Panasonic CF-71 Bedienungsanleitung

CF-71 Series Ref erence Manual P er sonal Computer ® Contents W e recommend that this Reference Man ual be pr inted. NO TE : NO TE provides a useful f act or helpful inf or mation. CA UTION : CA UTION indicates a condition that ma y result in minor or moderate injury . W ARNING : W ARNING indicates a hazard that ma y result in moderate or serious [...]

2 CA UTION CA UTION Hold down the Fn k ey and press F2 to change the br ightness . By pressing this k ey combination when the external displa y is connected, y ou can select either an e xter- nal displa y , LCD or sim ultaneous . P ow e ring the com- puter off and then bac k on enab les the display set- ting of the Setup Utility . Pressing this k e[...]

3 This indicator lights green when Caps Loc k is pressed. Subsequent non- shifted input is capitalized. These indicators light green when NumLk is pressed and then K e y Pad is pressed while holding down the Fn k ey . This causes a por tion of the k e y- board to function as a numeric keypad. The [Enter] k ey functions diff e r - ently depending on[...]

4 CA UTION P anasonic Hand Writing ( T ouch P ad) Drawing Character s or Figures Simple characters and figures lik e signatures and arrows can be made b y using the w ork surface of the touch pad, and can be sa ved to a file as a bitmap (.bmp) f or mat. P ositions on the w or k surf ace of the touch pad have corresponding positions in the P anasoni[...]

5 4 5 Select [Sa ve As] or [Sa ve] from [File]. Close the Hand Writing mode Confirm that the [Panasonic Hand W riting] window is activ e, and then press the left b utton of the touch pad. NO TE NO TE The file siz e of a bitmap image to be sav ed or pasted to another application can be changed with [Option] - [Windo w size]. In the f ollo wing cases[...]

6 CA UTION Function Suspend function Hiber nation function Where data is sa ved to Memor y Hard disk Speed F ast Somewhat slo w Requires po wer supply Ye s (if power is cut, all data is lost) Pow er not required to maintain data 1 Run the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) Suspend Mode or Hibernation Mode 2 Using and , select [Po wer Manag ement], then pres[...]

7 CA UTION Suspend/Hibernation Functions Resuming Operation I f the secur ity indicator ( ) is displa yed, your pass w ord has been set. After the display returns, the computer needs a shor t period of time to reinitialize. This takes about 15 seconds. Do not shut do wn or restar t Windo w s , or use suspend or hiber nation function again dur ing t[...]

8 Suspend/Hibernation Functions Sa ve all data before powe ring off y our computer . When restar ting from or shutting down to the suspend or hibernation mode, do not touch the touch pad (or mo ve the mouse (serial or PS/2 type) if one is connected). These de vices ma y fail to oper ate, y ou will then need to restar t y our computer using the k ey[...]

9 Situation Function to use Ref erence User P ass w ord belo w Coff ee break P ass w ord page 10 Pre vent oper ation by using a flopp y disk Super visor P assword page 12 Use security loc ks CA UTION Security Measures Y ou do not want your computer to be used without permission Same as abov e, but while y ou’ re awa y tempora rily Y ou want to pr[...]

10 CA UTION CA UTION Security Measures 9 Close the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 7 Y ou should set the “Coff ee break P assw ord” (Note that you m ust first set the User P ass- w ord). When you input y our selected k ey combination, the computer loc ks (ke y input, use of the touch pad and use of an e xter nal mouse are no longer possib le). Alt + [...]

11 Setting the Coff ee break P asswor d (enab ling or disab ling ) 1 Set the User P ass w ord ( page 9 to 10 step 1 to 7 ) 2 T o disable the Coff ee break Pass w ord Using and , select [Coff ee break Pass w ord], then set [Disab le] with . Go to step 4 . Close the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 4 Press Esc to end the passwor d setting pr ocedure 3 5 Usi[...]

12 Y ou may choose to protect the data on y our computer from being accessed illegally or overwritten accidentally b y using a floppy disk. Y ou can also set your computer to be unbootable from a flopp y disk. Pre venting the use of a floppy disk Pr ocedure 1 Run the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) This error message is displa yed when access to the flop[...]

