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Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Aspire one Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 07 manual affixed to your computer. All correspondence form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Aspire one - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 3
use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides*: The Application Manual introduces you to the basic features and functions of your new computer. This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. In addition - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 4
the power cord before removing the power supply unit from the computer. If the system has multiple sources of power, disconnect power electrical outlet. CAUTION for Listening To protect your hearing, follow these instructions. • Increase the volume gradually until you can hear clearly and - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 5
fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into the product. • To avoid damage of internal components and to prevent battery leakage, do not place the product on a vibrating surface. • Never use it under sporting, exercising, or any vibrating environment which will probably cause - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 6
performance, indicating a need for service • the product does not operate normally after following the operating instructions Note: Adjust only those battery. Use only Acer approved batteries, and recharge your battery only with Acer approved chargers designated for this device. Use the battery - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 7
a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Potentially explosive atmospheres include areas where you would when disposing of used batteries. Telephone line safety • Disconnect all telephone lines from the equipment when not in use and/or before servicing. • To avoid - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 8
turn off all wireless or radio transmitting devices when using your laptop under the following conditions. These devices may include, but are not in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may your service provider. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 9
off the device at refueling points such as near gas pumps at service stations. Observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots out through your mobile phone or other telephone call system. Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 10
x Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit http://global.acer.com/about/sustainability.htm Mercury advisory For projectors or electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display: Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 11
energystar.gov/ powermanagement. Note: The statement above is applicable only to Acer notebooks with an ENERGY STAR sticker located in the bottom right-hand risk of physical injury after long hours of working in front of a computer. Long work periods, bad posture, poor work habits, stress, inadequate - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 12
the monitor, using a footrest, or raising your sitting height to achieve maximum comfort. Observe the following tips: • refrain from staying too long in one fixed posture • avoid slouching forward and/or leaning backward • stand up and walk around regularly to remove the strain on your leg muscles - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 13
work habits Develop the following work habits to make your computer use more relaxing and productive: • Take short breaks regularly Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body. Warning! We do not recommend using the computer on a couch or bed. If this is unavoidable, work for only short periods, - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 14
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For advanced wireless connection setting 7 Acer Communication Suite 11 Aspire one Mail 11 Messenger 37 Using the keyboard 50 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad 50 Hotkeys 51 Special keys 52 Frequently asked questions 53 Requesting service 55 Regulations and safety notices 56 - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 16
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English 1 Get to know your system The home screen makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer system. It provides access to the following utilities: Note: The following content is for general reference only. Actual product specifications may vary. 1 Connect: - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 18
English 2 Get to know the applications Please refer to each application's help file for detailed information and instructions on use. Connect • Browser: Surf the Internet for information and entertainment. • Messenger: Chat with friends and family who use today's popular chat programs. • Email: - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 19
English 3 • Contacts: Arrange your contacts for easy reference. • Calculator: Perform basic calculations. • Notes: Write quick, convenient little reminders. Fun • Media Master: Enjoy audio-visual files and entertainment. • Photo Master: View and manage your photos. • Games: Play games to relax. • - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 20
. • Audio: Adjust volume settings for the best sound. • System: View system device information and settings. • Date & Time: Set your computer's date and time. • Touchpad: Adjust touchpad settings. • Live Update: Retrieve online updates for your operating system and programs. • Printer: Connect - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 21
English 5 For system security You must set your password which is also known as system password. You may also set your BIOS password to enhance the system protection. There are 3 levels of password protection you may chose to enable or disable: • Screen saver • Sleep mode • System power on Setting - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 22
