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PRESTIGIO NOBILE 159W

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Video Clips

Use this function to watch video files in AVI, M1V, M2V, MPG, and MPEG formats.
Click Device to select a media source. You can select CDROM (for media on a CD), USB Devices (for media on a removable
device), or HDD (for media in hard disk folders).
Click a video clip to play it.
Whenever you move the mouse during playback, player controls appear at the bottom of the screen. These player controls
include the following: Play (plays the movie), Stop (stops movie playback), Pause (pauses movie playback), and Quit (returns
to the Welcome page). These controls automatically disappear several seconds after the mouse stops moving.

Settings

There are settings in PowerCinema to allow you to fine-tune its performance to your machine and your personal preferences.
DVD SPDIF...: Select the DVD AC3/SPDIF option for multi-channel sound. Select the DVD PCM/SPDIF option for 2-channel
sound. Language: Select the language you want to use for display in PowerCinema, then return to the main menu in order
for the selection to take effect.

USB Refresh

Click USB Refresh each time you attach a USB device to your computer in order to enable PowerCinema to read from the
device. (The amount of time required to refresh depends on the device.) Eject Click Eject to open your computer’s CD/DVD
ROM tray.

Reboot

Click Reboot to restart your computer and enter the Windows partition.

Battery Status Indicator

A battery icon appears on the Welcome page, indicating the power source (battery or AC adapter) your computer is currently
using.

When your computer is using battery power, the icon appears as such: 

 Approximate battery life is also displayed next

to this icon.

When your computer is using the AC adapter, the icon appears as such: 

USING THE BLUETOOTH MODULE

Software Installation:

The software installation package of the Bluetooh module is located in the Bluetooth CD disc.
If you are inserting the Bluetooth module into notebook for the first time, the system will prompt you for driver. Put in the
Bluetooth CD disc into the optical drive and follow the on-screen instructions to install the Bluetooth driver and utility
program properly.

Hardware Installation:

The internal USB slot is located under the Internal USB Slot Door on the bottom of the notebook.

Summary of Contents for NOBILE 159W

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Page 2: ...005 Allrightsreserved MicrosoftandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation DOS Windows95 98 ME 2000 NT XPare trademarksofMicrosoftCorporation Productnamesmentionedhereinmaybetrademarksand orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners companies Thesoftwaredescribedinthismanualisdeliveredunderalicenseagreement Thesoftwaremaybeusedorcopiedonlyin accordancewiththetermsoftheagreement Thispr...

Page 3: ...ventilationairwayoftheadapter Keeptheadapterinacoolandventilatedplace Donotsteponthepowercordorplaceheavyobjectsontopofit Carefullytuckawaythepowercordandanycablesawayfrompedestriantraffic Whenunpluggingthepowercord donotpullonthecorditselfbutpullontheplug Keeptheadapterawayfromchildren Thetotalampereratingsoftheequipmentpluggedinshouldnotexceedtheampereratingofthecordifyouareusingan extensioncord...

Page 4: ...esystemoffersupgradeableharddiskdriveand2DDRSDRAMsocketsforexpansion allowingtheusertoeasilyincrease thestorageandsystemcapacitiesastheneedarises Built inMultipleCardReader Thereisbuilt in4 in 1cardreadertoaccessmanyoftheportablemediaformats SDCard MSCard MMCCard andMS ProCard EthernetPort Thesystemprovidesbuilt inEthernetnetworkadapterforhighbandwidthnetworkconnection Firewire IEEE1394 1394a andU...

Page 5: ...dinstereo 5 Keyboard Thekeyboardisusedtoenterdata Ithasanembeddednumerickeypadandcursorcontrolkeys 6 TouchPad Thetouchpadisabuilt inpointingdevicewithfunctionssimilartoamouse 7 LEDStatusIndicator TheLEDStatusindicatorsrevealthestatusofthesefunctions Numerickeypad caplock scrolllock WLANmoduleenabling anddisablingandalsotheODD HDDactivities TheLEDStatusindicatorsalsorevealthestatusofthesystempowers...

Page 6: ...keyenablesthesystemtoloweritspowerusage thereforeturningoffthefantoachievelowestoperating noise 10 InterVideo Instant On MultimediaPlayerLaunchKey ThekeyallowsyoutowatchmoviesfilesintheopticaldriveorharddiskdrivewithouthavingtoboottoWindows 11 InternetExplorerQuickKey PressingthebuttonlaunchesInternetExplorerinWindows Front and Rear View Warning Do not place any heavy objects on the top of noteboo...

Page 7: ...DPlayer 8 StereoHeadphone SPDIF outJack Thestereoheadphonejack 3 5 mmdiameter iswhereyouconnecttheheadphonesorexternalspeakers Alternatively youmayconnecttheSPDIFoutputtoanexternalDTS AC3 orPCMsoundprocessor decoderinyourhomestereosystem 9 WirelessOn OffSwitch UsetheSwitchtodisableorenableWirelessfunction Side Views Warning Do not place any heavy objects on the top of notebook This may damage the ...

