Toshiba Portege Z10t-A PT132C-001001 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 61

Generating ASCII characters, Battery, Battery types

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Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) While using the normal keyboard function, you can temporarily use the keypad overlay without having to turn it on: 1. Hold down FN key and the keyboard will turn on the most recently used overlay function. 2. Release FN key to return to normal keyboard operation. Temporarily changing modes If the computer is in Numeric Mode, you can switch temporarily to Arrow Mode by pressing a SHIFT key, while if it is in Arrow Mode, you can switch temporarily to Numeric Mode by also pressing a SHIFT key. Generating ASCII characters Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard operation, but you are able to generate these characters using their specific ASCII codes. 1. Hold down ALT with the overlay on or ALT + FN with overlay off. 2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code of the character you require. 3. Release ALT or ALT + FN - the ASCII character will appear on the display screen. Battery This section explains battery types, use, recharging methods and handling. Battery types The computer has different types of batteries. Battery pack When the AC adaptor is not connected, the computer's main power source is this lithium ion battery pack, also referred to in this manual as the main battery. Real Time Clock (RTC) battery The Real Time Clock (RTC) battery provides power for the internal real time clock and calendar function and also maintains the system configuration while the computer is turned off. If the RTC battery becomes completely discharged, the system will lose this information and the real time clock and calendar will stop working. You can change the Real Time Clock settings in the BIOS setup utility. Please refer to TOSHIBA Setup Utility section for further information. User's Manual 4-14

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Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)
While using the normal keyboard function, you can temporarily use the
keypad overlay without having to turn it on:
1.
Hold down
FN
key and the keyboard will turn on the most recently
used overlay function.
2.
Release
FN
key to return to normal keyboard operation.
Temporarily changing modes
If the computer is in
Numeric Mode
, you can switch temporarily to
Arrow
Mode
by pressing a
SHIFT
key, while if it is in
Arrow Mode
, you can
switch temporarily to
Numeric Mode
by also pressing a
SHIFT
key.
Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation, but you are able to generate these characters using their
specific ASCII codes.
1.
Hold down
ALT
with the overlay on or
ALT
+
FN
with overlay off.
2.
Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code of the character you
require.
3.
Release
ALT
or
ALT
+
FN
- the ASCII character will appear on the
display screen.
Battery
This section explains battery types, use, recharging methods and handling.
Battery types
The computer has different types of batteries.
Battery pack
When the AC adaptor is not connected, the computer's main power source
is this lithium ion battery pack, also referred to in this manual as the main
battery.
Real Time Clock (RTC) battery
The Real Time Clock (RTC) battery provides power for the internal real
time clock and calendar function and also maintains the system
configuration while the computer is turned off. If the RTC battery becomes
completely discharged, the system will lose this information and the real
time clock and calendar will stop working.
You can change the Real Time Clock settings in the BIOS setup utility.
Please refer to
TOSHIBA Setup Utility
section for further information.
User's Manual
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