Fujitsu Lifebook N3510, User Manual

Page 1: ...and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and Instant MyMedia is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd WinDVD and InterVideo are registered trademarks and WinDVR is a trademark of InterVideo Inc All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2005 Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied reproduced tran...

Page 2: ... a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off 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 the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to ...

Page 3: ...ting the TV tuner 14 Connecting an Antenna 14 Connecting an External Audio Device 15 Connecting an External Video Device 16 Composite Video Cable Connection 16 S Video Cable Connection 16 Setting up Instant MyMedia 17 Setting Up Skipping Channels 18 Setting Up Channels 18 Skipping Channels 18 Starting closing Instant MyMedia 19 Starting Instant MyMedia 19 Starting with one button 19 Exiting Instan...

Page 4: ...de 24 Recording TV programs 24 Watching Recorded TV Programs or Videos 25 Playing TV programs or videos recorded on the notebook 25 Operations during play 25 Playing CD DVDs 26 Playing CDs 26 Operations during play 26 Playing DVDs 27 Operations during play 27 Using the DVD menu 29 Playing the TV programs or videos recorded on a DVD 29 Playing TV programs recorded by Instant MyMedia 29 Playing TV p...

Page 5: ...s 35 Setting the Timer 35 Adjusting the display quality 35 Returning to the initial state 36 Troubleshooting and Recovery 37 Troubleshooting 37 The screen does not appear 37 The screen image is distorted 37 Audio does not come on or doesn t sound right 38 Certain procedures don t work properly 38 Recording can t be performed 39 Recovery of Instant MyMedia 40 Execute the recovery of Instant MyMedia...

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Page 7: ...rimarily with using Instant MyMedia with the TV Tuner For detailed information about the WinDVD and WinDVR applications please see the associated Help files by opening the application right clicking on the application screen then selecting Help from the dropdown menu Note that the WinDVD and WinDVR manuals are written generically and some features may not apply to your TV Tuner Purpose Pre boot Po...

Page 8: ...Tuner you should have received the following items Remote Control AA Batteries quantity 2 Antenna Cable Adapter Coaxial to 75 ohm F Type TV Tuner Getting Started Guide this manual Figure 1 TV Tuner and Features Top Front TV DVD CD Channel Volume M o d e player app A B www 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 ...

Page 9: ...e notebook has not been booted up Instant MyMedia will be automatically activated switching the notebook into TV mode If the notebook is in DVD CD or Video mode when the button is pressed it will be switched into TV mode 3 DVD CD When this button is pressed and the notebook has not been booted up Instant MyMedia will be automatically activated switching the notebook into DVD CD mode If the noteboo...

Page 10: ...you press the button while a DVD or video is playing play will stop temporarily 12 Back When you press this button while an audio CD or a DVD is being played in DVD CD mode the player will return to the previous track if the current track hasn t yet started If the track has already started you will return to the beginning of the current track 13 Next When you press this button while an audio CD or...

Page 11: ...displayed when Composite input is selected 3 S Video Input Port Used to connect to the S video output port of external video devices The image input from a device connected to this jack is displayed when S Video input is selected 4 Antenna Mini Jack Used to connect a TV or cable TV antenna using the RF adapter cable included with the kit 5 Headphone Jack Used to connect to commercially available h...

Page 12: ...re 4 Item Name Description 1 DC In Jack Used to connect the AC Adapter to the notebook 2 External Monitor Port Used to connect an external VGA monitor to run the system display and the external source singly or simultaneously 3 Air Vents The air vents allow the fan to draw in outside air to cool the notebook 1 2 3 ...

Page 13: ...me Description 1 Power Pressing this button while media is running will terminate the media and power down the notebook If the notebook is powered down pressing this button will power it up 2 MyMedia If power to the notebook is off pressing this button will activate Instant MyMedia and the main menu will be displayed Note that this button is not active if the notebook has been booted up 1 2 3 5 6 ...

