Toshiba A40 18

Table of Contents

Chapter 5 The Keyboard ..........................................................	51
Typewriter keys .....................................................................................	51
F1…F12 function keys...........................................................................	52
Soft Keys: Alt Gr Key Combinations....................................................	52
Soft keys: Fn key combinations ...........................................................	52
Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard.............................................	53
Hot keys ............................................................................................	54
Fn Sticky key .....................................................................................	56
Windows special keys .......................................................................	56
Keypad overlay ......................................................................................	57
Turning on the overlays .....................................................................	57
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)...............................	58
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ..............................................	58
Temporarily changing modes ............................................................	58
Generating ASCII characters................................................................	58

Chapter 6 Power and PowerUp Modes	.................................61
Power conditions ..................................................................................	61
Power indicators ...................................................................................	62
Battery indicator ................................................................................	62
DC IN 15V indicator ...........................................................................	63
Power indicator..................................................................................	63
Battery types..........................................................................................	64
Battery pack ......................................................................................	64
Real Time Clock battery ....................................................................	65
Care and use of the battery pack ........................................................	65
Safety precautions.............................................................................	65
Charging the batteries .......................................................................	68
Monitoring battery capacity.............................................................	610
Maximising battery operating time ..................................................	610
Retaining data with power off..........................................................	611
Extending battery life.......................................................................	611
Replacing the battery pack ................................................................	612
Removing the battery pack .............................................................	612
Installing the battery pack ...............................................................	614
Starting the computer by password ..................................................	615
Powerup modes.................................................................................	615
Windows utilities..............................................................................	615
Hot keys ..........................................................................................	615
Panel power on/off..............................................................................	616
System Auto Off ..................................................................................	616

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