No.

Icon

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 green when in AC

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

Click buttons

The left and right buttons function like the left and

 

 

 

 

(left, center* and

right mouse buttons.

 

 

 

 

right)

*The center button serves as Acer Bio-Protection

 

 

 

 

 

fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way

 

 

 

 

 

control function (only for certain models).

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

Microphone

Internal microphone for sound recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands when you

 

 

 

 

 

use the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

TouchPad toggle

Turns the internal TouchPad on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Acer MediaTouch

Touch sensitive controls for Acer Arcade, volume

 

 

 

 

 

(up/down) and media (play/pause, stop, previous,

 

 

 

 

 

next); with mute and hold keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

Acer PowerSmart

Puts your computer into power-saving mode.

 

 

 

 

key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

Speakers

Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

Screen blank

Turns the display screen backlight off to save

 

 

 

 

 

power. Press any key to return.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: 1The Power and Battery indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed

Closed Front View

No.

Icon

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

1

 

CIR receiver

Receives signals from a remote control.

 

 

 

 

6

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