Acer Aspire 9500 User Manual

Aspire 9500 Series

User's Guide

Aspire 9500 Series User's Guide Original Issue: July 2005

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Disposal instructions

Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle.

USA For electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display: Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed of

according to local, state or federal laws. For more information, contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at www.eiae.org information, check www.lamprecycle.org

. For lamp-specific disposal

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First things first

We would like to thank you for making the Aspire series of notebook PC your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs.

Your guides

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

First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get started with setting up your computer.

The printed User 's Guid e introduces y ou to the basic featur es and functions of your new computer. For more on how your computer can help you to be more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. 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:

1 Click on Start, All Programs, AcerSystem. 2 Click on AcerSystem User's Guide. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is

not installed on your computer, clicking on AcerSystem User's Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For instructions on how to use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu.

Basic care and tips for using your computer

Turning your computer on and off

To turn on the computer, simply press and release the power button below the LCD screen beside the easy-launch buttons. See "Front view" on page 10 for the location of the power button.

To turn the power off, do any of the following:

• Use the Windows shutdown command

Click on Start, Turn Off Computer, then click on Turn Off.

• Use the power button

You can also shut down the computer by closing the display cover, or by pressing the sleep hotkey <Fn> + <F4>.

Note: If you cannot power off the computer normally, press and hold the power button for more than four seconds to shut down the computer. If you turn off the computer and want to turn it on again, wait at least two seconds before powering up.

Taking care of your computer

Your computer will serve you well if you take care of it.

• Do not expose the computer to direct sunlight. Do not place it near sources

of heat, such as a radiator.

• Do not expose the computer to temperatures below 0 ºC (32 ºF) or above

50 ºC (122 ºF).

• Do not subject the computer to magnetic fields.

• Do not expose the computer to rain or moisture.

• Do not spill water or any liquid on the computer.

• Do not subject the computer to heavy shock or vibration.

• Do not expose the computer to dust or dirt.

• Never place objects on top of the computer.

• Do not slam the computer display when you close it.

• Never place the computer on uneven surfaces.

Taking care of your AC adapter

Here are some ways to take care of your AC adapter:

• Do not connect the adapter to any other device.

• Do not step on the power cord or place heavy objects on top of it.

Carefully route the power cord and any cables away from foot traffic.

• When unplugging the power cord, do not pull on the cord itself but pull

on the plug.

• The total ampere ratings of the equipment plugged in should not exceed

the ampere rating of the cord if you are using an extension cord. Also, the total current rating of all equipment plugged into a single wall outlet should not exceed the fuse rating.

Taking care of your battery pack

Here are some ways to take care of your battery pack:

• Use only batteries of the same kind as replacements. Turn the power off

before removing or replacing batteries.

• Do not tamper with batteries. Keep them away from children.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local regulations. Recycle if possible.

Cleaning and servicing

When cleaning the computer, follow these steps: 1 Turn off the computer and remove the battery pack. 2 Disconnect the AC adapter.

3 Use a soft, moist cloth. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. If either of the following occurs:

• the computer has been dropped or the body has been damaged;

• the computer does not operate normally

please refer to "Frequently asked questions" on page 33.

Caution

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority, which is granted by the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this computer.

Operation conditions

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Users are requested to follow the RF safety instructions for wireless option devices that are included in the user's manual of each RF option device.

An improper installation or unauthorized use may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Also, any tampering of the internal antenna will void the FCC certification and your warranty.

To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors, and installation outdoors is subject to licensing.

For more information about our products, services, and support information, please visit our website: http://global.acer.com

Disposal instructions iii First things first iv

Your guides iv Basic care and tips for using your computer iv

Turning your computer on and off iv Taking care of your computer v Taking care of your AC adapter v Taking care of your battery pack vi Cleaning and servicing vi

Acer Empowering Technology 1

Acer eDataSecurity Management 2 Acer eLock Management 3 Acer ePerformance Management 4 Acer eRecovery Management 5 Acer eSettings Management 6 Acer eNet Management 6 Acer ePower Management 8 Acer ePresentation Management 9

An Aspire tour 10

Front view 10 Closed front view 11 Left view 12 Right view 13 Rear view 14

Base view 15 Specifications 16 Indicators 19 Easy-launch buttons 20 Touchpad 21

Touchpad basics 21 Using the keyboard 23

Lock keys 23

Windows keys 24

Hotkeys 24

Special keys 26 Ejecting the optical (CD or DVD) drive tray 27 Using a computer security lock 27 Audio 28

Adjusting the volume 28 Using the system utilities 29

Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 29

Launch Manager 30

Norton AntiVirus 31

Microphone features 32 Frequently asked questions 33

Requesting service 36

International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 36 Before you call 36

