Toshiba G40 manual

User’s Manual

Qosmio G40

Contents

Page Table of Contents Preface General Precautions Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Grand Tour Chapter 3 Getting Started Chapter 4 Operating Basics Chapter 5 The Keyboard Power Chapter 7 HW Setup & BIOS Setup Chapter 8 AV functions Chapter 9 Optional Devices Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Chapter 11 Legal Footnotes Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Display Controller and Video modes AT Commands Appendix I Usage Restrictions Glossary Index Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks Macrovision License FCC information EU Declaration of Conformity VCCI Class B Information Important Safety Information for Computers with TV tuner Modem warning notice Japan regulations Pursuant to FCC CFR 47, Part 68: Type of service Telephone company procedures If problems arise Disconnection Instructions for IC CS-03certified equipment Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand Notes for use of this device in New Zealand Page General conditions Following information is only for EU-memberstates: Optical disc drive safety instructions HD DVD-Rdrive SD-L902A International precautions OBS VAROITUS Preface Conventions Abbreviations Icons Keys ENTER Key operation Terminology General Precautions Creating a computer-friendlyenvironment Stress injury Heat injury Pressure or impact damage PC Card overheating Mobile phones Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort The cautions on use of a Qosmio G40 series computer Page Introduction Equipment checklist Documentation Software Hardware Video RAM Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Personalization -> Display Settings Advanced Settings Disks Hard disk drive Legal Footnote (Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity)*4 Optical disc drive DVD-ROM drive DVD-R drive Legal Footnote (General HD DVD technology and playback)*5 Display Legal Footnote (LCD)*6 Legal Footnote (Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU"))*7 Keyboard Pointing Device Built-inTouch Pad Qosmio AV Multimedia Sound system such as Windows Live Messenger. Camera Assistant Software S-Video-inPort Headphone jack Microphone jack Line-injack Built-inTV Tuner Infrared receiver LAN Bluetooth Wireless LAN Legal Footnote (Wireless LAN)*8 Wireless Special features Intelligent power supply *1 Battery save mode Panel power on/off Low battery automatic Hibernation Mode *1 TOSHIBA Value Added Package Utilities and Applications TOSHIBA Disc Creator -> TOSHIBA -> CD&DVD Applications -> Disc Creator TOSHIBA DVD-RAM Options Bluetooth Wireless Mouse Stereo The Grand Tour Front with the display closed Left side (USB 2.0) ports Right side (USB 2.0) port Modem jack S-Video-inport Back LAN jack Link indicator (green) LAN active indicator (orange) Underside Front with the display open Stereo speakers Speakers (tweeter) Display screen Front operation panel (eleven Touch Pad control buttons Fingerprint Sensor Web Camera LED System indicators Battery Hard Disk Drive Optical Disc Drive The Wireless communication indicator glows Keyboard indicators CAPS LOCK Arrow Mode Numeric Mode Optical disc drives DVDs HD DVDs Formats HD DVD-ROMdrive HD DVD read DVD read DVD-Rwrite DVD-R(Dual Layer) write HD DVD-Rdrive HD DVD-Rwrite HD DVD-R(Dual Layer) write DVD+R (Dual Layer) write AC adaptor Getting Started Connecting the AC adaptor Page Opening the display Turning on the power Starting up for the first time Turning off the power Shut Down Sleep Mode Control Panel System and Maintenance Power Options Benefits of Sleep Mode Executing Sleep Mode Sleep Sleep Mode limitations Hibernation Mode Benefits of Hibernation Mode Starting Hibernation Mode Hibernate Automatic Hibernation Mode Restarting the computer System Recovery Options System Recovery Recovery Disc Creator Create Restoring the pre-installedsoftware from the Recovery hard disk drive ESC Restoring the pre-installedsoftware from your created Recovery Discs F12 Qosmio C:\TOSAPINS Operating Basics Using the Touch Pad AV Controller Using the Fingerprint Sensor How to Swipe the Finger Points to note about the Fingerprint Sensor Page How to Delete the Fingerprint Data 2.The Protector Suite Software screen is displayed 3.Click Fingerprints and click Delete 4.Click Settings and click Fingerprint Storage Inspector Fingerprint Storage Inspector Set Up Procedure Fingerprint Registration Windows Logon via Fingerprint Authentication Fingerprint Authentication Procedure Logon