Panasonic CF-31 SERIES manual

1 Reference Manual Personal Comp uter Model No. CF- 31 Series We recomme nd that t his Referenc e Man ual be pr inted. Descriptions • For common procedures and s creens for Windows 7 and Windows X P , this Ref erence Ma nual uses t he proced ures and screens of Windows 7. • Some menus may differ for Wi ndows XP . • Windows XP do es not requir[...]

2 Introduction This m anual exp lains usi ng the W indows 7 or Windows XP defau lt set ting. In these i nstruction s, the names ar e referre d as foll ows.  “Genuine Wi ndows ® 7 P rofessi onal” a s “Win dows” or “ Windows 7”  “Genuine Mic rosoft ® Wi ndows ® XP Profes sional” as “Wi ndows” or “Windo ws XP ”  For[...]

3 Introduc tion  Depend i ng on the pro ce ssi ng s tat us o n Wind ows, sou nd may be i nt er rup te d at Wi nd ows st art up. Y ou can mute th e sou nd a t s tart up. A Right-cli ck the de sktop and cli ck [Pers onalize] - [Soun ds]. B Remove th e check ma rk from [Play W indows S tartup sound ], and c lick [OK].  When high-freq uency sound[...]

4 Introduc tion 6 Click [OK]. W ait unt il the next [OK] s creen ap pears. 7 Click [OK]. NOTE  Y ou cannot change the GPU that is us ed while o perating graphic s-relate d applic ation pro grams.  Once the GPU is switc hed, sw itching to the o ther GP U is not po ssi ble for a certain per iod o f time.  When a di gital displ ay (such as an[...]

5 Key Combinations NOTE  Do no t repea tedl y pres s the keys in qui ck succ ession .  Do not use the ke y combin ations to gether wi th touch pad ( external m ouse), to uchscree n (only for model with to uch- screen ) or oth er key o perat ions.  Do not u se the ke y combin ations before yo u log on to Wi ndows. Wait until th e hard di sk[...]

6 Key Co mbin ations Fn + F3 Display mode switchin g (  pag e 48 ) When an external disp lay (a project or etc.) is conn ected, yo u can chang e the dis- play mo de. A Press Fn + F3 . B Click the display mo de. (C omputer only /Duplic ate/Extend /Projector o nly) The ch ange you made ma y not b e effective un til Enter is pr esse d. Y ou c an al[...]

7 Key Co mbin ations *1 These k ey comb inatio ns are dis abled whe n [Conc ealed Mod e] is ena bled. *2 Only wh en a port re plicator h aving an HDMI port is conne cted. *3 Even if [Sound] i s set to [OFF] on the [Concealed Mode C onfigura tion] me nu, icon o n the no tificatio n area and [V olume] in [Sou nd- MAX] displ ay do not sh ow mute sta t[...]

8 Key Co mbin ations Y ou can ma ke 2 setti ngs: • Fn key lock When you press Fn , the key is lo cked (pr essed- down) unti l you pres s ano ther key . Use this when p ressin g difficult k ey combinat ions. • Pop-up icon on/off 1 St art up the Hotkey Sett ings. Click (S tart) *5 - [All Prog rams] - [Pana sonic] - [H otkey Settin gs]. 2 Make the[...]

9 Touchscreen <Only for model with touc hscreen> Y ou can u se th e touchs creen f unction to perfor m the s ame op eration as the t ouch pad and mous e. T o uch t he scr een surf ace with the stylus ( include d). For furthe r infor mation, cl ick (S t art) - [Contr ol Panel ] - [Hardware and So und] - [Pe n and T ouch] - [Flic ks] - [Pr acti[...]

10 Touch screen  When the touchscreen becomes dirty , wipe it with an approved soft cloth The to uchscr een is s peciall y treated to preve nt dirt fr om adher ing to th e surface, s o dirt c an be rem oved e asily usi ng a dry cloth (use onl y the appr oved s oft cloth). If the dirt d oes not c ome off easily , breathe on the surfa ce and tr y [...]

11 Touch screen  Do not apply excessive force to the touchscreen Do no t lift the com puter while h oldin g the LCD screen, or allow th e screen to be twis ted. Do not place any obje cts on the LCD sc reen. Any of the abo ve may c ause the touchsc reen glass to break, or may dam age the LCD screen .  Operation response may be slower in low te[...]

12 Touch screen  Calibration by a st andard user NOTE  Perfor m the follo wing c alibrat ion for e ach user . 1 Run [T ablet P C Setting s]. Click (S tart) - [Control Panel] - [Hardwar e and Sou nd] - [ T able t PC Se ttings ]. 2 Click [Cal ibrate]. 3 Using the stylus, touch each of the “+” t arg et marks one by one, and then clic k [OK].[...]

13 Panasonic Hand Wr iting Y ou can mak e a bitma p file (.b mp) of a s imple char acter and a figure s uch as si gnature by handw riting on the touch pad and the touchs creen (only for model w ith touchsc reen). CAUTION  Do not use the Fast User Swi tching fu nction wh ile Pana sonic Ha nd Writing is a ctive.  If you ins tall other p ointing[...]

14 Sleep or Hiber nation Functions The sleep *1 or hi bernatio n funct ions allow y ou to shu t off the com puter with out clos ing prog rams and doc uments. Y o u can quickly r eturn to the progr ams and documents tha t you were workin g on be fore sleep *1 or hibernat ion. *1 Window s XP: standby  Sleep 1 Click or on the notification area, and[...]

