Panasonic CF-29 Series manual

P ersonal Computer Appendix LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT .......... 34 Hard Disk Backup Function ............................. 36 Hard Disk Data Erase Utility ............................ 40 Specifications ................................................... 42 LIMITED W ARRANTY ..................................... 44 T r ou bleshooting List of Er[...]

2 Getting Star ted Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic computer . Read the operating instructions thoroughly for proper operation of your new computer . Illustrations and T erminology in this Manual Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. with all rights reserved. No part of this manual may [...]

3 Getting Star ted Read Me Fir st Federal Comm unications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resident[...]

4 Getting Star ted Read Me First For Canada Industry Canada (IC) Notice f or modem This equipment contains an Industry Canada approved modem unit. The Industry Canada label is affixed on the modem unit. EQUIPMENT A TT ACHMENT LIMIT A TIONS “NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipme[...]

5 Getting Star ted Declaration of Conformity (DoC) “Hereby , we declare, that this Personal Computer is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999/5/EC.” Hint: If you want to get a copy of the original DoC of our products which relates to the R&TTE, please contact to our web address: ht[...]

6 Getting Star ted Read Me First Important Safety Instructions / Importantes Mesures De Sécurité When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precau- tions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the follow- ing: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub,[...]

7 Getting Star ted Care should be exercised with regard to the following in or - der to avoid the possibility of overheating, fire or damage. A void Heat Do not throw the battery pack into a fire or ex- pose it to excessive heat. Do Not Disassemble Do not insert sharp objects into the battery pack, expose it to bumps or shocks, deform, disassemble,[...]

8 Getting Star ted NO TE The battery pack may become warm during rechar ging or normal use. This is completely normal. Recharging will not commence if internal temperature of the battery pack is outside of the allowable temperature range (0 °C to 50 °C {32°F to 122 °F}). ( “Bat- tery Power”) Once the allowable range requirement is satisfied[...]

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11 Getting Star ted 2 Read the LIMITED USE LICENSE A GREEMENT . ( page 34) Be sure to read the LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT before breaking the seal on the computer ’ s packaging. 3 Inser t the batter y pack. 1 Unlock the cover by sliding the latch to the right. Fir st-time Operation Read the steps below to help you learn what parts are included[...]

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13 Getting Star ted 7 Setup Windows. Moving the cursor or clicking buttons can be performed with the touch pad. ( page 19) The touchscreen does not work properly during the W indows setup. NO TE Select settings for your region, then select [Next]. 4 Enter your name and or ganization and then select [Next]. 5 Enter your computer name and administrat[...]

14 Getting Star ted This concludes the fir st-time use operation guidelines. 8 Create a new account. <Only for models with touchscreen> If the cursor cannot be pointed correctly with the stylus, calibrate the touchscreen fol- lowing the procedure below . 1 Select [start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Mouse] - [T ouchScr[...]

15 Getting Star ted Information f or Windows XP Depending on the W indows settings, installed applications, and drivers, menus and other displays may differ , or some functions (such as use of the password reset disk) may be inop- erable. Check with your system administrator for details. Y ou can select Classic view for the Control Panel or select [...]

16 Operation 1 Open the displa y . Star ting Up/Shutting Down Starting Up 2 T urn y our computer on. Slide the power switch and hold it for approximately one second until the power indicator turns on before releasing it. When the AC adaptor is not connected, the power will not go on if the display is closed. While booting, avoid the following until[...]

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18 Operation Shutting Do wn (power off y our computer) T o quickly resume computer operation after shutting down, The standby or hibernation function is available ( “S tandby/Hibernation Func- tions”). When you leave the computer or interrupt your work... If you use the “Standby” or “Hibernation” function, then when you turn on the powe[...]

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20 Operation Reference Man ual Illustrations may be difficult to view depending on the magnification. If the illustration is too small, magnify the display . If a printer is connected, we recommend printing the pages required. Depending on the printer, the illustrations and display samples may not be printed with a high quality . NO TE The Referenc[...]