13 CA UTION NO TE Setting the Super visor P ass w or d (enabling, c hanging, disab ling) 1 2 Run the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) Using and , select [Supervisor Setup], then press Enter 3 Using and , se l e c t [ Super visor P a ss wor d ] , then press Enter 4 T o enab le or c hang e your supervisor pass w or d Enter y our password at the [Enter Super[...]

14 One of the main features of notebook-type computers is that y ou have the power of computing aw ay from your home or office. In the following, inf or mation is provided on how to maximize use of the batter y pa c k which is necessar y f or such computing. POINT 1 Four Important P oint s POINT 2 Conserving P o wer Bef ore stepping a wa y fr om y [...]

15 Close the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 6 1 Run the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 3 Using and , select [P o wer Sa ving], then set [Advanced] with (T o av oid setting the suspend/hiber nation timeout, press Esc and proceed on to step 6 .) 4 Using and , select [ Sleep Switc h ], then set [Suspend] or [Hibernation] with 5 Using and , select [Suspend/Hiber[...]

16 CA UTION HDD Motor Timeout : When the hard disk dr i v e is not accessed for more than a minute, the hard disk motor is turned off. ECO Mode Timeout : If there is no input from a k ey , the touch pad, or the mouse f or more than tw o minutes, the power to the LCD is cut and the hard disk motor is tur ned off . Even when an application software i[...]

17 Battery P o wer Use the Battery Indicator to Chec k on the Batter y Status Batter y Status Battery Indicator Battery Status Charging Fully-charged Batter y charge is lo w (the charge is less than approx. 9% capacity) Batter y p ac k or charger ma y not be working properly . Quickly remo ve the battery pack and disconnect the AC adapter , then co[...]

18 Following that: Plug in the AC adapter , and fully charge your battery . Use a spare batter y if y ou ha v e one. If you ha v e neither the A C adapter nor an e xtra battery , po w er the computer off . If the suspend or hibernation function is set Computer goes off (at appro x. 0% capacity) If the suspend or hibernation function is not set (at [...]

19 CA UTION CA UTION When the charge pro vided by y our batter y pac k is supplied for only a shor t period of time, e ven after fully charging according to the instructions , it ma y be time to replace y our batter y pac k. The batter y pack is a consumab le item and theref ore will require replacement (CF-VZS351A). Replacing the Battery P ac k 1 [...]

20 CA UTION CA UTION Close the co ver Connector 5 Connect the battery pack Ta b Pull the tab outside the frame of the computer , and inser t the non- connector-side of the batter y pac k into the computer with the label- side up . Inser t the connector-side of the battery pack into the computer to secure the connector . Be sure the batter y pac k i[...]

21 CA UTION CA UTION Using a Multimedia P oc ket Device Y ou ma y use an optional CD-ROM pack (CF-VCD711) or Superdisk dr i ve pac k (CF- VFS711) by remo ving your flopp y disk dr i ve from the m ultimedia poc ket. For more inf ormation, please read the manual that accompanies the CD-ROM pac k or Superdisk driv e pac k . Installing/Removing a Multi[...]

22 CA UTION Using the Flopp y Disk Drive as an External Drive Do not mo v e the dr ive while accessing data on the flopp y disk. Firmly hold both sides of the dr iv e when removing a disk. Excessiv e force on top should be a voided. Y ou ma y use the flopp y disk dr ive as an e xter nal drive that is connected through the par allel por t, by using [...]

23 CA UTION CA UTION Using PC Car ds Installing a PC Card Simply slide the PC Card in until it snaps into place . Please ref er to the man ual f or each card on how to install the card (insertion is typically label- side up). Label-side up Y our computer has tw o PC Card slots. These slots conf or m to the PC Card Standard; theref ore , communicati[...]

24 CA UTION CA UTION Using PC Car d PC C ard Utility Pr ogram 1 Set [Sound Controller] to [A utomatic (PnP)] in the Setup Utility . 2 Select [Star t] - [Run]. 3 T ype [c:utildriverspccardsetup .e x e], press [OK], then f ollo w the on-screen in- structions . About PhoenixCar d Mana ger TM for Windows ® 95 If a ZV card does not operate proper l[...]

