User manual TOSHIBA QOSMIO F50

[. . . ] TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA OR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. [. . . ] For more information, refer to the online Help. Sample Media Center main window The Media Center main window is the central point for controlling all Media Center features. With a quick click of the mouse or using your remote control, you can: Watch or record TV programs Listen to music Display your digital photos Watch your own digital movies 184 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center Watch a DVD movie Change your Media Center Settings When enjoying the Media Center, use the icons on the Title Bar to return to the Media Center main screen, go back to the previous screen, or to display the Media Center's online help. Home screen Back Help Sample Title Bar Icons Use the Media Playback controls at the bottom of the screen to control your movies, music, and photo displays. Channel up and down Play Replay, Rewind (Previous) Stop Record Skip, Fast Forward (Next) Mute Volume up and down Media Playback controls Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 185 Navigating Media Center In the Media Center windows, a selected item, such as a folder, file, or menu item is outlined with a green border. To select items, use the arrow buttons on the remote control, and then the OK button to enter your selection. If you have media playing, such as music or a television program, it displays in an inset window in the lower left corner. To switch from watching your media in the inset window to watching it in full screen mode, use the arrows on the remote control to select it and then press OK. Using the Toshiba Qosmio Remote Control with Media Center You can use your remote control with Media Center to play CDs, DVDs, and videos; to view pictures; and to watch and record television programs. The remote control helps you navigate the Media Center windows on your screen, just as a cable TV remote control navigates cable TV options or controls the playback of a movie in a VCR or DVD player. Using the remote control, you can: Navigate and control all Media Center windows Control the video or live TV display Place the computer in and out of Stand By mode (for more information on Stand By mode, see "Using Stand By Mode" on page 113) The remote control can send a strong signal to the remote sensor from within a range of about 26 feet and from an angle of about 45 degrees. 186 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center Remote Control Buttons Overview Power Stop Record Rewind Replay Back Arrows Pause Play Forward Skip More OK Button Start Volume Control Channel/ Page Control Mute Recorded TV Guide DVD Menu Live TV Sample Remote Control Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 187 The remote control has the following buttons/functions: Power -- Turns the computer on and starts Windows if the computer is off or in Hibernation mode. If the computer is running Windows or Media Center, pressing Power turns off the computer. Stop -- Stops the media currently playing. Record -- Records the selected television program and stores it on your hard disk. Rewind -- Moves the media (video, DVD, music, and so on) backwards. When the computer is powered on, use this button to launch Media Center. Live TV launches Media Center into TV mode when the computer is powered off or in Hibernation mode. Use this mode to watch television, so long as a TV source is connected to the computer. When the computer is powered on, use this button to launch Media Center. DVD Menu launches Media Center in DVD Menu mode when the computer is turned off or in Hibernation mode. Use this mode to view the menu for the current DVD or CD. When the computer is powered on, use this button to launch Media Center. Media Playback Buttons These buttons allow you to play back picture slide shows, music files, playlists, music CDs, DVD movies, home videos, and live TV (so long as a TV source is connected to the computer) from within Media Center. Press Pause and then Forward repeatedly to play media frame by frame in slow motion. To continue slow motion, you must press the Forward button more than once. Press Play to play selected media. 190 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center Use Forward to move selected video or picture media forward. Press Forward up to three times to increase the fast forwarding speed. [. . . ] resolution--A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a printer, resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi). For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without turning the computer off. [. . . ]