15 Sleep or Hibernatio n Functions 1 Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Pe rformance and Ma intenance] - [ Power Options] - [Advanced]. 2 Select [S t and by] or [Hibernate] for [When I close the lid of my port able computer:] / [When I press the power button on my computer:], and then c lick [OK]. NOTE  Y ou do not n eed to m ake the s etting if[...]

16 Sleep or Hibernatio n Functions • When u sing co mmunicat ion so ftware or net work functi ons. • When u sing per ipheral devic es. (If periphe ral dev ices fail t o work no rmally , restart the computer .) • When u sing a PC Car d. (If the card fai ls to work norm ally , restart the compu ter .) • When a n external mouse is conn ected t[...]

17 Sleep or Hibernatio n Functions T o e nter standby , click [start] - [T urn Off Computer] - [S tand B y]. T o enter hibern ation, cl ick [start] - [Turn Off Computer ], then pr ess and h old Shift and click [Hib ernat e]. CAUTION While th e computer is ente ring sleep *3 or hibernation  Do not: • T o uch the k eyboard, touch pad, touchs cre[...]

18 Sleep or Hibernatio n Functions  T o resume from slee p *3 or hibern ation 1 Open the di spla y , or sl ide th e pow er swi tch (A).  In the def ault setti ng, the Windows password will be requeste d to re sume.  When [St and by] or [Hi bernate] is sele cted as t he setting for [When I c lose the lid of m y portable com puter] (  pag[...]

19 Saving Power Y ou can ex tend batter y life a nd save powe r also d uring AC ada ptor usa ge. Use the me thods b elow to r educe powe r consu mption .  Change [Power Options] Click (S tart) - [Control Panel ] - [System and Security] - [P ower Options] to select [Power saver]. While [P anasoni c Power Manage ment] is sel ected as the factor y [...]

20 Saving Power T o confirm c urrent s ettin gs, click (S tart ) - [All P rograms ] - [Pan asonic] - [Pow er Savi ng Utilit y] - [Advanced] to view [Wired LAN standby powe r savi ng functi on] or [Wi reless L AN standby po wer sav ing function ]. click [ start] - [A ll Prog rams] - [Panaso nic] - [Power S aving Uti lity] to view [Wired L AN standby[...]

21 Saving Power Disable this func tion for work that requires subtle i mage an d color nua nces or in vide o editing using video ed iting app lica - tions.  Wired LAN st andby power saving function Enablin g this fun ction dis ables the Wake Up from wired LAN fun ction to sav e power in s tandby/hibernatio n. Disable this functi on if you want t[...]

22 Saving Power <When th e discr ete GPU w ith hig her power c onsumpti on is ac tivated>  Setup 1 Click (St a rt) *2 - [All Programs] - [ Catalyst Control Center] - [C CC – Advanced]. 2 Click [Powe r Play™]. Click [Gra phics] - [PowerP lay™]. 3 Select [Maximi ze Battery Life] in [Plugged I n:] and [Battery:]. 4 Click [OK]. *2 Window[...]

23 Security Measures Use these features to protect y our data.  Anothe r secu rity mea sure • Embed ded Se curity (TP M) (  pa ge 97 ): For further information, refer to the Installation Manua l of “T rusted Platform Module ( TPM)”. Set the Su pervis or Passwo rd before s etting the User Pas sword. 1 St art up the Setup Utility (  pa[...]

24 Security Measures Y ou can se t a start-up password to protect your co mputer fr om un authorized use. 1 Set th e p assword (  pag e 2 3 ), and select [Enabled] i n [Password On Boot] and/or [Pa ss- word On Resum e] in the [S ecurity] menu of the Set up Utility (  pag e 9 7 ). NOTE  If the Super visor P assword or User Pa ssword has bee[...]

25 Battery Power Battery in dicator: *1 In high t emperature mode , the 100% bat tery leve l is equi valent to 80% level of the normal tempera ture mode. NOTE  Once the battery is fully charge d, the com puter per forms r echarg ing only when th e battery level b ecome s less than appr oximate ly 95% , so ov erch argi ng is av oided.  When [ [...]

26 Battery Power Y ou can ch eck the remai ning batte ry charge on the screen. (Af t er logg ing on to Windows) 1 Press Fn + F9 .  When the battery pack is inse rted (example ) : Normal temperat ure mode : High tem peratur e mode (  below )  When the batter y pack is not inser ted NOTE  The battery di splay may not corre spond to th e a[...]

27 Battery Power NOTE  Note that a l evel co rrespondi ng to a 100 % char ge for high temperatu re mode i s approxi mately eq uivalen t to an 8 0% charge level for normal temperat ure mode.  After switching fr om [Normal T emperatur e] to [High T e mpera ture] or vice versa, the remai ning batter y capacity will not be display ed correctly u [...]

28 Battery Power Computer behavior with low battery The defau lt settin gs are a s foll ows. When t he batter y level be comes 10% [Low battery alarm] When the b att ery le vel beco mes 5% [Critical battery alarm]  Displays a message tha t the ba ttery level i s low .  The compu ter enters hib ernation .  Display s a mes sage that t he bat[...]

29 Battery Power The “Batte ry Reca librati on” funct ion meas ures and memorizes the batter y capacit y . T o correct th e battery display , u se this function to fill t he batte ry and then discha rge it c ompletel y . Pe rform th e proce dure at l east onc e immedi ately after purchasi ng the compu ter . Normally the interv al of batte ry re[...]

