic k ( Start ), All Progr ams , th en clic k W indo ws Fax and Scan . Window s F ax and Scan opens. 2 If Wi ndow s F ax and Scan is in Scan vie w , click Fax in the lo we[...]

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    Chapt er 4 29 Pla y ing and Cr eating Media F iles • P la y ing mu sic and mo vie s • Creat ing audio f iles and mu sic librarie s • Creating music CDs a nd video D VD s • Creat ing and cop ying d ata disc s • U sing Windo w s Media C ent er 8513042.book Page 29 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 30 P la ying mu sic and mo v i e s P la ying a udio and v ideo file s Windo ws Med ia Pla y er can pla y se ver al type s of audio and v ideo file s, including W A V , MIDI, MP3, AU , A VI, and MPEG f ormats. For more inf ormation ab out using Window s Media Play e r , click Help . T o play a file using[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 31 3 C lick on e of the f ollow ing to contr ol play back: • Shuf fle randomiz es the play back order of the fil es in the pla yl ist. • Repe a t starts pla ying t he list o ver again af ter it reac hes th e end. • Stop st ops pla ybac k and re winds the cur rent file t o the beginning. • Rewin d quickly re winds the cur [...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 32 3 If a dialog box o pens and asks you what y o u want t he computer t o do with t he disc, clic k Pl ay . Window s Media P lay e r opens and begins play ing the disc. If Windo ws Media P lay er does not open aut omati cally , cli ck ( Start ), All Programs , the n cli ck Windows Medi a Pla yer . Wind[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 33 5 C lick on e of the f ollow ing to contr ol play back: • Shuf fle randomiz e s the play bac k order of the file s on the disc. • Repe a t starts pla ying t he list o ver again af ter it reac hes th e end. • Stop st ops pla ybac k and re winds the cur rent file t o the beginning. • Rewin d quickly re winds the cur rent[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 34 4 W h e n y o u f i n i s h r e c o r d i n g , c l i c k Stop R ecording . T he Save As dialog b o x opens. 5 T ype a name for t he recording, specify th e file type and location where y ou want t o sa ve the rec ordi ng, the n click Save . The r ecordin g is sa ved. Creatin g WMA and MP3 music file[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 35 Building a mu sic library Us e Window s Media Pla y er to build a music library . Y ou can organiz e your musi c tr ac ks (indiv i dual MP3 or WMA audio files) b y cat egories, find a tr ack quic kly b y sorting, and add inf ormation to a musi c file . Y ou can add music tracks t o y our music library by : • Creating MP3 or [...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 36 Cr eating music CDs and v ideo D VDs Creating a mu sic CD Creating a m usic CD using W indow s Media Pla y er T o create a mu sic CD using Windo w s Media Pla yer: 1 C lick ( Sta rt ), All Programs , then click Window s Media Pla y er . Windows Media Pla yer opens. 2 Inser t a blank, w ritabl e CD in[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 37 Cre ating a v ideo D VD Creating a vi deo D VD usin g W indow s D VD Mak er If y our computer ha s Window s V ista Home Premium or W indow s V ista Ultimate Edition, y ou can cr eate v ideo DVDs using Windo ws D VD Maker . T o create a vi deo DVD using W indow s DVD Mak er: 1 I n s e r t a b l a n k , w r i t e a b l e D V D i[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 38 4 C lic k Add it ems . T he Add It ems t o DVD dialog box opens. 5 Find and selec t the videos y ou want t o add to the v ideo DVD , then clic k Add . The video s ar e added to the v ideo list, and a graphic in the low er left corner of t he window show s you how m u c h d i s c c a p a c i t y w i l[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 39 7 C lick an y of the f ollowing options t o c ust omiz e your video disc: • Pre vie w show s how y our D VD’ s opening menu w ill look u sing the c urr ent se tt ings. • Menu text change s the di sc title , font, and butt o n name s. • Customi ze menu changes t he me nu f onts, backgr ound and for eground videos, audio[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 40 U sing W indo w s Media C ent er If y our computer ha s Window s V ista Home Premium or W indow s V ista Ultimate Edition, y ou can use W indow s Media Cent er to w at ch TV , videos, and mo vies , listen t o music, and vie w photo s. Media Ce nte r is a simplif ied, stre amlined int erf ace that is [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 41 3 Us e the remot e control nav igation butt ons to selec t a Media Center menu option, then pres s OK . • TV + Mo vies le ts you pla y TV programs y ou ha ve recor ded, pla y a DVD or Blu-ra y mov ie , or set up y our TV tuner card (if installed) . • Online Media lets you pla y online games. • Ta s ks l ets you se t up y[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 42 U sing t he Media C ent er r emot e contr ol Wit h Media Cent er mode activ e, y ou can use the optional remote contr ol to pla y all of your media file s fr om acr os s the r oom. (The r emote contr ol, if included wit h your comput er , ma y look diff erent from t ha t s ho wn be l ow. ) Butt on(s)[...]

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    Chapt er 5 43 Networking Y our C omput er • Intr oduc tion t o Networkin g • Ether net ne tw orking • Bluet ooth netw orking 8513042.book Page 43 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 44 Intr oduc tion t o Ne tw orking Netw orking te rms y ou should kno w DHCP—Dyn amic Host C onfigurati on Prot ocol (DHCP) lets a rout er temporaril y assign an IP addr ess t o a co mput er on t he n et wor k. IP address—Int ernet Prot oc ol (IP) address is a numbe r that uniquely identifies a computer on[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 45 Attac hed to the rout er ar e all of y our computers or Ether net - read y dev ic es. Als o connect ed t o the rout er is a cabl e or DSL modem that pro vide s access t o the Inter net. Equipment y ou need for a rout er-based Ethernet netw ork For a wired Et hernet netw ork y ou need: • T wo or mor e computers with Et hernet[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 46 Setting up w ired Ether net netw ork hardw are Making sure y our broadba nd connection w orks Bef ore y ou c hange anyt hing about your home se tup, mak e sure that y our broadband connec tion is wo rking corr ec tly . T o t est the connec tion, log ont o the Int erne t using y our cur rent s etup. If t he [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 47 In addition to a rout er , y ou need a straight -thr ough cable f or each computer y ou wa nt to connect to t h e n et wo rk . T o set up a network u sing a route r: 1 Plug one end of the pow er adapt er into th e AC connec tor on t he rout er and the other end int o a gro unde d, 1 1 0V el ec tr ical outle t. 2 Tu r n o n y o[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 48 W ireless Ethernet standards C urrent w ireles s Ethernet standards include t he f ollowing: • 802 . 1 1a — 5 4Mbps • 802 . 1 1b — 1 1 Mbps • 802 . 1 1g — 5 4Mbps • 802 . 1 1n — 54 0Mbps Speed is not the only issue if you decide t o use equipment with diff erent sta ndards. Compatibility can[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 49 Det ermining if a wireless Ether net de vice is a lready instal led on yo ur comput er T o determine if an Ethernet card is alread y installed on y our comput er: 1 C lic k Star t , then clic k Control P a nel . The Cont r o l Pan el wind ow op en s. 2 C lic k S ystem and Main tenance , then click System . 3 C lic k De vice M [...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 50 5 If your computer doe s not already ha v e a name , type a unique computer name in the Comput er name box . T his name identi fi es the co mput er t o ot her u sers on t he netw or k. Us e a computer n ame of up t o 1 5 chara ct ers wit h no blank spaces. Each computer name must be unique on your netw ork.[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 51 T o c o n n e c t t o y o u r w i r e l e s s E t h e r n e t n e t w o r k : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Net wo rk . The Network window op ens. 2 C lic k Netw ork and Shar ing Cent er . The Network and Sh aring Ce nt er wi n d ow op e n s. 3 C lic k Connec t to a ne twork on the lef t of the windo w . Th e Co n n ec[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 52 4 C lick a n etw ork, t hen cl ick Connect . If y ou can see the network na me, but you cannot connect t o it, your net work is using sec urity . Right -click on t he network , then cl ick Propert ies . Modify the sec urity s etti ngs t o mat ch the settings you set on your a ccess p oi nt. Wi r el es s s e[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 53 Af t er the dr iv e s and p rin t ers on eac h ne tw or k comp ut er ar e sha r ed, y ou can acc es s them as t ho ugh the y were attac hed directl y to y our computer . Then you can: • Vi ew a network dri v e • Open and copy file s st ored on other netw ork computers • Print doc uments on network print e rs Sharing d ri[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 54 Sharing pr int ers To s h a r e p r i n t e r s : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Control Panel . The Cont rol Pa n el wi n d ow o p e ns . 2 Under Hardw are and Sound , c lick Print er The Prin t e rs window opens. 3 Right-click the name a nd icon of th e prin t er you want to sha re , then click Sha[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 55 Cop ying files acr oss the ne twork T o copy files across the ne twork: 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Computer . The Comp u ter window opens. 2 Br o ws e t o th e net wo rk dr i v e t hat cont ain s th e fil e y ou wa nt t o cop y . 3 B r o w s e t o t h e f il e y o u w a n t t o c o p y . 4 Right-click t he file, the[...]

