BenQ Joybook 8100 User manual

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Joybook 8100 User's Manual

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Table of Contents i

Table of Contents

Joybook 8100 Features ..............................................................................1

Super DJ Control Panel ..................................................................... 5

Wireless Remote Control ................................................................... 6

Using Super DJ ................................................................................... 8

Function Hotkeys ............................................................................... 9

Getting Started with Windows XP ...........................................................11

Using the Q-Media Bar .............................................................................12

Setting Up QMedia Bar ...................................................................... 13

Your Digital Entertainment Center - BenQ Joybook 8100 .....................14

QMedia Center ................................................................................... 15

Sending and Receiving E-mail ........................................................... 20

Getting Online .................................................................................... 21

Listening to Music and Creating Custom Music Collections .......... 22

Making Your Own Movies ................................................................ 23

Burning CDs..................................................................................... 24

Wireless Magic - Using the Built-In Wireless LAN Function .......... 27

Chatting over the Air - Using EZQ ................................................... 28

The Good Partner of Your Personal Mobile Devices - QSync ........ 30

Attaching External Display Devices .........................................................31

Attaching a VGA Display Device ....................................................... 31

S-Video Out ........................................................................................ 32

Installing Additional Memory ..................................................................33

Recovering Your System ...........................................................................35

Recovering From Your Hard Disk .................................................... 35

Recovering Using the Recovery CDs ................................................. 35

Reinstalling Software or Driver ......................................................... 35

Recommendations and Troubleshooting ................................................39

Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Battery Maintenance ..................40

Safety ................................................................................................... 40

Battery Maintenance .......................................................................... 40

Cleaning Your Joybook 8100 ............................................................. 40

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Joybook 8100 Features 1

Joybook 8100 Features

Power Indicator

Lights up in blue when Joybook 8100

is turned on. When Joybook 8100

enters sleep mode, turns orange.

Power Button

Turns Joybook 8100 on or

off.

Battery Indicator!

When Joybook 8100 is in use, lights

up in blue. When the battery is charg-

ing, turns orange. Flashing blue indi-

cates that the battery is running low.

Flashing orange indicates that the

battery is malfunctioning, in which

case you should contact service per-

sonnel.

Internet Hotkey

Starts up the Internet

Explorer Web browser.

E-Mail Hotkey

Starts up the Outlook

Express e-mail client.

Customizable Hotkey 1

Can be customized to

open an application.

Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator

Flashes in blue when Joybook 8100 is

reading the data in the hard disk.

Customizable Hotkey 2

Can be customized to

open an application.

Optical Drive Activity Indicator

Flashes in blue when the optical drive

is accessing data on a disk.

Caps Lock Indicator

Lights up in blue when the Caps Lock

function is activated.

Num Lock Indicator

Lights up in blue when the Num Lock

function is activated.

Cover Switch

Microphone

Left and Right Selection Buttons

Equivalent to the left and right

buttons on a mouse.

Touch Pad

You can use the touch pad to conveniently control

the cursor on the screen.

To move the cursor, gently move your finger on the

touch pad. The cursor will move accordingly.

Tap on the touch pad once to execute the same

action as clicking on the left button of a mouse. Tap

twice to execute the same action as double-clicking.

For more information about how to configure the customizable hot keys, please

refer to"Customizing the hotkeys" on page 13.

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Joybook 8100 Features2

Ventilation Holes

For dissipating heat and keeping Joybook 8100 at an optimal tem-

perature.

PC Card Ejection Button

Before ejecting a PC Card:

1. Quit all PC Card applications and shut

down all PC Card functions.

2. Push in, then release the PC Card eject

button, causing it to pop out.

3.!When the button has popped out, push it

in again to eject the PC Card.

IEEE 1394 (FireWire)!Port

For connecting high-speed peripherals such as digital video cam-

eras and other consumer electronics devices that use the IEEE 1394

(FireWire) interface.

PC Card Expansion Slot

This PC Card slot accepts one Type-II PC Card. You can use it and

various PC Cards on the market to further expand the capabilities

of your Joybook 8100.

