Panasonic CF-50 manual

Please read these instructions car efully bef ore using th is product and sa v e this man ual f or future use . Contents Getting Star ted Operation T r oubleshooting Getting Started Operation Troubleshooting Appendix Appendix P er sonal Computer OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Model No. CF-50 ser ies XP [Additional Man ual] Ref erence Manual This manu al [...]

2 *1 F or the Model No ., inser t the 12 digit number (for e xample, CF-50J2KUEKM) located on t he bottom of the computer . Intr oduction Thank you f or purchasing the Panasonic comput er . Read the operating instr uctions thor oughly f or prop er operation of y our new computer . Illustrations and Terminology in this Manual z Some of the illustrat[...]

3 Getting Started Read Me First Federal Communica tions Commission Radio Fre- quency Inte rferenc e Statement Note: This equ ipment has been teste d and f oun d to com- ply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide re asonable protection against harmful interfe r- e[...]

Read Me First 4 Getting Started contains in a margi n at the top or bottom of ea ch trans- mitted pag e or on the first p age of the transmission, the date and ti me it is sent and an identi fication of the bu siness or other entry , or other individual send ing the message and the tele phone numbe r of the sending machine or such b usiness, other [...]

5 Getting Started Lithium Battery! This computer contai ns a lithium battery to enable t he date , time , and other data to be stored. Th e battery should only be e xchanged by authorized service personnel. W ar ning! A risk of explo s ion from incorrect installation or misapplication ma y possibly occur . CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. U[...]

Read Me First 6 Getting Started Precautions (Battery Pac k) z Care should be e x erc ised with regard to the follo wing in order to a void the possib ility of ov erheating, fire or damage. A void Heat Do not throw the batter y pack into a fire or e x pose it to e xcessive heat. Kee p Ar t icl es Away Do not place the batt ery pac k together with ar[...]

7 Getting Started Names and Functions of Parts[...]

Names and Functions of Parts 8 Getting Started[...]

9 Getting Started First-time Operation Read the steps belo w to help you learn what par ts are included, and to gain an und er- standing of some basic computer- related oper ations . 1 Confirm the inclusion of all parts. Make sure the par ts sho wn in the figure hav e been supplied. If an y of these items are missing or is not working properly , co[...]

First-time Operation 10 Getting Started Handling th e A C adaptor z Do not twist or pull the AC po wer cord fo rcefully . Doing so may damage the con- nections . z Use only the specified A C adaptor with y our computer . Using an A C adaptor other than t he one supplied might damage the batt er y and/or the compute r . z When the DC plug is not con[...]

11 Getting Started CA UTION z Remember this pass word! If the pass word is f orgotten, Windo ws cannot be operat ed. Y ou can crea te a pass word reset disk bef orehand ( Î page 12). NO TE z When creating a ne w user account: • If you make mail settings, create pas s word re set disks ( Î page 12), or con- duct other related operatio ns bef ore[...]

First-time Operation 12 Getting Started z Depending on the Windo ws setting s, installe d applications, and drive rs, men us and other displa ys may diff er , or some functions (such as use of the pass word reset disk) may be inoperable. Chec k with your system ad ministrator f or details. z Y ou can select Classic vie w f or the Control P anel or [...]

13 Operation Starting Up/Shutting Down 1 Open the displa y . A Slide the latch located at the front. B Lift open the displa y . 2 T urn your computer on. Press the po wer s witch and hold it f or appro ximately one second until the powe r indicator turns on bef ore releasing it. z While booting, a void the f ollowing unt il the hard disk driv e ind[...]

Starting Up/Shutting Down 14 Operation z Y ou ma y encounter the f ollowing situations when the computer is turned on at v ery lo w temperatures. These functions are desig ned to pre v ent hard disk driv e malfunctions tha t ma y occur at low temper atures.  If the screen on th e left is displayed immediatel y after y ou turn on the power ... A [...]

15 Operation 1 Save important data and cl ose eac h application. 2 Select [star t] - [T urn Off Compute r]. 3 Select [T urn Off]. Y our computer will power off automatically . z Restar ting y our computer (wit hout shuttin g down): Select [Restar t].  T o shut do wn using the ke yboard: Press , U , and select [T ur n Off] with U . CA UTION z Do [...]

16 Operation Touch Pad Use the touch pad to mo ve the cursor on the screen and perf or m computer oper ations. A.W or k Surf ace (T ouch P ad) B.Left Button C .Right Button NO TE z Besides the abo ve oper ations, operatio ns such as Zoom and P an are possible by allocating t hese function s to the b uttons and/or pad. F or more details, ref er to [[...]

17 Operation Reference Manual Reference Man ual / Impor tant Tips The Reference Manual and the Impor tant Tips can be accessed on your computer . When a printer is connected, the Ref erence Manual can also be printed.  Reference Man ual The Ref erence Manual e xplains functions f or y o u to make greater use of the com- puter , such as how to ad[...]

18 Operation Useful Information  En vir o nment z Place the computer on a flat stab le surf ace. Do not place the computer upright or allow it to ti p ov er . When the computer receiv es ex tremely strong shoc k after f alling, the hard d isk or floppy disk drive, etc., ma y become in operable . z In use T emperature: 5 °C to 35 °C {41 °F to [...]

19 Operation Display A void usin g water wh en cleaning the panel. Ingredien ts included in wa ter ma y leav e scratches and reduce rea dability of the screen. <When cleaning dust /dir t> z A void rubbing off dust/dirt with cloth sin ce it ma y leav e scratch on the screen. Sweep dust/ dir t with fine brush, then wipe it with a dry soft cloth[...]

