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Aspire Notebook Series

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When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately
register it. This will give you access to some useful benefits, such as:
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You will also be asked to register your product during the setup process, or you can
double-click the Registration icon on the desktop.
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Quick Guide

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  • Page 1: Product Registration

    Aspire Notebook Series Quick Guide Product registration When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately register it. This will give you access to some useful benefits, such as: • Faster service from our trained representatives.
  • Page 2 © 2012. All Rights Reserved. Aspire Notebook Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 03/2012 Model number: __________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________ Date of purchase: ________________________________ Place of purchase: ________________________________ Acer recommends... Productivity Software ® Work Great with Microsoft Office 2010 - Express your ideas, solve problems and simplify everyday projects with Office 2010.
  • Page 3: First Things First

    The Aspire Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in the Aspire product series. It covers basic topics such as using the keyboard and audio, etc. Please understand that due to its nature, the Generic User Guide will occasionally refer to functions or features which are only contained in certain models of the series, but not necessarily in the model you purchased.
  • Page 4: Your Acer Notebook Tour

    Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook. Top view Icon Item Description Webcam Web camera for video communication.
  • Page 5 Icon Item Description Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), Screen displays computer output. Power button Turns the computer on and off. Keyboard For entering data into your computer. Touch-sensitive pointing device which Touchpad functions like a computer mouse. Click buttons (left The left and right buttons function like the and right) left and right mouse buttons.
  • Page 6 Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon Function Description...
  • Page 7: Closed Front View

    Hotkey Icon Function Description <Fn> + Stop Stop playing the selected media file. <Pg Up> <Fn> + Previous Return to the previous media file. <Pg Dn> <Fn> + Next Jump to the next media file. <End> Closed front view Icon Item Description Accepts Secure Digital (SD),...
  • Page 8: Left View

    Left view Icon Item Description DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000- port based network. External display Connects to a display device (VGA) port (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). Supports high definition digital video HDMI port connections.
  • Page 9: Right View

    Right view Icon Item Description Connect to USB devices. If a port is black it is USB 2.0 compatible, if USB ports it is blue it is also USB 3.0 compatible (see below). Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. Optical disk Lights up when the optical drive is active.
  • Page 10: Base View

    Base view Icon Item Description Releases the battery for removal. Battery release Insert a suitable tool into the latch and slide latch to release. Houses the computer's hard disk Hard disk bay (secured with screws). Memory Houses the computer's main memory. compartment Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

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