30 Battery Power A Restart the com puter . B Press and hold F9 while the [Pana sonic] b oot scr een is di splayed just after the com puter starts the s tartup proc e- dure. C When the r emaini ng batte ry capacity is disp layed , press Enter . D Follow the on-s creen inst ruction s. The battery pack is a consum able it em so the rep lacemen t will [...]

31 Battery Power B Slide the latc h (A) down , and op en the cov er . C Pull th e tab (B) of the battery pack .  To i n s e r t A Insert the batt ery pack u ntil it se curely fi ts the connec tor . B Close th e cover until it click s.[...]

32 Battery Power C Slide the l atch (C) to the left to lock the cover . CAUTION  Make sur e the lat ch is s ecurely locke d, otherwi se the batt ery pack m ay fall w hen yo u carry t he com puter .[...]

33 Customizing the Power Setting Y ou can ch oose the optimum power s etting f or your op erating c ondit ion by s electing a p ower plan . Y ou ca n also c reate you r own power plan. 1 Click or on the notification area and cl ick [More power options]. 2 Click [Change plan s ettings] of the power plan you w ant to change. 3 Change the settings. ?[...]

34 Multimedia Pocket Y ou can atta ch the fol lowin g devi ces. (refer to rece nt catalogs and othe r sour ces for informa tion ab out the products av aila ble)  DVD MUL T I driv e (optio nal) CAUTION  Do not insert/remo ve the mu ltimedia pocket de vice in s leep *1 or hibernati on, or whe n the mu ltimedia pocket d evice indicato r or the h[...]

35 Multimedia Po cket 2 Slide the latch (A) and ope n the cover . 3 Pres s the rel ease h andl e (B). The re lease ha ndle pops out . 4 Pull the release handle (B) to draw out the device p artway , and hold the device on it s both sides to remove. 5 Carefully i nsert the device into the mult imedia pocke t by pushing both corners until i t surely f[...]

36 Multimedia Po cket NOTE  Y ou can se e that th e device i s recogni zed or no t by double- clickin g *3 , or chec king the [ Inform ation] menu in the Setup Util ity (  pa ge 89 ). If the device i s not recog nized (or if the media cannot be a ccessed) , turn off the c omputer and reinse rt the device. *2 Window s XP: is not di splayed *3 [...]

37 PC Card / ExpressCard Y ou can in sert the fol lowing ca rds.  Express Card/34 or Expres sCard/54 to the E xpressCar d slot ( A)  PC Card Ty pe I (3.3 mm ) or II (5 .0 mm) to the P C Card slot (B)  For model with S mart Card slot (  page 43 ) NOTE  The foll owing typ es of card are no t supported: PC Card T ype III (10.5 mm) , ZV [...]

38 PC Card / Expr essCard 2 Insert the E x pressCa rd (upper sl ot) (D) or the PC Card (lower slot) (E) with the labe l side up until it securely f it s in to the slot.  For furt her infor mation, r efer to t he instr uction ma nual o f the car d.  T o remove the card 1 Disable the ca rd function. A Click on the notifi catio n area an d click[...]

39 PC Card / ExpressCard NOTE  Check the car d’s specifi cation to pr event the total operating curren t from exc eeding the al lowabl e limit. Othe rwise mal - function may occ ur . Allowabl e Current: 3 .3 V: 400 mA, 5 V: 400 mA  Some t ypes of car ds cann ot be us ed simu ltaneousl y .  After repea ting inse rtion and remo val, some t[...]

40 SD Memory Card  This compute r supports SDHC Memo ry Cards (SD Me mory Cards with a capacity more than 2 GB ).  When you us e a miniSD Card or a microSD Car d, set the card to a m iniSD Card adaptor or a micro SD Card adap tor , and insert/ remove t he card with the ada ptor . Be sure no t to lea ve the ada ptor in t he card s lot.  The[...]

41 SD Memory Card CAUTION  Do not remov e or insert the S D Memory Card u ntil Window s has compl eted load ing.  Do not rem ove the c ard or t urn off the com puter in the foll owing ca ses, o therwis e the data may be corr upted. • While the computer is in sl eep *1 or hiberna tion. • While the SD Memory Card i ndicator is on. • While[...]

42 SD Memory Card  T o remove the card Preparation  Save the data and close a ll appli cations .  Open the cover and confirm the SD Memory C ard indicator is off. 1 Disable the ca rd function. A Click on the notifi cation ar ea an d click . B Sele ct the ca rd. A Double- click on t he noti fication area and cl ick [Se cure Dig ital S tor a[...]

43 Smart Card <Only for model with Smart card slot> Y ou need s oftware and a d river to u se a Smart c ard. CAUTION  Do not: • Hit, be nd, or dr op the car d. • T o uch the c ontact part with fingers o r metal obje ct. • Plac e the card in v ery hot lo cation for a lo ng time . • Remov e the car d immedia tely after insertin g it.[...]

44 RAM Module Use RAM m odules th at com ply with t he specific ations b elow . Using any other mo dule m ay cause m alfunc tion or re sult i n computer fa ilure. RAM modul e specif ications: 204 pins , SO-DIMM, 1.5 V , DDR3 SDRAM, PC3-8500 (For inf ormat ion of R AM modu le compatib ility , conta ct Panas onic T echnic al Suppo rt.) CAUTION  RA[...]

