Acer AcerNote 950, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...rd disk drive The accessory bay houses a 3 5 inch 1 44 MB removable diskette drive a 5 25 inch removable IDE CD ROM drive or a secondary battery for more power on the go The power bay accommodates a battery pack or the AC adapter The easy to open modular housing design with innovative use of latches grooves and sliding compartments makes upgrades easy The hard disk diskette drive CD ROM drive keyb...

Page 2: ...ower management features such as automatic LCD and hard disk power down system standby and suspend modes enable this notebook to conserve battery power The notebook houses up to two battery packs for longer battery operation Battery packs supported are nickel metal hydride NiMH and state of the art lithium ion Li Ion batteries The system has both visible and audible battery low warning features th...

Page 3: ...cessories 2 if any 4 8 16 MB RAM modules External numeric keypad MS DOS and application software documentation System utilities diskette 3 PCMCIA fax data modem card Port replicator External battery charger Additional battery pack Additional AC adapter File transfer interlink cable Carrying bag for system and accessories 1 The AC adapter is inserted into the power bay of the notebook during packin...

Page 4: ...can STN color 10 4 inch 640 x 480 256 colors DualScan STN color 10 4 inch 800 x 600 256 colors TFT color active matrix 10 4 inch 640 x 480 64K colors TFT color active matrix 10 4 inch 800 x 600 256 colors Open the display by sliding the two cover latches toward you as shown in Figure 1 1 Lift the display and tilt it to a comfortable viewing position Figure 1 1 Opening the Display ...

Page 5: ... external monitor to the system you can still view the display through the LCD Figure 1 2 The LCD Display The LCD power saving feature turns off the LCD after a preset period of inactivity to reduce power consumption Please refer to section 4 6 3 for details To close the display fold it down gently until the latches click into place To avoid damaging the display do not slam it when closing Do not ...

Page 6: ... front panel 1 Storage Bay 2 Accessory Bay 3 Power Bay Figure 1 3 Front Panel Front Panel Features n Storage bay This bay houses a 2 5 inch hard disk drive o Accessory bay This bay houses either a 3 5 inch 1 44MB diskette drive an optional 5 25 inch CD ROM drive or an optional secondary battery pack p Power bay This bay houses either the primary battery pack or the AC adapter 1 2 3 ...

Page 7: ... ROM drive have built in locks on the units themselves Turn the power off before installing or removing a module The system MUST NOT be in standby or suspend mode Remember to enter the Setup utility to make the proper settings Figure 1 4 Bay Modules n o p n n o o p p Bay Lock Module HDD module FDD module NiMH battery AC adapter Extender NiMH battery CD ROM drive module 6 cell Li Ion battery ...

Page 8: ...der Adapter 6 cell Li Ion battery NiMH battery Adapter with extender When the 6 cell Li Ion battery pack is installed in the power bay do not install a secondary battery pack You can add an extender module to the AC adapter if you want to use it with the diskette drive or secondary battery Similarly you can attach an extender module to the 6 cell Li Ion battery for use with the diskette drive Atta...

Page 9: ...External PS 2 connector Figure 1 5 Rear Panel Rear Panel Features SIR Serial Infrared SIR port This lets you accomplish wireless communication with SIR aware systems External CRT port This connects a VGA or SVGA monitor Expansion connector This connects a port replicator or a docking station Parallel port This connects a printer pocket LAN or other parallel device Serial port This connects a mouse...

Page 10: ...eless file transfers and connect with other serial infrared devices such as a serial infrared printer To transfer files using SIR line up the SIR ports of the notebook and the other SIR capable system not more than a meter apart at an angle of 15 degrees for optimal performance Figure 1 6 Serial Infrared Communication Run the file transfer utility 1 on both systems and begin wireless file transfer...

Page 11: ...stem 1 PCMCIA Slots 2 Microphone in port top Line out port left Line in port right Figure 1 7 Left Panel Left Panel Features PCMCIA PCMCIA slots These slots accept PC cards Microphone in port This connects a microphone Line out port This connects an audio line out device like headphones or amplified speakers Line in port This connects an audio line in device like a CD player or synthesizer 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...es Memory cards include flash memory and SRAM Before using the slot you need to specify the corresponding PCMCIA driver in the CONFIG SYS file The driver initializes and prepares the PCMCIA slots for use Refer to the PCMCIA driver utility information in Appendix D for more details To complement the 16 bit stereo audio capability of the notebook there are microphone line in and line out audio jacks...

Page 13: ... 1 AC adapter connector hole 2 Power switch 3 DC in port Figure 1 9 Right Panel Right Panel Features AC adapter connector hole This connects the power cord to the AC adapter when the adapter is inside the power bay Power switch This turns the notebook on and off DC in port This connects the AC adapter when the AC adapter is connected externally to the system 1 2 3 ...

