Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual

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  • Page 2: Notebook Computer

    User’s Reference Guide TravelMate 5000 Series Notebook Computer P/N 9805810-0001 August 1995...
  • Page 3 Texas Instruments Incorporated. TravelMate and BatteryPro are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. The icons in the Windows Notebook and Startup groups are copyrighted by Texas Instruments Incorporated.
  • Page 4: Fcc Notice

    FCC Notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 5 Use Conditions This part complies with Part 15 of the Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Preface Chapter 1 Using the Setup Programs Accessing the Setup Programs ......... 1-2 Time and Date Parameters ........1-8 Disk Drive Parameters ..........1-9 Input/Output (I/O) Parameters ........ 1-10 Keyboard Parameters ..........1-11 Screen Parameters ........... 1-12 Cache Parameters ............ 1-13 Password Parameters ..........
  • Page 7 Contents Chapter 5 Laptop File Manager Getting Started with LFM ......... 5-3 Loading LFM ............5-4 Using the Main Menu ..........5-5 Function Key Commands ......... 5-6 Character Key Commands........5-15 Multiple File Operations ........... 5-28 Restoring Laptop File Manager ......... 5-30 Chapter 6 VGA External Monitor Utilities Capabilities ..............
  • Page 8 Contents Using the AC Adapter..........9-25 External Numeric Keypad......... 9-27 Carrying Cases............9-28 Microphone/Headphone Kit ........9-29 Printers ..............9-31 External Monitor ............9-32 Appendices Appendix A Specifications........A-1 Appendix B Character Sets ........B-1 Appendix C Keyboard Layouts ........ C-1 Appendix D Diagnostics..........
  • Page 9 Preface Preface Your TravelMate 5000 Series computer comes with a variety of standard features and options that maximize system performance and ease of operation. This guide acts as a reference for software utilities and hardware included with your notebook. Chapter 1- Shows you the basics of system setup using the supplied Setup programs.
  • Page 10 Preface Appendix B - Displays character sets used by your computer. Appendix C - Displays domestic and international keyboard layouts. Appendix D - Describes diagnostics and error codes for your computer. Appendix E - Describes memory configuration for your computer. Appendix F - Describes connector pin assignments for the computer.
  • Page 11 Using the Setup Programs This chapter explains: How to access the Setup Programs How to select and save parameters Contents Accessing the Setup Programs .........1-2 Initial Startup Procedure ..........1-2 Startup Menu ..............1-4 Creating Backup System Diskettes ......1-5 System Files Recovery Diskette ........1-6 Accessing Disk-Based Setup ........1-6 Accessing ROM-Based Setup ........1-7 Accessing Windows-Based Setup .........1-7...
  • Page 12: Accessing The Setup Programs

    Accessing the Setup Programs Accessing the Setup Programs Your computer has three setup programs to assist you in selecting required hardware and software parameters: Disk-based Setup ROM-based Setup Windows-based Setup (TI Setup) Initial Startup Procedure The first time you boot up your notebook, your system automatically runs Setup.
  • Page 13 Accessing the Setup Programs Scroll through the list of printer drivers and click on the one that is used with your printer. Select Install. You are asked to enter the LPT port to which your printer is connected. Scroll through the list and click on the desired LPT port (usually LPT1:) Select Install.
  • Page 14: Startup Menu

    If the files are deleted, you will be unable to create backup diskettes again and must order new backup diskettes from Texas Instruments. Games Demonstration Allows you to view or play pre-loaded games on the notebook or delete demo games.
  • Page 15: Creating Backup System Diskettes

    Accessing the Setup Programs To select an option, use the up and down arrow keys or press the number key of the option you desire. This highlights the option. Press Enter to select the desired configuration. Creating Backup System Diskettes It is a good idea to back up the operating system as soon as possible after purchasing your notebook so that you can reinstall the software in case of emergency.
  • Page 16: System Files Recovery Diskette

    Accessing the Setup Programs If you are using the DiskMaker utility, run Windows and double-click on the DiskMaker icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group. The number of diskettes required to back up each area is indicated by the number of selections on each tab page.
  • Page 17: Accessing Rom-Based Setup

    Accessing the Setup Programs Accessing ROM-Based Setup ROM-based Setup resides in internal . It is identical to disk-based Setup except it does not have any online help. To access Page 1 of -based Setup, save any work in progress, and press Ctrl-Alt-Esc. You can then select parameters as you do for disk-based Setup.
  • Page 18: Time And Date Parameters

    Time and Date Parameters Time and Date Parameters Note: Time and Date parameters are only available in DOS-based and ROM-based Setup. Time The Time area displays the current time as stored in the computer’s real-time clock. There are either three or four fields in this selection depending on the setting of the Date Display field (either U.S.
  • Page 19: Disk Drive Parameters

    Disk Drive Parameters Disk Drive Parameters Note: Disk Drive parameters are only available in DOS-based and ROM-based Setup. Diskette Drive(s) The two Diskette fields allow the user to set the diskette types. If the drive is not present, select "Not Installed." Values can be set as follows: 3.5", 1.44 MB (default, Drive A) 3.5"...
  • Page 20: Input/Output (I/O) Parameters

    Input/Output (I/O) Parameters Input/Output (I/O) Parameters The input/output (I/O) parameters define how the computer treats I/O devices. You can use these parameters to enable and define the ports. Parameter Definition Values 9-Pin (Serial) COMM Port Selects the port number to COM1 (default) use for the standard serial COM2...
  • Page 21: Keyboard Parameters

    Keyboard Parameters Keyboard Parameters The Keyboard group displays parameters you can select so that upon system startup selected values are activated. Values can be set as follows: Parameter Definition Values Caps Lock Sets the initial state of the Off (default) Caps Lock Key.
  • Page 22: Screen Parameters

    Screen Parameters Screen Parameters Screen paramters can be selected so that upon system startup selected values are activated. Values can be set as follows: Parameter Definition Values Expanded Mode When using standard text mode of an 80 x 25 On (default) character screen, the LCD display does not use all of the available pixels on the...
  • Page 23: Cache Parameters

    Cache Parameters Cache Parameters Data stored in cache memory runs faster than if stored on disk. For this parameter, there are two settings: internal and external. Internal cache means that data is stored in cache memory on the chip while external cache means that data is stored in RAM.
  • Page 24: Password Parameters

    Caution: If you forget the system password, you will not be able to use your computer. To regain access, you must send your computer to the Texas Instruments manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas. This service is not covered by warranty.
  • Page 25: System Configuration Parameters

    System Configuration Parameters System Configuration Parameters This set of parameters allows you to customize settings for Quick Boot, alarms, and multimedia options. The following table provides more information on these settings: Parameter Definition Values Quick Boot When set to "On", allows the On (default) system to bypass certain power-on tests during the...
  • Page 26: Power Savings

    Power Savings Power Savings The power-savings parameters define a variety of ways the computer can modify its activity to affect the drain on the battery. The following Power Savings parameters are available: Parameter Definition Values Power Savings Determines when (if ever) Auto (default) the computer implements the defined power savings.
  • Page 27 Power Savings Parameter Definition Values Hard Drive Motor Off If this period of time elapses Always On with no activity, the hard disk 1 Minute motor turns off. 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 5 Minutes (default) 10 Minutes 15 Minutes Suspend Key Action Selects the action taken Suspend (default) when the Suspend key is...
  • Page 28: Activity Monitor

    Activity Monitor Activity Monitor The following table displays parameters that monitor activity on disk drives and communication ports: Parameter Definition Values Activity Monitor Detects activity of disks and communications ports. Disks When "Yes" is selected, Yes (default) detects activity of disks when in a power savings mode.
  • Page 29 Installing and Using Applications This chapter explains: Guidelines for loading AT -compatible application programs How to restore system files How to restore utilities and drivers. Contents Guidelines for Installing Applications ......2-2 Installation Considerations ......... 2-2 AUTOEXEC.BAT File ........... 2-3 Default CONFIG.SYS File ..........
  • Page 30: Guidelines For Installing Applications

    Guidelines for Installing Applications Guidelines for Installing Applications Your TravelMate computer is fully compatible with computers. All applications written for AT computers will execute on your computer. However, consider these guidelines before installing applications. Installation Considerations The following configuration items will influence how you install application programs.
  • Page 31: Autoexec.bat File

    Guidelines for Installing Applications Processing Speed Some applications cannot execute at the highest speed available with your computer. Check the application documentation for the required processing speed and, if necessary, change the speed using one of the following methods: Setup Program (see instructions in Chapter 1 of this guide) Ctrl-Alt-↑...
  • Page 32: Default Config.sys File

    Guidelines for Installing Applications Note: If you need to restore the default A file UTOEXEC.BAT to your hard disk, it is included on the System Files Recovery diskette. Default File CONFIG.SYS If your application requires additions or changes to the file, carefully consider the consequences.
  • Page 33: Restoring System Files

    Restoring System Files Restoring System Files These instructions allow you to reinstall your operating system, option, and utility software using backup diskettes. These backup diskettes should have been created after you first received your system. To create the diskettes, refer to instructions in your TM5000 User’s Guide.
  • Page 34 Restoring System Files Important: To rebuild your system, complete all steps in sequence as outlined in these instructions. Ensure that you have the following diskettes before beginning: Diskettes Required for System Rebuild Name Number of Diskettes TM5000 System Files Recovery Diskette MS-DOS 6.2x Installation Windows for Workgroups Installation 8 (9 for international)
  • Page 35: When Should You Rebuild

