Fujitsu Lifebook N3520, User Manual

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Page 2: ...t use the modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual Do not dispose of batteries in a fire They may explode Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS For Authorized R...

Page 3: ...trolling the Volume 18 Application Media Player Panel Mode Button 19 Application Launch Media Player Buttons 19 Configuring the Application Panel 19 Using the Media Player 20 Desktop Control Panel 21 Touchpad Pointing Device Clicking 22 Double Clicking 22 Dragging 23 Scrolling 23 Touchpad Control Adjustment 23 3 GETTING STARTED Power Sources Connecting the Power Adapters 27 Display Panel Opening t...

Page 4: ...46 Microphone Jack 46 Headphone Jack 46 S Video Out Port 46 External Video Port 46 5 USING THE INTEGRATED WIRELESS LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device 50 Deactivating the WLAN Device 51 Activating the WLAN Device 51 Configuration of the WLAN Device Flow of Operations 52 Configuration Using Intel PROSet 52 Connection to the Network 53 Troubleshooting the WLAN Trou...

Page 5: ...unications 84 LifeBook Application Panel 84 Theft Prevention Lock Slot 84 Device Ports 84 Keyboard 84 Power 84 Dimensions and Weight 84 Environmental Requirements 84 Pre Installed Software 85 Regulatory Information 87 9 GLOSSARY Glossary 91 APPENDIX CONNECTING A TV TUNER TV Tuner Getting Started Guide Introducing the TV Tuner 99 TV Tuner Related System Features 99 Connecting the TV tuner 99 INDEX ...

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Page 7: ...1 1 Preface ...

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Page 9: ...g information ready so that the customer support representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Hardware configuration Type of device connected if any Fujitsu Online You can go directly to the online Fujitsu product catal...

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Page 11: ...5 2 Getting to Know Your Computer ...

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Page 13: ...m RJ 11 telephone cable Drivers and Applications CD System Restore DVD Getting Started Guide User s Guide this document International Limited Warranty Brochure Depending upon the configuration of your notebook you may have also received one of the following items Application CDs for third party software Additional battery Remote control package including remote control infrared remote control rece...

Page 14: ...r more information Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that corre spond with a specific component of your LifeBook note book See Status Indicator Panel on page 14 for more information Mode Button The mode button allows you to switch the modes of the application panel buttons from Application mode to Media Player mode LifeBook Application Panel The LifeBook Applicatio...

Page 15: ...Device Scroll Button The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse like cursor control with three buttons left right and scroll buttons See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 22 for more information Wireless LAN Switch The wireless LAN switch is used to turn the wireless LAN device off and on ...

Page 16: ... a variety of different digital devices See Inserting Memory Stick SD Cards on page 40 for more information IEEE 1394 4 pin Port The 1394 port is used to connect between your LifeBook notebook and a peripheral such as a digital video camera See IEEE 1394 Port on page 45 for more informa tion Audio Input Jacks These jacks are used to connect to the audio output of external devices such as video dec...

Page 17: ...ncy Optical Drive Tray Release The Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release allows you to open the media player tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook Anti theft Lock Slot The anti theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device Anti Theft Lock Slot Optical Drive Optical Drive Eject Button Emergency Optical Tray Release The optical drive that your LifeBook notebook ...

Page 18: ...age 46 for more information DC Power Jack The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter or the optional Auto Airline adapter to power your Life Book notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion battery IR REMOTE LAN Port RJ 45 USB Ports External Monitor Port S Video Out Port Modem Port RJ 11 DC Power Jack Air Vents The internal modem is designed to the ITU T V 90 standard Its maximum spee...

Page 19: ...nfiguration Label on page 83 for more information Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery See Lithium ion Battery on page 35 for more information Memory Compartment Cover Your LifeBook notebook comes...

Page 20: ...harged Orange solid Battery is between 13 and 50 charged Red solid Battery is between 0 and 12 charged Red blinking There is a problem with the battery Off There is no battery installed HARD DISK CD ACCESS INDICATOR The Hard Disk CD access indicator lights when the hard disk or optical drive is being accessed EMAIL NOTIFICATION INDICATOR The Email notification indicator blinks when Email is receiv...