Authorization Fingerprint Power-onSecurity General How to Enable Fingerprint Power-onSecurity Settings Fingerprint Single Sign-onFeature How to Enable Fingerprint Single Sign-onFeature Web Camera Using HD DVD-ROMdrive and HD DVD-Rdrives Loading discs Removing discs How to remove a CD/DVD/HD DVD when the disc tray will not open HD DVD Writing CD/DVD/HD DVDs on HD DVD-Rdrives Important message Legal Footnotes Before writing or rewriting CD-R: CD-RW: (Multi-Speedand High-Speed) Page Page When writing or rewriting TOSHIBA Disc Creator Data Verification Recording settings Data Disc ■Select Setting for Each Mode -> Data Disc in the Setting menu 2.Mark the Verify written data check box When Using Ulead DVD MovieFactory® for TOSHIBA How to make a DVD-Video How to learn more about Ulead DVD MovieFactory® Important information for use Media care TV Tuner Using the TV Tuner Antenna Connecting the Cable Connecting the antenna cable Sound system Line In Information information button Power Management battery button Modem 1.Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Networking -> Modem Region Select Properties menu Setting AutoRun Mode Open the Dialing Properties dialog box after selecting region Location list for region selection Modem Selection Dialing Properties Connecting the modular cable Disconnecting the modular cable Wireless communications 3.Click Set up a connection or network Security Bluetooth wireless technology Worldwide operation Radio links Release Notes related to the Bluetooth® Stack for Windows® by TOSHIBA Wireless communication switch LAN Connecting the LAN cable LAN Active Link Disconnecting the LAN cable Cleaning the computer Moving the computer The Keyboard Typewriter keys Function keys: F1 … F12 Soft keys: FN key combinations Hot keys Sleep Hibernate Output Brightness (Down) Brightness (Up) Windows special keys Keypad overlay Generating ASCII characters Power Power conditions Power indicators DC IN indicator DC IN Power indicator Blinking orange Battery types Real Time Clock battery S **** RTC battery is low or CMOS checksum is inconsistent Press [F1] key to set Date/Time Care and use of the battery pack Charging the batteries Procedures Time Charging time (hours) Battery type Battery charging notice Monitoring battery capacity Maximizing battery operating time Retaining data with power off Retention Time State and Retention Time Extending battery life Replacing the battery pack Page TOSHIBA Password Utility Starting the computer by password Power-upmodes Panel power on/off System Auto Off HW Setup & BIOS Setup Accessing HW Setup HW Setup window BIOS version Boot Priority FDD HDD CD HDD1 HDD2 USB Built-inHDD1 USB -> Built-in HDD1 -> Built-in HDD2 -> Built-in Enabled Disabled CPU Dynamically Switchable Always High Always Low Device Config All Devices Setup by OS USB BIOS Setup Program Starting the BIOS Setup Program Password Check system. Then press [F1] key Ending the BIOS Setup Program END Core Multi - Processing Virtualization Technology Enhanced C-States Execute-DisableBit Capability Available Not Available Auto Power On on Battery Critical Battery Wake-up PCI Express Link ASPM AV functions Media Center Front operation panel TV panel CD/DVD panel Play/Pause panel STOP panel Previous panel Page Qosmio AV Controller Remote Controller Page Page select Control panel -> System and Maintenance -> Power Options. The following Access indicator Record Stop Volume + Volume Channel/Page up(+) and down(-) Recorded TV Using the Remote Controller Installing/Removing batteries Type of battery that can be used for the Remote Controller Installing the batteries Set-topbox Connection Method and Watching TV on the Media Center Page Media Center Environment Settings Activating Media Center for the first time Changing settings Tasks settings Connecting the Video devices QosmioEngine Optional Devices PC Card ExpressCard Inserting an ExpressCard Removing an ExpressCard Bridge media slot Memory media Points to note about the SD/SDHC memory card Card Type Capacities Memory media format SD Memory Card Format Memory media care About the write-protect Inserting a memory media Removing a memory media memory media Bridge Media slot Memory expansion Point to note about memory module error Installing a memory module Page System Removing a memory module Battery Packs Universal AC Adaptor Battery Charger USB floppy diskette drive Using the USB floppy diskette drive Connecting the USB floppy diskette drive External monitor Installation Connection via the S-Videoout port