Toshiba Satellite C55-a Owners Manual

							User's Manual
Satellite C50-A/C50D-A
Satellite C55-A/C55D-A
Satellite Pro C50-A/C50D-A
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							Table of ContentsChapter 1TOSHIBA Legal, Regulatory and SafetyCopyright, Disclaimer and Trademarks  .............................................. 1-1Regulatory Information  ......................................................................... 1-2Video Standard Notice  .......................................................................... 1-7OpenSSL Toolkit License Issues  ......................................................... 1-7ENERGY STAR® Program  .................................................................. 1-10Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries  ............... 1-10Optical disc drive safety instructions  ............................................... 1-11General Precautions  ........................................................................... 1-11Safety Icons  ......................................................................................... 1-14Chapter 2Getting StartedEquipment checklist  ............................................................................. 2-1Conventions  ........................................................................................... 2-1Using your computer for the first time  ................................................ 2-2Turning off the power ............................................................................ 2-8Chapter 3The Grand TourFront with the display closed  ............................................................... 3-1Left side  .................................................................................................. 3-2Right side  ............................................................................................... 3-3Back  ........................................................................................................ 3-5Underside  ............................................................................................... 3-6Front with the display open  .................................................................. 3-7Internal Hardware Components  ........................................................... 3-9Power Condition Descriptions  ........................................................... 3-13Chapter 4Operating BasicsUsing the Touch Pad  ............................................................................. 4-1The Keyboard ......................................................................................... 4-2Optical disc drives  ................................................................................ 4-4TOSHIBA VIDEO PLAYER ................................................................... 4-11TOSHIBA Blu-ray Disc Player  ............................................................ 4-133D Playback on an External 3D Device  ............................................. 4-15Battery  .................................................................................................. 4-20LAN  ....................................................................................................... 4-26Additional memory module  ................................................................ 4-27Memory media  ..................................................................................... 4-32
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							External Display  .................................................................................. 4-36Security lock  ........................................................................................ 4-38Optional TOSHIBA Accessories  ........................................................ 4-39Sound System and Video mode  ......................................................... 4-39Chapter 5Utilities and Advanced UsageUtilities and Applications ...................................................................... 5-1Special features  ..................................................................................... 5-5TOSHIBA Password Utility  ................................................................... 5-7TOSHIBA System Settings  ................................................................... 5-9TOSHIBA Media Player by sMedio TrueLink+  .................................. 5-10TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor  .............................................................. 5-12System Recovery  ................................................................................ 5-13Chapter 6TroubleshootingProblem solving process  ...................................................................... 6-1Hardware and system checklist  ........................................................... 6-4TOSHIBA support  ................................................................................ 6-14Chapter 7AppendixSpecifications  ........................................................................................ 7-1AC Power Cord and Connectors  .......................................................... 7-2Information for Wireless Devices  ........................................................ 7-4Legal Footnotes  ................................................................................... 7-13Glossary  ............................................................................................... 7-16
Index
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							Chapter 1
TOSHIBA Legal, Regulatory and
Safety This chapter states the Legal, regulatory and safety information applicable
to TOSHIBA computers.
Copyright, Disclaimer and Trademarks Copyright
© 2013 by TOSHIBA Corporation. All rights reserved. Under the copyright
laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. No patent liability is assumed, with respect
to the use of the information contained herein.
First edition March 2013
Copyright authority for music, movies, computer programs, databases and
other intellectual property covered by copyright laws belongs to the author or to the copyright owner. Copyrighted material can be reproduced only forpersonal use or use within the home. Any other use beyond that stipulated
above (including conversion to digital format, alteration, transfer of copied material and distribution on a network) without the permission of thecopyright owner is a violation of copyright or author's rights and is subject
to civil damages or criminal action. Please comply with copyright laws in making any reproduction from this manual.
Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The
instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for your computer at
the time of this manual’s production. However, succeeding computers and
manuals are subject to change without notice. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or
discrepancies between the computer and the manual.
Trademarks Intel, Intel SpeedStep, Intel Core and Centrino are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, PowerPlay, Vari-Bright and combinations
thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.User's Manual 1-1 
						

							Windows, Microsoft and Windows logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
The Bluetooth ®
 word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Toshiba Corporation and its affiliates is under license.
The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the
HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
sMedio and sMedio TrueLink+ are trademarks or registered trademarks of
sMedio, Inc.
Secure Digital and SD are trademarks of SD Card Association. MultiMediaCard and MMC are trademarks of MultiMediaCard Association. Blu-ray Disc™, Blu-ray™, BDXL™ and the logos are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association.
QUALCOMM is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. ATHEROS is a trademark of QualcommAtheros, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
DTS, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered
trademarks and DTS Studio Sound is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Realtek is a registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation.
All other product names and service names in this manual may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Regulatory Information FCC information
FCC notice "Declaration of Conformity Information"
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferencein a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and canradiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radiocommunications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will notoccur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correctthe interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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							Only peripherals complying with the FCC class B limits may be attached to
this equipment. Operation with non-compliant peripherals or peripherals not
recommended by TOSHIBA is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. Shielded cables must be used between the external devicesand the computer’s External RGB monitor port, Universal Serial Bus (USB
2.0 and 3.0) ports, HDMI port and microphone jack. Changes or
modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by TOSHIBA or parties authorized by TOSHIBA could void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Contact
Address:TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, California 92618-1697Telephone:(949) 583-3000This information is only applicable for the countries/regions where it is
required.
