Thank you for using the LG LG has manufactured and tested this product. product to with provide you a reliable computing environment. Please read this manual This ous ly Danger: sign carefully before using the computer. calls attention to features and to the user. Follow the instruction harm or damage Not following injury. to the operations that may be dangerclosely to reduce the risk of bodi- equipment.
Contents Contents........................................................2 ImportantSafetyInstructions.........................................4 1. Overview 1.Packagecontents...............................................15 2.Components...................................................16 3.Statusindicators................................................21 2. Basics 1.UsingtheACadaptor............................................23 2.Usingthebatterypack...........................................25 3.
6. Storage/Memory 1.Usingtheopticaldrive............................................59 2.PlayinganaudioCD.............................................63 3.Usingthefloppydiskdrive........................................65 4.Installingmemory...............................................67 Features/Specification 1.Features......................................................71 2.Powerspecification..............................................74 3.Operatingenvironment......................................
Instructions Important Safety Following these safety instructions will help ensure many years of safe enjoyment from product. Set up your computer on a flat, stable surface. (LG is not responsible for the problems and damages caused by incorrect use of the computer or use of the computer in an unsafe environment.) the Selecting a place to work Warning Do not operate your computer near water; for example, in a bathroom or near a swimming pool.
Using the battery pack Warning Do not charge the battery pack with the computer. There is the risk of fire and/or with devices other than the damage to the adaptor that comes battery pack. battery pack in trash that is disposed of in landfills. Incorrectly disposed battery packs may result in explosion or fire. Comply local ordinances or regulation for safe disposal. Do not put the Do not throw Damage or to the disassemble the battery pack can battery pack.
Connecting to an AC power source Warning Do not use loose or damaged power plugs. There is the risk of electric shock or fire. Use properly grounded outlet. Connecting the computer to an outlet without proper grounding may electric shock and damages to your computer. result in Do not touch or gr ab the power plug with wet hands. There is the risk of electric shock. Hold the plug body when removing the power cord from damages to the computer. an outlet.
Connecting to an AC power source Warning Keep the power cord and There is the risk of fire. plug clean and free of dust. If an object or liquid enters the computer or adaptor, remove the power cord, battery, and any other cables from the computer, and then contact the sales representa tives for help. - There is the risk of Before cleaning an electric shock, fire, or damage to the the computer, disconnect the power cord, cables from the computer.
Using the computer Warning For cleaning your computer, use mild detergent or computer cleaning products. Be to dry completely before using the computer. Using the computer without completely drying it may result in electric shock or fire. sure During a lightning storm, disconnect the power cord, cable from the computer. There is the risk of electric shock or telephone line, and LAN fire. Do not place water, chemicals, or liquid of any kind on the computer.
Using the computer Warning in the LCD contains mercury. liquid gets into your eyes or on your skin, immewash the affected area with water. If any symptom arises, receive medical The fluorescent lamp If the LCD breaks and the inter nal diately care. Caution Do not place an object, If you close the LCD break the LCD. Do not touch or sure as a with clip, object on pen an scratch the LCD with The LCD may be Be such cover or the keyboard.
the computer Using Caution Upon completion of any service or repair s, ask service technician to perform safety checks. Ignoring safety checks may result in electric shock or fire. Use the Wireless LAN at least 5m away from a microwave oven or plasma lamp. using the Wireless LAN near a plasma lamp, use the channel 11, 12, or 13. You may not connect to the network or the connection may be slow. When Keep the computer away from heat. The computer may deform and there is the risk of fire.
Upgrading the computer Warning Before disassembling the computer, turn off the power and phone line, and batter y pack. There is the risk of electric shock before disassembling or fire. Ask the sales remove the power cord, representatives for help the computer. Do not disassemble the power supply. There is the risk of electric shock. Keep screws and other small parts away from children. a screw or other small par t. If a child swallows Children may choke on receive a medical care.
and Carrying storing the computer Caution Before moving the computer, turn the pow er trip over the loose cables and fall. off and remove all the cables. You may When traveling Using the computer on an airplane, follow the airline's instr uction. airplane may result in an airline accident. on an data lose Preventing (Handling the hard disk drive) Caution Be when gentle handling the hard disk easily damaged drive. The hard disk drive is from an your data.
