ViewSonic VS12638 User Manual

- User Guide

ViewSonic

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NetBook

- Guide de l’utilisateur

- Bedienungsanleitung

- Guía del usuario

- Pyководствопользователя

- Οδηγόςχρηστών

- 使用手冊(繁中)

- 使用手冊 (簡中)

Model No. : VS12638

Compliance Information

CE Conformity for European Countries

The device complies with the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.

Following information is only for EU-member states:

The mark shown to the right is in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE).

The mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment as unsorted municipal waste, but use the return and collection systems according to local law.

If the batteries, accumulators and button cells included with this equipment, display the chemical symbol Hg, Cd, or Pb, then it means that the battery has a heavy metal content of more than 0.0005% Mercury or more than, 0.002% Cadmium, or more than 0.004% Lead.

R&TTE Compliance Statement

This wireless module device complies with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC). This equipment meets the following conformance standards:

ETSI EN 300 328

EN 301 489-01

EN 301 489-17

EN 62311

Notied Countries: Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland and Malta.

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Important Safety Instructions

1. DO NOT press or touch the LCD Screen. DO NOT place the Notebook PC with small items, they may scratch LCD Screen or enter the Notebook PC.

2. DO NOT expose the Notebook PC to dirty or dusty environment. Keep the environment clean and dry.

3. DO NOT place the Notebook PC on uneven or unstable work surface.

4. DO NOT place or drop objects on the top of the Notebook PC. DO NOT shove any foreign objects into the Notebook PC. DO NOT cover the LCD Screen strongly.

5. DONOTexposetheNotebookPCtostrongmagneticorelectricalelds;DONOT placetheoppydisknearorontheNotebookPC,thatmaylossthedataoftheoppy

disk.

6. DO NOT leave the Notebook PC facing the sun as it can damage the LCD Screen, especially in the car.

7. SAFE TEMP: This Notebook PC should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C(95°F).

8. DO NOT expose the Notebook PC to or use near liquids, rain, or moisture.

9. Caution: risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

10. DO NOT throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Please recycle the Battery Pack, and check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.

11. The Notebook PC and the Adapter may occur some heat during operating or charging. DO NOT leave the Notebook PC on your lap or any part of the body in order to prevent discomfort or injury from heat exposure.

12. INPUT RATING: Refer to the rating label on the Notebook PC and be sure that the

PowerAdaptercomplieswiththerating.Onlyuseattachmentsoraccessoriesspecied

by the manufacturer.

13. Checking the connections between the main unit and attachments before turning on the Notebook PC.

14. DO NOT use the Notebook PC during eating food avoid dirtying the Notebook PC.

15. DO NOT insert anything into the Notebook PC that may result in short circuit or damage the circuit.

16. Powering off the Notebook PC, if you want install or remove some external devices, which are not support hot-plug.

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17. Disconnect the Notebook PC from the electrical outlet and remove any installed batteries before cleaning. And Keep it away from children.

18.DONOTdisassembletheNotebookPC,onlyacertiedservicetechnician

should perform repairs on your computer. Otherwise, problem may result and the manufacturer should not hold responsibility for the damage.

19. Only use Battery Packs approved by the manufacturer or else damage may occur.

20.TheNotebookPChassomelittlemetalaketodisperseheat.DONOTplacethe

Notebook PC on soft objects (e.g.: bed, sofa, your lap), or else the Notebook PC may become hot and halt the system operating.

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Declaration of RoHS Compliance

This product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2002/95/ EC of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) and is deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below:

Substance

Lead (Pb) 0,1% < 0,1%

Mercury (Hg) 0,1% < 0,1%

Cadmium (Cd)

Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+)

Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)

Proposed Maximum Concentration

0,01% < 0,01%

0,1% < 0,1%

Actual Concentration

Certain components of products as stated above are exempted under the Annex of the RoHS Directives as noted below:

Examples of exempted components are:

1.Mercuryincompactuorescentlampsnotexceeding5mgperlampandinotherlamps notspecicallymentionedintheAnnexofRoHSDirective.