25 RAM module specifications CA UTION CA UTION CA UTION 4 Slide in the module at an angle and snap the module into place b y pushing down on it. Installing the RAM module Use a RAM module meeting the RAM module specifications below . If a module is used that does not meet the specifications, there are cases in which data ma y become unusable or the[...]

26 CA UTION A port replicator is availab le as an option (CF-VEB711). This de vice eliminates the hassles of ha ving y ou connect/disconnect the v arious cables when carr ying y our computer around and allows a var iety of peripherals to be connected in- cluding a headphone or microphone, etc. The por t replicator connects to the expansion b us con[...]

27 CA UTION 2 1 Connect the printer to y our computer Do not install or remove per ipher als while your computer is in the suspend or hiber nation mode; abnor mal operation ma y result. Do not shut down using the suspend or hiber nation mode . P o wer off y our computer ( "Star ting Up/Shutting Down") T urn on the printer , then turn on y[...]

28 CA UTION 1 Do not install or remov e per ipherals while your computer is in the suspend or hibernation mode; abnor mal oper ation ma y result. Connect the e xternal displa y to y our computer Do not shut do wn using the suspend or hiber nation mode. P o wer off y our computer ( "Star ting Up/Shutting Do wn" ) Run the Setup Utility ( pa[...]

29 Run the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 1 Using USB De vices 2 3 Using and , select [P ower Manag ement], then press Enter 4 5 Using and , select [P o wer Saving], set [OFF] with Close the Setup Utility ( page 34 ) 6 Using and , select [Sleep Switc h], set [No Action] with Using and , select [Fn+F7/Fn+F10], set [Disable] with , then press Esc Install [...]

30 CA UTION 8 Do not install or remov e peripherals while your computer is in the suspend or hibernation mode; abnormal operation ma y result. Connect the USB de vice to your computer Do not shut down using the suspend or hiber nation mode. P o wer off your computer ( "Starting Up/Shutting Down") For more detailed inf ormation, please ref[...]

31 Infrared Data Comm unications Y our computer is equipped with an infr ared communications port enabling y ou to transf er data without a cab le. Preparations f or Infrared Data Communications Set the address of y our infr ared communications port to enabl e. ( belo w) P osition your computer so that the por t is face-to-f ace with the port of an[...]

32 CA UTION CA UTION Har d Disk Drive T o change y our har d disk drive , contact P anasonic T ec hnical Suppor t 4 T o customer s: T o change your hard disk, contact P anasonic T echnical Support. Be sure to bac k up all impor tant data bef ore the change. T o technicians (at P anasonic T echnical Support): Be careful when replacing the hard disk.[...]

33 CA UTION 5 Ribs Inser t the r ibs of the hard disk as sho wn in the figure, and while slightly pushing the hard disk to the left put the hard disk in place. Press down on these areas firmly . Lift the hard disk drive to remo v e it from the connector and gently set a ne w hard disk driv e on to the connector . Connector Close the cov er until it[...]

34 Setup Utility press F1 T o r un the Setup Utility , y o u need to restar t your computer . The Setup Utility will not be r un if F1 is not pressed soon after the computer restar t s . In this case, y ou need to restar t y our computer again. If is displa yed, enter y our password. If both the [User P ass word] and [Super visor Pass word] ha ve b[...]

35 ON OFF Enable Disable Enable Disable Internal LCD External Monitor Simultaneous Enter displays the user pass word menu. Enable Disable Alt + Ctrl + F9 Alt + Ctrl + F10 Alt + Ctrl + F11 Alt + Ctrl + F12 P arameter s NumLk Touch Pad Speaker Display User Password Coffee break Password* Key Combination for Coffee break** * Setting impossib le when [[...]

36 P ow er Management P ow e r Saving [Standard (Batter y / A C Adapter)] HDD Motor Timeout 1 min ECO Mode Timeout 2 min CD-R OM Drive Speed (Max) [24x speed] Sleep Switch [Hiber nation] Suspend/Hiber nation Timeout [4 min] Fn+F7/Fn+F10 [Enable] Setup Utility Advanced Standard (Battery/AC Adapter) Standard (Battery) OFF A utomatically set through s[...]

