chiliGREEN MS1754: CHAPTER 3

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Power Management

Connecting the AC power

It is strongly recommended to connect the AC/DC adapter to the notebook and use the AC power

while using this notebook for the first time. When the AC power is connected, recharging the

battery will start immediately.

Note that the AC/DC adapter included in the package is approved for your notebook; using other

adapter model may damage either the notebook or other devices attached to it.

Do not cover the AC/DC adapter since it may produce a certain heat while in use. Always be

aware of heat coming from the AC/DC adapter in use.

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Connecting the AC Power

1. Unpack the package to find the AC/DC adapter and power cord.

2. Attach the power cord to the connector of the AC/DC adapter.

3. Plug the DC end of the adapter to the notebook, and the male end of the power cord to the

electrical outlet.

Disconnecting the AC Power

When you disconnect the AC/DC adapter, you should:

4. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet first.

5. Unplug the connector from the notebook.

6. Disconnect the power cord and the connector of AC/DC adapter.

7. When unplugging the power cord, always hold the connector part of the cord. Never pull the

cord directly!

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Using the Battery Power

This notebook is equipped with a high-capacity Li-ion battery pack. The rechargeable Li-ion battery

pack is an internal power source of the notebook.

Be aware of that this battery pack may be damaged if users try to disassemble the battery pack on

their own. Also, note that the limited warranty to the battery pack may also lose its efficacy when

this battery pack is disassembled not by an authorized machinist.

To prevent explosion caused by improper battery replacement, use the same or equivalent type of

battery recommended by the manufacturer only.

Always keep the battery which is not in use in a safe place.

Please follow your local laws and regulations to recycle the unused battery pack.

It is always recommended to have another battery pack in reserve for enough power supply.

Please contact your local dealer to purchase a battery pack that is compliant to your notebook.

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Installing the Battery Pack

To insert the battery pack, following the

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steps below:

1. Locate the steady gutter of the battery

pack, and the battery bolt on the

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battery tray as shown right.

2. Align the steady gutter and battery

bolt with correct orientation and make

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sure they are joined properly.

3. Overturn the battery pack with the

direction shown right.

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4. Press down the battery pack to fasten

the battery pack in the battery tray.

5. Press the lock/unlock button to the

Lock position to make sure the battery

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pack is securely fastened.

The figures show here are

for reference only.

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Releasing the Battery Pack

To release the battery pack, following the

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steps below:

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1. Make sure the notebook is turned off,

and the AC power is disconnected.

2. Press the lock/unlock button to the

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unlocked position.

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3. Locate the battery release button on

the bottom side.

4. Push and hold the release button to

the battery releasing direction as

shown on the bottom side.

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5. Dig the edge of battery pack out of the

battery tray with your finger tip.

Be careful with your finger while trying

to take out the battery pack.

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6. Stand the battery pack upright first,

and then pull the battery pack out.

Do not use force here.

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Battery Safety Tips

Replacing or handling the battery incorrectly may present a risk of fire or explosion, which could

cause serious injury.

 Only replace the main battery pack with the same or equivalent type of battery.

 Do not disassemble, short-circuit or incinerate batteries or store them to temperatures above

+60° C (+140° F).

 Do not temper with batteries. Keep away from the reach of children.

 Do not use rusty or damaged batteries.

 Dispose of batteries according to local regulations. Check with your local solid waste

officials for details about recycling options or for proper disposal in your area.

Conserving Battery Power

Efficient battery power is critical to maintain a normal operation. If the battery power is not

managed well, the saved data and customized settings may be lost.

To optimize battery life and avoid a sudden power loss, read the tips below:

 Suspend system operation if the system will be idle for a while or shorten the suspend timer’s

time period.

 Turn off the system if you won’t be using it for a period of time.

 Disable unnecessary settings or remove idle peripherals.

 Connect an AC/DC adapter to the system whenever possible.

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Charging the Battery Pack

The battery pack can be recharged while it is installed in the notebook. Please pay attention to the

following tips before recharging the battery:

 If a charged battery pack is not available, save your work and close all running programs and

shut down the system or Save-to-Disk.

