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Freedom Mini-laptop
User Guide
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virginmedia.com
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Hello there. Welcome to Virgin Broadband. Thanks to your new Freedom Mini-laptop, you’ll be able to get online and explore the web wherever and whenever you want to. 7. Internet connection 16 7.1 Connecting to a local network 16 Before you dive in, take a few moments to find out exactly 7.2 Setting the network system 16 how it works. This booklet will tell you everything you need 7.3 Wireless LAN 17 to know. 8. Your Freedom Mini-laptop’s power 18 8.1 The battery pack 18 Contents 8.1
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1. Get to know your Freedom Mini-laptop Well here she is. Why don’t you two get acquainted. Right side 1. USB Port (2.0) Left side 1. USB Port (2.0) 2. Microphone Jack 3. Headphone Jack Rear side 1. SD/MMC/MS Port 2. Ethernet/LAN Port 3. VGA Port 4. Power Jack 5. Lock Port Underneath 1. Battery Latches 2. Lithium Rechargeable Battery From above 3. Speakers 1. Built-in Camera 5. Numeric Keypad Indicator 10. Keyboard Click Fn+F1 to turn on Click Fn+NumLk to turn 11. Right key or off the
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2. Safety first All the different parts and how to look after them. 2.1 LCD screen 2.4 Keyboard The screen is acrylic, but it’s one of the most delicate parts of your It’s easy for your keyboard to get grubby, here are a few tips for a Freedom Mini-laptop. Here are a few pointers for looking after it: spring clean: • Use a clean cloth to wipe the screen, being careful not to scratch it. • Use a little brush to remove dust from between the keys, then moisten a cloth with water and wipe the
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3. Taking it with you 4. Backing up The great thing about your Freedom Mini-laptop, is that it goes Look after your data. where you go. While we’ve tested the Freedom Mini-laptop to make sure all your valuable documents will be safe, always remember to back up your information because there are many impossible to foresee events that could result in 3.1 Things to remember disaster. What if your Freedom Mini-laptop is stolen for example, or attacked by a virus? 1. Don’t forget to charge the
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GPS 5. Getting started 5.2 Removing the battery 1. First, turn off and unplug your Freedom Mini-laptop. 2. Turn the computer over on a flat clean surface so you can access the base. 3. Slide the battery latches inwards. 3 4. Pull the battery pack out toward (as shown on the opposite page). 3 WARNING! For safety reasons, don’t dismantle the battery pack, or dispose of it in a fire and keep it away from children. Don’t try and remove the battery pack while the Freedom Mini-laptop is turned o
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& ( ) * 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 6. Using your U I O P _ 4 5 6 Freedom Mini-laptop J K L : ; + 1 2 3 > M ? 6.1 Turning it on Function keys . . / / 0 Simply open up your Freedom Mini-laptop and hit the power button. The following functions of these keys will only be activated when you press one of them at the same time as the key. Press again to disable the keypad. F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Click Function + Turns the camera window on or off + Turns the Wi-Fi
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6.5 Using your fingers 2. Click the box by ‘Turn on Your touchpad is highly sensitive and has the ability to understand a number ClickLock’ and then click ‘Setting’ of finger movements, which you can use for specific functions like zooming to adjust the amount of time you in or out. See below for more examples: need to hold down the mouse button before your click is ‘locked’. Gesture Function Gesture Function Move Zoom out Flick right Forward 3. Click ‘OK’ to return to the ‘Mouse fingers
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7. Internet connection 7.1 Connecting to a local network 7.3 Wireless LAN • When connecting to a network, • Click + to switch your make sure the network system is set wireless network on or off. When up first, before connecting the LAN your wireless network is on, the line to your Freedom Mini-laptop. Wi-Fi indicator turns green and the Wi-Fi icon is displayed on the bottom right of the desktop. 7.2 Setting the network system • Right click your mouse on the Wi-Fi icon, then l