Page 14: ...If you press this button while play has been stopped or paused in DVD CD or video mode play will restart If you press the button while a DVD or video is playing play will stop temporarily 10 Fast Rewind When this button is pressed while a DVD or video is being played the video pictures or audio are rewound The button can be pressed repeatedly to increase the speed of the rewind 11 Back When you pr...

Page 15: ... CD mode 20 TV When this button is pressed power to the notebook is deactivated Instant MyMedia is activated and the notebook is automatically switched to TV mode 21 List When using Instant MyMedia press the List button to display a list of video files on the hard disk drive 22 Menu When using Instant MyMedia press this button to view the menu screen while in TV or DVD CD mode 23 Enter Used to cho...

Page 16: ...n RF antenna adapter was included with the notebook for hooking up the antenna Note that this requires an antenna either cable or standalone with a coaxial connection Figure 6 Connecting the Antenna 28 Channel Up If pressed while in TV mode the channel will switch to the next higher channel 29 Channel Down If pressed while in TV mode the channel will switch to the next lower channel 30 Angle When ...

Page 17: ... such as an external CD player by connecting it to your notebook In order to connect an audio device you will first need to purchase a stan dard RCA cable harness red white max 1Vrms as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Audio Cable To connect the audio cable 1 Connect the cable to the audio output jacks on the external device by matching the colors of the cable with the colors of the jacks 2 Connect the ...

Page 18: ...ce on page 15 The video cables use different ports as described below Composite Video Cable Connection Figure 9 Composite Video Cable To connect a composite video cable 1 Connect the cable to the video output jack on the external device 2 Connect the cable to the video input jack on the notebook See Figure 10 3 Connect the audio cable between the external device and the notebook as described in Co...

Page 19: ... then press the MyMedia button on the remote control During the first portion of the installation the notebook will cycle through sev The S Video connector is keyed so that it can only be inserted when it is aligned properly with the port Be sure to examine the orientation of the connector with the port before inserting it Forcible insertion may cause damage to the connector and or port When perfo...

Page 20: ... A channel search will begin During the channel search channels are switched one after another this could take some time Each time a channel search is performed different channels may be detected due to changing reception conditions Skipping Channels You can determine which detected channels are displayed and which are skipped using the remote control or the channel button on the notebook 1 Press ...

Page 21: ... MyMedia and boots up the notebook Starting with one button When the notebook is powered off you can start the TV mode by pressing the TV button on the remote control Similarly when the notebook is powered off you can start the DVD CD mode by pressing the DVD button on the remote control Exiting Instant MyMedia 1 Press the MyMedia button to display the main menu 2 Select Power Off then press the E...

Page 22: ...xt lowest Note that if you have selected to skip certain channels See Skipping Channels on page 18 they will be skipped when using the Channel Up and Down buttons Adjusting the Volume 1 Use the Vol and Vol buttons on the remote control to increase and decrease the vol ume Note that when changing the volume the screen display may temporarily stop 2 Adjust the volume to a comfortable level Do not ra...

Page 23: ...the TV button on the remote control 3 Insert a blank DVD RAM disc in the notebook media player 4 Press the TV Video button on the remote control and select Composite or S Video depending upon which type of cable is connected to the external device See Connecting the TV tuner on page 14 5 Insert the tape or disc in the external device and start playing it 6 Press the REC button on the remote contro...

Page 24: ...ermine appropriate formats Only DVDs with the correct region code can be used DVD Rs with a capacity of 3 95 GB cannot be used You may not be able to play DVD RAMs recorded in Instant MyMedia on other DVD players Because of the power demands placed upon the system you are strongly advised to connect AC power when recording programs Disc Type Play Record Audio CD 9 CD R CR RW DVD Video VCD 9 DVD R ...

Page 25: ... will start 5 When formatting has been completed recordable time for the disc is indicated Note that the percentage indicator showing progress status may abruptly accelerate at around 80 In this case initialization may have terminated but the disc has been initialized without any problem During the initialization all operations become ineffective The procedures in this section assume that you are ...