Acer Arcade (for selected models) 37

Arcade hotkeys 38 InstantOn Arcade mode 38 48-button remote control 39

Remote functions 40 Mini remote control 41 Finding and playing content 42

Settings 42 Arcade controls 43

Navigation controls 43

Player controls 43

Virtual keyboard 44

Background mode 44 Cinema 45

Settings 45 Album 46

Editing Pictures 46

Slide Show settings 46 Video 47

Playing a video file 47

Capturing video (TV models only) 47

Snapshot 47

Editing video 48 Music 48 TV (for selected models) 49

Time-Shifting TV 49

Recorded TV 50

Scheduling recordings 50

Program guide 50

Find program 50

TV settings 50

Using TeleText functions 51 Make DVDs 52

Authoring CD/DVDs 52

Taking your notebook PC with you 53

Disconnecting from the desktop 53 Moving around 53

Preparing the computer 53

What to bring to meetings 54 Taking the computer home 54

Preparing the computer 54

What to take with you 54

Special considerations 55

Setting up a home office 55 Traveling with the computer 55

Preparing the computer 55

What to take with you 55

Special considerations 56

Traveling internationally with the computer 56

Preparing the computer 56 What to bring with you 56 Special considerations 56

Securing your computer 57

Using a computer security lock 57 Using passwords 57

Entering passwords 57 Setting passwords 58

Expanding through options 59

Connectivity options 59

Fax/data modem 59 Built-in network feature 60 Fast Infrared (FIR) 60 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 61 IEEE 1394 port 61 PC Card slot 62 ExpressCard 63 Installing memory 64

Connecting your TV and AV-in cables 65

Acer Arcade TV set-up wizard (Windows XP Home and Professional) 67

BIOS utility 68

Boot sequence 68 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 68 Password 68

Using software 69

Playing DVD movies 69 Power management 70 Acer eRecovery Management 70

Create backup 70 Restore from backup 71 Create factory default image CD 71 Re-install bundled software without CD 72 Change password 72

Troubleshooting 73

Troubleshooting tips 73 Error messages 73

Regulations and safety notices 75

ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance 75 FCC notice 75 Modem notices 76 Important safety instructions 79 Laser compliance statement 81 LCD pixel statement 81 Macrovision copyright protection notice 81 Radio device regulatory notice 82 General 82

European Union (EU) 82 The FCC RF safety requirement 83 Canada — Low-power license-exempt radio communication devices (RSS-210) 84 Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity 85 Declaration of Conformity for CE Marking 86

Index 87

Acer Empowering Technology

Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer notebook. It features eight handy utilities:

• Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and

advanced encryption algorithms.

• Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media.

• Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by

optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings.

• Acer eRecovery Management backs up/recovers data flexibly, reliably

and completely.

• Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts

settings easily.

• Acer eNet Management hooks up to location-based networks intelligently.

• Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage

profiles.

• Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts

display settings conveniently.

Empowering Technology

For more information, press the < > key to launch the Empowering Technology menu, then click on the appropriate utility and select the Help

function.

Acer eDataSecurity Management

Acer eDataSecurity Management is a handy file encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN

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Messenger and Microsoft Outlook. There are two passwords that can be used to encrypt/decrypt a file: the

supervisor password and the file-specific password. The supervisor password is a "master" password that can decrypt any file on your system; the file-specific password is assigned when you encrypt each individual file.

The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a supervisor password and default file-specific password. This file-specific password will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter your own file-specific password when encrypting a file.

Note: The password used encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose the password, the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encrypted file! Be sure to safeguard all related passwords!

Acer eLock Management

Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock up your removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that data can't be stolen while your notebook is unattended.

• Removable data devices — includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB

flash drives, USB mp3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system.

• Optical drive devices — includes any kind of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives.

• Floppy disk drives — 3.5-inch disks onl.

To activate Acer eLock Management, a password must be set first. Once set, you may apply locks to any of the three kinds of devices. Lock(s) will immediately be set without any reboot necessary, and will remain locked after rebooting, until unlocked.

If you do not set a password, Acer eLock Management will reset back to the initial status with all locks removed.

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Note: If you lose your password, there is no method to reset it

except by reformatting your notebook or taking your notebook

to an Acer Customer Service Center. Be sure to remember or write

down your password.

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Acer ePerformance Management

Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer notebook. It provides you with the following options to enhance overall system performance:

• Memory optimization — release unused memory and check usage.

• Disk optimization — remove unneeded items and files.

• Speed optimization — improve the usability and performance of your

Windows XP system.

Acer eRecovery Management

Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system's HDD. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with:

• Password protection.

• Recovery of applications and drivers.

• Image/data backup:

• Backup to HDD (set recovery point).

• Backup to CD/DVD.

• Image/data recovery tools:

• Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults).

• Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point).

• Recover from CD/DVD.