Page 21: ...n your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters To turn on or off toggle the CapsLk key on your keyboard SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator lights when the active window is locked to prevent the user from scrolling up or down To turn on or off press the NumLk key while pressing the Fn key ...

Page 22: ... notebook has two Windows keys consisting of one Start key and one Application key The Start key displays the Start menu This button functions the same as your on screen Start menu button The Application key functions the same as your right mouse button and displays shortcut menus for the selected item Refer to your Windows documentation for addi tional information regarding the Windows keys CURSO...

Page 23: ...r the entire screen Fn F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn F10 Pressing F10 while holding Fn allows you to change your selection of where to send your display video Each time you press the combination of keys you will step to the next choice The choices in o...

Page 24: ...ny volume controls that are set within individual applications Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume controls Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level Any software that con...

Page 25: ...ht will change If Application mode is selected the app indi cator will be lit if Media mode is selected the player button will be lit APPLICATION LAUNCH MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS When Application mode is active pressing any of the four application buttons A B Internet or Mail will launch a user defined application When Media mode is selected the buttons operate the media player CONFIGURING THE APPLICAT...

Page 26: ...ble options The first will enable disable the button when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode and the second will enable disable the button when your LifeBook notebook is in the pseudo off state You can enable disable either or both of these functions simply by clicking on the option When you have finished with Application Panel utility click on OK and the new settings will take effect You c...

Page 27: ...ould like release the mouse button Deactivating and Activating the LifeBook Application Panel To deactivate the LifeBook Application Panel follow these easy steps 1 Click on Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on LifeBook Application Panel 4 Click on Stop Application Panel To reactivate follow the same procedure except for step 4 Click on Start Application Panel instead Application Panel Setup If yo...

Page 28: ...y through pages without having to use the scroll bars Figure 2 11 CLICKING Clicking means pushing and releasing a button To left click move the cursor to the item you wish to select press the left button once and then immedi ately release it To right click move the mouse cursor to the item you wish to select press the right button once and then immediately release it You can also perform the click...

Page 29: ...allows you to navigate through a document quickly without using the window s scroll bars This is particularly useful when you are navigating through on line pages To use the Scrolling button press the crescent shape at the top or bottom of the button to scroll up or down a page When you have reached the desired section of the page release the button Figure 2 15 Figure 2 15 Scrolling TOUCHPAD CONTR...

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Page 31: ...25 3 Getting Started ...

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Page 33: ... the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your LifeBook notebook 2 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in the On or Accessories position OR 3 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the DC power jack on an airplane seat Switching from AC Adapter Power or the Auto Airline Adapter to Battery Power 1 Be sure that you have a charged battery i...

Page 34: ... want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level To adjust the bright ness the keyboard Function Fn button and the F6 and F7 buttons are used Keyboard Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily Fn F6 Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the ...

Page 35: ...m is loaded During booting your LifeBook notebook is performing a stan dard boot sequence including a POST When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility the system displays the operating system s opening screen The boot sequence is executed when You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook You restart your LifeBook notebook from the Windo...

Page 36: ...ct Fujitsu Service and Support See Fujitsu Contact Infor mation on page 3 for more information If you would simply like to move on and register at a later time you may click the Skip button Windows Registration If your connection is successful you will receive an acknowledgement from Microsoft that your registration was successful WINDOWS PRODUCT ACTIVATION If your system has Windows XP as an oper...

Page 37: ...nd allow for restarting Your LifeBook notebook can be put in Suspend mode by Pressing the Power Suspend Resume button when your system is turned on Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity if the power profile has been set up accordingly Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your notebook s system memory typically stores the file...

Page 38: ...urn off the power while accessing a disk or PC Card there is a risk of data loss To ensure that your LifeBook notebook shuts down without error use the Windows shut down procedure Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your LifeBook notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors The proper sequence is 1 Click the Start button and...

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Page 41: ...Low Battery State When the battery is running low a low battery notifica tion message will appear If you do not respond to the low battery message the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate When this happens your LifeBook notebook will go into Suspend mode There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the notebook reaches this point Actual battery life wil...

