8Chapter 1

Your Acer Notebook tour

After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.

Front View

#Icon Item Description
1 Built-in camera 1.3 megapixel/310,000 pixel web camera
for video communication. (for selected
models)
2 Display screen Also called Lliquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
displays computer output.
3 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used
program.
4 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up
to show the status of the computer’s
functions and components.
5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
6 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands
when you use the computer.
7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
8 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons; the center
button serves as a 4-way scroll button.
9 Arcade/media/volume
buttons
For use with Acer Arcade and other media
playing programs (for selected models,
yet Aspire 3680/557/5580 do not have
Arcade/media/volume buttons).
10 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
11 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
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