About The Indicator Lights - Sony VGN-NS20E/P User Manual

About the Indicator Lights

Your computer is equipped with the following indicator lights:
Indicator
Power 1
Charge
Built-in MOTION EYE camera
Memory Stick
SD memory card
Optical disc drive
Hard disk drive/Optical disc drive
Num lock
Caps lock
Scroll lock
Functions
Illuminates in green when the computer is on, blinks slowly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and
turns off when the computer is off or in Hibernate mode.
Illuminates while the battery pack is charging. See Charging the Battery Pack
Illuminates while the built-in MOTION EYE camera is in use.
Illuminates when data is read from or written to the Memory Stick in the Memory Stick slot. (Do not place the
computer into Sleep mode or turn it off when this indicator is lit.) When the indicator is unlit, the Memory Stick
is not in use.
Illuminates when data is read from or written to the card in the SD memory card slot. (Do not place the computer
into Sleep mode or turn it off when this indicator is lit.) When the indicator is unlit, the memory card is not in use.
Illuminates while the drive is reading or writing data. When the indicator is unlit, the optical disc media is not in
use.
Illuminates while the drive is reading or writing data. Do not place the computer into Sleep mode or turn it off
when this indicator is lit.
Press the Num Lk key to activate the numeric keypad. Press it a second time to deactivate the numeric keypad.
The numeric keypad is not active when the indicator is unlit.
Press the Caps Lock key to type letters in uppercase. Letters appear in lowercase if you press the Shift key
while the indicator is lit. Press the key a second time to turn off the indicator. Normal typing resumes when the
Caps lock indicator is unlit.
Press the Scr Lk key to change how you scroll the display. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll lock
indicator is unlit. The Scr Lk key functions differently depending on the program you are using and does not
work with all programs.
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Getting Started
(page 26) for more information.