Wistron MPCI3A-20R Users Manual

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Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:

Performance

• Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M with 512 KB level 2 cache
featuring the new Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep™ technology

• Memory expandable up to 256 MB

• High-capacity , Enhanced-IDE hard disk

• Li-Ion main battery pack

• Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration
Power Interface)

• Smart Card interface with pre-boot authentication system for
added security

Display

• 10.4"Thin-Film Tr ansistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD)
displaying 16M color at 1024x768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA)
resolution

• 8 MB Video DRAM

• 3D capabilities

• Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support

• "Automatic LCD dim" feature that automatically decides the best
settings for your display and conserves power

• Dual display capability

• Tablet mode for LCD panel (Rotatable display)

Multimedia

• 16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 PCI stereo audio with wavetable
synthesizer

• Built-in speaker and microphone

• High-speed optical (CD-ROM) drive

Connectivity

• High-speed fax/data modem port

• Fast infrared wireless communication

• USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

• Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port

• IEEE 1394 port

• 802.11b wireless LAN (Available on select model)

Human-centric design and ergonomics

• Sleek, smooth and stylish design

• Acer Finetouch keyboard

• Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

• Internet scroll key

• Support pen input via EMR stylus

Expansion

• Type II CardBus PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) slot

• Upgradeable memory

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Indicators

The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons below the display
screen.

Icon Function Description

Num Lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.

Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or

optical drive is active.

Sleep Lights when the computer enters Sleep mode.

Power Lights when the computer is on.

Wireless
Communication

Lights when the Wireless LAN capabilities are
enabled.

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The Power, Sleep and InviLink status icons are visible even when you
close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while
the cover is closed.

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Using the keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate
cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

Special keys

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in

uppercase.

Num Lock
(Fn-F11)

Scroll Lock
(Fn-F12)

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric
mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the
arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you
need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution
would be to connect an external keypad.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down
when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively.
Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

Note: To access the Num Lock and Scroll Lock functions, hold the
Fn key down while pressing the F11 and F12 keys respectively.

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Embedded numeric keypad

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric
keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right
corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control
key symbols are not printed on the keys.

Desired access Num lock on Num lock off

Number keys on
embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys
on embedded
keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters

Note: If an external USB keyboard is connected to the computer,
the internal keyboard is not disabled and can still be used.

Type numbers in a normal
manner.

Hold Shift while using
cursor-control keys.

on embedded keypad.

Hold Fn while using
cursor-control keys.

Type the letters in a
normal manner.

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Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.

Key Description

Windows logo
key



Application key Opens a context menu (same as a right-click).

Start button. Combinations with this key perform
shortcut functions. Below are a few examples:

+ Tab (Activates next taskbar button)



+ E (Explores My Computer)



+ F (Finds Document)



+ M (Minimizes All)



Shift +  + M (Undoes Minimize All)

+ R (Displays the Run... dialog box)



Hot keys

The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of
the computer’s controls like screen brightness, volume output and the
BIOS Utility .

To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the
other key in the hot key combination.

Hot key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hot Key Help Displays help on hot keys.

Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the computer’s

configuration utility.

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Fn-F3 Power

Management
Scheme Toggle

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep

Fn-F5 Display Toggle Switches display output

Fn-F6 Screen Blank Turns the display screen

Switches the power
management scheme used by
the computer (function
available if supported by
operating system).

See the online guide for more
information.

mode.
See the online guide for more

information.

between the display screen,
external monitor (if
connected) and both the
display screen and external
monitor.

backlight off to save power.
Press any key to return.

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Hot key Icon Function Description

Fn-F7 Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad

on and off.

Fn-F8 Speaker Toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

Fn-↑ Volume up Increases the speaker volume.

Fn-↓ Volume down Decreases the speaker

volume.

Fn-→ Brightness up Increases the screen

brightness.

Fn-

←

Brightness down Decreases the screen

brightness.

The Euro symbol

If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United
Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout, you can
type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Note for US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when
you first set up Windows. For the Euro symbol to work, the
keyboard layout has to be set to United States-International.

To verify the keyboard type:

1 Click on Start, Control Panel.
2 Double-click on Regional and Language Options.
3 Click on the Language tab and click on Details.
4 Verify that the keyboard layout used for "En English (United

States)" is set to United States-International.

5 If not, select and click on ADD; then select United States-

International and click on OK.

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6 Click on OK.
To type the Euro symbol:

1 Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
2 Open a text editor or word processor.
3 Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol.

Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please
refer to http://www.microsoft.com/typography/faq/faq12.htm
more information.

for

Launch Keys

Located at the top of the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons
are called launch keys. They are designated as P1, P2, mail button and
Web browser button.

Note: To the left of these four launch keys is the InviLink button.
This feature is available on select model. To activate the InviLink
feature press the InviLink button and a dialog box will be
displayed showing the current status of the wireless feature.