User manual TOSHIBA QF10

Copyright © 2004 by TOSHIBA Corporation. All rights reserved. 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 Qosmio F10 Portable Personal Computer User's Manual First edition September 2004 Ownership and copyright of music, video, computer programs, databases, etc. are protected by the copyright laws. These copyrighted materials may be copied for private use at home only. If, beyond the limitation above, you copy (including to transform data formats) or modify these materials, transfer them or distribute them via the Internet without approval of copyright owners, you may be subject to claims for compensation for damage and/or criminal penalties due to infringements of copyrights or personal rights. Please remember to observe the copyright laws when you use this product to copy the copyrighted works or perform other actions. Please note that you may infringe the owner's rights protected by the copyright laws if you use the screen mode switching functions (e.g. Wide mode, Wide Zoom mode, etc.) of this product to display enlarged images/ video at coffee shops or hotels for the purposes of profits or providing these to the public. Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the TOSHIBA Qosmio F10 Portable Personal Computer at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual. User's Manual ii Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark and IBM PC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel, Intel SpeedStep, Centrino and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Photo CD is a trademark of Eastman Kodak. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by TOSHIBA under license. Memory Stick is a registered trademark and i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Corporation. TruSurround XT, WOW XT, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurround XT, WOW XT, TruBass, SRS 3D and FOCUS technologies are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. InterVideo and WinDVD are registered trademarks of the InterVideo Inc. WinDVR and WinDVD Creator are trademarks of the InterVideo Inc. manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Other trademarks and registered trademarks not listed above may be used in this manual. Macrovision License This product includes copyright protection technology and intellectual property that are patented in the U.S. and other countries. These patents are the property of Macrovision Corporation. The use of copyright protection must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation. It is intended for home and other restricted-use applications, unless Macrovision Corporation expressly authorizes otherwise. All forms of reverse engineering or decompiling are forbidden. EU Declaration of Conformity This product is carrying the CE-Mark in accordance with the related European Directives. Responsible for CE-Marking is TOSHIBA Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany. The complete and official EU Declaration of Conformity can be found on TOSHIBA's web site http://epps.toshiba-teg.com on the Internet. User's Manual iii Working environment This product was designed to fulfill the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) requirements for "residential, commercial and light industry environments". The following environments are not approved: I Industrial Environments (e.g. enivronments with a mains voltage > 380V~) In the following environments the use of this product can be restricted: I Medical Environments: This product is not certified as a medical product according to the Medical Product Directive 93/42/EEC. I Vehicle Environments: Please read the operator's manual of the vehicle manufacturer for further restrictions of use. I Aircraft Environments: Please follow the advices of the flight personnel regarding restrictions of use. Any consequences resulting from the use of this product in working environments that are not approved or the use is restricted are not the responsibility of TOSHIBA Corporation. The consequences of the use of this product in those working environments may be: I Interference with other devices or machines in the nearby surrounding area I Malfunction of or data loss from this product caused by disturbances generated by other devices or machines in the nearby surrounding area Furthermore, for general safety reaons, the use of this product in environments with explosive atmospheres is not permitted. CE compliance This product is labelled with the CE Mark in accordance with the related European Directives, notably Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/ 336/EEC for the notebook and the electronic accessories including the supplied power adapter, the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 99/5/EEC in case of implemented telecommunication accessories and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC for the supplied power adapter. This product and the supplied accessories are designed to observe the related EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and safety standards. However, TOSHIBA cannot guarantee that this product still observes these EMC standards if accessories or cables not manufactured / distributed by TOSHIBA are connected or implemented. To avoid EMC problems in general, the following advice should be observed: I Only CE marked accessories should be connected / implemented. I Only best shielded cables should be connected. User's Manual iv Modem warning notice Conformity Statement The equipment has been approved to [Commission Decision "CTR21"] for pan-European single terminal connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). However, due to differences between the individual PSTNs provided in different countries/regions the approval does not, of itself, give an unconditional assurance of successful operation on every PSTN network termination point. In the event of problems, you should contact your equipment supplier in the first instance. Network Compatibility Statement This product is designed to work with, and is compatible with the following networks. It has been tested to and found to conform with the additional requirements conditional in EG 201 121. Germany ATAAB AN005,AN006,AN007,AN009,AN010 and DE03,04,05,08,09,12,14,17 Greece ATAAB AN005,AN006 and GR01,02,03,04 Portugal ATAAB AN001,005,006,007,011 and P03,04,08,10 Spain ATAAB AN005,007,012, and ES01 Switzerland ATAAB AN002 All other countries/regions ATAAB AN003,004 Specific switch settings or software setup are required for each network, please refer to the relevant sections of the user guide for more details. The hookflash (timed break register recall) function is subject to separate national type approvals. It has not been tested for conformity to national type regulations, and no guarantee of successful operation of that specific function on specific national networks can be given. User's Manual v Optical disc drive safety instructions Be sure to check the international precautions at the end of this section. Panasonic DVD Super Multi with Double Layer Recording UJ-831 I The DVD Super Multi drive with Double Layer Recording model employs a laser system. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this instruction manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit ever require maintenance, contact an authorized service location. I Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure. I To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. User's Manual vi DVD Super Multi UJ-830 I The DVD Super Multi drive employs a laser system. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this instruction manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit ever require maintenance, contact an authorized service location. I Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure. I To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. User's Manual vii HITACHI LG DVD Super Multi with Double Layer Recording GSA-4080N I The DVD Super Multi drive with Double Layer Recording model employs a laser system. