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Keep these instructions with your computer at all times. The
proper set up, use and care can help extend the life of your com-
puter. In the event that you transfer ownership of this computer,
please provide these instructions to the new owner.
This manual is divided into sections to help you find the informa-
tion you require. Along with the Table of Contents, an Index
has been provided to help you locate information.
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functions. As a general rule, you can access help functions by
pressing F1 on the keyboard. These help functions are available to
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you when you use the Microsoft Windows
operating system or
the various application programs.
We strongly recommend that you read the Online Manual for your
Notebook, which can be found in the Start Menu.
Information about your PC
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tion about your Notebook as well as useful links accessible via the
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  • Page 1 Notebook, which can be found in the Start Menu. Information about your PC This interactive manual is designed to provide additional informa- tion about your Notebook as well as useful links accessible via the World Wide Web. Windows invites you to a tour (notes on the task bar) to familiar- ize yourself with the operating system.
  • Page 2: Serial Number

    We are pleased to welcome you as our newest customer. Thank you for choosing Medion. ERVICE Medion is pleased to provide individualized customer service throughout the life of your Notebook. Please feel free to contact a customer service representative with any questions relating to this Notebook. ©...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Power Adapter ............8 Cabling ..............9 Modem ..............9 Touch pad ............9 Battery operation ..........10 VIEWS OF THE NOTEBOOK ........11 Views of the Notebook ..........13 Open Notebook ........... 13 Front View............14 Left Side ............14 Right Side ............
  • Page 4 Display ..............34 Opening and Closing the Display......34 Screen Resolution..........35 Connecting an External Monitor ......35 Connecting a TV ..........37 Data entry............. 38 The Keyboard ............. 38 Touch pad ............39 MAIN COMPONENTS ..........41 The Hard drive ............43 Important Directories ...........
  • Page 5 Driver Support ............ 88 Maintenance ............89 Maintenance Instructions........89 Cleaning and Care ..........89 Care of the TFT Display ........89 Transporting the Notebook........90 Upgrades and Repairs .......... 90 Notes for Service Engineers ........92 APPENDIX ..............93 Standards ............. 95 Electromagnetic Compatibility .......
  • Page 7: Safety And Maintenance

    Safety and Maintenance Subject Page Data Security _______________________ Set-up Location______________________ Ambient Temperature ________________ Power Adapter_______________________ Modem ____________________________ Touch Pad __________________________ Battery Operation ____________________...
  • Page 8 A A F F E E T T Y Y A A N N D D A A I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E...
  • Page 9: Safety Instructions

    Please follow the instructions in this section for the safe operation of your Notebook: • DO NOT open the case of the Notebook, the battery or the power adaptor. When the case is open there is a danger of severe electric shock.
  • Page 10: Operational Safety

    Customer Service. How important is the information you will be storing on your Notebook? You need to guard against the loss of your data by making backup copies. You can backup your data onto CD, floppy disk, or other media such as Zip drives.
  • Page 11: Important Additional Safety Instructions

    Lithium batter- ies are hazardous waste and require proper disposal. Contact the Medion Service Center for additional information on battery dis- posal. A A F F E E T T Y Y I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N S S...
  • Page 12: Cd-Rom/Cd-Rw/Dvd/Dvd-Rw Drive Safety

    • In order to avoid damage to the display, do not touch it with your fingers or sharp objects. • Never lift the Notebook by the TFT Display; doing so could break the hinges. • There is a risk of injury if the TFT display breaks.
  • Page 13: Set-Up Location

    • Operate the Notebook and all peripherals on a stable, balanced and vibration-free surface. • Do not leave the base of your Notebook on your lap or any part of your body for a long period of time while the Notebook is turned ON or is charging.
  • Page 14: Power Adapter

    It contains no user-serviceable parts. • The electric outlet must be in the vicinity of the Notebook and within reach of the power adapter cables. DO NOT stretch the power cables tightly to reach an electric outlet.
  • Page 15: Cabling

