Toshiba Encore 2 Instruction Manual
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71Exploring Your Device’s Features Exploring the desktop Icons An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly activated by touching the icon. You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the desktop area. You may see various icons displayed on your system desktop, for example: Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin. ❖TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a large number of files or very large files from the internal storage drive, there may be insufficient space available in the Recycle Bin to hold these files. In this case, Windows ® will prompt you to either permanently delete the file(s) or cancel the deletion. ❖If you delete a file (of any size) from an external media or flash media, it does not go into the Recycle Bin. The file is permanently deleted. ❖Permanently deleted files cannot be recovered from the Recycle Bin. For more information on the Recycle Bin, see Windows ® online Help. Touch and hold an icon to display a popup description of the file contents. Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows ® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it. Ta s k b a r Each time you open a program, a button associated with that program appears on the taskbar. With some programs, a button appears on the taskbar for each document or window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs or windows. To make a program or window the currently active one, touch the associated taskbar button. NOTE
72Exploring Your Device’s Features Windows® Store Notification area The notification area displays icons of tasks or programs that run continuously in the background and displays notifications. Typical tasks in the notification area are Current time, Power usage mode, network connectivity status, and speaker volume. To activate a specific task, touch the appropriate notification area icon. Notifications There are many types of notifications you can employ to help you with the many tasks you perform every day. User experience notifications can be set for toast, tile, badge, and raw notifications. Toast notifications—Designed for time-sensitive delivery of personalized content, such as an instant message from a friend. Tile notifications—Used by applications that are not currently running with an at-a-glance characteristic, giving you a quick preview of the subject line of your latest email or the current weather conditions. Badge notifications—A specialized type of tile notification (shown on the Start screen tile) using glyphs to indicate the number of applications that have updates available or the status of a running application. Raw notifications—These run a background task on behalf of an application while that application is not running in order to make available the latest content, such as an online newspaper. Windows® Store Although many applications will be pre-installed or built-in to your device, you will also have the ability to download many other applications with just a touch. While in the Desktop screen, locate the Windows® Store ( ) icon in the taskbar. In the Windows ® Store you can search for and browse thousands of apps, all grouped into easy to find categories.
73Exploring Your Device’s Features Setting up for communications Setting up for communications To connect to the Internet you need: ❖A browser or communications program ❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you plan to use the Internet ❖A way to connect to the ISP (for example Wi-Fi ®/broadband connection, etc.) Connect to the Internet Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, external hardware or services. Availability of public wireless LAN access points may be limited. Follow the steps below to set up your Wireless connection. 1Press the Windows® ( ) button on the side of the device to display the Start screen and swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the Windows ® charms appear, touch the Settings ( ) charm. 2Touch the Wi-Fi () icon. The Networks screen appears. 3Select your network. 4Touch Connect. 5Enter the network security key (if applicable). 6Touch Next. Your device should then be connected. To enable/disable the wireless antenna, use the Airplane mode switch located under Networks. For help with common Wi-Fi ® networking problems, see “Wireless networking problems” on page 94. NOTE NOTE
74Exploring Your Device’s Features Exploring audio features Connecting your device to a network You can connect your device to a network to increase its capabilities and functionality. Accessing a network For specific information about connecting to the network, consult your network administrator. Many hotels, airports, and offices offer Wi-Fi ® access. Exploring audio features You can use your device to record sounds using the device’s internal microphone or an optional external microphone. You can listen to sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers. Recording sounds You may record sounds using the device’s internal microphone or by connecting an optional external microphone. Using a microphone To locate your headphone/microphone jack, please refer to your Quick Start document. 1If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the device. 2Press the Windows® ( ) button on the side of the device to display the Start screen and swipe in from the right edge of the screen. When the Windows ® charms appear, touch the Search ( ) charm and, in the Search field, type Sound Recorder. (Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen 3Touch the Start Recording button. 4Speak normally into the microphone. NOTE Start Recording/Stop Recording button