    Restoring System Files When Should You Rebuild? You should rebuild your system from the system backup diskettes when: you replace a hard drive and want to restore primary system files to the new drive. a fatal system error occurs and you are unable to access system files.
  • Page 36 Restoring System Files Enter the Volume Label from information on the screen. You are asked if you are sure you want to delete the partition. Select YES. Press Esc to continue. Select Option 3 to Delete Partition or Logical DOS Drive. 10.
  • Page 37: Dos Installation

    Restoring System Files DOS Installation These procedures are performed directly after the last step of the previous section. To load DOS, complete the following steps: Insert DOS Installation Diskette #1 into the A: drive and press Ctrl-Alt-Del. The DOS Installation program loads and the Welcome screen appears.
  • Page 38: Windows For Workgroups Installation

    Restoring System Files Press Enter. Your computer reboots. Installation is complete. Note: A supplemental DOS diskette is provided as a part of the system backup. This contains files from old DOS versions that you may find useful. To install these files, insert the supplemental DOS diskette into the floppy drive.
  • Page 39 Restoring System Files When installation is complete, remove the last diskette from the A: drive and select Return to MS-DOS in the Exit Windows Setup dialog box. The C:\WINDOWS prompt appears. Type Setup and press Enter. The Windows for Workgroups Setup System Information screen appears.
  • Page 40: Cirrus Vga Drivers/Utilities Installation

    Restoring System Files Cirrus VGA Drivers/Utilities Installation To install VGA Utilities from Windows, complete the following steps: Insert VGA Utilities diskette labelled "Cirrus GD 754X Windows 3.1x Drivers v1.1" into drive A. From the Program Manager, select File, Run... Type A:\Install and press Enter. An information screen appears.
  • Page 41: Pcmcia Installation

    Restoring System Files If you are not using an external monitor or if your changes have been made, select Ok. You are told to restart Windows for changes to take effect. 10. Select Yes to restart Windows. Modifications are made to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file that reflect monitor configuration changes.
  • Page 42 Restoring System Files Press Enter. PCMCIA drivers are copied into the C:\PCM320 directory. The system prompts you that all files were copied successfully. You are told that system files will now be updated. Note: If any Warning screens appear, take down the information and press any key to continue.
  • Page 43 Restoring System Files 12. Select No and press Enter. You are asked if you want to use PCMCIA Modem/Fax cards in your system. 13. Select Yes. You are prompted to select the COM port for your modem/fax card. 14. Select COM4 for Communication Port and press Enter. You are asked if ATA type cards are going to be used.
  • Page 44: Sound Installation

    Restoring System Files Sound Installation Note: Not available on TM5020SE models. To install Media Vision Jazz16 sound drivers from MS-DOS, complete the following steps: Insert the Media Vision Jazz16 Installation diskette into drive A:. Type at the DOS prompt and press Enter. The system prompt is now A:\.
  • Page 45: Ms Video For Windows Installation

    Restoring System Files After the files are copied, select the following values: Jazz I/O Port = 220 Jazz IRQ = 5 8-bit DMA = 1 16-bit DMA = 7 MPU-401 Enabled = Yes MPU-401 I/O Port = 330 MPU-401 IRQ = 2 Modify C:\DOS System Files = Yes Modify Win System Files = Yes Press Enter to accept the configuration.
  • Page 46: Installing Ms Intellipoint Mouse Drivers

    Restoring System Files A Welcome screen appears. Select Continue. Video driver files are copied into the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You are notified that Setup was successful and are asked to restart Windows so that new settings can take effect. Select Restart NoW. Windows is restarted.
  • Page 47: Pc-Doctor Installation

    Restoring System Files Verify the information and select Ok. You are prompted to select Express or Custom Select Express installation. You are also prompted to select the default directory to which mouse driver files will be copied. Select CONTINUE to keep the default path of C:\MSINPUT.
  • Page 48: Win 32S Installation

    Restoring System Files at the DOS prompt and press Enter. The system prompt is now A:\. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation. You are asked for the source and destination path of the PC-Doctor files. To accept the defaults, select Install PC-Doctor and press Enter.
  • Page 49: Tranxit Installation

    Restoring System Files Select Continue to continue the installation. Files are copied to the Microsoft Windows System directory. Insert the Win32S diskette #2 when prompted. You are prompted when installation is complete. Select Ok. You are asked if you want to install a Win32 game. Select Continue if you want to install the game and follow directions on your screen or select Exit to exit the installation program.
  • Page 50 Restoring System Files Select Ok to install all program files. Files are copied into the default directory. When finished, you are asked to enter a computer name for identification. Enter a name up to 16 characters in length and select Continue.
  • Page 51: Tm5000 Series Manuals

    Installer will restart your Windows session to complete the installation. Select Ok. Windows is restarted. TM5000 Series Manuals To install the TravelMate 5000 Series manuals from MS-DOS, complete the following steps: Insert TravelMate 5000 manuals diskette #1 into drive Installing and Using Applications 2-23...
  • Page 52: Batterypro Utilities Installation

    Restoring System Files Type at the DOS prompt and press Enter. The system prompt is now A:\. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation. You are prompted to insert the last disk of the backup set. Insert the last diskette of the TravelMate 5000 manuals diskettes and press Enter.
  • Page 53 Restoring System Files Type at the DOS prompt and press Enter. The system prompt is now A:\. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation. A menu appears that requires you to select the type of utilities you want to install. Select Install All Utilities and press Enter.
  • Page 54: System Files Recovery Diskette

    Restoring System Files System Files Recovery Diskette To ensure that your system files are completely restored, complete the following steps: Insert the System Files Recovery diskette into drive A and reboot the system. A Recovery menu appears. Select Restore Init and press any key. The C:\INIT directory and files are restored.
  • Page 55 Restoring System Files Note: There are four COM ports. Using 2 and 4 in conjunction or 1 and 3 in conjunction could cause conflicts. Ensure that whatever port you select, no other option is using a conflicting COM port. To check COM ports, select TISetup from the Windows Travelmate Notebook Center Group or SET_UP from DOS.
  • Page 56: Setting A Password

    Caution: If you forget the system password, you will not be able to use your computer. To regain access, you must send your computer to the Texas Instruments manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas; this service is not covered by warranty.
  • Page 57 Setting a Password Note: The password is not case sensitive. You can enter the password in either upper or lower case characters. Installing and Using Applications 2-29...
  • Page 58 Custom Windows Utilities This chapter tells you about Utilities designed for your computer to enhance your performance while using Windows Contents Overview of Windows Utilities .......... 3-2 Information Utilities ............3-3 Battery Status ............3-3 BatteryPro APM Help........... 3-3 Battery Tips ..............3-3 Smart Shelf ..............
  • Page 59: Overview Of Windows Utilities

    Overview of Windows Utilities Overview of Windows Utilities The TravelMate 5000 Series custom Windows utilities are accessible from Windows by double-clicking individual icons. Most of these utilities are found in the TravelMate Notebook Center group, but some are in the Startup Group, and still others are in the Control Panel of the Main Windows Group.
  • Page 60: Information Utilities

    Information Utilities Information Utilities The information utilities provide you information you need quickly. Your computer has the following information utilities: Battery Status Double-click on the Battery Status icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group to display the battery level icon at the bottom of your screen.
  • Page 61: Phoenix Card Manager

    Information Utilities Workgroups 3.11. The SmartShelf icon is located in the Windows Document group. Phoenix Card Manager This icon is located in the Windows Document group and provides information on installing and using PC cards. TM5000 Series Manuals Your TM5000 Series computer comes with two product manuals: the TM5000 Series User’s Guide and TM5000 Series User’s Reference Guide.
  • Page 62: Productivity Utilities

    Productivity Utilities Productivity Utilities The productivity utilities help you function more efficiently while in the Windows environment. The computer has the following productivity utilities. LFM (Laptop File Manager) Double-click the icon in the Windows TravelMate Notebook Center group to load the Laptop File Manager utility.
  • Page 63 Productivity Utilities Note: if the power saving features of your computer do not appear to be working, it may be because you are running applications that do not recognize Windows power management. In this case, select the Standard setting. 3-6 Custom Windows Utilities...
  • Page 64: System Utilities

    System Utilities System Utilities PCMWin Provides status on the PCMCIA cards installed in the notebook. PCMWin also allows you to edit the configurations of defined cards and uses the most appropriate configuration for your system. For further information on PCMCIA, refer to the Phoenix Card Manger User’s Guide in the Windows Document group and online help provided with the PCMWin utility.
  • Page 65: Diskmaker

    System Utilities For further information, refer to online Help provided with this application. DiskMaker This utility creates installation diskettes for files stored on your hard drive. This allows you to create a full or partial set of installation diskettes to re-install your notebook computer or any of the options.
  • Page 66: Pc-Doctor

    System Utilities are deleted and the only remaining function of the DiskMaker program is to print labels for the installation diskettes you have already created. PC-Doctor PC-Doctor is a remote diagnostics program that provides PC diagnostics, system information, and setup. For further information on PC-Doctor, refer to Appendix D of this manual and to the online Help facility.
  • Page 67 System Utilities Field Description Monitor Brand Select your monitor brand from the list provided. Monitor Model Select your monitor model from the list provided. Monitor Changing Refresh Rates gives you the option of Refresh Rates setting a higher quality display. The higher the refresh rate, the better the quality (and the slower performance) will be.
  • Page 68: Options Menu

