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Table of Contents Joybook 8100 Features ..............................................................................1 Super DJ Control Panel ..................................................................... 5 Wireless Remote Control ................................................................... 6 Using Super DJ ................................................................................... 8 Function Hotkeys ............................................................................... 9 Getting Started with Windows XP ...........................................................11 Using the Q-Media Bar .............................................................................12 Setting Up QMedia Bar ...................................................................... 13 Your Digital Entertainment Center - BenQ Joybook 8100 .....................14 QMedia Center ................................................................................... 15 Sending and Receiving E-mail ........................................................... 20 Getting Online .................................................................................... 21 Listening to Music and Creating Custom Music Collections .......... 22 Making Your Own Movies ................................................................ 23 Burning CDs ..................................................................................... 24 Wireless Magic - Using the Built-In Wireless LAN Function .......... 27 Chatting over the Air - Using EZQ ................................................... 28 The Good Partner of Your Personal Mobile Devices - QSync ........ 30 Attaching External Display Devices .........................................................31 Attaching a VGA Display Device ....................................................... 31 S-Video Out ........................................................................................ 32 Installing Additional Memory ..................................................................33 Recovering Your System ...........................................................................35 Recovering From Your Hard Disk .................................................... 35 Recovering Using the Recovery CDs ................................................. 35 Reinstalling Software or Driver ......................................................... 35 Recommendations and Troubleshooting ................................................39 Information on Safety, Cleaning, and Battery Maintenance ..................40 Safety ................................................................................................... 40 Battery Maintenance .......................................................................... 40 Cleaning Your Joybook 8100 ............................................................. 40 Table of Contents i < Memo > ii Table of Contents Joybook 8100 Features Power Indicator Lights up in blue when Joybook 8100 is turned on. When Joybook 8100 enters sleep mode, turns orange. Power Button Turns Joybook 8100 on or off. Internet Hotkey Starts up the Internet Explorer Web browser. E-Mail Hotkey Starts up the Outlook Express e-mail client. Customizable Hotkey 1 Can be customized to open an application. Customizable Hotkey 2 Can be customized to open an application. Battery Indicator When Joybook 8100 is in use, lights up in blue. When the battery is charging, turns orange. Flashing blue indicates that the battery is running low. Flashing orange indicates that the battery is malfunctioning, in which case you should contact service personnel. Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator Flashes in blue when Joybook 8100 is reading the data in the hard disk. Optical Drive Activity Indicator Flashes in blue when the optical drive is accessing data on a disk. Caps Lock Indicator Lights up in blue when the Caps Lock function is activated. Num Lock Indicator Lights up in blue when the Num Lock function is activated. Cover Switch Left and Right Selection Buttons Touch Pad You can use the touch pad to conveniently control Equivalent to the left and right the cursor on the screen. buttons on a mouse. To move the cursor, gently move your finger on the touch pad. The cursor will move accordingly. Tap on the touch pad once to execute the same action as clicking on the left button of a mouse. Tap twice to execute the same action as double-clicking. Microphone For more information about how to configure the customizable hot keys, please refer to"Customizing the hotkeys" on page 13. Joybook 8100 Features 1 Ventilation Holes For dissipating heat and keeping Joybook 8100 at an optimal temperature. IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Port For connecting high-speed peripherals such as digital video cameras and other consumer electronics devices that use the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface. PC Card Expansion Slot This PC Card slot accepts one Type-II PC Card. You can use it and various PC Cards on the market to further expand the capabilities of your Joybook 8100. Insert the PC Card into the slots following the direction indicated on the card and complete related driver settings. PC Card Ejection Button Before ejecting a PC Card: 1. Quit all PC Card applications and shut down all PC Card functions. 