2-2 User’s Manual
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
■ Turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionalities off when near a person who
may have a cardiac pacemaker implant or other medical electric
device. Radio waves may affect pacemaker or medical device
operation, possibly resulting in serious injury. Follow the instruction of
your medical device when using any Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionality.
■ Always turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionality if the computer is near
automatic control equipment or appliances such as automatic doors or
fire detectors. Radio waves can cause malfunction of such equipment,
possibly resulting in serious injury.
■ Do not use the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionalities near a microwave
oven or in areas subject to radio interference or magnetic fields.
Interference from a microwave oven or other source can disrupt Wi-Fi
or Bluetooth operation.
3 DC IN LED
The DC IN LED indicates the computer is connected to the AC adaptor
and it is plugged into an AC power source.
4Power LED
The Power indicator glows white when the computer is on. If you
select Sleep Mode from Turn Off Computer, this indicator flashes
orange (one second on, two seconds off) while the computer enters
Sleep Mode.
5 Battery LED
The Battery indicator shows the condition of the battery’s charge:
White indicates a full charge, orange indicates that the battery is
charging and flashing orange indicates a low battery charge.
Refer to Chapter 6, Power and Power-Up Modes.
6 Bridge Media Slot LED
Multiple Digital Media Card Slot LED lights up when the Multiple Digital
Media Card Slot is accessed.
(Provided with some models)
7 HDD/ODD/eSATA LED
The HDD/ODD/eSATA indicator glows while the computer is
accessing a hard disk drive, optical disk drive, or eSATA-equipped
device.