User’s Manual
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Getting Started
Operating the computer in Tablet mode
When operating the computer in tablet mode, follow the instructions below.
Figure 1-1 Operating the computer in tablet mode
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Hold the computer firmly on your forearm. Do not block the vent.
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Remove the AC adaptor from the computer when using it in tablet mode
held in your forearm.
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Do not use the computer while walking or driving a car.
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Change to laptop mode and turn off the computer before carrying it. Do
not carry the computer with power on or in stand by state. Do not carry
the computer while the disk activity LED is glowing.
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Do not expose the computer to rapid temperature changes (such as
would be the case if you brought the PC from a cold environment into a
warm room). When rapid temperature changes are unavoidable, leave
the computer for around two hours before turning it on to prevent the
formation of condensation.
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Remove all external peripheral devices and their connection cables
from the computer before carrying.
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Do not drop the computer or apply excessive impact to it. Do not leave
the computer in a car or similar environment where it is exposed to
direct sunlight.
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Do not put the computer in a bag when it is in tablet mode.
Change to "The TOSHIBA Satellite R20" computer can be used in two
ways, as an ordinary laptop PC and as a Tablet PC. You can use the
computer as Tablet PC, operated with the supplied Tablet PC Pen, by
turning the LCD display panel through 180 degrees and closing it. This
manual calls the use as an ordinary laptop PC "laptop mode", and the use
as a Tablet PC "Tablet mode". Refer to
section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics for details on changing the mode.