The Grand Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Button

Turns the computer on and off as well as putting it

 

 

into Hibernation mode and waking it up from

 

 

Stand by mode.

 

Display Screen

The LCD displays high-contrast text and graphics.

 

 

Refer to Appendix B, Display Controller and

 

 

Modes. When the computer operates on the

 

 

AC adaptor the display screen’s image will be

 

 

somewhat brighter than when it operates on

 

 

battery power. The lower brightness level is

 

 

intended to save battery power.

 

TouchPad

A TouchPad located in the centre of the palm rest

 

 

is used to control the on-screen pointer.

 

TouchPad Control

These let you select menu items or manipulate

 

Buttons

text and graphics designated by the on-screen

 

 

pointer. Refer to the Using the Touch Pad section

 

 

in Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

Optical media drive

One of the following optical media drives is installed in the computer, either a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive or a DVD Super Multi drive. An ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/DVD operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows.

Region codes for DVD drive and media

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive and the DVD Super Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.

Code Region

1Canada, United States

2

Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East

3

Southeast Asia, East Asia

 

 

4

Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,

 

South America, Caribbean

5

Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia

6

China

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD discs. Check the specifications of your drive for the type of discs it can write. Use TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

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