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User’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Macrovision License of Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

FCC information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

EU Conformity Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

VCCI Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Important Safety Information for Computers with TV tuner. . . . . . . . . v

Canadian regulatory information (Canada only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Modem warning notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Japan regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Instructions for IC CS-03 certified equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Following information is only for EU-member states: . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Optical disc drive standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

International precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Preface

Manual contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

General Precautions

Provide adequate ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix

Creating a computer-friendly environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix

Stress injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx

Heat injury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx

Pressure or impact damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx

ExpressCard overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx

Mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi

Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi

Chapter 1

Introduction

Equipment checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Section	Page
Copyright	2
Disclaimer	2
Trademarks	2
Macrovision License of Notice	3
FCC information	3
EU Conformity Statement	4
VCCI Class B Information	5
Important Safety Information for Computers with TV tuner	5
Canadian regulatory information (Canada only)	5
Modem warning notice	5
Japan regulations	6
Instructions for IC CS-03 certified equipment	9
Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand	10
Following information is only for EU-member states:	13
Optical disc drive standards	14
International precautions	20
Table of Contents	22
Preface	26
Manual contents	26
Conventions	27
General Precautions	29
Provide adequate ventilation	29
Creating a computer-friendly environment	29
Stress injury	30
Heat injury	30
Pressure or impact damage	30
ExpressCard overheating	30
Mobile phones	31
Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort	31
Chapter 1	32
Introduction	32
Equipment checklist	32
Features	34
Special features	45
TOSHIBA Value Added Package	48
Utilities and Applications	49
Options	53
Chapter 2	54
The Grand Tour	54
Front with the display closed	54
Left side	56
Right side	59
Underside	61
Front with the display open	63
Function buttons	67
System indicators	68
Optical disc drives	70
Remote Controller	74
Using the Remote Controller	80
Installing/Removing batteries	82
AC adaptor	87
Chapter 3	88
Getting Started	88
Connecting the AC adaptor	89
Opening the display	92
Turning on the power	94
Starting up for the first time	94
Turning off the power	95
Restarting the computer	99
System Recovery Options	99
Chapter 4	103
Operating Basics	103
Using the Touch Pad	103
Using the Fingerprint Sensor	105
Using the TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge function	112
Using optical disk drives	114
Function buttons	121
Writing CD/DVD/BD on DVD Super Multi drives or BD Writer drives or BD Combo drives	121
Media care	135
Sound system	137
Using the web camera	139
Using TOSHIBA Web Camera Application	140
Using TOSHIBA Face Recognition	141
Modem	145
TV Tuner	148
Wireless communications	149
LAN	153
Cleaning the computer	155
Moving the computer	156
Heat dispersal	156
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection	157
Chapter 5	159
The Keyboard	159
Typewriter keys	159
Function keys: F1 … F12	160
Soft keys: FN key combinations	160
Hot keys	161
Windows special keys	163
Touchpad Enable/Disable Button	163
Generating ASCII characters	163
Chapter 6	164
Power and Power-up Modes	164
Power conditions	164
Power indicators	165
Battery types	166
Care and use of the battery pack	168
Replacing the battery pack	172
TOSHIBA Password Utility	174
Power-up modes	175
Chapter 7	177
HW Setup and Passwords	177
HW Setup	177
Accessing HW Setup	177
HW Setup Window	177
Chapter 8	182
Optional Devices	182
ExpressCard	183
Bridge media slot	185
Additional memory module	187
Battery Packs	190
Universal AC Adaptor	190
Battery Charger	190
USB floppy diskette drive	191
eSATA (External Serial ATA)	193
External monitor	194
Television via HDMI	196
Security lock	200
Chapter 9	201
Troubleshooting	201
Problem solving process	201
Hardware and system checklist	203
TOSHIBA support	228
Chapter 10	230
Disclaimers	230
CPU	230
Memory (Main System)	231
Battery Life	232
SSD/HDD drive capacity	232
LCD	232
Graphics Processor Unit (\	232
Wireless LAN	233
USB Sleep & Charge	233
External HDD Capacity	233
Non-applicable Icons	233
Copy Protection	233
Images	233
LCD Brightness and Eye Stain	234
TV Tuner	234
Safety Use for TV Tuner	234
Appendixes	235
Table of Contents	235
Appendix A	236
Environmental requirements	236
Appendix B	238
Display controller	238
Appendix C	239
V.90/V.92 mode	239
AT Command	241
Appendix D	242
Card Specifications	242
Radio Characteristics	243
Supported Frequency Sub-bands	243
Appendix E	247
Certification agencies	248
Appendix F	250
Starting the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor	251
Glossary	252

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