    System Utilities Options Menu When the Options button is selected, the Options Menu appears. From this menu, you can select the display type and mouse options you desire. More detailed information is provided in online help. The following table depicts fields to be defined in the Options menu: Button Description...
  • Page 69: Drop N'go Utility

    System Utilities The system defaults with the WinDith utility off. To turn the utility on, double-click on the WinDith icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group. Select On and Ok. Shading with WinDith off Shading with WinDith on Drop N’ Go Utility Drop N’...
  • Page 70 System Utilities If the Drop N’ Go icon does not appear at the bottom of your screen, double click on the Drop N’ Go icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group. When the icon appears, single-click on it to display the Main menu.
  • Page 71 System Utilities If you are adding an application, click on the Add button. If you are changing an application, click on the application you want to change and click on the Change button. The Icon Application Setup dialog box appears. Enter required information on the application you wish to add or change.
  • Page 72: Deleting Applications

    System Utilities If you are adding an application, continue to step 6. If you are changing an application, click on the application you want to change in Icon Applications. Select the Add or Change button. Enter required information on the application you wish to add.
  • Page 73: Copying Applications

    System Utilities Select the Delete button. A message appears asking if you want to delete the specified file. Select Ok. The file is deleted from the list. Copying Applications Normally you will want to have the same applications listed under Menu Applications that are listed under Icon Applications.
  • Page 74: Icon Placement

    System Utilities Select Enable Menu. The extended menu used to set up File Manager menu items appears. Select the menu application you want to move from the Menu Applications menu. Select Move. A message appears telling you select the new menu position.
  • Page 75: Super Shutdown Utility

    System Utilities Super Shutdown Utility Super Shutdown is an automatic shutdown configuration utility available from the TravelMate Notebook Center group. With this utility, your system exits Windows faster than the standard Windows exit procedure. You can also select from a variety of user-specified shutdown features that will customize the way your computer shuts down.
  • Page 76: Shutdown Options

    System Utilities Configure Super Shutdown When the Options selection is made from the Super Shutdown application menu, the Configure Super Shutdown menu appears. From this menu, you can: specify shutdown options specify the icon properties for the Super Shutdown icon specify applications to save and close automatically upon shutdown using Application Setup To make changes to this menu, click on the boxes next to...
  • Page 77 System Utilities communicate with Windows. This can be done in either of two ways: Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) can be used to communicate with Windows applications that support it. Such applications are called DDE Servers. An example is Microsoft Excel. This requires information from the application vendor about DDE commands that support it.
  • Page 78 System Utilities Application DDE Information Dialog Box From this dialog box, the following information is required: Application Close Information Selection Description Window The window title that appears in the title bar. Clicking Title on the button next to the text box in the Application Close Information dialog box drops down a list of applications that are currently set up.
  • Page 79 System Utilities Note: The DDE Server and command string must be specified by the application software. If this is not documented in the software applications user manual, contact the software vendor for this information. 3-22 Custom Windows Utilities...
  • Page 80 Power Saving Utilities This chapter tells you about How to get the most work from a battery charge SETPOWER Utility, a utility that lets you choose from various power saving levels to optimize battery charge SMARTDRV.EXE, a hard disk drive performance enhancement utility SPEED, which lets you change operating speed for...
  • Page 81: Optimizing Battery Operation

    Optimizing Battery Operation Optimizing Battery Operation Battery LEDs If two battery packs are installed in the computer, they deplete in parallel. When the battery charge gets low, the Low Battery indicator above the keyboard turns red. When the batteries are extremely low, the unit automatically goes into sleep mode for about five minutes.
  • Page 82: Battery Recovery Indicators

    Optimizing Battery Operation Note: Ensure that you have pressed the Battery Status button to get the current battery charge reading. If you wish to check the charge of any Lithium-ION battery after the LEDs have turned off, press the battery status button to the right of the LEDs on the battery pack and they will light once again.
  • Page 83: Standby And Suspend

    Optimizing Battery Operation Standby and Suspend You have two methods for putting your computer to "sleep". The first is by pressing Fn-F4 (Standby). This puts your computer into a light sleep and saves battery power. The Power LED remains green when this mode is active. To come out of Standby, press any key or move the mouse.
  • Page 84: Power Saving Levels

    Optimizing Battery Operation application. This feature is implemented by a special device driver called in the file: BATTERY.PRO CONFIG.SYS DEVICE=C:\UTILS\BATTERY.PRO [/Ln] where: /Ln specifies the power-savings level (0 through 7) described elsewhere in this chapter. If the /Ln switch is omitted, the default value of 2 is used.
  • Page 85: Hard Drive Motor Off

    Optimizing Battery Operation You also can use this mode to transport the computer short distances without turning it off. The computer instantly resumes normal operation when you open the cover and press any key. All operations continue where left off when suspended; however, time-dependent tasks may have lost time, and tasks dependent on device input/output may have lost data that overflowed buffers.
  • Page 86: Pci Expansion Bus

    Optimizing Battery Operation power. Set Speed to the lowest value acceptable Default CPU to your application to save battery power. PCI Expansion Bus Selects the boot time speed for the PCI expansion bus. The slower the speed the better the battery operation. Auto automatically goes to the lowest possible speed for operation.
  • Page 87: Setpower Utility

    SETPOWER Utility SETPOWER Utility Using the utility, you can also set the BatteryPro SETPOWER power-savings level at any prompt. For example, at MS-DOS prompt you can type C:\> SETPOWER /Ln where n is the power-saving level (0 through 7) you want to use.
  • Page 88: Smartdrv.exe Disk Caching Utility

    SMARTDRV.EXE Disk Caching Utility SMARTDRV .EXE Disk Caching Utility SMARTDRV.EXE is a disk-caching utility that reduces the time and power the computer needs to read data from the hard disk. SMARTDRV.EXE works best if you use many applications and files at one time. It is particularly effective when the computer runs multiple applications that require swapping, that is, copying applications to and from the hard disk to make room for all of the applications in memory.
  • Page 89: Speed Utility

    SPEED Utility SPEED Utility utility enables you to set the current SPEED operating speed to low or high. However, because the faster speeds consume more power, you may want to select the low or medium speed to conserve power when you are operating the computer on its internal battery.
  • Page 90 Laptop File Manager This chapter tells you about Using the Laptop File Manager ( ) program to manage and view your files and directories LFM commands that simplify directory and file copying, deletion, printing, renaming, and other common file management functions Contents Getting Started with LFM..........5-3 Loading LFM..............5-4...
  • Page 91 Contents Contents Incl (Include) Command ..........5-22 Print Command............5-24 Quit Command ............5-24 Rename Command............ 5-25 Show Command............5-25 Tag Command............5-26 Up (Esc Key) Command..........5-26 Update Command ............. 5-27 Multiple File Operations ..........5-28 Tagging Files for Multifile Operation ......5-29 Split Screen ..............
  • Page 92: Getting Started With Lfm

    Getting Started with LFM Getting Started with LFM The Laptop File Manager ( ) utility supplied with your computer helps you manipulate files and directories stored on the hard disk. Many functions operate on two or more files, called multiple file operations. can do the following: Assign or change file attributes to one or multiple files Copy one or multiple files or directories to other...
  • Page 93: Loading Lfm

    Loading LFM Loading LFM You can load at the :\> prompt by typing LFM and pressing Enter or from Windows by selecting the LFM icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center Group. Either way, displays a listing of the files and directories in the current directory similar to the following figure.
  • Page 94: Using The Main Menu

    Using the Main Menu Using the Main Menu Use the following keys and commands to move the highlight around the main menu to help you work with your directories and files. LFM Menu Function Keys Function shows Help screen ↑ moves highlight up ↓...
  • Page 95: Function Key Commands

    Function Key Commands Function Key Commands The function keys (F1 through F10) listed along the bottom of the main menu provide the functions described in this section. F1 Help Key Pressing F1 at the main menu—and at some submenus—displays a Help screen with condensed user instructions.
  • Page 96: F3 Rerd (Reread) Key

    Function Key Commands F3 ReRd (Reread) Key Pressing F3 causes to redisplay the listing. This function is useful if you are examining several floppies on the floppy drive. Rather than having to press F2 (Change Directory) and type the pathname, press F3 each time you insert a new floppy.
  • Page 97: F5 Split (Split Screen) Key

    Function Key Commands F5 Split (Split Screen) Key The split screen function enables you to view two directory listings on the same screen. At the main menu, press F5 and prompts you at the bottom of the screen: Path: [ Type the pathname of the second directory you want to view and press Enter.
  • Page 98: F6 Creat (Create) Key

    Function Key Commands F6 Creat (Create) Key Pressing F6 enables you to create a new directory or filename at the prompt at the bottom of the screen [F]ile or [D]irectory: If you want to create a new file, press F. If you want to create a new directory, press D.
  • Page 99: F8 Dos (Disk Operating System) Key

    Function Key Commands Press the key corresponding to the boxed character in the prompt to begin the sort function. then sorts and displays the files in the current directory listing (and all other directories displays) according to the attribute you select from one of the following. Name Press N and sorts all files in alphabetic order.
  • Page 100: F9 Go Key

