User manual TOSHIBA QOSMIO F20 (PQF20)

[. . . ] 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 DVDs, Next moves to the next chapter. For music, Previous moves to the previous track. For DVDs, Previous moves to the previous chapter. Use Previous to move backward in the selected media. Using the QosmioPlayer Remote Control To begin using your remote control: 1 Point the remote control at the remote sensor. The remote sensor is located on the front of your computer. Make sure there is nothing blocking the path between your remote control and the remote sensor. If your computer is powered on, turn it off or place it in Hibernation mode. Perform one of the following steps: 2 3 To watch television, press the Live TV button to start QosmioPlayer in TV mode. 168 Exploring Your Options Installing the QosmioPlayer Recovery media To play a DVD/CD, press the DVD Menu button to start QosmioPlayer in DVD mode. Once QosmioPlayer starts, you can use the Live TV and DVD Menu buttons to switch between TV and DVD modes. NOTE Installing the QosmioPlayer Recovery media To recover or repair QosmioPlayer on a computer that has the application installed: 1 2 3 Insert the QosmioPlayer Recovery media into the drive, close the drive tray, and restart your computer from the CD. Press the 1 key on the computer's keyboard to recover to the initial configuration. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery. Chapter 5 Getting to Know the ® Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 This section introduces you to the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, a complete multimedia center where you can play your entire library of audio, video, and picture media on your computer, using either your computer's keyboard, mouse, or the remote control. With the Media Center, you can: Watch TV or a DVD movie. Connect two coaxial cables to the splitter outputs. Connect one of the coaxial cables to the VCR/DVD player input, and the other end to coaxial adaptor cable (included with your computer). Connect the adaptor cable to the Antenna In port on the back of the computer. To connect your computer to a TV, you need an S-video cable (not included with your computer or system). 2 3 NOTE Connecting a VCR/DVD player or Set-Top Box to the Computer There are three different ways you can connect a VCR/DVD player or Set-Top box to the computer: Connect the AV Composite cable (not included) from the VCR/DVD player or Set-top box to the Composite Video/Audio Adaptor cable (included with your computer). Connect the adaptor cable to the RGB (monitor) port on the back of the computer. Connect a coaxial cable from the VCR/DVD player or Set-top box to the coaxial adaptor cable (included with your computer). Connect the adaptor cable to the Antenna In port on the back of the computer. For those VCR/DVD players or Set-top boxes that support S-video out, connect an S-video cable from the Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Media Center Setup 173 VCR/DVD player or Set-top box to the S-video in port on the back of the computer. Existing setup Wall Cable Set-top box/ satellite In Coaxial cable Add the notebook with a splitter Wall Cable Set-top box/ satellite In Remote sensor IR receiver Set-top box/ satellite Out Set-top box/ satellite Out Splitter In Coaxial cable Splitter Out Coaxial cable Remote sensor control cable Coaxial antenna in on back of computer VCR/DVD Player In VCR/DVD Player In VCR/DVD Player Out TV In Coaxial cable VCR/DVD Player Out TV In Sample wall-to-VCR/DVD player-to-TV setup Connecting the External Remote Sensor The external IR remote sensor is a small device that connects to the computer and allows the remote control to work with the Media Center programs. If you have a cable TV Set-top box, satellite, or other Set-top box that controls your TV signal, connect the remote sensor control cable to the remote sensor and position the end of it over the remote receiver on your cable box. 1 Connect the IR receiver cable USB connector to an available USB port on your computer. 174 2 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Starting the Media Center Connect the IR remote sensor cable (small 3. 5 mm) connector to one of the ports on the IR receiver. Sample IR receiver with cables attached 3 Position the end of the IR receiver cable over the remote IR receiver window on your cable TV Set-top box or VCR/DVD player. Peel off the adhesive backing on the IR remote sensor and mount the sensor within 5 inches of the Set-top box or VCR/DVD player. [. . . ] A diskette is one example of a removable disk. 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. [. . . ]