45 RAM Module 4 Insert/Remove the RAM module.  To i n s e r t A T ilt the m odule s lightly and i nsert it in the sl ot. B Align the cutout (C) with the p rojection, and pres s down the module so that t he right a nd left hoo ks (D) ar e locke d.  To r e m o v e A Careful ly open th e right and left hooks (D). The mo dule will rise. B Careful[...]

46 Port Replicator / Car Mounter Y ou can use an optional por t replicato r and a car mounter . T hese dev ices free yo u from being bothered by a lot o f cable c onnectio ns when y ou carry the co mputer . Th ey also allow you to conne ct various per ipherals . Connect t he port replic ator or the car m ounter to the e xpansion b us conn ector (A)[...]

47 Port Replicat or / Car Mounter NOTE  When you do not use the ex pansion bus c onnector , clos e the slide c over so th at por - tion (B) matches the mark (C).[...]

48 External D ispl ay Y ou can sw itch t he outpu t destin ation to an exte rnal ana log disp lay . First sl ide the l atch on the cover and open th e cover . Connect th e externa l display to t he exte rnal displ ay port (A). Y ou can al so switch th e outpu t destinat ion to a n external HDMI displ ay . First sl ide downwa rd an d open the c over[...]

49 External Display NOTE  Until Wi ndows startu p is com pleted (during S etup Uti lity , etc.), the simu ltaneous dis play ca nnot be used and pressi ng Fn + F3 switches the dis play b etween t he intern al LCD and the exter nal disp lay .  After resumin g from slee p *1 or hib ernation, or restarting th e comp uter , the output des tination[...]

50 External Display Y ou can co nnect up to fo ur external displa ys when u sing a port repl icator . When an e xternal display is con nected, y ou can us e the sim ultaneous display function and the extended desktop function. The exte nded desk top funct ion allow s you to use the working area acro ss both th e intern al LCD an d the exte rnal dis[...]

51 External Display Port Rep licator HDM I: HDMI dis play con nected to the por t replic ator *4 VGA (An alog RGB ): Analog d isplay connecte d to ei ther the comp uter or the port r eplicator [Resolution] (C) Select the re solut ion of the d ispla y . When [E xtende d Desktop ] is sel ected in [ Operating M ode], th e resol ution can be selec ted [...]

52 External Display  The pop-up icon display ed by Fn key co mbinat ion appear s only on the primar y devic e.  <Only for model wi th touchs creen> Set the in ternal LC D to the p rimary devic e when usi ng the t ouchscree n. The c ursor wil l move on the pr imary device when you t ouch the i nternal LCD. <When the Intel ® GPU i s a[...]

53 External Display In additio n to the Display Sele ctor uti lity , t he foll owing meth ods are availab le for changin g disp lay sett ings.  T o switc h to the ext ended desktop 1 Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Oth er Control Panel Options] - [Int el(R) Graphi cs and Media] - [Dis play Device s]. 2 Click [Extended Desktop], a nd make the [...]

54 External Display 1 Click (St art) - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Sound Pla yback]. 2 Select the sound output des tination. 3 Click [S et Defa ult], an d then c lick [ OK]. 1 Click [st art] - [Con trol Panel] - [Sound, S peech, and Audio Devices] - [Audio]. 2 Select the sound output des tination in [Default Device]. 3 Click [OK].[...]

55 USB Devices Preparation Attach the dev ice for the media containing the device d river (e .g., CD-ROM) . Equipme nt connec ted to t he multim edia pocket c annot be r ecogniz ed if connecte d after the USB devi ce driv er installati on scr een app ears.  T o connect the USB device 1 Open the cover and connect the USB device t o one of the USB[...]

56 USB Devices A Double- click on the notifi cation area an d select the USB de vic e, then cl ick [S top]. B Follo w the on -screen i nstruct ions.  Thes e step s are not necess ary wh en; • Remov ing th e device after tur ning off the computer. • or is no t displa yed. • The devi ce does n ot appe ar in the list in ste p A . 2 Remove the[...]

57 IEEE 1394 Devices <Only for the model w ith IEEE 13 94 interface> Y ou can co nnect a digital vi deo camc order o r other IEEE 139 4 standard de vice to the com puter .  T o connect IEEE 1394 device Preparation Attach the dev ice for the me dia co ntaining the dri ver (e.g., CD- ROM). Equi pment con nected to the multimed ia pocke t can[...]

58 Fingerprint Reader <Only for model with Fingerp rint Reader> . NOTE  Enroll ment and authen tication is u navailab le to an ex tremely m inority of peo ple including those whose fingerpr ints give little da ta for per sonal id entifica tion. How to Use the Fingerprint Reader This sec tion e xplains ho w your fi ngerprints ar e enrol led[...]

59 Fing erprin t Reader CAUTION  T o protect the fingerprint sensor , be sure to cl o se the cover when not using the fingerprint reader .  W e shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever result ing from yo ur Fingerprint dev ice or neglect of Fingerprint device use, or any data l oss resulting from such develo pment s as Finge rpri[...]

60 Fing erprin t Reader Precautions  Security Functions  Fingerpr int Authe ntica tion T echnolog y does n ot guarant ee com plete authe ntica tion an d indivi dual ide ntificati on. Pl ease acknowl edge we shall no t be liabl e for any loss o r damage whatsoever resulti ng from th e use of, o r inabil ity to use you r Finger print de vice . [...]

