Quick Start Guide Packard Bell EasyNote LK TABLE OF CONTENTS Starting your computer Wireless connection........................................... Registration........................................................ Software installation........................................... Recovery............................................................ Having trouble?.................................................. Getting to know your computer Top view - display .............................................
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STARTING YOUR COMPUTER Thank you for purchasing this Packard Bell computer! This guide has been designed to introduce you to the features of your computer and assist in your computing experience. After setting up and starting your computer, as shown in the setup instructions, it will ask you questions that will help you connect to the Internet. Your computer will then configure installed software.
After registering, you will be sent a confirmation email with important information that you should keep in a safe place. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Your computer will automatically install software and prepare your computer for use. This may take some time, please do not turn off your computer; wait until the installation has finished. RECOVERY You should create recovery discs as soon as you are able.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COMPUTER After setting up your computer, as illustrated in the setup instructions, let us show you around your new Packard Bell computer. TOP VIEW - DISPLAY 1 2 3 # Icon Item Description 1 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. 2 Webcam Web camera for video communication. 3 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output.
TOP VIEW - KEYBOARD 4 9 5 6 7 # Icon 8 Item Description 4 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 5 Keyboard 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status. For entering data into your computer. - Special keys are described on page 6. Indicates the computer's battery status. 7 Battery indicator - Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging.
Icon Function Description Packard Bell MyBackup Allows you to create backup copies of your computer; either the entire system or only selected files and folders. Create a regular schedule or make copies whenever you want. Communication Enables/disables the computer’s communication devices. Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return.
Hotkeys The computer uses hotkeys (key combinations) to access function keys and navigation commands. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key (bottom left) before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Function Description Fn + Special keys (see page 6) Function keys Activates the F1 to F12 keys. Fn + Home Scrolls to the beginning of a document. Fn + End Scrolls to the end of a document. Fn + Page up Scrolls up a page in a document.
LEFT VIEW 1 # Icon 2 Item 3 4 5 6 7 Description Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. - Wrap the computer security lock cable around an immovable object such as a table or handle of a locked drawer. Insert the lock into the notch and turn the key to secure the lock. Some keyless models are also available. 1 2 Ventilation and cooling fan Allows the computer to stay cool. 3 External display (VGA) port Connects to a display device (e.g.
# Icon Item Description 2 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 3 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 4 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 5 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical disk from the drive. 6 Emergency eject hole 7 DC-in jack Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. - Carefully insert a straightened paper clip to eject the optical drive tray.
RECOVERY PACKARD BELL RECOVERY MANAGEMENT Note: Packard Bell Recovery Management is only available with a preinstalled Windows operating system. If your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To ensure you can recover your computer when needed, you should create a recovery backup as soon as possible.
The Create Factory Default Backup dialog box opens. This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you will need to complete the recovery discs. Make sure that you have the required number of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3. Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Backup to list, then click Next. You will be shown the backup progress on the screen. The drive ejects each disc as it completes burning it. 4.
To recover your system: 1. Perform minor fixes. If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see “Recovering pre-installed software and drivers” on page 13. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not preinstalled, see that product’s documentation or technical support Web site. 2.
3. Click on Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4. Click on the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. Repeat this step for each item you want to reinstall. Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes ’snapshots’ of your system settings and saves them as restore points.
files on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can still run Windows, see “Recovering from within Windows” below. • If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive is still working, see “Recovering from the hard drive during startup” on page 15. • If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see “Recovering from your recovery discs” on page 16.
Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1. Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Caution: Continuing the process will erase all files on your hard drive. 2. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the F12 Boot Menu: 1. Press F2 when starting your computer. 2. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Main menu. 3.
REGULATORY INFORMATION PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS - Caution: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. This device have been tested to comply with the Sound Pressure Level requirement laid down in the applicable EN 50332-1 and/or EN 50332-2 standards.
- Maximum authorized power outdoors is 10 mW Departments in which the use of the 2400 - 2483.
EN301893 - Broadband Radio Access Network, 5GHz high performance RLAN, harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of R&TTE directive. EN62311 - Generic standard to demonstrate the compliance of low power electronic and electrical apparatus with the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields. List of applicable countries This product must be used in strict accordance with the regulations and constraints in the country of use.
The cord length must not exceed 2.5 metres. To prevent electrical hazards, do not remove or disable the ground contact on the power cord. Replace the power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement. In Europe, the plug must be rated for 250 VAC, 10 amp minimum. The plug must display an international agency approval marking. The cord must be suitable for use in the end-user country.
PACKAGING The packaging of this product is compliant with the European Environmental Directive 94/ 62/EC from December 20 th 1994 and its equivalent in the French Legislation by the Decree 98-638 from july 20 th 1998.
ENVIRONMENT OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environment has been at the heart of our products. Packard Bell is committed to limit the environmental impact of its products during product life cycle. Starting at design phase, with a very strict procurement policy, maximum attention is given to electronic components in order to limit their weight in heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, etc. Suppliers are asked, for each part of any product, to respect all regulations.
SOFTWARE LICENSE Note: Most of the software applications are already preinstalled on your Packard Bell computer. They are ready to use or to set up. However, some titles require a CD or DVD to run. You will find these discs in your computer's packaging. Packard Bell License Agreement (CD and/or DVD Products). This copy of the original is your proof of license. Please treat it as valuable property. Important! Read carefully before installing the software. The following License Agreement applies to you.
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE INFORMATION Software pre-loaded, embedded or otherwise distributed with the products provided by Packard Bell does contain free or third party software programs (the “Free Software”), which are licensed under the terms GNU General Public License (the “GPL”). The Free Software is marked as such. Your copying, distribution and/or modification of the Free Software shall be subject to the terms of the GPL.