2.Leadinglassofcathoderaytubes,electroniccomponents,uorescenttubes,and

electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices).

3. Lead in high temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead).

4. Lead as an allotting element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead by weight and as a cooper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight.

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Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows NT®, and the Windows® logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft® Corporation in the United States and other countries.

ViewSonic®, the three birds logo, OnView®, ViewMatch™, and ViewMeter® are registered trademarks of ViewSonic® Corporation.

Intel®, Pentium®, and Atom™ are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Disclaimer: ViewSonic® Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or

omissionscontainedherein;norforincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresultingfrom

furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.

In the interest of continuing product improvement, ViewSonic® Corporation reserves the

righttochangeproductspecicationswithoutnotice.Informationinthisdocumentmay

change without notice.

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Product Name:

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Document Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date:

Product disposal at end of product life

The lamp in this product contains mercury. Please dispose of in accordance with local, state or federal laws.

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ViewSonic® is concerned about the preservation of our environment. Please dispose of this product properly at the end of its useful life. For the recycling information, please refer to our website:

1. USA: www.viewsonic.com/pdf/RecyclePlus.pdf

2. Europe: www.viewsoniceurope.com

3. Taiwan: recycle.epa.gov.tw

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Directions

Meanings of icons:

Forbidding: forbid improper operations to avoid damaging the Notebook PC.

Caution: cautions for operators to avoid potential damages. Please note and remember.

Importance:importantinformation,commonnotes,denitions,generalknowledge

and references, etc.

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Content

1. Knowing Your Notebook PC............................................................................. 1

1-1 Top Side......................................................................................................... 1

1-2 Right Side....................................................................................................... 2

1-3 Left Side......................................................................................................... 2

1-4 Rear Side ....................................................................................................... 2

1-5 Bottom Side.................................................................................................... 2

2. Caring the Notebook PC.................................................................................... 3

2-1 LCD Screen.................................................................................................... 3

2-2 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)................................................................................... 3

2-3 Battery Pack................................................................................................... 4

2-4 Keyboard........................................................................................................ 4

2-5 Touch Pad...................................................................................................... 4

2-6 Other accessories .......................................................................................... 4

2-7 If the water comes into the Notebook PC....................................................... 5

2-8 Other Notes.................................................................................................... 5

3. Traveling with the Notebook PC....................................................................... 6

3-1 Attention ......................................................................................................... 6

3-2 How to enter the suspend mode .................................................................... 6

4. Keep the data for future possible use.............................................................. 7

4-1 HDD Partition ................................................................................................. 7

4-2 Class the data in the HDD.............................................................................. 7

5. Getting Started................................................................................................... 8

5-1 Install the Rechargeable Battery .................................................................... 8

5-2 Remove the Battery Pack............................................................................... 8

5-3 Connecting the Power Adapter ...................................................................... 9

6. Using Your Notebook PC................................................................................ 10

6-1 Turning on the Notebook PC........................................................................ 10

6-2 Adjust the Brightness of LCD Screen........................................................... 10

6-3 Keyboard Usage .......................................................................................... 10

6-4 Touch Pad（Optional, Under Windows XP） .............................................. 11

6-5 Card Reader Usage ..................................................................................... 12

6-6 The Memory Card ........................................................................................ 13

7. Internet Connection......................................................................................... 14

7-1 Connect the Lineate LAN ............................................................................. 14

7-2 Wireless LAN ............................................................................................... 15

8. Bluetooth.......................................................................................................... 16

8-1 Initial Bluetooth Configuration Wizard .......................................................... 16

8-2 Add a Bluetooth Device................................................................................ 17

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8-3 Establish a connection ................................................................................. 17

8-4 Bluetooth Service Selection ......................................................................... 18

8-5 Terminate a connection................................................................................ 18

9. Power Managing System................................................................................. 19

9-1 Battery System............................................................................................. 19

9-1-1 Checking Battery Power .................................................................... 19

