User manual GATEWAY SOLO 3100

[. . . ] Contents Checking Out Your Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Checking Out Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Checking Out Your Solo 3100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Keyboard and LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser is installed on the computer. o o To understand Internet functions, you should know the following terms: Important! Downloading (receiving files from the Internet) is not always fast. Sometimes large files and slow connection speeds can contribute to slow downloading. o o E-mail (electronic mail) -- messages transmitted by telephone lines. This address designates a location on the Internet that messages and files can be sent to. Downloading -- transferring a copy of a file from a remote server or computer to your computer's hard drive. Link -- a word or image within a Web page on which you can click to access another Web page or additional information. o o 38 Using Your Gateway Solo 3100 Notebook o Home page -- a file that appears after connection has been made to a Web site address. This page contains links that will guide you throughout the Web site and may link you to other Web sites. Server -- a computer or computer program that saves data in a storage area. This data can be downloaded to your computer for manipulation or printing purposes. Web browser -- software that allows you to access and navigate Web sites found on the World Wide Web. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are two popular Web browsers. o o E-mail E-mail is an electronic mail service that lets you communicate with others around the globe. You need an internet connection and an e-mail address to send or retrieve e-mail. World Wide Web After you have your Internet service set up, you are ready to explore the Internet. In our example below we use Microsoft Internet Explorer to visit the Gateway Web site. To browse the World Wide Web 1. Depending upon your Internet service Important! Web site addresses are not always permanent. If an error screen appears that states the file cannot be found, verify that you have typed the correct address. If a screen stating the file cannot be found appears again, the Web site has either changed location or no longer exists. provider, you may be prompted to provide your user ID and password. 2. Double-click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop to start Microsoft Internet Explorer. Go to a Web site by typing its address in the browser's Address Bar (for example, http://www. gateway. com), then press ENTER. Chapter 4: Getting Online 39 The Web browser locates the site, downloads the text and graphics to the computer, and displays the site in the browser window. In the following illustration, the Gateway Web site appears in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Address Bar Display area for Web pages. When you move the cursor over the screen and it changes to a hand, you can click to link to another page or section of the Web site. Refer to the Web browser's online help to learn more about using the Web browser, exploring the Web, printing, and saving information. 40 Using Your Gateway Solo 3100 Notebook Using Microsoft Fax To fax documents from your multimedia notebook with Windows 98 and Windows 95, we recommend using Microsoft Fax, which is available in both operating systems. You must set up Microsoft Fax so that you can send and receive faxes. Setting up Microsoft Fax Although Windows 95 and Windows 98 look very similar, the setup required for Microsoft Fax is different for each operating system. To set up Microsoft Fax in Windows 95 1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, then click Control Panel. Click to select the Microsoft Fax check box if it is not already selected. If the check box is already selected, exit Add/Remove Programs and you can stop here. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: American Users o Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna o Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver o Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Caution! The Federal Communications Commission warns the users that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. o Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Accessories: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device. [. . . ]