eMachines EL1200 Series - Manual (Page 9)

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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Computer . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Setting Up and
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . . 7
Sitting at your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive
strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Preparing power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . 9
Checking the voltage selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . 11
Connecting a dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Waking up your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning off your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Restarting (rebooting) your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using optical drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loading an optical disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Identifying optical drive types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . 24
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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