    Because the touch pad is electrostatic sen- sitive, objects cannot be used in place of your fingers. Using a pen or other object can damage the touch pad or cause the Notebook to malfunction. A A F F E E T T Y Y I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N S S...
  • Page 16: Battery Operation

    ATTERY OPERATION To extend the life and power of your battery and guarantee se- cure operation, the instructions below should be followed: • Never expose the battery to direct sunlight or heat for long periods. • Do not dispose of the battery by fire as they may explode.
  • Page 17: Views Of The Notebook

    Views of the Notebook Subject Page Open Notebook _____________________ Front View _________________________ Left Side ___________________________ Right Side __________________________ Rear Side __________________________ Underside __________________________ Power and Status Indicators____________...
  • Page 18 I I E E W W S S O O F F T T H H E E O O T T E E B B O O O O K K...
  • Page 19: Views Of The Notebook

    OTEBOOK TFT display p. 34) Status LED Indicators p. 17) Power ON/OFF p. 27) Hotkeys p. 18) Touch pad p. 39) Touch pad keys p. 39) Palm rest Keyboard p. 38) Stereo Speaker I I E E W W S S O O F F T T H H E E O O T T E E B B O O O O K K...
  • Page 20: Front View

    RONT Display catch p. 34) Optical Drive p. 45) Disc eject button p. 47) Activity LED optical drive Disc emergency eject ® IEEE 1394 (FireWire p. 69) Multimedia Card reader p. 63) Compact Flash Card reader p. 63) PC card slot PCMCIA p.
  • Page 21: Rear Side

    Power socket p. 27) S-Video TV out port Serial port External monitor (DVI) p. 35) RCA digital audio output p. 53) USB port p. 68) Modem port (RJ-11) p. 55) LAN port (RJ-45) p. 60) Microphone / Centre Subwoofer S. 51/54) Loudspeaker out / SPDIF p.
  • Page 22: Underside

    NDERSIDE Memory drive bay Bay for hard drives Battery Bay Accumulator ejection bar Battery lock/unlock latch p. 29) I I E E W W S S O O F F T T H H E E O O T T E E B B O O O O K K...
  • Page 23: Indicators

    Flashes if the accumulator charge is low. TANDBY This LED flashes when the Notebook is in stand-by mode. This LED lights when the Notebook is accessing the hard disk. This LED lights when the battery is charging. When the battery is charged the light goes out.
  • Page 24: Hotkeys

    OTKEYS To enable or disable the wireless LAN. Launches the E-Mail Program. Launches the Internet Browser. Button that can be adjusted by the user to enable the preferred program to start quickly. Button that can be adjusted by the user to enable the preferred program to start quickly.
  • Page 25 LLOCATION OF THE SPECIAL KEYS You can allocate programs to the special buttons by means of the ‘Launch Manager’. You start the program like this: 1. Click on 2. and then choose „All programs”. 3. You will find the programm in „Launch Manager“. 4.
  • Page 26 I I E E W W S S O O F F T T H H E E O O T T E E B B O O O O K K...
  • Page 27: Handling

    Handling Subject Page Getting started ______________________ On/Off Button _______________________ Power Adapter ______________________ Battery Operation ____________________ Power Management __________________ Open and Closing the Display __________ Screen Resolution ____________________ Connecting an External Monitor _________ Connecting a TV _____________________ Keyboard __________________________ Touchpad __________________________...
  • Page 28 A A N N D D L L I I N N G G...
  • Page 29: Getting Started

    Before starting the Notebook please insert the battery. For further information read the section titled “Power Supply” starting on page 27. Open the display (see page 34) and switch on the Notebook us- ing the On/Off switch (see page 13.) If the battery level is insufficient, connect the power adapter.
  • Page 30 Step 2 The greeting procedure will guide you through a series of dialogue boxes. The information in each dialogue box will explain the steps that need to be taken. Should you have any questions just click on Enter Personal Details In one of the initial start-up dialog boxes a request will appear on the screen for you to enter your personal details.
  • Page 31: Xp Desktop

