User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 4100

[. . . ] TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("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, NETWORK SYSTEMS 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. [. . . ] To prevent this from occurring, close Windows Media Player before you select Standby or Hibernation mode. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 143 Sample Windows Media® Player screen The CD Player control panel works much like an ordinary compact disc player: To play the CD or to pause, click the Play/pause button on the CD Player control panel. Before putting on headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial down, and do not set the volume too high when using the headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing. Playing CDs using Auto-Run If you insert a CD into the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disk, try launching the CD manually. To do this, follow these steps: 1 Open the Start menu and select My Computer. 144 2 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features Double-click the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive icon. The disc drive will run the CD. If your disk does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disk. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows® Media Player and point it to play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disk. Creating a CD Depending on your computer's configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to: Play pre-recorded DVDs Play pre-recorded CDs Read and write data (depending on your system configuration) and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs. Copy protection technology included in certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing of the media. NOTE For details on how to use the software, please refer to the respective Online Help menus. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 145 Recording sounds You may record sounds as . wav files by connecting an external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack. DEFINITION: A . wav (pronounced "wave") file is a Windows® format for storing sound. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you record MP3 files, you will only be able to play them on a device capable of playing MP3 files. Using a microphone 1 2 Connect an external microphone to the computer. Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Positioning bar Record Stop Play Skip forward Skip backward Sample Sound Recorder screen 3 4 5 Click the Record button. When you have finished recording, click the Stop button. 146 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file as a waveform. NOTE You can only record 60 seconds at a time. 6 7 NOTE To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button. This is called "hot swapping. " Hot swapping precautions Although you can insert a PC Card at any time, remember not to remove a card while it is in use. Otherwise, you could lose valuable information. For example: Do not remove a hard disk card while the system is accessing it. Do not remove a network card while you are connected to a network. Do not remove a SCSI card while any of the SCSI devices connected to it are operating. Before removing a PC Card, stop it by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System tray. After the PC Card is stopped, it is safe to remove. Setting up a PC Card for your computer Some PC Cards are ready to use as soon as you install them. Others, such as hard disk cards, network cards, and SCSI adapters, may need to be set up to work with your computer. To set up your PC Card, refer to the documentation that came with the card or refer to your operating system manual or online help. 150 Exploring Your Computer's Features Inserting and removing an ExpressCardTM Inserting and removing an ExpressCardTM Your Tecra® A4 Series computer comes with one ExpressCardTM slot. Inserting an ExpressCard NOTE Use caution when lifting or turning your computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to components, such as cables, attached to your computer, or to the computer itself. Before you insert an ExpressCard, refer to the documentation that comes with the card to see if you need to do anything before you insert it. To insert an ExpressCard: 1 Turn off the computer. Stop the ExpressCard by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System tray. [. . . ] A diskette is one example of a removable disk. Glossary 267 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. [. . . ]