Acer Aspire Notebook Series User manual

Aspire One

Quick Guide

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Aspire One Quick Guide

This revision: 07/2012

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First things first

We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for

meeting your mobile computing needs.

Your guides

To help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:

First off, the setup poster helps you get started with setting up your

computer.

The User’s Manual contains useful information applying to your notebook.

It covers basic topics such as using the keyboard and audio, etc.

The Quick Guide introduces the basic features and functions of your new

computer. For more on how your computer can help you to be more

productive, please refer to the User’s Manual. This guide contains detailed

information on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion

options and troubleshooting. In addition it contains warranty information

and the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. It is

available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on

your notebook. Follow these steps to access it:

1Type "User" from Start.

2Click on Acer User’s Manual.

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Your Acer notebook tour

After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us

show you around your new Acer notebook.

Front view

#Icon Item Description

1 Webcam Web camera for video communication.

A light next to the webcam indicates that the

webcam is active.

2 Screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),

displays computer output.

3 Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.

Battery indicator Indicates the computer's battery status.

1. Charging: The light shows amber when the

battery is charging.

2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when

in AC mode.

Communication

indicator

Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivity

device status.

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Keyboard view

#Icon Item Description

1 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

2 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.

3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which

functions like a computer mouse.

4 Click buttons (left

and right)

The left and right buttons function like the left

and right mouse buttons.

5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when

you use the computer.

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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

<Fn> + <F3> Communication Enables/disables the computer’s

communication devices. Communication

devices may vary by configuration.

<Fn> + <F4> Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

<Fn> + <F5> Display toggle Switches display output between the

display screen, external monitor

(if connected) and both.

<Fn> + <F6> Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to

save power. Press any key to return.

<Fn> + <F8> Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

<Fn> + <F11> Num Lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded

keypad is in numeric mode. The keys

function as a calculator (complete with

the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /).

Use this mode when you need to do a lot

of numeric data entry. A better solution

would be to connect an external keypad.

<Fn> + <F11> only for certain models.

<Fn> +

<F12>

Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is on, the screen

moves one line up or down when you

press the up or down arrow keys

respectively. Scroll Lock does not work

with some applications.

<Fn> + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + < > Volume up Increases the sound volume (only for

certain models).

<Fn> + < > Volume down Decreases the sound volume (only for

certain models).

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Left view

Information on USB 3.0

•Compatible with USB 3.0 and earlier devices.

•For optimal performance, use USB 3.0-certified devices.

•Defined by the USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) specification.

#Icon Item Description

1 External display

(VGA) port

Connects to a display device (e.g., external

monitor, LCD projector).

2 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100 based

network.

3 HDMI port Supports high-definition digital video

connections.

4 USB port Connects to USB devices.

If a port is black, it is USB 2.0 compatible; if

a port is blue it is also USB 3.0 compatible.

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Right view

#Icon Item Description

1 Multi-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD),

MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick

(MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO),

xD-Picture Card (xD).

2 Headphone/speaker/

line-out jack

Connects to audio line-out devices

(e.g., speakers, headphones).

Microphone-in jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.

3 USB ports Connects to USB devices.

If a port is black, it is USB 2.0 compatible; if

a port is blue it is also USB 3.0 compatible.

5 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.

6 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.computer security

lock.

Note: Wrap the computer security lock

cable around an immovable object such as

a table or handle of a locked drawer. Insert

the lock into the notch and turn the key to

secure the lock. Some keyless models are

also available.

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Base view

Environment

#Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

2 Ventilation slot and

cooling fan

Enable the computer to stay cool, even after

prolonged use.

Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening

of the fan.

3 Speakers Left and right spearkers deliver stereo audio

output.

•Temperature:

•Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C

•Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C

•Humidity (non-condensing):

•Operating: 20% to 80%

•Non-operating: 20% to 80%

Part no.:

Ver.: 02.01.01

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