User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A60

[. . . ] TOSHIBA Satellite A60 Portable Personal Computer User's Manual Copyright © 2004 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 A60 series Portable Personal Computer User's Manual First edition March 2004 Copyright authority for music, movies, computer programs, data bases and other intellectual property covered by copyright laws belongs to the author or to the copyright owner. [. . . ] When recording to a DV-Camcorder, to ensure you capture all of your data, let the camcorder record for a few seconds before you begin recording your actual data. CD recorder, JPEG functions, and Video CD functions are not supported in this version. While recording video to DVD or tape, please close all other programs. Do not run software like a screen saver because it can put a heavy load on the CPU. Before recording the video to DVD When you record to DVD disc, please use only discs recommended by the Drive manufacturer. Do not set the working drive to a slow device like a USB 1. 1 hard disk drive or it will fail to write DVD. Do not perform any of the following actions: · Operate the computer for any other function, including using a mouse or TouchPad or closing/opening the LCD panel. · Bump or cause vibration to the computer. OPERATING BASICS 4-23 User's manual · Use the Mode control button and Audio/Video control button to repro duce music or voice. · Install, remove or connect external devices, including the following: PC card, SD card/MultiMediaCard/Memory Stick, USB devices, external display, i. LINK. A maximum of about 2 hours of video data can be written in DVD Video format to DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW disc. WinDVD Creator can write DVD-RAM/+RW in VR format, but the disc may only play on your computer. When writing to DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2GB or more over disk space every one hour of video. When you make a fully recorded DVD, the chapter sequence may not play correctly. 3. WinDVD Creator might show a different a thumbnail than you previously set in CE DVD-RAM recorder. Using the Disc Manager, you can edit DVD-VR format on DVD-RAM, DVD+VR format on DVD+RW, and DVD-Video format on DVD-RW. About recorded DVDs Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs. When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the WinDVD software application. If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be locked. Please use a brand new disc. OPERATING BASICS Media care This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs and diskettes. The following simple precautions will increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them: 4-24 Media care CD/DVDs 1. Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the CD/DVD that contains data. [. . . ] ROM: Read Only Memory: A nonvolatile memory chip manufactured to contain information that controls the computer's basic operation. RS-232C: The Electronic Industries Association (EIA) interface standard that describes the 25-pin connector interface and control, data, and status signals that allow asynchronous communications between computers, printers, communications and other peripheral devices. GLOSSARY 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: Refers to a type of information exchange that transmits information sequentially, one bit at a time. [. . . ]