 Plug in an external AC/DC adapter.

 You can use the system, suspend system operation or shut down and turn off the system

without interrupting the charging process.

 The battery pack uses Lithium-ion battery cells that have no “memory effect.” It is

unnecessary to discharge the battery before recharging. However, to optimize the life of

battery, we suggest that consuming the battery power completely once a month is necessary.

 If you do not use the notebook for a long time, it is suggested to remove the battery pack from

your notebook. This may be helpful to extend your battery life.

 The actual charging time will be determined by the applications in use.

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ECO Engine -- Power Saving Function (Optionally Supported)

ECO Engine

, the outstanding and unique power saving function, provides various power saving

modes – Movie mode, Game mode, Presentation mode, and Office mode, to extend the battery

running time while performing different tasks with this notebook.

Note that the ECO Engine will only be functional in the Operating System with the S-Bar application

installed. Find the S-Bar application in the all-in-one disk that comes with the package for easy and

convenient operation. It is strongly recommended to install the S-Bar application.

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Movie Mode

Select this mode while playing multimedia applications

Game Mode

Select this mode while performing game applications.

Presentation

Select this mode while performing presentation applications.

Mode

Office Mode

Select this mode while dealing with office documentation tasks.

ECO Off

Selected to disable ECO Engine.

To select the ECO Engine mode, please:

1. Find the

icon on the display, and then point the icon with the mouse cursor to unfold the tool

bar of the system control manager.

2. Move the mouse cursor to point the

icon (Config Fn), and then left click the mouse on it.

3. Move the mouse cursor to point the

icon (ECO Engine), and then left click the mouse on it.

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4. Move the mouse cursor to point the desired ECO mode, and then left click the mouse on the

selected icon.

5. To learn which ECO mode is selected presently, read the icon on behalf of each mode

appearing on the display when selected.

6. To switch to a different ECO mode, follow the steps above again.

7. Users may also switch among the different modes of the ECO Engine, or to turn it off recurrently

by pressing the Quick Launch button [Fn] key and [F5] key equipped on the keyboard at the

same time repeatedly.

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Basic Operations

If you are a beginner to the notebook, please read the following instructions to assure your own

safety, and make yourself comfortable during the operations.

Safety and Comfort Tips

The notebook is a portable platform that allows you to work anywhere. However, choosing a good

workspace is important if you have to work with your notebook for a long period of time.

 Your work area should have enough illumination.

 Choose the proper desk and chair and adjust their height to fit your posture when operating.

 When sitting on the chair, adjust the chair’s back (if available) to support your back

comfortably.

 Place you feet flat and naturally on the floor, so that your knees and elbows have the proper

position (about 90-degree) when operating.

 Put your hands on the desk naturally to support your wrists.

 Adjust the angle/position of the LCD panel to have an optimal view.

 Avoid using your notebook in the space where may cause you discomfort (such as on the

bed).

 The notebook is an electrical device, please treat it with great care to avoid personal injury

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1. Keep your hands and feet with

optimal comfort.

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2. Adjust the angle and position of LCD

panel.

3. Adjust the desk’s height.

4. Sit straight and keep a good posture.

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5. Adjust the chair’s height.

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Having a Good Work Habit

Have a good work habit is important if you have to work with your notebook for long periods of time;

otherwise, it may cause discomfort or injury to you. Please keep the following tips in mind when

operating.

 Change your posture frequently.

 Stretch and exercise you body regularly.

 Remember to take a break after working for a period of time.

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Knowing the Keyboard

This notebook provides a full-functioned keyboard. This keyboard can be divided into four

categories: Typ ewriter keys, Cursor keys, Numeric keys and Function keys.

Typewriter keys

Numeric keys

Cursor keys /

The keyboard shown here

Function keys

may vary from the actual

one, depending on which

county users purchase the

notebook.

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Typewriter Keys

In addition to providing the major function of the keyboard, these typewrite keys also provide several

keys for special purposes, such as [Ctrl,] [Alt,] and [Esc] key.

