Acer TravelMate 530 Notebook PDF Training Manual

Front The floppy disk drive is found at the front of the notebook toward the left. When you insert a floppy disk into the drive, a small disk eject button will pop out. Press this button in to eject the disk when you have finished with it. DO NOT pack away your notebook with a floppy disk
still inserted – you could cause damage to the disk eject button.

Left side CD drive warning When inserting a CD into the CD drive, make sure it is firmly seated on the central black spindle in the CD tray. If it is just balanced on the top of the spindle, it will jam. The CD player in this notebook is controlled by software, so it cannot be used when the notebook is turned off. Likewise, the CD ROM drive will not open when it is turned off.

Underneath On the bottom of your notebook are a number of identification stickers. The 8-digit Australian Serial Number (AUST Serial No.) is the ne that is most important to you. This serial number is linked to YOU – you cannot swap notebooks with other teachers. You will need to quote the Australian Serial Number if you require service or assistance from the Customer Service Centre.

Back Ventilation slots A ventilator is situated at the rear right hand side and back. Your notebook is fitted with a fan that is controlled by a
thermostat. The fan will turn itself off when the notebook is cool enough. Security slot This small oval slot is for optional lockable security devices,
and is Kensington-compatible. With such security devices you can lock your notebook to a bench or fixed object. Power socket (yellow) Takes the small round plug from the Power Adaptor, and provides mains power to the notebook when connected. External monitor port Accepts any type of external display device such as a normal (blue) computer monitor and computer projection devices.

Docking Station port Used if you purchased the optional docking station. A docking station accepts a monitor, keyboard, and external mouse and, with one action, connects or disconnects them from your notebook. Also known as a Port Replicator. Parallel port (pink) Printer connection for older printers. Network port Accepts a network cable for connecting to your school network – this has a plug just a little wider than the phone
plug. The network card is built in to this notebook model. Your notebook’s network information must be configured so that it can be recognised by the school network (see Connecting your Notebook to the school network on page 20).

S Video port Used to connect your notebook to any television with S video sockets. USB ports This model has three USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. Accepts USB devices. These can transfer data between the device and the notebook (or vice versa) quicker than other ports. Examples of USB devices are printers, digital still and video cameras, scanners, external drives, mouse. Windows XP will automatically recognise a device plugged into a USB port and the drivers may already be installed.

Touchpad
Before you do anything, you need to know about your notebook’s ‘touchpad’ area. The touchpad is your ‘mouse’. Moving your finger around it will move the pointer (or cursor) on the screen. When using the touchpad to move the pointer around the screen, try to keep your finger on the touchpad. Lifting your finger will stop the pointer moving. The buttons below the touchpad are your left and right mouse buttons. As you get more experienced, you can operate these buttons with your thumb as you use your finger to move the pointer around the screen. The right mouse button has the usual function of opening a menu relevant to the place where the pointer is pointing. You can ‘tap’ the touchpad instead of clicking the mouse buttons: A single tap = a single left mouse click A double tap = a double left mouse click A double tap + drag = a normal drag holding the left mouse button down. This may take some practice. Double tap but hold your finger down on the second tap and move it across the screen for the ‘drag’. This notebook model also has a scrolling ‘button’ which scrolls when you press down on either end, similar to the scrolling wheel on a mouse. The lower button scrolls down; the upper button scrolls up. You can change the speed of the cursor movement and the size of the cursor (see Appendix A on page 29 for details). To practice using the touchpad, play some games of Solitaire – now you’ve got an excuse to do this!

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March 16, 2010 | Posted in Acer Manual, Electronic Manual, Gadget Manual, Notebook

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