Toshiba A30 user manual Ports, Multimedia

Introduction

Ports

External monitor	15-pin analog VGA port supports VESA DDC2B
	compatible functions.
Parallel port	One 25-pin parallel port, EPP/ECP capability.
S-Video port	One TV-out connector.
Universal Serial Bus	The computer has up to three Universal Serial
	Bus (USB) ports (depending on model purchase)
	that comply with the USB 2.0 standard, enabling
	data transfer speeds more than 40 times faster
	than USB 1.1 (which this computer also
	supports.) The USB drives may be used to
	transfer data at Low, Full, and High speeds.
i.LINK (IEEE1394)	This port enables high-speed data transfer
	directly from external devices such as digital
	video cameras.
Infrared	The serial infrared port is compatible with the
	Infrared Data Association (IrDA 1.1) standards. It
	enables cableless 4 Mbps, 1.152 Mbps, 115.2
	kbps, 57.6 kbps, 38.4 kbps, 19.2 kbps or 9.6
	kbps data transfer with IrDA 1.1 compatible
	external devices.

Multimedia

Sound system	Incorporates a Wave Table Synthesizer for
	advanced sound applications including 3D
	games, DVD movie playback and Internet
	communications.
TV-out button	Sets your display device to TV (video-out). Press
	it to switch back and forth between TV and the
	built-in display.
Mode control button	Launches various CD, DVD and Digital audio
	functions. Refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics,
	for more details.
Audio/Video controls	Let you use the computer’s fixed optical media
	drive as a stand-alone audio CD-player or MP3
	player. You can also use the buttons to control
	the computer’s DVD video player when the
	system is on.
Headphone jack	Outputs analog audio.

Satellite A30 Series 1-5