5

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Icon

Item

Description

4

 

 

Power button

Turns the computer on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

HDD

Indicates when the hard disk drive is

 

 

 

 

active.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Num Lock

Lights up when Num Lock is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caps Lock

Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Keyboard

For entering data into your computer.

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands

 

 

 

 

when you use the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Power1

Indicates the computer's power status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery1

Indicates the computer's battery status.

 

 

 

 

1. Charging: The light shows amber when

 

 

 

 

the battery is charging.

 

 

 

 

2. Fully charged: The light shows blue

 

 

 

 

when in AC mode.

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Click buttons (left,

The left and right buttons function like

 

 

 

center* and right)

the left and right mouse buttons. *The

 

 

 

 

center button serves as Acer Bio-

 

 

 

 

Protection fingerprint reader supporting

 

 

 

 

Acer FingerNav 4-way control function

 

 

 

 

(only for certain models).

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Touchpad

Touch-sensitive pointing device which

 

 

 

 

functions like a computer mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Touchpad toggle

Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

12

+/-

Volume Up/

Increase system volume/decrease system

 

 

 

Volume Down

volume.

 

 

 

 

 

13

P

Programmable

User-programmable.

 

 

 

 

 

key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backup key

Launches Acer Backup Management for

 

 

 

 

three-step data backup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless LAN

Enables/disables the wireless LAN

 

 

 

communication

function. Indicates the status of wireless

 

 

 

button/indicator

LAN communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth

Enables/disables the Bluetooth function.

 

 

 

communication

Indicates the status of Bluetooth

 

 

 

button/indicator

communication. (only for certain models)

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 4240 Series, 4540 Series manual Hdd

4540 Series, 4240 Series specifications

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