Acer Aspire 1551, Quick Manual

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Quick Guide
Your Aspire One tour
After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just
for starters section, let us show you around your new Acer
notebook.
Top view
# Icon Item Description
1 Acer Crystal Eye
webcam
Web camera for video communication
(configuration may vary by model).
2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
3 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
displays computer output (configuration
may vary by model).
4 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
5
Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
6 Power indicator
1
Indicates the computer's power status.
7
Battery indicator
1
Indicates the computer's battery status.
1. Charging: The light shows amber when
the battery is charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when
in AC mode.
8 Communication
indicator
1
Indicates the status of 3G/Wireless LAN
communication.
Blue light on Orange light on Not lit
3G on / WiFi on
3G on / WiFi off
3G off / WiFi on 3G off / WiFi off
9 Click buttons (left
and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons.
10 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
11 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands
when you use the computer.
12 HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
Num Lock Lights up when Num Lock is activated.
Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.
1. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed.
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