Quick Tour Of The Notebook; The Front Side Of The Notebook; Color Lcd Display Panel - NEC Versa 550 Series Service Manual

1-4 Technical Information

QUICK TOUR OF THE NOTEBOOK

Take a moment to become familiar with the location and function of controls, (the LCD
status panel, connectors, and ports), illustrated in this section. It is recommended to first go
through the NEC Versa User's Guide of the notebook for more added information on how
to operate its feature as well as proper installation.

The Front Side of the Notebook

The following figure shows front side features.
LCD Panel
Power Switch
Keyboard
Trackball

Color LCD Display Panel

Both the NEC Versa 500D1 and 500D2 have a built-in 9.4" passive matrix dual scan STN
(DSTN) color liquid crystal display (LCD) that you could adjust and tilt to your desired
viewing position. The LCD provides 640 x 480 pixels resolution at maximum 256 colors
and supports simultaneous display with an external VGA monitor. The NEC Versa 550D
provides a 10.4" DSTN color LCD that also supports 640 x 480 pixels resolution at maxi-
mum 256 colors and simultaneous display with the external monitor.
Figure Section 1-3 Front of the Notebook
Panel Release
Latch
Contrast Control
Brightness Control
Power Indicator
Status Panel