User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A10

[. . . ] These copyrighted materials may be copied for private use at home only. If, beyond the limitation above, you copy (including to transform data formats) or modify these materials, transfer them or distribute them via the Internet without approval of copyright owners, you may be subject to claims for compensation for damage and/or criminal penalties due to infringements of copyrights or personal rights. Please remember to observe the copyright laws when you use this product to copy the copyrighted works or perform other actions. Please note that you may infringe the owner's rights protected by the copyright laws if you use the screen mode switching functions (e. g. [. . . ] Since the disc is based on the DVD-R/-RW standard, it will be filled with dummy data if the written data is less than about 1 GB. Even if you write only a small amount of data, it might take time to fill in the dummy data. Two types of DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs are on the market: data and video. You can use video discs on a DVD recorder as well as on your computer's DVD-ROM drive. DVD-RAM formatted by FAT32 cannot be read in Windows 2000 without DVD-RAM Driver Software. When multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be careful not to write to the wrong drive. Be sure to connect the universal AC adapter before you write or rewrite. Before you enter standby/hibernation mode, be sure to finish DVD-RAM writing. Be sure to close all other software programs except the writing software. Do not run software such as a screen saver, which can put a heavy load on the CPU. Wait for it to finish, then disable virus detection programs including any software that checks files automatically in the background. Display the setting dialog box by one of the following two steps: Click the setting button ( ) for writing on the main toolbar in the Data CD/DVD mode. Click the OK button. TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer Note the following limitations when you use TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer: This software supports only rewritable discs (DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and CD-RW). It does not support DVD+R, DVD-R, and CD-R discs that are not rewritable. User's Manual 4-18 Operating Basics TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer does not support formatting a DVD-RAM disc and writing to it. If TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer Format menu may appear when inserting a DVD-RAM disc into the drive and right-clicking the drive icon in Windows Explorer, please use "DVDForm" to format this disc. You can run "DVDForm" by clicking the Start button on the taskbar to display the Start menu and then selecting "All Programs", "DVD-RAM", "DVD-RAM Driver" and "DVDForm" sequentially. Do not use any discs that have been formatted with packet writing software other than TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer. Similarly, do not use any discs that have been formatted with TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer with any packet writing software other than TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer. When using a disc you are not familiar with, format it by selecting Full Format before using it. A file or folder that has been cut may be lost if writing fails due to an error on the disc. When writing the Setup files for the program into a disc formatted by TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer and starting Setup from this disc, an error may occur. In this case, plase copy them to your hard disc and then run Setup. When Using WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum You can record video back to your digital camcorder via i. LINK (IEEE1394a) using WinDVD Creator Platinum. [. . . ] 3) The point of contact between user, the computer, and the program, for example, the keyboard or a menu. IrDA 1. 1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps. User's Manual Glossary-5 Glossary J jumper: A small clip or wire that allows you to change the hardware characteristics by electrically connecting two points of a circuit. K K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as equivalent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. KB: See kilobyte. L Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light when a current is applied. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets of glass coated with transparent conducting material. [. . . ]