User Guide For Personal Computer EF20RA
Regulatory Compliance Information FCC Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. Product Restriction Usage For your safety and health, when using this personal computer please make sure the screen is away from your body with a minimum distance of 20cm whatever the size you open. www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching the FCC ID: TLZ-AM691NF. For questions related to the EMC performance of this product, contact: Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd No.239, Sec.
CE mark. Declaring compliance to all the applicable European Union (EU) directives. For CE mark related questions: Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd No.239, Sec. 2, Ti Ding Blvd., Taipei, Taiwan 11493 886-2162-1177 French SAR/DAS Votre ordinateur tablette a un DAS. Pour plus d'informations, voir le portail radiofréquences-sante-environnement: www.radiofrequences.gouv.fr In the European Union, this symbol indicates that this product including battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
Safety Precautions The following are lists of precautionary measures the students must understand before using this computer inside the classroom or home environment: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do not place near the fire or other sources of heat. Do not expose to magnetic fields. Do not expose to direct sunlight. Do not expose to rain or moisture. Do not place heavy objects to add heavy pressure on the computer. Do not drop the computer. CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.
Contents 1. Getting to know your computer................................................. 1 Package contents.............................................................................................................. 1 Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Tablet Views ............................................................................................................. 2 ・ ・ Front ..........
Wireless LAN .....................................................................................................................20 Enabling wireless connection........................................................................20 Connecting to a wireless LAN.......................................................................21 Micro SD Card Slot .........................................................................................................22 To insert your micro SD card ..................
1. Getting to know your computer Package contents Carefully unpack your box and take out the items listed as below.
Layout Views z Front No. 1 Name Function Front facing Often for taking self-portraits as well as for video conferencing. camera The main display of your laptop 2 LCD screen 3 Power button Power on/off your laptop. 4 Windows key Switches the screen between the Start screen and the previously opened app/program.
z Right No. Name Function 1 DC-in Plug the adapter to charge the battery. 2 HDMI port Plug your HDMI-capable monitor here. 3 USB 2.0 port 4 Headphone jack 5 Micro SD card slot Plug your USB devices here. Plug your 3.5mm headphone here.. Plug your micro SD card here z Left No. Name Function 1 SIM card slot Plug the adapter to charge the battery. 2 USB 2.0 port Plug your USB devices here.
z Back No. Name Function 1 Speaker The sound system has two speakers for playing music, notification sounds, and other audio data.
Function keys + Puts your computer into sleep mode. Decreases the display brightness. Starts the web browser. Increases the display brightness. Mutes/unmutes the audio output. Disables or enables the touchpad. Decreases the volume level. Enables or disables the airplane mode by stopping all wireless features Increases the volume level Enables the front facing camera.
2. Using your computer Powering ON/OFF Powering on your computer 1. If this is the first time you turn this computer on, connect the AC adapter and fully charge the battery. 2. Press the power button (normally 1 to 2 seconds) until you see the power indicator lights up in blue. Powering off your computer Save all your data before powering your computer off. To power off your system, you can do one of the following. A. By Charms 1. Opens the Charms menu. (For more about the Charms menu, see page 14) 2.
B. Using the power button Press and hold the power button for at least four seconds, and you will see an instruction appear in the middle of the screen, which is as shown below. Slide your finger on the screen downward, and the system will power off itself. Putting your tablet into sleep mode When you will be away from your computer for a short time, put the computer to sleep. Do one of the following: • Close the display panel • Press Fn + F1. • Press the power button briefly one time.
Waking up your computer Note: It is recommended that you put your computer to sleep before you move it. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can sometimes damage the hard disk, causing loss of data. Do one of the following: A: Pressing the power lock button. B: Pressing any key on the keyboard, clicking a mouse button, or opening the lid on a laptop.
Basic touchpad operations The most commonly used touchpad actions are gesture-based and provide shortcuts for quickly opening and working with windows and files. However, the actual available gestures are application dependent. Gesture name Explanation Tap Tap once to single-click and twice to double-click the cursor. Pinch Move two fingers together or apart while touching the touchpad. This is to zoom in and or out on visual apps, such as pictures and maps.
