8-2 User’s Manual
Qosmio F50 Series
Front operation panel
This section describes the buttons of the front operation panel in Windows
mode.
Nine buttons are available for use: CD/DVD, Play/Pause, Stop, Previous,
Next, Mute, Illumination On/Off, Camera, DOLBY.
These buttons allow you to manage Audio/Video functions, run applications
and access utilities.
Figure 8-1 Front operation panel
Only touch the buttons with your fingers. Do not press the buttons too
strongly, or use a ballpoint pen or any other pointed object to touch the
buttons. Doing so may damage the panels.
CD/DVD button Touching this button will launch an application
program that allows you to watch a DVD or listen
to a CD.
Touching this button while the computer is on or
in Sleep Mode, will launch Media Center.
My Music is started when a music CD is inserted
in the optical disc drive and My Video is started
when a DVD video is in the drive.
If the application you wish to run is not selected
as the active window when these buttons are
touched, please switch to the application
manually. For example, by clicking the taskbar
item for the application window you wish to make
active.
Play/Pause button This button allows you to play/pause chapters or
tracks.
STOP button Touch this button to stop playing a track or
chapter.
Previous button Touch this button to move to the previous audio
track, DVD chapter or recorded data.
Next button Touch this button to move to the next audio track,
DVD chapter or recorded data.
Mute button Touching this button turns the sound on and off.
Illumination On/Off
button
Touch this button to switch the lighting of
indicators (e.g. Front operation panel, power
button, volume dial, etc).