9-1-2 Charging the Battery Pack ................................................................. 20

9-1-3 Low Power Warning........................................................................... 20

9-1-4 Battery Power .................................................................................... 20

9-1-5 Store the Battery Pack....................................................................... 20

9-1-6 Prolonging the Battery’s Life .............................................................. 21

9-2 Power Management Modes ......................................................................... 21

9-2-1 Standby mode of the System............................................................. 21

9-2-2 Hibernate ........................................................................................... 21

9-2-3 Log Off ............................................................................................... 22

9-2-4 Restart the System ............................................................................ 22

9-3 Power Saving ............................................................................................... 22

9-3-1 Connect the Adapter without using Battery Pack ............................... 22

9-3-2 Adjust the brightness of LCD Screen ................................................. 22

10. Upgrading Your Notebook PC ...................................................................... 23

10-1 Connect the External Monitor..................................................................... 23

10-2 How to connect the External Monitor .................................................. 23

10-3 Connect Keyboard and Mouse............................................................ 23

10-4 Connect Audio Device......................................................................... 23

10-5 Lock Port............................................................................................. 23

11 System Recovery Management..................................................................... 24

11-1 One Key for System Recovery................................................................... 24

11-2 System Recovery CD................................................................................. 25

12 Quick OS.......................................................................................................... 26

12-1 Getting Started ........................................................................................... 26

12-2 System and Device Basics......................................................................... 27

12-3 Using the Tool Bar and Settings................................................................. 28

12-4 Getting on the Internet ............................................................................... 33

12-5 Quick System Recovery............................................................................. 34

12-3 Enter the BIOS Setup Menu....................................................................... 37

13. Appendix......................................................................................................... 39

13-1 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 39

13-2 Specifications ............................................................................................. 41

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1. Knowing Your Notebook PC

1-1 Top Side

1. Built-in Camera

Click Fn+F1 to turn on or off the

camera function.

2. LCD Screen

Microphone

HDD Status Indicator

Light is green when the HDD is in active mode.

Numeric Keypad Indicator

Click Fn+NumLk to turn on the light and the numeric keypad is unlocked.

Cap Lock Indicator

Light is green when the cap keypad is

unlocked.

WiFi Indicator

Bluetooth Indicator

9. Power button

10. Keyboard

11. Right-key

12. Left-key

13. Touch Pad

Charge Indicator

14.

Light is orange during being charged

and is green when the battery is fully

charged or discharged; light flashes when the battery is weak.

Power Indicator

15.

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1-2 Right Side

1. USB Port (2.0)

1-3 Left Side

1. USB Port (2.0)

2. Microphone Jack

3. Headphone Jack

The USB card can only be inserted in one orientation. Force to insert the card may in

result of damage.

1-4 Rear Side

1. SD/MMC/MS Port

2. Ethernet/LAN Port

3. VGA Port

4. Power Jack

5. Lock Port

1-5 Bottom Side

1. Battery Latch

2. Lithium Rechargeable Battery

3. Speakers

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2. Caring the Notebook PC

The Notebook PC is a precision device; the error operation may damage the device.

2-1 LCD Screen

LCD Screen is the most delicate component of the Notebook PC and comprised of thin

glass. It may be broken up by external abrupt force. DO NOT scratch the cover of the Notebook

PC, or the scrape on the cover cannot remove.

 DO NOT cover the LCD Screen strongly, or else damage may occur.

 DO NOT place objects on the keyboard to avoid damaging the screen and keyboard when

you cover the LCD Screen.

 Place the Notebook PC in carrying case to protect it from dirt, water, shock and scratches

before traveling.

 DO NOT drop or place heavy objects on the LCD Screen.

 DO NOT scratch the LCD Screen with your fingernails or any hard objects.

 Use a soft and lint-free cloth to wipe your Notebook PC and wipe it gently in order to avoid

damaging the LCD Screen.

 Shut down the LCD Screen, if the Notebook PC will not be used for a long time.

