Asus U20A-2P006E manual

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    Notebook PC U ser Manual May 2009 E4691[...]

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    2 Notebook PC User Manual Table of Contents Safety Precautions ............................................................................................. 3 Pr eparing your Notebook PC ......................................................................... 5 Using the T ouchpad ...................................................................[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 3 Safety Precautions The follo wing safety precautions will increase the life of the Notebook PC. F ollow all precautions and instructions. Except as described in this manual, refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Battery safety warning: DO NO T throw the battery in fire. DO NO T short circu it the c ontacts. DO NO T[...]

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    4 Notebook PC User Manual SAFE TEMP: This Notebook PC should only be used in envir onments with ambient temperatur es between 10°C (50°F) and 35°C (95°F) DO NO T carr y or cov er a Notebook PC that is powered ON with any mat erials that will reduce air circulation such as a carr ying bag . DO NO T throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste . This[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 5 Preparing your Notebook PC These are only quick instructions for using y our Notebook PC. Installing the Battery Pack Connecting the P ower A dapter 2 3 1 2 1 3 EXPRESS 1 2 3 1 10V -220V[...]

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    6 Notebook PC User Manual Opening the L CD display panel 1. Carefully lift up the display panel with y our thumb. 2. Slowly tilt the display panel f or ward or backward to a comfortable viewing angle. T urning on the Pow er 1. Push and release the po wer button located beneath the L CD display panel. 2. Use [Fn]+[F5] or [Fn]+[F6] to adjust the L CD[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 7 Using the Touchpad Single-finger gesture input B A A. Slide your finger across the t ouchpad to move the point er . Y ou can also hold the left button and slide your finger to drag the selected item. B. Use the left and r ight butt ons like a standard mouse. Left button Right button Left button Right button[...]

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    8 Notebook PC User Manual A Multi-finger gesture input C Customiz e the touchpad’ s behavior in Windows Contr ol Panel > Mouse Properties > Elantech > Options.... A. Use two fingertips to slide up/down/left/right on the touchpad to scroll a window up/do wn/left/r ight. B. Use three fingers to move horizo ntally on the touchpad t o swi[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 9 Knowing the Parts Right Side 1 2 3 Optical Driv e The Notebook PC comes in v arious models with different optical drives. T he Notebook PC’ s optical drive may suppor t compact discs (CD) and/or digital video discs (DVD) and may ha ve recordable (R) or r e-writable (R W ) capabilities. See the marketing specifications f[...]

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    10 Notebook PC User Manual USB P or t (2.0/1.1) The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards , pointing devices, cameras, hard disk drives, printers , and scanners connected in a series up to 12Mbits/sec (USB 1.1) and 480Mbits/sec (USB 2.0). USB allows man y devices to run simultaneously on a s[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 11 Left Side 1 2 3 K ensington® Lock P or t The Kensington® lock port allows the Notebook PC to be secured using Kensington® compatible Not ebook PC security products. These security products usually include a metal cable and lock that preven t the Notebook PC to be remov ed from a fixed object. Some may also include a m[...]

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    12 Notebook PC User Manual 5 6 USB P or t (2.0/1.1) Displa y (Monitor) Output The 15-pin D-sub monitor port suppor ts a standard VGA- compatible device such as a monit or or projector to allow viewing on a larger external display . HDMI HDMI P or t (on selected models) HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Inter face) is an uncompressed all-digital aud[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 13 Rear Side 1  Battery Pack The battery pack is automatically charged when the Notebook PC is connected to an A C power source and maintains power t o the Notebook PC when AC pow er is not connected. This allows use when moving tempor arily between locations. B att er y time varies by usage and b y the specifications fo[...]

