Acer Aspire ELD manual

Did you kn ow your A ce r Aspir e comes with incr edible multimedia soft ware tha t was desig ned to show you all t he cool stuf f yo ur computer can do? This bo o k is your handy de sk to p re fere nc e fo r y ou r Ac er A sp i re. F o r m ore information, ac cess th e online guide. (P .S . - If y ou ’ re read i ng th is b e ca u se y ou ’ re [...]

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iii Welcome v Before You Sta rt . . . vi Safe ty Instr uctions vi Proper Setup and Placement Ti ps ix Intro ducing your Aspire 1 The System 1 The Mouse 5 The Keyboard 6 The Monitor 10 The Speakers 11 Drives on Your Comp uter 12 Your Data/Fax Modem 17 Connecting an Opti onal Pr inter 18 Connecting an Optional Serial Device 19 Connecting an Opti onal[...]

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v Welcome and thank you for purchasing an Aspire computer . Y ou are now the owner of a multim edia computer sy stem! A lready inst all ed on y our system and read y to go are soft w are pr ograms desi gned to enable you to: • Cr eate pe rsonal documents • Ac cess the Internet and send and r eceive emails • Use your com puter as a f ax machi [...]

vi Befor e You Star t . . . Make su re you read this se ct ion c aref ully for proper placement a nd important Safet y In struc tions on t he use and care of your new computer . Please save these i nstruc tions fo r f ut ure re f ere n ce. Safety Ins tructions • Follow a ll war ning s and i nstruc tio ns marked on the product . • Unplug this pr[...]

vii • Do not allow an ything t o rest o n the power cor d. Do not lo ca te this product wh ere persons will w alk on the cord. • If an ext ension cor d is used with this pr oduc t, make sure tha t the total ampere rating of the equi pment plug ged into the extensio n cor d does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating . Also , m ake sure tha[...]

viii • Wa r n i n g ! Battery may explode i f not handled p roperly . Do not re charge, disa s semb le or d ispos e of in f ire. Keep away f rom c hil d ren an d di sp o s e of u s ed b at ter y promptly . • Use only the proper t yp e of power supp ly c ord set (provided in y our keyb oard/manual a ccessori es box ) for this unit . It sho uld b[...]

ix Pr ope r Setup and Pl acement Ti ps It ’ s impo r tant that your computer b e set up correctly and ac c or ding t o your ow n c omf ort a nd erg onomic need s . The follow ing tips should make yo ur work st ation a co mfortable and he althy plac e: Moni tor L evel . Position you r computer so that it is at arm ’ s l en g th aw ay a nd th e t[...]

x Ta s k L i g h t i n g . When room li ghting is dimmed, there may be i nsuff i cient light on docum ents or refere nce materials for com fo r ta b le rea di ng . A w el l - l it room or a few d irect ional, adju st able t a sk lig hts wi ll al low yo u to see your mo nitor screen a nd other mate rials clearly , and with the least amount of strain[...]

1 The Syst em No. Description 1 Speak er/Hea dphone - out por t 2 CD - ROM/ DV D - ROM /C D - RW drive acti vi ty in dicat or 3 CD - ROM/ DV D - ROM /C D - RW drive emergen c y e je ct ho le 4 CD - ROM/ DV D - ROM /C D - RW drive Stop/Eject button 5 Ac er GoT o dri ve ba y keylock 6 Ac e r GoT o d ri ve acti v ity ind ica tor 7 Ac er GoT o d rive ([...]

2 Setting U p Your As pire Refer to the Aspire Ea sy Setup p oster included in your system box for details on how to set up your computer . Turn ing on you r Aspi re 1 T urn on all p eriph erals connec ted to your comp uter such as the monito r , pr inter , fa x , speakers , etc. 2 On yo ur computer ’ s rear panel, set the vol tage sele c tor swi[...]

3 3 On the f ront panel of yo ur computer , press the pow er bu tt on . W h e n t h e c o m p u t e r f i n i s h e s b o o t i n g , i t i s n o w r e a d y for us e.[...]

