Getting Started

Work habits

A key to avoiding discomfort or injury from repetitive strain is to vary your activities. If possible, schedule a variety of tasks into your workday. If you must spend long periods at the computer, finding ways to break up the routine can reduce stress and improve your efficiency.

Sit in a relaxed posture. Good positioning of your chair and equipment as described earlier can reduce tension in your shoulders or neck and ease back strain.

Vary your posture frequently.

Occasionally stand up and stretch or exercise briefly.

Exercise and stretch your wrists and hands a number of times during the day.

Frequently, look away from the computer and focus your eyes on a distant object for several seconds, for example 30 seconds every 15 minutes.

Take frequent short breaks instead of one or two long breaks, for example, two or three minutes every half hour.

Have your eyes examined regularly and visit a doctor promptly, if you suspect you might be suffering from a repetitive strain injury.

A number of books are available on ergonomics and repetitive strain injury or repetitive stress syndrome. For more information on these topics or for pointers on exercises for such stress points as hands and wrists, please check with your library or book vendor. Also refer to the computer’s Instruction Manual for Safety & Comfort.

Operating the computer in Tablet mode

TOSHIBA Satellite R10 computer can be used in two ways; ordinary laptop PC and Tablet PC. You can use the computer as Tablet PC that is operated with attached Tablet PC Pen by turning LCD display panel by 180 degrees and closing it. This manual calls the use as an ordinary laptop PC as laptop mode, and the use as Tablet PC as Tablet mode. Refer to Changing to the Tablet mode section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics for the changing of the mode.

Do not block the vent.

Do not use the computer while walking or driving a car.

Change to laptop mode and turn off the computer before carrying. Do not carry the computer with power on or in stand by state. Do not carry the computer while DISK LED is glowing.

Do not expose the computer with rapid temperature change (such as the case to bring the PC from cold outside into warm room).

When rapid temperature change is unavoidable, turn on the computer after a couple of hours. Avoid dew condensation.

Remove all external peripheral devices and their connection cables from the computer before carrying.

Satellite R10

3-4