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Contents Introduction 27 This guide 29 Safety icons 30 Other icons used 30 Your computer's features and specifications ....31 Other documentation 31 Service options 31 Chapter 1: Getting Started 32 Selecting a place to work 32 Setting up a work environment 32 Keeping yourself comfortable 33 Computer user comfort recommendations .......33 Good Working Posture 33 Using the notebook with an external keyboard, mouse or monitor 34 Typing style 35 Taking breaks and varying tasks 35 Mobile computing tips 36 Transporting the notebook 36 21
Contents Introduction 27 This guide 29 Safety icons 30 Other icons used 30 Your computer's features and specifications ....31 Other documentation 31 Service options 31 Chapter 1: Getting Started 32 Selecting a place to work 32 Setting up a work environment 32 Keeping yourself comfortable 33 Computer user comfort recommendations .......33 Good Working Posture 33 Using the notebook with an external keyboard, mouse or monitor 34 Typing style 35 Taking breaks and varying tasks 35 Mobile computing tips 36 Transporting the notebook 36 21
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... your computer 79 Cleaning the computer 79 Moving the computer 79 Using a computer lock 79 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 81 Computing tips 81 Using the keyboard 82 Character keys 83 Function keys 83 Special Windows® keys 83 Starting a program 84 Starting a program using the Search programs and files field 84... optical disc 88 Removing a disc with the computer on 89 Playing optical media 89 Recording optical media 90 Removing a disc with the computer off 91 Toshiba's online resources 91
... your computer 79 Cleaning the computer 79 Moving the computer 79 Using a computer lock 79 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 81 Computing tips 81 Using the keyboard 82 Character keys 83 Function keys 83 Special Windows® keys 83 Starting a program 84 Starting a program using the Search programs and files field 84... optical disc 88 Removing a disc with the computer on 89 Playing optical media 89 Recording optical media 90 Removing a disc with the computer off 91 Toshiba's online resources 91
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...configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 153 If you need further assistance 157 Contacting Toshiba 158 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 158 Toshiba's worldwide offices 158 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 160 Hot Key Cards 160 Using the Hot Key Cards 161 Hot key functions 161... Volume Mute 162 Lock (Instant security 162 Display brightness 162 Output (Display switch 163 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 164 Keyboard ...
...configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 153 If you need further assistance 157 Contacting Toshiba 158 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 158 Toshiba's worldwide offices 158 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 160 Hot Key Cards 160 Using the Hot Key Cards 161 Hot key functions 161... Volume Mute 162 Lock (Instant security 162 Display brightness 162 Output (Display switch 163 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 164 Keyboard ...
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.... Computer user comfort recommendations Good Working Posture ❖ Adjust your chair height: your feet should be flat on the notebook. The keyboard should be close enough to your notebook and other than speakers that is clear. The forearms can get close to your elbow level..... ❖ Rapid changes in temperature or humidity and sources of temperature change such as the keyboard and comfortably support your arms, allowing your shoulders to relax. ❖ When using the keyboard, it should match the curve of your back and provide comfortable back support. ❖ Adjust...
.... Computer user comfort recommendations Good Working Posture ❖ Adjust your chair height: your feet should be flat on the notebook. The keyboard should be close enough to your notebook and other than speakers that is clear. The forearms can get close to your elbow level..... ❖ Rapid changes in temperature or humidity and sources of temperature change such as the keyboard and comfortably support your arms, allowing your shoulders to relax. ❖ When using the keyboard, it should match the curve of your back and provide comfortable back support. ❖ Adjust...
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... head level, facing forward and balanced over your torso. ❖ Adjust the font size of a TV device. Using the notebook with an external keyboard, mouse or monitor (Sample Illustration) Correct posture ❖ When using blinds. 34 Getting Started Selecting a place to work ❖ Avoid glare: position...light sources (lamps or windows) do not shine or reflect directly into your elbow level. ❖ The mouse should be next to the keyboard to avoid a reach. We recommend that you have a brightness approaching that of text on your screen to make viewing comfortable. ❖ Rest...
