Toshiba toshiba satellite l550/ satellite pro l550/ satellite l550d/ satellite pro l550d series User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Copyright

  2
• Disclaimer

  2
• Trademarks

  2
• Macrovision License of Notice

  3
• FCC information

  3
• EU Conformity Statement

  5
• VCCI Class B Information

  5
• Canadian regulatory information (Canada only)

  5
• Modem warning notice

  6
• Japan regulations

  6
• Instructions for IC CS-03 certified equipment

  10
• Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand

  11
• Following information is only for EU-member states:

  14
• Optical disc drive standards

  16
• International precautions

  19
• Table of Contents

  21
• Preface

  25
  • Manual contents

    25
  • Conventions

    26
• General Precautions

  28
  • Provide adequate ventilation

    28
  • Creating a computer-friendly environment

    28
  • Stress injury

    29
  • Heat injury

    29
  • Pressure or impact damage

    29
  • ExpressCard overheating

    29
  • Mobile phones

    30
  • Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort

    30
• Chapter 1

  31
  • Introduction

    31
    • Equipment checklist

      31
    • Features

      33
    • Special features

      40
    • TOSHIBA Value Added Package

      42
    • Utilities and Applications

      42
    • Options

      46
• Chapter 2

  47
  • The Grand Tour

    47
    • Front with the display closed

      47
    • Left side

      48
    • Right side

      50
    • Underside

      51
    • Front with the display open

      53
    • Function buttons

      56
    • System indicators

      57
    • Optical disc drives

      59
    • AC adaptor

      61
• Chapter 3

  62
  • Getting Started

    62
    • Connecting the AC adaptor

      63
    • Opening the display

      66
    • Turning on the power

      68
    • Starting up for the first time

      68
    • Turning off the power

      69
    • Restarting the computer

      73
    • System Recovery Options

      73
• Chapter 4

  77
  • Operating Basics

    77
    • Using the Touch Pad

      77
    • Using optical disk drives

      78
    • Function buttons

      82
    • Writing CD/DVD on DVD Super Multi drives

      82
    • Media care

      93
    • Sound system

      95
    • Using the web camera

      96
    • Using TOSHIBA Web Camera Application

      98
    • Using TOSHIBA Face Recognition

      99
    • Modem

      102
    • Wireless communications

      105
    • LAN

      109
    • Cleaning the computer

      111
    • Moving the computer

      111
    • Heat dispersal

      112
• Chapter 5

  113
  • The Keyboard

    113
    • Typewriter keys

      113
    • Function keys: F1 … F12

      114
    • Soft keys: FN key combinations

      114
    • Hot keys

      115
    • Windows special keys

      117
    • Generating ASCII characters

      117
• Chapter 6

  118
  • Power and Power-up Modes

    118
    • Power conditions

      118
    • Power indicators

      119
    • Battery types

      120
    • Care and use of the battery pack

      122
    • Replacing the battery pack

      126
    • TOSHIBA Password Utility

      128
    • Power-up modes

      129
• Chapter 7

  131
  • HW Setup and Passwords

    131
    • HW Setup

      131
    • Accessing HW Setup

      131
    • HW Setup Window

      131
• Chapter 8

  135
  • Optional Devices

    135
    • ExpressCard

      136
    • Bridge media slot

      138
    • Additional memory module

      140
    • Battery Packs

      143
    • Universal AC Adaptor

      143
    • Battery Charger

      143
    • USB floppy diskette drive

      144
    • eSATA (External Serial ATA)

      146
    • External monitor

      147
    • HDMI

      149
    • Security lock

      152
• Chapter 9

  153
  • Troubleshooting

    153
    • Problem solving process

      153
    • Hardware and system checklist

      155
    • TOSHIBA support

      175
• Chapter 10

  177
  • Disclaimers

    177
    • CPU

      177
    • Memory (Main System)

      178
    • Battery Life

      179
    • HDD drive capacity

      179
    • LCD

      179
    • Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU”)

      179
    • Wireless LAN

      180
    • External HDD Capacity

      180
    • Non-applicable Icons

      180
    • Copy Protection

      180
    • Images

      180
    • LCD Brightness and Eye Strain

      180
  • Appendixes

    181
  • Table of Contents

    181
• Appendix A

  182
  • Environmental requirements

    182
• Appendix B

  184
  • Display controller

    184
• Appendix C

  185
  • V.90/V.92 mode

    185
  • AT Command

    187
• Appendix D

  188
  • Card Specifications

    188
  • Radio Characteristics

    189
  • Supported Frequency Sub-bands

    189
• Appendix E

  193
  • Certification agencies

    194
• Appendix F

  196
  • Starting the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor

    197
  • Glossary

    198
  • Index

    211