Toshiba Satellite 3000 S Manual
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161 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 PC Card, shut it down by clicking the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon on the taskbar. Once the PC Card has stopped, you can safely remove it. See “Removing PC Cards” on page 160. Using SmartMedia cards SmartMedia cards are super compact memory cards that are highly portable and can be carried in a pocketbook or credit card holder. SmartMedia cards are used to exchange data with other portable devices, such as digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). They are also found in electronic musical instruments, voice recorders, faxes, printers, scanners, word processors and handy terminals. To locate the SmartMedia card slot, see “Left side” on page 31. Inserting a SmartMedia card 1Turn the card so that the connector (metal area) faces up. 2Push the card into the slot until it locks in place.
162 Exploring Your Options 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.
163 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 technology. If your computer has a DVD-ROM or
164 WinDVD 2000 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 detects the disc in the drive and opens WinDVD. If the autoplay feature is enabled, the DVD automatically begins to play (see “Setting general properties” on page 173 for information on enabling autoplay). To open WinDVD manually: 1Click Start, and point to Programs. 2Point to InterVideo WinDVD, then click InterVideo WinDVD.
165 WinDVD 2000 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 color balance” on page 183 for more information). Using the WinDVD status bar The time slider enables you to rapidly move forward or backward in the DVD content. Move the time slider to the left to go Time slider Playback speed slider Current chapter indicatorCurrent time slot indicator
166 WinDVD 2000 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 chapter indicator displays the DVD chapter that is currently playing. Using the WinDVD control panel The WinDVD control panel resembles the control panel of a standard home DVD player. 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. Sample WinDVD control panel PropertiesDirectional buttons Expanded controls button Time sliderAudio volume controlsCounter Eject Help buttonExit Playlist Maximize WebRepeat
167 WinDVD 2000 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 current chapter and elapsed time, in hours:minutes:seconds format. From the WinDVD control panel, you can open an expanded control panel by clicking the expanded controls button. The expanded control panel contains several advanced features. See “Using WinDVD Advanced Features” on page 177 for an explanation of these features. Using the control panel playback buttons Once you have inserted a DVD and started WinDVD, you are ready to play the disc. Using the control panel, you can play a DVD from the beginning, or move to a desired location then begin playing. Sample WinDVD control panel Time sliderAudio volume controls EjectRepeatPause Play Previous NextStep Stop Fast forward Fast reverseHelp Counter
168 WinDVD 2000 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 disc tray.E Pause — temporarily stop play- ing a DVD.Spacebar Play — start playing a DVD. Spacebar Step — move forward through the DVD one frame at a time. Each time you click this button the DVD moves forward one frame.None Stop — cease playing a DVD. After stopping the DVD, click the play button to resume play- ing the DVD.End
169 WinDVD 2000 Playing DVDs 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 forward through the DVD con- tent. When you reach the desired location, click the play button to resume playing the DVD.F Time — move to a specific time slot, then click the play button to play the DVD from the selected location.None Audio volume controls — click the plus button to increase vol- ume. Click the minus button to decrease volume. Shift ↑ (increases) Shift ↓ (decreases) Click this To do thisOr use keyboard shortcut
170 WinDVD 2000 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. For example, you may want to create a playlist for DVDs that contain music files, so you can play the music selections you want in the order you want to hear them. You can only save one playlist at a time. Creating playlists 1On the WinDVD control panel, click the playlist button. The Playlist window appears.