Getting Started With Your
SHARP PERSONAL COMPUTER
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE SHARP PERSONAL COMPUTER. WE HOPE THAT
YOU WILL ENJOY COMFORTABLE COMPUTING, BUT BEFORE STARTING TO USE
YOUR COMPUTER, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
Open the carton box and check that the following items are included:
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AC Power Cord AC Adapter Battery Pack
DirectHD Cable
Modem Cable
* Carefully inspect each component to make sure nothing is missing or damaged. If any one of
these items is missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately. Be sure to save the shipping
materials and carton in case you need to ship or store the computer in the future.
* Additional brochures or supplements may also be included.
Windows XP
Quick Start Guide
Operation Manual
NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
PC-GP2 Series
PC-XXXSeries
OPERATION MANUAL
OPERATION MANUAL
Supplement Sheet
Supplement for PC-RDXX
Specifications
Install the battery pack included with your computer.
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1. Turn your computer over and place it on a stable surface.
2. Align the notched parts of the battery pack with the projecting parts of the computer and insert the battery pack.
Projecting Part
Notched Part
Notched Part
Projecting Part
3. Gently push the battery pack into the socket until you hear the clicking sound and the battery stoppers are set back
to the original positions.
Battery Stoppers
4. Turn your computer over and go to the next section.
Connect the AC adapter to your computer.
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AC Adapter
AC Adapter Jack
AC Power Cord
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Slide the display cover lock lever to the right until the display cover releases, raise the cover and
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set it into a comfortable viewing position.
Display Cover Lock Lever
Press the power button to turn on your computer.
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When your computer is powered on, the power indicator lights green and the power button blue.
Power Indicator
Power Button
Setup Windows operating system by following the instructions on the screen.
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* Do not turn off your computer until completing the Windows setup. If you turn it off, you cannot
set up Windows later.
* Be sure to connect your computer to AC power source. An undercharged battery may not be
able to complete the Windows setup.
* Do not connect any peripheral devices to your computer until Windows setup completes.
Otherwise your computer may malfunction.
* If the display turns off, some power management may function. In this case, press any key to
resume your computer from the power management.
* If you cannot operate the keyboard or the touch pad, press the power button for more than four
seconds to turn off your computer. Be sure that the power indicator turns off; then, after more
than 10 seconds, press the power button to turn it on again.
1. Click
box.
Next
on
Welcome to Microsoft Windows
dialog
3. Select your time zone; then, click
Next
.
2. Select your location, language and keyboard; then,
click
Next
.
4. Accept the License agreement; then, click
Next
.
5. Select
Help protect...
and click
Next
.
Be sure to protect your computer. With the Automatic
Updates* turned on, your computer detects new security
programs to be installed and automatically install them
if any, when it is connected to the Internet.
*Windows Updates is a Microsoft online support
program to keep Windows staying updated.
6. Name your computer if you will be connecting to a
LAN; then, click
Next
. If you want to skip, click
Skip
8. Select
No.....
and click
Next
. You can register with
Microsoft later.
9. Enter a user name in the
Next
. If you wish to add additional users, we
Your name
field; then, click
recommend doing it after completing the setup.
.
7. Click
Skip
chosen
on
An Internet connection could not be
dialog box. You will be able to set up your
internet connection once you have completed the
10. Click
Finish
to complete the setup.
setup.
After a few minutes delay, Windows XP will start.
Double-click the time appearing at the bottom right
of your screen, and set the correct time and date.
*The screens on this Setup Guide may be slightly
different from your computer’s.
*The illustrations on this Setup Guide may be slightly
different from the appearance of your computer.
To ensure your computer safe:
The Norton AntiVirus software is preinstalled in your computer for virus protection. Please
connect your computer to the Internet and complete the Norton AntiVirus wizard and the Live
Update after the Windows setup in order to protect your computer.
1. Connect your computer to the Internet.
2. Click
3. Follow the on-screen instrucions to complete the Norton AntiVirus wizard and the Live Update.
When the LiveUpdate is completed, the Windows Security Alerts icon ( ) in the taskbar
disappears. Refer to the Notice of Computer Security section and the Virus Infection Protection
section of the Appendixes in the operation manual.
start - All Programs - Norton AntiVirus - Norton AntiVirus 2004
.
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Activate the integrated antennas for wireless LAN communication.
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To enable the wireless LAN antennas in your computer, press the Fn+F1 keys. When the antenna indicator is green,
the antennas are enabled. Refer to your operation manual and to the manual of your access point or router for
assistance with setting up your wireless network. To disable the wireless antennas, press the Fn+F1 keys again.
Antenna Indicator
Now you are ready to use your computer. Enjoy comfortable
computing with the SHARP PC-AL Series.
Note:
Your AL series notebook is designed to restore the hard drive to its original state without
using any recovery CD-ROMs. The recovery image is stored on your notebook’s hard
drive. To perform a hard drive recovery, turn the notebook on and when the message
“Press F10 to Recover” appears in the upper left corner of the screen, press F10 to begin
the hard drive recovery.
We recommend that you should copy the recovery image onto CD-R as precaution.
Be sure to keep the following important information in your mind:
*Do not change the setting of the hard disk partition with a comercially available software.
The change may result in deleting the recovery data. Without the data, you cannot restore
your computer.
*If you install commercial data recovery software on your computer, never perform the
reinstall process until the software is uninstalled to prevent it from rewriting the MBR
(Master Boot Record: a sector on the beginning of a hard disk drive that contains a
sequence of commands necessary for booting an operating system) of the hard disk. If
the MBR is rewritten, you may not be able to reinstall the system.
For additional information on hard drive recovery, consult the operation manual.
Product Information and Customer Assistance
Call: 1-800-BE-SHARP (237-4277)
Sharp Systems of America
5901 Bolsa Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Home Page: http://www.sharpsystems.com
E-mail address: ssa-support@sharpsystems.com
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