Page 8: ...connecttheSPDIFoutputtoanexternalDTS AC3 orPCMsoundprocessor decoderinyourhomestereosystem 8 VentilationGrill Thefangrilliswhereairisexchangedtodissipatetheinternalheat Donotblockthisairwaycompletely 9 Firewire IEEE1394 1394aPort Thisisahigh speedserialdataport YoumayconnectanyFire wire readydevicetothisport Note In some models theFirewire 1394 Port may not be available 10 USB2 0Port x3 TheUnivers...

Page 9: ...TheHDDcanbeupgradedtoalargercapacity 4 AudioSubwoofer Thebuilt inaudiosubwoofergivesyouenhancedbassresponse 5 SystemDeviceCover Thesystem sprocessorwithcoolerassembly WirelessLANmodule andDDRmemorymodulearelocatedunderthecase cover Thesystemmemorycanbeupgradedtoalargercapacity 6 VentilationGrill Thefangrilliswhereairisexchangedtodissipatetheinternalheat Donotblockthisairwaycompletely Warning Donot...

Page 10: ...cation Green light indicates the WLAN module is active Blinking green light indicates the notebook is in suspend mode If the green light always turns on it means that the system is in the Silent Mode Note In some models Silent Mode may not be available Blinking orange light indicates the battery is being charged the system is OFF Blinking green light indicates the battery power is low when the sys...

Page 11: ...d keypad to work in numeric mode The keys act like numeric keypads in a calculator Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry An alternative would be to connect an external numeric keypad Fn Scr Lk Press the Scroll Lock key and then press or to move one line up or down For various system controls press the Fn Function key and the Fx key simultaneously Windows Keys Yourkeyboardal...

Page 12: ...sonamouse Tapping onthetouchpadtwiceproducesissimilartoclickingtheleftbuttonofamouse Function Left Button Right Button Equivalent Tapping Action Execution Click twice quickly Tap twice at the same speed as double clicking the mouse button Selection Click once Tap once Drag Click and hold Tap twice quickly and on the to drag the cursor second tap hold finger to the touch pad to drag the cursor Acce...

Page 13: ...anddisabletheinternaldisplayFn F4 3 Donotdisablethesuspendtime outs 4 IfyouareusingACpowerandhavenoexternalmonitorattached changetosuspendmodewhennotinuse Opening and Closing the Display Panel Toopenthedisplay pushtheLCDlatchinwardlyandliftupthelid Thentiltittoacomfortableviewingposition Toclosethedisplaycover folditdowngentlyuntiltheLCDlatchesclickintoplace Warning To avoid damaging the display d...

Page 14: ...onModemSettingsicon Youwillseeasimilardialogbox 2 Clickonthepull downmenuandselectthecountrywhereitisapplicable ClickonOKtoexit Ethernet Yourcomputerisequippedwitha10 100Base TXFastEthernetnetworkadapter ConnecttheactiveLANcabletotheRJ 45LANportlocatedontheleftsideofthecomputer Thisallowsyoutoaccessandtransmitdatainthelocalareanetwork Connecting to the Network UseUnshieldedTwistedPair UTP Ethernet...

Page 15: ...learnhowtousethissecurityfeature Entering the BIOS Setup Screen Firstturnonthepower WhentheBIOSperformsthePOST Power OnSelfTest pressF2keyquicklytoactivatetheAMI BIOSSetupUtility Note You may need to press F2 key fairly quickly Once the system begins to load Windows you may have to retry by cycle power on again Leaving the BIOS Setup Screen WhenyouhavefinishedmodifyingtheBIOSsettings exittheBIOS I...

Page 16: ... Selections Sub menu Description TouchPad Support Enable Disable Enable or disable the built in touch pad Normally Auto is selected Security Setup BootSettingsConfiguration Item Selections Sub menu Description Change Supervisor Password N A Install or Change the Password Change User Password N A Install or Change the Password Clear User Password N A Install or Change the Password Boot Sector Virus...

Page 17: ...indows ME 98SE 2000 XP suspend mode and settings are determined by settings in the Power Options Properties Start Control Panel Power Options Boot Setup BootDevicePriority Item Selections Sub menu Description Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled When Enabled the system will display OEM logo instead of the POST messages When Disabled the system will display POST messages i e devices information 1st Boot Dev...

Page 18: ...toconservepower Forexample youcanhavethesystemturn offitsdisplayafter2minutesofinactivitytosavepower Efficientpowermanagementcanhelpyouworklongersessions beforehavingtorechargethebattery The Battery Pack Lithium Ion Battery Yournotebookusesasix cellorfour cellLithium Ionbatterypackthatprovidespowerwhenyoudon thaveaccesstoan ACoutlet Note It is necessary that you charge the battery pack for at leas...

