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SETUP GUIDE
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Your Studio Hybrid was designed with the environment in mind. Learn more at www.dell.com/hybrid.
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Studio Hybrid SETUP GUIDE Model DCSEA
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows operating systems are not applicable. __________________ Informat
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Contents Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid . . . . . . . . . . .5 Changing the Sleeve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5 Install the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Connect the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wireless Mouse or Keyboard Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System Recovery Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Basic Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Macrovision Product Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 38 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Getting Help
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid This section provides information about setting Install the Stand up your Studio Hybrid 140g and connecting You have the option of setting up your computer peripherals. either in a vertical or horizontal position. Before Setting Up Your Computer When positioning your computer, ensure that you allow easy access to a power source, adequate ventilation, and a level surface to place your computer. Restricting airflow around your Studio Hybrid may cause it to o
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Vertical Position Horizontal Position To set up your computer in a vertical position, To set up your computer in a horizontal position: align the securing tabs on the stand with the 1. If the stand has been installed in the vertical slots on the computer. Lower the computer onto position, gently lift the computer away from the stand until the tabs have fully inserted into the stand while holding the stand down on a the slots. level surface. 2. Turn the stand
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid 3. Separate the two ends of the stand. 5. Align the securing tabs on the stand with the slots on the computer and lower the computer onto the stand until the securing tabs are inserted into the slots. 4. Turn the stand over and align the stabilizer bar with the securing slots on the stand. 7
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Connect the Display Your computer uses one of two different connectors for the display. The HDMI connector is a high performance digital connector that carries both video and audio signals for displays such as TVs and monitors with integrated DVI speakers. The DVI connector is also a high performance digital connector, but it does not carry an audio signal. This connector can be used for displays such as monitors and projectors that do not have speakers.
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Connect Using the DVI Connector Connect the display using a DVI cable (which usually has white connectors at both ends). If your display already has a VGA cable (with blue connectors at both ends) connected to your display, disconnect the VGA cable and use a DVI cable. Connect Using an HDMI Connector If your display only has a VGA connector, use Connect the display using an HDMI cable. a VGA cable with the VGA‑to‑DVI adapter (not included with your computer)
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Set Up the Keyboard and Mouse Wireless Keyboard and Mouse If your computer was purchased with a wireless keyboard and mouse: 1. Insert the batteries in the wireless keyboard and mouse. NOTE: The keyboard and mouse turn on automatically after the batteries are 2. Press any key on the keyboard and click the inserted. mouse after your computer starts up. USB Keyboard and Mouse If your computer was not purchased with a wireless keyboard and mouse, use the USB co
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Use only an Ethernet cable (RJ ‑ 45 connector). Connect the Network Cable Do not plug a telephone cable (RJ‑11 connector) (Optional) into the network connector. A network connection is not required to complete this computer setup, but if you have an existing network or Internet connection that uses a cable connection (such as a home cable To attach your computer to a network or modem, or Ethernet jack), you can connect broadband device, connect one end of
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Connect the Power Cables for Attach the Cable Clip (Optional) Organize your computer cables by fixing the clip Your Display and Computer over the cables. 12
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid NOTICE: Do not interrupt the operating Press the Power Buttons on Your system’s setup process. Doing so may Computer and Display render your computer unusable. Connect to the Internet (Optional) NOTE: ISPs and ISP offerings vary by country. To connect to the Internet, you need an external modem or network connection and an Internet service provider (ISP). Your ISP will offer one or more of the following Internet connection options: ® • DSL connections that
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid • Satellite modem connections that provide Setting Up a Wired Internet Connection high‑speed Internet access through a If you are using a dial‑up connection, connect satellite television system. the telephone line to the external USB modem • Dial‑ up connections that provide Internet (optional) and to the telephone wall jack before access through a telephone line. Dial‑up you set up your Internet connection. If you connections are considerably slower are using
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Setting Up Your Studio Hybrid Setting Up Your Internet Connection 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. To set up an Internet connection with a provided ISP desktop shortcut: 2. Click Start → Control Panel. 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any 3. Under Network and Internet, click Connect open programs. to the Internet. ® 2. Double‑click the ISP icon on the Microsoft The Connect to the Internet window appears. ® Windows desktop. 4. Click either Broadband (P
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Using Your Studio Hybrid Your Studio Hybrid 140g has indicators, buttons, 1 and features that provide information at‑ a‑ glance and time‑ saving shortcuts for common tasks. 2 3 Front View Features 1 Power button and light — Turns the power on or off when pressed. The light 4 8 in the center of this button indicates the power state: • Blinking white — the computer is in 7 sleep state. • Solid white — the computer is in 6 power‑on state. • Blinking amber — there may be a problem with the s
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Using Your Studio Hybrid 6 Headphone connector — Connects 2 Hard drive activity light — Turns on to headphones. For audio to a powered when the computer reads or writes data. A speaker or sound system, use the audio flashing light indicates hard drive activity. out or S/PDIF connector on the back. NOTICE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the hard 7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) — Connects drive activity light is flashing. USB devices that are connected occasionally,
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Using Your Studio Hybrid Back View Features 1 1 Wireless sync button — A wireless connection can be established between your keyboard and mouse and your computer. Press the sync button on the back of your computer, then press the sync button on the device that you wish to use. 12 2 2 Power connector — Connects 11 3 10 your computer to the AC adapter. 9 8 3 Network connector and light — 4 Connects your computer to a network 7 or broadband device. The network activity light flashes when