4 Impo rt ant : M ake sure that th e po wer c abl e is pr operly plugged in in to a n electrica l outle t. If yo u are u sing a p ower str ip o r a n A VR (Au to - Vo l t a g e Regulator ), make su re that it is plu g ged i n and turne d on. Turning off yo ur Aspire Option 1: Q uick st ar t OFF . Y o u r A s p i r e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r u [...]

5 The Mouse T he m ouse uses a cursor ca lled a poi nt e r . P oint e rs co me in many different shapes but are mo st commonly shape d like a n arrow . Y o ur mous e ha s two b uttons: a le f t button and a right button. Quickly pressing and rele as ing one of these buttons is c all ed cli cking . Som etimes yo u wil l need to double - cl ick o r c[...]

6 The Keyboard The way k eys are use d varies f rom pr ogr am to program. Here are some of the most common use s: No. Componen t Function 1F u n c t i o n k e y s (F1 - F12) Numbered F1 through F12, each w ill perform a s pecific and wel l - defined funct ion, sho uld an a ppli cati on u s e them. 2 Caps Lo ck Lo ck s th e c api t al l et ters in p[...]

7 6P a l m r e s t (det achabl e) Prov ides a comfort able pl ace to re st yo u r han d s while typing. 7 Nu m Lock When the Nu m Loc k/Num Pad ke y is on, the k eys on the nume ric k ey p ad can be used fo r en te ri ng number s . When it ’ s off, t hese keys beco me arr ow k eys, pag e up and page down keys a s in dicat ed on the bo tt om half [...]

8 11 Int ernet /Suspen d key s Consist o f three b uttons : Email star t s up the email program . W eb C onnec tion star ts up the I nternet browser . Su sp end puts yo ur com pu t er in to sl e ep mode . 12 Pr ogrammable key s L aun ch es a ss ig n ed pr ograms . No. Componen t Function[...]

9 Be low a re ot her k ey boa r d ke ys w hic h c an he lp y ou pe rform you r tas ks: • Esc k ey . E xits the current action, s creen, or prog ram. • Ta b k e y . M ov es th e c urs or o ve r a set nu mber o f sp ac es i n wor d pr oc essi n g so ft war e. In ot he r type s of prog rams , it moves the cu rsor f rom one f ield (an area on the s[...]

10 The Monitor Connec t a monitor by simply pl ug gi ng the monitor cabl e into th e mo ni to r/ VG A p or t lo c ated o n th e ba ck of y our com p ut e r . Note: Refer to the manua l that c ame with your As pire mon itor for m ore i nfor mati on o n th e monito r fea tures.[...]

11 The Speake rs Y our sy st em c omes w it h a se t o f s peak er s . C on nect i t t o your sy stem either thr ough the f ront or rear audio - ou t/ line - ou t po rt of your comp uter . Note: Pl e a se re fe r to th e m an ua l tha t c a m e w i th you r sp eak ers fo r m ore i nfor mati on. For u se rs optin g for the mod el E - 21 speake r set[...]

12 Drives on Your Computer Wh eth er it ’ s the s oft ware progra m that you bought f rom your l ocal computer stor e or the sho pping lis t you ju st ty pe d up u sing yo ur word processor , all infor matio n in a computer is stored e le ctroni cally . T o save (write) data or retrieve (read) data , the comput er use s a drive. Ther e are d iff [...]

13 Usin g Your Flop py Dr ive Floppy disk s a re used for putti ng dat a into yo ur computer or f or taking it out. 1 Inser t the f lop py disk into the drive , as shown . (The metal circle on the disk ’ s unde rs ide s hou ld be facing down .) 2 Push it i n gently until it pops into pl ace. 3 Remove the f loppy disk by pressing the eje ct b utto[...]

14 3 Click on the Start bu tton , point to Programs , and click on Windows E x plo rer . 4P o i n t t o 3 . 5 ” Floppy (A:) un der My C omputer . 5 Click on the right mou se but ton, then selec t Format . Cautions: For m atting a disk remove s any d ata that migh t have b ee n s aved on that d isk . Also , be su re to keep y our disk s away f rom[...]

15 CD - ROM s w hi ch me ans th at D V D p laye rs c a n p l ay no t only DV D - ROMs , but C D - ROMs , C D - I discs , video CD s , and CD - R discs a s well. D VD u ses M PEG - 2 to c ompr ess vide o d ata . Usin g Your CD/DVD Dr ive Unlike f l oppy disk s , CD/D VD d iscs c an b e u sed only for putting d ata into your compute r . Y our A spire[...]