 DO NOT clean the LCD Screen with chemical cleaners.

 The LCD Screen DOES NOT come into contact with hard objects (E.g.: cloth button,

watchband).

 Use a soft and lint-free dry cloth to wipe the LCD Screen smoothly. DO NOT use your

hand to wipe the LCD Screen directly.

 DO NOT spill liquid into the Notebook PC as it can damage the components of the

Notebook PC.

 Cover the LCD Screen smoothly in order to avoid moving the hinges and flashing the LCD

Screen.

DO NOT clean the Touch Pad with acidic cleaner or spray cleaning solution directly

on the Notebook PC.

2-2 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

 Place the operating Notebook PC in steady and even table. Poor handling of the

Notebook PC may damage the HDD.

 The HDD is the most delicate component in turning on and powering off the system. The

HDD operates at unsteady fast speeds during turning on the Notebook PC; the vibrancy

may damage the track of HDD. If the axes of the HDD have not stop completely at the

powering off the Notebook PC, the vibrancy may damage the HDD.

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2-3 Battery Pack

 Please recycle the Battery Pack, and check with your Local Authority or retailer for

recycling advice.

 DO NOT put the Battery Pack near or into the fire, or else it may cause fire or explode.

 The Battery Pack will short circuit if the Battery Pack is punctured or reassembled  The ideal temperature range that the Battery Pack be used is between 20℃-30℃. Any

temperatures above or below this range will shorten the life of the Battery Pack.

2-4 Keyboard

Keyboard is the most often used component by finger directly. Use a little brush to clean or

a can of compressed air to remove dust from between the keys on the keyboard. Moisten a soft,

lint-free cloth with water or cleaner and wipe the surface of the keys smoothly.

If the water seeps into the keyboard, the circuit will not be damaged directly because of the

no-power supply keyboard. But the deteriorate of the Printed circuit board will occur and will

result in malfunction of the keyboard. Contact your dealer for advises at this moment.

2-5 Touch Pad

 Keep your hand clean when using the Touch Pad, or else the cursor is out of control.

 If the Touch Pad is dirty, moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water and wipe the Touch Pad

smoothly.

 The Touch Pad is pressure sensitive, DO NOT scratch the Touch Pad with hard objects,

or rest heavy objects on it.

2-6 Other accessories

Following the below steps before cleaning your Notebook PC and the accessories.

1. Turn off the Notebook PC. Disconnect your Notebook PC and all external devices from

their electrical outlets and remove the installed battery.

2. Use the little dust collector to pump the dust from the slot of plug or keyboard.

3. Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water and wipe the surface of the Notebook PC smoothly.

DO NOT seep liquid into the Notebook PC in order to avoid shorting of circuit and the

damage of the Notebook PC.

4. Turn on the Notebook PC after drying it.

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2-7 If the water comes into the Notebook PC

 DO NOT turn on the Notebook PC immediately.

 Disconnect the outlet cable and detach the Battery Pack in order to turn off the Notebook

PC, instead of pressing the POWER button to turn off it. Disconnect all external devices.

 Spill out the water from the Notebook PC. Use a soft and waterish paper or cloth to wipe

the surface of the Notebook PC lightly.

 Use the fanner to dry the Notebook PC and the accessories, and then send it to the

service center for advice.

 DO NOT use hair drier to dry the Notebook PC, or the high temperature may distort it.

 DO NOT place the Notebook PC into the dirty carrying case again.

2-8 Other Notes

 DO NOT expose the Notebook PC in hot environment for a long time, especially in the car.

Or the parts of the Notebook PC will be metamorphic.

 Keep the data for future possible use termly.

 Renew the hardware or software termly in order to keep the Notebook PC compatible and

steady.

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3. Traveling with the Notebook PC

Turn off the Notebook PC and disconnect all lines before moving it. Following the below

steps, if you want to travel with your Notebook PC.