to gain access to the BIOS utility. • User Password secures your computer against unauthorized use. Combine the use of this password with password checkpoints on please get in touch with your dealer or an authorized service center. Entering passwords When a password is set, a password prompt - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 23
hold the power button for four seconds to shut down the computer. Then turn on the computer again, and try again. For advanced wireless connection setting (1) Please switch on the wireless LAN using the switch on the front of your Aspire one. (2) Click the icon on your system tray and choose the - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 24
English 8 (4) Select WLAN and click Next. (5) Click Select. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 25
English 9 (6) Choose the wireless access point you want to connect to and click OK. (7) Click Next. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 26
English 10 (8) Check Connect after finish and select Finish. (9) You are now connected, click Close to exit Connection Management. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 27
English 11 Acer Communication Suite Aspire one Mail Getting Started Welcome to Aspire one Mail Aspire one Mail is an email client application that is part of the Acer Communication Suite.. It provides simple ways to communicate with mail senders and mail recipients, and integrates the - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 28
checkbox if outgoing server requires authentication. (7) Press Next. Setup an account to access Lotus Domino webmail 1 Select Tools -> Account... in the Aspire one Mail menu bar. 2 Select Add... in the Accounts dialog box. 3 Enter your account name, e.g., my email. 4 Enter your email address - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 29
IBM Notes Web) 9 Enter the Domino Web Access URL, e.g., http://myhost.com/mail/ memail.nsf. 10 Press Next. Setup an account to access Microsoft Exchange webmail 1 Select Tools -> Account... in the Aspire one Mail menu bar. 2 Select Add... in Accounts dialog. 3 Enter your account name, e.g., my email - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 30
English 14 Download an attachment Click on a gray attachment icon to download an attachment individually, or select download all to download all attachments. Select Save to directory to save attachments to a user-specified directory. Write mail • Press the New button to open mail edit view. • Press - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 31
and click the Delete button. • Move mail Drag and drop the selected mail to a specific folder or archive located on the left side of the Aspire one Mail screen (or select mail and Edit -> Move to folder...). • Mark Mail as Read/Unread Select a mail, right click and select Mark as Read/Unread - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 32
English 16 Show mail from a single account Use the account selection combo box in mail list view to show mail from all accounts or mail from a single account. (Default will show mail from all accounts) Switch screen layout You can show/hide the folder list and preview pane by clicking on the Folder - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 33
English 17 prefer to send mail through a specific account, use the Set as default button to set the default mail account. Set mail filter Use filters to filter out unwanted email. You can setup filters by selecting one of the following options from Tools -> Filter... - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 34
field. 3 You can enter the keyword(s) to filter by -- all words will be matched. Or, you can click the Select... button to choose one of your contacts. • I want to filter messages matching a certain subject... 1 Click Add... to create a mail filter. 2 Select Subject contains in the Condition field - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 35
English 19 enable this function, and select a time interval to check mail: 5 min., 15 min., 30 min., 1 hr., 4 hr., 12 hr., and one day... Set day to automatically delete mail Select the feature in Tools -> Options... and the Options dialog will be shown. Toggle the check box before - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 36
can chat with him/her now. Add mail sender to Contacts address book You can add a mail sender to your Contacts address book by using one of the following steps: 1.Click the contact picture on the mail preview pane. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 37
English 21 2.Right click the mail in mail list, and the Add sender to Contacts option will be shown on the popup menu. Contacts Add a contact 1 Choose File -> New -> Contact from the menu bar Or, click the New button and select Contact from the pop-up menu Or, right-click on Contact List and select - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 38
English 22 3 Fill out at least one of the following to create the contact: First name, Middle name, Last name, or Nickname. Set contact picture 1 Open the Contact Editor page. 2 Click the - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 39
English 23 a Select the contacts/groups you want to move to another address book. b Choose Edit -> Move to folder from the menu bar and select the destination address book from the submenu Or, right-click on Contact List, select the Move to folder option, and choose the destination address book - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 40
English 24 c The mail addresses of the contacts/group members will be filled in the To field of a new mail editor window. • Chat to contacts a Log in to Messenger. b The IM status of the contact will be shown on Contact List. c Select the contact you want to chat with. (The contact must have an IM - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 41
