Satellite A500/A500D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone

A built-in microphone allows you to import and

 

 

record sounds for your application - please refer

 

 

to the Sound system section in Chapter 4,

 

 

Operating Basics for more information. Some

 

 

models are equipped with a microphone.

 

 

 

 

Web Camera

The Web Camera is a device that allows you to

 

 

record video or take photographs with your

 

 

computer. You can use it for video chatting or

 

 

video conferences using a communication tool

 

 

such as Windows Live Messenger. Camera

 

 

Assistant Software will help you to add various

 

 

video effects to your video or photograph.

 

 

The web camera also Enables the transmission

 

 

of video and use of video chat via the internet

 

 

using specialized applications.

 

 

The effective pixel count for this web camera is

 

 

0.3 million or 1.0 million (0.3M maximum

 

 

photograph size: 640X480 pixels; 1.0M

 

 

maximum photograph size: 1280X800 pixels).

 

 

Please remove the protective plastic-film before

 

 

using the Web Camera.

 

 

Please refer to the Using the web camera section

 

 

in Chapter 4, Operating Basics. Some models

 

 

are equipped with a Web Camera.

 

 

 

 

Web Camera LED

The Web Camera LED glows when the Web

 

 

Camera is operating.

 

 

Please remove the protective plastic-film before

 

 

using the Web Camera.

 

 

 

 

LCD Sensor switch

This switch senses when the display panel is

 

 

either closed or opened and activates the Panel

 

 

Power Off/On feature as appropriate. For

 

 

example, when you close the display panel the

 

 

computer enters Hibernation Mode and shuts

 

 

itself down and then, when you next open the

 

 

display, the computer will automatically start up

 

 

and return you to the application you were

 

 

previously working on.

 

 

You can specify within the Power Options. To

 

 

access it, click Start ->Control Panel ->System

 

 

and Security ->Power Options.

 

 

 

Do not put any magnetic objects close to this switch as they may cause the computer to automatically enter Hibernation Mode and shut down even if the Panel Power Off feature is disabled.

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