Toshiba LX830 - Manual (Page 48)

Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation, but you are able to generate these characters using their
specific ASCII codes.
1.
Hold down ALT key.
2. Using the numeric keypad, type the ASCII code of the character you
require.
3. Release ALT - the ASCII character will appear on the display screen.
Optical disc drives
The computer is installed with a DVD Super Multi drive, Blu-ray™ Combo
drive or Blu-ray™ Writer drive.
Formats
The drives support the following formats.
DVD Super Multi drive
The drive supports the following formats: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-
Video, CD-DA, CD-Text, Photo CD™ (single/multi-session), CD-ROM
Mode 1/Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-
EXTRA), Addressing Method 2, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL (Format1), DVD+R DL.
Blu-ray™ Combo drive
In addition to the above formats, Blu-ray™ Combo drive supports BD-ROM
and BD-ROM DL.
Blu-ray™ Writer drive
In addition to the above formats, Blu-ray™ Writer drive supports BD-R, BD-
R DL, BD-RE and BD-RE DL.
Some types and formats of DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs may be
unreadable.
Using optical disc drives
The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of disc based
programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") discs without
an adaptor.
Use the DVD playback application to view DVD-Video discs.
For precautions on writing to discs, refer to the Writing discs section.
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