Page 26: ...e note book when the recording has been completed The notebook stops recording and the disc stops When pressing the Stop Eject button on the remote control or the Stop Eject button on the notebook again the tray emerges from the drive to eject the disc To play the recorded DVD use the DVD CD mode of Instant MyMedia See Playing CD DVDs on page 26 The notebook s DVD play mode can also be used to pla...

Page 27: ...ing the play Each time the button is pressed the speed cycles through four stages When you press the Play Pause button normal play speed is resumed Fast Forward and Rewind speeds are double speed x 4 speed x 8 speed x 20 speed At double speed audio is played along with pictures however in some cases the sound may jump Stop When the Stop Eject button is pressed during the play play is stopped and t...

Page 28: ...ough four stages When you press the Play Pause button normal play speed is resumed Fast Forward and rewind speeds are double speed x 4 speed x 8 speed x 20 speed Track skip When you press the Next button during the play the track being played is skipped and the head of the next track is started to play If you press the Back button immediately after a track is started to play the play position is r...

Page 29: ...t the disc will always restart at the beginning When Start from last position is set the disc will start playing at the location where it previously stopped See Changing the play settings for DVDs on page 30 Operations during play Pause When you press the Play Pause button during the play play is temporarily stopped When you press the button again play resumes Adjust the volume so that the sound f...

Page 30: ... be used instead of the Back button on the remote control The Next button on the main unit on the notebook can be used instead of the Next button on the remote control Stop Eject When you press the Stop Eject button during the play play is temporarily stopped Pressing Stop Eject again causes the tray to eject slightly from the optical drive to eject the disc The Stop Eject button on the notebook c...

Page 31: ...u from the menu screen Some DVDs may automatically display the title menu when set but there may be some cases which are not operated by the remote controller even if the title menu is displayed In this case read the title menu from the menu screen by following the steps below 1 Press the Menu button and select Menu from the screen 2 Select Root menu or Title menu and press the Enter button The me...

Page 32: ...previously stopped Start from last position Play from the position where the disc was previously stopped Changing a language used in audio and captions Audio and captions can be selected from multiple languages depending on the DVD To change a language for audio captions during the play use the Audio button on the remote control The status of DVDs to play may be determined by the intention of soft...

Page 33: ...mark and press the Enter button 3 Select a bookmark you want to read and press the Enter button Pressing the Enter button after selecting Preview enables you to view thumbnails of the scenes book marked 4 Select the scene you would like to view and press the Enter button Play is started from the position of the bookmark 5 Select Delete and press the Enter button to delete the bookmark Changing the...

Page 34: ...ating board this film contains some adult material and parents are urged to find out more about this film before they allow their children to view it NC 17 No One 17 And Under Admitted This rating declares that the Rating Board believes that this is a film that most parents will consider too adult for their youngsters under 17 No children should be allowed to view an NC 17 film The reasons for an ...

Page 35: ...r children under 17 This program contains one or more of the following graphic violence V explicit sexual activity S or crude indecent language L Setting the parental lock for DVD CD mode 1 While in DVD CD mode press the Menu button to display the menu Select the Paren tal Control tab 2 If you have already set a password go to Password Change and enter the password in Input Password Press the Ente...

Page 36: ...Parental Control 2 Select Password change When is displayed in the column an effective password has already been entered 3 If a password has not been selected select Input password and press the Enter button 4 Input password with the 1 9 buttons of the remote control and press the Enter but ton The password entered here is effective until the menu screen is closed If a wrong password is entered a ...

Page 37: ... perform the same steps again To cancel the off timer select Disable 3 When the time specified has elapsed Instant MyMedia is automatically terminated pow ering off the notebook Adjusting the display quality The brightness and colors of the picture can be adjusted as you like Each video adjustment is applied to all TV DVD CD and video play modes The setting cannot be changed by each mode 1 Press t...

Page 38: ...d below the screen 3 Adjust to a value you like using the up and down cursor buttons Returning to the initial state The following procedure returns the display to state it was in when purchased 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu and select the Video tab 2 Select Reset to default setting and press the Enter button ...