... head level, facing forward and balanced over your torso. ❖ Adjust the font size of a TV device. Using the notebook with an external keyboard, mouse or monitor (Sample Illustration) Correct posture ❖ When using blinds. 34 Getting Started Selecting a place to work ❖ Avoid glare: position...light sources (lamps or windows) do not shine or reflect directly into your elbow level. ❖ The mouse should be next to the keyboard to avoid a reach. We recommend that you have a brightness approaching that of text on your screen to make viewing comfortable. ❖ Rest...
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... shoulder and arm comfort. ❖ Select a mouse that is comfortable for you to use. ❖ Don't rest your wrists on the edge of the keyboard or on the work so that you are not stuck in the neck muscles. ❖ If you use on an elevated surface. A monitor that is...to lower the monitor. Avoid awkward hand postures or high gripping force. ❖ It is available with straight wrists. ❖ Type lightly. ❖ Learn the keyboard shortcuts for long periods of time. You will be on a regular basis to touch type so that you work surface when typing. ❖ The monitor...
... shoulder and arm comfort. ❖ Select a mouse that is comfortable for you to use. ❖ Don't rest your wrists on the edge of the keyboard or on the work so that you are not stuck in the neck muscles. ❖ If you use on an elevated surface. A monitor that is...to lower the monitor. Avoid awkward hand postures or high gripping force. ❖ It is available with straight wrists. ❖ Type lightly. ❖ Learn the keyboard shortcuts for long periods of time. You will be on a regular basis to touch type so that you work surface when typing. ❖ The monitor...
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... specific recommendations on the ground? ❏ Is there adequate space under your desk for your legs? ❏ Are the keyboard and mouse at elbow level? ❏ Are your shoulders relaxed when using the keyboard? ❏ Are your shoulders relaxed when using the mouse? ❏ Do you clean your mouse or trackball regularly...
... specific recommendations on the ground? ❏ Is there adequate space under your desk for your legs? ❏ Are the keyboard and mouse at elbow level? ❏ Are your shoulders relaxed when using the keyboard? ❏ Are your shoulders relaxed when using the mouse? ❏ Do you clean your mouse or trackball regularly...
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... a live electrical outlet, or to operate. Always confirm that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer carefully to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. An overload on page 44 before you use it. NOTE Please handle your computer. 40 Getting Started Setting up your computer Setting...
... a live electrical outlet, or to operate. Always confirm that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer carefully to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. An overload on page 44 before you use it. NOTE Please handle your computer. 40 Getting Started Setting up your computer Setting...
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... power source with the computer turned off for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the palm rest to power the computer. After that may appear on battery power. Once...
... power source with the computer turned off for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the palm rest to power the computer. After that may appear on battery power. Once...
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...then click Next. 7 Select one of the following options: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)-If you restore your keyboard. NOTE When you want to your computer. 3 Turn on page 85. Be sure to separately save the files you are using Windows® ... ❖ If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to recover the original factory image When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your system, only the operating system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped with user's data ❖...
...then click Next. 7 Select one of the following options: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)-If you restore your keyboard. NOTE When you want to your computer. 3 Turn on page 85. Be sure to separately save the files you are using Windows® ... ❖ If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to recover the original factory image When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your system, only the operating system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped with user's data ❖...
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72 Getting Started Using the touch pad Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or activate an ...
72 Getting Started Using the touch pad Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or activate an ...
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Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on page 104. For more information on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. (Sample Illustration) Computer lock cable To keep your computer, even across the room, make sure all drive activity has ended (the internal storage drive ... the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Doing so could damage the system.
Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on page 104. For more information on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. (Sample Illustration) Computer lock cable To keep your computer, even across the room, make sure all drive activity has ended (the internal storage drive ... the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Doing so could damage the system.
