NEC PowerMate Ready ES Pro User manual
First Printing — August 1997
Copyright 1997
NEC Computer Systems Division
Packard Bell NEC, Inc.
1414 Massachusetts Avenue
Boxborough, MA 01709
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Contents
About this guide......................................................................... ix
Who should use this guide?..............................................................ix
How should I use this guide? ...........................................................ix
What about text conventions?...........................................................x
Where else can I find information?...................................................xi
Get acquainted............................................................................. 1
Looking at the Merlin topics.............................................................2
Merlin topics................................................................................3
How to use Merlin .......................................................................4
NEC DirectLinks..............................................................................5
Taking the NEC Ready System Tour ................................................5
Take shortcuts............................................................................. 7
Locating NEC DirectLinks ...............................................................8
Using NEC DirectLinks....................................................................9
Find information quickly!.......................................................... 11
Checking out the NEC Help Library ...............................................12
Using electronic books...............................................................13
Using the NEC Help Center.......................................................13
Keeping help handy.........................................................................16
Getting help on everything..............................................................17
Help in your applications............................................................17
Help on the operating system .....................................................17
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Send a fax — in minutes! ..........................................................19
Checking your fax banner............................................................... 20
Sending the fax .............................................................................. 21
Receiving a fax............................................................................... 22
Viewing faxes ................................................................................ 23
Stay in touch...............................................................................25
Using the phone............................................................................. 26
Dial a call manually.................................................................... 26
Dial using Phone Book.............................................................. 27
Dial using Speed Dial ................................................................ 27
Answering a phone call .................................................................. 28
Checking voicemail answering........................................................ 29
Playing voice messages .................................................................. 30
From the Voice messages tab .................................................... 30
From remote telephones ............................................................ 30
Setting a password for mailboxes................................................... 31
Hear the difference! ...................................................................33
Introducing your sound system....................................................... 34
Playing a music CD........................................................................ 35
Pumping up the volume.................................................................. 36
From the sound software........................................................... 36
From the speakers ..................................................................... 36
Wander the Web.........................................................................37
Finding NEC’s WebWay................................................................ 37
Checking what’s on NEC’s WebWay............................................. 38
Using the navigation buttons.......................................................... 39
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Calling for WebWay help................................................................39
Using Internet service providers......................................................39
Get customer services ’round the clock!................................ 41
Looking at available services...........................................................42
Using NECCSD services.................................................................44
NECCSD FaxFlash Service........................................................44
NECCSD Bulletin Board System ...............................................47
NECCSD on America Online.....................................................49
NECCSD on CompuServe.........................................................50
Email/fax technical support service.............................................51
Internet......................................................................................52
NECCSD Technical Support Center...........................................53
Find answers to questions....................................................... 55
Mouse............................................................................................56
Monitor..........................................................................................57
Diskette drive.................................................................................58
CD-ROM reader.............................................................................59
Faxing ............................................................................................60
Modem...........................................................................................61
Telephone/answering system...........................................................62
Multimedia .....................................................................................63
Solve problems.......................................................................... 65
Determining the problem.................................................................66
Solving common problems..............................................................68
System problems........................................................................68
Diskette drive problems..............................................................69
Monitor problems ......................................................................70
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Keyboard/mouse problems ........................................................ 71
CD-ROM reader problems ........................................................ 71
Speaker problems...................................................................... 72
Microphone problems................................................................ 72
Printer problems........................................................................ 73
Clearing your password.................................................................. 73
Cleaning the mouse........................................................................ 74
Getting help................................................................................... 75
Getting help from your company ............................................... 75
Getting help from your NECCSD retailer/dealer........................ 75
Getting help from NECCSD...................................................... 75
NECCSD warranty repair service................................................... 76
Ready product recovery CD to the rescue!.............................77
Checking out your recovery CD..................................................... 78
Selecting recovery options ............................................................. 78
Test Your System...................................................................... 78
Format and Restore Your Hard Disk......................................... 79
Testing your system ....................................................................... 80
Restoring your software with the Recovery CD.............................. 82
Setting up a healthy work environment...................................85
Making your computer work for you.............................................. 86
Arrange your equipment................................................................. 87
Adjust your chair ........................................................................... 88
Adjust your input devices............................................................... 90
Adjust your monitor....................................................................... 92
Vary your workday........................................................................ 94
Pre-existing conditions and psychosocial factors............................. 95
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Checking your comfort: how do you measure up?...........................96
Checking your chair ...................................................................96
Checking your keyboard.............................................................96
Checking your mouse.................................................................96
Checking your monitor...............................................................96
Checking you.............................................................................97
Index
About this guide ix
About this guide
This guide gives you an introduction to what you can do with your
Ready Multimedia Computer and how to do it.
Who should use this guide?
We’ve written this guide for anyone who wants to learn about using
the Ready Multimedia Computer.
How should I use this guide?
We suggest that you read :
“Get acquainted” for information on how to best start with
your system once you’ve set it up.
“Take shortcuts” to learn about NEC DirectLinks which take
you directly to the software applications that you’ll want to
use often.
“Find information quickly!” for an explanation of all the
electronic help and online books that come with the Ready
Multimedia Computer.
“Send a fax — in minutes!” for quick steps on sending a fax
from Ready fax/modem models.
“Stay in touch” for information on using the phone with
Ready fax/modem models.
“Hear the difference!” to become familiar with the many
sound options on your computer.
“Wander the Web” for an overview of NEC’s WebWay™
Internet home page.
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“Get customer services ’round the clock” for information
about the many services NECCSD provides for our products.
“Find answers to questions” for some typical questions about
using the Ready computer and their answers.
“Solve problems” for some ideas on how to handle common
problems with your Ready computer that may come up from
time to time.
“Ready product recovery CD to the rescue!” for some very
important information on what to do if you need to restore the
software that shipped with your Ready computer.
“Setting up a healthy work environment” to learn how to
prepare yourself and your work space for best results with
your computer.
What about text conventions?
This guide uses the following text conventions.
Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings:
!
WARNING
Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious
personal injury or loss of life.
!
CAUTION
Cautions indicate situations that can damage the hardware
or software.
About this guide xi
Note:
Notes give important information about the
material being described.
Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the
keyboard, for example, Ctrl, Alt, or Enter.
Text or keystrokes that you enter appear in boldface type. For
example, type exit and press Enter.
Mouse input is a single click of the left mouse button unless
indicated otherwise.
Want to know more?
This section appears at the end of some sections in this guide.
See it for other sources of information on the topic just
discussed.
Where else can I find information?
Use the following documentation with this guide for information
about your computer.
NEC Help Library
The online NEC Help Library provides a shelf of electronic
books describing the software that comes with your Ready
computer. The shelf also contains the NEC Help Center
package described next. You can get to it by double clicking
the NEC Help Library icon on your desktop.
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NEC Help Center
The online NEC Help Center is your comprehensive source of
information about your system. Go to the NEC Help Center
for detailed information about your computer.
You can choose topics from categories such as System Tour,
The Basics, Advanced Topics, Questions & Answers, System
Upgrades, and Service & Support.
NEC Ready Series System Upgrade and Reference Guide
This printed guide provides information for adding system
upgrades to your Ready Computer. It includes a description of
your computer’s resources such as communication ports and
interrupts. You can also find jumper settings and hardware
specifications.
This manual suits for next models
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