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First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the setup poster helps you get started with setting up your computer.
Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook. Top view Icon Item Description Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (configuration may vary by model).
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Icon Item Description Power button / Turns the computer on and off. Indicates indicator the computer's power status. Keyboard For entering data into your computer. Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Click buttons (left The left and right buttons function like and right) the left and right mouse buttons.
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Hotkey Icon Function Description <Fn> + <F6> Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return. <Fn> + <F7> Touchpad Turns the internal touchpad on and toggle off. <Fn> + <F8> Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
Closed front view Icon Item Description Multi-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD). Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any time. Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status. Battery indicator Indicates the computer's battery status.
Left view Icon Item Description Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. Note: Wrap the computer security lock cable around an immovable object such as a table or handle of a locked drawer. Insert the lock into the notch and turn the key to secure the lock.
Right view Icon Item Description Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is indicator active. Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button Emergency eject Ejects the optical drive tray when the hole computer is turned off.
Base view Icon Item Description Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. Communication Houses the computer’s communication module bay module (configuration may vary by model). Memory Houses the computer's main memory. compartment Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws).