Toshiba Satellite 3000 S Manual

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Exploring Your Options
Using SmartMedia cards
Hot swapping
One of the great things about PC Cards is that you can replace one 
PC Card with another while the computer is on. This is called “hot 
swapping.” 
Hot swapping precautions
Although you can insert a PC Card at any time, to avoid data loss 
never remove a card while it is in use. For example:

Never remove a hard disk card while the system is accessing 
it.

Never remove a network card while you are connected to a 
network.
Before removing a...

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Emulating a full-size keyboard
Removing a SmartMedia card
1Press the card inward to release it.
The card pops out slightly.
2Lift the side of the computer, grasp the card, and pull it 
straight out.
Emulating a full-size keyboard
Although the computer’s keyboard layout is compatible with a 
standard full-size keyboard, it has fewer keys. 
Pressing the
 Fn key simultaneously in combination with one of the 
specially marked keys allows you to emulate a full-size keyboard.  

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Chapter 7
WinDVD 2000
WinDVD is a software program for playing back CDs, VideoCDs 
and DVDs. This chapter explains how to use this program.
Playing DVDs
TECHNICAL NOTE: For optimum DVD performance, always 
play DVDs while your computer is connected to AC power.
For systems with a DVD-ROM or DVD-ROM/CD-RW  
multifunction drive, you can use InterVideo WinDVD™
 to play 
DVDs. WinDVD is an easy-to-use, full-featured multimedia 
control center that helps you get the most out of the exciting world 
of DVD...

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Playing DVDs
DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunction drive, your computer comes 
with WinDVD preinstalled.
WARNING: Before playing a DVD, turn down the volume. 
Playing the disc at maximum volume could damage your 
ears. See “Using the control panel playback buttons” on 
page 167 to locate the volume control buttons.
Fit the DVD-ROM or DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive into the Modular 
Bay. Insert a DVD into the drive, following the instructions in 
“Inserting a disc” on page 77. The computer automatically...

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Playing DVDs
Sample WinDVD video window with the control panel 
Using the WinDVD toolbar
The WinDVD window contains a toolbar at the top and a status 
bar at the bottom. If the toolbar or status bar does not appear, you 
can display them by following the instructions in “Setting general 
properties” on page 173. 
The toolbar contains basic DVD playback controls. Pause the 
pointer over a button to display its definition. The toolbar also 
contains an adjustment button (see “Adjusting the...

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Playing DVDs
backward or move it to the right to go forward. The current time 
slot is indicated on the right side of the status bar. 
The playback speed slider enables you to control the speed at 
which the DVD plays. Move the slider to the left to slow the 
playback speed or move it to the right to play the DVD faster. 
Placing the slider in the center plays the DVD at normal speed, 
and enables the audio. The audio is automatically muted at any 
other playback speed.
The current...

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Playing DVDs
You can open a shortcut menu, by positioning the cursor over the 
WinDVD window, other than over the control panel, then clicking 
the secondary button. The shortcut menu contains the same 
features as the control panel, plus the enable caption feature, 
which displays captions for the hearing impaired.
You can also create a playlist, to customize the order in which the 
DVD content plays (see “Creating playlists” on page 170). 
Once a DVD is playing, the counter displays the...

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Playing DVDs
Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut
Repeat — repeat the current 
chapter, if the DVD contains 
chapters. Otherwise this button 
repeats the DVD from the begin-
ning. When the repeat button is 
activated, the repeat symbol 
appears to the left of the chapter 
number on the control panel 
counter. The DVD continues to 
repeat until you click the repeat 
button again, and the repeat sym-
bol no longer displays on the 
control panel.None
Eject — open the DVD-ROM 
drive...

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Maximizing the video window
To close the WinDVD control panel and expand the video window 
to fill the screen, click the Maximize button. Fast reverse
 — move quickly 
backward through the DVD con-
tent. When you reach the desired 
location, click the play button to 
resume playing the DVD.R
Previous — move to the begin-
ning of the previous chapter and 
resume playing the DVD.PgUp
Next — move to the next chap-
ter and resume playing the DVD.PgDn
Fast forward — move quickly...

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Using playlists
To display the control panel again, double-click anywhere in the 
video window. 
Using playlists
TECHNICAL NOTE: The DVD author determines what 
features the DVD supports. Depending on the DVD format 
and your computer’s hardware configuration, some of the 
control panel features may be unavailable when playing a 
DVD. Unsupported features appear gray, and you cannot 
select them.
A playlist is a customized list of DVD files in the order in which 
you want to view them....