Asus A72F manual

Not ebook PC U ser Manual Nov ember 2009 E5092[...]

2 Notebook PC User Manual Table of Contents Safety Pr ecautions ............................................................................................. 3 Pr eparing your Not ebook PC ......................................................................... 5 Using the T ouchpad .................................................................[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 3 Safety Precautions The f ollowing saf ety precautions will increase the life of the Notebook PC. F ollo w all precautions and instructions. Exc ept as described in this manual, refer all ser vicing to qualified personnel. Battery safety warning: DO NO T thro w the battery in fire. DO NO T short cir cuit the con tacts . D[...]

4 Notebook PC User Manual SAFE TEMP: This Notebook PC should only be used in en vironments with ambient tempera tures between 10°C (50°F) and 35°C (95°F) DO NO T carr y or cov er a Notebook PC that is power ed ON with any mat erials that will reduce air cir culation such as a carr ying bag. DO NO T thro w the Notebook PC in municipal wast e. Th[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 5 Preparing your Notebook PC These are only quick instructions for using y our Notebook PC. Installing the Battery Pack C onnecting the Pow er A dapter 1 2 3 HDMI 1 3 1 10V-220V 2[...]

6 Notebook PC User Manual Opening the L CD displa y panel 1. Carefully lift up the display panel with y our thumb . 2. Slowly tilt the displa y panel forward or backward to a comf or table viewing angle. T urning on the P ow er 1. Push and r elease the pow er button located benea th the L CD display panel. 2. Use [Fn]+[F5] or [Fn]+[F6] to adjust th[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 7 A B Left button Right button Left button Right button Using the Touchpad C Customiz e the touchpad’ s behavior in Windo ws C ontrol Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse .... D E[...]

8 Notebook PC User Manual A. Slide your finger acr oss the touchpad to mo ve the poin ter . Y ou can also hold the left button and slide your finger to drag the selected item. B. Use the left and right buttons like a standard mouse. C. Use two fingertips to slide up/down/left/right on the touchpad to scroll a windo w up/down/left/right. D . Use [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 9 Knowing the Parts Right Side 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 1 5 8 6 7 HDMI 9 10 5 1 1 12 6 7 13 Optical Driv e The Notebook PC c omes in various models with diff erent optical drives. The Notebook PC’ s optical drive may suppor t compact discs (CD) and/or digital video discs (DVD) and may ha ve r ecor dable (R) or re-writable ([...]

10 Notebook PC User Manual 5 6 Optical Drive Electronic Eject The optical drive eject has an electronic ejec t button for opening the tray . Y ou can also eject the optical drive tray through an y software player or b y right clicking the optical drive in Windows “Computer” and selecting Ejec t. Optical Drive Emergency Eject (location v aries b[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 11 P ow er (DC) Input The supplied pow er adapter con ver ts AC pow er to DC power f or use with this jack. P o wer supplied through this jack supplies power t o the Notebook PC and charges the internal battery pack. T o preven t damage to the Notebook PC and battery pack, alwa ys use the supplied pow er adapter . The adapte[...]

12 Notebook PC User Manual HDMI HDMI P ort HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Inter face) is an uncompressed all-digital audio/video int er face between any audio/video sour ce , such as a set-top bo x, DVD player , and A/V receiv er and an audio and/or video monitor , such as a digital television (DT V ). Suppor ts standard , enhanc ed , or high-de[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 13 Left Side 1 2 4 Kensington® L ock P ort Air V ents The air v ents allow cool air t o enter and w arm air to exit the Notebook PC. HDMI 3 4 5 6 2 1 HDMI 3 4 5 7 6 2 1 8 10 12 1 1 9 2 5 Ensure that paper , books, clothing , cables, or other objec ts do not block any of the air v ents or else ov erheating may occur . Displa[...]

14 Notebook PC User Manual USB P or t (2.0) Headphone Output Jack M icrophone Input Jack Flash Memory Slot Optical Drive Optical Drive A ctivit y Indicator (location v aries by model) Optical Drive Electronic Eject Optical Drive Emergency Eject (location v aries by model) 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 15 Rear Side 1 Battery Pack The battery pack is automatically charged when the Notebook PC is connected to an A C pow er source and maintains pow er to the Notebook PC when A C pow er is not connected . This allows use when moving t emporarily between locations. Battery time varies by usage and b y the specifications for th[...]

16 Notebook PC User Manual F r ont Side 1 Flash Memory Slot 1 14” model 15.6”/16” model 17.3” model[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 17 Recovering Your Notebook PC Using Rec ov ery Par tition The Reco very Partition quick ly restores y our Notebook PC’ s software to it s origi nal w orking sta te . Bef ore using the Re co ve r y P ar tition, cop y your data files (such as Outlook PST files) t o USB storage devic es or to a network drive and make note [...]

