User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE P15-S479

[. . . ] Satellite P15 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: ® 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 218 in this guide. 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. C6660-0304M2 03/04 2 Model: Satellite P15 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you purchased may include a ReWritable CD and/or DVD drive(s), 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. [. . . ] Replay -- Moves media backward (seven seconds for videos and live TV, one music track or one DVD chapter at a time). Pause -- Pauses an audio or video track, and live or recorded TV programs. Skip -- Moves media forward (30 seconds for videos and live TV, one music track or one DVD chapter). Guide -- Opens the Television Program Guide to display available TV channels and programs to watch and record. Arrow buttons -- Moves the cursor to navigate within Media Center windows. If watching TV in full screen mode, pressing OK switches back to the previous viewed channel. It also takes you to the current point in a live TV program after pausing live TV. More Info -- The button provides more details on a TV program that is listed in the Guide. 158 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition Starting the Media Center My Videos -- Opens the My Videos window. Channel/Page up (+) and down (-) -- Changes the TV channel or moves a page up and down, depending on the available options. 0 to 9 -- Changes channels or enters text into a Media Center search or text box. Clear -- Deletes the current selection and acts like a backspace key on a keyboard. Enter -- Selects the desired action or window option. Remote Control Button Groups Use your remote control to navigate all the Media Center windows. Your remote control includes four major groups of controls. Standby and Direct Access -- The Standby button places the computer in and out of standby (reduced power) mode. Media playback -- The media playback buttons control the playback of music, DVD movies, videos, recorded and live TV programs, and picture slide shows. Navigation and other direct access -- The navigation buttons move the cursor around Media Center windows and select desired actions, much like a mouse does. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition Starting the Media Center 159 The other direct access buttons open specific windows within the Media Center, such as the Television Program Guide, a DVD main menu, and live TV in full screen mode. Audio and Video -- The audio and video buttons control sound and channel selection, display details, and allows you to enter text. Direct Access Buttons The direct access buttons open the main Media Center windows. TV opens the My TV window where you can watch and record TV and access other My TV features. Recorded TV opens the Recorded TV window where all your recorded TV programs are stored. Music opens the My Music window where you can play music CDs and your music files. Pictures opens the My Pictures window where you can search for, sort, and view pictures and slide shows that are stored in the My Pictures or the Shared Pictures folder in Windows Explorer. Video opens the My Videos window where you can search for, sort, and play back your recorded video files that are stored in the My Videos or the Shared Videos folder in Windows Explorer. Media Playback Buttons These buttons allow you to play back picture slide shows, music files, playlists, music CDs, DVD movies, home videos, and live TV, from within the Media Center program. Press Pause and then FWD repeatedly to play media frame by frame in slow 160 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition Starting the Media Center motion. To continue slow motion, you must press the FWD button more than once. Pressing the FWD button: Moves pictures forward to the next picture. [. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ]