Gateway eMachine 3 Bedienungsanleitung

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Richtige Gebrauchsanleitung

Die Vorschriften verpflichten den Verkäufer zur Übertragung der Gebrauchsanleitung Gateway eMachine 3 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 Gateway eMachine 3, 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 Gateway eMachine 3 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 Gateway eMachine 3. 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 Gateway eMachine 3 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts Gateway eMachine 3
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts Gateway eMachine 3
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts Gateway eMachine 3
- 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 Gateway eMachine 3 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von Gateway eMachine 3 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service Gateway 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 Gateway eMachine 3 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 Gateway eMachine 3, 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 Gateway eMachine 3 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 8512780.book Page a Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    8512780.book Page b Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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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 8512780.book Page iv Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapt er 1 1 Get ting Help • U sing th e eMac hines We b sit e • U sing Help and Support • U sing online help 8512780.book Page 1 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapte r 1: Gett ing Help 2 T hank y o u f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an e xcellent deci sion choo sing eMachines. W e are sure that y ou will be please d wit h the outstanding quality , re liabi lity , and perf ormance of your ne w computer . Eac h and ev ery eMachines comput er use s the late st t echnolog y and passe s thr o[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 3 2 T ype a wor d or phra se in the Search Help bo x locat ed at t he t op of an y He lp and Su pport 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 s[...]

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    Chapte r 1: Gett ing Help 4 8512780.book Page 4 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapt er 2 5 U sing W indow s • U sing the W indow s de sktop • W orki ng wit h files and f olders • Searc h ing f or files • W orki ng wit h documents • Short cut s 8512780.book Page 5 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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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 w ork space where y ou open progr ams and perf orm other ta sks. . Y o ur deskt op may be diff erent from t his e[...]

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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 files, c ustomi z e y our sy stem, get help, s ear ch f or files and f olders, and more using the Start menu. To u s e t he S t a rt 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, sho wing y ou the f irst lev el of [...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 8 Adding icons t o the de sk t op Y o u may w ant to add an icon (short cut) to t he desktop f or a program that y ou u se f requently . T o a d d i c on s to t he d es k top : 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k All Pr ograms . 2 Right - click (pres s the right mouse butt on) the progr am that you wa nt to add to the [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 9 E very program w indow looks a little dif fer ent because eac h has its own menu s, icons, and controls. Most windo w s inc lude t hes e it ems: Wind ow i tem Desc riptio n The titl e bar is the ho riz ontal bar at the t op of a w indow that show s the windo w titl e . The Search bo x let s you sear ch f or a word o r phrase i [...]

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

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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 dri v e where y ou w ant t o put the ne w f older . T ypically , Local Disk (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 insid[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 12 5 Wit h th e point er inside t he destin ation f older , righ t -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 Bi 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 fi[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 14 Usin g adv anced search opti ons Sea rc h ca n fi nd files meet ing m ore criteria than file name. Y ou can n arrow your search by selecting 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 t co [...]

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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, s a v ing, opening, and printing a document apply t o most of t hese ty pes of file s. The f ollowing ex amples show how t o creat e , sa v e , open, and print a docum[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 16 Opening a document T o vie w , r e vise , or print an existing document, first y ou need t o open it. Open t he doc ument in the pr ogram that it w as c reated in. To o p e n a d o cu m e n t: 1 Start the prog ram. 2 C lic k File , then c lic k Open . 3 C lic k Fold e rs to o pen th e Folders list, t hen click t he f ol[...]

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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 8512780.book Page 18 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapt er 3 19 U sing t he Int ernet and F axing • L ea rning about t he Int erne t • Set ting up an Int ernet ac count • U sing the W orld W ide W e b • U sing e -mail • U sing Windo w s F a x and Scan • Sending a fax • R e cei ving and v iew ing a f ax 8512780.book Page 19 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter 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 comput ers link ed t ogeth er to pr ov ide inf orm ation t o people ev er ywhere . The tw o most popular services on the Interne t are e- mail and the World W ide Web. Y o u can acces s thi s network by connec ting your comp[...]

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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 co u n t 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 Inter 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 addre[...]

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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 o ver t he Internet t o 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 li[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter 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) . T h e Choose a modem n ame sc reen opens . 5 T ype th e name of the f ax modem in the di al[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 25 7 Create y our f ax, then open t he Cover Page menu by clicking the arr ow and selecting a cov er page f rom the li st. The Sen der In format ion di alog bo x opens. 8 T ype your inf ormati on in t he space s pro vided, t hen c lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog bo x opens. 9 T o en ter opti onal d ia lin g rule informat ion , cl[...]