    2. Program Bar The most commonly used software programs are listed here. 3. All Programs All of the software programs installed on your Notebook are ordinarily listed here. Click All Programs to reveal an exten- sive menu. 4. Information about your PC...
  • Page 32: Desktop Icons

    Desktop icons link to their respective programs. To start a program, double-click its desktop icon. 8. Logged in User This tells you which user is logged in to your Notebook. 9. Control Panel You can use the icons in Control Panel to change the appear- ®...
  • Page 33: Power Supply

    This is the same as clicking Start then Turn Off Computer. If the button is held down for longer than 4 seconds, it will force the notebook to power down without going through the operating system shut down process. This may be useful if your computer has crashed or stalled.
  • Page 34: Power Adapter

    Notebook with the power adapter. The power adapter is still live if the Notebook is not connected with it. You should therefore unplug the power adapter from the outlet if it is not connected to the Notebook.
  • Page 35: Battery Operation

    ATTERY PERATION In order to extend the life and power of your battery, and to guar- antee reliable operation, it is essential that the safety instructions on page 10 are followed. NSERTING THE ATTERY Slide the battery, contacts first, into the battery compartment. O O W W E E R R U U P P P P L L Y Y...
  • Page 36: Removing The Battery

    WARNING! Take care that the contacts at the accumulator and the notebook computer are not damaged or dirty when storing the accu- mulator or using the notebook. This could lead to malfunctioning. A A N N D D L L I I N N G G...
  • Page 37: Charging The Battery

    Notebook is turned on or not. When the Notebook is switched off, full charging takes a few hours. If the Notebook is switched on, the charging process takes a significantly shorter time. You will find the meaning of the load checking display on Page 17.
  • Page 38: Checking The Battery Level

    NOTE: If you ignore the warning signal when the battery level is low, your Notebook goes into sus- pend mode. (Depending on the BIOS/OS setting this will be Save-to-Disk or Save-to-RAM).
  • Page 39: Power Management

    Notebook is switched on again, this file is written back to RAM by the BIOS. In a few moments the Notebook is in the exact state as when it was last used. If while working on a document the Notebook is closed (assuming the correct ACPI setting), the Note- book saves the data in RAM for you automatically.
  • Page 40: Display

    PENING AND LOSING THE ISPLAY A display catch keeps the display closed when the Notebook is not in use. To open, use your thumbs to push the bar to the right ( ) then lift ( ) the display with your thumbs and index finger and position it as desired.
  • Page 41: Connecting An External Monitor

    ONNECTING AN XTERNAL ONITOR The Notebook has a VGA port for connecting an external monitor. To connect and configure an external monitor: 1. Shut down your notebook. 2. Connect the video signal cable of the external monitor to the DVI port of the Notebook (see page 15).
  • Page 42 2. Extend your Desktop This option does not support the key combination <Fn> + <F3>. Right click anywhere on your desktop and select “Proper- ties” to start the "Display Properties" program. • Select the "Settings" tab and left click on the second display •...
  • Page 43: Connecting Atv

    3. First turn on your TV, then turn on your notebook. Switch on your notebook and boot it properly. If the notebook is set to clone mode you can change your display to the TV set using the quick start key.
  • Page 44: Data Entry

    By dual assignment of certain keys you have the same range of functions available to you as with a normal Windows keyboard. Some functions are input using the Fn key, which is normal on notebook computers. OTEBOOK SPECIFIC KEY COMBINATIONS...
  • Page 45: Touch Pad

    OUCH PAD The touch pad’s primary function is to move the cursor around or select items displayed on the screen with the use of your fingertip instead of a mouse. It is positioned in front of the keyboard (see page 13). The pointer follows the direction which is specified by moving your finger or thumb over the touch pad.
  • Page 46 A A N N D D L L I I N N G G...
  • Page 47: Main Components

