User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE L30

[. . . ] Satellite L30/L35 ® Series User's Guide If you need assistance: Toshiba's Support Web site pcsupport. toshiba. com Toshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the United States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 166 in this guide. PMAD00087011 08/06 2 Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Model: Satellite® L30/L35 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. As with any new technology, you must read and follow all set-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. If you fail to do so, this product may not function properly and you may lose data or suffer other damage. [. . . ] Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer's COM ports. To verify that the modem is set up properly, select the modem you wish to check, and then click Properties to bring up the dialog box with information specific to that modem. The Windows operating system communicates with the modem and displays identifying information reported by the modem. If the Windows operating system cannot communicate with the modem, it displays an error message. Consult the troubleshooting sections of your modem and Windows operating system documentation. Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications 133 8 9 Click OK to close the properties dialog box for that specific modem. Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box. 10 Close the Control Panel. Modem (Available on certain models) This section describes how to connect and disconnect the internal modem (available on certain models) to and from a telephone jack. NOTE The internal modem does not support voice functions. All data and fax functions are supported. In case of a lightning storm, unplug the modem cable from the telephone jack. Region selection Telecommunication regulations vary from one region to another, so you will need to make sure the internal modem's settings are correct for the region in which it will be used. 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Networking, and then click Modem Region Select. Do not use the Country/Region Select function in the Modem setup utility in the Control Panel if the function is available. If you change the Country/Region in the Control Panel, the change may not take effect. NOTE 134 2 Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications The Region Selection icon will appear in the Task Bar. Click the icon with the primary mouse button to display a list of regions that the modem supports. A check will appear next to the currently selected region and telephony location. Select a region from the region menu or a telephony location from the sub-menu. 3 When you click a region it becomes the modem's region selection, and the New Location for telephony will be set automatically. When you select a telephony location, the corresponding region is automatically selected and it becomes the modem's current region setting. Properties menu Click the icon with the secondary mouse button to display properties menu on the screen. Settings You can enable or disable the following settings: AutoRun Mode The Region Select utility starts automatically when you start up the operating system. Open the Dialing Properties dialog box after selecting region The dialing properties dialog box will be displayed automatically after you select the region. Location list for region selection A submenu appears displaying location information for telephony. Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications 135 Open dialog box, if the modem and Telephony Current Location region code do not match A warning dialog box is displayed if current settings for region code and telephony location are incorrect. Modem Selection If the computer cannot recognize the internal modem, a dialog box is displayed. Select the COM port for your modem to use. Dialing Properties Select this item to display the dialing properties. NOTE If you are using the computer in Japan, the Telecommunications Business Law requires that you select Japan region mode. It is illegal to use the modem in Japan with any other selection. Connecting the modem to a telephone line Your computer comes with a built-in modem (available on certain models) that can be connected to a standard voicegrade telephone line. Communicate with your office's local area network (LAN) or larger corporate wide area network (WAN). For specific information about connecting to a LAN or WAN, consult your network administrator. 136 Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications Send a fax directly from your computer. For more detailed information regarding your computer's modem, visit Toshiba's Web site at accessories. toshiba. com. Before you can communicate using the modem, you need to connect it to a telephone line. Your computer's built-in modem port provides an RJ-11 jack, allowing you to connect the modem to a standard voice-grade telephone line. [. . . ] Volatile here means that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. 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. To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without turning the computer off. [. . . ]