Toshiba C50 User Manual

							TOSHIBA Blu-ray
Disc PlayerThis software is provided for playback of Blu-ray
Disc™. It has an on-screen interface and
functions. To start this utility, click  TOSHIBA Blu-
ray Disc Player  under TOSHIBA  group in All 
apps . For details on how to use TOSHIBA Blu-
ray Disc Player, see the help file.TOSHIBA eco UtilityThis computer is equipped with "eco mode". This
mode slightly lowers performance of some
devices to reduce electric power consumption. You can realize measurable power savings by
using it continuously.
TOSHIBA eco Utility helps control the power
consumption of your computer. Various
information can help you understand your degree
of contribution to the environment.
Furthermore, this utility contains Peak shift
function that can help reduce power usage during
periods of peak demand by shifting some power
consumption to periods when demand is lower.
The utility also supports "eco charge mode". The battery will not be fully charged in this mode, thus
extending the life cycle of the battery.
It is recommended using the computer with AC
adaptor connected as the battery operating time
is comparatively short in this mode.
Depending on the usage situation, the life cycle
of the battery might not be extended properly.
To access this utility, click  eco Utility under
TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
For details on TOSHIBA eco utility, see the help
file.TOSHIBA Media
Player by sMedio
TrueLink+This software is a multimedia player which can
be used to play back video, music, and photo.
TOSHIBA Media Player can play back contents
on a local library/home network/OneDrive.
To access it, click the  TOSHIBA Media Player
by sMedio TrueLink+  in All apps .
For details, please refer to the Online help.
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							CyberLink MediaStoryCyberLink MediaStory helps you to manage andshare your multimedia content quickly. Your
photos and videos are organized by event, date
in a calendar, geographical places, and by
people's faces. You can easily create a polished
slideshow or video of your digital life utilizing your
photos and videos.
This utility is only provided with some models.
To access it, click  CyberLink MediaStory  under
CyberLink MediaStory  group in All apps.
For details on how to use CyberLink MediaStory,
check out the tutorials by clicking  Preferences (
 ) in the main window and then clicking
Tutorials .
Do not change the display device while running CyberLink MediaStory.TOSHIBA Service
StationThis application allows your computer to
automatically search for TOSHIBA software
updates or other alerts from TOSHIBA that are
specific to your computer system and its
programs. When enabled, this application
periodically transmits to our servers a limited
amount of system information, which will be
treated in strict accordance with the rules and
regulations as well as applicable data protection
law.
To access this utility, click  Service Station under
TOSHIBA  group in All apps.TOSHIBA PC Health
MonitorThe TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor application
proactively monitors a number of system
functions such as power consumption, battery
health, and system cooling, informing you of
significant system conditions. This application
recognizes the system and individual component serial numbers and tracks specific activities
related to their usage.
To access this utility, click  PC Health Monitor
under  TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
This utility is only provided with some models.
For details on TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor, see
the help file.
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							TOSHIBA Product
Improvement
ProgramThe TOSHIBA Product Improvement Program
recognizes the system and individual component serial numbers and will track specific activitiesrelated to the computer and their usage.
This utility does not provide the user interface.
You can enable or disable the monitoring
operation by clicking  Product Improvement 
Program  under TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
This utility is only provided with some models.TOSHIBA Audio
EnhancementTOSHIBA Audio Enhancement provides you the
function of audio source filtering, earphone audio
enhancement, or speaker audio enhancement. To change the settings, click  Audio 
Enhancement  under TOSHIBA  group in All 
apps .Bluetooth ®
 LinkBluetooth ®
 Link allows you to use the keyboard
and touchpad of your computer as a Bluetooth
keyboard and mouse. Your computer can also be
used to operate a Smartphone in hands free
mode and speaker.
To access this utility, click  Bluetooth(R) Link
under  TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
For details on this utility, see the help file.Chroma Tune for
TOSHIBAChroma Tune for TOSHIBA is a utility that allows
color setting of your computer. To access this
utility, click  Chroma Tune for TOSHIBA  under
Portrait Displays  group in All apps. For details
on Chroma Tune for TOSHIBA, see the User
Manual of the utility.TruRecorderThis software is a recording application that can
check recorded data quickly and easily, analyze
voices to automatically identify specific speakers, and allow you to mark important statements in
the recording.
To access it, click  TruRecorder in All apps .
For more detailed information, see the Help of
this utility.
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							TOSHIBA
Maintenance UtilityTOSHIBA Maintenance Utility is provided to
erase the hard disk drive. This utility allows you
to delete all data and partitions, and also
overwrite all sectors on the hard disk drive.
If there is an external hard disk drive connected
to your computer, it can also be erased.