Ergonomic information Warning the Adjust display position The top of the display to avoid should be head and neck in Keep your Keep your forearms, wrists, Adjust your Using chair to on or or a horizontal and hands in position for a a position. comfor table prolonged period Stretch position. of time may cause body. Take short hours of lighting. upright position. ar ms same reflections from overhead below the level of your eyes.
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1-1. The Package following items contents are included in the CYNOTE package. Match the items with the items in the box. Some items may look different from the NZ2 on this list pictures. NZ4 Note : NZ2 and NZ4 models adaptor before AC different AC use connecting adaptors. Make sure you have the correct AC it to the computer.
1-2. Components You will get the most out of tions. using CYNOTE by learning the components and their func- Front view 1 13 3 101112 9 4 5 6 2 8 7 1. Latch Locks the display panel. 2. Latch button: Press the latch button to open the display panel. 3. Power switch: Press the power switch to turn the computer. 4. 16 : Keyboard : Use the keyboard as an input on device. 5.
7. Scroll button: Press the 8. Built-in 9. speakers: Power-saving top or bottom of the scroll button to scroll Lets you hear sound when using audio through a window. applications. mode switch: If the power is on, closing the display panel puts your computer into the power-saving mode (You can set the pow er-saving . mode in the Windows(R) Control Panel) 10. Volume down button: Decreases the sound level. 11. Volume up button: Increases the sound level. 12. Mute button: Mutes the sound. 13.
Rear view Note: Some models may look different from the picture below. 23 1 8 4 6 5 9 7 1. USB connectors: Connects to USB devices. 2. Modem connector: Connects to telephone a 3. Ethernet connector: Connects to a cable. LAN cable. 4. S-Video connector: Connects to a VCR or TV with an S-Video connector. 5. Monitor connector: Connects to an 6. Parallel connector : Connects to a 7. Power jack: Connects to an AC external monitor. parallel device such as printer or scanner.
Right view Note : NZ2 model does not have floppy a disk drive. 2 5 7 3 1 6 4 1. Floppy disk drive: A storage device capable of reading from and writing to a 3.5 inch floppy disk. (NZ2 model does not have a floppy disk drive) 2. Floppy disk eject button: Press the button to eject the model does not have (NZ2 a floppy disk. floppy disk drive) 3. CD-ROM drive: A storage device capable of reading a data, video, or audio CD. (Some models have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive) 4.
Left view Note: NZ2 model has only PC Card slot. one 1 2 345 1. Fan louvers: Enables air to circulate inside the heating. louvers 2. PC Card slots:You has 3. PC Card 4. eject IrDA(R) port: computer, and thus prevents place any object in front of fan louvers. Blocking may result in overheating and damage the computer. Do not can only insert two type II PC Cards one type II PC Card slot.) button: Press the eject button to or one remove type III PC Card. (NZ2 model the PC Card.
1-3. Status indicators Note : Some models may look different from the picture below. 1234 6 5 1. Drive in use: Drive in use indicator from the hard disk 2. Caps lock: Caps lock indicator this indicator Shift or lights up when data optical disk drive. lights up lights up, you is being written to or read when the can Caps lock key is pressed. When type capital letters without pressing the key. 3.
5. Power: Power status indicator indicates the Green: The computer is turned on. Off: The computer is turned off or Blinking: 6. Battery: Battery The computer is in computer. mode. standby following AC status of the an Off: The the computer is not connected to The is fully charged OR battery pow er adaptor and is battery. Red: The computer is connected to Blinking: Overview status of the is in hibernation mode. status indicator indicates the battery Adaptor.
This section describes how to 2-1. the AC Using An AC CYNOTE. Read this section before using your computer. adaptor is needed to supply power to your computer. The AC 100~240VAC power source .Use only the AC adaptor that with your computer. Using any other adaptor may cause damage to your com- adaptor adaptor comes use can or battery pack be used with a puter. 1.