    Function Key Commands If you want to execute an command, pressing MS-DOS C causes to prompt at the bottom of the screen DOS Command: [ where you can type any command and press MS-DOS Enter to execute. F9 Go Key Pressing F9 at the main menu causes to load and...
  • Page 101: F10 Setup Key

    Function Key Commands Note: Do not use the Go function to execute a terminate- and-stay-resident ( ) program. cannot reload itself when you exit the program, and it displays an error message. The program is an example. If you MS-DOS PRINT intend to use , install it in your file so...
  • Page 102 Function Key Commands Pathnames/Options Setup Menu Pressing P at the Setup Commands menu causes to display the Pathnames Setup and Options Setup menu. Pathname Setup Editor Pathname [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM Change Parameters Parms: Showfile Pathname Change Parameters Parms: Options Setup Information Display Cmds Printer Output LPT1...
  • Page 103 Function Key Commands LFM Colors Menu Pressing C at the Setup Commands menu causes to display the Screen Color Setup menu at which you can change the colors of the menus displayed by a color LCD or an external monitor connected to your computer or change the gray shades of the monochrome LCD.
  • Page 104: Character Key Commands

    Character Key Commands Character Key Commands The upper right quadrant of the main menu lists the commands you can use to manipulate the directories and files displayed on the main menu. If the Commands box is not displayed, press F4 and replaces the drive statistics display with the Commands box.
  • Page 105: Copy Command

    Character Key Commands arch (Archive) Setting a file’s Archive attribute affects how MS-DOS Attribute and some applications create a back-up file when you make changes to the file. rdonly Setting a file or directory to Read-Only protects the (Read Only) file from any changes or editing.
  • Page 106 Character Key Commands You also can copy a file/directory to another name you type at the Path: prompt. You can create a new directory while copying. At the Path: prompt type the new directory name as part of the pathname, and press Enter. prompts at the bottom of the screen Directory doesn’t exist, CREATE? [ Y ]...
  • Page 107: Delete Command

    Character Key Commands Delete Command The Delete command enables you to delete the highlighted file, tagged files (see “Multiple File Operations” later in this chapter), or an entire directory and all files stored in the directory. To delete a file, highlight the file you want to delete and press D.
  • Page 108: Edit Command

    Character Key Commands Edit Command The Edit command loads the highlighted file and the Editor. You can install and use almost any other MS-DOS word processing or editing program by entering its pathname using the Setup function. You must first install your word processor or editor on the hard disk according to the instructions furnished with your word processing program.
  • Page 109 Character Key Commands Attributes: [Y]es, [N]o, [I]gnore: [I] arch [I] rdonly [I] sys [I] hide This prompt enables you to exclude all files with the same attributes. For example, if you want to exclude all read-only files in a directory, move the cursor to the rdonly option and press Y to select read-only files.
  • Page 110: Find Command

    Character Key Commands Later Date Pressing L at the Exclude prompt displays the same File Date prompt as the Earlier Date prompt described above, and works the same except excludes all files after the date you specify. Select All Press S (or the Enter key) at the Exclude prompt to exclude (and untag) all files in the directory.
  • Page 111: Incl (Include) Command

    Character Key Commands File pattern: [ *.* At this prompt enter the filename pattern for which you are searching. For example, to find the first or next file with a extension, type *.TXT and press Enter. then searches for the first or next filename with the . extension.
  • Page 112 Character Key Commands Earlier Date This prompt enables you to include all files dated earlier than the date and time you select. Press E at the Include prompt, and prompts you File Date: [12/21/90] Time: [12:34:56] Type the date or time which represents the latest date or time you want: includes all files dated earlier than that date.
  • Page 113: Print Command

    Character Key Commands that extension in the tagged listing. See the MS-DOS User’s Guide and Reference. Print Command Print command enables you to send the highlighted file to your system printer or other device connected to your computer via the ports.
  • Page 114: Rename Command

    Character Key Commands Rename Command The Rename command enables you to rename the highlighted file or directory. You also can use the Rename command to move the highlighted file to another directory. However, you cannot move a directory in this manner; you can only rename the current directory.
  • Page 115: Tag Command

    Character Key Commands Showing a Subdirectory To view a subdirectory, move the highlight to the directory name and press S. displays the selected directory listing. To return to the next higher directory level, press Esc. If the root directory is currently displayed, takes no action.
  • Page 116: Update Command

    Character Key Commands displays the next higher directory. If the root directory is currently displayed, takes no action. Update Command The Update command permits you to change the Last Update date and time listing for individual files or multiple tagged files (but not subdirectories). At the main menu, press U and prompts at the bottom of the screen: File Date: [01/01/90] Time: [00:00:58]...
  • Page 117: Multiple File Operations

    Multiple File Operations Multiple File Operations You can perform the same character key command on two or more directories or files by using the Tag command, Include command, or Exclude command to choose the names and then activating the command. The following commands operate on more than one file: Attribute command Copy command—be careful with your pathname;...
  • Page 118: Tagging Files For Multifile Operation

    Multiple File Operations Tagging Files for Multifile Operation To select files for multifile commands, you can use either the Tag command to tag each file in the main menu listing or the Include and Exclude commands to select a large number of related names or extensions.
  • Page 119: Restoring Laptop File Manager

    Restoring Laptop File Manager Restoring Laptop File Manager has for some reason been deleted from the hard disk, you can install the files from the backup diskettes you made of your system software during Setup. After installing the software, you should be able to load from the hard disk or Windows.
  • Page 120 VGA External Monitor Utilities This chapter tells you about Capabilities and operation of the software when using an external monitor Technical data for users wanting to program the enhanced modes Contents Capabilities ..............6-2 Extended 256 Color 1280 x 1024 Graphics Mode..6-3 Extended 256 Color 1024 x 768 Graphics Mode...6-3 Extended 64K Color 800 x 600 Graphics 1Modes..6-3 132-Column Text Modes ..........6-4...
  • Page 121: Capabilities

    Windows 3.1x Drivers v1.1" into your /VGAUTILS directory. This is done by typing: A:\INSTALL The TravelMate 5000 Series drivers described in this chapter assume you are using a color VGA configuration. If you are using a monochrome VGA monitor, use the...
  • Page 122: Extended 256 Color 1280 X 1024 Graphics Mode

    Capabilities Extended 256 Color 1280 × 1024 Graphics Mode Note: Not available on TM5020SE models. The computer is capable of supporting a 1280 x 1024 graphics mode with 256 colors on external monitors. This high-resolution mode is interlaced and requires the use of an IBM 8514 or equivalent interlaced monitor.
  • Page 123: 132-Column Text Modes

    Capabilities 132-Column Text Modes Your computer supports two 132-column text modes on either fixed-frequency or multifrequency monitors. One mode displays 25 rows of 132-column-wide text. The second mode displays 43 rows of 132-column-wide text. These modes display large amounts of information at one time.
  • Page 124: Vga Utility

    VGA Utility VGA Utility Most software that is compatible with ’s Personal System/2, , or will run automatically on your computer. Just turn on your computer and install your application for PS/2 models 50, 60, 70 or 80 video, , or as instructed by the program’s documentation.
  • Page 125 VGA Utility TravelMate 5000 Series Video Standards Supported (Standard IBM VGA CRT-Only Modes) Display Mode Number of Colors Resolution Text 16/256K 360 x 400 Text 16/256K 720 x 400 Graphics 4/256K 320 x 200 Graphics 2/256K 640 x 200 Text...
  • Page 126: Installation Hints

    VGA Utility Installation Hints The following software installation tips may help you achieve the best monitor image. The best display images usually are achieved by installing your applications for the highest resolution mode available. Some applications automatically detect what type of video card and monitor combination are installed and configure themselves to take best advantage of the available hardware.
  • Page 127: Travelmate 5000 Vga Software

    VGA Utility TravelMate 5000 VGA Software The /UTILS directory contains several programs designed to help you operate your external monitor most efficiently. Various drivers in the /UTILS directory let popular applications take advantage of your computer’s extended graphics and 132-column text modes. To load drivers, refer to your MS-DOS online documentation.
  • Page 128: Using Vga.exe

    VGA Utility Using VGA.EXE utility enables you to customize several VGA.EXE features of your or external monitor. Note: The utility may not operate correctly under Windows. :\> prompt, type At the MS-DOS C and press Enter. displays a simple menu listing some of the options available.
  • Page 129 VGA Utility You may also load from the prompt line, thus VGA.EXE bypassing the menu. This is useful if you want to incorporate commands into a batch file. VGA.EXE To view a list of available command line options, at the :\>...
  • Page 130 VGA Utility The following commands enable you to use at the VGA.EXE :\> prompt. MS-DOS C VGA Utility Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION Displays the menu VGA.EXE Switches to or from the external monitor Switches to the external monitor Switches to the Switches to SimulScan mode Switches the alignment to expanded...
  • Page 131 VGA Utility COMMAND DESCRIPTION VGA 132 × 25 Switches the computer to color, 25-line, 132-column text mode. This mode is only for use with specific applications that have been designed to take advantage of this mode’s extended text capabilities. Not available on color models.
  • Page 132: Advanced Monitor Operations

