Toshiba PORTEGE R500 Series, User Manual

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PORTÉGÉ R500
TOSHIBA Mic Effect
TOSHIBA Mic Effect provides you with a hands-free environment for
holding mutual communication via the Internet Protocol or Local Area
Network. If you wish to communicate with someone on your computer,
you can use a messenger application. However, with such an application,
you would hear your own voice returning to you as echo during the
communication if you did not use a headset system or headphone.
TOSHIBA Mic Effect will reduce these echoes generated on your computer.
To apply the echo cancellation, follow the steps below.
1. Click the right button of a mouse on the speaker icon on the taskbar,
and select Playback Devices in the sub menu.
2. On the Playback tab, select Speakers , and click Properties .
3. On the Advanced tab, select “ 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) ” in the
pull-down menu of Default Format, and then click OK .
4. On the Recording tab, select Microphone , and click Properties .
5. On the Advanced tab, select “ 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD
Quality) ” in the pull-down menu of the Default Format pane.
6. On the TOSHIBA Mic Effect tab, select the Enable Echo Canceller
check box, and click Apply .
Wireless communications
The computer’s wireless communication function supports both Wireless
LAN and Bluetooth devices.
Only some models are equipped with both Wireless LAN and Bluetooth
functions.
■ Do not use the Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) or Bluetooth functionalities near a
microwave oven or in areas subject to radio interference or magnetic
fields. Interference from a microwave oven or other source can disrupt
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth operation.
■
Turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionalities off when near a person who
may have a cardiac pacemaker implant or other medical electric
device. Radio waves may affect pacemaker or medical device
operation, possibly resulting in serious injury. Follow the instruction of
your medical device when using any Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionality.
■
Always turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionality if the computer is near
automatic control equipment or appliances such as automatic doors or
fire detectors. Radio waves can cause malfunction of such equipment,
possibly resulting in serious injury.
■
It may not be possible to make a network connection to a specified
network name using the ad hoc network function.
If this occurs, the new network(*) will have to be configured for all
computers connected to the same network in order to re-enable
network connections.
* Please be sure to use new network name.