Page 14: ...hen the notebook is running on the AC adapter Refer to section 1 10 1 Do not use the AC adapter or the battery pack with other notebooks or any other devices 2 Do not use other AC adapters and battery packs not specifically designed for this system 3 Unplug the AC adapter by pulling on the connector not the cord Pulling on the cord may damage the connections inside the connector AC adapter Power c...

Page 15: ...the AC adapter 1 Connecting the Adapter Internally 1 During packing the AC adapter is inserted into the power bay Just plug the other end of the power cord into the AC adapter through a connector hole found on the right panel 2 Connect the power cord to a power outlet 1 The steps described assume that the AC adapter is inside the power bay i e during packing ...

Page 16: ...dapter lock and slide the AC adapter out of the power bay 2 You may now insert the battery pack into the power bay Slide it into the bay until it clicks into place 3 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter 4 Connect one end of the DC in cable square head to the AC adapter ...

Page 17: ...Getting Started 1 17 5 Connect the other end of the DC in cable to the DC in port of the notebook 6 Connect the power cord to a power outlet ...

Page 18: ...and displays POST messages Next copyright and other messages appear on the screen followed by the DOS prompt C If you get an error message or the DOS prompt does not appear see Chapter 6 for assistance Use a backup utility to create diskette copies of all pre installed software that come with the system Always store the originals and use the backup copies See the MS DOS user s manual for informati...

Page 19: ...em gives you the option of not rebooting when you exit Setup System Standby Suspend button This button enables the system to enter system standby or suspend mode See Section 2 5 for details on suspend mode Contrast control This controls the display clarity of the LCD screen STN color models only 1 The contrast control is found on the lower right side of the LCD bezel on DualScan STN models The TFT...

Page 20: ...tivity icon This icon appears when the system accesses the diskette drive Num Lock icon This icon appears when the Num Lock function is activated Caps Lock icon This icon appears when the Caps Lock function is activated Scroll Lock icon This icon appears when the Scroll Lock function is activated Battery low icon This icon appears when the battery pack is low on power See section 2 7 for informati...

Page 21: ...ing Started 1 21 1 11 Keyboard The keyboard has full sized keys including an embedded keypad separate cursor keys and twelve function keys Figure 1 13 Keyboard U S Keyboard Figure 1 14 Keyboard U K Version ...

Page 22: ...ock indicator is on the embedded keypad is in numeric mode The keys function as a calculator complete with arithmetic operators and Hot Keys The keyboard also has a number of hot keys or key combinations which allow you to perform special functions E D F Warm Boot hot key This allows you to execute a warm boot E D _ Setup hot key This allows you to access the Setup utility R Battery Gauge hot key ...

Page 23: ...s are not printed on the keys Figure 1 15 Embedded Keypad Table 1 3 tells how to use the embedded keypad Table 1 3 Using the Embedded Keypad Desired Access Num Lock On Num Lock Off Number keys on embedded keypad Type numbers in a normal manner Cursor control keys on embedded keypad Hold Mwhile using cursor control keys Hold while using cursor control keys Main keyboard keys Hold while typing lette...

Page 24: ...palm rest located below the keyboard gives you a place to rest your hands while you type Figure 1 16 Palm Rest In addition two foot supports on the underside allows you to tilt the notebook to a more comfortable typing position Figure 1 17 Foot Supports ...

Page 25: ...e of the touchpad A central location on the palmrest provides ample comfort and support Figure 1 18 Touchpad The touchpad works with most mouse drivers If your notebook did not come with pre loaded software remember to install the touchpad driver included in the system utilities diskette s The touchpad driver also supports special functions that work uniquely with the touchpad See Appendix D for d...

Page 26: ...hpad produces similar results Refer to Table 1 4 Table 1 4 Touchpad Functions Function Button Tap Execution click twice tap twice at the same speed as double clicking the mouse button Selection click once tap once Drag click and hold to drag the cursor tap twice and hold finger to the touchpad on the second tap to drag the cursor Keep your fingers clear of the touchpad when typing The touchpad is ...

Page 27: ...arge utility The battery begins discharging After discharging the notebook powers off and battery charging begins The battery LEDs light up from one to five then turn completely off when the notebook finishes charging Repeat steps c to f once or twice See section 2 4 2 for more details 2 Power on the system If your notebook has pre installed software including zero volt suspend turn on the system ...

Page 28: ...sk function Remove the MS DOS diskette and insert the system utility diskette into the diskette drive Run the PHDISK utiltiy in the PHDISK subdirectory to reserve a partition 1 See Appendix D 4 Adjust the display Adjust the LCD contrast to obtain the best display STN models only Refer to section 1 10 5 If the system displays an error message see section 6 2 6 You can operate the notebook on AC or ...