    Advanced Monitor Operations Advanced Monitor Operations VGA and Extended VGA Programming This section describes how to access the enhanced modes of your computer. The information in this section is intended for users familiar with assembly language programming. An understanding of this information is not necessary for normal operation of your computer.
  • Page 133 Advanced Monitor Operations TravelMate 5000 Series Standard VGA Video Modes Hex Mode Display Mode Number of Number of Resolution Colors Gray Shades Text 16/256K 16/16 320 x 400 Text 16/256K 16/16 720 x 400 Graphics 4/256K 4/64 320 x 200...
  • Page 134 Your computer display software adds additional modes to the standard VGA modes. These modes each have been assigned mode identification numbers, summarized in the following table. TravelMate 5000 Series Extended VGA Video Modes Number of Hex Mode Display Mode Colors...
  • Page 135 Advanced Monitor Operations TravelMate 5000 Series Extended VGA Video Modes (cont.) Number of Hex Mode Display Mode Colors Resolution Refresh Rate Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768...
  • Page 136 Advanced Monitor Operations TravelMate 5000 Series Extended VGA Video Modes (cont.)* Hex Mode Display Mode Number of Resolution Colors Refresh Rate Graphics 640 x 480 Graphics 640 x 480 Graphics 640 x 480 Graphics 800 x 600 Graphics 16/256K 1280 x 1024...
  • Page 137: References

    Advanced Monitor Operations References Programming the extended modes is similar to programming the standard video modes of the IBM PS/2 Display Adapter. You may want to refer to the PS/2 following publications for details on programming general. IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Technical Reference, April 1987, part number 68X2251 S68X-2251-0 IBM Personal System/2 and Personal Computer BIOS...
  • Page 138: External Monitor Troubleshooting

    External Monitor Troubleshooting External Monitor Troubleshooting The following are typical symptoms of installation problems and their solutions. Symptom Solution (1) Computer not configured ap- No display propriately for ; configure the application as instructed in the application’s documentation. (2) Monitor signal and/or power cable not properly plugged in.
  • Page 139 External Monitor Troubleshooting Symptom Solution Screen displays Your computer is configured for distorted image on an invalid monitor via the Setup IBM PS/2 monitor Program; the CRT Type item must be set to match the PS/2 display or equivalent fixed frequency monitor.
  • Page 140 Other Utilities This chapter tells you about The GETSTAT utility that tests for the presence of external devices and the computer power source The RAMDRIVE.SYS device driver that uses part of computer memory as a hard disk The SETCMOS utility that restores your Setup Program settings in case of a power loss The SETKEY utility that sets the PS/2 port settings as well as the keyboard typematic speed and delay...
  • Page 141: Getstat Utility

    GETSTAT Utility GETSTAT Utility program can be used in a batch file to test for GETSTAT the following: Connection of an external monitor (/M) Presence of an optional external expansion unit (/E) Power source in use, external AC Adapter or internal battery pack (/B) Type of monitor in use, external or built-in (/V)
  • Page 142: Sample Getstat File

    GETSTAT Utility GETSTAT /V If the computer is displaying data on both the external monitor and the built-in LCD, GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL=2. If the computer is displaying data on an external monitor, exits with an = 1; if the computer is GETSTAT ERRORLEVEL using its built-in...
  • Page 143 ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes_tm4 :unknown echo The system type is unknown. goto exit_all :yes_tm5 echo The system is a Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000. rem ================================================ rem check the number of batteries on TM5000 rem ================================================ getstat /n if ERRORLEVEL FF goto batunk...
  • Page 144 The DockMate docking station is attached goto chk_batt rem ======================== rem non-TM5000’s rem ======================== :yes_tm4m echo The system is a Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000M. :yes_tm4e echo The system is a Texas Instruments 4000E. :yes_tm4 echo The system is a Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000. goto chk_tm4ds rem ======================== rem check to see if an expansion station is attached to TM4000’s.
  • Page 145 GETSTAT Utility if ERRORLEVEL 2 goto yes_sim if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes_mon echo The video is currently on the LCD goto chk_crt :yes_mon echo The video is currently on the external monitor. goto chk_crt :yes_sim echo The video is currently on SimulSCAN. :chk_crt rem ============================= rem check the presence of monitor...
  • Page 146: Ramdrive.sys Device Driver

    RAMDRIVE.SYS Device Driver RAMDRIVE.SYS Device Driver Note: When you turn off or warm start your computer, all data stored in disks is lost (for DOS versions earlier than 6.0). device driver enables your computer to RAMDRIVE.SYS use some of its memory as if it were a hard disk drive. Called a disk (and sometimes a virtual disk), it is much faster than a hard disk because its data is always loaded...
  • Page 147: Setcmos Utility

    SETCMOS Utility SETCMOS Utility utility enables you to save and restore the SETCMOS computer configuration data saved in a battery-powered by the computer’s Setup Program. This utility is CMOS RAM useful for: Restoring configuration data if the battery is CMOS ever removed, disconnected, or fails.
  • Page 148: Restoring Factory Default Cmos Data

    SETCMOS Utility The utility displays the following screen and returns to the MS-DOS prompt. Usage: setcmos [ [/r] file /s file /n /d /v /h /? ] /r file Restore from file and reboot /s file Save to file No reboot on restore Don’t detect hard disk type Display version /h or /?
  • Page 149 SETCMOS Utility SETCMOS /S MYFILE.CMS and press Enter. You can type any filename you want instead of the filename shown in the example. If you ever MYFILE.CMS need to restore the computer to your configuration settings, type your filename to the command described SETCMOS /R previously.
  • Page 150: Setkey Utility

    SETKEY Utility SETKEY Utility utility enables you to set the keyboard SETKEY typematic rate and the key repeat delay rate. The utility displays the following screen and returns to the prompt. MS-DOS Usage: SETKEY [/rx /dx] /rx char repeat rate, x is: - 30 cps - 20 cps - 10 cps (default)
  • Page 151 SETKEY Utility System Information System BIOS Information VGA BIOS Information BatteryPro Power Management Information To view data provided by the Dates utility, enter DATES at the MS-DOS prompt. 7-12 Other Utilities...
  • Page 152: Dos Utilities

    Sound Sound has been pre-installed on your TravelMate 5000 system. This section is an overview of the Sound utilities for DOS and Windows. Note: Not available on TM5020SE models. Contents Features................8-2 DOS Utilities ..............8-3 DOS Mixer ..............8-3 Playfile ................
  • Page 153: Features

    Features Features The sound card included in your TravelMate 5000 includes the following features: High quality sound Full Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro compatibility 20-voice FM music synthesizer 44.1 kHz digitized audio playback Built-in 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 compression/decompression for 8-bit PCM files in both mono and stereo samples µ-Law, A-Law, and IMA ADPCM compression/decompression in real time for 16-bit files...
  • Page 154: Dos Utilities

    DOS Utilities DOS Utilities DOS Mixer The DOS Mixer allows you to adjust the volume controls and balance for individual mixer channels and selected record source. To start DOS Mixer, go to the JAZZ directory and at the DOS prompt (C:\JAZZ) type: JAZZMIX JAZZTSR and press Enter.
  • Page 155 DOS Utilities Record Source - displays the source that is currintly used as the input device Adjusting the Left and Right Channels The Mixer and Volume Control slide knobs initially appear as solid bars and extend across both the left and right channels.
  • Page 156: Playfile

    DOS Utilities Playfile Playfile is a DOS-based utility used to play back *.VOC and *.WAV sound files. From the JAZZ directory, type: PLAYFILE and use the following parameters: Parameter Definition filename.xxx Name of the sound file you want to play (*.WAV or *.VOC). Rxxxxx Optional parameter for .WAV and .VOC files.
  • Page 157: Recfile

    DOS Utilities Example: PLAYFILE TESTFILE.WAV s120 plays the sound file TESTFILE.WAV at 120% of the speed it was recorded Recfile Recfile is a DOS-based utility used to record *.VOC and *.WAV sound files. From the JAZZ directory, type: RECFILE and use the following parameters: Parameter Description filename.xxx...
  • Page 158 DOS Utilities Parameter Description Sets the DMA channel number for 8-bit files (1, 3, 5, or 7). Ixx - Sets the IRQ channel number (2, 3, 5, 7, 10, or 15). Example: RECFILE LEFT.WAV r11025 S creates a stereo digitized audio *.WAV file with sampling at 11 kHz (recording 22 kHz samples per second at 8-bit) Note: Press ESC to end recording.
  • Page 159: Windows Utilities

    Windows Utilities Windows Utilities Pocket Recorder Pocket Recorder is a Windows application for recording waveform data in 8-bit format. Pocket Recorder can splice and blend files together for interesting audio effects. To start Pocket Recorder, double click on the Pocket Recorder icon in the JAZZ group.
  • Page 160: Playing Several Waveform Files

    Windows Utilities Click on the mouse button while the insertion point is in the waveform view area and drag the mouse until a portion of the waveform is highlighted. Hold down the Shift key and click the mouse button at a point in the view area.
  • Page 161 Windows Utilities Playing a Single Waveform File To play a single waveform file, select OPEN from the File menu. Select the file you wish to play from the resulting dialog box and select PLAY. Recording a Waveform File To record a waveform file, ensure that your microphone or audio device is plugged into the microphone or line-in plug on the TravelMate 5000.
  • Page 162: Pocket Mixer

    Windows Utilities application requesting data is called a client while the application providing data is called the server. OLE clients include Cardfile and Write. OLE servers include Pocket Recorder, TM5000, Excel, and Sound Recorder. A useful application for OLE would be sending a personal message through E-mail and having the recipient click on the embedded icon to hear your voice message.
  • Page 163: Editing, Playing, And Recording

