User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE M55-S135

[. . . ] Satellite® M50/M55 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: Toshiba's Support Website 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 172 in this guide. PMAD00044011 05/05 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® M50/M55 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. [. . . ] You can use the Windows Media Player program to control the CD. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 135 To access the Windows Media Player, you can open it through the Start menu or activate it from the taskbar. If your system is equipped with the optional Media Control buttons (see "Media Control Buttons" on page 91), you can also activate Windows Media Player by pressing the CD/ DVD button. NOTE When using Windows Media Player, your system may not be able to activate Standby or Hibernation modes. To prevent this from occurring, close Windows Media Player before you select Standby or Hibernation mode. Stop button Play/pause button Sample Windows Media Player screen 136 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features The Windows Media Player control panel works much like an ordinary compact disc player: To play the CD or to pause, click the Play/pause button. To stop the CD, click the Stop button. If your system is equipped with the optional Media Control buttons, you can also use the Play/pause, Stop, Next track, and Previous track buttons to play the CD. For more information, see "Media Control Buttons" on page 91. Before putting on headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial down, and do not set the volume too high when using the headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing. Playing CDs using Auto-Run If you insert a CD into the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disk, try launching the CD manually. To do this, follow these steps: 1 2 Open the Start menu and select My Computer. If your disk does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disk. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows® Media Player and point it to play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disk. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 137 Creating a CD Depending on your DVD configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to: Play pre-recorded DVDs Play pre-recorded CDs Read and write data (depending on your system configuration) and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs. Copy protection technology included in certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing of the media. NOTE For details on how to use the software, please refer to the respective Online Help menus. Recording sounds You may record sounds as . wav files by connecting an external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you record MP3 files, you will only be able to play them on a device capable of playing MP3 files. Using a microphone 1 2 Connect an external microphone to the computer. Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. 138 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features Positioning bar Record Stop Play Skip forward Skip backward Sample Sound Recorder screen 3 4 5 Click the Record button. The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file as a waveform. NOTE You can only record 60 seconds at a time. 6 7 NOTE To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button. To check this, click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the i. LINK® port (optional) 139 Using external speakers or headphones Your computer is equipped with a full stereo sound system with internal speakers. Instead of using the internal speakers, you can connect headphones or a pair of external stereo speakers. TECHNICAL NOTE: Use amplified speakers that require an external power source. Other types of speakers will be inadequate to produce sound from the computer. To play back sound files through external speakers or headphones: 1 2 Locate the headphone jack on the computer. Using any necessary adapters, plug the cable from the headphones or external speakers into the headphone jack. To adjust the volume: For external speakers, use the volume controls on each speaker. For headphones, use the computer's volume control dial. Using the i. LINK® port (optional) Your computer may be equipped with an i. LINK® port. [. . . ] For example, the properties of a file include the file's type, size, and creation date. R RAM (random access memory) -- Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. A diskette is one example of a removable disk. 262 Glossary 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. [. . . ]