Front Panel View - Acer Aspire iDea 500 Series Service Manual

Front Panel View

No.
1 Power button
2 RF (radio frequency) receiver
3 Drive eject button
4 Multi writable DVD drive
5 IR (Infrared) receiver
6 Playback controls
7 VFD
(Vacuum Fluorescent display)
8 MCE (Media Center Edition)
navigation buttons
9 I/O ports cover release button
Chapter 1
Component Description
Press to power on or power off the system.
Receives radio frequency from wireless touchpad
keyboard.
Ejects the optical disk.
Use to access and record data on compact disks
(CDs) and digital video disks (DVDs)
Receives IR signals from the remote control.
Lets you conveniently play, record, pause, stop,
forward, rewind, skip, or replay a song, slide show,
movie or TV program.
Displays the current Media Center status, current
system date and time, or media title display.
• 8A: Press the Back button to return to the
previous view.
• 8B: Press the Left, Right, Up, or Down arrow
buttons to navigate through the Media Center
menu options.
• 8C: Press the OK button to access the Media
Center menu options and confirm your selection.
Press to open the I/O ports cover.
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