Toshiba TECRA A2 manual Media care, Sound System, CD/DVDs, Floppy disks

Operating Basics

Media care

This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs and floppy disks.

Handle your media with care. The following simple precautions will increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them:

CD/DVDs

1.Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean.

2.Do not bend the CD/DVD.

3.Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the CD/DVD that contains data.

4.Hold the CD/DVD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole. Fingerprints on the surface can prevent the drive from properly reading data.

5.Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place heavy objects on your CD/DVDs.

6.If your CD/DVDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry cloth. Wipe from the center out, do not wipe in a circular direction around the CD/DVD. If necessary, use a cloth dampened in water or a neutral cleaner. Do not use benzine, thinner or similar cleaner.

Floppy disks

1.Store your floppy disks in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean. If a floppy disk is dirty, do not use cleaning fluid. Clean it with a soft damp cloth.

2.Do not slide back the floppy disk’s protective metal covering or touch the floppy disk’s magnetic surface. Fingerprints may prevent the floppy disk drive from reading data from the floppy disk.

3.Data may be lost if the floppy disk is twisted; bent; or exposed to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold.

4.Do not place heavy objects on your floppy disks.

5.Do not eat, smoke, or use erasers near your floppy disks. Foreign particles inside the floppy disk’s jacket can damage the magnetic surface.

6.Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your floppy disks. Keep your floppy disks away from speakers, radios, television sets and other sources of magnetic fields.

Sound System

This section describes audio controls including sound levels and power management.

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