2. Connecting Plug 3. the adaptor Opening the AC adaptor cable into the power and positioning Press the latch button and open the for comfortable to the computer jack. the LCD panel display panel. Adjust the slope of the display panel viewing. 4. Power switch Press the power switch to turn on the computer. Note You can switch from with the 110V using 220V AC power to 110V by simply exchanging the 220V plug plug.
2-2. Using The batter y the pack battery pack must be Caution: You 1. Turn the 2. Align computer the two small side of the fully charged before first must tur n off the over so that the protrusions on use. computer before changing the battery pack. battery slot faces up. the side of the battery pack with Caution: Use only the battery pack that 3. the grooves on the battery slot; then insert the battery pack into the slot. Gently push 4.
5. Connect the AC to Page adaptor and open the LCD panel. Start charging Using the AC adaptor) 23 the battery. (Refer 6. Check the battery status indicator. battery is fully charged, the indicator If the Red: The computer is connected to the AC Off: The battery Blinking: The is fully charged OR battery pow er 7. To remove the batter y is turned off. adaptor and is the computer is not connected to the AC is under 10% of its maximum pack, being charged. slide the battery capacity.
Note: The battery pack Self-discharge The battery gr adually has the following loses its power over characteristics. time without ever being used. Periodic full discharg e/charge Frequent recharging of the battery pack can reduce the capacity of the battery pack. When this happens, you can perform the full discharge/charge to restore the capacity of the battery pack. To improve the capacity of the battery pack, periodic full discharge/ charge should be performed once ever y 30 60 days.
2. Press the power switch. 3. Pressing screen is Turning 1. Quit all the power switch starts the self diagnostics; then Windo ws(R) XP startup displayed. off the computer running applications; click Start and choose Shut down from the start up menu. Caution If the Drive in damage 28 Basics use the data indicator is on, do not tur n off the computer, read from or written to the dr ive.
2. In the Shut Down Windows choose Shut down. , 3. The computer is tur ned off automatically. Warning If Windows does not shut down correctly, press and hold the power switch for more than 5 seconds; the system will shut down. Turning off the computer this way may damage the system. It is recommended that you always If the turn off the computer does computer by choosing Shut down in the Start not shut down correctly while menu.
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Attaching an external monitor Exter nal monitor (not included) Note Tur n off the computer before Attaching a attaching an external monitor.
Attaching an IEEE 1394 device Exter nal hard disk drive Attaching audio (not included) equipment Microphone (not included) Speackers/Headphones (not included) 32 Basics
2-5. Using the IrDA port Your computer supports IrDA nication. (Infrared Data Association) standard for infrared commu- About IrDA por t Rang e: 1m T he range of communication is affected by its surroundings. Removing electronic devices, which may obstruct an IrDA communication, will increase the range of communication. For IrDA communication to work, there cannot be an object between the computer and the other IrDA device. Beam angle: +-15 Data transmission speed: 4.
4. Right-click IrDA Fast Infrared configure the device. and 34 Basics Port and select Properties.
2. Align 2 computers so that their IrDA ports 3. The distance and the beam er than +-15 angle between degrees respectively. point to each other. the ports must be less than 1m and small- 4. Remove any obstruction between the por ts. 5. When the connection is established, Wireless Link program starts automatically. Wireless Link icon appears on the taskbar, and shortcut to Wireless link is creat- ed on the desktop. Shor tcut to Wireless link Wireless link icon 6.
8. Sending and receiving computers show the following windows. Click Yes to star t a data transfer. Sender Receiver 9. The data transfer is complete. Note directory for the received data is C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\ change the default directory, open Wireless Link and click Properties, and choose a new default directory. The default Desktop.
3-1. The the Using keyboard is used for keyboard entering About the keyboard The is keyboard Function keys: composed keys: Hot for n umber, and other special function keys. keys enable you to perform different operations depending operating system and application program you use. on keys(shortcuts) ar e used in conjunction with Fn key to pr ovide shortcuts of the predefined operations, such as entering power-saving mode. some Cursor control Editing keys: of character, computer.