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    Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 26 11 Highlight y our location, then cli ck Edi t . The Edit Loca tio n dialog bo x opens. 12 Comp let e the location inf ormati on , th en clic k OK . Y ou are return ed to the Dialing R ule s dialog box. 13 C lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog box opens. 14 Enter , scan, or attac h the fa x inf ormation yo[...]

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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 Inter net and Faxing 28 4 C lic k Delete to cancel the fax. 5 C lic k Ye s . R ecei vin g and v ie 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 ying mu sic and mo vies • Creat ing audio f iles and mu sic librarie s • Creating music CDs a nd video D VDs • Creat ing and cop ying d a ta disc s • U sing Windo ws Media C ent er 8512780.book Page 29 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 Play er can play se veral ty pes of audio and video f iles, inc luding WA V , MIDI, MP3, AU , A VI, and MP EG f ormats. For more infor mation about using Windo ws M edia Pla yer , click Help . T o play a file using W[...]

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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 an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 open s and beg ins play ing the disc. If Windo ws Media P lay er does not open aut omati cally , clic k ( Star t ), All Programs , then cli ck Windows Medi a Pla yer . [...]

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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 an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 Recording . T he Sa ve As dialog bo x opens. 5 T ype a name for t he recording, specify t he file type and location where y ou want t o sa v e the rec ording, then cli c k Sa ve . The r ecord ing is sa ved. Creatin g WMA and MP3 music f[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 35 Building a mu sic library Us e W indo w s Media Pla y e r to build a music library . Y ou c an organiz e your musi c tr ac ks (indi v idual 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 c an add music tracks t o your mus ic library by : • Creating MP[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 yer 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 i[...]

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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 i ndow 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 er t a bl a n k , w r i t e a b l e D VD i n[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 click Add . Th e vide os ar e added to the v ideo list, and a graphic in the low er left corner of t he window show s y ou how m u c h d i s c c a p a c i t y w [...]

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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 menu f onts, back ground and f oreground video s, audio[...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 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 indows Media Cent er to w atc h TV , video s , and mov ies, list en to mu sic, and vie w photos . Media Ce nte r is a simplif ied, stre amlined int erf ace that [...]

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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 progr a ms you ha ve recor de d, pla y a DVD or Blu-ra y movie , 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 [...]

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    Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 42 U sing t he Media C ent er r emot e control 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 f r om ac ro ss the r oom. (The r emot e contr ol, if inc luded with y our comput er , may look diff erent from tha t s hown be low. ) Butt on(s)[...]

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    Chapt er 5 43 Networking Y our C omput er • Intr oduc tion to Ne tworking • Ether net ne tworking • Bluet ooth ne tworking 8512780.book Page 43 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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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 know 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 ices. Als o connect ed to t he 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 tes t the connec tion , log onto the Int erne t u sing y our cur ren t se tup. If the[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 47 In addition to a rout er , you need a straight -thr ough cable for eac h computer y ou want t o connect to t he net wor k. 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 u r[...]

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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 — 54Mbps • 802 . 1 1b — 1 1 Mbps • 802 . 1 1g — 54M bp s • 802 . 1 1n — 540Mbps Speed is not the only issue if you decide t o use equipment with diff erent sta nda rds. Compatibil ity ca[...]

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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 rol Pane l win dow ope ns. 2 C lic k S ystem and Main tenance , then click System . 3 C lic k De vice M ana[...]

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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 C ent er wi nd ow o p en s. 3 C lic k Connec t to a ne twork on the lef t of the windo w . Th e Co nn ect [...]

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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, y our network 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 y our access poi nt. Wi r el es s s e [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 53 Af te r t he dri ve s and pr int ers on ea ch ne tw ork comp uter are sha re d, y ou can ac ces s th em as t hough 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 net work print ers Sharing d riv es[...]

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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 te r s : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Control Panel . The Cont ro l Pa nel win dow op ens . 2 Under Hardw are and Sound , c lick Print er The Pr in t er s window opens. 3 Right-click the name a nd icon of the prin t e r yo u want to share, then click Sharing [...]

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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 i l e y o u w a n t t o c o p y . 4 Right-click t he file, th[...]