When the lock keys are pressed, the corresponding LEDs will light up to indicate their status:

 Num Lock: Press this key to toggle the Num Lock on and off. When this function is activated,

you can use the numeric keys that are embedded in the typewriter keys.

 Caps Lock: Press this key to toggle the Caps Lock on and off. When this function is activated,

the letters you type are kept in uppercase.

 Scroll Lock: Press this key to toggle the Scroll Lock on and off. This function is defined by

individual programs, and is usually used under DOS.

Numeric Keys

Find the numeric keys among the keyboard, and activate the Num Lock function to use these

numeric keys to enter numbers and calculations.

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Cursor Keys

The four cursor (arrow) keys and [Home], [PgUp], [PgDn], [End] keys are used to control the cursor

movement.

Move the cursor left for one space.

Move the cursor right for one space.

Move the cursor up for one line.

Move the cursor down for one line.

Move to the previous page.

Move to the next page.

Move to the beginning of the line (or document).

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Move to the end of the line (or document).

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The Backspace key, [Ins] and [Del] keys at upper right corner are use for editing purpose.

This key is used to switch the typing mode between “insert” and “overtype”

modes.

Press this key to delete one character to the right of the cursor and move the

following text left for one space.

Press this key to delete one character to the left of the cursor and move the

following text left for one space.

Function Keys

 Windows Keys

You can find the Windows Logo key (

) and one Application Logo key ( ) on the

keyboard, which are used to perform Windows-specific functions, such as opening the Start

menu and launching the shortcut menu. For more information of the two keys, please refer to

your Windows manual or online help.

 [Fn] Key

Switch the display output mode between the LCD, external monitor and

both.

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Enable or disable the touchpad function.

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Decrease the LCD brightness.

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Increase the LCD brightness.

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Decrease the built-in speaker’s volume.

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Increase the built-in speaker’s volume.

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Disable the computer’s audio function.

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Force the computer into sleep state (depending on the system

configuration).

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 Quick Launch [Fn] Buttons

Use the [Fn] buttons on the keyboard to activate the specific applications or tools.

With the help of these quick launch buttons, users will be able to do work more efficiently.

 Press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F4 button to

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launch the User Defined application.

User Defined

 Or, press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F4 button to

or

Windows Search

launch the Windows Search function.

(optional)

 Press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F5 button

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repeatedly to switch among various power saving modes provided

ECO Engine

by ECO Engine, or to turn this function off recurrently.

(Power Saving)

 Press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F6 button to turn

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the Webcam function on. Press again to turn it off.

Webcam

 Press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F8 button

repeatedly to turn the Wireless LAN (WiFi) function on or off

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recurrently.

WLAN (WiFi)

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 Press and hold the Fn button, and then press the F9 button to turn

the Bluetooth function on. Press again to turn it off.

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 This function button will not be available when the Bluetooth

Bluetooth

function is not supported.

(optional)

 This function is NOT supported on this model.

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Knowing the Touchpad

The touchpad integrated in your notebook is a pointing device that is compatible with standard

mouse, allowing you to control the notebook by pointing the location of the cursor on the screen and

making selection with its two buttons.

1. Cursor Movement Area

This pressure-sensitive area of the

touchpad, allows you to place your finger

on and control the cursor on the screen by

moving one of your finger.

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2. Right / Left Buttons

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Acts as the mouse’s right/ left button.

The touchpad figures shown

here are for reference only,

and may be different from

the notebook that users

purchased

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Gestures

Actions Functions

 Touch the touchpad with three

fingers and remain the fingers

on the touchpad.

 Browse the directory of

“Computer”

 Move the three fingers to the

upper side of the touchpad to

browse “Computer.”

 Touch the touchpad with three

fingers and remain the fingers

on the touchpad.

 Move the three fingers to the

lower side of the touchpad and

remain the fingers on the

 Switching between all the

touchpad still.

windows that have been

activated currently.

 Move a finger to the right or to

the left to select the expected

window.

 All fingers leave from the

touchpad and the selected

window will be popped up.

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Gestures

Actions Functions

 Touch the touchpad with two

fingers and remain both fingers

on the touchpad.

 Move a finger clockwise while

another remains still to rotate a

selected object clockwise.