Character and number keys: consist of character ter keys, and keys, number keys, special characspacebar. Spacebar is used for creating a space between characters. Embedded numeric keys: You enable the embedded numeric to use the embedded numeric Shift and ScrLk ic keys, you must Setup Utility.) keys again can press the combination of Shift and ScrLk keys to Lock indicator lights up and enables you keypad. Num keypad shown below. You can press the combination of keys.
Modifier and special function keys 3 4 5 2 1 76 1. Shift Hold Shift key: for the 2. Caps Lock key: key down and press another key to enter the upper case letter key. Press Caps key key. key to lock the keyboard in the upper case posiCaps Lock indicator lights up, you can press another Lock tion. When the in combination with Shift to enter the low er case letter for the Note You can Caps You lock the keyboard in the upper/lower case position by pressing Caps Lock key.
6. Shortcut gr am. 7. 40 menu (Shortcut key: menu Press Shortcut key works the menu same as Windows(R) key: Press Windows key Input/Output key to view shortcuts for the current pro- the right-clicking the to view the Start menu. mouse button).
3-2. Hot The the keys following Hot keys provide you with brightness of the computer display. Fn+F4: Force the computer to enter a shortcuts to operations, power-saving mode.
Caution Guidelines on using the touch Do not touch the touch age the touch pad. Do not remove the touch pad cover with pad sharp a or pointed object sheet of the touch pad as as doing doing so may so may dam- damage the pad. Do not pad with two fingers, correctly. Using the touch pad pad. use the touch not function the touch Do not exert too much pressure finger or wrist.
Double-click (Run) To double-click a button, quickly press and release the left button twice. You can also tap twice to get the same result. To launch an application, you can select and double-click the .exe file or the program icon. the touch pad Drag and drop drag an object, select and move the object by clicking sliding the finger across the touch pad without releasing To To drop You the object you can use drag and have drop just dragged, and holding release the left button.
ClickLock ClickLock enables you to select text or drag a file without mouse button or touch pad button. having to continuously hold down the Follow the instruction below to enable ClickLock. If ClickLock is enabled, you can hold mouse button or touch pad button for a moment and then release it, and still down the get the same effect as continuously holding down the button. You can drag an object with again to release the button and drop the object. ClickLock enabled and press 1.
Using the scroll up/down button built-in scroll up/down button. In a progr am window with a scroll and down the windows using the scroll up/down button. When you bar, you up scroll a window using the scroll up/down button, the pointer on the screen does not Your computer has a can move move.
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The system setup system setup provides size of the installed 4-1. Starting your computer's hardware configurations in CMOS RAM. The you with information, such as the size and type of your hard disk, saves memor y, date, and time. the system setup Booting the system using a star tup floppy disk. (Page 49) Setting a password. (Page 50) Changing or removing the password. (Page 53) Recovering the factor y default settings. (Page 55) Caution change the system setup arbitrarily.
1. Turn on the 48 computer. 2. When LG logo appears on 3. The BIOS Setup Utility window appears System Setup the screen, press F2. .
4-2. Booting with a bootable floppy To boot your system using a floppy disk, you the bootable CD from the CD-ROM drive. Follow the instructions below to set the 1. Open 2. Use the BIOS arrow keys Setup Utility and can floppy either change the boot order disk drive to the first use arrow to select Removable disk keys on or remove the boot order. to select Boot menu. Devices, and press Shift and + keys to move the item to the top of the list. 3. Press F10 to 4.
4-3. Setting a password If you want to protect the system setup from below to set a password. You can set a passw ord in the BIOS an unauthorized user, follow the instructions Setup Utility program. Caution If you forget the password, you cannot gain access to your system. Make sure you write down the password in a safe place only you can refer to in case you forget the password. Setting a supervisor password A password protects your computer from unauthoriz ed users.