61 Fing erprin t Reader F Log on to Windo ws as an Adm inistr ator . The “Fing erprint so ftware Ico n” appears in the noti fication area . • If the icon d oes not ap pear , c lick . 3 TPM Fingerprint Utility Initiali zation Performe d by the Co mputer Adminis trator . The “Inv alid TP M status” mes sage is dis played by the “Fi ngerpri[...]

62 Fing erprin t Reader NOTE  Enroll at least tw o fingers . Even i f one of them is inju red, you can us e another one to access y our accoun t and se cret data. For fu rther infor mation ab out the e nrollm ent, refer to “How to Use the F ingerprin t Reader” (  pag e 58 ) and [T utorial] . • Click (S tart) *2 - [All Pr ograms] - [Prot[...]

63 Fing erprin t Reader Y ou can in crea se yo ur comp uter ’s sec urity le vel by settin g the B IOS lev el des cribed in this section. Per form ed by t he Co mput er Ad mini stra tor . 1 Register the Supervisor Passwor d. Y ou have t o regis ter the Su pervisor Password to proc eed to the ne xt st ep. If you ha ve al ready regi stered t he Sup [...]

64 Fing erprin t Reader Backup The file de scribed bel ow is neces sary for r ecover ing the Fing erprin t authentica tion data. Bac k up this fil e periodi cally i n a s afe locat ion such as remova ble disk to avoi d data loss res ulting f rom some accide nts. We recomme nd you to s tore the file in a removab le disk or networ k drive because the[...]

65 Fing erprin t Reader Limit ations in Use  Passwor d Ba nk *4 li mitations : The fol lowing web pages ca nnot be supporte d. Web pages which are create d by the fo llowi ng technol ogies: • Web forms c reated on the fly us ing Jav aScri pt. • Web forms whi ch looks as one form (e.g. l ogin fiel d, password field), but inter nally cre ated [...]

66 Fing erprin t Reader NOTE  The data enrol led in the finger print sens or is not image data. Y ou cannot restore fingerp rint image d ata from the da ta enrolle d in the fi ngerprint s ensor . 1 Disable Power-on Security A Log on to Windo ws as an Adminis trator . B Click (S tart) *6 - [All Programs] - [Protec tor Suite] - [Control Ce nter]. [...]

67 Fing erprin t Reader • The compu ter res tarts. *6 Window s XP: [start] S tarti ng Over If the spec ific s olutions for your p roble m in Finge rprint R eader (  page 121 ) do n ot work, you can u se these instruct ions as the last m easure and start over . H owever , please n ote that you c an lose you r data - passwo rds, se cret ke ys an[...]

68 Modem <Only for model with modem> CAUTION  Y ou cannot connec t the mode m to the following line s. • Interphone •I n t e r c o m s •I S D N  Be sure to connec t the te lephone c able into the mo dem port, n ot into the LAN po rt.  Use a sur ge protec tor since the modem m ay be da maged by a s udden high voltage s urge that[...]

69 Modem The com puter auto matic ally res umes f rom sle ep *2 when the telepho ne connec ted to t he modem r ings. Y ou will ne ed software to keep the compu ter in id le state wa iting for a phon e call, and i f you prefer , to turn the c ompute r to sleep *2 again afterwa rd. For further i nformat ion, ref er to the i nstruc tion ma nual of the[...]

70 Modem A Click o r on the notifi catio n area and click [Mo re power op tions] - [Change when the compu ter sleeps]. Click [start] - [Control Pan el] - [Pe rformance and Mainte nance] - [Po wer Options] - [P ower Sc hemes]. B Set the ex pected c ommunicati on time for th e sleep *2 sett ing. NOTE  This fu nction do es not wor k when the compu [...]

71 LAN CAUTION  Do not con nect the tel ephone c able to the LAN port. 1 T urn off the computer .  Do not us e sleep *1 or hibe rnat ion. 2 Slide downward a nd open the cover , and connect the cabl e. Connect t he LAN port (A) and t he network s ystem (server, HUB, etc.) using a LAN cable. 3 T urn on the computer . NOTE  The com municati o[...]

72 LAN NOTE  With this functio n enabl ed, powe r is cons umed even if the c omput er is in s leep *1 , h ibernati on, or powe red off. Be su re to use the AC adap tor .  Even when a passwo rd is set i n the Setu p Utility and [Pass word On B oot] or [P assword On Resum e] is se t to [Enabled] , enterin g the passwor d is unn ecessary for tur[...]

73 LAN Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Pe rformance and Ma intenance] - [ System] - [Hardw are] - [Device Manager ] - [Network adapters] and double-cl ick [Intel(R) 82577 LM Gigabit Net- work Connection], and then click [Advanced]. 6 Click [Enable P ME] in [Property] and select [Ena bled] in [V alue], and then click [O K]. NOTE  The com puter[...]

74 LAN 3 Click [Power Manageme nt], add (to enable) or remove (to disable) check mark s of [Allow the computer to turn of f this device to save power] and [Allow this device to wake the computer] *3 , and then cl ick [OK] .  We recomm end yo u to make t he above 2 setti ngs ON/OF F simulta neously . NOTE  The com puter may s tart up if ac ces[...]

75 D isabl ing/En ablin g Wirele ss Communicat ion <Only for model with wireless LAN, wireless W A N, and/or Bluetooth> There a re sever al ways o f disabl ing an d enablin g wireles s comm unicatio n.  The wirel ess swi tch on the left side of the com puter (b elow)  Wirel ess S wit ch Util ity (  page 76 )  Settings in the [A dv[...]