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    Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 56 5 Under P ersonal Area Netw ork , click Bluet ooth Netw ork Conne ction . 6 On the t oolbar , click Vie w Bluet ooth ne twor k de vice s . The Blue toot h P ersonal Area Network De vice s dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetoot h devices , clic k th at de vi ce yo u w ant to con nec t t o, th en clic k Connect .[...]

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    Chapt er 6 57 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er • Ha rd ware se cu ri t y • Dat a securi ty • Sec urity updat es 8513042.book Page 57 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 58 H ardwa re se c u rit y Although y ou may be able t o replace y our computer w ith a call t o y our insurance agent, you cannot replace the inf o rmation st ored on your comput er . T ake st eps t o pre vent t heft of y our compu t er . K ensingt on lock slot The fi rst step in computer se curity is pre ven[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 59 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er fr om vi ru se s A viru s is a p r og r am t ha t a t t a c h e s i t s e lf t o a f i le on a c o mp u t er , t h en s pr ea ds f r o m on e c o m pu t e r to anot her . Viru ses can damage data or cau se y our com put er to malfunct ion. Some vir use s go undete ct ed f or a period of time b eca[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 60 2 At the top of t he window , cl ick Ta s k s . T he Ta s k s wind ow op ens. 3 C lic k Run S c an s . The Cho ose S ca n s window opens. 4 C lick the t ype of s can you w ant to run, then c lick Go . Nort on 36 0 scans y our computer f or vir us es and sp ywar e and remov es an y that it finds. When the sc[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 61 Updating your virus a nd sp yw are definitions Y ou should update y our viru s definitions fr equently so Nort on 36 0 can recogniz e the lat est thr e ats. T o updat e y our v irus a nd sp yw are defini tions: 1 Ma ke su r e th at you a re c o n n ecte d to t he I n te rn et . 2 C lick ( Start ), All Programs , Nort on 360 , [...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 62 4 C lic k Check for Update s . Y ou r computer dow n loads and installs the lat est v irus definitions. U sing W indo w s Sec ur ity C ent er Windo ws Sec urity Cent er helps prot ect your computer t hrough: • A fire wall • Aut omatic Window s update s • Third p art y virus protectio n software • Se[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 63 3 C lic k: • Windo ws Updat e to r un Window s Updat e or mod ify the W indows Updat e set tings. • Win d ows F ir ewa ll to pre vent outside rs fr om acces sing the inf ormation on your computer . • Win d ows De fe nd e r t o s c a n y o u r c o m p u t e r f o r m a l i c i o u s o r u n w a n t e d s o f t w a r e t h[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 64 4 C lic k: • Install Updat es to dow nload and install upd at es on your comput er . Thes e updates include sec urity update s. • Instal l Extras to downl oad addi tional Wi ndows softw are f or your computer . Scheduling aut omatic update s Us e the Window s Sec urity Cent er to s chedule aut omatic up[...]