Insert the PC Card into the slots following the direction indicated

on the card and complete related driver settings.

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Joybook 8100 Features 3

DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW Combo Drive (Optional)

Supports multi-functional optical module for reading music

CDs, VCDs and DVDs or burning CD-R/CD-RW or DVD+R/

DVD+RW (Optional) discs. Discs can be inserted/ejected by

pressing the small ejection button on the drive.

If you want to open the disc tray of the DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW

Combo Drive when your Joybook power is off, or it can't be opened

using the ejection button, insert a pointed object into the tray ejec-

tion hole next to the ejection button to force open the disc tray.

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Joybook 8100 Features4

USB Port

For connecting peripherals such

as mice, digital cameras and

MP3 players that use the USB

interface

VGA Port

For connecting external display

devices, such as monitors and

projectors.

Ethernet Port

Allows Joybook 8100 to connect

to an Ethernet 10/100BaseT net-

work.

Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Jack

Outputs sound to digital audio-

enabled speakers or devices.

Parallel Port

For connecting devices such as

printers that use the parallel port

interface.

S-Video Out

Outputs an display signals to a

television set or VCR.

Modem Port

Accepts an analog telephone line

for use with the internal modem.

Power Jack

For connecting the AC adapter.

USB Port

For connecting peripherals such

as mice, digital cameras and

MP3 players that use the USB

interface

Kensington Lock

For installing the Kensington

lock available on the market to

prevent theft.

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Joybook 8100 Features 5

Super DJ Control Panel

Wireless Network!Card Activ-

ity Indicator

Lights up in blue when the

wireless network card is active.

Not every Joybook is built-

in a wireless network card.

Refer to the specification

label on the shipping box

if you are not sure about

the standard equipment of

your Joybook.

Super DJ Power Switch/Wire-

less Network Card Switch

When Joybook 8100 is shut

down, can be used to turn the

Super DJ on and off. When Joy-

book 8100 is on, activates or

deactivates the wireless net-

working card.

Previous song/Backward search

Press this button to go back to

the previous song.

Press and hold this button to

start backward search.

Volume Up

Increases the volume of music

playback.

Press the and buttons simul-

taneously during stop mode (music

playback stopped) to change play-

back media.

When Joybook 8100 is

turned off, press this key

to turn on Super DJ.

Next song/Forward search

Press this button to go to the

next song.

Press and hold this button to

start forward search.

Press the and buttons

simultaneously during Super

DJ mode to change playback

mode.

Speaker/Earphone Jack

For connecting external speaker or

earphone.

Super DJ Power Indicator

Lights up in blue when the

Super DJ is turned on.

Play/Pause

Plays or pauses playing music.

Microphone

For recording audio on Joybook

8100.

Stop

Stops music playback.

Infrared Port and Remote Control

Receiver

The interface for infrared commu-

nications, allowing Joybook 8100

to transfer data to and from PDAs

or other devices with infrared

capabilities. It also functions as a

receiver to receive signals from the

wireless remote control.

Volume Down

Decreases the volume of CD

playback.

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Joybook 8100 Features6

Wireless Remote Control

The wireless remote control allows you to use the multimedia functions of your Joybook 8100

remotely. It can be inserted into the PC Card slot for easy storage and access.

The function of each button on the remote control varies in different modes. For details, please

refer to the description below.

To navigate the QMedia Center...

Enter or exit QMedia Center/

Wake Joybook 8100 up from

sleep mode

Move selection focus left

Confirm selection

Move selection focus down

Return to the previous

screen/menu

Move selection focus up

Move selection focus

right

When playing music using Super DJ...

Backward search

Play/Pause

Select playback mode

Previous song

Select playback media

Forward search

Next song

Stop

Increase volume

Decrease volume

(Directional buttons)

Put Joybook 8100 in

sleep mode*

*Press and hold this button for approximately 5 seconds to put Joybook 8100 in

sleep mode.

**The TV and TV recording functions are to be available through future updates.

Start recording TV pro-

grams in QMedia Center**

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