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Satellite® 4000CDT7XCDT Series User's Guide
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nation with one of the specially marked function keys allows you
to emulate a full-size keyboard. For more information on using Fn key combinations, see "Hot Keys" on page 167.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Determining the COM Port
Exploring Your Options
Determining the COM Port
The modem is connected to one of the computer's COM (commu nications) ports. The default setting for your modem is COM2.
DEFINITION: Although the terms are often used interchange ably, the serial port and COM port are not the same. The COM port is a unique identifier the computer uses to communicate with the serial port or other serial devices.
If you are having trouble making a modem connection, you may
need to identify the COM port to which the modem is connected
and possibly change it.
To determine the COM port to which the modem is connected: 1 Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
Windows 98 opens the Control Panel. 2 Double-click Modems.
Windows 98 displays the Modem Properties dialog box.
3 Select the Diagnostics tab. Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer's
COM ports.
4
Make a note of the COM port to which the modem is con
nected.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Exploring Your Options
Using MS-DOS programs
5
To verify that the modem is set up properly, select the port to
which your modem is connected and then click More Info to
run Windows 98 Modem Diagnostics.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows 98 communicates with the modem and displays identifying information reported by the modem. If Windows 98 cannot communicate with the modem, it displays an error message. Consult the trouble shooting sections ofyour modem and Windows 98 docu
mentation. 6
7
Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box.
Close the Control Panel.
Using MS-DOS programs
Most MS-DOS programs will run in Windows 98. If an MS-DOS
program does not run:
1
Click Start, then Shut Down.
Windows 98 displays the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
2
Click Restart in MS-DOS mode, then click OK.
Windows 98 shuts down the computer, then restarts it in MSDOS mode and displays a system prompt.
3
Refer to the program's documentation for the command that
starts the program.
4
At the system prompt, type the command and press Enter.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Toshiba Utilities
Several utilities are installed on your computer to help you recon
figure your system and to meet your individual needs. Toshiba
also added a tab to the Microsoft Windows power management
utility. Together, these features allow you to ascertain certain sys tem details, set additional options, and change default options. The
Toshiba utilities are:
Fn-esseTM Hardware Setup TSETUP Toshiba Power Extensions
Fn-esse
Fn-esse provides quick ways to open programs, documents, and folders from within any Windows program without using the Start
menu. This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to
quickly access your programs and files.
Toshiba Utilities
Fn-esse
With Fn-esse, you can assign Fn key combination to perform the
following tasks:
Open a Windows program.
Open a file in its associated Windows program. Display a customized folder of Windows programs and/or files
from which to choose.
Starling Fn-esse
1 Click Start, point to Programs, Toshiba Utilities, then click
Fn-esse.
The Fn-esse icon appears on the taskbar. 2 Click the Fn-esse icon.
The Fn-esse window appears, displaying the Fn-esse key
board.
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Options
Help
The Fn-esse window
The keys on the Fn-esse keyboard are color-coded as follows:
Available keys are black. Assigned keys are blue.
Unavailable keys are dark gray.
Keys associated with a popup list have a small dot in the upperleft corner of the key.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Toshiba Utilities
Fn-esse
Assigning a key to a program or document
There are three ways to assign a key to open a program or
document:
Drag-and-drop.
The Fn-esse Browser dialog box. The method most often used is drag-and-drop.
Using drag-and-drop
To assign a key to a program or document: 1 Open both Fn-esse and Windows Explorer.
2
3
Resize and move the Explorer window so that you can see both the Fn-esse keyboard and Explorer at the same time.
In the Explorer window, highlight the program or document
file you wish to assign to a key.
4
Click and hold the primary AccuPoint button as you drag the highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse key
board to which you wish to assign it.
Release the primary AccuPoint button.
5
Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box com pletely filled in to reflect the selected program or document.
6
Click OK to close the Add/Edit Command dialog box with
your key assignment in place.
The program or document is now associated with the key you
just selected. To open the program or document, press Fn plus
the appropriate key from within any Windows program.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Fn-esse
Toshiba Utilities
Using the Fn-esse Browser dialog box
To assign a key to open a program or document:
1 Start Fn-esse.
2
Click the desired key in the Fn-esse keyboard with the second
ary AccuPoint button.
Fn-esse displays the Assignment Type dialog box.
3 Click Direct
Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box.
4
Enter the Description, Command Line and Working Directory for the new Fn-esse key assignment, or click the Browse button
to specify this information. Click OK.
5
Using the Application Explorer popup list
To assign a key to open a program or document from a popup list:
1 Start Fn-esse.
2
Click the desired key in the Fn-esse keyboard using the
secondary AccuPoint button.
Fn-esse displays the Assignment Type dialog box.
3 Click Popup.
Fn-esse displays the Application Explorer dialog box.
4 Select the desired folder.
The left side of the Application Explorer window displays the
folders in the Programs menu. To create a popup list with items from various folders, or to pick only a few items from a folder, cre
ate a new folder containing only the desired programs and doc uments. If you are unsure how to do this, refer to your
Windows 98 documentation.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Toshiba Utilities
Fn-esse
5
Click OK.
The folder is now associated with the key you just selected. [. . . ] All subdirectories on the disk connect directly or indi
rectly to the root directory.
RS232-C: The Electronic Industries Association (EIA) interface stan dard for asynchronous communication. It defines control, data and status signals for cables connecting computers with printers and
other peripheral devices.
select: To highlight text or display handles around graphics.
serial: The handling of data bits one after the other.
serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as two interconnecting wires to send bits one after another.
serial interface: An interface between systems or system components
in which information is transmitted sequentially, one bit at a time. The transmitted bits are reassembled, at the receiving component.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
serial port: A communications port (COM 1 or COM2) to which you
can connect a serial device, such as a modem, a mouse or a serial
printer.
serial input/output (SIO): The electronic method of serial data
transmission.
session: The time during which a program is running. For example, an MS-DOS session under Windows is the time during which you
execute MS-DOS commands or run an MS-DOS program.
shortcut: 1) A feature of Windows 95/98 and Windows NT that allows you to use an icon to open folders and documents and their associ ated programs, to start programs directly or to move from folder to
folder. [. . . ]