76 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication  Double- click , , , o r on the notificat ion area .  Click [s tart] - [All Programs] - [In tel PROSet W ireless] - [W iFi Conn ection Utility ]. NOTE  If you uni nstall the Wirel ess Switch Uti lity , set the wirel ess switch to ON be forehand.  Do not turn on/off the switch rep eatedl y a[...]

77 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication  T o change the function of the wireless switch In the d efault set ting, th e wirele ss switc h enable s dev ices tha t you selec t turn ing the wir eless switch o ff last time . Y ou can change th is functi on. [Selec t s the de vice for w hich to t urn the de vice status on eac h time wit h the d[...]

78 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication Checking the st atus of the wireless connection NOTE  The Wi reless S witch U tilit y should also be inst alled s o that the W ireles s Connec tion Di sable Utilit y works. The Wire- less S witch U tility has alr eady bee n ins talled at th e factor y .  T o use the ut ility , set [W ireless Swit[...]

79 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication  St atus indication After installation , the Wirel ess Connec tion Disa ble Util ity is aut omatical ly started afte r a user is lo gged in. An icon appe ars on the notifi cation ar ea. : Indicat es that • the uti lity is en abled, and • the wir eless connecti on is disable d since a LAN ca ble [...]

80 Wireless LAN <Only for model with wireless LAN> CAUTION  Do not use wireless LAN on airplanes, in hospit als, or in other locations where wireless LAN signals may affect dev ices. Follow th e instruc tions of ai rline compani es and hosp itals. If yo u use the co mputer in these lo cation s, turn off the wir e- less LA N.  T o avo id[...]

81 Wireless L AN D T urn on wirel ess LAN in the Wire less Swit ch Util ity (  p age 76 ). NOTE  Y ou can us e the foll owing pro cedure ins tead of turning on wireless LAN in th e Wireles s Switc h Utility . A Click (S tart) - [Control Panel ] - [Adjust com monly used mobilit y settings] . B Click [ T u rn wire less on] in [Wir eless Ne twor[...]

82 Wireless L AN B Input ne cessary informa tion an d add chec k mark s for [S tart this c onnect ion automa tically ] and [C onnect even if th e network is not br oadca sting] and click [Next] . 1 Double-click / / on the notification area. The [Intel ® PROS et/Wirel ess] scr een ap pears.  When or i s display ed, skip s tep 2 . 2 When you doub[...]

83 Wireless L AN 1 Click on the notification area and click or . 2 Click [802.1 1a En abled] or [802 .1 1a Disabled].  A standard us er needs to enter an adm inistrator password. NOTE  In some c ountries , commun ication using IEEE802 .1 1a (5 GHz wireless L AN) standar d is rest ricted b y law .  The Wirel ess Swi tch Utilit y ico n ( or [...]

84 Wireless L AN If you e nable or dis able 80 2.1 1 a us ing the pop-up m enu o f Wire less S witch Utility , th e settin g in [Device Manager ] will be accor dingly changed as bel ow . Settings in Device Manager Settings in Wirel ess Switch Utility When 8 02.1 1a is enabled When 802.1 1a is disab led [6. 802.1 1a/b/g ] [4. 802.1 1b/g] [802.1 1a ,[...]

85 Bluetooth <Only for model with Bluetooth> Y ou can ac cess i nterne t and o ther Blu etooth d evices without conne cting ca bles. NOTE  Communic ation is establishe d through the Blueto oth ante nna (A). Do not blo ck the antenna ar ea with y our hand or body .  T o use Bluetoo th, set [Bluetooth ] to [En abled] ( default ) in the [A[...]

86 Hard Disk Drive T o change y our har d disk d rive, contact Panasoni c T echnical Suppor t. CAUTION  Back up all the i mportant data b efore remov ing the h ard dis k drive.  If you nee d to read t he hard di sk data on anoth er comp uter for repair or any ot her purpos e, set [Har d Disk Loc k] to [Disable d] in the [S ecurity] menu of t [...]

87 Hard Disk Drive C Pull th e tab (C) of th e hard disk drive and slide i t out of the slot.  To i n s e r t A Insert the hard d isk dr ive unti l it sur ely fits in the slot. B Close th e cover and slide t he latc hes (D a nd E) ba ck to lock the cove r . 4 Insert th e batter y p ack (  pag e 3 0 ). *1 Window s XP: standby CAUTION  Confi[...]

88 Setup Utility Y ou can ma ke the setting s of the c omputer ’s operating enviro nment (pass word sett ings, startu p drive selecti on, etc .) 1 T urn on or r estart the c omp uter . 2 Pres s F2 or Del while [Pana sonic] boot screen is displayed s oon af ter the computer st art s the st artup procedure. When [En ter Pas sword] is d isplayed, en[...]

89 Setup Utility Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. Product Inf ormation System Information BIOS Information *1 When the mounted memory cap acity is 4 GB or less, A vailabl e Memory is 2 GB . When the mounted memory cap acity is more t han 4 GB , Ava ila ble M emory is 8 GB (3.25 GB for 32bit OS). Information Men u Language En glish J[...]

90 Setup Utility Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. Main Configura tion Main Menu System Date • Day of the Week/Month/Day/Y ear. • Y ou can us e Ta b to mov e the cursor . [xxx xx /xx/xxxx] System T ime • 24-hr . styl e. • Y ou can us e Ta b to mov e the cursor . [xx:x x:xx ] T o uch Pad Disabled Enabled T o uchscree n Mode ?[...]