EU Declaration of Conformity
This product is carrying the CE-Mark in
accordance with the related European Directives.
Responsible for CE-Marking is TOSHIBA EUROPE GMBH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss,
Germany. The complete and official EU
Declaration of Conformity can be found on
TOSHIBA’s web site http://epps.toshiba-teg.com
on the Internet.
CE compliance
This product is labeled with the CE Mark in accordance with the applicable
European Directives, notably RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, Radio
Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Directive 1999/5/EC,
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							Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC (ErP) and the related implementing
measures.
This product and the original options are designed to observe the related EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and safety standards. However, TOSHIBA cannot guarantee that this product still observes these EMCstandards if options or cables not produced by TOSHIBA are connected or
implemented. In this case the persons who have connected/implemented
those options/cables have to provide assurance that the system (PC plus
options/cables) still fulfils the required standards. To avoid general EMC
problems, the following guidance should be noted:
Only CE marked options should be connected/implemented
Only best shielded cables should be connected
Working environment
This product was designed to fulfil the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
requirements to be observed for so-called “Residential, commercial and
light industry environments”. TOSHIBA do not approve the use of this
product in working environments other than the above mentioned
“Residential, commercial and light industry environments”.
For example, the following environments are not approved:
Industrial Environments (e.g. environments where a mains voltage of 380 V three-phase is used)
Medical Environments
Automotive Environments
Aircraft Environments
Any consequences resulting from the use of this product in working
environments that are not approved are not the responsibility of TOSHIBA.
The consequences of the use of this product in non-approved working
environments may be:
Interference with other devices or machines in the near surrounding area.
Malfunction of, or data loss from, this product caused by disturbances
generated by other devices or machines in the near surrounding area.
Therefore TOSHIBA strongly recommend that the electromagnetic compatibility of this product should be suitably tested in all non-approvedworking environments before use. In the case of automobiles or aircraft,
the manufacturer or airline respectively should be asked for permission before use of this product.
Furthermore, for general safety reasons, the use of this product in environments with explosive atmospheres is not permitted.
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							Following information is only valid for EU-member
States:
Disposal of products
The crossed out wheeled dust bin symbol indicates that
products must be collected and disposed of separately
from household waste. Integrated batteries and accumulators can be disposed of with the product. They
will be separated at the recycling centres.
The black bar indicates that the product was placed on the
market after August 13, 2005.
By participating in separate collection of products and batteries, you will help to assure the proper disposal ofproducts and batteries and thus help to prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human
health.
For more detailed information about the collection and recycling programmes available in your country, pleasevisit our website (http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com)
or contact your local city office or the shop where you
purchased the product.
Disposal of batteries and/or accumulators
The crossed out wheeled dust bin symbol indicates that
batteries and/or accumulators must be collected and
disposed of separately from household waste.
If the battery or accumulator contains more than thespecified values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or
cadmium (Cd) defined in the Battery Directive (2006/66/
EC), then the chemical symbols for lead (Pb), mercury
(Hg) and/or cadmium (Cd) will appear below the crossed
out wheeled dust bin symbol.
By participating in separate collection of batteries, you will
help to assure the proper disposal of products and
batteries and thus help to prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health.
For more detailed information about the collection and
recycling programmes available in your country, please
visit our website (http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com)
or contact your local city office or the shop where you
purchased the product.
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							These symbols may not stick depending on the country and region where
you purchased.
REACH - Compliance Statement
The new European Union (EU) chemical regulation, REACH (Registration,Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), entered into force
on 1 June 2007. TOSHIBA will meet all REACH requirements and is
committed to provide our customers with information about the chemical substances in our products according to REACH regulation.
Please consult the following website 
www.toshiba-europe.com/computers/
info/reach for information about the presence in our articles of substances
included on the candidate list according to article 59(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1907/2006 („REACH“) in a concentration above 0.1 % weight by weight.
Following information is only for Turkey:
Compliant with EEE Regulations: TOSHIBA meets all requirements of Turkish regulation 26891 “Restriction of the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment”.
The number of possible pixel failures of your display is defined
according to ISO 9241-307 standards. If the number of pixel failures is
less than this standard, they will not be counted as defect or failure.
Battery is a consumption product, since the battery time depends on
the usage of your computer. If the battery can not be charged at all,
then it is a defect or failure. The changes in battery time is not a defect or failure.
Following information is only for India:
The use of this symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste.
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could otherwise be
caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product.
For more detailed information about recycling of this
product, please visit our website (http://www.toshiba-
india.com) or contact call center (1800-200-8674).These symbols may not stick depending on the country and region where
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							Video Standard NoticeTHIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC, THE VC-1 ANDMPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL
AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (I) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE STANDARDS ("VIDEO")
AND/OR (II) DECODING AVC, VC-1 AND MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL ANDNONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A
VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE SUCH
VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY
OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES
AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.
OpenSSL Toolkit License Issues LICENSE ISSUES
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The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a dual license, i.e. both the conditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolkit. See below for the actual license texts. Actually both licenses are BSD-styleOpen Source licenses. In case of any license issues related to OpenSSL
please contact [email protected].
OpenSSL License
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/*===================================================== Copyright (c) 1998-2011 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in thedocumentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment:
"This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"
4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact [email protected]'s Manual 1-7