However, if you do not want to delete the data
from the external hard disk drive, disconnect it
from your computer.
To access this utility:
1. Go to  Settings and click  Update & security
-> Recovery .
2. Click  Restart now  under Advanced 
startup .
3. Click  Troubleshoot -> TOSHIBA 
Maintenance Utility .
If you select the deletion method and continue
with the operation, you will lose all data (including
the operating system and recovery image) on the
hard disk drive. Make sure that you have already
created recovery media if you want to use the
computer after erasing your hard disk drive(s).You might not have all the software listed in this section depending on the
model you purchased.
To access the setup files of the drivers/utilities, click  Applications and
Drivers  under TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
TOSHIBA Media Player by sMedio TrueLink+ app is not included in the setup files above but can be downloaded from Windows Store.
Special features
The following features are either unique to TOSHIBA computers or are
advanced features which make the computer more convenient to use.
Access each function using the following procedures. *1  To access the Power Options, click  Control Panel -> System and 
Security -> Power Options  under Windows System  group in All apps.
Display automatic
power off  *1This feature automatically cuts off power to the
computer's display panel when there is no keyboard input for a specified time, with power
being restored the next time a key is pressed.
This can be specified in the Power Options.
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							HDD automatic power
off  *1This feature automatically cuts off power to the
hard disk drive when it is not accessed for a
specified time, with power being restored when
the hard disk drive is next accessed. This can be specified in the Power Options.System automatic
Sleep/Hibernation
Mode  *1This feature automatically shuts down the system
into either Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode
when there is no input or hardware access for a specified time. This can be specified in the Power
Options.Power on passwordTwo levels of password security, supervisor and
user, are available to prevent unauthorized
access to your computer.Intelligent power
supply  *1A microprocessor in the computer's intelligent
power supply detects the battery charge,
automatically calculates the remaining battery
capacity, and protects electronic components
from abnormal conditions such as a voltage
overload from the AC adaptor. This can be
specified in the Power Options.Battery save mode  *1This feature lets you configure the computer in
order to save battery power. This can be
specified in the Power Options.Panel power on/off  *1This feature automatically turns power to the
computer off when the display panel is closed,
and turns it back on when the display panel is
opened. This can be specified in the Power
Options.Low battery
automatic Hibernation
Mode  *1When battery power is exhausted to the point
that computer operation cannot be continued, the
system automatically enters Hibernation Mode
and shuts itself down. This can be specified in the Power Options.Sleep ModeIf you have to interrupt your work, you can use
this feature to allow you to turn off power to the
computer without exiting from your software.
Data is maintained in the computer's main memory so that when you next turn on the
power, you can continue working right where you
left off.
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							Hibernation ModeThis feature lets you turn off the power to the
computer without exiting from your software. The
contents of main memory are automatically
saved to the Hard Disk Drive so that when you next turn on the power again, you can continue
working right where you left off. You must enable
the Hibernation Mode before using this feature.
Refer to the  Starting Hibernation Mode  section
for more details.USB Wakeup functionThis function restores the computer from Sleep Mode depending on the external devices
connected to the USB ports.
For example, if a mouse or USB keyboard is
connected to a USB port, clicking the mouse
button or pressing the keyboard will wakeup the
computer.Heat dispersal  *1To protect against overheating, the processor is
equipped with an internal temperature sensor
which activates a cooling fan or lowers the processing speed if the computer's internal
temperature rises to a certain level. You are able
to select whether to control this temperature by
either turning on the fan first, then if necessary
lowering the processor speed, or by lowering the
processor speed first, then if necessary turning
on the fan. Both of these functions are controlled
through the Power Options.
When the processor's temperature falls within
normal range, the fan and the processor
operation returns to its standard speed.
If the processor's temperature reaches an
unacceptably high level with either setting, the
computer automatically shuts down to prevent
any damage. In this instance, all unsaved data in
memory will be lost.
TOSHIBA Password Utility
The TOSHIBA Password Utility provides two levels of password security:User and Supervisor.
Passwords set by the TOSHIBA Password Utility function are different from
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							User PasswordTo start the utility, click the following items under  TOSHIBA group in All 
apps :
Password Utility -> User Password
User authentication might be required to validate user rights when using
TOSHIBA Password Utility to delete or change passwords, and so on.
Set  (button)
Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you
are prompted to enter it when you start the computer.
After you set the password, a dialog box appears asking whether you want to save it to other media. If you forget the password, you canopen the password file on another computer. Be sure to keep the
media in a safe place.
When entering the character string to register the password, enter
from the keyboard character by character and do not enter as ASCII
code or copy-and-paste the character string. In addition, ensure that the registered password is correct by outputting the character string tothe password file.