3-1 Attention

1. Charge the Battery Pack and the spare Battery Pack fully.

2. Turn off the Notebook PC and disconnect from the wall outlets.

3. Shut down the LCD Screen completely and smoothly.

4. Disconnect the AC lines.

5. Disconnect all lines.

6. Place the Notebook PC in carrying case to protect it from dirt, water, shock and scratches

before traveling.

7. Check that you have taken the spare Battery Pack, AC Adapter, power lines, manual and

warranty card. DO NOT forget the passwords of the Notebook PC and HDD.

8. Find out the voltage type in the countries you will visit. Your Notebook PC comes with a

universal AC-DC adapter, so you only need to buy the different power cords to connect the

different outlets or the hotel may provide universal outlets to support your power cord as

well as voltages.

If you drive your car with the Notebook PC, DO NOT leave the Notebook PC facing

the sun. Place it in the shady and cool area.

DO NOT remove the HDD immediately while or after operating. Set the Notebook PC

into the Standby mode or Hibernation mode, before moving it.

The connection between Internet and your Notebook PC will be interrupted when the

system enter the hibernation mode.

3-2 How to enter the suspend mode

Click the left button of the mouse on the “Start”→ Click the left button of the mouse on the

“Turn Off Computer”，Click the left button of the mouse on “Stand By” or

”Hibernation” items，then the system will enter the standby mode or Hibernate mode.

If you will attend a meeting with the Notebook PC and want still keep the Notebook PC in

the current state, please set the system into suspend mode. When you turn on the Notebook

PC again, the system will return the last state, which you want.

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4. Keep the data for future possible use

Your computer has been fully tested and complies with the system specifications before

shipping. However, incorrect operations, mishandling or any other reasons may loss your data,

e.g.: Delete or cover the data by error, Damage the HDD by vibration, Damaged by Network

virus, Disaster, Loss the data because of being stolen.

4-1 HDD Partition

The damage of the HDD or the operating system may be result in the loss of the data in

the HDD.

So you need to save your data to another memory card to avoid losing the data.

In order to improve the performance of your Notebook PC, the HDD of your Notebook PC

can be formatted with some partitions, C, D and so on. Save files to the any partitions except C

partition. Then you can retrieval or reinstall the operating system without damaging your data.

Select the available software to part the HDD, as you like.

4-2 Class the data in the HDD

1) Files: Office files，Pictures，Music and so on.

2) E-mail: Sent mail, Address List and so on.

3) Information of Website: The favorite of Explorer，Bookmarks of Net-scape and so on.

Save these data to the same file, or else you may forget copying some files to the

spare HDD or the other memory card. Please save your data for future possible use

termly.

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5. Getting Started

5-1 Install the Rechargeable Battery

Power the Notebook PC before using it. There are two ways to power the Notebook PC:

Use the AC Adapter to power it or use the removable Battery Pack.

The Notebook PC is designed to work with a removable Battery Pack. Your Notebook PC

may or may not have its Battery Pack installed. If your Notebook PC does not have its Battery

Pack installed, using the following procedures to install the Battery Pack:

Place the Battery Pack into the card-slots of the Notebook PC toward the arrow ①and

then press it toward the arrow ② to Battery Pack.

5-2 Remove the Battery Pack

1. Turn off the Notebook PC，and disconnect all lines.

2. Shut down and turn over the computer to access its base in flat and clean work surface.

3. Slide the Battery Latch toward the arrow ① and slide the Battery Latch toward the arrow ②.

4. Pull the Battery Pack out from the Notebook PC toward ③.

WARNING! For safety reasons, DO NOT disassemble the Battery Pack, DO NOT

short the circuit, DO NOT throw the Battery Pack into fire and keep it away from

children.

When the Notebook PC with Battery Pack (disconnect the adapter) turns on, the

Power Indicator will turn on. And the light will turn off when in standby mode or

system halting.

DO NOT attempt to remove the Battery Pack while the Notebook PC turns on, as this

may result in the loss of working data.

Damage may occur if you use a different adapter to power the Notebook PC or use

the Notebook PC’s adapter to power other electrical devices.

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