Settings for display video on TV 1.Click Start and click Control Panel 2.Click Additional Options 3.Click NVIDIA Control Panel 4.Click Video & Television HDMI S-Video-in i.LINK (IEEE1394) Connecting Disconnecting i.LINK (IEEE1394) device Security lock Troubleshooting Problem solving process Preliminary checklist Analyzing the problem Hardware and system checklist System start-up Self test Boot Priority Power Overheating power down Problem Procedure AC power ProblemProcedure Battery Power saver Select a power plan in the Power Options Real Time Clock System Date System Time Password Keyboard Internal display panel Hard disk drive Page Page USB floppy diskette drive PC Card ExpressCard SD/SDHC memory card, miniSD/microSD Card Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO/Memory Stick PRO Duo xD picture card MultiMediaCard Infrared receiver window Pointing device Touch Pad Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Mouse the Pointer Options tab OK Click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Mouse icon the Device Settings tab USB mouse Fingerprint Sensor USB device USB KB/Mouse Emulation option within the Memory expansion Power Sound system External monitor Modem CONNECT CARRIER LAN Bluetooth TV output function i.LINK (IEEE1394) device Panel, Hardware and Sound and then clicking Add Hardware Video Playback Disabled Disposing of computer and computer batteries TOSHIBA support Singapore Spain United States of America United Kingdom The Rest of Europe Legal Footnotes CPU*1 Memory (Main System)*2 Battery Life*3 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity*4 General HD DVD technology and playback*5 LCD*6 Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU”)*7 Wireless LAN*8 Non-applicableIcons*9 Copy Protection*10 TV Tuner*11 Images*12 LCD Brightness and Eye Stain*13 Specifications Physical Dimensions Computer Built-inModem Network control unit (NCU) Type of NCU Type of line Page Display Controller and Video modes Display controller Video modes AT Commands Repeat last command Answer command Communication standard setting B15 B16 Echo command Hn Hook control Request ID information Monitor speaker volume Mn Monitor speaker mode Modulation handshake Return on-lineto data mode Select pulse dialing Result code control CONNECT T Select tone dialing Vn DCE response format Result code selection, call progress monitoring Command Dial tone Dial tone detect Busy tone detect Recall stored profile &Cn Data Carrier Detect (DCD) control &C0 &D2 &D3 &F Load factory settings &Gn V.22bis guard tone control &G0 &Tn Self-testcommands &T0 &T1 Display Current Configuration &W Store current configuration \N3 &Q5 \N4 \N5 \N7 S-registers S-registervalues S0 Auto answer ring number S1 Ring counter S2 AT escape character (user defined) S3 Command line termination character (user defined) S4 Response formatting character (user defined) S5 Command line editing character (user defined) S6 Wait before dialing S7 Connection completion time-out S8 Comma pause time S11 DTMF dialing speed S12 Escape guard time S37 Dial line rate AT command set result codes Page V.90 mode Page AT Command Wireless LAN Card Specifications Radio Characteristics Supported Frequency Sub-bands Wireless IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets (Revision A and N Draft Ver. 1.0) Page Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability Page Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health Regulatory statements USA-FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) Using Bluetooth® Card from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan Page Device Authorization AC Power Cord and Connectors Finland: Sweden: France: Switzerland: Germany: Usage Restrictions Glossary I/O: IrDA IRQ: KB: LCD: ANSI: antistatic: application: ASCII: async: byte: cache memory: capacity: card: CardBus: compatibility: components: Composite Video (YUV): computer program: computer system: default: delete: device driver: dialog box: Digital Audio: DVD+R (Double Layer): echo: erase: See delete escape: escape guard time: gigabyte (GB): graphics: hard disk: hard disk drive (HDD): DVD-R: instruction: interface: interrupt request: I/O: I/O devices: LSI: main board: See motherboard megabyte (MB): megahertz: menu: OCR: online state: operating system: output: PAL: printed circuit board (PCB): program: prompt: Random Access Memory (RAM): restart: serial interface: SIO: soft key: software: stop bit: volatile memory: warm start: window: Wireless LAN: write protection: Index