Acer ICONIA Owner's Manual

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Operating environment xWarning! Batteries may explode if not handled properly. Do not disassemble or dispose of them in fire. Keep them away from chi

English 82Frequently asked questionsThe following is a list of possible situations that may arise during the use of your computer. Easy solutions are

English 83• If headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to the line-out port on the computer, the internal speakers automatically tur

EnglishRequesting service 84Requesting serviceInternational Travelers Warranty (ITW)Your computer is backed by an International Travelers Warranty (I

EnglishTroubleshooting tips 85TroubleshootingThis chapter shows you how to deal with common system problems. Read it before calling a technician if a

EnglishFCC statement 86Regulations and safety noticesFCC statementThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit

EnglishModem notices (only for certain models) 87Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiensCet appareil numérique de la classe B est conf

EnglishModem notices (only for certain models) 88countries, the approval does not, of itself, give an unconditional assurance of successful operation

EnglishLCD pixel statement 896 This device is equipped with pulse dialing while the Telecom standard is DTMF tone dialing. There is no guarantee that

EnglishThe FCC RF safety requirement 90List of applicable countriesEU member states as of July 2009 are: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Fr

EnglishCanada — Low-power license-exempt radio communication devices (RSS-210) 91selected automatically or manually (by users) to ensure good quality

Medical devices xiMedical devicesOperation of any radio transmitting equipment, including wireless phones, may interfere with the functionality of in

EnglishLCD panel ergonomic specifications 92primary user of the 5.25- to 5.35-GHz and 5.65 to 5.85-GHz bands. These radar stations can cause interfer

Potentially explosive environments xiiPotentially explosive environmentsSwitch off your device when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphe

Tips and information for comfortable use xiiiENERGY STARAcer's ENERGY STAR qualified products save your money by reducing energy cost and protec

Tips and information for comfortable use xivThe following section provides tips for more comfortable computer use.Finding your comfort zoneFind your

Tips and information for comfortable use xvdisplay's top front edge.• Avoid adjusting your display to an awkward viewing angle.• Avoid looking a

First things first iiiYour guides iiiBasic care and tips for using your computer iiiTurning your computer on and off iiiTaking care of your computer i

Settings 44Virtual Keyboard 45XT9 predictive text 46Keyboard toolbars 47The keyboard button 47When operating under Windows 48Before Windows boots 48Ot

Securing your computer 76Using a computer security lock 76Using passwords 76Entering passwords 77Setting passwords 77Expanding through options 78Conne

English 1Your Acer Touchbook tourAfter setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer computer.You

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EnglishTop view 2Top viewNo. Icon Item Description1 Acer Crystal Eye webcamWeb camera for video communication.2 Upper display screenAlso called Liqui

EnglishClosed front view 3Closed front viewNo. Icon Item Description1 Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.Battery indicator In

EnglishLeft view 4Left viewRight viewNo. Icon Item Description1 Keyboard button Press to call up Virtual Keyboard or perform other functions (please

EnglishEnvironment 5WARNING: Do not remove the base cover. Doing so may lead to injury or damage to your computer, and void your warranty.Note: To up

English 6Enabling wireless devicesDevice Control allows you to enable and disable the various wireless connectivity devices on your computer.Open Dev

English 7Acer RingAcer Ring incorporates a number of useful functions and tools in one easy-to-use interface. Tap the lower display screen with all f

English 8On one side of Acer Ring you can see a selection of AppCards. You can scroll through the applications and tap on a card to open the applicat

English 9Gesture EditorYou can set personalized gestures to perform functions or launch programs. Tap Gesture Editor on Acer Ring to see the pre-defi

English 10Tap User Defined to define your own gestures. Tap Add New Gesture to add new gestures.Select the action you’d like to perform from the drop

English 11Once you have defined the gesture, you can practice, edit or delete the gesture. Tap the gesture to select it, then tap the appropriate but

Your guides iiiFirst things firstWe would like to thank you for making an Acer computer your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs.Your gui

English 12You can also adjust the stroke style from the Settings page. Tap the settings icon to open the settings page.

English 13TouchBrowserTouchBrowser is specifically designed to offer you a more comfortable web surfing experience when using touch input. Open Acer

English 14The web content will be displayed across both screens. The toolbar at the bottom of the screens gives you easy control over the open pages.

