NEC VERSA P, Service Manual

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Technical Information 1-3
Figure Section 1-3 Versa P Series (Rear View)
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The system integrates a built-in LCD. The LCD supports VESA Local (VL) bus video. The
LCD operates with the Chips & Technologies 65545A VGA controller. The controller sup-
ports Super VGA. For more information on the 65545A VGA controller, read the descrip-
tion provided in the Versa P Series Chip Set subsection.
The Versa P system features the following types of LCDs.
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TFT — thin-film transistor color LCD, 0.3mm dot pitch, 12-bit digital interface,
640 x 480 resolution, 64,000 colors.
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SVGA — TFT color LCD, 0.3mm dot pitch, 12-bit digital interface, 800 x 600
resolution, 256 out of 227,000 colors.
In addition, the CRT port on the system's rear panel allows the user to connect an optional
monochrome or color external display to the system. The computer supports the LCD and
external display simultaneously.
Power-saving features for controlling the LCD's backlighting include the ROM-based hot
key Fn F5, DOS BACKLITE.EXE utility, and Auto Setup power management settings. See
Section 2, Setup and Operation, for information on using these settings. In addition, the
automatic LCD status sense feature conserves the backlight. When the LCD is closed the
backlight shuts off, saving battery power.
Power
Connector
Port
Expansion Port
Headphones Port
Microphone Port
Printer Port
Serial Port
CRT Port
Keyboard/Mouse
Port
Line-In
Port