Asus U50A, User Manual

Page 1: ...Notebook PC User Manual April 2009 E4601 ...

Page 2: ...els 16 Declarations and Safety Statements 18 Federal Communications Commission Statement 18 FCC Radio Frequency RF Exposure Caution Statement 19 Declaration of Conformity R TTE directive 1999 5 EC 19 CE Mark Warning 20 IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada 20 Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains 21 France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands 21 UL Safety Notices 23 Power Safety Req...

Page 3: ... a gas leak DO NOT expose to strong magnetic or electrical fields DO NOT expose to or use near liquids rain or moisture DO NOT use the modem during electrical storms DO NOT press or touch the display panel Do not place together with small items that may scratch or enter the Notebook PC DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work surfaces Seek servicing if the casing has been damaged DO NOT place or dr...

Page 4: ...ctronic equipment and mercury containing button cell battery should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste INPUT RATING Refer to the rating label on the bottom of the Notebook PC and be sure th...

Page 5: ...Notebook PC User Manual Preparing your Notebook PC These are only quick instructions for using your Notebook PC Installing the Battery Pack Connecting the Power Adapter 2 1 3 1 2 3 110V 220V ...

Page 6: ... the display panel with your thumb 2 Slowly tilt the display panel forward or backward to a comfortable viewing angle Turning on the Power 1 Push and release the power button located beneath the LCD display panel 2 Use Fn F5 or Fn F6 to djust the LCD brightness ON OFF ON OFF ...

Page 7: ...ture input B A A Slide your finger across the touchpad to move the pointer You 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 Left button Right button Left button Right button ...

Page 8: ...o the right to view the next page or right to the left to return to the previous pages C Use three fingers to tap the touchpad This action mimics the right click function of a mouse Multi finger gesture input B Customize the touchpad s behavior in Windows Control Panel Mouse Properties Elantech Options To perform the multi finger gesture inputs smoothly keep the distance between your fingertips as...

Page 9: ...Some may also include a motion detector to sound an alarm when moved LAN Port The RJ 45 LAN port with eight pins is larger than the RJ 11 modem port and supports a standard Ethernet cable for connection to a local network The built in connector allows convenient use without additional adapters Air Vents The air vents allow cool air to enter and warm air to exit the Notebook PC IMPORTANT Ensure tha...

Page 10: ...gle cable It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8 channel digital audio with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements or requirements Flash Memory Slot Normally an external memory card reader must be purchased separately in order to use memory cards from devices such as digital cameras MP3 players mobile phones and PDAs This Notebook PC has a built in high speed memory car...

Page 11: ...rd disk drives printers and scanners connected in a series up to 12Mbits sec USB 1 1 and 480Mbits sec USB 2 0 USB allows many devices to run simultaneously on a single computer with some peripherals acting as additional plug in sites or hubs USB supports hot swapping of devices so that most peripherals can be connected or disconnected without restarting the computer 8 ...

Page 12: ...r output signals from audio devices Using this jack automatically disables the built in microphone Use this feature for video conferencing voice narrations or simple audio recordings USB Port 2 0 1 1 See other side for description E SATA E SATA Port External SATA or eSATA allows external connection of Serial ATA devices originally designed for use inside the computer It is up to six times faster t...

Page 13: ...ies See the marketing specifications for details on each model Power DC Input The supplied power adapter converts AC power to DC power for use with this jack Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the Notebook PC and charges the internal battery pack To prevent damage to the Notebook PC and battery pack always use the supplied power adapter CAUTION MAY BECOME WARM TO HOT WHEN IN USE BE...

Page 14: ...nual Front Side 1 Wireless Switch Enables or disables the built in wireless LAN and Bluetooth selected models When enabled the wireless status indicator will light Windows software settings are necessary before use ON OFF 1 ...

Page 15: ...ctory IMPORTANT DO NOT delete the partition named RECOVERY The Recovery Partition is created at the factory and cannot be restored if deleted Take your Notebook PC to an authorized ASUS service center if you have problems with the recovery process Using the Recovery Partition 1 Press F9 during bootup 2 Press Enter to select Windows Setup EMS Enabled 3 Read the ASUS Preload Wizard screen and click ...

Page 16: ...ecovery Burner icon on the Window desktop 2 Insert a blank writable DVD into the optical drive and click Start to start creating the Recovery DVD 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete creating the recovery DVD Prepare three blank writable DVDs to create the Recovery DVD IMPORTANT Remove the external hard disk drive before performing system recovery on your Notebook PC According to Microso...

Page 17: ...llows you to keep other partitions and to create a new system partition as drive C Recover Windows to entire HD This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk drive and creates a new system partition as drive C Recover Windows to entire HD with 2 partition This option deletes all partitions from your hard drive and creates two new partitions C 60 and D 40 4 Follow the onscreen instructions...

Page 18: ...here is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between ...

Page 19: ...forth for an uncontrolled environment To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements please avoid direct contact to the transmitting antenna during transmitting End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance Declaration of Conformity R TTE directive 1999 5 EC The following items were completed and are considered relevant and suf...

Page 20: ...ntact to the transmitting antenna during transmitting End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause interference and This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device To prevent radio interference to the lice...

Page 21: ...private property or on the private property of public persons use is subject to a preliminary authorization procedure by the Ministry of Defense with maximum authorized power of 100mW in the 2446 5 2483 5 MHz band Use outdoors on public property is not permitted In the departments listed below for the entire 2 4 GHz band Maximum authorized power indoors is 100mW Maximum authorized power outdoors i...

Page 22: ...re 75 Paris 82 Tarn et Garonne 84 Vaucluse 88 Vosges 89 Yonne 90 Territoire de Belfort 94 Val de Marne This requirement is likely to change over time allowing you to use your wireless LAN card in more areas within France Please check with ART for the latest information www art telecom fr Your WLAN Card transmits less than 100mW but more than 10mW ...

Page 23: ...mote risk of electric shock from lightning DO NOT use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak Required for UL 1642 covering primary nonrechargeable and secondary rechargeable lithium batteries for use as power sources in products These batteries contain metallic lithium or a lithium alloy or a lithium ion and may consist of a single electrochemical cell or two or more cells connected in seri...

Page 24: ...d out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical electronic equipment and mercury containing button cell battery should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products REACH Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS RE...

Page 25: ...ge til leverandøren Danish VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion Swedish VAROITUS Paristo voi räjähtää jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan sousittelemaan tyyppiin Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistagan ohje...

Page 26: ...uropa eu int ecolabel Takeback and Recycling Old computers notebook computers and other electronic equipment contain hazardous chemicals that are harmful to the environment when disposed in a landfill with trash By recycling the metals plastics and components found in an old computer will be broken down and reused to make new products And the environment is protected from any uncontrolled release ...

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Page 28: ...l Manufacturer ASUSTek COMPUTER INC Address City No 15 LI TE RD PEITOU TAIPEI 112 TAIWAN R O C Country TAIWAN Authorized Representative in Europe ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address City HARKORT STR 21 23 40880 RATINGEN Country GERMANY ...