 Rotating a selected object

Refer to the first gesture.

clockwise or counterclockwise.

 Move a finger counterclockwise

while another remains still to

rotate a selected object

counterclockwise.

Refer to the second gesture.

 Tapping the touchpad once

 May be defined by Users.

with two fingers.

 Tapping the touchpad once

 May be defined by Users.

with three fingers.

 Place and remain a finger on

the touchpad for a while.

 Avoiding improper gesture

 Reading and measuring the

reading

dimension of the finger by the

Smart Pad.

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About Hard Disk Drive

Your notebook is equipped with a 2.5-inch hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is a storage device

with much higher speed and larger capacity than other storage devices, such as the floppy disk drive

and optical storage device. Therefore, it is usually used to install the operating system and

software applications.

To avoid unexpected data loss in your system, please backup your critical files regularly.

Do not turn off the notebook when the hard disk In-use LED is on.

Do not remove or install the hard disk drive when the notebook is turned on. The replacement of

hard disk drive should be done by an authorized retailer or service representative.

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Using the Optical Storage Device

Your notebook is equipped with an optical storage device. The actual device preinstalled in your

notebook depends on the model you purchased.

 DVD Super Multi: Works as a multi-functional DVD Dual Drive and a DVD RAM Drive. It is

capable to write CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/DVD-RW, or DVD+R/DVD+RW formats, and so on.

 Blu-ray: It is a high-capacity optical disc that holds the high-definition video (HD) on a

single-sided disk. Blu-ray supports the more advanced H.264 and VC-1 video encoding

algorithms (codecs) as well as MPEG-2, which is used for DVD. It also supports the highest

HDTV resolution.

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Inserting the Disk

The following instructions describe the

general procedure when operating the

optical storage device:

1. Confirm that the notebook is turned on.

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2. Press the eject button on the panel and

the disk tray will slide out partially.

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3. Gently pull the tray out until fully

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extended.

4. Place your disk in the tray with its label

facing up. Slightly press the center of

1. Confirm that the disk is

the disk to secure it into place.

placed correctly and

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securely in the tray

before closing the tray.

5. Push the tray back into the drive.

2. Do not leave the disk

tray open.

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Removing the Disk

Follow the instructions below to remove the

disk that is placed in the optical storage

device:

6. Press the eject button on the drive’s

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panel and the disk tray will slide out

partially.

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7. Gently pull the tray out until fully

extended.

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8. Hold the disk by its edge with your

fingers and lift it up from the tray.

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9. Push the tray back into the drive.

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Connecting the External Devices

The I/O (input/output) ports on the notebook allow you to connect peripheral devices. All devices

listed here are for reference only.

Connecting the Peripheral Devices

Connecting the USB devices

This notebook provides USB ports for connecting various USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard,

digital camera, webcam, printer, and external optical storage device, ete.. To connect these

devices, install the drivers for each device first if necessary, and then connect the device to the

notebook. This notebook is capable to auto detect the USB devices installed, and if there is no

detection of the devices, please manually enable the USB devices by going to Start Menu / Control

Panel / Add Hardware to add the new device.

The devices shown in the

reference figures here may

be different from the devices

users have.

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Connecting the External Display Devices

This notebook provides a VGA port for connecting a larger display with higher resolution. The

15-pin D-Sub VGA port allows users to connect an external monitor or other standard

VGA-compatible device (such as a projector) for a great view of the notebook display.

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HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new interface standard for PCs, displays and

consumer electronics devices that supports standard, enhanced and high-definition video, plus

multi-channel digital audio on a single cable.

Once the display is connected to the notebook, power on the notebook and the external display

should respond by default. If not, you can switch the display mode by pressing [Fn]+[F2].

Alternately, you can change the display mode by configuring the settings in Display Properties of

Windows operating system.

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Connecting the Communication Devices

Using the LAN

The RJ-45 connector of the notebook allows you to connect the LAN (local area network) devices,

such as a hub, switch and gateway, to build a network connection.

For more instructions or detailed steps on connecting to the LAN, please ask your MIS staff or

network manager for help.