91 Setup Utility <Only for the model with Dis crete Video Control ler> Switchab le Grap hics • Select wh ich o ne of the two graph ics proc essing units (GPUs) is use d. • When [ Switchab le] is s elected ( default v alue), [P ower Sav ing Video] is a utomatic ally ena bled when the c omputer s tarts up. • When [Powe r Saving Video ] is[...]

92 Setup Utility *1 The sub menu that appears when [Conc ealed Mo de Confi guratio n] is se lected: Envi ronme nt Normal T emperatu re High T emperatu re Auto Current S tatus • Only wh en [Enviro nment] is se t to [Auto]. Depending on the battery status, eithe r “Normal T emper ature” or “High T emperatur e” is dis playe d. X Conceale d M[...]

93 Setup Utility Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. *2 The sub menu that appears when [ CPU Confi guration] is selected: Peripheral Configur ation Advanc ed Me nu X CPU Configurati on Enters the sub- menu *2 . Execute -Disable B it Capability • [Enabl ed] indica tes that this co mputer supports ha rdware- based Data Execution Prev e[...]

94 Setup Utility *3 The sub menu that appears wh en [Serial Port Se ttings] is s elected: *4 The sub menu that appears when [ Wireless Configu ration] is selected : Serial Port A Disabled Enabled Auto I/O IRQ • Can be changed on ly when [Serial Port A] is set to [Enabl ed]. 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ7 2E8/IRQ5 Serial Port B Disabled Enabled Auto I[...]

95 Setup Utility Modem • Only fo r model w ith int ernal mo dem Dis abled Enabled Express Card Slo t Dis abled Enabled PC Card Slot Dis abled Enabled SD Slot Dis abled Enabled IEEE1394 Port • Only fo r model w ith IEE E 1394 i nterface Dis abled Enabled Smart Card • Only fo r mode l with Sm art Card slot Dis abled Enabled USB Po rt Dis abled [...]

96 Setup Utility Boot Option Priorities  T o change the boot order The def aul t ord er i s [U SB Flop py Di sk *5 ] [H ar d Di sk ] [C D/ DV D Dr iv e] [ LA N] [ US B Ha rd D i sk] [ USB CD/ DV D Dri v e].  Press Enter on the boo t device you wa nt to chang e and s elect the boot devi ce from the follow ing me nu. • When a selecte d boot d[...]

97 Setup Utility Boot Prompt Configura tion Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. Security Menu Setu p Utilit y Pro mpt • When [Setup Utility Prompt] is se t to [Disabled], the m essage “Press F2 fo r Setup / F12 fo r LAN” is not displayed on [Panasonic] boo t sc reen. However , F2 and F12 will work even if the message is not displ[...]

98 Setup Utility Save Op tions Boot Over ride Exit Menu Save V alue s and R eboot T o reboot the sy stem after sav ing the c hanges. Reboot Wi thout Sa ving Chan ges T o reboot the sy stem with out saving th e changes . Save Cur rent V alues T o save the cha nges for all Setup option s. Load Pre vious V alu es T o load previo us va lues for all Set[...]

99 Icon Enlarger Y ou can enl arge the screen items suc h as char acters, i cons, title bars and curso r . CAUTION  “Icon E nlarger ” will n ot start up if the disp lay res olution i s set lo wer than 1 024 × 768 dots. NOTE  A part of th e enla rged me nu or some s creen it ems may be h idden. In this ca se, o verlay the curs or to di sp[...]

100 Loupe Utility Y ou can ma gnify the specifi c part of the s creen. 1 Click (S t art) - [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [Loupe Utility]. 2 Click [OK].  appears on the not ificatio n are a. If d oes not ap pear on the are a, click . 1 Point the cursor at the p art of the screen y ou want to ma gnify . 2 Press and hold Alt , and right-click. [...]

101 Loupe Utili ty 1 Click on the notification area and right-cli ck . 2 Click [S ettings] . [Show/hide shortc ut s assignment]  When us ing th e external m ouse/ touch pad A Click [Mo use/T ouch pad] B Click a combin ation o f Alt , Ctrl , and Shift , and add the chec k mark. (Multip le keys can be co mbine d; for exa mple, Ctrl + Alt ) C Click[...]

102 Hardware Diagnostics If it appea rs that th e hardwar e installed in this co mputer is not op erating properly , you can use the PC-Di agnostic Utility to determin e whethe r or not the re is a p roblem. If the ut ility disc overs a probl em in the h ardware, contact P anasonic T echnical Support. Software can not be che cked us ing this utilit[...]

103 Hardware Diagnostics *10 Only f or model wi th T ouchscreen  When t he video d iagnosti c check is running , the dis play ma y be di storted, a nd when t he audi o diagnos tic chec k is ru nning, sounds may be generate d from the speak er . T here are no t malfun ction s. NOTE  For the hard disk a nd memor y only , you can selec t standar[...]

104 Hard ware D iagnos tics 3 Pres s F9 . At the c onfirmati on mess age, sele ct [Y es] and press Enter . 4 Pres s F10 . At the c onfirmati on mess age, sele ct [Y es] and press Enter . The c omput er wi ll re st art. 5 While [Panasonic] boot sc reen is displ ayed, press and hold Ctrl + F7 unt il “ Pleas e Wait” appears at t he bottom of t he [...]