    Main Components Subject Page Hard Drive _________________________ Optical Drive ________________________ Sound Card ________________________ Modem ____________________________ Network ___________________________ Memory Card Connections _____________ PC Card Slot ________________________ Connection Options __________________ Software ___________________________...
  • Page 48 A A I I N N O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S...
  • Page 49: The Hard Drive

    The hard drive contains the operating system of the computer, other application programs and backup files. These programs and files are pre-installed on your Notebook, so you may note that some of the space on your hard drive is already taken.
  • Page 50: Important Directories

    Also, do not alter or resize the partitions – this will make it difficult to restore your Notebook to the factory settings. C:\ This is the main hard disk drive partition for your Notebook. It is where your program files, settings, and documents are stored, as well as files necessary for running Windows XP.
  • Page 51: The Optical Drive

    CD-RW/DVD-ROM C OMBO RIVE Your Notebook has a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. This drive can play everything that a DVD-ROM drive can play: DVD movies, music CDs, and data DVDs and CDs. It can also run software pro- grams from CDs and DVDs. In addition, this drive can write data and music CDs and copy CDs.
  • Page 52 OADING A Tip: Do not place protective foils or other stickers on your CD’s. To avoid damage to your drive, do not use deformed of damaged CD’s. Attention: Do not use scratched or dirty disks, discs with pieces broken off or disks of poor quality. Because of the high speeds in the drive the disks might break and damage your data as well as your drive.
  • Page 53 14) Restart your notebook and if the tray is still locked proceed as follows: 1. Shut down Windows and switch off your notebook. 2. Insert a long thin object (like a straightened paper clip) into the emergency ejection opening until you feel resistance.
  • Page 54 DVD M LAYING OVIES To play DVD movies on your Notebook, you need a DVD playback software program, such as CyberLink’s award-winning PowerDVD. To play DVD movies using this software, insert a movie DVD into the DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive, then click Start, then All Pro- grams and select PowerDVD.
  • Page 55 Nero Burning ROM can create different types of audio, video, and data CDs quickly and easily. Click Start, then All Programs, then Nero, then Nero OEM to access Nero Burning ROM. Follow the step-by-step instructions given by the software wizard to create a CD. Windows XP includes functionality for quickly and easily creating data CDs: 1.
  • Page 56 A A I I N N O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S...
  • Page 57: The Sound Card

    Your Notebook has an integrated stereo sound card (on-board) with 16-bit and 3D spatial sound effects (3D). The sound card is compatible with the industry standard Sound Blaster and Micro- soft Sound System Version 2.0. This guarantees optimal sup- port for all popular programs and games.
  • Page 58: External Audio Ports

    The internal loud- speakers are switched off when this port is used. Your Notebook has a loudspeaker, so you can always playback sounds without additional equipment. The connection of a Hi-Fi system increases the sound quality significantly. The use of the external connections gives you a good opportunity to connect your notebook to external devices.
  • Page 59 15) By using the external connections you have the possibility to connect your notebook with external appliances. If the external audio links have a dual function, then your note- book is equipped with a surround sound system. The bundled software allows you to make the necessary settings: 1.
  • Page 60 Audio in Loudspeaker output back Microphone in middle/Subwoofer Out Your notebook is factory set to 2-channel mode. A A I I N N O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S...
  • Page 61: Modem

    NOTE: Do not place the Notebook in Suspend (or Sleep) mode if you are connected to your Internet provider, since this will cause the mo- dem connection to be lost.
  • Page 62: The Network

    HAT IS A NETWORK A network means connecting your Notebook to one or several other computers. Users can transfer data between computers and share resources such as printers, modems and hard disk drives. Here are some practical examples: • You can exchange E-mail and manage appointments in an of- fice.
  • Page 63: Fast Ethernet-Network