Page 19: ...thenotebookandanelectricaloutlet Thechargingtimeisapproximately4 6hourswhenthenotebookisturnedoffandapproximately6 10hourswhenthe notebookisturnedon Whenthebatteryisfullycharged thebatterychargeindicatorbecomesgreenlight on Note If system runs at heavy loading or in a high temperature environment the battery may not befullycharged Youneedtocontinueto chargeitwiththeACadapterpluggedinuntilthe charg...

Page 20: ... until the battery runs out 3 Fullychargethebatteryagain Using Windows Power Options WindowsPowerManagementprovidesbasicpowersavingfeatures IntheWindowsPowerOptionsProperties Start Settings ControlPanel PowerOptions dialoguebox youmayentertime outvaluesfordisplayandharddiskdrive Windowspowermanagersavespowerbyturningoffharddriveafter1minuteofinactivity forexample Windows Power Schemes Thepowermana...

Page 21: ...amountoftimethesystemrequires torestoreallitspreviouscontentscanrangefrom5to20seconds ForWindows2000 XPusers hibernationishandledbytheoperatingsystem therefore nospecialdiskpartitionordiskfile isnecessary IfyouwishtoactivateHibernatemode youneedenableHibernateSupportintheHibernatetabofthePowerOptionsmenu Note Do not install or remove the memory module when the system is in the suspend mode Note Ac...

Page 22: ...bove may appear slightly different Power Menu Quick Access InsteadofmakingspecificselectionsinthePowerOptionsPropertiesbox youcanquicklyandeasilyspecifywhichpre set powersavingfunctionyoudesirebyclickingontheBatteryiconatthelowerright handcornerofthetaskbar Ifyoudo notseeabatteryorAC inicon gotoPowerOptionsPropertiesboxandclickontheAdvancedtab Checkoff Alwaysshow icononthetaskbar SelectMaxBatteryi...

Page 23: ...faults Besureallthedevicedriversareinstalledproperly Forexample withouttheaudiodriverproperlyinstalled thespeakers andmicrophonewillnotwork IfexternaldevicessuchasUSBcamera scanner printerdonotfunctioncorrectlywhenconnectedtothesystem itisusually thedevice sownproblem Consultthedevice smanufacturerfirst Somesoftwareprograms whichhavenotgonethroughrigorouscodingandtesting maycauseproblemsduringyour...

Page 24: ...Cleanup Thesystemwill promptyouforwhattodo Archivefilesorprogramsthatyouhadnolongerusedbymovingthemtoanalternativestoragemedium floppydisk optical record abledisk etc oruninstallprogramsthatnolongeruse Manybrowsersstorefilesintheharddriveasacachetospeeduptheperformance Checktheprogram sOnlineHelpfor instructionsondecreasingthecachesizeoronremovingtemporaryInternetfiles EmptytheRecycleBintocreatemo...

Page 25: ...built intouchpadperformserratically Makesurethereisnoexcessperspirationorhumidityonyourhandwhenusingthetouchpad Keepthesurfaceofthetouch padcleananddry Donotrestyourpalmorwristonthesurfaceofthetouchpadwhiletypingorusingthetouchpad Thebuilt inkeyboardacceptsnoinput Ifyouareconnectinganexternalkeyboardtothesystem thebuilt inkeyboardmaynotwork Tryrestartingthesystem Thecharactersonthescreenrepeatwhil...

Page 26: ...ormanualforhowtohandlesuchproblems Makesurethephoneline whichthecomputerisconnectedto isworking Connectiondifficulties BesuretodisableCallWaitingonthephoneline Besuretohavethecorrectcountrysettingwhereyourcomputerisused Start Settings ControlPanel Modem Settings Configuration IntheCountry Areapull downmenu selecttheappropriatecountrysetting Excessivelinenoisemightcausetheconnectiontobedropped Toch...

Page 27: ...tive Trythecardonanothersystem ifpossible WindowscrashesorfreezeswhenyouremovethePCcard Makesureyouhave Stop thePCcardbeforeremovingit Double clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconatthelower rightcornerofthetaskbarandselectthecardyouwishtostop Whenyouclick Close infewsecondsWindowswillprompt youtoremovethecard Performance Problems Thecomputerbecomeshot Ina35oCenvironment thecertainareasofthecomputer sba...

Page 28: ...otebookisoff thecomputerbootstotheLinuxenvironmentandlaunchesthePowerCinemaapplication Ifyouarerequiredtore installWindowsO SorwhenyouhavepurchasedaneworupgradedHDD youneedtoobservethe followingstepsbeforeinstallingPowerCinema 1 Partitioning Assumingyouarestartingwithafreshharddriveortheharddriveisremovedofitspreviouspartitions Youneedtoreserve 550MBofdiscspaceforPowerCinema Youcouldeitheruseapart...