Page 42: ...icon is red and blinking it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your notebook REPLACING THE BATTERY With the purchase of an additional battery you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged Figure 4 1 1 Have a charged battery ready to install 2 Shut down your LifeBook notebook and disconnect the AC adapter 3 Press...

Page 43: ...on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray Media Holder Tray Optical Drive Eject Button Install your media player software before first using the optical drive Refer to the applicable readme file on the Driver Applications CD ROM Do not oper...

Page 44: ...You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse 1 Right click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options 2 Select View then Player for all the controls available This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen Using the Media Player Control Panel The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player You have the option to p...

Page 45: ...rety To Watch a Movie on Battery Power 1 Have an additional full charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use 2 Start watching your DVD movie 3 When the low battery warning occurs immediately stop the movie and exit the media player 4 Power down your LifeBook notebook and replace the discharged battery with an additional fully charged battery If you do not have an additional battery you should...

Page 46: ... Stick left and Secure Digital Card right INSERTING MEMORY STICK SD CARDS Memory Sticks and SD Cards are inserted in the Memory Stick SD Card slot Figure 4 4 To insert a Memory Stick or SD Card follow these steps 1 See your Memory Stick or SD Card manual for instructions on the insertion of your card Some cards may require that your notebook is off while inserting them 2 Make sure there is no card...

Page 47: ...dges under the retaining clip You will hear a click when it is prop erly in place Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Installing a Second Memory Module 8 Replace the cover Figure 4 6 9 Replace the screws TO REMOVE A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE 1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 2 Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the memory upgrade module at the same time 3 While holding th...

Page 48: ...This will open the main menu of the BIOS setup with the current settings displayed See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more informa tion The system memory information is located in the lower right portion of the window as detected by your Life Book notebook during the Power On Self Test POST The chart below shows the possible displays that can be shown on the screen If the total memory displayed...

Page 49: ...your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card Some cards may require your note book to be in Suspend Mode or Off during removal 2 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 3 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card sligh...

Page 50: ...ome cards may require your notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off during removal To remove an ExpressCard follow these steps 2 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 3 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowi...

Page 51: ...g the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet IEEE 1394 PORT The 4 pin 1394 port allows you to connect digital devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard also known as FireWire The IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use connect and disconnect This port allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rate A third party application may be required to operate your device with the 1394 port Figure 4 13 Connecting ...

Page 52: ...nnect headphones or speakers follow these steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated S VIDEO OUT PORT The S Video port allows you to connect and use directly any S Video device such as a VCR or television The S Video standard provides for a higher quality picture than NTSC or PAL To connect an S Video device follow these steps Figure 4 1...

Page 53: ...47 5 Using the Integrated Wireless LAN ...

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Page 55: ...e may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in ...

Page 56: ...er that range will increase or decrease depending on factors such as number of walls reflective material or inter ference from external RF sources The WLAN device supports the following encryption methods WEP TKIP CKIP and AES encryption The Wireless LAN device is compliant with the follow ing standards WPA WPA2 CCX1 0 CCX2 0 and CCX3 0 WIRELESS LAN MODES USING THIS DEVICE Ad Hoc Mode See Figure 5...

Page 57: ...Fujitsu mobile computers employ two methods with which to deactivate the WLAN device 1 the Wireless On Off Switch and 2 in Windows using the Intel PROSet for Wireless utility Deactivation using the Wireless On Off Switch The WLAN device can be deactivated quickly and effi ciently by toggling the Wireless On Off Switch to the Off position Figure 5 3 The Wireless On Off switch has no effect on non W...

Page 58: ...te the Intel PROSet for Wireless utility 4 Click the Add button The General Settings dialog displays 5 Enter a profile name in the Profile Name field 6 Enter the network SSID in the Network Name SSID field 7 Click Infrastructure or Ad Hoc for the operating mode 8 Click Advanced 9 The Mandatory Access Point option is only used if Infrastructure mode is selected Use this option to connect to a speci...