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GPS GPS 8. Your Freedom Mini-laptop’s power 8.1 The battery pack A battery pack can only be r echarged so many times and over time its capacity will decrease. When the time comes to replace Your Freedom Mini-laptop is designed to work wherever and whenever the battery with a new one, you can purchase a replacement you need it thanks to its removable, high capability battery pack. battery by calling 0800 952 2294. The battery should be fully charged before you use your Freedom 8.1.1 Che
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8.1.5 Storing your battery 8.2 Power management It’s best not to leave your battery fully discharged in your Freedom Mini- 8.2.1 Standby mode laptop for any length of time. If you’re not using your Freedom Mini-laptop for a while, you should remove the battery and store it separately. Ideally, • In standby mode, your Freedom Mini-laptop is conserving energy, but the battery should be stored at a temperature between 10°C and 35°C. ready to operate again within a few seconds. Current data a
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9. Adding external devices to your Freedom Mini-laptop 9.1 External monitors 9.3 Connecting audio devices • Your Freedom Mini-laptop has a dedicated VGA port for connecting • Y ou can connect headphones, an external monitor or other screen. speakers and microphones to your Freedom Mini-laptop via the connections indicated in the 9.1.1 Connecting an external monitor picture (left). 1. Turn off your Freedom Mini-laptop. 2. Insert the monitor’s 15-pin D-sub monitor plug into the VG
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10. Using BIOS setup Follow the simple steps below to enter the BIOS Setup Menu: GPS 1. When you turn on your Freedom 2. Use the arr ow keys to select 5. Click ‘Shift’ and the ‘+’ or ‘–’ keys Mini-laptop, click the F2 button ‘Boot’, then click ‘Enter’ to remove the option position and quickly as the system starts to get to the menu. then use the arrow keys to select up. You should then access the where you want the system to ‘Setup Utility’ screen. start up from. Once your selection is h
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5. I can’t get my Freedom Mini-laptop to start up. What might be 11. Appendix causing a problem? It could be: • damage to your external or built-in memory, perhaps caused when an 11.1 Troubleshooting error has been saved to it, corrupting data 1. My Freedom Mini-laptop’s locked up and I can’t turn it off. • an incompatible external device may cause your system to enter standby mode until it’s removed Just press and hold the power button for 4 to 6 seconds and your • an error in the driv
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11.2 Specifications Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Main Feature I/O Device CPU Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB) Mouse Touch Pad CPU Power Consumption 2.5W MAX Keyboard UK 82-key keyboard L1 Cache Size On-die, primary 32-kB instructions cache Condition and 24-kB, write-back data cache Operating Temperature 5-35°C L2 Cache Size 512-kB on-die second level cache Operating Humidity 35%-85% Memory 1GB Storage Temperature -20-55°C Memory Type DDRII 533MHz Storage
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11.3 Safety precautions 1. Don’t press or touch the LCD screen. You may scratch or damage it. 13. I nput rating: Refer to the rating label on your Freedom Mini-laptop and make sure that your AC adapter complies with it. Only use attachments 2. Keep your Freedom Mini-laptop away from dirty or dusty environments and accessories specified by the manufacturer. as dust and other small particles can get inside and cause damage. 14. Check the connections between your Fr eedom Mini-laptop and 3.
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12. Freedom Mini-laptop Collect and Repair Warranty 3.6 If we determine that problems are as 4.3 Customer Responsibilities: Before we 1. What this warranty covers 3. What we will do to correct problems a result of Customer misuse, improper replace a Freedom Mini-laptop or part, 1.1 We warrant that each Freedom Mini- 3.1 Where a Freedom Mini-laptop received maintenance, accidents, modifications, you agree to: laptop is free from defects in materials by you does not work on arrival or within
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12.1 Customer Services 7. What this warranty does not cover 8. Limitations Call 0800 952 2294 to speak to one of our team (phone line open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm excluding Bank holidays). This warranty does not cover the 8.1 We are only responsible for loss or following: damage to the Freedom Mini-laptop while it is: 1) in our possession; or 2) in transit in • uninterrupted or error-free operation those cases where we are responsible for of a Freedom Mini-laptop; the transportation.