    THERNET ETWORK Your PC has a Fast Ethernet Network connection. You can use this to connect to a network. The Windows XP Help and Support Centre offers extensive infor- mation about networking your PC. You can access this information by clicking on Start, then Help. H H E E E E T T W W O O R R K K...
  • Page 64 HAT DO YOU NEED FOR NETWORKING Some requirements have to be fulfilled to successfully network computers: 1. The Notebook must have a network card that supports the same network technology as the other computers on the net- work. Unless otherwise quoted, your Notebook will support the current Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbit) standard.
  • Page 65 ROUBLESHOOTING WITHIN THE ETWORK Why does an error message appear when I click on the network environment? The computer name must be unique on the net- work and may not be the same as the task group. It appears that the network boards are unable to com- municate.
  • Page 66 IRELESS Wireless LAN is an optional feature. This function allows you to create a wireless network link with an access point or directly with another wireless-enabled PC. ATTENTION: Make sure the Wireless LAN option is switched OFF in any environment where it might in- terfere with critical and sensitive devices, e.g., on aircraft, in hospitals and other medical centres, etc.
  • Page 67 ONDITIONS An access point is a wireless transmitter that communicates with your notebook and controls access to the network connection (e.g., a home network or a broadband connection such as DSL). Wireless access points are often found in offices, airports, univer- sities or Internet cafés.
  • Page 68 A A I I N N O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S...
  • Page 69: Memory Card Connections

    Memory cards are media that are being used for a variety of pur- poses, especially in digital photography. They are increasingly replacing the floppy disk. The form and capacity of a memory card can vary according to the manufacturer. Your notebook supports the following formats: • MMC (MultiMediaCard) •...
  • Page 70: Inserting Memory Cards

    NSERTING EMORY ARDS Memory cards can only be installed in one direc- tion. Refer to the instructions on the previous page. Push the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. CF-cards / IBM Memory Drive Memory Stick / Memory StickPro SD / MMC-cards EMOVING EMORY...
  • Page 71: The Pc Card Slot

    The PC card slot on the left side (see page 14) of the Notebook can be used to operate credit card-sized PC cards. Most PC cards are communications or interface devices such as ISDN-, Fax- modem-, Network- or SCSI-adapters. Some PC cards contain memory chips or hard disks for data stor- age.
  • Page 72 NSTALLING A CARD Follow the PC card installation instructions that are given for use ® under Windows and have the necessary driver software ready. ® Once you have started Windows , slip the card carefully into the slot provided. When the card is fully inserted two audible signals will be heard, provided it has been correctly recognized and successfully config- ured.
  • Page 73: Connection Options

    The Notebook has a number of input and output interfaces for connection of peripheral devices such as a printer, scanner, key- board, and so on. This section presents the individual ports. For further information, refer to page 15, where the positions of the respective ports are described.
  • Page 74: Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Port

    USB ports provide an easy way to connect many peripheral de- vices to your PC. You can use any USB device with any USB port. 3 USB ports are located on the back panel of the Notebook for your convenience. Some USB devices require that you reinstall software drivers when you connect the device to a different USB port than the one originally used.
  • Page 75: Ieee 1394 (Firewire ® )

    ® IEEE 1394 (F ® (optional feature) IEEE 1394 (also known as iLink® or FireWire ports provide an easy and high-performance way of connecting high-speed storage, imaging, and many new types of audio/video devices easily. O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N P P T T I I O O N N S S...
  • Page 76: Infrared Interface

    IR-aware. At present, the interface can be used to link up with other com- puters, peripherals and a number of PDA's (Personal Digital Assis- tants). The Notebook identifies the infrared port as a serial port. NSTRUCTIONS FOR SING THE...
  • Page 77: Software

    There are many kinds of help and information for using your PC. ® This section tells you where to get help with the Microsoft Win- ® dows XP operating system, software programs, and the Medion ETTING TO INDOWS ® XP M INDOWS...
  • Page 78: Software Help

    (or icons) with a question mark on them that you can click to access more information. The software included with the Notebook was pre-installed at the factory. During software installations, important files can be changed or even ®...
  • Page 79: Information About Your Pc

    NFORMATION ABOUT Clicking on Start and then on Information about your PC will bring up more extensive information about your PC, as well as useful links to software tools and other resources. It also contains any last minute information about your PC that may not be in- cluded in this manual.
  • Page 80: The Bios Set-Up-Program