16 2 T o ins ert a CD or a DVD , place it in the tray wi th the title side f acing up, then press the CD ejec t button to close it . Note: Y ou r CD /D VD dr ive w il l p robab ly em it a sound lik e that of a fan. U nless you ar e ha vi ng othe r problems with your drive, yo u sho uld not b e conce rne d. The CD-RW Drive (option) The CD-RW (C D Re[...]

17 Your Data/Fax Mode m Y our dat a/f a x m o dem make s it p ossib le for you to communicate el ect ronically around the glob e. Once y ou ’ ve plug ged your telephone line into your Acer compute r , you c an: • Acces s th e Int er n et 2 • Send and receive faxes • Send and receive emails 2 Accessing the Internet Y o ur Asp ire c omputer c[...]

18 Connecting an Opti onal Printer 1 Make su re your computer is completely turne d off (see page 4). 2 Connec t the printer cabl e purchased with you r printer f rom th e pr i nte r to th e pr i nte r p o r t on t he b a ck o f y ou r com p ut e r . 3 Pl u g you r pr i nte r p o we r c a bl e i nto a w al l o utl et o r pow e r str ip. 4 T ur n on[...]

19 Connectin g an Optional Serial Devi ce 1 Before you proceed, make sure your computer is completely turned off (see page 4). 2 Locate the serial p ort o n the back of your computer . 3 Plug you r serial d evice ca ble into this por t .[...]

20 Connecting an Opti onal Joystick or MIDI Devi ce 1 Before you proceed, make sure your computer is completely turned off (see page 4). 2 Locate the Game/MID I por t on the back of your com p ut e r . 3 Plug you r joystick o r MID I de vice cabl e into this p or t.[...]

21 Playing an Aud io CD W o uld you like t o pla y a little music while you work? P op your favo rite audio CD into t he CD - RO M drive , w ait ten to twenty seconds and, v oila! Music! Ad justi ng the Volume Ther e are three ways you can a dju st the volu me on yo ur au di o CD : • T ur n th e v ol um e kn o b on y ou r ke yb oard to i nc re a [...]

22 • Double - click on the Volume icon to u se the el e c t ro ni c mi x in g b o ard . The Electr onic Mi xing Boar d Y o ur Aspire c omputer c omes with an e le ct ro nic mixing board that enables the exp erienced audiophil e to make the mo st o f t he ste r eo s oun d sy st em . 1D o u b l e - click on the V olume i con on the t ask bar at the[...]

23 Y ou can ad d hard drives , memo r y , expansi on ca rds , and other optio ns to your Asp ire computer . For d irectio ns o n upg rading and how to disa ssemble the computer cha ssis , refer t o the online guide. Y o u c an f ind information regar ding you r motherboard jump er setting s by referring to the panel inside yo ur Aspi re chassis . O[...]

24 4 Gently push the computer ’ s side pan el slig htly backward (a), then pull it upward t o r emove i t f rom the chass is (b).[...]

25 Replac ing the L eft Pa nel Cover After you install the sy stem component s into the hous ing , you mu st replace t he l ef t panel co ver . 1 Align the s ide panel to the housing f rame (a), gently push i t in (b), then slid e it for ward into place (c). 2 Use the thumbscrew you have pr eviou sly remo ved, turnin g it clock w ise, to secure the[...]

26 Connecting USB Devi ces The Universal Seri al Bu s (USB) on y our A spi re allows for easy an d c on venie n t e xpa ns ion o pt ion s. Wi th i t, in sta llin g devi ces such as d igit al c amera s , sc anners , and j oysticks is a breeze. T wo USB conne ctors are loc ated on the back of you r computer while another tw o are located inside the m[...]

27 Ac er is dedicated t o bringi ng you a re liable and easy t o maintain computer . W e r ealize, though, that problems can arise unexp ectedly . Pleas e refer to the troublesho oting tips in this sec tio n to help diagnose and solve yo ur probl ems . Tr oubles hooting - Gen eral Here ar e some an swers to c ommonly asked q uestions: The Star t b [...]

