Toshiba SATELLITE P500 User Manual

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User’s Manual

2-8

The Grand Tour

Web Camera LED

The Web Camera LED indicates whether the

web camera is working or not.

Web Camera

Use the web camera to take your picture or send

your image to web contacts.

Built-in microphone

The microphone is used with the Web Camera to

talk to other Web Camera users and to record

messages on windows media.

Wireless LAN

Antenna

The internal wireless LAN antenna allows you to

detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

and connect to the internet.

Speakers

The speakers emit sound generated by your

software as well as audio alarms, such as low

battery condition, generated by the system.

Touch Pad

Use the Touch Pad in the center of the palm rest

to control the on-screen pointer.

Fingerprint Sensor

Just by swiping the finger against the fingerprint

sensor, the following functions will be enabled:

Log-on to Windows and access a security-

enabled homepage through IE (Internet

Explorer) Files and folders can be encrypted/

decrypted and third party access to them

prevented. Disable the password-protected

screensaver when returning from power-saving

(Sleep) mode. System boot authentication and

Single Touch Boot feature. Authentication of the

User Password and Hard Disk Drive Password

when booting up the computer. Refer to the

Using the fingerprint sensor

section in Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

. (Provided with some models)

Touch Pad Control

Buttons

Use the Touch Pad Control Buttons to select

menu items or manipulate text and graphics

designated by the on-screen pointer. Refer to the

Using the Touch Pad

section in Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

.

Display Screen

The LCD displays high-contrast text and

graphics. Refer to Appendix B,

Display

Controller

. When the computer operates on the

AC adaptor, the display screen’s image will be

somewhat brighter than when it operates on

battery power. The lower brightness level is

intended to save battery power.

Power Button

Turns the computer on and off, puts it into

Hibernation Mode, and wakes it up from Sleep

Mode.

eco Button

Press this button to launch the eco application.
(Provided with some models)

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