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Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators

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3. Getting Started Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators Above the Keyboard Above the Keyboard Email Internet Prog Prog Key Key Key 1 Key 2 Activity Number Capital Scroll Indicator Lock Lock Lock Front of Notebook PC Power Indicator Charge Indicator 1 A Email Launch Key Pressing this button will launch your Email application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC. Internet Launch Key Pressing this button will launch your Internet browser application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC. Programmable Launch Keys Pressing this button will launch your programmed software application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC. Activity Indicator Indicates that the Notebook PC is accessing one or more storage device(s) such as the floppy, hard disk, or CD/DVD drive. The light flashes proportional to the access time. Number Lock 1 Indicates that number lock [Num Lk] is activated when lighted. Number lock allows some of the keyboard letters to act as numbers for easier numeric data input. Capital Lock A Indicates that capital lock [Caps Lock] is activated when lighted. Capital lock allows some of the keyboard letters to type using capitalized letters (e.g. A, B, C). When the capital lock light is OFF, the typed letters will be in the lower case form (e.g. a,b,c). Scroll Lock Indicates that scroll lock [Scr Lk] is activated when lit. Scroll lock allows some of the keyboard letters to act as direction keys in order to allow easier navigation when only a part of the keyboard is required, such as for playing games. Power Indicator The green LED lights to indicate that the Notebook PC is turned ON and blink when the Notebook PC is in the Suspend-to-RAM (standby) mode. This LED is OFF when the Notebook PC is OFF or in the Suspend-to-Disk (hibernation) mode. Charge Indicator The charge indicator shows the status of the battery's power as follows: Constant Orange: Battery charging Blinking Orange: Battery power low LED Off: Battery fully charged or completely drained 31

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3. Getting Started
Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators
Power
Indicator
Charge
Indicator
Front of Notebook PC
Email Launch Key
Pressing this button will launch your Email application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing
this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.
Internet Launch Key
Pressing this button will launch your Internet browser application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while
pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.
Programmable Launch Keys
Pressing this button will launch your programmed software application. If your Notebook PC is OFF
while pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.
Activity Indicator
Indicates that the Notebook PC is accessing one or more storage device(s) such as the floppy, hard disk,
or CD/DVD drive. The light flashes proportional to the access time.
Number Lock
Indicates that number lock [Num Lk] is activated when lighted. Number lock allows some of the
key-
board letters to act as numbers for easier numeric data input.
Capital Lock
Indicates that capital lock [Caps Lock] is activated when lighted. Capital lock allows some of the
keyboard letters to type using capitalized letters (e.g. A, B, C). When the capital lock light is OFF, the
typed letters will be in the lower case form (e.g. a,b,c).
Scroll Lock
Indicates that scroll lock [Scr Lk] is activated when lit. Scroll lock allows some of the keyboard letters
to act as direction keys in order to allow easier navigation when only a part of the keyboard is required,
such as for playing games.
Power Indicator
The green LED lights to indicate that the Notebook PC is turned ON and blink when the Notebook PC
is in the Suspend-to-RAM (standby) mode. This LED is OFF when the Notebook PC is OFF or in the
Suspend-to-Disk (hibernation) mode.
Charge Indicator
The charge indicator shows the status of the battery’s power as follows:
Constant Orange:
Battery charging
Blinking Orange:
Battery power low
LED Off:
Battery fully charged or completely drained
1
A
Capital
Lock
Number
Lock
1
A
Scroll
Lock
Activity
Indicator
Above the Keyboard
Above the Keyboard
Email
Key
Internet
Key
Prog
Key 2
Prog
Key 1