28 3 If the p robl em p ers ist s , ca ll Acer T ech ni ca l Supp o rt . My modem connec ts , but there is no dial tone. 1 Check to see i f the pho ne l ines (in a nd ou t) ar e pr oper ly connec ted. S om etime s the line to the ph on e and th e l ine to the wall jac ks ar e r ever sed. If needed, r efer t o the Easy Setup poster that c ame wi th [...]

29 3U s e a l i n t - f r ee cloth or a cotton swab dippe d in rubbin g alco hol to c lean all mo ving pa rts . 4 Inse rt the b all b ack in to the m ouse and r e plac e the ri ng , mak ing sure to tur n the r in g cl ock w ise unti l it is se c urely back i n pla ce. My sound is bad or uneven or my system has no sound. 1 T urn up the volume on the[...]

30 Tr oubles hooting - Err or Me ssag es I keep getting one of the foll owing error mes sage s: Equipm ent Config uration Erro r This error occurs when the CMO S settin gs have be en changed to a config uration that pr events successful boot - up. Pr ess the Ctrl + Alt + Es c keys , af ter the beep during the bo ot p rocess , then s elec t Restore [...]

31 Hard disk 0 Er ror Call Acer T e chnic al Supp or t. Hard disk 1 Er ror Call Acer T e chnic al Supp or t. Ke yboard Er ror , No Keyboard Connec ted or Ke yboard Inter face Er ror Check that the keyboard is securely plugged into the correct po rt on the back of the computer .[...]

32 Addition al Acer Ser v ices About the Aspire Web Site The Ac er Internet site http://www .acer .com/ 1 has a nswers for the most f re quently asked supp or t questions and offers a searchable d ataba s e of extens ive technic al i nform ation, n ew product d ata and upgr ade information. Use it : • Wh en yo u ca n ’ t find th e in fo rma tio[...]

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35 4 Customer Remed ies . The S o ft ware Pu bl ish er ’ s entire liab ilit y an d you r on ly rem edy shal l b e, at the So f t w are Publ ish ers ’ op tion, to (a ) at tempt to corre c t the er rors bel iev ed t o be causin g the d efect, (b) re pl ace the Softwar e wit h function all y equ ivale nt so ftware o r (c) refu nd the pur chase pri[...]

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37 pur chases , leases or otherwise obt ains the Product f rom you. It exclud es exp end able par ts . During the wa rranty period, Ac er wi ll, a t no addi tio nal ch ar ge, rep a ir o r re p l a ce d e fe ct i v e h a rd w a re w it h f a c tor y - re f i n i sh ed pa rt s or pr oducts . All exc hang ed parts and Pr oducts re plac ed under this w[...]

38 par t rep lacement s er vice for the d ur atio n of the s ystem w ar ra nt y . The w arranty servic e pr ovi ded on t hese s upported c ompone nts wil l be equ al t o the wa rranty se r vic e in effect o n the s yst e m on which the components are installed. Proof of purchase f rom Acer for all component s is required. Y ou may verif y what comp[...]

39 FCC Statement FCC Class B Radio Frequency Inte r ference Stat eme nt Note: Thi s equ ipmen t has been te st ed an d fou nd t o c omply with the l im it s for a C la ss B di gita l devi ce, p urs uant to Pa rt 15 o f FC C R ules. These limi ts ar e desi gned t o pro vid e re asonable pr otecti on agai nst ha rmful int er fer ence in a re side nti[...]

40 If you r tele p hone eq uipmen t ca uses harm t o th e tele phon e network, the T elephone Compa ny ma y disc ontinue your se rvice te mporaril y . If possible, they wi ll no tify in advan ce. But, if ad vanc e notice isn ’ t practi cal, yo u will be no tified as soon as possible . Y ou will b e infor m ed of your rig ht to fi le a compl aint [...]

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42 Caution on Lithium Batteries CA UTION Danger of exp los ion if bat ter y is i ncor rec tly replace d . Re place only wit h the sam e or eq uivale nt type r ec ommended by the manu fa ctu rer . Disc ard u se d batteri es accordin g to the manufacturer ’ s inst r uc tio ns . ADV A R SE L! L ithium batter i - Eksplosio ns far e ved f ejl agtig h [...]