User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A200 (PSAE6)

[. . . ] Copyrighted material can be reproduced only for personal use or use within the home. Any other use beyond that stipulated above (including conversion to digital format, alteration, transfer of copied material and distribution on a network) without the permission of the copyright owner is a violation of copyright or author's rights and is subject to civil damages or criminal action. Please comply with copyright laws in making any reproduction from this manual. Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the TOSHIBA Satellite A500/A500D Portable Personal Computers at the time of this manual's production. [. . . ] Following the simple precautions listed below will increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on it. CD/DVDs 1. Store your CD's, DVD's and BD's in the containers they originally came in to protect them and keep them clean. Do not bend the CD's, DVD's or BD's. User's Manual 4-31 Satellite A500/A500D 3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the CD, DVD or BD that contains the data. Hold the CD, DVD or BD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole - any fingerprints on the surface of the disc can prevent the drive from properly reading data. Do not expose the CD, DVD or BD to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place heavy objects on your CD's, DVD's or BD's. If your CD's, DVD's or BD's become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry cloth from the center hole outwards - do not wipe in a circular direction. If necessary, you can use a cloth that has been lightly dampened in water or a neutral cleaner but you must not use benzine, thinner or any similar cleaning solution. Floppy diskettes The USB floppy diskette drive is available only as an option. Store your floppy diskettes in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean. If a floppy diskette becomes dirty, clean it with a soft, lightly dampened cloth - do not use cleaning fluid. Environment - simulates reverberations of sound for familiar environments around us. Equalizer - raises or lowers a frequency of sound to simulate a popular genre of music. Karaoke - cancels the specific frequency of sound and results in the Vocal Cancellation. Using the arrow buttons will adjust the musical key of the sound. Microphone Effects Microphone Effects are only found within Microphone window. Acoustic Echo Cancellation reduces feedback and feedback echo. Default Format You can change the sample rate and bit depth of sound. 4-34 User's Manual Satellite A500/A500D Using the web camera Some models are equipped with a Web Camera. Web Camera is a device that allows you to record video or take photographs with your computer. You can use it for video chatting or video conferences using a communication tool such as Windows Live Messenger. Camera Assistant Software will help you to add various video effects to your video or photograph. The Web camera enables the transmission of video and use of video chat via the internet using specialized applications. The effective pixel count for this web camera is 0. 3 million and 1. 0million (0. 3M maximum photograph size: 640X480 pixels; 1M maximum photograph size: 1280X800 pixels). Please refer to the Camera Assistant Software Online Help for details. 3 2 1 1. [. . . ] Random Access Memory (RAM): Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. Volatile here means that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. Compare ROM. Glossary-12 User's Manual Satellite A500/A500D resolution: A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called "warm boot", "soft reset" or "reboot"). [. . . ]