Slide Drag your finger across the touchpad. This can scroll through lists and pages, and can also move an object or be used to draw or write, depending upon your apps. Two-finger-slide Moves up/down, left/right. This is the same function as scrolling your mouse. Swipe Start from any edge of the screen, and then swipe toward the center of the screen. To enable or disable gestures, just click System -> Preferences -> Mouse -> Touchpad.
3. Windows Interface Start Screen When you turn on the computer, the Start screen is displayed, which allows you to access many features and installed applications (also referred to as apps) at one glance. 1 Apps These bricks are the shortcuts for respective applications. 2 User Account The currently used user account. 3 Charms See page 14 for detailed information.
Desktop In Windows 8.1, the Desktop is treated as an app. You can find and activate it from your Start screen and All Apps screen. 4 1 3 1 Taskbar 2 Allows you to add toolbars that hold extra buttons and menus. 2 3 Notification Shows you the current system status and area notifications Program area This is where you can place a shortcut icon for your desired application. 4 Charms See page 14 for detailed information.
Adding Desktop to the Start screen If the Desktop tile cannot be found in your start screen, you can add it to the start screen by following steps: 1. Open the All Apps screen, as described in the section “All Apps” of this Chapter. 2. Right click the desktop app icon. 3. A command bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Click the “Pin to Start” option to add your Desktop tile to the Start screen. Customizing your taskbar Right-click on a blank part of the taskbar, a pop-up menu leaps out.
the screen. This adds quick access to all your PC's resources, Desktop allowing you to browse through files, folders, libraries, network locations, and Control Panel menus without opening any menus. New Toolbar This lets you create a toolbar from any folder's contents. The Charms menu This menu consists of five options that are called charms and provide quick access to various aspects of Windows 8.1.
The five charms are: Search Search for a program or file. Simply enter a keyword in the Search charm and start search. It also enables you to perform a search within an app or on the Web. Share This charm is for you to transfer and share a picture or file with another user. Start z z Device If you are not in the Start screen, this allows you to return to the Start screen. If you are in the Start screen, this allows you to return to the previously screen, which could be an app or the Desktop.
All Apps From the Start screen, you can do one of following ways to go to the All Apps screen: z Put two figures on the touchpad and smoothly move them upward. z Slightly move your cursor and a down arrow shall show up in the left corner. Just a click on the arrow. And the screen will appear similar to what is as shown below.
Switching back to Start screen For switching back to the Start screen, do one of the following: z Move the mouse cursor to the lower-left corner, and click the Windows icon. z Press the Windows key on your keyboard. z Click the Windows icon in the Charms bar.
4. Setup and Connection Windows Activation When you turn the computer on for the first time, the Windows activation screen may appear. Follow the instructions on the screen to register and active your computer. If you fail to activate your windows and want to retry again, do the following: 1. Open the Charms and click Settings > Change PC Settings. 2. Click Activate Windows from the left column. 3. Follow the instructions to activate your windows.
Setup Your Microsoft Account To share files or settings with other devices running Windows 8.1, you need to setup a Microsoft Account. Furthermore, if you want to download or purchase apps from the Microsoft Store, such Microsoft Account is required. If you have already used other Microsoft services like Xbox, Hotmail, Outlook.com, or Skype. Your Microsoft account is the email address you use to sign in to those services. Otherwise, please create a new one. To setup your Microsoft account 1.
Setup your Start screen Adding an App To add an app: 1. Open the All Apps screen. 2. Right-click on the app that you want to appear on your Start screen, and an option menu appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. Click “Pin to Start” to add the app to your Start screen. Removing an App To remove an app: 1. In the Start screen, click the app that you want to remove from the Start screen. 2. Click “Unpin from Start” to remove it from the Start screen.
Connecting to a wireless LAN Once the wireless has been enabled, the computer automatically scans for available wireless networks and displays them in the wireless LAN network list. To connect to your desired wireless network, click the network’s name in the list, and then click Connect. Note: Some networks require a network security key or password for connection. If necessary, ask the network administrator or the Internet service provider (ISP) for the required information.