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...keys, and special Windows® keys, providing all the data on it unless you will lose all the functionality of a full-size keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard Label the backup copies clearly and store them in the Windows® operating system" on a regular basis. For more information, see...safe place. Turning off backing up your internal storage drive suddenly fails, you have a separate backup copy. 82 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard ❖ Back up because it takes time. If you receive via external media, email, or download from the Internet. ❖ Take ...
...keys, and special Windows® keys, providing all the data on it unless you will lose all the functionality of a full-size keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard Label the backup copies clearly and store them in the Windows® operating system" on a regular basis. For more information, see...safe place. Turning off backing up your internal storage drive suddenly fails, you have a separate backup copy. 82 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard ❖ Back up because it takes time. If you receive via external media, email, or download from the Internet. ❖ Take ...
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.... Function keys The function keys (not to be confused with icons execute specific functions on the computer. Learning the Basics 83 Using the keyboard Character keys Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a typewriter, except that have special functions in Windows®: ...the secondary mouse button Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that : ❖ The space bar creates a space character instead of just passing over an area of the...
.... Function keys The function keys (not to be confused with icons execute specific functions on the computer. Learning the Basics 83 Using the keyboard Character keys Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a typewriter, except that have special functions in Windows®: ...the secondary mouse button Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that : ❖ The space bar creates a space character instead of just passing over an area of the...
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... sound and play audio CDs or DVD movies when the computer is on the disc. Media control buttons The media control buttons located above the keyboard allow you to start playing the disc, or pause it . Pencil lead can break off . 3 Press the drive's eject button. 4 Hold the disc by its...
... sound and play audio CDs or DVD movies when the computer is on the disc. Media control buttons The media control buttons located above the keyboard allow you to start playing the disc, or pause it . Pencil lead can break off . 3 Press the drive's eject button. 4 Hold the disc by its...
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... HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light ( ), the ON/OFF light ( ), and the power button light near the upper-right corner of the keyboard.
... HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light ( ), the ON/OFF light ( ), and the power button light near the upper-right corner of the keyboard.
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... compatible external devices such as mobile phones or portable digital music players. 130 Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function, or to configure the function keys ❖ LAN-Allows you to set...
... compatible external devices such as mobile phones or portable digital music players. 130 Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function, or to configure the function keys ❖ LAN-Allows you to set...
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Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 131 are connected to the compatible ports. USB bus power (DC 5V) is similarly supplied to the external devices which are compliant with .... ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is recommended that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to charge the device. It is set to Enabled, USB bus power (DC 5V) will take longer than charging the devices with the USB specification.
Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 131 are connected to the compatible ports. USB bus power (DC 5V) is similarly supplied to the external devices which are compliant with .... ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is recommended that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to charge the device. It is set to Enabled, USB bus power (DC 5V) will take longer than charging the devices with the USB specification.
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...cable connecting the external monitor to the computer is not set for the builtin screen. If you are using the built-in screen, make of keyboard. Press any key to its previous setting. If this , press F4. Try using an external monitor: ❖ Check that the monitor ...is turned on. ❖ Check that the monitor's power cord/cable is firmly plugged into effect. The keyboard you through the display options. 144 If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems Keyboard problems You have gone into a working power outlet. ❖ Check that came with the computer. HINT: ...
...cable connecting the external monitor to the computer is not set for the builtin screen. If you are using the built-in screen, make of keyboard. Press any key to its previous setting. If this , press F4. Try using an external monitor: ❖ Check that the monitor ...is turned on. ❖ Check that the monitor's power cord/cable is firmly plugged into effect. The keyboard you through the display options. 144 If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems Keyboard problems You have gone into a working power outlet. ❖ Check that came with the computer. HINT: ...
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This hot key allows you to zoom in. This hot key mutes the sound coming from the computer. This hot key allows you to zoom out. Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions Keyboard hot key functions This hot key decreases the speaker volume. 165 This hot key increases the speaker volume.
This hot key allows you to zoom in. This hot key mutes the sound coming from the computer. This hot key allows you to zoom out. Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions Keyboard hot key functions This hot key decreases the speaker volume. 165 This hot key increases the speaker volume.