When entering a password, do not enter any characters (for example"!" or "#") produced by pressing the  SHIFT or ALT  keys.
Delete  (button)
Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can
delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
Change  (button)
Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can
change a password, you must first enter the current password
correctly.
Owner String  (text box)
You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you
enter text, click  Apply or OK . When the computer is started, this text
is displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a password.
You can launch TOSHIBA Setup Utility to set, change, or delete the HDD
Password or HDD Master Password. Refer to the  TOSHIBA Setup Utility
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							If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able toassist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and
PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your
HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or
organization that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you cannot accept this risk, do not register the HDD User Password.
When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart thecomputer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saveddata might not be correctly reflected. For more information on shuttingdown or restarting the computer, refer to  Turning on the power.
Supervisor Password
If you set a Supervisor Password, some functions might be restricted when
a user logs on with the User Password. To set a Supervisor Password:
Click  Password Utility -> Supervisor Password  under TOSHIBA  group
in  All apps .
This utility lets you do the following:
Register or delete the Supervisor Password.
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer using a password If you have already registered a user password, there is one way to startthe computer:
Enter the password manually.
The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in
Hibernation mode or boot mode. It is not needed in Sleep mode and Restart.
To enter a password manually, do the following:
1. Turn on the power as described in the  Getting Started section. The
following message appears in the screen:
Enter Password
At this point, the function keys do not work. They will function after you enter the password.
2. Enter the Password.
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							3. Press ENTER.If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, or if you do not
enter the password within 1 minute, the computer shuts off. In this case,
some features that can power on the computer automatically (Wake-up on
LAN, Task Scheduler, etc) might not work. You must turn the computer back on to retry password entry.
TOSHIBA System Settings
TOSHIBA System Settings is the TOSHIBA configuration management tool
available through the Windows operating system.
To run TOSHIBA System Settings, click  System Settings under TOSHIBA
group in  All apps.
The TOSHIBA System Settings window contains a number of tabs to allow
specific functions of the computer to be configured.
In addition, there are also three buttons: OK, Cancel and Apply.
OKAccepts your changes and closes the TOSHIBA
System Settings window.CancelCloses the window without accepting your
changes.ApplyAccepts all your changes without closing the
TOSHIBA System Settings window.Some options shown in gray are possible to confirm their status.
TOSHIBA System Settings screen might have the following tabs:
General—Allows you to view the current BIOS version or change
certain settings back to their default values
Sleep and Charge—Allows you to set advanced features for sleep
mode, hibernate mode, and shutdown state
Display—Allows you to select the internal LCD and/or external monitor
when the computer boots up
Boot Options—Allows you to change the sequence in which your
computer searches the drives for the operating system
Keyboard—Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function
Function Key—Allows you to configure the function key options
USB—Allows you to set conditions for USB
SATA—Allows you to set conditions for SATA
LAN—Allows you to set conditions for LAN
The settings or options explained here might vary depending on the model
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							After you changed the settings, a dialog box might appear to prompt you
that the changes will take effect after the computer is restarted. Make sure
to restart your computer immediately to apply these changes.
USB Charge
Your computer can supply USB Bus power (DC5V) to the USB port.The port with the icon ( 
 ) supports the following feature:
USB Sleep and Charge
System ON CDP Charge
USB Sleep and Charge You can use the Sleep and Charge function to charge certain USB-
compatible external devices such as mobile phones or portable digital
music players. Your computer can supply USB bus power (DC5V) to the compatible port even when the computer is turned OFF. "Power OFF" includes Sleep Mode, Hibernation Mode, or shutdown state.
To set USB Sleep and Charge feature, click  System Settings -> Sleep 
and Charge  under TOSHIBA  group in All apps.
Move the slider to enable or disable the Sleep and Charge function.
The Sleep and Charge function might not work with certain external
devices even if they are compliant with the USB specification. In those cases, turn the power of the computer ON to charge the device.
When Sleep and Charge function is enabled, USB bus power (DC5V)
is supplied to compatible ports even when the power of the computer is turned OFF. USB bus power (DC5V) is similarly supplied to theexternal devices which are connected to the compatible ports.However, some external devices cannot be charged solely by
supplying USB bus power (DC5V). As for the specifications of the external devices, contact the device manufacturer or check the
specifications of the external devices thoroughly before use.
Using the sleep and charge function to charge external devices takes longer than charging the devices with their own chargers.
If Sleep and Charge function is enabled, the computer’s battery
discharges during hibernation or when the computer is turned off. It is recommended that you connect the AC adaptor to the computer while
using Sleep and Charge function.
External devices connected to the USB bus power (DC5V) function
that interfaces with the power ON/OFF of the computer might always be in an operational state.
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