English 25 e A chat dialog with this contact will pop up. • Import contact vCard a Choose File -> Import... b Select the vCard you want to import from the vCard chooser dialog. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 42
English 26 c Click Import and wait for the import to complete. The vCards you selected will be imported into the ACS Contact List and saved in the General address book. • Export contact vCard • Export selected contacts (1) Select contacts/group you want to export. (2) Choose File/Export selected... - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 43
English 27 a Double-click on day view, week view or month view - this will bring you to a New Appointment dialog. b Enter your appointment subject. c Enter your appointment location. d Select which calendar folder to save the appointment. e Edit the start and end time f If you want to set the - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 44
English 28 i Click the Save/Close button on the tool bar to save the appointment to your calendar. • Create an event from the tool bar a Click the New button on the tool bar to open the New Appointment dialog. b Enter your appointment subject. c Enter your appointment location. d Select which - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 45
button to save recurrence rules to the appointment. Switch calendar views The Acer calendar displays day, week, and month view layouts for you to view button on the calendar main page. The week view will show appointments for one week. b Click the Previous or Next button on the calendar main page - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 46
a specific week. • Month view a To use month view, click on the Month button on the calendar main page. The month view will show appointments for one month. b Click the Previous or Next button on the calendar main page to view appointments from the previous or next month. c Click the Today button - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 47
English 31 Appointment Notification 1 Modify the alarm time on the New Appointment dialog. 2 The Acer Calendar provides the following values for you to set alarm time: None, 0 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 12 - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 48
into an existing calendar and click Next. 4 If the calendar was imported successfully, a dialog will display a Congratulations message. Export iCalendar Acer Calendar provides two modes for exporting your iCalendar. • Export all calendars to iCalendar format a Click File -> Export all... the on - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 49
English 33 RSS Reader Subscribe to an RSS feed 1 Launch RSS Reader. (If you have launched the Email/Contact/Calendar application, just switch to RSS view) 2 Press the Add feed button. 3 Enter the feed URL and press Next. 4 RSS reader will start to verify the feed URL. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 50
, you can search for specific RSS news by entering one or more keywords in the search field. Sort RSS Like email, you can sort the RSS news by clicking the sort column in news list view. Frequently Asked Questions How many email accounts can I add? Aspire one Mail supports up to six email accounts. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 51
mail type messages, e.g. Invitation (created in Calendar), Return Receipt, Tracking Request, ToDo, and other messages from enterprise backend services are not supported. 3 Aspire one Mail accesses Lotus Notes Mail via the Domino Web Access (also called iNotes or Notesweb) interface. The mail - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 52
(names.nsf) of your mail server is functioning properly. How do I access the Global Address Book in my Exchange or Domino server? Aspire one Mail does not support the Global Address Book and Calendar in Exchange and Domino servers. When I enable Download full articles as an .html attachment in the - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 53
Get Started Welcome to Messenger Acer IM lets you log-in to multiple messaging services at the same time, making IM account 1 Press Add account... on the application main window. 2 Choose an IM service type, e.g., MSN Messenger. 3 Enter your IM account, e.g., your_account@mail_server. 4 Enter - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 54
English 38 Sign out • Method 1: a Press Accounts -> Sign out (all) • Method 2: a Press Accounts -> Account settings... b Select the account you wish to sign out from. c Click the Sign out button. Manage display information 1 Press the icon area on the application main window. 2 Choose an image file - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 55
English 39 Switch IM presence status 1 Click on the status area. 2 Choose a new status from drop down menu. Conversation Chat to contacts 1 Double click on a contact in contact list view to start a new chat window. 2 Enter text in the input area. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 56
to expand the emoticon panel. 2 Select an emoticon and click it to insert at cursor. Initiate a chat room 1 To create a chat room from one-to-one chat, click Actions -> Invite other contacts. 2 Choose the contacts to invite and press OK. 3 A new chat room will be created and users automatically - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 57
English 41 Video Call 1 To start a video call, click Actions -> Video -> Start a video call to send an invitation. Or, click the video tool button and press start a video call. 2 When a contact invites you to start a video call, you can press accept to start, or reject to cancel the invitation on - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 58
English 42 Show webcam video to contact 1 To show your webcam video to a contact, click Actions -> Video -> Show my webcam to send an invitation. Or, click video tool button and press Show my webcam. 2 When your contact invites you to share your webcam video, you can press accept to share, or - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 59