Micro SD Card Slot You can utilize your micro SD cards as removable disks and conveniently exchange data with digital devices such as a digital camera, digital camcorder, MP3, etc. To insert your micro SD card 1. Insert the micro SD card into the card slot as shown below. 2. Follow the message on the screen, and choose to open and view files. 3. A Windows Explorer runs and shows all the folders and files in the micro SD cards, and you can save, move and delete data as you are handling a storage device.
Connecting an External Device Connecting to the USB port Your computer comes with two USB 2.0 ports compatible with USB devices. Once you plug a USB device into a USB port on your computer, Windows automatically loads a driver for that device. After the driver has been loaded one time, you can disconnect and reconnect the same device without performing any additional steps.
Connecting to the HDMI port You can connect an external display device such as a monitor, TV, projector, etc., only if such device has a HDMI port. By doing so, you have a wider view when you give a presentation or watch a video or movie. 1. Power off the external device. 2. Locate the micro-HDMI port on your computer. 3. Connect the small end of the HDMI cable to the port, and the other end to the HDMI port on the external device. 4. Power on the external device.
5. Battery Charging your battery 1. Plug the adapter into the DC-in, which you can find on the left side of your laptop. 2. Plug the adapter into a wall-socket. 3. You shall see the battery indicator starts blinking in blue. 4. When the battery is fully charged, the battery indicator will stop linking and stays solid in blue While system is off, it takes around 4 to 5 hours to fully charge the battery.
Inspecting your battery status There are mainly two ways to view your battery status. By opening the Charms In the Start screen or Desktop, open the Charms menu. A popup window shows up at the down-left corner of your screen, as shown below. In the lower-left corner is the battery status icon. By inspecting the taskbar In Desktop, move the cursor to the battery icon in the taskbar. A pop-up dialog box appears and shows you the remaining battery percentage, as shown below.
The battery icon reveals the status of your battery, which described as below. Battery is fully charged Battery is starting to drain Battery is about to completely drain, and you should stop using your tablet and charge it at once. Battery is being charged. By inspecting the battery indicator When your laptop is not powered by the adapter, the color of the battery indicator shows you the approximate status of your battery.
6. Windows Help and Troubleshooting To know how to use Windows 8.1 properly, it is better to learn how to use Windows by utilizing Windows Help. Windows Help Open the Charm menu, select Settings > Help. For accessing to the most recent online Help, you need to connect your computer to the Internet. Troubleshooting This section describes some common problems and suggested solutions, and ways to recover your computer from a crash.
2. Check your Wi-Fi connection. 3. Reset your Wi-Fi connection. 4. Plug your laptop to a wall socket to charge it for at least one hour. Screen problems When I turn on the • If the screen is blank, make sure that: computer, nothing appears - The AC adapter is connected to the on the screen. computer and the power cord is plugged into a working electrical outlet. - The computer power is on. (Press the power button 6 seconds to force the power off, and power it on again.
The computer enters sleep • Make sure that the battery is charged. mode immediately after - The operating temperature may be too Power-on. hot. Move to a cooler environment and try to wake the computer. The computer does not • If your computer is in sleep mode, return from sleep mode and connect the AC adapter to the computer, the computer does not then press the key button or the power work. button.
Incorrect characters appear • Are the operating system or programs on the screen. installed correctly? If they are installed and configured correctly, have the computer serviced. Sound problems No sound can be heard • Make sure that: from the speaker even - The Mute function is off. when the volume is turned - The combo audio jack is not being used. up. - Speakers are selected as the playback device. Other problems Your computer does not • To turn off your computer, press and hold respond.
7. Specification Processor Memory Intel® Bay Trail-T Entry Quad Core :Z3735 F 2MB L2 Cache Base 1.33 GHz, Burst to 1.83 GHz 2 GB DDR3L one channel, 1333MT/s (max.) Storage 16GB 32GB/ 64GB (Optional) eMMC interface Dimension 305 x 202 x 19.9 mm Weight 1.3 kg Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 + enhanced data rate(EDR)/BT 4.0 LCD 11.6” TN with 1366 x 768 Cameras Front facing camera: 0.
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