    BIOS S UNNING THE You can only run the BIOS configuration program at system start- up. If the Notebook has already started, power it down and then up again. Press the F2 function key in order to start the BIOS- SET-UP.
  • Page 81 BIOS U AVIGATING THE TILITY There are six menu options: System Information, Basic System Settings, Start up Configuration, Onboard Devices Configuration, System Security and Load Default Settings. To enter a menu, highlight the item using the cursor up/down keys; then press Enter. While in a menu, follow these instructions: Press the cursor up/down keys to move between parameters.
  • Page 82 A A I I N N O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S...
  • Page 83: First Aid

    First Aid Subject Page FAQ _______________________________ Data and System Security _____________ System Recovery ____________________ Troubleshooting _____________________ Maintenance ________________________...
  • Page 84 I I R R S S T T I I D D...
  • Page 85: Faq - Frequently Asked Questions

    – – When do I have to activate Windows? Your software has been preactivated in the factory. An activation will only be required, if ..several components are replaced by others..your installed a new motherboard..a different BIOS version has been installed..
  • Page 86 Do I still have to install the enclosed CDs/DVDs? No. Basically all programs are already preinstalled. The disks are only intended as backup copies. When is the recovery of the factory setting recom- mended? This method should be chosen as the last resort. Read chapter “System recovery”...
  • Page 87: Data And System Security

    Windows Help describes how to create a pass- word-reset disk. ® INDOWS PDATE To keep your notebook up to date to the latest version, we rec- ommend to regularly run Windows Update from the Internet. To select this option go to Start Programs Windows Update.
  • Page 88: System Recovery

    Windows XP Help and Support. System Restore includes various functions to help ensure that your Notebook and installed applications and devices work cor- rectly. These functions assist you in solving the problems which might occur by adding, deleting or replacing files required for proper functioning of Windows XP, and your software and devices.
  • Page 89: System Restore Powered By Symantec

    If your system is not functioning properly and Windows XP Sys- tem Restore did not solve the problem, then you should use the Application Support Disc provided by Medion to restore your sys- tem. This recovery mode provides several options.
  • Page 90 Tampering with the Recover (E:) hard disk drive or its contents will make it more difficult to restore your Notebook. Do not alter, resize, or delete the Recover (E:) hard disk drive. Also, do not alter or delete the files on the Recover (E:) hard disk drive.
  • Page 91 Finish to execute the restore. 8. When the restore is completed, it automatically restarts the Notebook. Remove and store the Application & Support disc. Y Y S S T T E E M M E E C C O O V V E E R R Y Y...
  • Page 92: Troubleshooting

    The Power On Self Test (POST) is executed during each boot process to test the memory, motherboard, display, keyboard and other components. If the Notebook does not pass the POST but beeps several times, or if the screen remains blank, call your Notebook support technician.
  • Page 93 RRORS OSSIBLE AUSES The display is blank: Confirm that the system is not in stand-by mode. Press any key on the keyboard to test this. Wrong Date and Time: Double-click the clock on the taskbar and correct the date and time.
  • Page 94: Additional Support

    (e.g., programs or hard- ware) that were not tested at the time of your Notebook’s manufac- ture. Driver updates and the latest information on your product are available on the Internet.
  • Page 95: Maintenance

    ARE OF THE ISPLAY • Always close the Notebook when not in use. Avoid touching or scratching the surface of the screen as it is easily damaged. • Make sure that no water drops are allowed to remain on the screen.
  • Page 96: Transporting The Notebook

    OTEBOOK Please use the following guidelines when transporting the Note- book: • Switch off the Notebook. This will prevent damage to the hard disk. When the Notebook is turned off, the hard disk heads are moved into a safe area.
  • Page 97 OTEBOOK ETTING A ASSWORD You can prevent unauthorized access to your Notebook by setting a User Password. When starting the Notebook the password will be requested. The User Password is set in the BIOS. Attention: Keep your password in safety place. If you forget your password you do not have the pos- sibility to cancel it.
  • Page 98: Notes For Service Engineers

