2-8 User’s Manual
The Grand Tour
Display hinge The display hinge holds the display screen at
easy-to-view angles.
Display screen The LCD displays high-contrast text and
graphics. The computer’s LCD consists of up to
1024 × 768 pixels or 1400 × 1050 pixels. Refer to
Display Controller and Modes section in
Appendix B.
When the computer operates on the AC adaptor
the display screen’s image will be somewhat
brighter than when it operates on battery power.
The lower brightness level is intended to save
battery power.
Stereo speakers The speakers emit sound generated by your
software as well as audio alarms, such as low
battery condition, generated by the system.
Touch Pad
control buttons
Control buttons below the Touch Pad let you
select menu items or manipulate text and
graphics designated by the on-screen pointer.
Touch Pad A Touch Pad located in the center of the palm
rest is used to control the on-screen pointer.
Refer to the Using the Touch Pad section in
Chapter 4, Operating Basics.
TOSHIBA
Presentation button
Press this button to change internal display,
simultaneous display, or multi-monitor display.
The default setting is the simultaneous display on
LCD and CRT with resolution of 1024 × 768.
When you press this button twice, the display
mode returns to single display on LCD only.
Setting of multi-monitor display in Windows XP,
PC changes its display mode to the multi-monitor
display on LCD and CRT. You can also return to
single display by pressing this button twice.
The setting of TOSHIBA Presentation button can
be changed through the property of TOSHIBA
Console. Display mode is changed to the multi-
monitor display by selecting "Different Image"
(Windows XP only) or to the simultaneous
display on internal and external display by
selecting "Same Image".
TOSHIBA Console
button
Press this button to launch an application
automatically.
The default is TOSHIBA Console.