User manual TOSHIBA TECRA 8100

[. . . ] Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright 2002 All rights are reserved Notices i Important Safety Information Safety Instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of information technology equipment. However, to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that the safety instructions marked on the product and in the documentation are followed. Always follow these instructions to help guard against personal injury and damage to your system. i Setting Up your System · Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use. · Do not use this product near water or a heat source such as a radiator. [. . . ] Select the card currently in use, and click the Stop button. The eject button for the card slot operates in two steps, therefore to remove a PC Card: Eject button 3. Push the eject button once to pop it outward then push the eject button again to eject the card. Pull the card out of the PC Card slot. Working with PCMCIA (PC) Cards 39 Multimedia Functions/Equipment Media Player You can play video and audio CD files with the Windows Media Player, as well as watching TV, video and listening to the radio through internet. The on-board audio hardware and software of your computer enable the computer to play audio/video compact discs. The instructions to play a video CD-ROM are the same as the instructions for the audio CD below. If you wish to do so, you can attach external speakers to the Headphone jack. Playing a Audio/Multimedia CD To play an CD follow the instructions below: 1. Insert a compact disc into your CD-ROM drive. Press the button on the CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM device. Carefully push the tray in to close the drive tray. The Windows Media Player button appears on the taskbar if not already there, and the music begins to play. Use <Fn+F7> to decrease the volume or <Fn+F8> to increase the volume. Using the Volume Control Icon Double-Click icon in the active program tray. You can pop up a simple volume slider by a single click icon. IEEE 1394 Connections There are two 1394 connections on your system. There is a 6 pin connection on the left side of the Notebook and a 4 pin connection on the back of the docking station. The IEEE 1394 is a very fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps (400 million bits per second). A single 1394 port can be used to connect up to 63 external devices. In addition to its high speed, 1394 also supports isochronous data -- delivering data at a guaranteed rate. This makes it ideal for devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time, such as video devices. Like USB, 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging, and the six pin also provides power to peripheral devices. Movie Maker You can edit audio and video data using this Movie Maker that is included with Windows XP. It is also possible to make a slide show with each frame or picture. To start the program: Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Movie Maker. Please refer to the on-line help manual to operate the Windows Movie Maker. 44 Users Manual Using the Battery Your computer uses a smart rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack for power when the AC adapter is not attached to an electrical outlet. The smart battery gives a accurate measurement of the current battery capacity which helps extend operating time by enabling effective power management in operating systems that take advantage of the accurate information supplied by the battery. Charging the Battery Your computer's battery starts charging automatically when you connect the power to the computer and to an electrical outlet. [. . . ] PC slot The PC slot is the hardware slot in the computer where the PC Card is placed. Pixel A pixel is an individual dot in a graphic displayed on your computer. The pixels are so close together that they look as though they are connected. An LCD screen displays thousands or millions of pixels. [. . . ]