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    Chapt er 7 65 C u st omi zing W i ndow s • Cha ng in g scre en settin gs • C hanging s y st em sounds • Cha ng i n g m ous e se tt i n gs • Adding and modify ing us er accounts • C hanging po we r - sa v ing set tings • C hanging a cces sib ility set t ings • Set ting up parental contr ols 8513042.book Page 65 Saturday, April 19, 2008[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 66 C hanging s c r een s et tings Adjusting the color depth and sc reen area ar e two of t he most basic display se tting s you ma y need to c hange. Y ou can also adjust set tings such as t he screen back ground and sc reen sav er . C hanging color dept h and sc re en r es olution Color depth and sc reen re solution are two of t he mo[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 67 C hanging t he appear ance of w indo w s and back groun ds Y ou can change the appearance of Windo ws de sktop it ems, such as t he colors of windo ws and dialog box es and the color and design of the deskt op back ground. T o chan ge wind ow col ors an d effects: 1 C lic k ( Star t ), Cont rol Panel , then under Appea rance a[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 68 Selec ting a sc r een sa v er Y ou can use a sc reen sa v er to k eep others f rom v iew ing your sc reen while y ou are aw ay fr om your com puter . Windows s upp li es a variety of screen savers th at you can choose from , a nd m any m ore are a vailable f rom t he Inte rnet and as commer c ial product s. T o select a sc reen sav [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 69 C hanging gadg ets Gadgets ar e constantly running mini-progr ams that a re v isible on y our Windo ws de sktop. The y can be mo v ed, re mov ed, r esi zed, and conf igur ed accor ding t o you r pref erence . A lth ough y ou can position t hem anyw here on y our deskt op, gadgets ar e usuall y vi sible on the right edge of y o[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 70 Usin g a gad get’ s cont rol pane l Some gadgets hav e built -in control panels that y ou can use t o control their behav ior . T o use a gadget’s cont rol panel: 1 In the Sidebar , hold the mouse pointer ov er th e gadget. The gadget’ s built -in control panel appears on the gadget. (Slideshow gadget shown) 2 C lic k the c on[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 71 Set ting up multiple mon it ors If your computer’ s video card supports additi onal monitors (it must ha ve two video ports), you can connect an additional monitor or projec tor t o y our co mputer . Y ou can use the s econd mon it or or projec tor a s a duplicate of the primary display , or as an ex te nsion to r oughly dou[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 72 9 T o use the second monit or or project or as an ext ension of your deskt op (increas ing the siz e of y our Windows desktop) , clic k to selec t the c heck box f or Extend my Windo ws desktop on to th i s m o ni to r . Y ou can click and drag t he “2” m onit or icon to position it t he same w ay the ph ysical monit or is arran[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 73 C h a n g i n g m o use sett i n gs Y ou can adjust the double- clic k speed, pointer speed, left -hand or right -hand configuration, and other mous e set tings. T o change your mouse set tings: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Pa nel , then under Hardware and So und , clic k Mouse . The Mou s e Pro p erti es dialog bo x opens. 2 [...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 74 T o add, delet e, or mo dify use r accou nts: 1 C lick ( St art ), Control P anel , then under U ser Acco unts an d Family S afety , c lick Add or re mov e u ser a cco unts . • T o cr eat e a new account, c lick C reate a new accou nt , then follow the on-screen instruc tions t o finish the setup. • T o change an account, clic k[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 75 C hanging po w e r -s a v ing se t ting s C hanging the po wer plan P ower plans (g roup s of power s etti ngs) let you c hange power sa ving options such as when the monitor or har d driv e is aut omatically turned of f . Y ou c an selec t one of the defined powe r plans or cre a te a custo m p owe r p l an . T o change the p[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 76 4 T o change ad v anced po we r set ting s, c lick Cha nge plan settings , Change adv anced po wer settings . 5 C hange t he s etting s y ou wa nt, t hen c lic k OK . Y ou can change: • P ow er -down times f or your hard dri ve , wirele ss netw ork adapte r , USB dev ic es, and proce ss or • P ow er management set tings f or you[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 77 C hanging acce s sibility s et tings Y our computer can be a po werful t ool, but it may be less u seful to y ou if items on the sc reen are dif fic ult t o see , or if the mous e is diff ic ult to cont rol. W indow s has se ve ral t ools that help y ou us e it more easi ly . Usi n g th e Ease o f A c c ess Ce n ter Use the Ea[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 78 U sing v oice r ecognition Y ou can at tach a mic rophone t o your c omputer and configure W indow s to c reat e ty ped te xt f rom yo u r vo i c e. T o set u p voice reco gni tion: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Panel , E ase of Acce ss , then click Speech Recogni tion Options . The Speec h Re cognition Options window opens. 2 C lick[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 79 F ilt ering Int erne t acces s Y ou can specify the type of Intern et content that can be acces sed by a us er . T o set up Int ernet fil ter ing: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al Controls dialog box opens. 2[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 80 Sc heduling comput er and Int er ne t u se T o schedule the time s a user can acces s the Int er net: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al Controls dialog box opens. 2 C lick the user account t o schedule f or , then c[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 81 3 C lic k Set game r atings . T he Gam e R e st ri ct ion s dialog b ox ope ns. 4 C lick the le v el of g ames y ou w ant allo we d, th en cl ick OK . The set tin gs are sa ved. T o restrict specific games: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 82 4 C lick t he le vel of acce ss y ou want f or each game lis ted, t hen c lick OK . If the game you want to restr ic t acces s t o is not shown on the list, se e “Restr icting spec ific progr ams” on page 82 . R estric ting spec ific pr ograms T o restrict specific progr ams: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under Use[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 83 Notice s Copyr i gh t © 20 07 Ga teway , In c. All R ights R e served 7565 I r vi n e Ce n te r D r i ve Irvine, CA 9 2 6 18 USA All Rights R eser v ed This publication is prot ec ted by copyr ight and al l rights are r eserv ed. No part of it may be repr oduced or transmit t ed b y any means or in an y f orm, wit hout prior [...]