    Windows Utilities Line-in Microphone Recording Without a Microphone When not using the microphone to record or playback sound tracks, reduce the volume level to zero to reduce extraneous noise. Editing, Playing, and Recording With Pocket Mixer, you can also: Edit waveform files Playback from other sources Record new tracks A common use of the Pocket Mixer is in recording voice...
  • Page 164: Playing A Cd

    Windows Utilities Note: The VU meter function can only be activated when you are in a record mode. Pocket CD Pocket CD lets you play audio compact discs from a CD-ROM drive. Pocket CD has controls similar to those used by the CD audio player you may have in your home entertainment center.
  • Page 165 Windows Utilities Assigning a Title to a CD You can assign a title to a CD by selecting Modify from the Edit menu, typing the title in the title box, and clicking OK. Entering CD Track Titles You can title a track for a specific CD by selecting Modify from the Edit menu, selecting the song you want to name, and Saving from the File menu.
  • Page 166 TravelMate Options This chapter tells you about: Options available for your computer How to install and use some of these options Contents List of Options..............9-3 Battery Options............... 9-4 Checking Battery Charge ..........9-4 Standby and Suspend ..........9-4 Battery LEDs .............. 9-4 Battery Recovery Indicators.........
  • Page 167 Contents Contents External Monitor ............9-32 Supported Monitors ..........9-32 Installing an External Monitor........9-32 9-2 TravelMate Options...
  • Page 168: List Of Options

    Printers You may connect almost any parallel printer to the parallel port or a serial printer to the serial port. Texas Instruments makes a variety of laser and impact printers you may use with your computer. (Printer interface cables sold separately.)
  • Page 169: Battery Options

    Battery Options Battery Options Your computer comes with two Lithium-ION battery packs. Keeping an extra, fully-charged battery pack on hand can extend the time you can operate your computer. TM5000 Series computers allows you to exchange batteries with the computer still in operational mode (hot pluggable). Checking Battery Charge When you receive new batteries, ensure they are fully charged.
  • Page 170: Battery Recovery Indicators

    Battery Options There is also a row of four LEDs on the front of each battery pack. These LEDs indicate the following battery states: The percentage of power left in each battery. The following legend shows how the LEDs reflect current charge levels: How Many LEDs Lit? What Color? Percent Charged...
  • Page 171: Inserting The Battery Pack

    Battery Options the battery charge exceeds 12.75 volts the battery discharges below 7 volts if the LED on the front of the battery flashes red, take the battery out, wait 20 seconds and then press the battery status button. If the light continues to flash red, the battery can no longer be used.
  • Page 172: Recharging The Battery

    Battery Options Remove battery pack Slide the battery out. Recharging the Battery Caution: Never recharge the battery differently from the procedure described in this document. To recharge your battery, complete the following steps: Install the battery pack in your computer (if not already installed).
  • Page 173: Caring For Your Battery

    Battery Options Caring for Your Battery The following operating tips for your notebook can help you prolong the life of a battery charge: Keep the at the lowest comfortable brightness level. Reducing brightness even a small amount can significantly reduce power consumption and increase operating time.
  • Page 174: Batttery Status Utility

    Battery Options Use one of the Setup programs to disable ports you are not using. Use only Texas Instruments options, which are designed to operate with the least possible energy consumption. Third-party options, such as , and mouse devices, can drain the battery more quickly.
  • Page 175 Battery Options Caution: The Battery pack is suitable for use only with Texas Instruments TM5000 Series computers. Caution: Disassembling the Battery may cause a burn or fire hazard. Do not disassemble the Battery. Handle damaged or leaking Lithium-ION Batteries with extreme care.
  • Page 176: Pcmcia Options

    PCMCIA Options PCMCIA Options These instructions provide information on the installation of PCMCIA Option Cards. There are two types of PCMCIA ® cards: those used for fax/modem (the XJACK ) and those used for network connections. These instructions can be used for both modem types.
  • Page 177 PCMCIA Options Insert the card Press the XJACK extension so the telephone connector springs out. It works like a ballpoint pen - push in to extend and push in again to withdraw. Press the XJACK connector Plug one end of the telephone cable into the extended XJACK phone connector on the modem.
  • Page 178: Installing Other Pcmcia Cards

    PCMCIA Options Plug the other end of the telephone cable into the phone jack. Plugging into the phone jack Refer to your Phoenix PCMCIA User’s Guide and the README First file provided on the diskette that came with your option to complete software installation required to run your PCMCIA option.
  • Page 179: Removing A Pcmcia Option Card

    PCMCIA Options Removing a PCMCIA Option Card To remove the upper PCMCIA card from the notebook computer, press the left PCMCIA eject button. To remove the lower PCMCIA card from the notebook computer, press the right PCMCIA eject button. Top PCMCIA Eject button Bottom PCMCIA Eject button...
  • Page 180 PCMCIA Options these options. Refer to installation instructions that come with these options for proper seating and cabling (if any) of the adapters. TravelMate Options 9-15...
  • Page 181: Ram Expansion

    RAM Expansion RAM Expansion Your computer is equipped with 8 MB of random access memory ( ). You can increase memory by installing one of the options: 8-MB RAM Expansion Board (TI Part No. 9798816-0001). This expands RAM from 8 MB to 16 16-MB Expansion Board (TI Part No.
  • Page 182: Preparing A Unit For Installation

    RAM Expansion Caution: Texas Instruments does not warranty the use of non-TI memory. TI will not be held responsible for problems or degradation of performance incurred by the use of any memory other than the TI memory described in these instructions.
  • Page 183: Removing An Existing Memory Expansion Board

    RAM Expansion Removing an Existing Memory Expansion Board To remove an existing memory expansion board, pull the board out of the slot by inserting a screwdriver in the hole on the board and popping the board out of the unit. Remove battery pack Installing 8-MB or 16-MB Boards To install 8-MB Add-On Memory, refer to Attaching 8-MB...
  • Page 184 RAM Expansion Carefully insert the expansion board so that it follows the rails until the board fits snugly and the connectors match. Insert the expansion board Turn the unit upside down on a padded surface. Note: The curve of the plastics on the underside of the computer causes the board to show beyond the lip of the plastic.
  • Page 185 RAM Expansion View of underside plastics Replace the bezel and tighten the screws. Replace the bezel and tighten screws After installing the memory expansion board and with Quick Boot still turned off, reboot. Memory is automatically checked at powerup. 9-20 TravelMate Options...
  • Page 186: Attaching 8-Mb Add-On Memory

    RAM Expansion Note: If all of the memory is not recognized at powerup, try re-installing the memory board. Attaching 8-MB Add-On Memory These procedures are used if you are operating a TM5000 Series computer and have purchased the 8-MB Add-On Memory option.
  • Page 187 RAM Expansion Connect the two boards so that they fit together snugly. Connecting Add-On Memory Carefully insert the expansion boards so that the first optional memory board follows the rails and fits snugly into matching internal connectors. Insert memory expansion boards 9-22 TravelMate Options...
  • Page 188 RAM Expansion Note: The Add-On Memory board does not directly connect to the computer. The curve of the plastics on the underside of the computer causes the board to show beyond the lip of the plastic. The board is properly seated in this position. Turn the unit upside down on a padded surface.
  • Page 189: Sir Port

    SIR Port SIR Port The Serial Infrared (SIR) port offers wireless communication with other TM5000 Series notebooks or with a variety of IRDA-compliant devices made by other manufacturers. Note: This feature is not available on TM5020SE models. To use the SIR port to transfer data between two TM5000 Series computers, align the SIR ports of the two devices making sure that the distance separating them is between six inches and one meter.
  • Page 190: Using The Ac Adapter

    Using the AC Adapter Using the AC Adapter The AC Adapter - Charges the internal Battery Pack and operates the computer on AC power whether or not a Battery Pack is installed Caution: Use only the AC Adapter supplied with your computer.
  • Page 191 Using the AC Adapter If you plan to use other external devices with your unit, connect the device to the computer before setting the computer power switch to the on (|) position. Note: The computer must be completely powered off when connecting other external devices.
  • Page 192: External Numeric Keypad

    External Numeric Keypad External Numeric Keypad The optional Numeric Keypad (TI Part No. 2581381-0001) enables you to type numeric data while still permitting data entry on the keyboard. Installing the Numeric Keypad disables the embedded numeric keypad. Extended numeric keypad To attach the numeric keypad: Turn off the computer.
  • Page 193: Carrying Cases

    Carrying Cases Carrying Cases The following carrying cases are available for TM5000 Series computers: Leather Portfolio (TI Part No. 2567028-0001) - carries only the notebook computer. Deluxe Carrying Case (TI Part No. 2568069-0001) - carries the notebook computer and several smaller accessories (such as the AC adapter, floppy disks, etc.).
  • Page 194: Microphone/Headphone Kit

    Microphone/Headphone Kit Microphone/Headphone Kit Note: Not for use with TM5000SE models. This section describes the optional microphone and headphone kit. Software required to configure your notebook for the microphone and headphone is preinstalled on your computer. Refer to the User’s Guide or the installation instructions that come with the kit (TI Part No.
  • Page 195 Microphone/Headphone Kit Connection Connection Installing the microphone and headphone Caution: High volume levels may cause hearing damage. 9-30 TravelMate Options...
  • Page 196: Printers

    Printers Printers Texas Instruments makes a variety of laser, inkjet, and impact printers. Your computer has ports for both parallel and serial printers. To use a printer, connect the printer to the appropriate port on the rear panel of the computer. Then run Setup as described in this manual.
  • Page 197: External Monitor