21 Operation Useful Inf ormation En vir onment Operation: T emperature: 5 °C to 35 °C {41 °F to 95 °F} Humidity : 30% to 80% RH (No condensation) Storage: T emperature: -20 °C to 60 °C {-4 °F to 140 °F} Humidity : 30% to 90% RH (No condensation) Usage Envir onment Handling This computer has been designed so as to minimize shock to the LCD a[...]

22 Operation Useful Inf ormation Maintenance Do not use benzene, thinner , or rubbing alcohol. Doing so may adversely affect the sur - face, e.g., discoloration. In addition, do not use commercially-available household clean- ers and cosmetics, as they may contain components harmful to the surface. Do not directly add or spray water or deter gent. [...]

23 Operation • Automatic Updates If your computer is connected to the Internet, this function regularly checks whether secu- rity updates and other important updates have been made available, and automatically installs these updates in their latest conditions. • V irus Protection This function regularly checks whether antivirus software has bee[...]

24 Operation Useful Inf ormation When Using P eripheral Devices Pay strict attention to the following points to avoid damage to the computer , peripheral devices, cables, etc. Also, in addition to following this manual and the Reference Manual, carefully read the instruction manuals for the peripheral devices being used. Use only peripheral devices[...]

25 Operation When Disposing of or T ransf erring Ownership of This Device When disposing of or transferring ownership of this device, erase all data on the hard disk in order to prevent the theft of hard disk data. Even if you delete data or initialize the hard disk through normal W indows commands, data can still be read using special software. In[...]

T r oub leshooting 26 List of Err or Codes When turning on the computer , if one of the following error codes or messages is displayed, follow the instructions shown below . If the problem persists, or if the error code or message displayed is not shown here, contact Panasonic T echnical Support. ( page 44) Err or Code/Message 021 1: Keyboard error[...]

27 T r oub leshooting The power indicator is not lit The computer does not op- erate when a USB device is connected [Enter Password] is dis- played POST S tartup Error(s) is displayed Windows startup, or an op- eration is extremely slow The date and time ar e incor - rect When resuming fr o m the standby or hibernation mode, [Enter Password] does n[...]

T r oub leshooting 28 Dealing with Pr ob lems (Summar y ) When the previous item is not the cause Star ting Up (contin ued) Press F9 in the Setup Utility ( “Setup Utility”). This will restore the Setup Utility’ s settings to their default values (except the password settings). T ry removing all peripheral devices. Check a disk error using the[...]

29 T r oub leshooting An afterimage appears (e.g., green, r ed, and blue dots r e - main on the display) or ther e are dots not displaying the correct colors The screen becomes disor - dered The external display no longer displays pr operly When you want to display the fonts or icons at a larger size During simultaneous dis- play, one of the scr ee[...]

T r oub leshooting 30 Dealing with Pr ob lems (Summar y ) Battery Indicator (continued) The battery indicator blinks g r een and orange alternately The orange indicator blinks W arming up the system to prevent hard disk drive malfunctions at low temperature. Leave your computer as is. Once the allowable temperature range requirement is satisfied, y[...]

31 T r oub leshooting Other s Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open T ask Manager and close the software application which is not responding. Is there an input screen hidden behind another window? Use Alt + Ta b to check for other windows being displayed. After shutting down by sliding the power switch for more than four seconds, slide the power switch [...]

T r oub leshooting 32 9 Make a selection from the menu. When [2] is selected, the hard disk backup function cannot be enabled. When using the hard disk backup function, select [1] to reinstall W indows to the hard disk, and then divide the hard disk into partitions when a backup area is created ( page 36). NO TE Reinstalling Software Bef ore Reinst[...]

33 T r oub leshooting <When the hard disk backup function has been enabled> If you select [1] or [2], the following message appears. In this case, press Y . If the following message appears, press R . --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Backup function has been enabled. If [Recovery] is executed, the Back[...]