37 Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected 378 Non-PnP Selected 3BC OFF Bidirectional Unidirectional ECP Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected 3F8 Non-PnP Selected OFF Enable Disable Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected 220 Non-PnP Selected 240 OFF* Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected 530 Non-PnP Selected F40 OFF* Parallel Port (Address) Parallel Port Mode** Serial Port Sound Contro[...]

38 Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected IRQ 5 Non-PnP Selected IRQ 9 IRQ 10 OFF* Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected Not Use Non-PnP Selected IRQ 9 IRQ 10 OFF* Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected DMA 0 Non-PnP Selected DMA 1 OFF* Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected Not Use Non-PnP Selected DMA 7 OFF* Automatic (PnP) PnP Selected 2F8 Non-PnP Selected OFF Enable Disable FDD ->[...]

39 T ec hnical Inf ormation The netwo rk connection ma y be se v ered when entering the ECO mode and suspend (hibernation) mode. Be sure to disable the [Suspend/Hibernation Timeout] settings with the Setup Utility if you require a network environment. When the po w er saving function is r unning, communications software may malfunc- tion. F or e xa[...]

40 1 Back up the contents of y our hard disk. 2 Inser t the FIRST AID FD , and restar t the computer . 3 When the [Windows 95 Startup Menu] appears , select [1. Boot]. 4 Input [FDISK], then press Enter . When [Do y ou wish to enable large disk support (Y/N)...?] appears on the screen, press N , then Enter . 5 Select [3. Delete par tition or Logical[...]

41 T echnical Inf ormation When W indows is star ted up while pressing F8 , the [Microsoft Windows 95 Star tu p Men u] is displayed. After reinstalling Windows , [Previous v ersion of MS-DOS] also appears in this menu, ho w e v er , do not select this item as MS-DOS is not installed. Reinstallation The sound chip has its o wn power saving function.[...]

42 List of Err or Codes If a prob lem occurs with y our hardware, and [POST Star tup Error(s)] is displa y ed along with the error code(s), f ollow the on-screen instr uctions . Setup : Setup Utility ( page 34 ) is star ted. Run [Load Default Settings (PnP)]. Rer un the Setup Utility to input the appropriate operating en vironment set- tings. Exit [...]

43 DMI Vie wer Select [DMI Vie wer] from [Star t] - [Pr ograms] - [Panasonic]. The screen shown belo w is display ed. When you clic k on an item, detailed inf or mation on that item will be displa y ed. Running DMI Viewer 2 1 Input the file name (and select the f older), then press [Sa ve] This computer conf or ms to the specifications of the Deskt[...]

44 Dealing With Pr ob lems When a prob lem occurs , please refer to this page . If you still cannot troub leshoot the problem, please contact Panasonic T echnical Suppor t. Star ting Up The po wer indicator or battery indicator is not lit is displa yed [POST Startup Err or(s)] is displa ye d The pre-memor y count, Windows star tup, or an operation [...]

45 Dealing With Pr ob lems Cannot read/write to a flopp y disk Unab le to write to a flopp y disk How to f ormat a flopp y disk is unc lear Unable to read/write to the hard disk When the previous item is not the cause Disk Operations Has the flopp y disk been correctly inser ted? Has the flopp y disk been correctly f or matted? Has the Setup Utilit[...]

46 Dealing With Pr ob lems is display ed [Supervisor Setup] is not displa yed in the menu [User Pass word] cannot be selected [Cof f ee break Passw or d] or [K ey Combination f or Coffee break] cannot be selected [Supervisor Pass w ord] cannot be set Setup Utility Enter the User P assw ord or Super visor P assword. If you hav e forgotten it, contac[...]

47 Y our peripheral does not w ork (An error occurs while installing the driver) Unable to print The cursor does not mo ve from mouse opera- tions The de vice connected to the serial por t does not work External mouse or trackball connected to the external ke yboard/ mouse port does not work A PC Car d does not work Y ou do not kno w the av ailable[...]

48 Cop yright This man ual is cop y righted b y Matsushita Electr ic Industrial Co ., Ltd. with all rights reserv ed. No par t of this man ual ma y be reproduced in any f orm without the pr ior wr itten per mission of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co ., Ltd. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the inf ormation contained herei[...]