75Exploring Your Device’s Features Exploring audio features 5When you have finished recording, touch the Stop Recording button. The Save As dialog box appears. 6To save the file, touch the field to open the on-screen keyboard. Then type a file name and touch Save. Using external speakers or headphones To locate your headphone/microphone jack, please refer to your Quick Start document. Your device is equipped with a full stereo sound system with internal speakers. Instead of using the internal speakers, you can connect headphones or a pair of external stereo speakers. Before putting on headphones to listen, turn the volume down. Do not set the volume too high when using headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing. TECHNICAL NOTE: When using amplified speakers, use speakers that require an external power source. Other types of speakers will be inadequate to produce sound from the device. To play back sound files through external speakers or headphones: 1Locate the headphone/microphone jack on the device. 2Using any necessary adapters, plug the cable from the headphones or external speakers into the headphone/microphone jack. The headphone/microphone jack requires a 16-ohm stereo mini connector. To adjust the volume: ❖For external speakers, use the volume controls on each speaker. ❖For headphones, use the device’s volume control. NOTE
76Exploring Your Device’s Features Using the Web Camera Using the Web Camera Your computer may come with two built-in Web Cameras. One is located on the front and one on the back of the display. With these Web cameras you can do the following: ❖Take pictures and record videos with your device ❖Chat with others and have them see you while using instant messaging (IM) programs ❖Have video conference calls To email, instant message or video conference, you must be connected to the Internet. Depending on your computer model, the process of sending email, taking pictures or recording video messages may vary. To access a Web Camera, from the Start screen, touch the Camera tile. The Web Camera indicator light glows when the Web Camera is active. When the Web cameras are not active the indicator light is off. Using a microSD™ Card The Memory card reader supports the use of a microSD™ Card. This medium can be used with a variety of digital products: digital music players, cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, etc. Do not use the Copy Disk function for this type of media. To copy data from one media to another, use the drag- and-drop feature of the Windows® operating system. NOTE NOTE NOTE
77Exploring Your Device’s Features Using a microSD™ Card Inserting memory media To locate your microSD™ Card slot, please refer to your Quick Start document. The following instructions apply to all types of supported media devices. 1Turn the media so that the contacts (metal areas) are facing down, away from the display. 2Push the media into the microSD™ slot until it stops. (Sample Illustration) Inserting memory media When inserting memory media, do not touch the metal contacts. You could expose the storage area to static electricity, which can destroy data. Always remove memory media when not in use. Removing memory media 1If you are not currently on the Desktop, choose the Desktop tile on the Start screen, otherwise skip to step2. 2Prepare the card for removal by touching the Show hidden icons button ( ), if necessary, in the notification area and then selecting the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon. 3Touch the item you would like to eject. If the system is unable to prepare the media for safe removal, a message will tell you to try again later. If the media can be removed now, the system displays Safe to Remove Hardware . If the device has a spring-loaded adapter slot, see step4; otherwise, skip to step 5. NOTE NOTE
78Exploring Your Device’s Features Using a microSD™ Card 4Gently press the card inward to release it. The card pops out slightly. 5Grasp the card and pull it straight out. (Sample Illustration) Removing memory media Do not remove memory media while data is being written or read. Even when the Windows® message “copying...” disappears, writing to the media might still be in progress and your data could be destroyed. Wait for the indicator light to go out.
79 Chapter 5 Utilities Your device includes several utilities designed to help you to reconfigure your system to best meet your individual needs. Together, these allow you to ascertain certain system details, set additional options, or change default options. These utilities are described in this chapter. The utilities described in this chapter, and the icons shown in the sample images are applicable only if the related utility is available on your system. ❖Function Key ❖Service Station NOTE
80Utilities Function Key Function Key The Function option is disabled by default. TOSHIBA Function Key enables you to activate functions by pressing specific keys either singly or in combination with Fn. Some functions show the toast notification at the edge of the screen. These settings turn notifications ON/OFF. 1To access Function Key from the Start screen begin typing Function Key. 2Touch Function Key. The Function Key screen appears. (Sample Image) Function Key 3Slide the ON/OFF switch to enable/disable the notification. 4Touch Close. NOTE