User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 4030CDT

[. . . ] TOSHIBA Satellite 4000CDT/XCDT series For models: 4030CDT 4060CDT 4080XCDT 4085XCDT GUIDE We want to hear from you! Toshiba welcomes your evaluation of this manual. Your comments provide valuable information which will help us improve our documentation. Satellite® 4000CDT7XCDT Series User's Guide Please check one choice for each of the following: This is my very first computer. yes no This is my first notebook computer. As a computer user I am: completely new to computers LJ yes _) no 3 not very familiar with computers familiar with computers but new to notebooks, batteries and such somewhat experienced and can comfortably load my own software very experienced and technically knowledgeable I used the Quick Start Card that came with my computer yes no I found the Quick Start Card very helpful in setting up my computer strongly agree agree neutral disagree strongly disagree Overall, I found my Satellite® 4000CDT/XCDT Series computer easy to set up and begin using D strongly agree agree 3 neutral Zl disagree strongly disagree This manual was easy to read and understand 3 strongly agree LJ agree 3 neutral 3 disagree 3 strongly disagree I was able to find the information I needed quite easily strongly agree agree 3 neutral P disagree 3 strongly disagree The technical terms were well explained in language I could understand LJ strongly agree LI agree P neutral 3 disagree strongly disagree Overall, I would rate this manual _] excellent very good J good needs improvement Have you used the Satellite® 4000CDT/XCDT Series online manual which was installed on your computer? very easy LJ somewhat easy 3 somewhat difficult difficult Do you prefer having the manual installed on the computer for easy access? LJ Yes No LJ Not sure ieqiuso± 6uaoaias joj noA >fueu± :(3|qissod se o^pads se aq aseaid) suoijsa66ns jo/pue s;ueiuuioo ajnirti au, } uj s|bu3jblu jajndujoo Jjagi 6uijen|eA8 u; eqigsoi )s|sse 01 Bumijm aq p|noM | 1sga r :ssejppe jaajjs ~ :Auediuoo Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. [. . . ] Using the Fn key in combi nation with one of the specially marked function keys allows you to emulate a full-size keyboard. For more information on using Fn key combinations, see "Hot Keys" on page 167. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Determining the COM Port Exploring Your Options Determining the COM Port The modem is connected to one of the computer's COM (commu nications) ports. The default setting for your modem is COM2. DEFINITION: Although the terms are often used interchange ably, the serial port and COM port are not the same. The COM port is a unique identifier the computer uses to communicate with the serial port or other serial devices. If you are having trouble making a modem connection, you may need to identify the COM port to which the modem is connected and possibly change it. To determine the COM port to which the modem is connected: 1 Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Windows 98 opens the Control Panel. 2 Double-click Modems. Windows 98 displays the Modem Properties dialog box. 3 Select the Diagnostics tab. Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer's COM ports. 4 Make a note of the COM port to which the modem is con nected. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Exploring Your Options Using MS-DOS programs 5 To verify that the modem is set up properly, select the port to which your modem is connected and then click More Info to run Windows 98 Modem Diagnostics. TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows 98 communicates with the modem and displays identifying information reported by the modem. If Windows 98 cannot communicate with the modem, it displays an error message. Consult the trouble shooting sections ofyour modem and Windows 98 docu mentation. 6 7 Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box. Close the Control Panel. Using MS-DOS programs Most MS-DOS programs will run in Windows 98. If an MS-DOS program does not run: 1 Click Start, then Shut Down. Windows 98 displays the Shut Down Windows dialog box. 2 Click Restart in MS-DOS mode, then click OK. Windows 98 shuts down the computer, then restarts it in MSDOS mode and displays a system prompt. 3 Refer to the program's documentation for the command that starts the program. 4 At the system prompt, type the command and press Enter. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Toshiba Utilities Several utilities are installed on your computer to help you recon figure your system and to meet your individual needs. Toshiba also added a tab to the Microsoft Windows power management utility. Together, these features allow you to ascertain certain sys tem details, set additional options, and change default options. The Toshiba utilities are: Fn-esseTM Hardware Setup TSETUP Toshiba Power Extensions Fn-esse Fn-esse provides quick ways to open programs, documents, and folders from within any Windows program without using the Start menu. This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to quickly access your programs and files. Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse With Fn-esse, you can assign Fn key combination to perform the following tasks: Open a Windows program. Open a file in its associated Windows program. Display a customized folder of Windows programs and/or files from which to choose. Starling Fn-esse 1 Click Start, point to Programs, Toshiba Utilities, then click Fn-esse. The Fn-esse icon appears on the taskbar. 2 Click the Fn-esse icon. The Fn-esse window appears, displaying the Fn-esse key board. flswonments. . . Options Help The Fn-esse window The keys on the Fn-esse keyboard are color-coded as follows: Available keys are black. Assigned keys are blue. Unavailable keys are dark gray. Keys associated with a popup list have a small dot in the upperleft corner of the key. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse Assigning a key to a program or document There are three ways to assign a key to open a program or document: Drag-and-drop. The Fn-esse Browser dialog box. The method most often used is drag-and-drop. Using drag-and-drop To assign a key to a program or document: 1 Open both Fn-esse and Windows Explorer. 2 3 Resize and move the Explorer window so that you can see both the Fn-esse keyboard and Explorer at the same time. In the Explorer window, highlight the program or document file you wish to assign to a key. 4 Click and hold the primary AccuPoint button as you drag the highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse key board to which you wish to assign it. Release the primary AccuPoint button. 5 Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box com pletely filled in to reflect the selected program or document. 6 Click OK to close the Add/Edit Command dialog box with your key assignment in place. The program or document is now associated with the key you just selected. To open the program or document, press Fn plus the appropriate key from within any Windows program. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Fn-esse Toshiba Utilities Using the Fn-esse Browser dialog box To assign a key to open a program or document: 1 Start Fn-esse. 2 Click the desired key in the Fn-esse keyboard with the second ary AccuPoint button. Fn-esse displays the Assignment Type dialog box. 3 Click Direct Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box. 4 Enter the Description, Command Line and Working Directory for the new Fn-esse key assignment, or click the Browse button to specify this information. Click OK. 5 Using the Application Explorer popup list To assign a key to open a program or document from a popup list: 1 Start Fn-esse. 2 Click the desired key in the Fn-esse keyboard using the secondary AccuPoint button. Fn-esse displays the Assignment Type dialog box. 3 Click Popup. Fn-esse displays the Application Explorer dialog box. 4 Select the desired folder. The left side of the Application Explorer window displays the folders in the Programs menu. To create a popup list with items from various folders, or to pick only a few items from a folder, cre ate a new folder containing only the desired programs and doc uments. If you are unsure how to do this, refer to your Windows 98 documentation. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse 5 Click OK. The folder is now associated with the key you just selected. [. . . ] All subdirectories on the disk connect directly or indi rectly to the root directory. RS232-C: The Electronic Industries Association (EIA) interface stan dard for asynchronous communication. It defines control, data and status signals for cables connecting computers with printers and other peripheral devices. select: To highlight text or display handles around graphics. serial: The handling of data bits one after the other. serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as two interconnecting wires to send bits one after another. serial interface: An interface between systems or system components in which information is transmitted sequentially, one bit at a time. The transmitted bits are reassembled, at the receiving component. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer serial port: A communications port (COM 1 or COM2) to which you can connect a serial device, such as a modem, a mouse or a serial printer. serial input/output (SIO): The electronic method of serial data transmission. session: The time during which a program is running. For example, an MS-DOS session under Windows is the time during which you execute MS-DOS commands or run an MS-DOS program. shortcut: 1) A feature of Windows 95/98 and Windows NT that allows you to use an icon to open folders and documents and their associ ated programs, to start programs directly or to move from folder to folder. [. . . ]