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Appendix A
Hot Keys
Hot keys are keys that, when pressed in combination with the 
Fn key, turn system functions on and off. Hot keys have a 
legend on or above the key indicating the option or feature the 
key controls.
Volume Mute
Fn + 
                  
                
This hot key enables/disables volume mute on your 
computer.
When volume mute is enabled, no sound will come 
from the speakers or headphones.
      
						

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Instant password security
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Instant password security
Without a password
The Fn + F1 key combination turns off the display and activates 
instant security. Using the pointing device or any key will 
make the display’s content reappear, if no password is set for 
the current user. 
With a password
The Fn + F1 key combination turns off the display and activates 
instant security.
If you set a blank screen saver, pressing the 
Fn + F1 key 
combination to activate instant security will cause the screen 
to go blank. Using the pointing device or any key will make 
the display’s content reappear. The Windows
® operating 
system log-on screen will appear, prompting you for a 
password. After typing in the password for the current user, 
press 
Enter.
To activate the password feature:
1Click Start, Control Panel.
2Click Appearances and Themes.
3Click one of the following:
❖Choose a screen saver in the “Pick a task” section.
❖Display in the “or pick a Control Panel icon” section.
The Display Properties window appears.
4 If you clicked Choose a screen saver, the Screen Saver 
tab has already been selected. If it isn’t selected, click the 
Screen Saver tab.
5Click the On resume, password protected check box.
Fn +  This hot key blanks the display. 
						

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6Click OK.
Maintaining security when the battery isn’t fully charged
When the battery is not fully charged (even if the computer is 
operating on AC power) your display may reappear 
automatically after a short time. To protect your desktop, you 
must set up a screen saver with a password before activating 
the password feature.
To set up a password with a screen saver, go to
Windows
® XP help for instructions:
1Click Start, Help and Support.
2In the Search field, type 
password screen saver.
3Press 
Enter.
4Click the Protect your files with a screen saver 
password link located under the suggested topics.
Follow the steps listed in the Windows
® help to set up your 
password-protected screen saver.
To ensure the password protection is activated after pressing 
Fn + F1 (to activate instant security), wait ten seconds before 
walking away from the computer. 
						

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Power usage mode
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Power usage mode
Fn +  This hot key displays the power usage pop-up win-
dow and cycles through the battery save modes.
The power usage modes in the operating system 
under battery power are:
Long Life, Normal, and High Power; DVD Play-
back and Presentation 
Sample power usage modes
The power usage mode in the Windows
®operating 
system under AC power is Full Power only. 
The properties of each mode are set in the Toshiba 
Power Management utility. For more information, 
see “Power Management” on page 194. 
						

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Standby mode
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Standby mode
Fn +  This hot key puts the computer into Standby mode. 
❖A message box is displayed by default 
to confirm that the computer is going 
into Standby mode. Click the check 
box to prevent the message box 
appearing in future.
Sample standby confirmation box
❖For more information about Standby 
mode, please see “Using Standby” on 
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Hibernation mode
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Hibernation mode
Fn +  This hot key puts the computer into Hibernation 
mode. 
❖If Hibernation mode is enabled (the 
default) a message box is displayed by 
default to confirm the computer is 
going into Hibernation mode. Click the 
check box to prevent the message box 
appearing in future.
Sample Hibernation confirmation box
❖If Hibernation mode is disabled, this 
hot key has no effect. For more 
information on Hibernation mode, see 
“Using Hibernation” on page 105. 
						

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Display modes
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Display modes
Fn +  This hot key cycles through the power-on display 
options. While holding down 
Fn, press F5 repeatedly 
until the setting you want takes effect. Then release 
the 
Fn key. 
NOTE: This hot key does not function while 
WinDVD is playing.
The display modes are:
❖Built-in display panel only
❖Built-in display panel and external 
monitor simultaneously
❖External monitor only
❖Built-in display panel and external 
video device simultaneously
❖External video device only
Sample display options window
In order to use a simultaneous mode, you must set 
the resolution of the internal display panel to match 
the resolution of the external display device. 
						

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Display brightness
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Display brightness
Disabling or enabling the TouchPad
Keyboard hot keys 
Fn +  The Fn + F6 hot key decreases the screen brightness.
Fn + 
      The Fn + F7 hot key increases the screen brightness.
Fn +  This hot key disables or enables the TouchPad.
To use the TouchPad, see “Using the TouchPad” on 
page 65.
Sample disable and
enable TouchPad windows
Fn +  This hot key turns the cursor control overlay on and 
off.
Fn +  This hot key turns the numeric overlay on and off.
Fn +  This hot key turns the scroll lock feature on and off. 
						

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Appendix B
Power Cable 
Connectors
Your notebook computer features a universal power supply 
you can use worldwide. This appendix shows the shapes of 
the typical AC power cable connectors for various parts of 
the world.
USA and Canada
UL approved
CSA approved
United Kingdom
BS approved
Australia
AS approved
Europe
VDA approved
NEMKO approved 
						

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Glossary
TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may 
not be available on your computer.
Acronyms
The following acronyms may appear in this user’s guide.
AC alternating current
BIOS  basic input/output system
bps bits per second
CDcompact disc
CD-ROM  compact disc read-only memory
CD-RW  compact disc rewrite memory
CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
COM1  communications port 1 (serial port)
COM2  communications port 2 (serial port)
CPU  central processing unit
DC direct current