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Power and Power-Up Modes Care and use of the battery pack The battery pack is a vital component of portable computing. Taking proper care of it will help ensure longer operating time on battery power as well as a longer life for your battery pack. Follow the instructions in this section carefully to ensure safe operation and maximum performance. Refer to the enclosed Instruction Manual for Safety & Comfort for detailed precautions and handling instructions. ■ Make sure the battery is securely installed in the computer before attempting to charge the battery pack. Improper installation could generate smoke or fire, or cause the battery pack to rupture. ■ Keep the battery pack out of reach of infants and children. It can cause injury. ■ Use only battery packs recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements. ■ Charge the battery pack only in an ambient temperature between 5 and 35 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the electrolyte solution might leak, battery pack performance might deteriorate and the battery life might be shortened. ■ Never install or remove the battery pack without first turning off the power and disconnecting the AC adaptor. Never remove the battery pack while the computer is in Standby Mode. Data will be lost. ■ Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on LAN function is enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery pack, disable the Wake-up on LAN function. ■ Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on Wireless LAN function is enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery pack, disable the Wake-up on Wireless LAN function. ■ To ensure the battery pack maintains maximum capacity, operate the computer on battery power once a week until the battery pack is fully discharged. Refer to the section Extending battery life in this chapter for procedures. If the computer is continuously operated on AC power for an extended period, more than a week, the battery might fail to retain a charge. It might not function efficiently over the expected life of the battery pack and the Battery indicator might not indicate a lowbattery condition. ■ After the battery pack is charged, avoid leaving the AC adaptor connected and the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a time. Continuing to charge a fully-charged battery pack can damage the battery. User's Manual 6-7

Section	Page
TECRA M7	1
Table of Contents	2
Preface	23
Conventions	23
General Precautions	25
Creating a computer-friendly environment	25
Stress injury	25
Heat injury	26
Pressure or impact damage	26
PC card overheating	26
Mobile phones	26
Instruction Manual for Safety & Comfort	26
Chapter	27
Chapter 1	27
Getting Started	27
Equipment checklist	27
Getting Started	29
Operating the computer in Tablet mode	30
Connecting the AC adaptor	32
Opening the display	34
Turning on the power	34
Starting up for the first time	35
Turning off the power	35
Restarting the computer	39
Create Optical Recovery Discs	39
Restoring the preinstalled software from the Recovery HDD	40
Restoring the preinstalled software from your creating Recovery Media	40
Chapter 2	41
The Grand Tour	41
Front with the display closed	41
Left side	43
Right side	44
Back side	45
Underside	47
Front with the display open	48
Operation buttons	51
System indicators	51
Keyboard indicators	52
Optical disc drives	53
AC adaptor	56
Chapter 3	57
Features, Utilities and Options	57
Features	57
Special features	62
Utilities	64
Optional devices	68
PC card	69
Bridge media slot	71
Memory expansion	78
Battery Pack	83
Universal AC Adaptor	84
Slice Expansion Battery	84
Battery Charger	85
USB FDD Kit	85
Tablet PC Pen	87
Reserve Pen	87
External monitor	87
TV	88
Displaying movies on a TV or CRT	89
i.LINK (IEEE1394)	90
TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator	92
Bluetooth USB Adaptor	93
Wireless Optical Mouse with Bluetooth Technology	93
Wireless Stereo Headset with Bluetooth Technology	93
Security lock	93
Options	94
Chapter 4	96
Operating Basics	96
Using the Touch Pad	96
Using the Tablet PC Pen and Reserve Pen	97
Changing to the Tablet mode	102
Changing the screen orientation	104
Using Accelerometer Utilities	106
Changing to the laptop mode	107
Using the Fingerprint Sensor	107
Using optical disc drives	114
Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive	118
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive	120
Media care	126
Sound System	127
Modem	128
Wireless communications	131
LAN	135
Cleaning the computer	137
Moving the computer	137
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection	138
Heat dispersal	140
Chapter 5	141
The Keyboard	141
Typewriter keys	141
Function keys: F1 … F12	142
Soft keys: Fn key combinations	142
Hot keys	143
Windows special keys	147
Keypad overlay	147
Generating ASCII characters	149
Chapter 6	150
Power and Power-Up Modes	150
Power conditions	150
Power indicators	153
Battery types	154
Care and use of the battery pack	156
Replacing the battery pack	160
TOSHIBA Password Utility	162
Tablet mode	166
Power-up modes	166
Panel power on/off	167
System Auto Off	167
Chapter 7	168
HW Setup & BIOS Setup	168
Accessing HW Setup	168
HW Setup window	168
BIOS Setup Program	175
Chapter 8	179
Troubleshooting	179
Problem solving process	179
Hardware and system checklist	181
TOSHIBA support	200
Apendix	203
Appendix A	203
Specifications	203
Physical Dimensions	203
Appendix B	206
Display Controller and Modes	206
Display controller	206
Video mode	206
PowerMizer	207
Appendix C	208
AT Commands	208
Appendix D	217
S-registers	217
S-register values	217
AT command set result codes	222
Appendix E	224
V.90	224
V.90 mode	224
AT Command	226
Appendix F	227
Wireless LAN	227
Card Specifications	227
Radio Characteristics	228
Supported Frequency Sub-bands	229
Appendix G	232
Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability	232
Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health	234
Regulatory statements	234
Using Bluetooth® Card from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan	236
Appendix H	239
AC Power Cord and Connectors	239
Certification agencies	239
Appendix I	241
TOSHIBA Anti-theft Protection Timer	241
Appendix J	242
Legal Footnotes	242
Non-applicable Icons*1	242
CPU*2	242
Memory (Main System)*3	243
Battery Life*4	243
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity*5	244
LCD*6	244
Graphics Processor Unit (\	244
Wireless LAN*8	244
Copy Protection*9	244
Images*10	244
Glossary	245

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Power and Power-Up Modes

Care and use of the battery pack

The battery pack is a vital component of portable computing. Taking proper

care of it will help ensure longer operating time on battery power as well as

a longer life for your battery pack. Follow the instructions in this section

carefully to ensure safe operation and maximum performance.

Refer to the enclosed Instruction Manual for Safety & Comfort for detailed

precautions and handling instructions.

■

Make sure the battery is securely installed in the computer before

attempting to charge the battery pack. Improper installation could

generate smoke or fire, or cause the battery pack to rupture.

■

Keep the battery pack out of reach of infants and children. It can cause

injury.

■

Use only battery packs recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements.

■

Charge the battery pack only in an ambient temperature between 5 and

35 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the electrolyte solution might leak,

battery pack performance might deteriorate and the battery life might

be shortened.

■

Never install or remove the battery pack without first turning off the

power and disconnecting the AC adaptor. Never remove the battery

pack while the computer is in Standby Mode. Data will be lost.

■

Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on LAN function is

enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery pack, disable

the Wake-up on LAN function.

■

Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on Wireless LAN

function is enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery

pack, disable the Wake-up on Wireless LAN function.

■

To ensure the battery pack maintains maximum capacity, operate the

computer on battery power once a week until the battery pack is fully

discharged. Refer to the section

Extending battery life

in this chapter

for procedures. If the computer is continuously operated on AC power

for an extended period, more than a week, the battery might fail to

retain a charge. It might not function efficiently over the expected life of

the battery pack and the

Battery

indicator might not indicate a low-

battery condition.

■

After the battery pack is charged, avoid leaving the AC adaptor

connected and the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a

time. Continuing to charge a fully-charged battery pack can damage

the battery.