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this instruction manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit ever require maintenance, contact an authorized service location. I Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure. I To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. User's Manual viii International precautions CAUTION: This appliance contains a laser system and is classified as a "CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT." To use this model properly, read the instruction manual carefully and keep this manual for your future reference. In case of any trouble with this model, please contact your nearest "AUTHORIZED service station." To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASERSCHUTZKLASSE 1 PRODUKT TOEN60825 VORSICHT: Dieses Gerät enthält ein Laser-System und ist als "LASERSCHUTZKLASSE 1 PRODUKT" klassifiziert. Für den richtigen Gebrauch dieses Modells lesen Sie bitte die Bedienungsanleitung sorgfältig durch und bewahren diese bitte als Referenz auf. Falls Probleme mit diesem Modell auftreten, benachrichtigen Sie bitte die nächste "autorisierte Service-Vertretung". Um einen direkten Kontakt mit dem Laserstrahl zu vermeiden darf das Gerät nicht geöffnet werden. ADVARSEL: Denne mærking er anbragt udvendigt på apparatet og indikerer, at apparatet arbejder med laserstråler af klasse 1, hviket betyder, at der anvendes laserstrlier af svageste klasse, og at man ikke på apparatets yderside kan bilve udsat for utilladellg kraftig stråling. APPARATET BOR KUN ÅBNES AF FAGFOLK MED SÆRLIGT KENDSKAB TIL APPARATER MED LASERSTRÅLER! Indvendigt i apparatet er anbragt den her gengivne advarselsmækning, som advarer imod at foretage sådanne indgreb i apparatet, at man kan komme til at udsatte sig for laserstråling. ADVERSEL:USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING, NÅR SIKKERHEDSAF-BRYDER ER UDE AF FUNKTION. UNDGÅ UDSÆTTSLSE FOR STRÅLING User's Manual ix OBS! Apparaten innehåller laserkomponent som avger laserstråining överstigande gränsen för laserklass 1. VAROITUS. Suojakoteloa si saa avata. Laite sisältää laserdiodin, joka lähetää näkymätöntä silmilie vaarallista lasersäteilyä. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. VORSICHT: DIE VERWENDUNG VON ANDEREN STEURUNGEN ODER EINSTELLUNGEN ODER DAS DURCHFÜHREN VON ANDEREN VORGÄNGEN ALS IN DER BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BESCHRIEBEN KÖNNEN GEFÄHRLICHE STRAHLENEXPOSITIONEN ZUR FOLGE HABEN. User's Manual x Qosmio F10 Table of Contents Preface Manual contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Key operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx General Precautions Chapter 1: Introduction Equipment checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Chapter 2: The Grand Tour Front with the display closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Backside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Front with the display open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 System indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Keyboard indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11 USB floppy disk drive (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 User's Manual xi Optical media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Region codes for DVD drives and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD Super Multi drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 2-13 2-13 2-13 2-14 2-14 2-14 2-14 2-15 Chapter 3: Getting Started Setting up your work space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 General conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Placement of the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Seating and posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Work habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Connecting the AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Opening the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Turning on the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Turning off the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Shut Down mode (Boot mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Hibernation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Restarting the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Restoring the preinstalled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Restoring the complete system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11 Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11 Chapter 4: Operating Basics Using the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the USB floppy disk drive (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the USB floppy disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disconnecting the USB floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using optical media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the TV Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SoundMAX control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User's Manual 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-5 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-8 4-8 4-8 xii TOSHIBA Audio Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Important message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Before writing or rewriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 When writing or rewriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Data Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 DLA for TOSHIBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 When WinDVD Creator Platinum is used: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 How to make a DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 How to learn more about InterVideo WinDVD Creator . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Important information for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Media care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 CD/DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Floppy disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Region selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Properties menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Modem Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 Dialing Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 Wireless communication switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 Wireless communication indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 LAN cable types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Connecting a LAN cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Disconnecting a LAN cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23 Cleaning the computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23 Moving the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Heat dispersal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Chapter 5: The Keyboard Typewriter keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 ... F12 function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soft keys: Fn key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 5-2 5-2 5-2 User's Manual xiii Hot keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fn Sticky key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keypad overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning on the overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporarily changing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating ASCII characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-9 Chapter 6: Power Power conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Power indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Battery indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 DC IN indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Power indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Battery types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Real Time Clock battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Care and use of the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Charging the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Monitoring battery capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Maximizing battery operating time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Retaining data with power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Replacing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 Removing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11 Installing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 TOSHIBA Password Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 User password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Starting the computer by password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Power-up modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Windows utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Hot keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Panel power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 System Auto Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Chapter 7: HW Setup Accessing HW Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 HW Setup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 User's Manual xiv Chapter 8: Using the Remote Controller, AV Buttons and QosmioPlayer Remote Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 QosmioPlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Windows XP Media Center Edition and QosmioPlayer . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Functions via the Remote Controller and the keyboard in the QosmioPlayer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 AV Buttons function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Windows mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 QosmioPlayer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11 QosmioPlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Qosmio Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Restrictions of the QosmioPlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 Restrictions in the Monitor-in mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 Using the Remote Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Connecting the Remote control receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Operational range of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17 Installing/Removing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Remote Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Switching video Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21 Chapter 9: Optional Devices PC card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Inserting a PC card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Removing a PC card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Bridge media slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 xD picture card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 MultiMediaCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 Memory expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Installing memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Removing memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11 Battery packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 Battery charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 USB Floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 External monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 Settings for display video on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 Changing the resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15 User's Manual xv Monitor-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Models with built-in TV Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching between devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exiting the QosmioPlayer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Models without TV Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-Video-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Model without the TV Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i.LINK (IEEE1394) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 9-16 9-16 9-17 9-18 9-18 9-19 9-19 9-20 9-20 9-21 9-21 Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Problem solving process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Preliminary checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Analyzing the problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Hardware and system checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 System start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 Hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 DVD Super Multi drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8 USB floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9 PC card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9 SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 xD picture card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 MultiMediaCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 Pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 Memory expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13 Sound system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13 External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13 Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14 LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 TV output signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 i.LINK (IEEE1394). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16 User's Manual xvi TOSHIBA support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16 Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16 Where to write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16 Appendix A: Specifications Appendix B: Display Controller and Modes Appendix C: Wireless LAN Appendix D: AC Power Cord and Connectors Appendix E: Usage Restrictions Appendix F: If your computer is stolen Glossary Index User's Manual xvii Qosmio F10 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the Qosmio F10 series computer. This powerful notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability, including multimedia devices, and it is designed to provide years of reliable, high-performance computing. This manual tells how to set up and begin using your Qosmio F10 computer. It also provides detailed information on configuring your computer, basic operations and care, using optional devices and troubleshooting. If you are a new user of computers or if you're new to portable computing, first read over the Introduction and The Grand Tour chapters to familiarize yourself with the computer's features, components and accessory devices. Then read Getting Started for step-by-step instructions on setting up your computer. If you are an experienced computer user, please continue reading the preface to learn how this manual is organized, then become acquainted with this manual by browsing through its pages. Be sure to look over the Special features section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read HW Setup. Manual contents This manual is composed of the following ten chapters, six appendixes, a glossary and an index. Chapter 1, Introduction, is an overview of the computer's features, capabilities, and options. Chapter 2, The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and briefly explains how they function. Chapter 3, Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin operating your computer and gives tips on safety and designing your work area. Chapter 4, Operating Basics, includes instructions on using the following devices: Touch Pad, USB floppy disk drive (optional), optical media drives, TV Tuner, Sound System, Modem, Wireless LAN, and LAN. It also provides tips on care of the computer, floppy disks and CD/DVDs. User's Manual xviii Preface Chapter 5, The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including the keypad overlay and hot keys. Chapter 6, Power, gives details on the computer's power resources and battery save modes. Chapter 7, HW Setup, explains how to configure the computer using the HW Setup program. Chapter 8, Using the Remote Controller, AV Buttons and QosmioPlayer, explains how to use the Remote Controller on Windows XP Media Center Edition models as well as provides information about QosmioPlayer. Chapter 9, Optional Devices, describes the optional hardware available. Chapter 10, Troubleshooting, provides helpful information on how to perform some diagnostic tests, and suggests courses of action if the computer doesn't seem to be working properly. The Appendixes provide technical information about your computer. The Glossary defines general computer terminology and includes a list of acronyms used in the text. The Index quickly directs you to the information contained in this manual. Conventions This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight terms and operating procedures. Abbreviations On first appearance, and whenever necessary for clarity, abbreviations are enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example: Read Only Memory (ROM). Acronyms are also defined in the Glossary. Icons Icons identify ports, dials, and other parts of your computer. The indicator panel also uses icons to identify the components it is providing information on. Keys The keyboard keys are used in the text to describe many computer operations. A distinctive typeface identifies the key top symbols as they appear on the keyboard. For example, Enter identifies the Enter key. User's Manual xix Preface Key operation Some operations require you to simultaneously use two or more keys. We identify such operations by the key top symbols separated by a plus sign (+). For example, Ctrl + C means you must hold down Ctrl and at the same time press C. If three keys are used, hold down the first two and at the same time press the third. ABC When procedures require an action such as clicking an icon or entering text, the icon's name or the text you are to type in is represented in the type face you see to the left. Display S Messages ABC Names of windows or icons or text generated by the computer that appears on its display screen is presented in the type face you see to the left. Messages are used in this manual to bring important information to your attention. Each type of message is identified as shown below. Pay attention! A caution informs you that improper use of equipment or failure to follow instructions may cause data loss or damage your equipment. Please read. A note is a hint or advice that helps you make best use of your equipment. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which could result in death or serious injury, if you do not follow instructions. User's Manual xx