Page 29: ...tontostartPowerCinema Note If you made a mistake in the steps above for example you didn t type YES in the 4th step the system will exit to a Linux shell If you still want to install PCM Linux you can continue the installation by typing install sh in the command prompt and you will return to the installationstepsasabove Using Power Cinema PowerCinemaisanintegratedplayerforAudioCDs musicclips photo...

Page 30: ...e Q Mute 0 9 Enternumbers0 9 S Stop A Angle T Step B Scanbackward U Subtitles E Stepbackward MusicClips UsethisfunctiontolistentomusicfilesinMP3andWAVformats ClickDevicetoselectamediasource YoucanselectCDROM formediaonaCD USBDevices formediaonaremovabledevice orHDD formediainharddiskfolders ClickamusiccliptoplayitorclickPlayAlltoplayalloftheclipsdisplayed ClickStoptostopmusicplayback Tonavigate in...

Page 31: ...er fortheselectiontotakeeffect USBRefresh ClickUSBRefresheachtimeyouattachaUSBdevicetoyourcomputerinordertoenablePowerCinematoreadfromthe device Theamountoftimerequiredtorefreshdependsonthedevice EjectClickEjecttoopenyourcomputer sCD DVD ROMtray Reboot ClickReboottorestartyourcomputerandentertheWindowspartition Battery Status Indicator AbatteryiconappearsontheWelcomepage indicatingthepowersource b...

Page 32: ...esaserviceonanotherBluetoothdevice LocateremoteBluetoothdevices ConfigurethewaythatthiscomputerprovidesservicestoremoteBluetoothdevices SetthenameandtypeofthisBluetoothdevice e g John sPC Desktop AccesstheBluetoothConfigurationPanel Right clicktheBluetoothicon andthenselectAdvancedConfiguration AccesstheQuickConnectoption Right clicktheBluetoothicon selectQuickConnect andthenselectthetypeofservice...

Page 33: ...toothmenuisonlyvisiblewhenMyBluetoothPlacesisactive FindAService TheprocessofdeterminingtheservicesthatadeviceprovidesiscalledServiceDiscovery ToinitiateaServiceDiscovery intheFolderspaneofMyBluetoothPlaces right clickadevicenameandselectDiscover AvailableServicesfromtheshortcutmenu BluetoothservicesarethosethingsthatthiscomputercandoforremoteBluetoothdevices Forexample ifthiscomputer allowsaremot...

Page 34: ...2 5 Volt64 bitbus Two200 pinDIMMsockets Max1GB Display LCDPanel 15 4 inch 1680x1050 WSXGA or15 4 inch 1280x800 WXGAactive matrixTFTdisplaywith24 bitcolors GraphicAccelerator IntelIntegratedExtremeGraphic22D 3Dgraphicsaccelerator AGPBus 4XAGParchitecturegraphicscapability MotionPlayback HardwareMotionCompensationandIDCTSupportedforMPEG1 2Playback Frame Buffer SharedMemoryArchitecture OtherFeatures ...

Page 35: ...control Flow Control AutoNegotiationandParalleldetectionforautomaticspeedselection IEEE802 3u SpeedSelection Highperformance32 bitPCIbusmasterarchitecturewithintegratedDMAcontrollerforlowCPUandbusutilization OtherFeatures RemoteWake upSchemesupported HotInsertionsupported Firewire IEEE1394 a Chipset TITSB43AB22AIEEE1394OHCIHostControllerandupto400Mbps Capabilities Expandableupto63devicesinchains N...

Page 36: ...94 hostconnector ThreeUSB2 0 compliantconnectors OneforBuilt inforBluetoothorotherUSBintegrateddevice OnestandardnetworkEthernetconnector RJ 45 Onemodem phoneconnector RJ11 OneS video TV out outputconnector OneDC inconnector One15 pinVGAconnector One4 in 1CardReaderslot OnePCCardSlot typeII Battery Pack AC Adapter PrimaryBatteryPack Li ion6 Cellpack 10 8Vx4400mAhorLi ion9 Cellpack 10 8Vx6600mAh Fe...

Page 37: ...rationPowerInterface Security TwoLevelPasswordProtections OtherFeatures 32bitaccess UltraDMA PIO5Modesupport Multi bootcapability O S CompatiblewithMicrosoftWindows2000 XP DOS PhysicalSpecification Dimension 332 8 W x272 D x25 3 33 1 H mm Weight 6 6lbs 2 75KG with15 LCD DVD ROMDrive and6 cellbatterypack EnvironmentalLimits OperatingTemperature 5to30o C 41to86o F OperatingHumidity 20to80percentRH 5...

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