User manual TOSHIBA TECRA S4

[. . . ] ("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. [. . . ] Ask your network administrator for the telephone number of the network. Setting up the connection To set up an office connection, consult your network administrator for network settings and additional considerations. To set up a dial-up connection, use the New Connection Wizard: 1 2 3 Click Start and point to All Programs. Point to Accessories, then to Communications, and click New Connection Wizard. Enter the phone number of your network connection and let the program dial the number. The computer connects to the network. Using the Ethernet LAN Port When your computer starts, Windows attempts to contact a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. If the computer is not connected to a network, it may pause a few minutes as it waits for a reply. To avoid this delay, you can reconfigure Windows to disable the LAN port. To disable the LAN port: 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start, click Control Panel, then Performance and Maintenance. Click the System icon, then click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. Select the Properties icon. Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications 139 6 7 Select the Do not use this device (disable) option from the Device usage drop-down. Your LAN port is now disabled. To enable the Ethernet LAN port, repeat steps one through four. You can play . wav sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers. Playing an audio CD Insert an audio CD and close the disc tray. If the computer is turned on, Windows Media® Player opens and the CD begins to play. To access the Windows Media Player, you can open it through the Start menu or activate it from the taskbar. 144 NOTE Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features When using Windows Media Player, your system may not be able to activate Standby or Hibernation modes. To prevent this from occurring, close Windows Media Player before you select Standby or Hibernation mode. Stop button Play/pause button Sample Windows Media Player screen The Windows Media Player control panel works much like an ordinary compact disc player: To play the CD or to pause, click the Play/pause button. Before putting on headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial down, and do not set the volume too high when using the headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 145 Playing CDs using Auto-Run If you insert a CD into the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disk, try launching the CD manually. To do this, follow these steps: 1 2 Open the Start menu and select My Computer. If your disk does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disk. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows® Media Player and point it to play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disk. Creating a CD Depending on your DVD configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to: Play pre-recorded DVDs Play pre-recorded CDs Read and write data (depending on your system configuration) and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs. Copy protection technology included in certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing of the media. NOTE For details on how to use the software, please refer to the respective Online Help menus. 146 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features Recording sounds You may record sounds as . wav files by connecting an external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack. [. . . ] 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 TouchPad 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. [. . . ]