3. If the following message appears enter password must be consisted of character imum length of 8. 4. If the , following message appears press , 5. Press F10 to 6. If the user the new a user password and then press Enter. A A~Zand numbers 0~9,and have the max- Enter. settings. following message appears, Setting A save a new select Yes and press Enter to restart the computer. password password is a secondary compared to a super visor passw ord.
Note A password gives limited access for changing Utility compared to a supervisor password. user the settings in the BIOS Setup 3. If the following message appears, enter a new password and press Enter. A password must be consisted of character A~Zand numbers 0~9, and have the maximum length of 8. 4. If the following message appears, press 5. Press F10 to 6. If the 52 save the new settings. following message appears, System Setup Enter.
4-4. Changing You must know the 1. Start the BIOS or removing password to Setup Utility , change the password or remove enter your it. password, To change the password, follow the instruction To remo ve the password, follow the instructions below. 2. Use arrow keys to select Security on and then press Enter. Setting menu, and select a a password. password you want to remove, and then press Enter. 3.
4. Press Enter without entering a password in the brackets next to Enter New Password and Confirm New Password. 5. If the following message appears, press 6. Press F10 to 7. If the 54 save the new settings. following message appears, System Setup Enter. select Yes and press Enter to restart the computer.
4-5. If Recovering the accidentally modifies factory default settings. a user the 1. Start the BIOS 2. Use arrow 3. If the keys factory default settings the system setup, follow the instr uction below to Setup Utility , and to select Load use arrow Setup following message appears, settings. keys recover to select Exit. Defaults and press Enter. , select Yes and press Enter to recover the factory default 4. Press F10 to save the new 5. If the settings.
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5-1. About the Software installation CD The Software installation CD enables you to install or restore device drivers and certain programs. Use this CD after you install Windows or if you experience frequent system errors. T he Software installation CD includes the drivers improves the functionality your computing environment. following device drivers. of your computer, and Intel(R) Chipset driver enables you to get the improves the functionality of the computer.
Agere Systems AC'97 Modem driver enables the modem to function correctly. Lucent Win Modem driver enables the modem to function Note: Wireless LAN, Agere are included only if you have cor rectly. Systems AC'97 Modem, and Lucent Win Modem drivers purchased and installed an optional LGE Mini-PCI Card in your system. Intel SpeedStep Technology Applet enables the computer to function more efficiently by changing the CPU clock according to the computing environment.
6-1. Using the optical drive Different model types provide different optical drives. (Some models have CD-ROM dr iand others have CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo dr ives) ves Inserting a 1. Turn on the CD computer, and press the eject button 2. Pull out the disk on the CD-ROM drive. tray from the CD-ROM dr ive. 3. Place the CD in the middle of the tray.
4. Push the tray into the CD-ROM dr ive. Note When you use the CD-ROM or CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, place your computer surface. The drive may not function correctly on an uneven surface. Your computer has a CD-ROM drive with the may rattle when you first insert a CD. Be careful not to scratch the surface of Do not clean Benzene or CD-ROM a or a speed CD-ROM or or faster; therefore, the drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM disk.
2. Lift the CD in the middle of the disk tray. Place the CD in its protective case. 3. Push the disk tray into the drive. Replacing 1. Click Safely the optical drive Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar. 2. Select the hardware you want to remove, and press Stop.
3. When the following screen appears, press OK. 4. When a message, Safe to Remove Hardware appears, and hold. 5. Pull out the device from the 62 Storage/Memory computer.
6. Insert and 6-2. push Playing Using the an new device until you hear can use You can play movie Player Windows(R) Media Player and make play various types of audio and video files. a Windows Media 1. Turn on the 2. Press the to copy of an audio CD, listen to the Internet radio broadcast, and listen to a music or watch a video on a web site. If you have a DVD play clips, dr ive, you can play a DVD. If you have Player to make your own music CD. Starting click.
