BenQ Joybook 8100 User manual

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Joybook 8100 User's Manual
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Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Joybook 8100 Features ..............................................................................1
Super DJ Control Panel ..................................................................... 5
Wireless Remote Control ................................................................... 6
Using Super DJ ................................................................................... 8
Function Hotkeys ............................................................................... 9
Getting Started with Windows XP ...........................................................11
Using the Q-Media Bar .............................................................................12
Setting Up QMedia Bar ...................................................................... 13
Your Digital Entertainment Center - BenQ Joybook 8100 .....................14
QMedia Center ................................................................................... 15
Sending and Receiving E-mail ........................................................... 20
Getting Online .................................................................................... 21
Listening to Music and Creating Custom Music Collections .......... 22
Making Your Own Movies ................................................................ 23
Burning CDs..................................................................................... 24
Wireless Magic - Using the Built-In Wireless LAN Function .......... 27
Chatting over the Air - Using EZQ ................................................... 28
The Good Partner of Your Personal Mobile Devices - QSync ........ 30
Attaching External Display Devices .........................................................31
Attaching a VGA Display Device ....................................................... 31
S-Video Out ........................................................................................ 32
Installing Additional Memory ..................................................................33
Recovering Your System ...........................................................................35
Recovering From Your Hard Disk .................................................... 35
Recovering Using the Recovery CDs ................................................. 35
Reinstalling Software or Driver ......................................................... 35
Recommendations and Troubleshooting ................................................39
Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Battery Maintenance ..................40
Safety ................................................................................................... 40
Battery Maintenance .......................................................................... 40
Cleaning Your Joybook 8100 ............................................................. 40
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Table of Contentsii
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Joybook 8100 Features 1
Joybook 8100 Features
Power Indicator
Lights up in blue when Joybook 8100
is turned on. When Joybook 8100
enters sleep mode, turns orange.
Power Button
Turns Joybook 8100 on or
off.
Battery Indicator!
When Joybook 8100 is in use, lights
up in blue. When the battery is charg-
ing, turns orange. Flashing blue indi-
cates that the battery is running low.
Flashing orange indicates that the
battery is malfunctioning, in which
case you should contact service per-
sonnel.
Internet Hotkey
Starts up the Internet
Explorer Web browser.
E-Mail Hotkey
Starts up the Outlook
Express e-mail client.
Customizable Hotkey 1
Can be customized to
open an application.
Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator
Flashes in blue when Joybook 8100 is
reading the data in the hard disk.
Customizable Hotkey 2
Can be customized to
open an application.
Optical Drive Activity Indicator
Flashes in blue when the optical drive
is accessing data on a disk.
Caps Lock Indicator
Lights up in blue when the Caps Lock
function is activated.
Num Lock Indicator
Lights up in blue when the Num Lock
function is activated.
Cover Switch
Microphone
Left and Right Selection Buttons
Equivalent to the left and right
buttons on a mouse.
Touch Pad
You can use the touch pad to conveniently control
the cursor on the screen.
To move the cursor, gently move your finger on the
touch pad. The cursor will move accordingly.
Tap on the touch pad once to execute the same
action as clicking on the left button of a mouse. Tap
twice to execute the same action as double-clicking.
For more information about how to configure the customizable hot keys, please
refer to"Customizing the hotkeys" on page 13.
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Joybook 8100 Features2
Ventilation Holes
For dissipating heat and keeping Joybook 8100 at an optimal tem-
perature.
PC Card Ejection Button
Before ejecting a PC Card:
1. Quit all PC Card applications and shut
down all PC Card functions.
2. Push in, then release the PC Card eject
button, causing it to pop out.
3.!When the button has popped out, push it
in again to eject the PC Card.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire)!Port
For connecting high-speed peripherals such as digital video cam-
eras and other consumer electronics devices that use the IEEE 1394
(FireWire) interface.
PC Card Expansion Slot
This PC Card slot accepts one Type-II PC Card. You can use it and
various PC Cards on the market to further expand the capabilities
of your Joybook 8100.