    Notebook. Where the Notebook housing remains closed, the device meets the requirements of Laser Class 1. By opening the Notebook housing you will gain access to laser devices of up to Laser Class 3b. • The CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD/DVD-RW drive contains no user- serviceable parts.
  • Page 99: Appendix

    Appendix Subject Page Standards __________________________ Warranty __________________________ Index _____________________________ A A I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E...
  • Page 100 P P P P E E N N D D I I X X...
  • Page 101: Standards

    This Notebook meets the requirements of the following standards: LECTROMAGNETIC OMPATIBILITY This Notebook meets the following requirements for standards of electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety: EN 55022 Information technology equipment - Radio distur- bance characteristics - Limits and methods of meas- urement.
  • Page 102: Ergonomics

    EN60950 “Safety of information technology equipment” or EN60065 “Audio, video and similar elec- tronic apparatus. Safety requirements” For U.S. / Canadian purposes: The Notebook should • only be connected to equipment which complies with UL 60950 / CAN CSA 22.2 No 60950...
  • Page 103 failure types and four failure classes. Each individual pixel is made up of three sub-pixels in the primary colours (red, green, blue). Pixelstructure Rows Blue Green Types of Pixel Failures: Type 1: A constantly lit pixel (a bright, white spot), even though it is not addressed A white pixel is caused when all three sub-pixel are lit.
  • Page 104 ISO 13406-2, Class II Resolution Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Cluster Cluster Type 1, Type 3 Type 2 1024 x 768 1280 x 854 1280 x 1024 1400 x 1050 Example: A 17” - SXGA-display consists of 1280 horizontal and 1024 verti- cal picture dots (pixel), which amounts to a total of 1,31 million pixels.
  • Page 105: Fcc Compliance Statement

    FCC C OMPLIANCE TATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency en- ergy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc- tions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 106: Warranty

    MEDION has marketed this product. The level of warranty service you receive may vary according to local standards. MEDION will not alter form, fit or function of the product to make it operate in a country for which it was never intended to function.
  • Page 107: Limits Of Liability

    PRODUCT TO YOU. Please note the following: Be sure to keep your purchase receipt in a safe place. MEDION, at its option, may require a copy of the receipt to validate the warranty period effective date (i.e. date of purchase). Warranty liability only applies to material or factory faults. It does not apply to damage due to breakage, for example, a crack in the housing.
  • Page 108: Local Law

    OCAL This warranty statement gives you legal rights. You may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. To the extent this warranty statement is inconsistent with local law, certain disclaimers and limitations of this statement may not apply to the customer. AKING OPIES OF ANUAL...
  • Page 109: Index

    Connection options....67 Connectors All programs ......25 Audio IN ......52 Ambient temperature ..... 7 Audio OUT ....... 52 Appendix......93 External monitor ....35 Audience .......ii Infrared Interface ..... 70 Audio In......15, 52 Memory card ....63 Audio Out...... 15, 52 Microphone IN ....
  • Page 110 Maintenance......89 First Aid ......77 Care of the TFT display ..89 Frequently asked questions..79 Cleaning and Care..... 89 Transporting the notebook . 90 Maintenance programs..81 Getting Started ....23 Memory card connections ..63 Memory Stick ...... 63 MMC ........63 Handling ......21...
  • Page 111 SD ........63 Power On Self Test ....86 Search ....... 43 Power supply .......27 Secure Digital...... 63 Battery operation ....29 Securing your Notebook ..91 Suspend mode ....33 Serial Interface....67 Main Operation ....28 Serial Number ....... ii PowerDVD ......48 Service.........
  • Page 112 Underside......11 Underside ......11 Universal Serial Bus ....68 USB port......15 Upgrades and repairs ....90 Views of the notebook ..11 USB port ......15 Use of PC cards ....65 Using a safety lock ....91 Warranty ......100 Limits of liability ..... 101 Local law .......

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