English 43 2 Press Cancel to reject it or Accept to accept it. 3 Use the file chooser to rename the file and select a directory you want to save the file in. 4 Press Save to start receiving the file. 5 You can press Stop to stop the file transfer at any time. Manage file transfer 1 Press Tools on - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 60
English 44 6 Press Ok. 7 After the setting up conversation history, press Actions on the top menu bar in the chat dialog and select View history. 8 You can enter keyword(s) in the search area. 9 You can press Delete to delete the conversation history with this contact. Block messages from strangers - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 61
English 45 6 Press OK. Block a contact 1 Choose a contact you want to block. 2 Press Contacts in the menu bar. 3 Press Block a contact. Delete a contact 1 Choose a contact you want to delete from the contact list. 2 Press Contacts in the menu bar. 3 Make sure you really want to delete him/her, and - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 62
. 2 Select your account. Sort contacts 1 Press Contacts in the menu bar. 2 Select Sort contacts. 3 Select the sorting type: by Group, by Status, or by IM service. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 63
Press Close to exit the emoticon manager. Frequently Asked Questions How many messenger accounts can I add? The messenger supports up to five accounts. What functions does this Messenger support? 1 If your friends are using Microsoft MSN/Windows Live Messenger: You can use the Messenger to have text - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 64
are not supported. Note on continuing support MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, and AIM services are the 's. Wait a few minutes and try again. 2 There may be compatibility problems between your IM client and your contact's. The IM clients from Microsoft, Google - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 65
my IM services? This Messenger, Yahoo!, Google Talk and AIM support offline messages, but this function is status? This may be caused by an unknown synchronization problem between the server and client. Please sign out of Aspire one is a Linux-based computer and cannot run the Windows applications. - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 66
English 50 Using the keyboard Your Aspire one has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded to connect an external keypad. Lock the screen when you leave your computer. A password is needed to unlock the computer. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 67
and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon + Function Sleep Description Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + + + Display toggle Screen blank Switches display output between the display screen - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 68
or word processor. 2 Hold and then press the key at the upper-center of the keyboard. Note: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. The US dollar sign 1 Open a text editor or word processor. 2 Hold and then press the key at the upper-center of - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 69
solutions are provided for each one. I turned on the power, but the computer does not start or boot up. Look at the power indicator: • If it is not lit, no power is being supplied to the computer. Check the following: • If you are using on the battery, it may be low and unable to - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 70
on the computer. If it works, contact your dealer or an authorized service center as Acer logo is displayed on screen after bootup) to enter BIOS Setup. 3 Select the Boot menu. 4 Refer to onscreen instructions onscreen instructions to complete the installation process. 8 Restart your computer. Linux - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 71
you call Please have the following information available when you call Acer for online service, and please be at your computer when you call. With your support, we can reduce the amount of time a call takes and help solve your problems efficiently. If there are error messages or beeps reported by - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 72
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or Federal Communications Commission, to operate this computer. Operation conditions This device complies with - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 73
NMB-003 du Canada. Declaration of Conformity for EU countries Hereby, Acer, declares that this notebook PC series is in compliance with the essential certification Laser compliance statement The CD or DVD drive used with this computer is a laser product. The CD or DVD drive's classification label - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 74
English 58 LCD pixel statement The LCD unit is produced with high-precision manufacturing techniques. Nevertheless, some pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Radio device regulatory notice - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 75
instructions on wireless option devices that are included in the user's manual of Acer wireless Mini PCI adapter implements a transmission diversity function. The function does not emit radio frequencies simultaneously from both antennas. One of the antennas is selected automatically or manually - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 76
, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. b Operation in 2.4 GHz band To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and installation outdoors is subject to licensing. c Operation in 5 GHz band • The device - Acer AOA150-1649 | Acer Aspire One AOA150 Application Manual - Page 77
BM7) Pixel fault class 500 mm 0.0° 90.0° Class IV 85.0° • Illuminance level: [250 + (250cosα)] lx where α = 85° • Color: Source D65 • Ordinary LCD: Class I • Protective or Acer CrystalBrite™ LCD: Class III Both • Yn • u'n • v'n Class II
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