Acer Aspire E1-531-B9604G50Mnks User manual

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Aspire Notebook Series
Quick Guide
Product registration
When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately register it.
This will give you access to some useful benefits, such as:
•Faster service from our trained representatives.
•Membership in the Acer community: receive promotions and participate in customer
surveys.
•The latest news from Acer.
Hurry and register, as other advantages await you!
How to register
To register your Acer product, please visit www.acer.com. Select your country, click PRODUCT
REGISTRATION and follow the simple instructions.
You will also be asked to register your product during the setup process, or you can double-click
the Registration icon on the desktop.
After we receive your product registration, you will be sent a confirmation email with important
data that you should keep in a safe place.
Obtaining Acer accessories
We are happy to inform you that Acer's warranty extension program and Notebook accessories
are available online. Come and visit our online shop and find what you need at store.acer.com.
The Acer store is being progressively rolled out, and, unfortunately may not be available in some
regions. Please check back regularly to see when it will be available in your country.

Model number: __________________________________
Serial number: ___________________________________
Date of purchase: ________________________________
Place of purchase: ________________________________
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Aspire Notebook Series Quick Guide
This revision: 07/2012
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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 setup poster helps you get started with setting up your computer.
The User’s Manual contains useful information applying to your notebook. It
covers basic topics such as using the keyboard and audio, etc.
The Quick Guide introduces the basic features and functions of your new
computer. For more on how your computer can help you to be more productive,
please refer to the User’s Manual. This guide contains detailed information on
such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and
troubleshooting. In addition it contains warranty information and the general
regulations and safety notices for your notebook. It is available in Portable
Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on your notebook. Follow these
steps to access it:
1Type "User" from Start.
2Click on Acer User’s Manual.

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Your Acer notebook tour
After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you
around your new Acer notebook.
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#Icon Item Description
1Webcam
Web camera for video communication.
A light next to the webcam indicates that the
webcam is active.
2 Display Displays computer output.
3Power button /
indicator
Turns the computer on and off. Indicates the
computer's power status.
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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 pressing the other key in
the hotkey combination.
4 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
5Touchpad
Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
6Click buttons (left
and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons.
7Speakers
Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
8 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
Hotkey Icon Function Description
<Fn> + <F3> Communication Enables/disables the computer’s
communication devices.
<Fn> + <F4> Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
<Fn> + <F5> Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
<Fn> + <F6> Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off
to save power. Press any key to return.
<Fn> + <F7> Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
<Fn> + <F8> Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
<Fn> + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
<Fn> + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
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<Fn> + < > Volume up Increases the sound volume.
<Fn> + < > Volume down Decreases the sound volume.
<Fn> +
<Home> Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file.
<Fn> + <Pg
Up> Stop Stop playing the selected media file.
<Fn> + <Pg
Dn> Previous Return to the previous media file.
<Fn> +
<End> Next Jump to the next media file.
Hotkey Icon Function Description

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Closed front view
#Icon Item Description
1Multi-in-1cardreader
Accepts Secure Digital (SD),
MultiMediaCard (MMC), 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.
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HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is
active.
Communication
indicator
Indicates the computer’s wireless
connectivity device status.
Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.
Battery indicator
Indicates the computer's battery status.
1. Charging: The light shows amber when
the battery is charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when
in AC mode.
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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.
3External display (VGA)
port
Connects to a display device (e.g., external
monitor, LCD projector).
4HDMIport Supports high-definition digital video
connections.
5USBport
Connects to USB devices.
If a port is black, it is USB 2.0 compatible; if a
port is blue it is also USB 3.0 compatible.
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Microphone jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.
Headphones/speaker
jack
Connects to audio devices
(e.g., speakers, headphones).
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