Page 59: ... uses DHCP select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically If your network uses static IP addresses consult with your network adminis trator for the correct IP address settings 8 Click the OK button Processing will return to the Wireless Network Connection Properties window 9 Click the OK button 10 Close the Network Connection window Following this operation c...

Page 60: ...l be added to the list 10 Click the Close button Setting the file sharing function The procedure for setting the file sharing function follows with the work folder in drive C as an example 1 Click the Start button then My Computer 2 Double click Local disk C 3 Right click the work folder or whichever folder you want to share and then click Sharing and Security in the menu displayed The Folder Name...

Page 61: ...for Wireless The Intel PROSet for Wireless window opens 3 Contained within the General tab and the Details section accessed by pressing the Details button you will find the current operating status of the radio When the radio is turned off or the com puter is not yet connected some of the conditions will not be displayed Profile Name The current configuration profile is displayed Network Name SSID...

Page 62: ...e to the access point or removing any obstacles for better sight To check the wave condition refer to the following page Confirming the status of the radio waves on page 55 The WLAN device has been deactivated or disabled Check if the wireless switch is turned ON Also verify Disable Radio is not checked in Network setting window The computer to be connected is turned off Check if the computer to b...

Page 63: ...al digits 0 through 9 and A through F or as six hexadecimal numbers separated by periods or colons e g 0080002012ef 0 80 0 2 20 ef which identify uniquely a computer that has an Ethernet interface MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The maximum size of data which can be transmitted at one time in networks including the Internet In an envi ronment whose maximum size of data is too large to correctly rece...

Page 64: ...the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID Because the SSID is broadcast in plain text it does not supply any security to the network Subnet mask TCP IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller networks subnets IP address consists of the subnet address and the address of each computer Subnet mask defines how many bits of IP address comprise the subnet address The same value ...

Page 65: ...ork An IP address is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255 Set the each computer as follows The value in paren theses is a subnet mask Example Computer A 192 168 100 2 255 255 255 0 Computer B 192 168 100 3 255 255 255 0 Computer C 192 168 100 4 255 255 255 0 Computer X 192 168 100 254 255 255 255 0 IP addressing is much more complicated than can be briefly explained in this do...

Page 66: ...owable number of computers to be connected may be decreased Item Specification Type of network The Intel PRO Wireless WM3B2915ABG Network Connections WLAN device conforms to IEEE 802 11a and 802 11b g Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching 54 Mbps maximum data rate Active frequency 802 11b g 2400 2473 MHz 802 11a 4900 5850 MHz Number of channels 802 11a 8 independent channels 802 11b g 11 c...

Page 67: ...61 6 Troubleshooting ...

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Page 69: ... in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 Fax 408 764 2724 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com computers Web site http www computers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support represen tative can provide you with the fastest possible solutio...

Page 70: ...the drive Open media player tray and re install the media disc properly Media player tray is not latched shut Push on the front of the media player tray until it latches Setup utility is set to something other than media player or Auto for Secondary Master Controller Revise BIOS settings for the Secondary Master Controller See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information Wrong drive designat...

Page 71: ...ed by application is in use by the operating system When the operating system is booted from a CD drive designations are automatically adjusted Security is set so your OS cannot be started without a password Verify your password and security settings Keyboard or Mouse Problems The built in keyboard does not seem to work The LifeBook notebook has gone into Suspend mode Push the Power Suspend Resume...

Page 72: ...rk or locks up the system The card is not properly installed Remove and re install the card See PC Cards ExpressCards on page 43 for more information The card may have been installed while an application was running so your system is not aware of it Close the application and restart your LifeBook notebook Your software may not have the correct software driver active See your software documentation...

Page 73: ...ator Panel on page 14 for more information The power management parame ters are set for auto timeouts which are too short for your oper ating needs Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applications and go to the Power Options menu of the setup utility to adjust t...

Page 74: ...y Enable the button from the setup utility You did not hold the button in long enough Hold the button longer This may need to be a few seconds if your application is preventing the CPU from checking for button pushes There may be a conflict with the application software Close all applications and try the button again The system powers up and displays power on information but fails to load the oper...

