User manual TOSHIBA PS100

[. . . ] PORTÉGÉ S100 TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ S100 Portable Personal Computer User's Manual User's Manual Copyright © 2005 by TOSHIBA Corporation. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. No patent liability is assumed, with respect to the use of the information contained herein. TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ S100 Portable Personal Computer User's Manual First edition May 2005 Copyright authority for music, movies, computer programs, data bases and other intellectual property covered by copyright laws belongs to the author or to the copyright owner. [. . . ] Now try cursor and page control using the keys shown in the figure below. Press Fn + F10 again to turn off the overlay. User's Manual 5-7 The Keyboard Numeric mode To turn on the Numeric mode, press Fn + F11. Now try numeric data entry using the keys in the figure below. Press Fn + F11 again to turn off the overlay. The numeric keypad overlay Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard without turning off the overlay: 1. All keys will operate as if the overlay were off. Type upper-case characters by holding Fn + Shift and pressing a character key. Release Fn to continue using the overlay. Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad overlay without turning it on: 1. Pressing Fn turns on the most recently used overlay. If the Numeric mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for numeric entry. If the Arrow mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for cursor and page control. Release Fn to return to normal keyboard operation. 5-8 User's Manual The Keyboard Temporarily changing modes If the computer is in Numeric mode, you can switch temporarily to Arrow mode by pressing a shift key. If the computer is in Arrow mode, you can switch temporarily to Numeric mode by pressing a shift key. Generating ASCII characters Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII codes. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code. Release Alt, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code. Release Alt + Fn, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen. User's Manual 5-9 The Keyboard 5-10 User's Manual PORTÉGÉ S100 Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes The computer's power resources include the AC adaptor, battery pack and internal batteries. This chapter gives details on making the most effective use of these resources including charging and changing batteries, tips for saving battery power, and power up modes. Power conditions The computer's operating capability and battery charge status are affected by the power conditions: whether an AC adaptor is connected, whether a battery pack is installed and what the charge level is for the battery. Table 6-1 Power conditions Power on AC adaptor connected Battery fully charged · Operates · LED: Battery green DC IN green · Operates · Quick Charge · LED: Battery orange DC IN green · Operates · No charge · LED: Battery off DC IN green Power off (no operation) · LED: Battery green DC IN green · Quick charge · LED: Battery orange DC IN green · No charge · LED: Battery off DC IN green Battery partially charged or no charge No battery installed User's Manual 6-1 Power and Power-Up Modes Table 6-1 Power conditions continued Power on AC adaptor not connected Battery charge is above low battery trigger point Battery charge is below low battery trigger point Battery charge is exhausted No battery installed · Operates · LED: Battery off DC IN off · Operates · LED: Battery flashes orange DC IN off Computer goes into resume mode shuts down · Cannot operate · LED: Battery off DC IN off Power off (no operation) Power indicators As shown in the above table, the Battery, DC IN and Power indicators on the system indicator alert you to the computer's operating capability and battery charge status. Battery indicators Check the Battery indicator to determine the status of the battery pack. The following indicator lights indicate the battery status: Flashing orange Orange Green No light The battery charge is low. The AC adaptor must be connected to recharge the battery. Indicates the AC adaptor is connected and charging the battery. Indicates the AC adaptor is connected and the battery is fully charged. [. . . ] You cannot access or change information stored in ROM. S SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface for connection of a variety of peripheral devices. SD card: Secure Digital cards are flash memory widely used in a variety of digital devices such as digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants. serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as two interconnecting wires to send bits one after another. serial interface: Refers to a type of information exchange that transmits information sequentially, one bit at a time. 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