2. Push in, then release the PC Card eject button, causing it to pop out. 3. When the button has popped out, push it in again to eject the PC Card. 2 Joybook 8100 Features DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW Combo Drive (Optional) Supports multi-functional optical module for reading music CDs, VCDs and DVDs or burning CD-R/CD-RW or DVD+R/ DVD+RW (Optional) discs. Discs can be inserted/ejected by pressing the small ejection button on the drive. If you want to open the disc tray of the DVD+RW/DVD & CD-RW Combo Drive when your Joybook power is off, or it can't be opened using the ejection button, insert a pointed object into the tray ejection hole next to the ejection button to force open the disc tray. Joybook 8100 Features 3 USB Port For connecting peripherals such as mice, digital cameras and MP3 players that use the USB interface Parallel Port For connecting devices such as printers that use the parallel port interface. VGA Port For connecting external display devices, such as monitors and projectors. S-Video Out Outputs an display signals to a television set or VCR. Ethernet Port Allows Joybook 8100 to connect to an Ethernet 10/100BaseT network. Modem Port Accepts an analog telephone line for use with the internal modem. USB Port For connecting peripherals such as mice, digital cameras and MP3 players that use the USB interface Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Jack Outputs sound to digital audioenabled speakers or devices. Power Jack For connecting the AC adapter. Kensington Lock For installing the Kensington lock available on the market to prevent theft. 4 Joybook 8100 Features Super DJ Control Panel Wireless Network Card Activity Indicator Lights up in blue when the wireless network card is active. Not every Joybook is builtin a wireless network card. Refer to the specification label on the shipping box if you are not sure about the standard equipment of your Joybook. Super DJ Power Switch/Wireless Network Card Switch When Joybook 8100 is shut down, can be used to turn the Super DJ on and off. When Joybook 8100 is on, activates or deactivates the wireless networking card. When Joybook 8100 is turned off, press this key to turn on Super DJ. Previous song/Backward search Press this button to go back to the previous song. Press and hold this button to start backward search. Volume Up Increases the volume of music playback. Press the and buttons simultaneously during stop mode (music playback stopped) to change playback media. Speaker/Earphone Jack For connecting external speaker or earphone. Microphone For recording audio on Joybook 8100. Infrared Port and Remote Control Receiver The interface for infrared communications, allowing Joybook 8100 to transfer data to and from PDAs or other devices with infrared capabilities. It also functions as a receiver to receive signals from the wireless remote control. Joybook 8100 Features 5 Super DJ Power Indicator Lights up in blue when the Super DJ is turned on. Play/Pause Plays or pauses playing music. Stop Stops music playback. Next song/Forward search Press this button to go to the next song. Press and hold this button to start forward search. Press the and buttons simultaneously during Super DJ mode to change playback mode. Volume Down Decreases the volume of CD playback. Wireless Remote Control The wireless remote control allows you to use the multimedia functions of your Joybook 8100 remotely. It can be inserted into the PC Card slot for easy storage and access. The function of each button on the remote control varies in different modes. For details, please refer to the description below. To navigate the QMedia Center... When playing music using Super DJ... Move selection focus up Enter or exit QMedia Center/ Wake Joybook 8100 up from sleep mode Move selection focus left Confirm selection Move selection focus down Return to the previous screen/menu Start recording TV programs in QMedia Center** Put Joybook 8100 in sleep mode* (Directional buttons) Move selection focus right Select playback media Stop Backward search Play/Pause Select playback mode Previous song Forward search Next song Increase volume Decrease volume *Press and hold this button for approximately 5 seconds to put Joybook 8100 in sleep mode. **The TV and TV recording functions are to be available through future updates. 6 Joybook 8100 Features When playing DVD/VCD movies in QMedia Center... When viewing digital pictures in QMedia Center... Select playback language Stop Backward search Play/Pause Fast rewind/Previous Chapter Mute Open DVD menu Forward search Fast forward/Next Chapter Increase volume Decrease volume Select subtitle Go to a picture/picture folder Open a picture/picture folder Previous picture Return to the contents screen Stop slideshow Next picture Changing the battery 1. Open the battery compartment cover by 2. Remove the old battery from the battery 3. Install the new battery. Pay attention to retainer. the polarities when you install. sliding it in the direction shown by the arrow below. 4. Replace the battery compartment cover. Joybook 8100 Features 7 Using Super DJ With Super DJ, you can play music CDs or music files in MP3 or WAV formats on the hard disk/optical drive/USB flash drive or USB MP3 player (such as Joybee MP3 Player)/flash drive without having to enter Windows. Besides, you can also set up different playback modes. Creating Playlists Using QMusic 1. Click Super DJ on the left column of QMusic and then the button. 2. Enter the name of the playlist and click OK. A new playlist will be created and it will appear under Super DJ on the left column of QMusic. You can create up to 9 playlists following the same method. 3. Click the playlist you just created, and then the button. In the dialog that Turning on Super DJ Press the button on the Super DJ Control Panel. The Super DJ Power Indicator lights up and you are entering the Super DJ mode. Selecting media In stop mode, press the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously. Super DJ will cycle the media by optical drive - hard disk - USB. Release the buttons when you get a desired media. appears, browse to select the songs you want to include in the playlist and click Ope ...