Empowering Technology

For more information, please refer to "Acer eRecovery Management" on page 70 in the AcerSystem User's Guide.

Note: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or

System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System

backup to optical disk" feature to burn a backup image to CD or

DVD. To ensure the best results when recovering your system

using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals

(except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one),

including your Acer ezDock.

Acer eSettings Management

Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and to monitor the system health status. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer runs faster, smoother and better.

Acer eSettings Management also:

• Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating through the

program effortlessly.

• Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users.

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• Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced.

• Permits you to migrate personal settings.

• Keeps a history log of all alerts that were previously issued.

Acer eNet Management

Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of locations. To access this utility, either click on the "Acer eNet Management" icon on your notebook, or start the program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you boot up your PC.

Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your needs, simply by right-clicking on the icon in the taskbar.

Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile, and automatically apply the appropriate profile when you move from one location to another. Settings stored include network connection settings (IP and DNS settings, wireless AP details, etc.), as well as default printer settings. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information.

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Acer ePower Management

Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. To launch it, select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology interface, or double-click the Acer ePower Management icon in the task tray.

AC mode

The default setting is "Maximum Performance." You can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and

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Wired LAN.

DC mode

To suit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles — Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Or, you can define up to three of your own profiles.

Create new power scheme

1 Assign a name for the new scheme. 2 Choose existing scheme to use as a templat. 3 Select whether used for mains (AC) or battery mode. 4 Choose which power options best fit your needs, then click OK. 5 The new profile will appear on the main screen.

Battery status

For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to the panel on the lower left-hand side of the window.

You can also click "Advanced Settings" to:

• Set alarms.

• Re-load factory defaults.

• Select what actions will be taken when the cover is closed, and set

passwords for accessing the system after Hibernation or Standby.

• View information about Acer ePower Management.

Acer ePresentation Management

Empowering Technology

Acer ePresentation Management lets you select from two of the most common projector resolutions: XGA and SVGA.

An Aspire tour

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After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... poster, let us show you around your new Aspire computer.

Front view

# Item Description 1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays

computer output.

2 Status

indicators

3 Easy-launch

buttons 4 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.

Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status of the computer's functions and components.

Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See "Easy-launch buttons" on page 20 for more details.

# Item Description 6 Microphones Internal microphones for stereo sound recording. 7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

computer mouse.

8 Click buttons

(left, center and right)

9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll button.

the computer.

Closed front view

# Icon Item Description 1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo

2 Wireless

communication button/indicator

3Bluetooth

communication

button/indicator 4 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control. 5 Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.

audio output. Press to enable/disable the wireless

function. Lights to indicate the status of wireless LAN communication.

Press to enable/disable Bluetooth function. Lights to indicate the status of Bluetooth communications.

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6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer's batttery status.

7 Arcade/media buttons For use with Acer Arcade and other

media playing programs (for selected models).

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# Icon Item Description 8 Media control Five-way multimedia button (for selected

models).

9 Latch Locks and releases the lid.

Left view

# Icon Item Description 1 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices

(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

2 PCI Express card

slot

3 Headphone/

speaker/line-out S/PDIF jack

4 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices

5 Microphone jack Accepts input from external microphones.

Accepts one PCI Express card.

Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones), S/PDIF compatible

(e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman).

6 Slot-load

optical drive

7 Slot-load optical

drive eject button

8 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.

Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.

Ejects the optical disk from the drive.

Right view

# Icon Item Description 1 PC Card slot

eject button

2 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.

35-in-1 card

reader

4 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices

5 IEEE 1394

port

6 Two USB 2.0

ports

Ejects the PC Card from the slot.

Accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), and xD-Picture Card.

Note: Only one card can operate at any given time.

(e.g., infrared printer and IR-aware computer).

Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.

Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

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Rear view

# Icon Item Description 1 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after

prolonged use.

2 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.

3 External display

(VGA) port

4 S-video/TV-out port Connects to a television or display device

5 Parallel port Connects to a printer.

6 DVI-D port Supports digital video connections. (for

7 RF jack For digital and analog TV input

8 Audio/video in port Supports both audio and video input.

9 Ethernet (RJ-45)

port

10 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.

11 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices

12 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible

Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).

with S-video input.

selected models)

(for selected models).

(for selected models). Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based

network.

(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

computer security lock.

Base view

# Item Description 1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.

2Memory

compartment

3 Battery lock

latch

4 Battery release

latch 5 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 6 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured by a screw). 7 Sub woofer Emits low frequency sound output. 8 PCI Card bay Houses the computer’s Mini PCI Card.

Houses the computer's main memory.

Locks the battery in place.

Releases the battery for removal.

