Toshiba Encore 8 User Manual

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Charging the battery
2Touch More power options.
The Power Options window appears.
   (Sample Image) Power Options window
3Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or 
create your own custom plan.
4Touch 
Create a power plan in the left pane to set up a 
new plan.
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to 
the following steps.
5Touch 
Change plan settings to choose the plan you 
want to edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
6Touch 
Change advanced power settings to access 
settings for battery notification levels, internal storage 
drive power save time, etc.
You can touch the plus signs to expand each item and to 
see what settings are available for each item.
7Touch 
OK to save the plan changes you have 
performed.
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Changing the battery
Changing the battery
The device’s battery is not accessible by the user.
When your battery has run out of power, plug in the USB/AC 
adaptor.
If you find that a new battery is needed, contact the location 
where you purchased the device for more information on 
replacing the battery. Toshiba will not be responsible for any 
product damage, data loss, service, or part replacement 
made necessary by improper installation of a new battery.
If the device is leaking or its case is cracked, put on 
protective gloves to handle it.
Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your 
battery and prolong its life.
Safety precautions
Always immediately turn the power off and disconnect the 
power cable/cord plug from the plug socket and stop using 
the device if you observe any of the following conditions:
❖Offensive or unusual odor
❖Excessive heat
❖Discoloration
❖Deformation, cracks, or leaks
❖Smoke
❖Other unusual events during use, such as abnormal 
sound
Do not expose the device to fire. The batteries could 
explode.
Do not turn on the device’s power again until an authorized 
Toshiba service provider has checked it for safety. 
Continued use could cause a fire or rupture possibly 
resulting in serious injury or device failure including but not 
limited to the loss of data.
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Disposing of your device
Maintaining your battery
Fully discharging a battery will allow better accuracy of the 
battery meter.
To fully discharge your battery:
❖Periodically, disconnect the device from a power source 
and operate it on battery power until the battery fully 
discharges.
Disposing of your device 
Never attempt to dispose of a device by burning or by 
throwing it into a fire, and never allow exposure to a 
heating apparatus (e.g., microwave oven). Heat can 
cause a device to explode and/or release caustic liquid, 
both which may possibly cause serious injury.
Discard this device in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations.
Disposal of this product may be regulated due to 
environmental considerations. For disposal, reuse or 
recycling information, please contact your local government.
For more information, see “Device Recycling Information” on 
page 20, or for complete information about Toshiba's 
recycling programs and initiatives, please visit 
http://us.toshiba.com/recycle.
Traveling tips
The environmental precautions listed in “Selecting a place to 
work” on page 31, also apply while traveling.
❖Never leave your device on a sunny ledge or in a place 
where it could get wet or covered in dust.
❖Always travel with the device in a carrying case. Toshiba 
offers a choice of carrying cases for the device. They all 
provide plenty of extra space for manuals, power cords, 
and compact discs. Contact your authorized Toshiba 
representative for more information or visit Toshiba’s 
Web site at accessories.toshiba.com. 
						

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Traveling tips
TECHNICAL NOTE: When traveling by air, you may be 
required to pass your device through airport security 
equipment. The X-ray equipment will not harm your 
device.
Before using your device aboard an aircraft, make sure 
the Wireless antenna is OFF (Airplane mode is ON) if your 
device has wireless LAN capability.
To enable/disable the wireless antenna, use the Airplane 
mode switch located under Networks, see “Setting up for 
communications” on page 80.
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Chapter 4
Exploring Your 
Device’s Features
In this chapter, you will explore some of the special features 
of your device.
Exploring the Start screen
The Start screen is the launching pad for everything you can 
do in the Windows® operating system, providing new and 
easy ways to access everything from your favorite apps and 
Web sites to your contacts and other important information.
When you swipe in from the right edge of the screen, a list of 
Windows
® charms will slide out from the right. These 
Windows® charms perform various commands, including 
basics tasks like turning off the power and advanced PC 
settings.
You can go to the Start screen by touching the 
Start charm, 
see “Charms” on page 76. You can also use the Windows® 
button ( ) on the LCD screen to go to the Start screen. For 
detailed information, please refer to the Windows
® Help and 
Support.
By or touching the 
Desktop tile from the Start screen, you 
will find the Windows® settings and features you are most 
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Exploring the Start screen
For detailed information on the new functionality, refer to the 
Windows® Help and Support.
    (Sample Image) Windows® Start screen
Charms
Use the Windows® charms to start apps, find documents, 
set up system components, and perform most other 
computing tasks. 
By swiping in from the right edge of your screen, you will find 
a list of charms: 
Search, Share, Start, Devices and 
Settings.
Search—This charm allows you to search for most anything 
you need to locate on your device. It can help you find apps, 
documents, photos, and your favorite music.
Share—This charm allows you to share music and photos 
with your favorite social Web sites.
Start—This charm allows you to view all of the available 
apps downloaded to your system.
Devices—This charm allows you to manage your hardware 
devices.
Settings—This charm allows you to manage your system 
settings.
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Exploring the desktop
Tiles
Tiles can be accessed and launched from the Start screen. 
Typical Start screen tiles are the Desktop tile and Mail tile, as 
well as tiles representing all other applications downloaded 
to your system.
Exploring the desktop
You can use its features to start applications, find 
documents, set up system components, and perform most 
other computing tasks.
HINT: The illustrated examples in this guide may appear 
slightly different from the screens displayed by your 
system. The differences are not significant and do not 
indicate any change in the functionality of your system.
Finding your way around the desktop
Your device’s desktop includes several standard features: 
icons, taskbar, notification area, notifications, and 
background pattern.
   
 
 
 
 (Sample Image) Windows® Desktop screen
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Exploring the desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be 
quickly activated by touching the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or 
program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a 
window to the desktop area.
You may see various icons displayed on your system 
desktop, for example:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able 
to retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
❖TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a large number of 
files or very large files from the internal storage drive, 
there may be insufficient space available in the 
Recycle Bin to hold these files. In this case, 
Windows
® will prompt you to either permanently 
delete the file(s) or cancel the deletion.
❖If you delete a file (of any size) from an external 
media or flash media, it does not go into the 
Recycle Bin. The file is permanently deleted.
❖Permanently deleted files cannot be recovered from 
the Recycle Bin. 
For more information on the Recycle Bin, see 
Windows® online Help.
Touch and hold an icon to display a popup description of 
the file contents. 
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your 
configuration. See Windows
® online Help for more specific 
information on each icon and how to use it.
Ta s k b a r
Each time you open a program, a button associated with 
that program appears on the taskbar. With some programs, 
a button appears on the taskbar for each document or 
window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly 
switch between the programs or windows.
To make a program or window the currently active one, 
touch the associated taskbar button.
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Windows® Store
Notification area
The notification area displays icons of tasks or programs that 
run continuously in the background and displays 
notifications. 
Typical tasks in the notification area are Current time, Power 
usage mode, network connectivity status, and speaker 
volume.
To activate a specific task, touch the appropriate notification 
area icon.
Notifications
There are many types of notifications you can employ to help 
you with the many tasks you perform every day.
User experience notifications can be set for toast, tile, 
badge, and raw notifications.
Toast notifications—Designed for time-sensitive delivery 
of personalized content, such as an instant message from a 
friend.
Tile notifications—Used by applications that are not 
currently running with an at-a-glance characteristic, giving 
you a quick preview of the subject line of your latest email or 
the current weather conditions.
Badge notifications—A specialized type of tile notification 
(shown on the Start screen tile) using glyphs to indicate the 
number of applications that have updates available or the 
status of a running application.
Raw notifications—These run a background task on behalf 
of an application while that application is not running in order 
to make available the latest content, such as an online 
newspaper.
Windows® Store
Although many applications will be pre-installed or built-in to 
your device, you will also have the ability to download many 
other applications with just a touch.
In the Windows
® Store you can search for and browse 
thousands of apps, all grouped into easy to find categories. 
						

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Setting up for communications
Setting up for communications
To connect to the Internet you need:
❖A browser or communications program 
❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you 
plan to use the Internet 
❖A way to connect to the ISP (for example 
Wi-Fi
®/broadband connection, etc.)
Connect to the Internet
Wireless connectivity and some features may require you 
to purchase additional software, external 
hardware or
 services. Availability of public wireless 
LAN access points may be limited.
Follow the steps below to set up your Wireless connection.
1Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the 
Windows
® charms appear, touch the Settings () 
charm.
2Touch the 
Wi-Fi () icon.
The Networks screen appears.
3Select your network.
4Touch 
Connect.
5Enter the network security key (if applicable).
6Touch 
Next.
Your device should then be connected.
To enable/disable the wireless antenna, use the Airplane 
mode switch located under Networks. 
For help with common Wi-Fi
® networking problems, see 
“Wireless networking problems” on page 100.
Connecting your device to a network
You can connect your device to a network to increase its 
capabilities and functionality. 
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