Toshiba 2010 - Chapter 5 The Keyboard; Typewriter keys; F1 … F12 function keys; Soft keys: Fn key combinations

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Chapter 5 The Keyboard
Typewriter keys ................................................................................. 5-1
F1 … F12 function keys ..................................................................... 5-2
Soft keys: Fn key combinations........................................................ 5-2
Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard .............................................. 5-2
Hotkeys.............................................................................................. 5-4
Fn Sticky key ..................................................................................... 5-6
Windows special keys ....................................................................... 5-7
Keypad overlay.................................................................................. 5-7
Turning on the overlays ....................................................................... 5-7
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) .................................. 5-8
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ................................................. 5-9
Temporarily changing modes .............................................................. 5-9
Generating ASCII characters ............................................................ 5-9
Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions............................................................................... 6-1
Power indicators ............................................................................... 6-4
Battery indicators ............................................................................... 6-4
DC IN indicator ................................................................................... 6-4
Power indicator................................................................................... 6-5
Battery types ...................................................................................... 6-5
Main battery ....................................................................................... 6-5
Secondary battery .............................................................................. 6-6
Real time clock battery....................................................................... 6-6
Care and use of the Battery Pack .................................................... 6-7
Safety precautions .............................................................................. 6-7
Charging the batteries ...................................................................... 6-10
Monitoring battery capacity .............................................................. 6-11
Maximizing battery operating time .................................................... 6-12
Retaining data with power off ............................................................ 6-13
Extending battery life ........................................................................ 6-13
Replacing the Battery Pack ............................................................ 6-14
Main Battery Pack............................................................................ 6-14
High Capacity 2nd Battery Pack....................................................... 6-16
Starting the computer by password ............................................... 6-19
Power-up modes ............................................................................. 6-20
Windows utilities .............................................................................. 6-20
Hotkeys............................................................................................ 6-20
Panel power off ............................................................................... 6-20
System Auto Off ............................................................................... 6-20