English 15To enter a website address, tap the URL bar. A keyboard icon will display, allowing you to open a virtual keyboard and enter text, or use h

English 16Adding a page to your FavoritesTo add a page to your Favorites, tap the Add to Favorites icon, give the page a name (the page title will be

English 17My JournalMy Journal is a handy place for you to keep clippings of websites and other information you may want to refer to later. You can o

EnglishEditing pages 18Use the tabs along the top of the screen to switch between your journal pages, or tap the icons on the toolbar to perform vari

EnglishWeb Clip 19Web ClipThe web clip tool allows you to clip parts of web pages to save them to My Journal. Once you have a page open in your brows

EnglishWeb Clip 20Tap the browser screen to select the area you want to crop; tap and drag on any of the circles on the corner of the crop window to

EnglishWeb Clip 21Scrapbook or Copy it to the clipboard. You can also Save bitmap as... or Discard the web clip.Tap a clip to select it, then you can

Basic care and tips for using your computer iv• Use the Windows shutdown commandClick on Start then click on Shut Down.• Use the power buttonYou can

English 22ScrapbookScrapbook is a convenient place for you to store images, captures from websites, and other content. Open Acer Ring and scroll thro

English 23Note: You need to tap to resize, rotate or delete images on Scrapbook pages.Tap to edit content on the page; tap again close the selected

EnglishCapture tool 24Capture toolThe capture tool allows you to clip parts of displayed content to save them to Scrapbook. Once you have the content

EnglishCapture tool 25Tap the content you want to copy and select the area you want to crop; tap and drag on any of the circles on the corner of the

EnglishCapture tool 26drop onto the Scrapbook page, save the capture as a Bitmap, or Copy it to the clipboard.

EnglishManaging images in Scrapbook 27The capture will be added to the thumbnails above the scrapbook page. Drag and drop the capture onto the page.T

EnglishExporting Scrapbook pages 28You can drag and drop images from the thumbnail line at the top of the screen to the scrapbook page: Enlarge or sh

EnglishExporting Scrapbook pages 29This will open a tab on the upper screen showing the exported page. Drag and drop the page into the other applicat

English 30Device ControlDevice Control is a convenient way for you to control the brightness of each screen, turn the backlight on or off for each sc

EnglishTouchVideo 31MultimediaTouchVideoTouchVideo gives you an easy-to-use interface to view video content from your computer. Tap the TouchVideo Ap

Basic care and tips for using your computer vTaking care of your battery packHere are some ways to take care of your battery pack:• Use only batteri

EnglishTouchVideo 32Tap Browse Computer to browse your computer for other video files.

EnglishTouchVideo 33Video files will be shown as thumbnails. Tap any thumbnail to start playing the video on the upper screen.At the bottom of the lo

EnglishTouchPhoto 34TouchPhotoTouchPhoto gives you an easy-to-use interface to view image files from your computer. Tap the TouchPhoto AppCard to lau

EnglishTouchPhoto 35The interface will open on the lower screen and show thumbnails of the image files found in your image library.Tap Browse Compute

EnglishTouchPhoto 36Photos will be shown as thumbnails. Tap any thumbnail to display the photo on the upper screen.

EnglishTouchPhoto 37At the bottom of the lower screen a toolbar with slideshow and playback controls will open.No. Item Description1 Slideshow Starts

EnglishTouchMusic 38TouchMusicTouchMusic gives you an easy-to-use interface to listen to audio content saved on your computer. Tap the TouchMusic App

EnglishTouchMusic 39Tap Browse Computer to browse your computer for other audio files.Audio files will be shown as thumbnails. Tap any thumbnail to s

EnglishTouchMusic 40At the bottom of the lower screen a toolbar with playback controls will open.No. Item Description1 Progress bar Indicates the pla

English 41SocialJoggerOpen Acer Ring and tap the SocialJogger AppCard.SocialJogger gives you one-touch access to popular social networking sites: Fac

Safety instructions viInformation for your safety and comfortSafety instructionsRead these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future refe

English 42Tap Log In to open the login wizard. You can log into all three supported services from a single login wizard. If you don’t already have an

EnglishSharing content 43YouTubeFlickrSharing contentYou can upload content to each service by tapping the Share on icon in the upper right-hand co

EnglishSettings 44three service pages. Drag and drop the content you want to share to the desired service.SettingsYou can adjust the settings for eac

English 45Virtual KeyboardVirtual Keyboard functions as a traditional keyboard and offers additional features.Place your palms lightly on the lower s

English 46XT9 predictive textNote: XT9 predictive text is supported on select languages only.You can use XT9 predictive text input from the onscreen

EnglishThe keyboard button 47Turning predictive text on or offTo turn the predictive text function off, tap .Keyboard toolbarsIn the upper left-hand

