Samsung P28 User manual

Getting Started
This chapter provides
basic information
for using this computer.
System overview and
methods for general
use are provided.
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
SAMSUNG P28
BA68-02559A10 040520

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Introducing The Computer
Front View
Status Indicators
Status Indicators
LCD Panel
Keyboard
LCD Latch
Speaker (L)
Power Button
Speaker (R)
Touchpad
Touchpad Button

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Right View
Left View
CD Drive
(Optional, refer to P. 3-2.)
Battery
LAN Port USB Port (2.0) Microphone Jack
PCMCIA Card Slot
Modem Port TV-Out Port
(S-VHS) Headphone Jack Hard Disk

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Rear View
Bottom View
Safety Lock Port USB Port (2.0)
Monitor connector
Power Jack Ventilator
CPU Bay
Memory Bay
Ventilator
Battery Cover Latch

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Turning the Computer On and Off
Turning On
1. Insert the battery and connect the power according to the supplied Installation
Guide.
2. Lift up the LCD panel and open it to a comfortable angle.
3. Press and then release the power button to turn the system on.
Turning Off
1. Click the Start button on the Taskbar.
2. Select Turn Off Computer.
3. Click Turn Off from the [Turn Off Computer] window.
Power Button
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After doing so, when you turn the system on, the system examination program is
executed automatically. After doing so, when you turn the system on, the system
examination program is executed automatically.

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Creating and Changing User Accounts
Multiple users can be registered in a single system so that each user may
use their own customized working environment. Procedures to register and
change user accounts are provided below.
■Registering a new user
1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts > Create a new account.
3. Type a name for the new account, and click Next.
4. Select the account type and click Create Account.
The new user account has been created.
■Changing users
1. Click Start > Log Off.
2. Click Switch User.
3. In the [Windows Log On] window, select the desired user name.

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Touchpad
Movement of the pointer (arrow) on the screen will correspond to
movement made with a finger on the touchpad.
■Click (Select Function)
Place a finger on the touchpad, move the pointer on the screen to the icon or
item to select, and tap the touchpad once. The click operation is also used to
move the ‘cursor’ during document operations.
■Double-click (Run Function)
Place a finger on the touchpad, move the pointer on the screen to the item to
run, and quickly tap your finger on the touchpad twice.
Or double-click the left touchpad button.
Touchpad Buttons
Two buttons below the touchpad provide
identical functions to buttons of a mouse.

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■Drag (Move / Select)
Click and hold the left touchpad
button over the point you wish to
drag, and drag your finger to the
desired location while holding
down the touchpad button.
Place the touchpad pointer on
the title bar of the window.
This button is held down

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Using the Keyboard
■Special Function Keys: The <Fn> key activates special functions
when pressed in combination with other keys.
Key Com-
binations
Key
Name Function
Rest
Gauge
LCD/CRT
Powers the computer down into suspended mode. To escape sus-
pended mode, press power button.
Used to check the power supply and the battery charge.
1. Power Supply Status
When operating on battery power
When operating on AC power
2. Remaining Battery Charge Level
Used to type the Euro currency symbol.
Switches the display between the LCD and an external display
device when an external display device is connected. (P. 6-8)
Function Keys
<Fn> Key
<Fn> Key
Numeric Keypad Cursor / Screen Control Keys

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Wireless
LAN
On/Off
Touchpad
Low noise
Num Lock
Scroll Lock
Volume Up
Volume
Down
Brightness
Up
Brightness
Down
Application
Key
Screen
Control Key
Turns the wireless LAN service on and off for appropriate models.
Turns the touchpad features on and off.
The system operates at a lower noise level and the power LED
turns on.
Enables the numeric keypad.
Scrolls the screen up and down while the cursor position remains
fixed in some applications.
Increases the audio volume.
Decreases the audio volume.
Turns the LCD screen brighter.
Turns the LCD screen dimmer.
Same function as the right button of the touchpad.
Moves to the screen above or below, or moves the cursor to the
beginning or end of the sentence.
Key
Key
Name Function
Key Com-
binations
Key
Name Function
Using Wireless LAN Button(For wireless LAN
installed models)
Loading or unloading wireless LAN driver
takes about 5 seconds. Therefore, if you turn
wireless LAN on/off using the wireless LAN
button, the button does not work for 5 sec-
onds.
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In low-noise mode, the operational speed of
a program will be slowed down because the
CPU operating at half speed, and the system
may overheat if used continuously in this
mode because the fan is rotating only at low
speed.