Acer Aspire 8940G - Manuals

Page 3 - First things first; Your guides

3 First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get started with setting up your comp...

Page 4 - English; Your Acer notebook tour; Top view

4 English Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook. Top view # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models) 2 Microphone Int...

Page 6 - Hotkeys

6 English 1. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pre...

Page 7 - Closed front view

7 Eng lis h Closed front view Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Multi-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD).Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time. 2 CIR rec...

Page 8 - Left view

8 English Left view # Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network. 3 External display (VGA) port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). 4 DISPLAY DISPLAY port Supports high defi...

Page 9 - Right view

9 Eng lis h Right view # Icon Item Description 1 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 3 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 4 Optical drive eject button Ejects the op...

Page 10 - Base view

10 English Base view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay-Secondary Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws) (for certain models o...

Page 11 - Specifications

11 Eng lis h Specifications Operating system • Genuine Windows 7 ® Platform • Intel® Core™ i7 processor • Mobile Intel ® PM55 Express Chipset System memory • Dual-Channel SDRAM support • Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules Display • 16:9 aspect ratio • 18...

Page 14 - Copy-protected media files

14 English Copy-protected media files To prevent illegal distribution, some digital media files are secured with a license. This license specifies how you may use the file and the duration of the license. For example, a license can specify whether you can copy the file to a portable device or play i...

Page 15 - Enjoying TV with Windows Media Center; To connect the digital antenna

15 Eng lis h Enjoying TV with Windows Media Center Computers that include Windows Media Center Edition or InstantOn Arcade may be used to watch TV and to access video content (via an audio/video connection to an external device, such as a video camera). Choose your input type The avdio/video connect...

Page 17 - Running the Windows Media Center Setup wizard

17 Eng lis h Running the Windows Media Center Setup wizard To watch TV on your computer, you need to run the Windows Media Center TV Setup Wizard. Follow these steps to complete the TV function setup:1 Open Windows Media Center from the Start, All Programs menu. This will open the Windows Media Cent...

Page 18 - Begin watching TV

18 English Begin watching TV To begin watching TV, you need to open Windows Media Center:1 Click Start, All Programs, and Windows Media Center. This will open the Windows Media Center main page. 2 Select TV from the main page 3 Click on Live TV to begin watching. If you have not started your compute...

Page 20 - Remote functions

20 English Remote functions *TeleText regions only. # Item Description 1 Play Play selection 2 Record Record TV 3 Rewind Reverse playback or go to previous picture 4 Skip Backward Skip a section backward 5 Pause Pause playback 6 Recorded TV Display Recorded TV page 7 Guide Display the Guide 8 Naviga...