Keyboard indicators, Optical disc drive, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba Tecra A5 User Manual

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TOSHIBA A5

2-10

The Grand Tour

Keyboard Indicators

Optical Disc drive

The computer will either have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive
or a single layer or dual layer DVD Super Multi drive depending on its
configuration. An ATAPI interface controller is used for the operation of these
optical drives. When the computer is accessing a disc, an indicator on the
drive glows.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

The disc drive and its media are manufactured according to the
specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video,
make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.

ARROW MODE

CAPS LOCK

NUMERIC MODE

Arrow Mode

When the Arrow mode icon lights green, you can
use the keypad overlay (light gray labeled keys)
as cursor keys. Refer to the

Keypad overlay

section in Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

.

Numeric Mode

You can use the keypad overlay (light gray labeled
keys) for numeric input when the Numeric mode
icon lights green. Refer to the

Keypad overlay

section in Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

.

Caps Lock

The Caps Lock LED lights when you press the
Caps Lock key. When this light is on, pressing a
letter key on the keyboard produces an
uppercase (capital) letter.

Code

Region

1

Canada, United States

2

Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East

3

Southeast Asia, East Asia

4

Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean

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