Page 39: ...he external device connected to the vid eo input port is turned off Turn on the device See manufactur er s instructions The video cable or the S Video cable are not proper ly connected Properly connect the video cable or S Vid eo cable Connecting the TV tuner on page 14 The screen image is distorted Light or dark dots are displayed This is a characteristic of the LCD display and is not a problem T...

Page 40: ...eatures on page 11 Headphones are connected to the notebook The notebook s speakers are disabled when headphones are plugged in Un plug the headphones Left Side Fea tures on page 9 The audio cable for video in put is not connected Connect the audio cable properly Connecting an External Audio Device on page 15 Noise comes out of the speakers Devices such as cell phones that generate radio waves are...

Page 41: ... respond TV broadcasts are being re corded During recording most buttons are dis abled with the ex ceptions of volume and pause Recording can t be performed Recording does not start even when the REC button on the re mote control is pressed The DVD RAM disc is not recognized It takes time for the notebook to identify a DVD RAM disc Press the REC but ton again after the loading the disc message or ...

Page 42: ...store DVD and insert the Instant MyMedia Restore disc 7 Press the Y key A message showing Restore is in process is displayed and your note book will start copying files 8 When restore is complete a message appears prompting you to remove the Restore disc Remove the disc and press the Y key The system will reboot Use of the recovery of Instant MyMedia enables the setting of current channels to be d...

Page 43: ... Audio Output Stereo US voice multiplex output support Interface Headphones 3 5mm stereo mini jack output 1 mW or more load impedance 32 Ohm Antenna Input Mini jack RF adapter cable included 75 ohm Video Input S Video 4 pins x 1 and Composite Video x 1 NTSC 525line 60 Hz Audio Input Left white Right red RCA type x 1 each max 1 Vrms Encoder Video compression method MPEG2 Bit rate 2 4 6 8 Mbps selec...

Page 44: ...e at 1 800 8FUJITSU 1 800 838 5487 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com Web Site http www computers us fujitsu com support Remote Control Feature Specifications Communications Scheme Infrared rays Effective Distance location see figure below Battery AA dry battery x 2 Battery Life Approximately 6 months when using dry manganese batteries 30 o 3 m 30 o 30 o 3 m Remote IR Port Control ...

Page 45: ...28 Changing audio 28 Changing Audio Mode 20 Changing captions 28 Changing display types 35 Changing the parental lock setting 32 Changing the play settings for DVDs 30 Changing the region code 30 Changing the screen setting 29 Changing the setting to Karaoke 31 Channel button 7 Composite Video Cable Connection 16 Connecting an Antenna 14 Connecting an External Audio Device 15 Connecting an Externa...

Page 46: ...roake 31 M Media Tray Eject Button 9 Muting the Volume 20 N Next button 8 O Optical Drive 9 P Parental Control 32 Passwords 34 Pause 27 Play Pause button 8 Playing CD DVDs 26 Playing TV programs or videos recorded on other DVD recorders 29 Playing TV programs or videos recorded on the notebook 25 Playing TV programs recorded by Instant MyMedia 29 Power Suspend Resume button 7 Q Quick Format 23 R R...

Page 47: ...Rewind 12 List 13 Live 12 Menu 13 Mute 13 MyMedia 11 Next 13 Numeric Pad 12 Play Pause 12 Power 11 Record 12 Return 13 Screen 13 Stop Eject 12 Subtitle 14 TS 12 TV 13 TV Video 13 Volume Down 13 Volume Up 12 Remote Control Features 11 Remote Control IR Port 8 S Selecting Channels 20 Setting the play start position 30 Setting the recording mode 24 Setting the Timer 35 Specifications 41 Stereo Speake...

Page 48: ...mage is distorted 37 Troubleshooting and Recovery 37 TV button 7 TV Tuner Applications 5 Instant MyMedia 5 TV Tuner Features 7 Rear Panel Features 10 Right Side Features 9 Top Front Features 7 TV Tuner Getting Started Guide 6 U Usable Disc Formats 22 Using bookmarks 31 Using the DVD menu 29 V Video Input Jack Composite 9 Volume Control button 7 W Watching Recorded TV Programs or Videos 25 Watching...