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    85 Index A access point setting up 49 usin g 48 accessibility high contrast col or scheme 77 Magnifie r 77 Narrator 77 on-screen k eyboard 77 settings 77 accessing shared drives 54 share d files 54 shared fo lders 54 accounts Inte rnet 20 ISP 20 user 73 Windows user 58 adding user a ccoun ts 73 address e-mail 22 Web 21 AU file play ing 30 audio pla[...]

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    Index 86 sending from program 27 sending s canned image 27 setting up cover page tem plate 27 file s copyin g 11 , 17 cuttin g 11 dele ting 6 , 12 , 17 down load ing 22 findi ng 13 , 14 moving 11 openin g 7 opening s hared 54 pasting 11 , 17 recovering 12 renaming 17 searching for 13 , 14 sharing 53 un-s hari ng 53 viewing list 10 findi ng files an[...]

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    87 www.emachin es.com starting 59 upda ting 61 O online hel p 2 , 3 openin g docum ents 16 file s 7 files ac ross ne twork 54 fold ers 10 pro gram s 7 optical d isc creati ng data 39 play ing 31 Outlook 20 Outlook E xpress 20 P PAN 44 parenta l controls activi ty re ports 82 block ing specif ic games 81 game ratings 80 Inte rnet fi lteri ng 79 rest[...]

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    Index 88 sending fax 27 send ing fax fr om pr ogram 27 sending s canned image fax 27 setting up fax cover page tem plate 27 testin g net work 52 text to speech 78 title b ar 9 tran sfer rin g file s from Inte rnet 22 U un-s hari ng drives 53 fold ers 53 upda ting device dri vers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 63 user a ccoun ts adding i n Windo ws 73 dele[...]

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