Toshiba Satellite A60 - Chapter 5: The Keyboard

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Cleaning the computer .................................................................... 4-32
Moving the computer ....................................................................... 4-33
Heat dispersal ................................................................................... 4-33
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 ..................................................................................... 5-7
Windows special keys ........................................................................ 5-7
Keypad overlay................................................................................... 5-7
Turning on the overlays ....................................................................... 5-7
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) .................................. 5-9
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ................................................. 5-9
Temporarily changing modes............................................................... 5-9
Generating ASCII characters ........................................................... 5-10
Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions................................................................................ 6-1
Power indicators ................................................................................ 6-3
Battery indicators................................................................................ 6-3
DC IN indicator.................................................................................... 6-3
Power indicator ................................................................................... 6-4
Battery types ....................................................................................... 6-4
Battery................................................................................................ 6-4
Real time clock battery ....................................................................... 6-5
Care and use of the battery pack ...................................................... 6-5
Safety precautions .............................................................................. 6-5
Charging the batteries ......................................................................... 6-8
Monitoring battery capacity ............................................................... 6-10
Maximizing battery operating time .................................................... 6-11
Retaining data with power off ............................................................. 6-12
Extending battery life ........................................................................ 6-12
Replacing the battery pack.............................................................. 6-13
Removing the battery pack ................................................................ 6-13
Installing the battery pack ................................................................. 6-15
Starting the computer by password ................................................ 6-15
Power-up modes ............................................................................... 6-16