Page 75: ...r Video Timeout When the ATI Driver CD is first installed you receive a Microsoft message informing you that the ATI driver is not compatible with your operating system The warning does not apply to your LifeBook the driver has been thoroughly tested and its installation will not jeopardize the performance of your system If this message appears on your screen click the Continue Anyway or Yes butto...

Page 76: ...e power Press Fn F7 to increase brightness or double click on BatteryAid gauge and adjust Power Control under battery settings You have connected an external video device and it does not display any information Your BIOS setup is not set to enable your external device Toggle the video destination by pressing Fn and F10 together or check your BIOS setup and enable your external video device See Vid...

Page 77: ...the hard drive type settings and correct them if necessary If the settings are OK and the message appears when you restart the system there may be a serious fault which might cause you to lose data if you continue Contact your support representative Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in you...

Page 78: ...life of 2 to 3 years System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM System CMOS checksum bad run SETUP BIOS CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in BIOS memory Run Setup and reconfigure the system System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected T...

Page 79: ...the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive perform the following steps 1 Start your system and press the F2 key when the Fujitsu logo appears You will enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Using the arrow keys go to the Boot menu 3 Arrow down to the Boot Device Priority submenu Press Enter 4 If Optical Media Drive or CD ROM Drive is not at the top of the list arrow down to the drive in the list and ...

Page 80: ...con should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen roll the cursor over the icons to find the correct one If the FDU icon does not appear in the system tray it can be started by going to Start All Programs and clicking on Fujitsu Driver Update this will create the icon automatically To invoke the FDU menu right click on the FDU icon The menu contains the following items Check ...

Page 81: ...75 7 Care and Maintenance ...

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Page 83: ... the notebook Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects Cleaning your Fujitsu notebook Always disconnect the power by pulling the plug not the cord Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp lint free cloth Do not use abrasives or solvents Use a soft cloth such as a lens cleaning cloth to remove dust from the screen Never use glass cleaners Storing your Fujitsu notebook If storing your LifeBook...

Page 84: ... reasonable care Always store your media disc in its case when it is not in use Always handle discs by the edges and avoid touching the surface Avoid storing any media discs in extreme tempera tures Do not bend media discs or set heavy objects on them Do not spill liquids on media discs Do not scratch media discs Do not put a label on media discs Do not get dust on media discs Never write on the l...

Page 85: ...provide specific information but you should pay attention to the following points To keep out dust and dirt store cards in their protec tive sleeves when they re not installed in the notebook Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or excessive heat Keep the cards dry Do not flex or bend the cards and do not place heavy objects on top of them Do not force cards into the slot Avoid dropping car...

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Page 89: ...p Video Color and Resolution Internal 1280 x 800 pixel resolution 16M colors External 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution 16M colors Simultaneous Video 1024 x 768 pixel resolution The memory size and processor speed can be found in the BIOS Info section Reference information on page 29 Video RAM Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon X300 graphics chipset with 128 MB HyperMemory INTEGRATED POINTING DEVICE Touch ...

Page 90: ...odular modem RJ 11 connector One modular Ethernet RJ 45 jack One IEEE 1394 jack 4 pin type One mono microphone jack One headphone jack One S Video out port Two Audio Input Jacks S Video Input Jack Video Input Jack Antenna Mini Jack Items marked with an asterisk are found only in models with the optional built in TV Tuner KEYBOARD Built in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS 2 compatible keyb...

Page 91: ...ce Small Business Edition SBE Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Microsoft Works 8 0 and Microsoft Office 60 day trial Small Business Edition Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Microsoft Office Small Business Edition SBE Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 With Microsoft Office 60 day trial Student Teacher Edition Cyberlink PowerProducer PowerDirector Express and MakeDVD...

Page 92: ... L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n E i g h t Roxio DigitalMedia SE Roxio DigitalMedia SE from Sonic Solutions is a versa tile program for burning CDs and DVDs using your computer ...

Page 93: ...a telephone may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company For products approved after July 23 2001 the REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has t...

Page 94: ...plicables au matériel terminal Cette conformité est confirmée par le numéro d enregistrement Le sigle IC placé devant le numéro d enregistrement signifie que l enregistrement s est effectué conformément à une déclaration de conformité et indique que les spécifications techniques d Industrie Canada ont été respectées Il n implique pas qu Industrie Canada a approuvé le matériel Avant de connecter ce...

