Satellite User's Guide

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Finding Your Way Around
Front with the display open
Shortcut buttons
Shortcut buttons allow you to automatically launch a chosen
application. If your computer is off, you can press the shortcut
button to turn on the computer and launch the browser
automatically in one step.
The Internet button is a shortcut button that launches your
Internet Web browser.
The second shortcut button is user programmable button
available to launch custom applications.
The third shortcut button is user programmable button available
to launch custom applications.
System indicator panel
The AC power light glows green when the computer is connected
to an AC power source.
The on/off light glows green when the computer is on, or when
the computer is off and the CD/DVD/Media Player power switch
is used.
The battery light indicates the main battery’s current charge. It:
❖ Glows green when the battery is fully charged
❖ Glows amber while the battery is being charged
❖ Flashes amber when the charge reaches the critical battery
level, normally 2 percent.
❖ Does not glow if the external power source is disconnected or
if the battery is completely discharged
AC power light
Hard disk
Drive-in-use light
On/off light
Battery light
drive-access light