Toshiba SATELLITE A500 - Manual (Page 46)

2-4 User’s Manual
Satellite A500/A500D
Keep foreign metal objects, such as screws, staples and paper clips,
out of the ExpressCard slot. Foreign metal objects can create a short
circuit, which can cause damage and fire, possibly resulting in serious
injury.
eSATA/USB combo
port This Universal Serial Bus port, which complies to
the USB 2.0 standard, is provided on the left hand
side of the computer. The ports with the icon ( )
has USB Sleep-and-Charge function. This port
has eSATA (External Serial ATA) function.
Headphone (S/PDIF)
jack A 3.5 mm mini headphone jack that lets you
connect digital speakers or a stereo headphone
(16 ohm minimum). When you connect digital
speakers or headphones, the internal speaker is
automatically disabled.
This jack can be used also as S/PDIF jack and
enables connection of an optical digital
correspondence apparatus.
Microphone jack A 3.5 mm mini microphone jack enables
connection of a three-conductor mini jack for
monaural microphone input, and connection of a
stereo device for audio input.