Technical Information 1-5
Status Icons
The following list defines the status icons displayed in the system status bar.
Suspend — appears when the system is in Suspend mode. Suspend mode con-
serves system power by shutting down devices in the system while retaining data
and system status.
Power Management — shows the current power management mode in use, in-
cluding Off, Custom, High Performance or Longest Life.
Diskette or Versa Bay II SuperDisk
LS-120 drive — appears when the NEC
Versa writes data to or retrieves data from a diskette.
Hard Disk — shows when the NEC Versa writes data to or retrieves data from
the hard disk.
Caps Lock — appears when Caps Lock is in effect.
Scroll Lock — shows that Scroll Lock is in effect.
Num Lock — appears when Num Lock is in effect. Num Lock lets the user enter
numbers for calculations via the numeric keypad.
Battery Status — displays the total percentage of battery power available.
Battery 1 appears when you have the main battery installed in the battery bay.
Battery 2 appears when you have an optional battery installed in the
VersaBay II.
Keyboard
The built-in, 83-key keyboard (U.S.) or 79-key keyboard (UK and Germany) uses the stan-
dard QWERTY format. The keyboard provides 12 function keys and 7 cursor control keys,
with an Fn key for ROM-based key functions. The numeric keypad is embedded in the stan-
dard key layout.