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Specifications

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Operating system

Platform

Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft

Intel

Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)

Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

Windows® Media Center Edition

Pentium® M processor 725a (2 MB L2 cache,

1.60GHz 400 MHz FSB ) 730/740/750/760/770 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) or higher

Intel

Celeron® M processor 370 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.60GHz

400 MHz FSB ) or higher

Intel

915PM/915GM Express chipset

System memory 256/512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2

GB using two soDIMM modules

Display and graphics

17" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution or 17" Wide WSXGA+ TFT color LCD or 17” Wide WXGA TFT color LCD (Dual Lamp) 16:10 viewing ratio

16.7 million colors

™

ATI MOBILITY of external DDR video RAM supporting Microsoft

DirectX ATI POWERPLAY PCI Express

Intel

915GM integrated 3D graphics featuring Intel®

RADEON™ X700(M26P) with 128/256 MB

9.0

™

support

™

X16 graphic card support, or

Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and up to 128 MB of VRAM, supporting Microsoft

DirectX® 9.0 Dual independent display support MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability DVI-D support, S-video/TV-out support (NTSC/PAL)

Acer CinemaVision Acer ClearVision

™

video technology (Acer Arcade)

™

video optimisation technology (Acer

Arcade)

Storage subsystem

60/80/100 GB ATA/100 hard disk drive Optical drive options:

• DVD-Dual double-layer drive (Slot-load type)

• DVD/CD-RW combo drive (Slot-load type)

Dimensions and weight

Single lamp LCD model: 402 (W) x 286 (D) x 35.8/38.5 (H) mm (15.83 x 11.26 x 1.41/1.52 inches)

3.6 kg (7.9 Ibs) Double lamp LCD model: 402 (W) x 286 (D) x 39.3/42.0 (H) mm (15.83 x 11.26 x 1.55/1.65 inches)

3.9 kg (8.6 Ibs)

Power subsystem

ACPI 2.2 CPU power management standard supporting Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes 65 W Li-ion battery pack (8-cell)

2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use 3-pin 90 W AC adapter

Input devices 103-key keyboard

Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button 12 function keys, four easy-launch buttons Two front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and

Bluetooth

LED-button Media console with Arcade, stop, play/pause, rewind, and fast forward buttons, and 5-way media controls Remote control for Acer Arcade applications or MCE OS

Audio Audio system with two built-in speakers

SPDIF support for digital speakers Intel high-definition audio and MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphones (x2) S/W VoIP support

Communication Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval;

Wake-on-Ring ready WLAN: Intel

PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection

(dual-mode 802.11b/g) or 2915ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g)Wi-Fi

™

CERTIFIED

solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless

technology WPAN (optional): integrated Bluetooth

Security Kensington lock slot

BIOS user and supervisor passwords

Options and accessories

256/512 MB, and 1 GB 8-cell Li-ion battery pack

soDIMM memory modules

3-pin 90 W AC adapter External USB floppy disk drive

v2.0

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Software Acer Empowering Technology

Acer Launch Manager Acer GridVista Acer System Recovery CD

Norton AntiVirus Adobe® Reader CyberLink® PowerDVD NTI CD-Maker

™

Acer Arcade Bluetooth profile

I/O interface Five USB 2.0 ports

IEEE 1394 port Express card slot Ethernet (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port External display (VGA) port S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port DVI-D port Parallel port Microphone jack Line-in jack Headphone/speaker/line-out/SPDIF port Infrared (FIR) port CIR port PC Card slot (one Type II) AV-in (7-pin) port RF input for digital TV and analog TV (optional) DC-in jack for AC adapter

Environment 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%

System compliance

Mobile PC 2001 ACPI 2.2b DMI 2.0

Wi-Fi

Warranty One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased.

Indicators

The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the front panel.

The power, battery and wireless communication status indicators are visible even when the LCD display is closed.

Icon Function Description

Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.

Num Lock Lights up when Num Lock is activated.

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Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is

active.

Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication.

Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication.

Power Lights up when the computer is on.

(Lights amber when in stand-by or sleep mode)

Battery Lights up when the battery is being charged.

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1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging.

2. Fully charged: The light shows green when in AC mode.

Easy-launch buttons

Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are: mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering

Key < > and one user-programmable button. Press < > to run the Acer Empowering Technology. Please see "Acer

Empowering Technology" on page 1. The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer Launch Manager. See "Launch Manager" on page 30.

Easy-launch button Default application

Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable)

Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable) Mail Email application (user-programmable)

User-programmable

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Acer Aspire 9500 User Manual

Disposal instructions

First things first

Your guides

Basic care and tips for using your computer

Contents

Acer Empowering Technology

Acer eDataSecurity Management

Acer eLock Management

Acer ePerformance Management

Acer eRecovery Management

Acer eSettings Management

Acer eNet Management

Acer ePower Management

Acer ePresentation Management

An Aspire tour

Front view

Closed front view

Left view

Right view

Rear view

Base view

Specifications

Indicators

Easy-launch buttons