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Contents

Ver.: 01.01.01

Aspire V3

Quick Guide

Product registration

When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately

•Faster service from our trained representatives.

•Membership in the Acer community: receive promotions and participate in customer

surveys.

•The latest news from Acer.

Hurry and register, as other advantages await you!

How to register

To register your Acer product, please visit www.acer.com. Select your country, click

PRODUCT REGISTRATION and follow the simple instructions.

You will also be asked to register your product during the setup process, or you can

double-click the Registration icon on the desktop.

After we receive your product registration, you will be sent a confirmation email with

important data that you should keep in a safe place.

Obtaining Acer accessories

We are happy to inform you that Acer's warranty extension program and Notebook

accessories are available online. Come and visit our online shop and find what you need

at store.acer.com.

The Acer store is being progressively rolled out, and, unfortunately may not be available in

some regions. Please check back regularly to see when it will be available in your country.

Aspire V3

Quick Guide

This revision: 08/2012

Model number: __________________________________

Serial number: ___________________________________

Date of purchase: ________________________________

Place of purchase: ________________________________

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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 Quick Guide introduces you to 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 Aspire V3 User’s Manual. The Aspire V3 User’s

Manual contains useful information applying to your new computer. It

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

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.

Follow these steps to access it:

1 Type "User" from Start.

2 Click on Acer User’s Manual.

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Your Acer notebook tour

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

around your new Acer notebook.

Top cover view

#Icon Item Description

1 Microphone Internal microphone for recording sound.

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

displays computer output.

3 Webcam Web camera for video communication.

A light next to the webcam indicates that the

webcam is active.

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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 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio

output.

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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

key

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>

Display off Turns the display screen backlight off

to save power. Press any key to

return.

<Fn> +

<F7>

Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and

off.

<Fn> +

<F8>

Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

<Fn> +

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

<Fn> +

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

<Fn> +

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

<Fn> +

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

<Fn> +

<Home>

Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file.

<Fn> +

<Pg Up>

Stop Stop playing the selected media file.

<Fn> +

<Pg Dn>

Previous Return to the previous media file.

<Fn> +

<End>

Next Jump to the next media file.

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Closed front view

#Icon Item Description

1 Power Indicates the computer's power status.

Battery 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.

HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Communication

indicator

Indicates the computer's wireless

connectivity device status.

2 Multi-in-1 card

reader

Accepts Secure Digital (SD),

MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS),

Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO),

xD-Picture Card (xD).

Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only

one card can operate at any given time.

1 2

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Left view

Information on USB 3.0

•Compatible with USB 3.0 and earlier USB devices.

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

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

#Icon Item Description

1 Kensington lock

slot

Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

2 Ethernet (RJ-45)

port

Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-

based network.

3 External display

(VGA) port

Connects to a display device

(e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).

4 HDMI port Supports high definition digital video

connections.

5 USB ports Connect to USB devices.

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

it is blue it is also USB 3.0 compatible.

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