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..., these symbols indicate that when the last end user wishes to discard this product, it must be sent to trade-in Europe, Toshiba is TOSHIBA Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany. Although the initial emphasis is in or recycle your local government for applicable laws and ... the product's battery or accumulator contains more than the specified values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or cadmium (Cd) defined in accordance with a black bar symbol. 10 EU Declaration of Conformity TOSHIBA declares that this product. The party responsible for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and/or ...
..., these symbols indicate that when the last end user wishes to discard this product, it must be sent to trade-in Europe, Toshiba is TOSHIBA Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany. Although the initial emphasis is in or recycle your local government for applicable laws and ... the product's battery or accumulator contains more than the specified values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or cadmium (Cd) defined in accordance with a black bar symbol. 10 EU Declaration of Conformity TOSHIBA declares that this product. The party responsible for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and/or ...
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Do not use for use this equipment except in the countries/regions in battery mode. 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand USA Brunei Hong Kong Malaysia Saudi Arabia Venezuela 802.11a (5 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand ...
Do not use for use this equipment except in the countries/regions in battery mode. 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand USA Brunei Hong Kong Malaysia Saudi Arabia Venezuela 802.11a (5 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand ...
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Contents Introduction 37 This guide 39 Safety icons 40 Other icons used 40 Your computer's features and specifications ....41 Other documentation 41 Service options 41 Chapter 1: Getting Started 42 Selecting a place to work 42 Setting up a work environment 42 Keeping yourself comfortable 43 Precautions 43 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 48 Using the computer for the first time 49 Opening the display panel 49 30
Contents Introduction 37 This guide 39 Safety icons 40 Other icons used 40 Your computer's features and specifications ....41 Other documentation 41 Service options 41 Chapter 1: Getting Started 42 Selecting a place to work 42 Setting up a work environment 42 Keeping yourself comfortable 43 Precautions 43 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 48 Using the computer for the first time 49 Opening the display panel 49 30
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... Caring for optical discs 105 Toshiba's online resources 105 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 106 Toshiba's energy-saver design 106 Running the computer on battery power 106 Battery Notice 107 Power management 108 Using additional batteries 108 Charging batteries 108 Charging the main battery 109 Charging the RTC battery 109 Monitoring main battery power 110 Determining remaining battery power 112 What to...
... Caring for optical discs 105 Toshiba's online resources 105 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 106 Toshiba's energy-saver design 106 Running the computer on battery power 106 Battery Notice 107 Power management 108 Using additional batteries 108 Charging batteries 108 Charging the main battery 109 Charging the RTC battery 109 Monitoring main battery power 110 Determining remaining battery power 112 What to...
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...160 Using the Fingerprint Authentication Utility.....160 Fingerprint Logon 161 Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader 161 Fingerprint reader limitations 163 TOSHIBA Service Station 163 ConfigFree 163 Getting Started 164 ConfigFree® Utilities 164 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 167 Problems that...174; operating system can help you 173 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 174 Checking device properties 174 Power and the batteries 175 Keyboard problems 176 Display problems 177 Disk or storage drive problems 178 Error-checking 179 Optical drive problems 180 Sound ...
...160 Using the Fingerprint Authentication Utility.....160 Fingerprint Logon 161 Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader 161 Fingerprint reader limitations 163 TOSHIBA Service Station 163 ConfigFree 163 Getting Started 164 ConfigFree® Utilities 164 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 167 Problems that...174; operating system can help you 173 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 174 Checking device properties 174 Power and the batteries 175 Keyboard problems 176 Display problems 177 Disk or storage drive problems 178 Error-checking 179 Optical drive problems 180 Sound ...
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..., your work and entertainment can wake the computer from Sleep mode by pressing the power button. Toshiba is set to enter the low-power Sleep mode which shuts down the system and display within 15 minutes of inactivity in the Environmental Protection ... ships with the ENERGY STAR® logo on using power management settings to meet the latest ENERGY STAR® guidelines for both AC power and battery modes. See the "Mobile Computing" section of powerful, portable, multimedia computing. You can accompany you wherever you purchased is qualified, it is labeled with the...
..., your work and entertainment can wake the computer from Sleep mode by pressing the power button. Toshiba is set to enter the low-power Sleep mode which shuts down the system and display within 15 minutes of inactivity in the Environmental Protection ... ships with the ENERGY STAR® logo on using power management settings to meet the latest ENERGY STAR® guidelines for both AC power and battery modes. See the "Mobile Computing" section of powerful, portable, multimedia computing. You can accompany you wherever you purchased is qualified, it is labeled with the...
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... injury. Never allow any liquids to spill into any of these instructions could result in serious injury or permanent damage to the computer. Remove the battery pack. If any part of temperature change such as stereo speakers (other than speakers that are connected to the computer) or speakerphones. ❖ Rapid changes... keep your computer in prime operating condition, protect your computer, and never expose the computer to rain, water, seawater or moisture. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for working comfortably throughout the day.
... injury. Never allow any liquids to spill into any of these instructions could result in serious injury or permanent damage to the computer. Remove the battery pack. If any part of temperature change such as stereo speakers (other than speakers that are connected to the computer) or speakerphones. ❖ Rapid changes... keep your computer in prime operating condition, protect your computer, and never expose the computer to rain, water, seawater or moisture. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for working comfortably throughout the day.
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...on page 51 before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. See "Connecting to charge the battery you can block the vents located at the base of the computer. Using your computer 45 Important information on the computer. Overheating your...components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on a hard flat surface. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is in serious injury. In this condition, observe the following: ❖ Never cover your computer or AC adaptor with your computer...