    External Monitor External Monitor Supported Monitors The computer supports the following multifrequency external and monitors. Note: TM5020SE models do not support 1280 x 1024 mode. 800 x 600 with 65 thousand colors on CRT 1024 x 768 with up to 256 colors on CRT 1280 x 1024 with 256 colors on CRT (interlaced) Installing an External Monitor Caution: Always turn off the computer before...
  • Page 198: Appendix A Specifications

    64-bit Pentium power on both the local bus and the I/O bus. While this technology is available on many desktops, Texas Instruments is the first to offer PCI architecture at the notebook level. The following are some other features of your PCI bus: Bus speeds up to 33 MHz and high transfer rates.
  • Page 199: External Monitors

    Appendix A Appendix A Display The following display types are available: TM5000 models 10.4 inch TFT on TM5000 Models 10.5 inch Dual Scan Passive Matrix TM5020SE models 9.5 inch TFT on TM5020SE models Video RAM 2-MB on TM5000 models 1-MB on TM5020SE models External Monitors The TM5000 notebooks may use the following external monitor types:...
  • Page 200 Appendix A Appendix A Floppy Disk Drive All TM5000 Series notebooks use either 720 Kbyte or 1.44-MB, 3.5" floppy disks. Hard Disk Drives The TM5000 computer has a user-replaceable 2.5 inch hard disk drive with capacities of 524 million bytes (500 MB) to 810 million bytes (772 MB) depending on the notebook model.
  • Page 201 Appendix A SIR Port Range: 6 inches to 1 meter Angle of communication +/- 15 degrees Wavelength 875 nm Backlight environment typical indoor environment Line of sight/point to point Bidirectional, half duplex link communication Baud rates supported 1200 to parameters 115 Kbaud, 8 data bits, (odd, even, or No) parity, stop bit.
  • Page 202 Appendix A Shock Maximum 60g pulse in X and Y orientation and a 35g pulse in the Z axis. Operating: Maximum 6g pulse in X, Y, and Z orientations Storage: Maximum 60g pulse in X, Y, and Z orientations Vibration Operating: Sinusoidal 5 to 20 Hz limited to 0.0244 inch...
  • Page 203: Appendix B Character Sets

    Character Sets The TravelMate Computer character sets are identical to the IBM Code Pages for . This appendix shows the MS-DOS character sets for Code Page 437 (United States), 850 (Multilingual), 863 (Canadian-French), and 865 (Nordic), with the decimal and hexadecimal codes for each character. The four-character sets contain differences in the international, symbol, and graphics characters above decimal code 128 (extended...
  • Page 204 Character Sets Character Sets Code Page 437, United States B-2 Character Sets...
  • Page 205 Character Sets Code Page 850, Multilingual Character Sets B-3...
  • Page 206 Character Sets Code Page 863, Canadian-French B-4 Character Sets...
  • Page 207 Character Sets Code Page 865, Nordic Character Sets B-5...
  • Page 208: Appendix C Keyboard Layouts

    Keyboard Layouts U.S. English Keyboard U.K. English Keyboard Keyboard Layouts C-1...
  • Page 209 Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts Danish Keyboard French Keyboard C-2 Keyboard Layouts...
  • Page 210 Keyboard Layouts β German Keyboard Italian Keyboard Keyboard Layouts C-3...
  • Page 211 Keyboard Layouts Norwegian Keyboard Spanish Keyboard C-4 Keyboard Layouts...
  • Page 212 Keyboard Layouts Swedish/Finnish Keyboard Swiss Keyboard Keyboard Layouts C-5...
  • Page 213 Keyboard Layouts Belgium Keyboard Portuguese Keyboard C-6 Keyboard Layouts...
  • Page 214 PC-Doctor Diagnostics PC-Doctor is a remote diagnostics program based on a text-mode user interface with pull-down menus. The program provides PC diagnostics, system information, and setup. In addition, PC-Doctor checks your keyboard and printer for problems and possible fixes. Detailed information is found in your online Help facility.
  • Page 215: Appendix D Diagnostics

    PC-Doctor Diagnostics PC-Doctor Diagnostics Description Cursor Keys Moves the highlighted pointer. ENTER Selects the highlighted option. Cancels current function and goes back one step. Activates context-sensitive help. F1 (twice) Activates the online documentation. PageUp/PageDn Moves the screen one page at a time Prints the log.
  • Page 216 PC-Doctor Diagnostics PC-Doctor Menus There are several selections available from the menu bar of the PC-Doctor Diagnostics main menu. These include: Diagnostics Interactive Tests Hardware Info Utility Quit Online Help (?) To obtain context sensitive help from any menu, press F1. Pressing F1 twice (or clicking on the question mark in the upper left-hand corner of the menu if you are using a mouse) provides you with complete online documentation.
  • Page 217 PC-Doctor Diagnostics All Tests - allows you to select which tests to run. You can also specify special testing options. By pressing F2, the following options are available: Halt On Errors - interrupts testing if an error is detected. Note: External serial and parallel port testing requires loopback plugs (not provided with this software).
  • Page 218 PC-Doctor Diagnostics Video - tests the character sets, colors, monitor, and Speaker - tests the volume response at different frequencies Mouse - tests the mouse driver, buttons, and functionality Joystick - calibrates the joystick and tests the buttons. During the test, the joystick(s) should first be calibrated.
  • Page 219 PC-Doctor Diagnostics diagnostic tests; however any errors are included in the reports. The following functions are available from the Hardware Info menu: System Configuration - lists main system configuration data. Memory Contents - shows allocation and use of system memory IRQ and DMA use - identifies interrupts for all standard IRQ and DMA devices Device Drivers - shows all essential data on DOS...
  • Page 220 PC-Doctor Diagnostics Network Information - shows information about the current network connection or the network adapter. PCMCIA Information - uses card services to obtain information about the status of card and socket services as well as installed PCMCIA cards. PCI Information - displays information about your PCI bus and attached devices.
  • Page 221 PC-Doctor Diagnostics Quit You can quit PC-Doctor in the following ways: Exit to DOS (Alt-F4) - takes you back to the DOS prompt Reboot - performs a cold boot. PC-Doctor flushes all files and attempts to flush write-caches Park HD - prepares a computer for transport Remote Operation This entry opens the Remote Operation menu if you are not yet online, or closes the remote connection if the system is...
  • Page 222: Appendix E Configuring Memory

    Configuring Memory This appendix describes the various areas of and how you can make it more efficient by configuring it with the memory management device drivers supplied with your computer. Configuring Memory E-1...
  • Page 223 Memory Areas Memory Areas directly accesses up to 640 KB of for the MS-DOS execution of programs and commands and for storing temporary data. cannot directly access memory MS-DOS beyond this 640-KB limit. The amount of standard default (640 KB) in the computer is displayed on the Setup Program menu as Standard (Memory), and it can be changed in 64-KB increments if required by your application.
  • Page 224: Extended Memory

    Memory Areas Extended Memory Extended memory is internal system above 1024 KB. or your applications (that support extended MS-DOS memory) can access Extended memory if your system is configured with an extended memory driver ( Extended memory drivers manage the extended memory ensuring that two programs do not use the same part of memory.
  • Page 225 Memory Areas Expanded Memory Expanded memory conforms to the Expanded Memory Specification ( ) developed by Lotus/Intel/Microsoft ( known as . Your computer supports LIM-EMS version 4.0. Expanded memory is accessed by allocating an area (usually 64 KB) of system memory between 640 KB and 1 MB (and between 256 KB and 640 KB when the option is used) as a “window.”...
  • Page 226: Installing Device Drivers

    Memory Device Drivers Memory Device Drivers The following device drivers included in the C:\ directory are provided to manage memory: — An extended memory manager that HIMEM.SYS supervises the computer’s Extended memory so that no two applications use the same memory at the same time —...
  • Page 227 Memory Device Drivers EMM386.EXE memory manager provided with your computer, , conforms to version 4.00 of the EMM386.EXE Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification enables areas of system memory to be EMM386.EXE used as Expanded memory. device driver must be installed before you EMM386.EXE can use Expanded memory.
  • Page 228 Memory Device Drivers Some applications may require “backfill” memory, which is the unused area of standard memory that can be used by as Expanded memory. For example, an EMM386.EXE application may require only 256 KB or 512 KB of standard memory, leaving 384 KB and 128 KB of backfill memory space, respectively, for use as Expanded memory.
  • Page 229: Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments

    Connector Pin Assignments RS-232C Connector Nine-Pin RS-232C Serial Connector (Female IBM-AT) Pin No. Signal Name Abbreviation Direction Carrier detect Input Receive data Input Transmit data Output Data terminal ready Output Signal ground Data set ready Input Request to send Output Clear to send Input Ring indicator...
  • Page 230 Connector Pin Assignments Connector Pin Assignments 15-Pin VGA External Monitor Connector Pin No. Signal Name Direction Red video Output Green video Output Blue video Output Not used Ground Red return Input Green return Input Blue return Input Not used Ground Not used Not used Horizontal sync...
  • Page 231: Appendix G Screen Standards