Page 95: ...89 9 Glossary ...

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Page 97: ...n which is either a one 1 or a zero 0 bps An abbreviation for bits per second Used to describe data transfer rates Boot To start up a computer and load its operating system from disc ROM or other storage media into RAM Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the sub assemblies inside your LifeBook notebook Byte 8 bits of parallel binary information Cache Memory A block of m...

Page 98: ...p to 4 7 GB of data enough for a full length movie DVDs are backward compatible with CD ROMs so that DVD players can play old CD ROMs video CDs and new DVD ROMs DVD R Digital Video Disc Readable DVD R discs can be written to only once then read DVD R discs hold up to 4 7 GB of data DVD RW DVD Read Write DVD RW allows you to edit home movies DVD RW discs are designed to be compatible with existing ...

Page 99: ... synthesizers Modem A contraction for MOdulator DEModulator The equipment which connects a computer or other data terminal to a communication line Monaural A system using one channel to process sound from all sources MPU 401 A standard for MIDI interfaces and connectors NTSC National TV Standards Commission The standard for TV broadcast and reception for the USA Operating System A group of control...

Page 100: ...ne bit at a time on a single wire with any other wires only for control of the device not for transfer of data SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format The optical digital audio format that allows you to download digital audio onto a MiniDisc recorder or connect to your sound system to play MP3 files with high fidelity sound SRAM Static random access memory A specific technology of making RAM w...

Page 101: ...on algorithm that is part of the 802 1x standard WEP works by encrypting data while being transmitted over radio waves Wi Fi Compatible Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity Identifies that the product has passed the interoperability test supplied by the WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance which guar antees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802 11 LAN products For more information on the Wi Fi sta...

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Page 103: ...97 Appendix Connecting a TV Tuner Optional device ...

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Page 105: ...tuner and Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition will work out of the box If you want to connect your notebook to an external device follow the instructions in this section Connecting to a TV Signal In order to receive television signals you must first hook up a TV signal source to your note book Note that this requires a cable with a coaxial connection Figure A2 Connecting the Antenna For deta...

Page 106: ...e a standard RCA cable harness red white yellow max 1Vrms as shown in Figure A3 Figure A3 Audio Cable To connect the audio cable 1 Connect the cable to the audio video output jacks on the external device by matching the colors of the cable with the colors of the jacks 2 Connect the cable to the audio video input jacks on the notebook by matching the colors of the cable with the colors of the jacks...

Page 107: ... 29 Booting the System the First time 30 Built in Speakers 64 C Cache Memory 91 CapsLock Indicator 15 Click Me 30 Clicking 22 Configuration Label 83 Connecting an Antenna 99 Connecting an External Audio Device 100 Conventions Used in the Guide 3 Cursor 22 Cursor Keys 16 D DC Output Cable 27 DC Power Jack 10 27 DIMM 41 Display 69 Display Panel 8 adjusting 28 brightness 28 closing 28 opening 28 Disp...

Page 108: ... Battery Bay 13 M Media Player care 78 Control Panel 38 Software 38 tray release 72 Memory capacity 42 compartment 13 41 extended 42 installing 41 removing 41 system 42 Memory Stick installing 40 removing 40 Memory Upgrade Module 66 Microphone Jack 10 46 Microsoft Internet Explorer 85 Microsoft Works 7 0 85 Mode Button 8 19 Mode Indicator turning on and off 19 Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 12 Modem J...

Page 109: ... Port 12 94 Shut Down 32 Specifications 83 Status Indicator Panel 14 Status LCD Panel 8 Stereo Speakers 8 Suspend 94 Suspend Mode 31 Suspend Resume Button 68 S Video Cable Connection 100 S Video Input Port 99 S Video Out Port 12 46 T Touchpad 9 22 buttons 22 controls 23 Troubleshooting 63 U Universal Serial Bus Port 46 Upgrade 41 USB 46 USB 2 0 Port 10 USB Ports 12 Using the Media Player 20 V Vide...

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