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Getting Started

 

 

 

About the Indicator Lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicator

 

Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power 1

 

Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks in Standby mode, and turns off when the computer is in

 

 

 

Hibernate mode or off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery e

 

Illuminates when the computer is using battery power, blinks when the battery is running out of power, and double-

 

 

 

blinks when the battery is charging.

 

 

 

 

 

Memory Stick Pro/Duo

Illuminates when data is read from or written to the Memory Stick media. (Do not enter Standby mode or turn off the

 

 

 

computer when this indicator is on.) When the indicator is off, the Memory Stick media is not being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical disc drive

(VGN-A

Illuminates when data is read from or written to the optical disc. When the indicator is off, the optical disc is not being

 

used.

 

series only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mute % (VGN-A series only)

Illuminates when the volume is turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness 8 (VGN-A series only)

Illuminates when the screen is on maximum brightness intensity.

Hard disk

Illuminates when data is read from or written to the hard disk. Do not enter Standby mode or turn off the computer

when this indicator is on.

 

 

 

Num Lock

Press the Num LK key to activate the numeric keypad. Press it a second time to deactivate the numeric keypad. The

numeric keypad is not active when the indicator is off.

 

 

 

Caps Lock

Press the Caps Lock key to type letters in uppercase. Letters appear in lowercase if you press the Shift key while

the indicator is on. Press the key a second time to turn off the indicator. Normal typing resumes when the Caps Lock

 

 

indicator is off.

 

 

Scroll Lock

Press the Scroll Lock key to change how you scroll the display. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll Lock

indicator is off. The Scroll Lock key functions differently depending on the program you are using and does not work

 

 

with all programs.

 

 

Bluetooth

Illuminates when the WIRELESS switch is set to ON and Bluetooth technology is enabled.

 

 

WIRELESS LAN

Illuminates when the wireless LAN function is running.