Useful Information 20 Operation z Do not e xpose y our computer to shoc k. Use care when hand ling y our computer , shock may damage y our hard disk or mak e yo ur softwar e applications and data unusab le. z Do not power d own your comput er while software a pplications are running or hard disk drive indica tor is on. Properly shut Windows do wn t[...]

21 Operation  T o prevent theft of data or unauthoriz ed access to the har d disk via a wireless LAN z If yo u plan to use wireless LAN functions , we recommend that y ou do so only after making the approp r iate security settings , such as for data encr yption. Wireless LAN[...]

22 Troubleshooting List of Error Codes When turning on the computer , if one of the f ollowin g error code s or messages is displa yed, f ollow the instructions shown below . If the pr oblem persists, or if t he error code or message displa yed is not shown he re, co ntact P anasonic T echnical Sup- por t.( Î page 33 )  How to run the Setup Uti[...]

23 Troubleshooting Dealing with Problems (Summary) When a pr oblem occurs, ref er to this page. The “R ef er ence Manual” also c ontains detailed inf or mation. If a problem appears to be related to a so ftware application, read the software related ma nual. If you still cannot troubleshoot the prob lem, contact P anasonic T echnical Suppor t ([...]

Dealing with Problems (Summary) 24 Troubleshooting When the pre vious item is not the ca use z Press F9 in the Setup Utility . This will rest ore the Setup Utility’ s settings to their def ault values (e xcept the pass word settings). z T r y removing all peripheral de vices. z Chec k a disk error using the f ollowing procedure. A Displa y [Local[...]

25 Troubleshooting The screen b ecomes disor- dered z Changing the numb er of colors of the display ma y affect the screen. Restar t the comput er . z When using Dualvie w , use the same displa y colors for th e e xter nal displa y as those used b y the LCD . z When using Dualvie w , do not press Fn + F3 . z Restar t y our computer immediately afte[...]

Dealing with Problems (Summary) 26 Troubleshooting  Reference Man ual The Ref erence Manual is not displa yed z Is Acrobat Reader installed? If Acrobat Reader is n ot installed, run [c:util readeracror eader51_en u_full.e xe] in [star t] - [Run] to reinstall the prog ram. When installing the pr ogr am, do not change the installation de stinat[...]

27 Troubleshooting Reinstalling Software  Preparing z The Product Re cov er y D VD-R OM (included).  Impor tant z Bef ore the reinstallation procedure , remov e all per ipherals . z Be sure the A C adaptor is connected until the reinsta llation procedure is comp leted. z Ev en if reinstallation is ex ecuted, the number of times that the D VD [...]

Reinstalling Software 28 Troubleshooting z Do not interrupt the reinsta llation procedure be fore completio n, f or e x ample by turnin g off the computer or pr essing Ctrl + Alt + Del , as this ma y prev ent Windows from starting up, or ma y cause data to be lost so t hat the r einstallation procedure cannot be e x ecuted. J After the reinst allat[...]

29 Appendix LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT THE SOFTW ARE PROGRAM(S) (“PR OGRAMS” ) FURNISHED WITH THIS P ANASONIC ® PRODUCT (“PR O DUCT”) ARE LICENSED ONL Y TO THE END-USER (“Y OU”), AND MA Y BE USED BY Y OU ONL Y IN A CCORD ANCE WITH THE LICENSE TERMS DESCRIBED BELO W . Y OUR USE OF THE PROGRAMS SHALL BE CONCLUSIVEL Y DEEMED T O CONSTI[...]

30 Appendix Hard Disk Data Erase Utility This computer is equipped with a utilit y f or completely erasing hard disk data. When disposing of or transf erring ownership of th is de vice, erase all data on the hard disk in or der to pre vent t he theft of hard disk data f ollowing the steps belo w . z Y ou will need the Product Reco v er y D VD-ROM ([...]

31 Appendix Specifications This page provides the spec ifications f or the basic mo del CF-50J2KUEKM. The mode l number will c hange depending on the configura t ion of th e unit, such as, CPU speed , memory size, HDD siz e, Ope rating System, LCD type , and whether a D VD-R OM drive , a D VD-R O M & CD-R/R W drive or a D VD MUL TI drive is inc[...]

Specifications 32 Appendix  Main Specifications *1 A PC2700-compliant RAM module added to this computer , operat es at the sa me speed as a PC2100-compliant RAM module. *2 Use only a monaural condenser microphone. *3 1 KB = 1,024 bytes *4 1 MB = 1,024,000 bytes. Y our operating system or some application software will repor t as fe wer MB . *5 1[...]

33 Appendix LIMITED WARRANTY P ANASONIC PE RSONAL COMPUTER AND PERIPHERALS LIMITED W ARRANTY P anasonic Computer Solut ions Compan y (referred to as “P anasonic”) will repair this product (other than software, which is co ver ed by a sep- arate warranty) with ne w or rebuilt par ts, free of charge in the U .S.A. for three (3) y ears fr om the d[...]

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As an E NERGY S TA R ® Partner , Matsushita Elect ric Industrial Co., Ltd. has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TA R ® guidelines for energy efficiency . © 2004 Matsushita Electric Industr ial Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reser v ed. Printed in T aiwan Outline of the International E NERGY S TA R ® Office Equipment Program The internati[...]