Front Panel Overview

7 Muting button

Mutes the current sound output.

8 Power button and indicator light

Turns the computer on and off. The indicator light is blue when the computer is on and amber when the computer is in Stand by mode.

9 PC Card slot

A PC card (also called a PCMCIA card) can be installed using this slot, to increase the functions of your system.

10 Headphone jack Connection for headphones.

11 Microphone jack Connection for a microphone.

12 i.LINK 4-pin port (IEEE1394) Connection for a compatible digital device.

13 DVD-RW eject button

Ejects a disc from the DVD-RW drive.

14 MiniDisc media eject button

Ejects a MiniDisc media from the MiniDisc drive.

15 Previous/Rewind button

Skips to the previous track on the current playback of a DVD, CD or MiniDisc media.

16 Next/Fast Forward button

Skips to the next track on the current playback of a DVD, CD or MiniDisc media.

17 Function button

Selects the operation mode of the computer.

18 Display button

Selects the display mode on the LCD display screen.

19 Volume control buttons Increases or decreases the volume.

20 MagicGate™ Memory Stick® media slot Reads and writes data to and from a Memory Stick media.

21 MagicGate Memory Stick media access indicator light

The indicator light is amber when the Memory Stick media slot is in use.

22 Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Connection for a compatible USB device.

For your convenience, your computer includes USB and i.LINK ports and jacks on both the front and back panels. (The 4-pin i.LINK port is located on the front panel and the 6-pin i.LINK port is located on the back.)

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Sony PCV-MXS10 Muting button, Power button and indicator light, PC Card slot, DVD-RW eject button, Previous/Rewind button