Insert the PC Card into the slots following the direction indicated
on the card and complete related driver settings.
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Joybook 8100 Features 3
DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW Combo Drive (Optional)
Supports multi-functional optical module for reading music
CDs, VCDs and DVDs or burning CD-R/CD-RW or DVD+R/
DVD+RW (Optional) discs. Discs can be inserted/ejected by
pressing the small ejection button on the drive.
If you want to open the disc tray of the DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW
Combo Drive when your Joybook power is off, or it can't be opened
using the ejection button, insert a pointed object into the tray ejec-
tion hole next to the ejection button to force open the disc tray.
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Joybook 8100 Features4
USB Port
For connecting peripherals such
as mice, digital cameras and
MP3 players that use the USB
interface
VGA Port
For connecting external display
devices, such as monitors and
projectors.
Ethernet Port
Allows Joybook 8100 to connect
to an Ethernet 10/100BaseT net-
work.
Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Jack
Outputs sound to digital audio-
enabled speakers or devices.
Parallel Port
For connecting devices such as
printers that use the parallel port
interface.
S-Video Out
Outputs an display signals to a
television set or VCR.
Modem Port
Accepts an analog telephone line
for use with the internal modem.
Power Jack
For connecting the AC adapter.
USB Port
For connecting peripherals such
as mice, digital cameras and
MP3 players that use the USB
interface
Kensington Lock
For installing the Kensington
lock available on the market to
prevent theft.
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Joybook 8100 Features 5
Super DJ Control Panel
Wireless Network!Card Activ-
ity Indicator
Lights up in blue when the
wireless network card is active.
Not every Joybook is built-
in a wireless network card.
Refer to the specification
label on the shipping box
if you are not sure about
the standard equipment of
your Joybook.
Super DJ Power Switch/Wire-
less Network Card Switch
When Joybook 8100 is shut
down, can be used to turn the
Super DJ on and off. When Joy-
book 8100 is on, activates or
deactivates the wireless net-
working card.
Previous song/Backward search
Press this button to go back to
the previous song.
Press and hold this button to
start backward search.
Volume Up
Increases the volume of music
playback.
Press the and buttons simul-
taneously during stop mode (music
playback stopped) to change play-
back media.
When Joybook 8100 is
turned off, press this key
to turn on Super DJ.
Next song/Forward search
Press this button to go to the
next song.
Press and hold this button to
start forward search.
Press the and buttons
simultaneously during Super
DJ mode to change playback
mode.
Speaker/Earphone Jack
For connecting external speaker or
earphone.
Super DJ Power Indicator
Lights up in blue when the
Super DJ is turned on.
Play/Pause
Plays or pauses playing music.
Microphone
For recording audio on Joybook
8100.
Stop
Stops music playback.
Infrared Port and Remote Control
Receiver
The interface for infrared commu-
nications, allowing Joybook 8100
to transfer data to and from PDAs
or other devices with infrared
capabilities. It also functions as a
receiver to receive signals from the
wireless remote control.
Volume Down
Decreases the volume of CD
playback.
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Joybook 8100 Features6
Wireless Remote Control
The wireless remote control allows you to use the multimedia functions of your Joybook 8100
remotely. It can be inserted into the PC Card slot for easy storage and access.
The function of each button on the remote control varies in different modes. For details, please
refer to the description below.
To navigate the QMedia Center...
Enter or exit QMedia Center/
Wake Joybook 8100 up from
sleep mode
Move selection focus left
Confirm selection
Move selection focus down
Return to the previous
screen/menu
Move selection focus up
Move selection focus
right
When playing music using Super DJ...
Backward search
Play/Pause
Select playback mode
Previous song
Select playback media
Forward search
Next song
Stop
Increase volume
Decrease volume
(Directional buttons)
Put Joybook 8100 in
sleep mode*
*Press and hold this button for approximately 5 seconds to put Joybook 8100 in
sleep mode.
**The TV and TV recording functions are to be available through future updates.
Start recording TV pro-
grams in QMedia Center**
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