User's Manual

The Versa is compact with features on every side. First, look at the front of the system.

Front Features

The Versa contains the following features.

Closed

Top Cover Latch (A)

- slide the latch to the right and raise the panel to open the notebook.

Mini-IEEE 1394 Port (B)

- use this ports to daisy chain up to 63 IEEE 1394-compliant (also known as

FireWire

or i-Link

) devices to your system. IEEE 1394 devices support Plug and Play connectivity

for transfer rates of up to 400 Mbits/s. This high-speed serial bus provides enhanced PC connectivity

for a wide range of devices, especially consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances and

storage peripherals. Refer to the corresponding

'Frequently Asked Questions'

and

'IEEE 1394

Devices'

sections for more information.

Line Out (C)

- lets you plug in stereo headphones or external speakers.

Microphone In (D)

- allows you to connect an external microphone for monophonic recording o

amplification through the unit.

Volume Control (E)

- allows you to control the speaker volume through the thumb wheel.

Activity LEDs (F)

- allow you to monitor the drives and wireless feature activity. From left to right:

Hard Disk/Optical Disc Drive Activity LED

- blinks green when the hard disk or optical disc drive

is active.

Floppy Disk Drive Activity LED

- blinks green when the floppy disk drive is active.

Wireless Status LED

- lights blue when the Wireless On/Off button is switched to On.

Note

: this LED exists only on notebooks that feature Wireless LAN capabilities.

Speakers (G)

- provide stereo sound for your multimedia presentations or listening pleasure. Refer to

the

Using Multimedia'

and

'Audio'

sections for more information.

round the Front of the System