User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO A100 (PSAAC)

[. . . ] The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the Satellite SATELLITE PRO A100 (PSAAC)/2400 series Portable Personal Computers at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual. Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark and IBM PC, OS/2, and PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Celeron, Intel, Intel SpeedStep, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. [. . . ] The keys in the center of the keyboard with white letters make up the numeric keypad overlay. The overlay provides the same functions as the numeric keypad on the 101/102-key enhanced keyboard in figure 5-2. Turning on the overlays The numeric keypad overlay can be used for numeric data input or cursor and page control. THE KEYBOARD 5-7 User's Manual Arrow mode To turn on the Arrow mode, press Fn + F10 (Arrow mode indicator lights). Now try cursor and page control using the keys shown in figure 5-2. Press Fn + F10 again to turn off the overlay. Numeric mode To turn on the Numeric mode, press Fn + F11 (Numeric mode indicator lights). Now try numeric data entry using the keys in figure 5-2. Press Fn + F11 again to turn off the overlay. THE KEYBOARD Figure 5-2 The numeric keypad overlay (U. S. ) Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard without turning off the overlay: 5-8 Generating ASCII characters 1. All keys will operate as if the overlay were off. Type upper-case characters by holding down 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. Under any other conditions, the indicator does not light. No light Power indicator Check the Power indicator to determine the power status with the AC adaptor connected: Green Blinking orange Indicates power is being supplied to the computer and the computer is turned on. Indicates power is being supplied to the computer while the computer is in Standby mode. The indicator blinks on for one second and off for two seconds. Under any other conditions, the indicator does not light. No light Battery types The computer has two types of batteries: x x Battery pack Real Time Clock (RTC) battery 6-3 User's Manual POWER AND POWER-UP MODES Battery pack When the AC adaptor is not connected, the computer's main power source is a removable lithium ion battery pack, also referred to in this manual as the battery. You can purchase additional battery packs for extended use of the computer away from an AC power source. When its operation becomes short even when fully charged, replace it with a new one. The battery pack is a lithium ion battery, which can explode if not properly replaced, used, handled or disposed of. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. Use only batteries recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements. Do not remove the Battery Pack while the computer is in Standby mode. The computer could hang up the next time you turn it on and data in memory will be lost. [. . . ] Class B provides a more stringent classificaGlossary-11 restart tion for home equipment use. TOSHIBA portable computers comply with Class B computing device regulations. restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called `warm boot' or `soft reset'). To restart the computer, press Ctrl + Alt + Del while the computer is on. [. . . ]