CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook

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Microphone jack

LCD panel release latch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless network switch

 

 

Speaker

 

Power indicator

 

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery charge indicator

Headphone jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

Icon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD panel release

 

Slide to open the LCD panel.

latch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone jack

 

Plug a microphone into this jack. The built-in

 

 

 

microphone (see “Keyboard area” on page 11)

 

 

 

is turned off while an external microphone is

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers

 

Provide audio output when headphones or

 

 

 

amplified speakers are not plugged in.

Power indicator

 

LED on - Notebook is on.

 

 

 

LED blinking - Notebook is in Standby mode.

 

 

 

LED off - Notebook is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery charge indicator

LED blue - Battery is fully charged.

LED purple - Battery is charging.

LED blinking red - Battery charge is very low.

LED solid red - Battery is malfunctioning. Important: This LED only lights up when your notebook is connected to AC power or the battery charge is very low.

Wireless network

Turn the optional IEEE 802.11 wireless network

switch

radio and optional Bluetooth radio on or off. For

 

more information, see “Wireless Networking” in

 

your online User Guide.

 

Warning: Radio frequency wireless

 

communication can interfere with equipment

 

on commercial aircraft. Current aviation

 

regulations require wireless devices to be

 

turned off while traveling in an airplane.

 

IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth communication

 

devices are examples of devices that provide

 

wireless communication.

 

 

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