Outlook view, Front view – Acer 420 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.
Front View
#
Icon
Item
Description
1
Display screen
Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),
displays computer output.
2
Power Button
Turns on the computer power.
3
Speakers
Outputs sound.
4
Keyboard
Inputs data into your computer
5
Touchpad
Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
6
Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons; the center
button serves as a 4-way scroll button.
7
Audio DJ controls
Button and indicators for the Audio DJ
function.
8
Optical drive
Houses an optical drive module (CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM or DVD/CD-RW combo drive).
9
Optical drive indicator
Lights up when the optical drive is active.
10
Emergency eject slot
Ejects the drive tray when the computer is
turned off.
11
Eject button
Eject the drive tray.
12
Infrared port
Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,
infrared PDA, IR-aware computer).
13
Wireless networking
button
Enables or disables the wireless
networking feature.
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