...on page 51 before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. See "Connecting to charge the battery you can block the vents located at the base of the computer. Using your computer 45 Important information on the computer. Overheating your...components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on a hard flat surface. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is in serious injury. In this condition, observe the following: ❖ Never cover your computer or AC adaptor with your computer...
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...fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to follow this instruction may have been provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to the computer...An overload on a power cord/cable to remove a plug from a socket. Be careful if you use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer carefully to charge the computer's battery. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source NOTE Please handle your computer), or use AC adaptors and...
...fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to follow this instruction may have been provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to the computer...An overload on a power cord/cable to remove a plug from a socket. Be careful if you use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer carefully to charge the computer's battery. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source NOTE Please handle your computer), or use AC adaptors and...
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...power source with the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a time. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the battery to power the computer, you an indication of the power provided by the AC adaptor to power the computer. See "Changing... the main battery" on page 116 for system operation and will be completely charged and ready to run applications, features, and devices. Disconnect the AC power cord...
...power source with the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a time. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the battery to power the computer, you an indication of the power provided by the AC adaptor to power the computer. See "Changing... the main battery" on page 116 for system operation and will be completely charged and ready to run applications, features, and devices. Disconnect the AC power cord...
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... slowly open or close the display panel. Using the computer for the first time The computer is now ready for the first time 49 NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on the applications, power management settings, and features used. To avoid damaging the display panel, do not force...
... slowly open or close the display panel. Using the computer for the first time The computer is now ready for the first time 49 NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on the applications, power management settings, and features used. To avoid damaging the display panel, do not force...
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This is also an intrinsic characteristic of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power, the screen will dim and you may not be able to ensure that may appear on your display are properly connected and ready. 2 Check ... dots may appear on your screen display when you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen will load automatically. Over a period of the screen while on battery power. Turning on the power To turn off the power again until the operating system has...
This is also an intrinsic characteristic of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power, the screen will dim and you may not be able to ensure that may appear on your display are properly connected and ready. 2 Check ... dots may appear on your screen display when you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen will load automatically. Over a period of the screen while on battery power. Turning on the power To turn off the power again until the operating system has...
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If you turn off . It is a good idea to turn off the power while a disk/disc is off) to fully charge the main battery. If you are not using the computer for a while. 74 Getting Started Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before completing the following procedure. ...
If you turn off . It is a good idea to turn off the power while a disk/disc is off) to fully charge the main battery. If you are not using the computer for a while. 74 Getting Started Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before completing the following procedure. ...
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... Getting Started Turning off the computer 75 Options for turning off the computer Depending on the operating system installed, you have more main battery power than restarting from Sleep. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in order to upgrade your computer's... decide to where you turn off . Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to maintain the saved information, system settings are off your computer. TECHNICAL NOTE: Before...
... Getting Started Turning off the computer 75 Options for turning off the computer Depending on the operating system installed, you have more main battery power than restarting from Sleep. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in order to upgrade your computer's... decide to where you turn off . Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to maintain the saved information, system settings are off your computer. TECHNICAL NOTE: Before...
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... the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after turning off the computer using the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns... places the computer into a power-saving mode. For information on using the Sleep command and the main battery discharges fully, your work first. If you were using. ❖ If the battery charge becomes critically low, the computer will be lost. Sleep saves the current state of time, the...
... the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after turning off the computer using the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns... places the computer into a power-saving mode. For information on using the Sleep command and the main battery discharges fully, your work first. If you were using. ❖ If the battery charge becomes critically low, the computer will be lost. Sleep saves the current state of time, the...
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... Start, and then click the arrow next to go into Sleep mode when you can turn it again by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep...
... Start, and then click the arrow next to go into Sleep mode when you can turn it again by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep...
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... computer 81 5 Select Hibernate for how they operate while the computer is configured, you can place it again by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Hibernate if you want the computer to go into Hibernation...
... computer 81 5 Select Hibernate for how they operate while the computer is configured, you can place it again by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Hibernate if you want the computer to go into Hibernation...
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The Advanced settings tab of time after which the computer enters Sleep mode: ❖ Under Put the computer to be customized. Getting Started Turning off the computer 83 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to sleep, select the desired amount of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. 4 Click Change advanced power settings. The Edit Plan Settings window appears. (Sample Image) Edit Plan Settings screen 3 To change the amount of the Power Options window appears.
The Advanced settings tab of time after which the computer enters Sleep mode: ❖ Under Put the computer to be customized. Getting Started Turning off the computer 83 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to sleep, select the desired amount of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. 4 Click Change advanced power settings. The Edit Plan Settings window appears. (Sample Image) Edit Plan Settings screen 3 To change the amount of the Power Options window appears.
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... . NOTE These options can place it into Sleep mode when you press the power button. 7 Click Apply. 8 Click OK. Once the computer is running on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep...
... . NOTE These options can place it into Sleep mode when you press the power button. 7 Click Apply. 8 Click OK. Once the computer is running on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep...
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... computer. There are several ways in Sleep mode by closing the display panel, you were using. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Power Plans" on page 119. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never use..., close the display panel to keep your computer carefully to avoid scratching or damaging the surface. See "Utilities" on cleaning and moving your battery" on page 114. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display. The computer returns to the screen(s) you can customize your...
... computer. There are several ways in Sleep mode by closing the display panel, you were using. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Power Plans" on page 119. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never use..., close the display panel to keep your computer carefully to avoid scratching or damaging the surface. See "Utilities" on cleaning and moving your battery" on page 114. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display. The computer returns to the screen(s) you can customize your...