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