    Screen Standards This appendix summarizes the screen standards supported by your computer’s internal display adapter. The following tables display screen standard and extended modes for external monitors, the LCD, and additional SimulScan modes. Screen Standards G-1...
  • Page 232 Standard VGA Modes Standard VGA Modes External Monitors Standard VGA Modes Number Char. Char. Video Horiz. Vert. Display Cell Screen Clock Freq. Freq. Mode Mode Colors (pixels) Resolution (MHz) (kHz) (Hz) 0, 1 Text 16/256K 40 x 25 9 x 16 360 x 400 31.5 Text...
  • Page 233 Extended VGA Modes Extended VGA Modes External Monitors Extended VGA Modes Number of Hex Mode Display Mode Colors Resolution Refresh Rate Graphics 2/256 640 x 480 Graphics 2/256 640 x 480 Graphics 16/256 640 x 480 Graphics 16/256 640 x 480 Text 16/256 1056 x 400...
  • Page 234 Extended VGA Modes External Monitors Extended VGA Modes (cont.) Hex Mode Display Mode Number of Resolution Colors Refresh Rate Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 16/256K 1024 x 768 Graphics 256/256K 640 x 400 Graphics 256/256K 640 x 480 Graphics...
  • Page 235 Extended VGA Modes External Monitors Extended VGA Modes (cont.) Hex Mode Display Mode Number of Resolution Colors Refresh Rate Graphics 640 x 480 Graphics 32Kd 640 x 480 Graphics 32Ke 640 x 480 Graphics 800 x 600 Graphics 16/256K 1280 x 1024 Graphics 256/256K 1280 x 1024...
  • Page 236 Standard LCD Modes Standard LCD Modes Standard VGA LCD-Only Video Modes* # of Gray Char. Display Shades Number of Char. Cell Screen Mode Mode (Mono) Colors (pixels) Resolution 0, 1 Text 16/16 16/256K 40 x 25 8 x 16 360 x 400 Text 16/16 16/256K...
  • Page 237 Extended LCD Modes Extended LCD Modes Extended LCD-Only Video Modes* Char. Video Number of Char. Cell Screen Clock Mode Colors (pixels) Resolution (MHz) 256/256K 80 x 25 8 x 16 640 x 400 256/256K 80 x 30 8 x 16 640 x 480 31.5 640 x 480...
  • Page 238 Standard SimulSCAN Modes Standard SimulSCAN Modes Standard SimulSCAN Video Modes # of Gray Char. Display Shades Number of Char. Cell Screen Mode Mode (Mono) Colors (pixels) Resolution 0, 1 Text 16/16 16/256K 40 x 25 8 x 16 360 x 400 2, 3 Text 16/16...
  • Page 239 Extended SimulScan Modes Extended SimulScan Modes Extended SimulSCAN Video Modes Char. Char. Number of Cell Screen Mode Colors (pixels) Resolution 256/256K 80 x 25 8 x 16 640 x 400 256/256K 80 x 30 8 x 16 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 True-color packed-pixel mode...
  • Page 240: Appendix H Creating Help Displays

    Creating Help Displays You can custom design your own Help displays to show information for your own programs or off-the-shelf applications. You also can add subjects and related descriptions to the file created at the factory. HELP.DAT Use an word processor or editor (such as the ASCII MS-DOS Edit utility) to create and edit the...
  • Page 241 Creating Help Displays Creating Help Displays and BF selects the menu color, using B for background color and F for foreground color in hexadecimal. Colors are defined as follows: 0 = black 1 = blue 2 = green 3 = cyan 4 = red 5 = magenta 6 = brown...
  • Page 242 Creating Help Displays ; — (semicolon) in column 0 precedes a comment line, which is ignored by the program. You can insert any number of comment lines for your own information; comment lines are not displayed in the Help screens. You also can use the ;...
  • Page 243 Creating Help Displays ::HELP ;————————————————————————— ; the line above must be the first line in the file ;————————————————————————— ; the following line is the Help menu main title ;———————————————————————- :T My Help Display, Version 1.0 ;————————————————————————- ; the following three lines set the colors for the main menu ;...
  • Page 244 Creating Help Displays Naming Your Help File You can give your help display data file any name and extension you want—except which is already in HELP.DAT use in the directory. For example, you could name UTILS your Help display data file .
  • Page 245: Glossary

    Glossary This glossary explains many of the terms found in this manual as well as other computer-related terms. access — The ability to obtain data from or place data into internal memory, a floppy, or the hard drive. adapter — A device that connects an option to the computer.
  • Page 246 Glossary Glossary backlight — A feature that allows you to control background brightness for better readability. backing up — Duplicating a program or file onto a separate storage medium so that a copy will be preserved against possible loss or damage to the original. backup —...
  • Page 247 Glossary bits per second — The speed at which your computer receives or sends data to a device such as a modem or serial printer. boot — To start your computer; also called start-up and power-up. bps — See bits per second. brightness control —...
  • Page 248 Glossary character set — A system of codes, such as that ASCII, assigns a special standardized group of binary digits to each character. clock — A timing device that coordinates all internal events in your computer. CMOS — An acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor;...
  • Page 249 Glossary control code — A code that initiates some kind of physical control action that is not printed (such as line feed and tab), turns off an external device, or, in combination with other characters, defines unique commands (for example, pressing the Ctrl and C keys might tell the computer to abort a program);...
  • Page 250 Glossary data file — A grouping of information with common descriptive attributes. For example, a customer data file might consist of basic customer information. Each file might represent one customer. data processing — The input, storage, manipulation, and dissemination of information using sequences of mathematical and logical operations.
  • Page 251 Glossary expanded memory — The memory that utilizes an area of the computer memory as a window, through which pages of data are “passed.” extended memory — The internal above the 1,024 KB of conventional memory. external commands — The utility programs of an operating system (for example, that enable you to perform MS-DOS)
  • Page 252 Glossary formatting — The preparation of various types of magnetic media to accept data. For example, before you can use floppies, track and sector information must be set for the controller. After the floppy is formatted, it can be used for normal input-output and retrieval operations.
  • Page 253 Glossary internal commands — The core program of the operating system (for example, ) that consists of commands MS-DOS necessary for day-to-day operations, such as copying files. internal memory — A temporary storage area for information (programs and data) in binary form. KB —...
  • Page 254 Glossary monitor — A view screen to which a computer sends graphics or text data you can see. mouse — A device, manipulated by hand, that moves a cursor or pointer in the same direction as the movement created when the mouse is moved. multi media —...
  • Page 255 Glossary processing — The calculating, sorting, storing, and retrieving of information. program — A list of instructions that tells your computer how to perform a specific task. program file — A program stored on a storage medium such as a floppy or hard disk. RAM —...
  • Page 256 Glossary SIR port — Serial Infrared port. Lets you connect external devices without cabling using infrared technology. software — Computer programs, usually supplied on floppies or on . Contrast with hardware. system board — An internal circuit board that holds the integrated circuits for the microprocessor, memory, and clock in your computer.
  • Page 257 Index recharging ........9-7 removing ........9-6 AC Adapter ......9-3, 9-25 status .........3-3 Acrobat tips..........3-3 diskette........2-6 BatteryPro driver ......... 2-5 APM Help........3-3 installation....... 2-22 drivers ........2-5, manuals ........3-4 diskette ........2-6 Activity Monitor ......1-18 installation .......2-24 Alarm Battery Status Utility.......9-9 battery ........
  • Page 258 Index Diskette(s) Font creating backup ......1-5 cache size .........3-10 drive ........1-9, A-3 size...........3-10 DiskMaker ......1-5, 1-6, 3-8 creating diskettes....... 3-8 Games..........1-4 deleting images ......3-8 GETSTAT ........7-2 Disks ..........1-18 commands........7-2 Display ....1-12, 2-2, 3-11, A-2 sample........7-3 VGA HELP .......
  • Page 259 Index up command ......5-26 update command......5-27 Laptop File Manager ....3-5, 5-1 LCD ........1-12, 3-11 attribute ........5-15 change directory ......5-6 colors........5-14 Manuals ....2-5, 2-6, 2-23, 3-4 commands ......... 5-7 Memory ....2-3, 9-3, 9-16, A-1 copy command......5-16 8- or 16-bit .......
  • Page 260 Index creating titles......8-14 deleting songs......8-14 Numeric Keypad ....9-3, 9-27 playing ........8-13 NUM Lock........1-11 quitting........8-14 recording ........8-14 OLE ..........8-10 track titles ........8-14 Operating System ......3-10 volume ........8-14 Pocket Mixer........8-11 starting........8-11 Parallel configuration ......8-11 port........1-10, F-1 play/record ......8-11 Password ......
  • Page 261 Index Playfile..........8-5 SmartShelf ........3-3 Power Savings....1-16, 4-1, 4-4 Sound ..........8-1 levels ......... 4-5 compressing ......8-10 realtime ........4-4 drivers ........2-5 editing ........8-12 features ........8-2 RAMDRIVE.SYS ....... 7-7, E-5 installation .......2-16 Rebuild........... 2-7 mapper ........3-7 Recfile ..........8-6 playing ........8-12 Refresh Rates .......
  • Page 262 Index Time ..........1-8 troubleshooting ......6-19 TranXit........... 2-5 Vibration .........A-5 diskette........2-6 Video RAM........A-2 installation....... 2-21 Video for Windows diskette ........2-6 drivers ........2-5 installation .......2-17 diskette........2-6 VU Meters ........8-12 drivers ......2-5, 2-12 port connector ......F-2 resolution ........6-2 Waveform ........8-8 utilities ........
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