34 Appendix LIMITED USE LICENSE A GREEMENT THE SOFTW ARE PROGRAM(S) ( “ P R OGRAMS ” ) FURNISHED WITH THIS P ANASONIC ® PRODUCT ( “ PR ODUCT ” ) ARE LICENSED ONL Y T O THE END-USER ( “ YO U ” ), AND MA Y BE USED BY Y OU ONL Y IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LICENSE TERMS DESCRIBED BELOW . Y OUR USE OF THE PROGRAMS SHALL BE CONCLUSIVEL Y DEEMED [...]

35 Appendix Contrat de licence d’usage limité Le(s) logiciel(s) (les “Logiciels”) four nis a vec ce produit P anasonic ® (le “Produit”) sont exclusivement concédés en li- cence à l’utilisateur ultime (“v ous”), et ils ne peuvent être utilisés que conf or mément aux clauses contractuelles ci- dessous. En utilisant les logicie[...]

36 Appendix Hard Disk Backup Function The hard disk backup function creates a backup area (storage area) on the hard disk. This area is to back up (store) hard disk contents or restore backed up contents to their original locations. By backing up the data on your hard disk to a backup area, you can protect your data from loss or damage resulting fr[...]

37 Appendix 1 T urn off the computer and insert the CD/DVD drive into the multimedia pocket. ( “Multimedia Pocket”) 2 T urn on the computer , and press F2 while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed. The Setup Utility will start up. If a password has been set, enter the Supervisor Password. Y ou cannot register [Boot] menu with a User Password. [...]

38 Appendix Hard Disk Backup Function 9 At the confirmation message, press Y . The backup area is then created. 10 When the message [Y ou must reboot in order to enable the Backup function] appears, remove the recovery CD, and press any key to restart the computer . The computer is restarted, then the backup process will begin. 11 When the message [...]

39 Appendix T o disable the hard disk backup function Perform the reinstallation procedure. All data in the backup area and the hard disk will be erased. Conduct steps 1 - 8 for “Reinstalling Software” ( page 32). Select [1] or [2] to execute the reinstallation at the screen for executing the reinstallation. • When [1] is selected, the hard d[...]

40 Appendix Har d Disk Data Erase Utility This computer is equipped with a utility for erasing hard disk data. When disposing of or transferring ownership of this device, erase all data on the hard disk in order to prevent the theft of hard disk data by following the steps below . The hard disk data erase utility erases data using an “overwriting[...]

41 Appendix 11 At the confirmation message, press Enter . The operation of erasing the hard disk will start. (If necessary , the “hard disk data erase” operation can be cancelled after it has begun by pressing Ctrl + C . If the operation is cancelled before being completed, a part of data will not be erased.) 12 After the operation is complete:[...]

42 Appendix Specifications Model No. CPU Memory Video Memory LCD T ype Displayed Colors* 3 External Displa y Har d Disk Drive K eyboard Floppy Disk Drive PC Car d Slot Allowable current (total for two slots) RAM Module Slot* 6 SD Memory Card Slot* 7 Interface Parallel P or t External Display Port Serial Port Microphone Jack* 8 Headphone Jack Expans[...]

43 Appendix Model No. Security Chip Batter y Pac k Operating Time* 11 Char ging Time* 11 P ower On P o wer Off Clock Batter y AC Adaptor* 14 Input Output Po wer Consumption* 15 Envir onment Operation T emperature Humidity Storage T emperature Humidity Physical Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight (inc luding the carr ying handle) Software Operating System[...]

44 Appendix LIMITED W ARRANTY P ANASONIC PERSONAL COMPUTER AND PERIPHERALS LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Computer Solutions Compan y (referred to as “P anasonic”) will repair this product (other than software, which is cov er ed by a separate warranty) with ne w or rebuilt part s , free of charge in the U . S .A. f or three (3) years from the dat[...]

45 Appendix P ANASONIC COMPUTER AND PERIPHERALS LIMITED W ARRANTY C o verage – P anasonic Canada Inc. (“PCI”) war rants to you, the first end user customer , this computer product (excluding softw are media) , when purchased from PCI or from a PCI authori zed reseller , to be free from defects in materials and w or kmanship under normal use ,[...]

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Outline of the International E NERGY S TA R ® Office Equipment Program The international E NERGY S TA R ® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other of fice equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that ef fectively reduce[...]