EnglishOther ways of entering information 48When operating under WindowsIts primary function is to open Virtual Keyboard; do this by pressing and rel

EnglishOther ways of entering information 49Handwritten inputTo enter the numeric keypad mode or use handwritten input, tap .No. Icon Function1 Swit

EnglishOther ways of entering information 50Select the area (on the upper screen) in which you wish to enter text. Enter your text in the yellow area

EnglishOther ways of entering information 51If the computer fails to recognize your handwriting correctly, you can draw a line through the text you w

Safety instructions viiWarnings• Do not use this product near water.• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If the product f

EnglishOther ways of entering information 52You can split the letters to add in another letter by drawing a vertical line between two letters.

EnglishOther ways of entering information 53You can also join letters by tapping the two groups of letters you’d like to join.

EnglishOther ways of entering information 54Keyboard settingsTap the keyboard settings icon to open the settings window.Here you can adjust the sou

EnglishOther ways of entering information 55Or adjust the startup status and function keys to suit your needs. You can enable or disable launching th

English 56Window ManagerYour Windows desktop is extended to the lower screen, allowing you to work on both screens using the touch functions.Use Wind

English 57Tap to open Window Manager. This gives you additional ways of controlling and managing your open windows.Window Manager allows you to eas

English 58window from one screen to the other, you can tap, drag and then flick the window. No. Item Description1 Stretch the active window over both

English 597 Moves the active window to the left-hand side of the screen.8 Moves the active window to the right-hand side of the screen.9 Window List

EnglishClosing Window Manager 60Closing Window ManagerImportant: To close Window Manager, tap the icons numbered 10 above.

English 61Adjusting display settingsIt is important to have the correct display settings on your computer, otherwise it may not work properly. If you

Safety instructions viiithe plug into a non-grounded power outlet. Contact your electrician for details.Warning! The grounding pin is a safety featur

English 62Select Multiple Displays from the menu on the left and select the Second Display.In the General Settings window you will need to set the di

English 63Power managementThis computer has a built-in power management unit that monitors system activity. System activity refers to any activity in

English 64To use the password protection feature of Acer eRecovery Management, you must first set the password. The password is set by launching Acer

EnglishBurn backup discs 65Burn backup discsNote: This feature requires an external optical disc drive.From the Backup page of Acer eRecovery Managem

EnglishRestore 66RestoreThe restore feature allows you to restore or recover the system from a factory default image or from previously created CD an

EnglishRestore 67Restore Windows from backup discsNote: This feature requires an external optical disc drive.To restore Windows from your previously

EnglishRestore 68If you prefer to set the boot priority for long-term use, you should select the Boot submenu.1 Turn on your computer and insert the

EnglishBattery pack characteristics 69Battery packThe computer uses a battery pack that gives you long use between charges.Battery pack characteristi

EnglishCharging the battery 70Follow these steps again until the battery has been charged and discharged three times.Use this conditioning process fo

EnglishOptimizing battery life 71Optimizing battery lifeOptimizing battery life helps you get the most out of battery operation, prolonging the charg

Safety instructions ixGuidelines for safe battery usageThis computer uses a Lithium-ion battery. Do not use it in a humid, wet or corrosive environme

EnglishDisconnecting from the desktop 72Taking your computer with youThis section gives you tips and hints to consider when moving around or travelin

EnglishTaking the computer home 73but the Sleep indicator is on, the computer has entered Sleep mode. In both cases, press and release the power butt

EnglishTraveling with the computer 74• Minimize the effects of temperature changes by keeping the computer with you.• If you need to stop for an exte

EnglishTraveling internationally with the computer 75• If possible, have the computer inspected by hand. Airport security X-ray machines are safe, bu

EnglishUsing a computer security lock 76Securing your computerYour computer is a valuable investment that you need to take care of. Learn how to prot

EnglishUsing passwords 77Entering passwordsWhen a password is set, a password prompt appears in the center of the display screen.• When the Superviso

EnglishConnectivity options 78Expanding through optionsYour computer offers you a complete mobile computing experience.Connectivity optionsPorts allo

EnglishConnectivity options 79Universal Serial Bus (USB)The USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports are a high-speed serial bus which allows you to connect USB periphe

EnglishBIOS utility 80BIOS utilityThe BIOS utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS.Your computer is already prope

EnglishPlaying DVD movies 81set will remain permanent. Recovering your hard disk does not reset the number of times the region code has been set.Refe