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    14 Notebook PC User Manual F ront Side 2 1 2 A udio Speaker The built-in stereo speaker system allo ws you to hear audio without additional attachments. T he multimedia sound system fea tures an integrated digital audio c ontroller that produces rich, vibran t sound (results improved with external stereo headphones or speakers). Audio f eatures are[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 15 Recovering Your Notebook PC Using Rec ov ery Par tition The Recov er y P ar tition quickly restores your Not ebook PC ’ s software to its original working state. Bef ore using the Recovery P ar tition, copy your da ta files (such as Outlook PST files) to floppy disks or to a network drive and make note of any cust om[...]

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    16 Notebook PC User Manual Reco ver Windows to entir e HD with 2 par tition. T hi s op t io n de le t es a l l pa rti ti o ns f ro m y o ur h ar d d ri v e a nd c r ea te s t wo ne w p art it io ns “ C” (6 0 %) a nd “ D” (4 0 %) . 5. F ollow the onscreen instructions to complete the rec overy process. Visit the ASUS website at www .asus.com[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 17 Using the Reco very DVD: DVD: : 1. Inser t the Reco ver y DVD into the optical driv e. Y our Notebook PC needs to be power ed 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 Recov er y DVD . 3. Select a par tition op[...]

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    18 Notebook PC User Manual Declarations and Safety Statements F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device complies with FC C Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: • This device ma y not cause harmful inter ferenc e. • This device must accept an y interference receiv ed, including interference that[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 19 (Re p ri nt ed f r om t he Co de o f F ed er al Re gu la ti o ns # 47 , p ar t 15 . 19 3, 1 99 3 . Wa s hi ng to n D C: O ffi c e of t he Fe de ra l R eg is te r , Na ti on a l Ar ch i ve s an d Re c or ds A dm i ni st ra t io n, U .S . G ov er n me nt P ri n ti ng O ffi c e. ) FC C Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposure C aut[...]

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    20 Notebook PC User Manual CE Mark W arning This is a Class B product, in a domestic en vironment, this product may cause r adio interference , in which case the user may be requir ed to take adequate measures . IC Radiation Exposure Stat ement for C anada This equipment complies with IC r adiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontr olled env[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 21 Wir eless Operation Channel f or Different Domains N. America 2.412-2.462 GHz Ch01 through CH11 Japan 2.412-2.484 GHz Ch01 through Ch14 Europe ETSI 2.412-2.472 GHz Ch01 through Ch13 F rance Restr ic ted Wireless F requenc y Bands Some areas of F rance hav e a restricted frequenc y band . The worst case maximum authorized [...]

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    22 Notebook PC User Manual 60 Oise 61 Or ne 63 Puy du Dôme 64 P y ré né es A tl an ti q u e 66 Pyrénées 67 Bas Rhin 68 Haut Rhin 70 Haute Saône 71 Saône et Loire 75 Paris 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 Marne This requiremen t is likely to change over time , allowing you to use you[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 23 UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 co vering telecommunications (telephone) equipment intended to be electrically connected to a telecommunication network that has an oper ating voltage to ground that does not ex ceed 200V peak, 300V peak-to-peak, and 105V rms, and installed or used in accor dance with the National El[...]

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    24 Notebook PC User Manual P ow er S afety Requir ement Pr oduc ts with electrical current ratings up to 6A and w eighing more than 3Kg must use approv ed power cords gr eater than or equal to: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.75mm 2 or H05VV-F , 2G, 0.75mm 2 . This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates tha t the product (electr ical, electronic equipment[...]

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    Notebook PC User Manual 25 Nordic Lithium C autions (for lithium-ion batteries) CA UTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec tly replac ed. Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’ s instructions. (English) A T TE NZ IO N E ! R ischio di espl[...]

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    26 Notebook PC User Manual This pr oduc t is protected by one or mor e of the following U.S. Pat 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; 7,362[...]

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    28 Notebook PC User Manual Manufacturer ASUST ek COMPUTER INC. Address, City No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, T AIPEI 1 12, T AIW AN R.O.C Country T AIWAN Authorized Representative in Europe ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN Country GERMANY[...]