3. Select the Windows Media Player and click OK. Windows Media Player the audio CD. starts ing (If you select another audio CD program, that program will CD instead of Windows Media Player) Starting Windows 1. Press Start -> Media All Player Programs -> playplay the 2 Accessories -> Entertainment -> Windows Media Player. 2. When Windows Media an 64 audio or Player opens, press video file you want to play.
6-3. Using the floppy disk drive Note : NZ2 model does not have a floppy built-in (NZ4 model only) disk drive. If your computer does not have a a replaceable floppy disk drive that fits into floppy disk drive, you can purchase the optical disk drive bay of your computer. Using A a floppy floppy disk disk drive does not store data on the drive. The actual data is stored in py disk, and the drive reads and writes the data on the floppy disk.
Using the floppy disk drive 1. Turn the pow er on. 2. Insert a floppy disk into the disk drive. Caution Insert a floppy disk with the label side facing up. Note If you insert a bootable floppy disk and turn the power on, you can boot with the floppy disk. If you inser t a floppy disk while Windows(R) is running, you can read and write data on the disk. 3. Press the 66 eject Storage/Memory button to remove the floppy disk.
6-4. Installing memory When you are using the computer, you may want to increase the memory capacity. About memory Your computer uses DDR(Double Data Module) with 200 pins. Rate) SDRAM SO-DIMM(Dual In-Line Memory Each memor y socket can support a memory module from 64MB to 512MB, and the maximum memory capacity of the computer is 1024MB. Before When installing memory static installing electricity Make sure you are or remo as it ving the memory modules, damage the modules.
Purchasing memory Be sure to buy the correct type of memory modules for your computer. Type: PC2100 (200 pin DDR SDRAM SO-DIMM) Speed: 266MHz (133MHz X2), 200MHz (100MHz X2) Size: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB Installing memory Main board configuration, memory socket, and memory module may look different in different models of computer. 1. Loosen the screw at the bottom of the computer, and remove the memory slot cover.
3. Push down the memory until you hear a click Note : Push down the memory until the latch firmly secures the memory on the socket. Attention Use only the memory module sold by LG. Using other memor y modules can dam- age your computer. 4. Close the cover and tighten the screw. 5. After the installation, reboot the computer. If you see an error message regarding memory capacity, click F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility and save the settings.
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Features Processor NZ2: Intel Mobile Pentium4 Processor-M (L2 cache: 512KB, Micro-FCPGA package: 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz) Intel Mobile Celeron Processor (L2 cache: 256KB, Micro-FCPGA package: 1.8GHz) NZ4: Intel Pentium4 Processor (L2 cache: 512KB, Micro-FC-PGA2 package: 2.4GHz) Note The CPU cannot be with a different CPU replac ed or upgraded by the depending on the model type. user.
External I/O Interfaces NZ2: External monitor connector 25-pin parallel connector PC Card slot Microphone jack Speaker/Headphone jack Audio Line-in jack IrDA port 3 Universal Serial Bus RJ11 telephone (USB) connectors connector RJ45 Ether net connector IEEE 1395 connector S-Video connector NZ4: External monitor connector 25-pin parallel connector 2 PC Card slots Microphone jack Speaker/Headphone jack Audio Line-in jack IrDA port 3 Universal Serial Bus RJ11 telephone (USB) connectors
XGA Display (1024X768) TFT LCD Note: The size of display is different depending on the model type. LAN Intel 82562 ET RJ45 Ether net connector Modem Ambit JO7M040.
Power AC specification Adaptor (Free Voltage) NZ2: Input: AC 100 240V, 1.6A, 50 Output: DC 18.5V, 3.5A, 65W ~ ~ 60Hz NZ4: Input: AC 100 240V, 1.5A, 50 Output: DC 18.5V, 4.9A, 90W ~ Note: Use the correct adaptor ~ 60Hz for your computer. Battery Pack(Li-Ion) DC 14.8V, 4400mAh Charging (8-cell) time Less than 3 hours with the power off in room temperature (9.6 40 degrees C/ 49.28 ~104degrees F) ~ Less than 16 hours with the power off in low temper ature (0 9.6 degrees C/ 32 49.
