User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1800-911

[. . . ] Copyrighted material can be reproduced only for personal use or use within the home. Any other use beyond that stipulated above (including conversion to digital format, alteration, transfer of copied material and distribution on a network) without the permission of the copyright owner is a violation of copyright or author's rights and is subject to civil damages or criminal action. Please comply with copyright laws in making any reproduction from this manual. Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the TOSHIBA Satellite A350/Satellite A350D series Portable Personal Computers at the time of this manual's production. [. . . ] Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your floppy diskettes. In view of this you should keep your floppy diskettes away from speakers, radios, televisions and other sources of magnetic fields. Sound system This section describes some of the audio control functions. Adjusting System Volume You can control the overall level of sound using Windows Volume Mixer. To launch Volume Mixer, follow the steps below. Locate the Speaker icon on the task tray. Right-click the Speaker icon on the task tray. Select Open Volume Mixer from the menu. User's Manual 4-27 Operating Basics Click the Device button to display available playback devices. Select Speakers to use the internal speakers for listening. Adjust speaker volume by moving the slider up or down to raise or lower the volume. Click the Mute button to mute the sound. You may see another control under Applications in Volume Mixer. It is the control for an application which is currently running. Noise Suppression reduces background noise and fan noise. Acoustic Echo Cancellation reduces feedback and feedback echo. Default Format You can change the sample rate and bit depth of sound. Dolby Sound Room® Dolby Sound Room provides stunning personal surround sound from any pair of speakers or headphones. Ideal when using surround sound speakers is not practical, Dolby Sound Room enables an enveloping entertainment experience. Dolby Sound Room technologies: Dolby Headphone - Personal surround sound using any set of headphones so that listeners feel like the action is happening all around them. Sound Space Expander - Widens the sound experience to "wrap" around the listener. Natural Bass - Extends the bass response of any speakers by up to an octave. To open the user interface of Dolby Sound Room, steps as detailed below: 1. Click the right button of a mouse on the speaker icon on the Windows Taskbar, and select Playback Devices in the sub menu. On the Playback tab, select Speakers, and click Properties. Click the Dolby tab. User's Manual 4-29 Operating Basics Using the web camera Some models are equipped with a Web Camera. Web Camera is a device that allows you to record video or take photographs with your computer. [. . . ] 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 restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called "warm boot", "soft reset" or "reboot"). A device that uses three input signals, each activating an electron gun for a primary additive color (red, green and blue) or port for using such a device. [. . . ]