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Easy-launch buttons

Located beside the keyboard are application buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are: Empowering Key, WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, TV (optional) and Acer Arcade.

Press to run the Acer Empowering Technology. Please see "Acer

Empowering Technology" on page 1. The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer Launch Manager.

See "Launch Manager" on page 38.

Icon

Function

Description

 

 

 

 

Empowering Technology

Launch Acer Empowering Technology.

 

 

(user-programmable)

 

 

 

 

Wireless communication

Enables/disables the wireless function. Indicates the

 

button/indicator

status of wireless LAN communication.

 

 

 

 

Web browser

Internet browser (user-Programmable)

 

 

 

 

Mail

Email application (user-Programmable)

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth

Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Indicates

 

communication button/

the status of Bluetooth communication.

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Acer Arcade

Launch Acer Arcade utility

 

 

 

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Acer 5220, 5520G manual Easy-launch buttons, See Launch Manager on Icon Function Description

5220, 5520G, 5520 specifications

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