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Typographical conventions and icons used in this manual ........................................................... 2
Safety precautions .............................................................................................................................................. 3
General precautions ............................................................................................................................... 3
AC adapter.................................................................................................................................................. 4
Batteries ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Airplane travel and hospitals ............................................................................................................. 4
Using FlipStart Help Central ........................................................................................................................... 5
Getting help from FlipStart ............................................................................................................................. 6
Welcome to FlipStart! ....................................................................................................................................... 7
The productivity of a PC ...................................................................................................................... 7
Familiar form factor ............................................................................................................................... 7
Easy access ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Straightforward connectivity ............................................................................................................ 7
What's in the box? ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Front view with display open ...................................................................................................................... 10
Top view with display closed ....................................................................................................................... 12
Right side view ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Back view ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Turning the FlipStart on for the first time .............................................................................................. 17
Charging the battery before using unplugged .......................................................................18
How to hold the FlipStart .............................................................................................................................. 19
Using input devices .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................. 20
Using the mouse controls ................................................................................................................ 23
Direction pad (D-pad) ....................................................................................................................... 23
Zoom key .................................................................................................................................................. 24
Using the Jog Dial ................................................................................................................................ 24
Getting connected to the Internet ........................................................................................................... 26
Connecting for the first time .......................................................................................................... 26
Configuring Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) wireless networking ........................................................... 26
Configuring cellular wireless broadband networking ........................................................ 28
Configuring wired Ethernet networking ................................................................................... 28
Configuring a network connection using Bluetooth wireless technology .............. 29
Configuring Ethernet/wireless network switching using Control Center ................. 31
How to install software .................................................................................................................................. 33
Installing from a local network ...................................................................................................... 33
Installing downloaded files from the Internet ........................................................................ 33
Installing from a removable storage device ........................................................................... 33
Installing programs directly from another computer ........................................................ 33
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