18 Notebook PC User Manual Reco v er Windo ws to en tire HD with tw o par titions. T h i s o p t io n d e le t es a l l p a rt i t io n s fr o m y ou r h a r d d r i v e an d c r ea t es tw o n e w p a r t i t i o n s “ C” ( 60 % ) an d “ D” ( 4 0 % ). 6. F ollo w the onscreen instructions to complete the r eco very process . Visit the ASUS[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 19 Using the Rec ov ery DVD: DVD: : 1. Inser t the Recov er y DVD into the optical drive . Y our Notebook PC needs to be pow ered ON. 2. Restar t the Notebook PC and press [Esc] on bootup and select the optical drive (may be labeled as “CD/DVD ”) and press [Enter] to boot from the Reco very DVD . 3. Selec t OK to star t [...]

20 Notebook PC User Manual Declarations and Safety Statements F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device c omplies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Opera tion is subject to the follo wing two conditions: • This device ma y not cause harmful interference . • This device must acc ept any in ter ferenc e receiv ed , including inter fere[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 21 (R e p r i n te d f ro m t h e C o d e o f F ed e r a l R e g ul a t i o ns # 4 7, p a rt 1 5 . 19 3 , 19 9 3 . W a s h i n gt o n DC : O f fic e o f t h e Fe d e r al R e gi s t e r , N a t io n a l A r c h i ve s a nd R e c o r d s A d m in i s t r at i o n , U . S . G o v e rn m e n t P r i n ti n g Of fi c e .) FC C[...]

22 Notebook PC User Manual CE Marking CE marking for devic es without wireless LAN/Bluetooth The shipped version of this de vice complies with the r equirements of the EEC directives 2004/108/EC “Elec tromagnetic compatibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Low v oltage directive ” . CE marking for devic es with wireless LAN/ Bluetooth This equipment co[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 23 Wir eless Opera tion Channel f or Differ ent Domains N. America 2.412-2.462 GHz Ch01 through CH11 Japan 2.412-2.484 GHz Ch01 through Ch14 Europe ET SI 2.412-2.472 GHz Ch01 through Ch13 F r anc e Restricted Wireless F requency Bands Some areas of F ranc e ha ve a restricted frequency band. The w orst case maximum authorize[...]

24 Notebook PC User Manual 60 Oise 61 Orne 63 Puy du Dôme 64 P y r é né e s A tl a n t i q u e 66 Pyrénées Orientales 67 Bas R hin 68 Haut Rhin 70 Haute Saône 71 Saône et Loire 75 P aris 82 T arn et Garonne 84 V aucluse 88 V osges 89 Y onne 90 T erritoire de Belf or t 94 V al de Mar ne This requir ement is likely to change ov er time , allow[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 25 UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 c ov ering telecommunications (t elephone) equipment intended t o be electrically connec ted to a telecommunication netw ork that has an operating v oltage to ground that does not ex ceed 200V peak, 300V peak-to-peak, and 105V rms, and installed or used in accordanc e with the Nation[...]

26 Notebook PC User Manual P ower Safety Requiremen t Pr oducts with elec trical current ratings up to 6A and w eighing more than 3Kg must use approv ed pow er cor ds greater than or equal t o: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.75mm 2 or H05VV-F , 2G, 0.75mm 2 . REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Ev aluation, Authorization, and Restric tion of Chemicals[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 27 Nordic Lithium C autions (for lithium-ion ba tter ies) CA UTION! Danger of explosion if batt er y is incorrectly replaced . Replace only with the same or equivalen t type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according t o the manufacturer ’ s instructions. (English) A T T E N Z IO N E ! R ischio d[...]

28 Notebook PC User Manual Eur opean Union Ec o-label This Notebook PC has been a warded the EU F lo wer label, which means that this product has the following char acteristics: 1. Decreased energy consumption during use and stand-b y modes. 2. Limited use of to xic hea vy metals. 3. Limited use of substances harmful to the en vironment and health.[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 29 This pr oduc t is protected by one or mor e of the follo wing U.S. P at ents: 7,416,423; 7,415,588; 7,413,402; 7,411,791; 7,408,855; 7,403,378; 7,400,721; 7,399,011; 7,394,533; 7,392,968; 7,388,754; 7,388,752; 7,388,743; 7,382,605; 7,382,314; 7,375,952; 7,374,433; 7,373,493; 7,369,402; 7,369,064; 7,362,568; 7,362,521; 7,3[...]

30 Notebook PC User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representativ e in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appara[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 31 EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representativ e in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appara[...]

32 Notebook PC User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representativ e in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appara[...]