User manual TOSHIBA TECRA M10

[. . . ] ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK SYSTEMS OR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. [. . . ] The preset profiles are: Full Power High Power Normal DVD Playback Presentation Long Life Although you can change the properties for any of these profiles, this is not recommended. If you need a customized profile, create a new profile with the properties you require. The DVD Playback profile applies only when a DVD program is playing on battery power. Quickly creating a new power mode 1 2 3 Highlight one of the preset profiles. A new mode appears with the title "Copy of Name" where Name is the title of the mode you copied. You can change the name, description, or icon for this profile by clicking Property. Customizing a power mode 1 2 3 Highlight the profile you want to modify. Keep in mind however, that by default, these actions will apply to all profiles. Toshiba Utilities SDTM Memory Card Format 181 SDTM Memory Card Format This utility is used to format SD cards used with the Bridge Media Adapter Slot. To access the SD Memory Card Format utility through the TOSHIBA Assist window, click Optimize on the left side of the window, then double-click the SD Memory Card Format icon. The SD Memory Card Format screen appears. Sample SD Memory Card Format screen To format an SD memory card: 1 2 Select the drive corresponding to the SD memory card. Select the formatting option: Select Quick Format Select Full Format 3 4 Click Start to begin formatting. The formatting progress is displayed in the horizontal bar in the window. When formatting is completed, click Close to exit the utility. 182 Toshiba Utilities Mouse Utility Mouse Utility The Mouse utility allows you to change your Dual Pointing Device or mouse settings. You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key or a keyboard overlay. Starting Fn-esse® Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click Fn-esse. You can also Access Fn-esse through the TOSHIBA Assist window, by Clicking Optimize on the left side of the window, and then double-clicking the Hotkey Assignment icon. Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 189 The Fn-esse keyboard appears. Sample Fn-esse window The keys are color-coded as follows: Available keys are dark gray with white letters. Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup list are shown on the Fn-esse keyboard in the selected color. Unavailable keys are light gray. There are two ways to assign a key to open a program or document: Using drag-and-drop Using the keyboard or pointing device The method most often used is drag-and-drop. Using drag-and-drop to assign a key To assign a key to a program or document: 1 2 3 Start both Fn-esse and Windows® Explorer (or the program supporting drag-and-drop). Resize 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. 190 4 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® Click and hold the primary button as you drag the highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse keyboard to which you want to assign it. Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box with the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory fields automatically completed. 5 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. Using the keyboard or pointing device to assign keys To assign a key to open a program or document, start Fn-esse and either: Using the keyboard, press and hold the Fn key, then press the desired assignment key. Using the pointing device, move the cursor over the desired key in the Fn-esse window and press the secondary button. The Assignment Type dialog box appears. Sample Fn-esse assignment type dialog box Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 191 Making a direct key assignment 1 2 Select Direct. . . Enter the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory for the new Fn-esse key assignment, or click Browse to specify this information. [. . . ] When capitalized, refers to a standard that, when followed by a device manufacturer, allows a PC to configure itself automatically to work with the device. pointing device -- Any device, such as the Dual Pointing Device or a mouse, that enables you to move the cursor on the screen. port -- A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable for connection to a network or a peripheral device. The general classes of programs (also called software) are operating system, application, and utility. [. . . ]