IR Port

Outline of the A360

compartment comes with vertical sliding doors so you can directly insert the PC card. If you are using a Type III card, insert the Type III card into the top slot.

To remove the inserted PC card, slightly push the button found on the right side of the PC slot to release the eject button. Then push it again to release the PC card. The upper left button releases the card on the top slot while the lower right button releases the card on the bottom slot. When the PC card has moved out a space out of the slot, hold the edges of the card and slowly slide it out.

For full functionality of PC cards, always ask for the latest driver from your PCMCIA card dealer or download it from their Internet website.

For network PC cards, you need first to stop the device under the PC Card properties of Windows Control Panel. Otherwise, this may cause system hang or system fatal error.

IR Port

Wireless data transfer of files between your notebook computer and an IR-equipped device or notebook computer. You can also print to an IR-equipped printer without using cables. The SIR mode provides up to 115.2Kbps of data transfer rate.

Thumb-Wheel Volume Control

The notebook includes a thumb-wheel volume knob to easily adjust the volume level of the built-in speakers or the external earphone/headphone set.

Headphone Jack

This jack (1/8-inch mini-jack) allows you to connect an external headphone, earphone, or powered speakers for personal listening.

Turn the volume level down first before placing the earphone or headphone set into your ear. Then adjust the volume according to your listening level.

If you get noise feedback on the external speaker, try to lower down the volume knob on the speaker and adjust the volume using the notebook’s volume control buttons or the software.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack (1/8-inch mini-jack) allows you to connect an external microphone with 600-ohm dynamic in place of the built-in microphone of the notebook for monophonic sound recording directly into your notebook computer. The external microphone provides lesser recording noise compared to the built-in microphone of the notebook.

Plugging in an external microphone disables the internal microphone.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports

The USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port is a port with the symbol Thumb-Wheel Volume Control. This 4-pin slim port allows you to connect multiple USB devices through daisy chaining or through a USB hub and use them all simultaneously. The USB specification states it can support up to 127 USB devices running at

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FIC service manual Outline of the A360, IR Port, Thumb-Wheel Volume Control, Headphone Jack, Microphone Jack