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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 vic es . The Blue t ooth 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 8512780.book Page 57 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 58 H ardwa re se c u rit y Although y ou may be able t o replace your comput e r wit h a call to 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 vent[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 59 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er f r om vir u 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 he n s p r 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 v i r use s go undete ct ed f or a period of time b[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 60 R emoving viruse s an d s p yware T o scan for and remov e viruses and spyw are: 1 C lick ( Start ), All Programs , Norton Intern et Se cu rity , t hen c lick Norton In terne t Securi ty . Norton I ntern et Securi ty ope ns. 2 On the le ft side of t he wi ndow , cl ick Scan Now . Norton Intern et Se curity s[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 61 3 On th e l e ft si d e of t he wi n d ow, cl i ck Run L iv eUpdate . Y our comput er downloads and install s the lat est vir us defi nitions. 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 w all • Aut omatic Window s update s • Third p arty virus protecti[...]

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    Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 62 3 C lic k: • Windo ws Updat e to r un Window s Updat e or mod ify the Windo ws Updat e set tings. • Win d ows F ir ewa ll t o pr ev ent outsiders f rom acce s sing the inf ormation on y our computer . • Win d ows De fe nd e r to scan y our computer f or maliciou s or unw anted s oftw are that may hav e[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 63 4 C lic k: • Install Updat es to dow nload and install upd a te s on your computer . 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 t he W indow s Sec urity Ce nt er t o s c hedule automatic updat e s. Wi ndow[...]

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    Chapt er 7 65 C u st omi zing W indow s • Cha ng in g scre en settin gs • C hanging s y stem s ounds • 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 vi ng set tings • C hanging a cces sib ility set t ings • Set ting up parental contr o ls 8512780.book Page 65 Tuesday, October 23, 2007[...]

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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 tw o of the most ba sic display s et tings 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 m[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 67 C hanging t he appear ance of w indo w s and back gr ounds Y o u can change the appearance of Windo ws de sktop it ems, such as t he colors of windows 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 s a v er t o k eep others fr om view ing y our scr een while y ou ar e aw ay fr om y our 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 [...]

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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 lthough 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 o u can use the s econd monitor or projec t or as a duplicate of the primary display , or as an ex te nsion to r oughly doub[...]

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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) , click t o selec t the check bo x f or Extend my Windows desktop on to t h i s mo n i to r . Y ou can click and drag the “2” monitor icon t o position it the same w ay the ph ysical monit or is arranged[...]

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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 o u can adjust t he double -click speed, pointer speed, left -hand or r ight -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 Hardw are and So und , c lic k Mou se . T he Mou se Pro p erti es dialog bo x open[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 74 T o add, delet e, or mo dify use r accou nts: 1 C lick ( Start ), Control P anel , then under Use r Acco unts an d Family Sa f ety , clic k Add or re mov e u ser a cco unts . • T o c r eat e a new account, c lick Create 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 r oups of power set t ings) let y ou change pow er sa ving options such as w hen the monitor or har d driv e is a utomaticall y turned off . Y o u can selec t one of the defined powe r plans or cre a te a custo m po wer p la n . T o change the[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 76 4 T o c hange adv anced po we r set tings, c lick Chang e 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 o u can change: • P ow er -down times f or your hard dri ve , wirele ss netw ork adapte r , USB dev ic e s, and proce ss or • P ow er management set tings f or yo[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 77 C hanging acce s sibility s et tings Y o ur computer can be a po werful t ool, but it may be less u seful t o you if it e ms 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[...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 78 U sing v oice r ecognition Y o u can attac h a micr ophone to your computer a nd configure Windo ws to c reat e typed t ex t fr om yo u r voi ce. T o set u p voice reco gni tion: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Panel , E as e of Ac cess , then click Speech Recognition Optio ns . The Speec h Re cognition Options window opens. 2 C lick o[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 79 F ilt ering Int ernet acces s Y o u can specify the type of Inter net content that can be acces sed by a us er . T o set up Int ernet fil ter ing: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al C ontrols dialog bo x opens. [...]

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    Chapt er 7 : 80 Sc heduling comput er and Int er ne t us e T o schedule the time s a user can acces s the Int er net: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al C ontrols dialog bo x opens. 2 C lick the user account t o schedule f or , the n[...]

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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 ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily 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 ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 83 Notice s Copyr igh t © 2 007 Ga teway , In c. All R ights R e served 7565 I r vin e Cen ter D ri 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 cons [...]

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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 copying 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 and[...]

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    87 www.emachin es.com starting 60 upda ting 60 O online help 2 , 3 openin g docum ents 16 file s 7 files ac r oss network 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 restr[...]

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    Index 88 27 sending fax 27 send ing fax f rom prog ram 27 sending s canned image fax 27 setting up fax cover page tem plate 27 testin g network 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 Internet Security 60 Windows 62 user a ccoun ts adding i n [...]

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