User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A500-14K CARACTERISTIQUES TECHNIQUES

[. . . ] User's Manual Satellite A500/A500D computers. toshiba-europe. com Satellite A500/A500D Copyright © 2009 by TOSHIBA Corporation. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. No patent liability is assumed, with respect to the use of the information contained herein. TOSHIBA Satellite A500/A500D Portable Personal Computer User's Manual First edition August 2009 Copyright authority for music, movies, computer programs, databases and other intellectual property covered by copyright laws belongs to the author or to the copyright owner. [. . . ] Never open the shutter or touch the magnetic surface of your floppy diskette - doing this could permanently damage it and lose data. Always handle floppy diskettes with care to prevent the loss of stored data. Always apply the floppy diskette label in the correct location and never apply a new label on top of an existing one - in this instance the label could come loose and damage the floppy diskette drive. Never use a pencil for writing on a floppy diskette label as the dust from the pencil lead could cause a system malfunction if it found its way onto the computer's components. In this instance, always use a felt-tipped pen and write the label first before applying it to the floppy diskette. Never put a floppy diskette in a location where water or other liquid may make contact with it, or where it is excessively damp - either of these conditions could cause data loss. Never use a wet or damp floppy diskette - this could damage the floppy diskette drive or other devices within the computer. Data may be lost if the floppy diskette is twisted, bent, or exposed to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not eat, smoke, or use items such as erasers near your floppy diskettes as foreign particles inside the jacket of the floppy diskette can damage the magnetic surface. In view of this you should keep your floppy diskettes away from speakers, radios, televisions and other sources of magnetic fields. 4-32 User's Manual Satellite A500/A500D Sound system This section describes some of the audio control functions. Adjusting System Volume You can control the overall level of sound using Windows Volume Mixer. Adjust speaker volume by moving the slider up or down to raise or lower the volume. The Windows Sounds is always displayed since it controls the system sounds' volume. Changing System Sounds System sounds are assigned to inform you when certain events happen. This section explains how select an existing scheme or save one you have modified. To launch the configuration dialog window for system sounds, follow the steps below. Select Sounds from the menu. Realtek HD Audio Manager You can confirm and change the audio configuration using the Realtek Audio Manager. To launch the Realtek Audio Manager, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Realtek HD Audio Manager. When you first launch the Realtek Audio Manager, you will see following device tabs. To change the default device, click the Set Default Device button under the chosen device tab. Digital Output should be selected when connecting the optical cable to the Headphone (S/PDIF) jack for playing digital sound on digital audio equipment. HDMI Output should be selected when connecting the HDMI cable to the HDMI jack for playing digital sound on digital audio equipment. User's Manual 4-33 Satellite A500/A500D Microphone is the default input device. It should be selected when using the computer's internal microphone or an external microphone connected to the Microphone jack to record sound. If an external microphone or audio cable is connected to the Microphone jack, the Realtek HD Audio Manager Connector Settings dialog will be displayed allowing selection of either "Line In" or "Mic In" input. Information Click the information button to view hardware information, software information, and language setting. Speaker Configuration Click the playback button to confirm the internal speakers or the headphone sound is coming from the right direction. Sound Effects This section explains how to select various sound effects. [. . . ] A device that uses three input signals, each activating an electron gun for a primary additive color (red, green and blue) or port for using such a device. Read Only Memory (ROM): Non-volatile memory that can be read but not written to. Non-volatile here means that information in ROM remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This type of memory is used to store your computer's BIOS, which is essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. [. . . ]