105 Hardware Diagnostics B Click t he icon fo r the har dware tha t is n ot to be checked , so th at the ico n is displayed i n gray (B). When ru nning a c heck on t he memo ry or the h ard d isk, clic king the icon onc e will turn on the extended diagno stic ch eck ( “FULL” (C) will be disp layed below the i con); cli ck agai n, and the i con [...]

106 Hard Disk Backup/ Restore Function [Backup and Restore Center ] and [Sys tem Recov ery Opti ons] allow y ou crea te a back up of the entire h ard disk d ata, which can be us ed to rec over from hardw are fail ure. T o create a backup of the en tire hard d isk to a nother s torage me dia (e.g., externa l hard di sk): Use [ Back up compu ter]. T [...]

107 Hard Disk Backup /Restore Function NOTE  If p ressi ng F8 does not d isplay [System Recovery Optio ns], use the Produ ct Recov ery DVD-RO M for W indows 7. A T urn off the com puter and inse rt the C D/DVD driv e into the multi media pocket (  p age 34 ). B T urn on the computer , and press F2 or Del while [Pa nasonic] boo t scree n is di[...]

108 Hard Disk Data Erase Utility When dis posing t he compute r or trans ferring th e owner ship, eras e all ha rd disk da ta in order to avoid d ata leakage. E ven if you era se the data or initial ize the ha rd disk using n ormal W indows comm ands, the data ca n be read with so me spec ial soft- ware. Use the hard disk data er ase util ity to er[...]

109 Hard Disk Data Erase Utility  If the password is requested , enter the Su pervisor Passwo rd. 6 Set the Product Recovery DVD-ROM into t he CD/DVD drive. 7 Select the [Exit] menu, then s elect [ TEAC DV -W28XX X ] in [Boot Override]. 8 Pres s Enter . The c omput er re sta rts .  If [En ter Passwo rd] is d isplaye d during the follo wing pr[...]

110 Technical Information Close the commu nicat ions so ftware before using the powe r savi ng functi on.  If the power s aving function (sleep *1 or hi bernatio n) is a ctivated while co mmunicat ions s oftware is used, the n etwork c on- nection may be in terrupte d, or the p erforma nce may be adver sely affected . In this cas e, restart the [...]

111 Techni cal Info rmation The COM ports of the computer are assig ned as be low .  COM1 : Se rial Port A  COM2 : S erial Port B (Port rep licator *2 /Car mounter *2 )  COM3 : GPS *2 *2 Optiona l If you ch ange the assignmen t, the s erial devi ces may no t work pr operly . Serial Device s[...]

112 Error Message Follow the instruc tions bel ow when an error m essage appears. If the p roblem p ersists or if th e error me ssag e is not sho wn here, co ntact Pana sonic T echnic al Sup port. Error Messa ge Solution Bad Sys tem CMOS An error has occ urred in the memory of system s ettings. T his oc curs when the memory content i s chang ed by [...]

113 Troubleshooting (Advanced) Refer to th e followin g instr uctions when a p roblem o ccurs. If t he remedi es indi cated in t he cha rt do not sol ve the pr oblem, contact Pana sonic T echn ical Sup port. Fo r a software pr oblem , refer t o the in structi on manual of the software. • T o chec k the com puter ’s usage stat us (  page 127 [...]

114 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) *1 Window s XP: standby  Sleep *1 or Hibernation Cannot enter sleep *1 or hibe rnation automatic ally .  Disco nnect per ipheral device s.  If you c onnect to a network using wi reless LAN func tion, sel ect the profi le and connec t to the ac cess poin t (  page 81 ).  If you d o not use w ireles [...]

115 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) *2 Window s XP: [start] *3 Window s XP: [start]  Key boar d Only n umbers can be input.  When th e indi cator is on, the ke yboard i s in ten -key m ode. Pre ss NumLk to canc el. Only cap ital letters c an be inpu t.  When th e indica tor is on, the keyboa rd is i n Caps Lock mode . Press Caps Lo ck to [...]

116 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) Access point is not detect ed.  Shorte n the dis tance between t he com puter and the acce ss po int, and tr y the detecti on again.  Confir m the follo wing s ettings: • [Wire less LA N] in the [Adv anced] me nu of the Setup Uti lity Confirm that [Wir eless LAN] is set to [E nabled] (  pa ge 94 ). •[...]

117 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) A periphe ral d evice does not work .  Install the driver.  Contact the m anufac turer of the device.  When op eration resu mes from sl eep *5 or hibe rnation, devices such as a mouse, modem and card s may no t function properl y . In th is cas e, restart the comput er or rein itial ize the d evice. [...]

118 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) The RAM module i s not recog nized.  Inse rt the R AM module correctl y .  Use the compatibl e RAM mod ule (  page 44 ).  Check th e [Inform ation] menu in the Setup Uti lity (  pa ge 89 ). If the RAM mod- ule is not rec ognized, turn off the com puter and rein sert the RAM modul e. Y ou do not k n[...]

119 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) *5 Window s XP: standby LAN tran smiss ion speed slows d own noticea bly . Poor pe rformance during d ata trans- mission via a PC Card ( e.g., dist orted video imag e when w riting to a DV camera using an IEEE139 4 PC Card) . <Only fo r mode l with wir eless LAN> Wireles s LAN connecti on is cut.  T ry [...]

120 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) *6 Window s XP: standby Cannot in put using the touc h pad.  Set [T ouch Pad] to [Enable d] in the [M ain] m enu of the S etup Utility (  page 90 ).  The to uch pad may b e dis abled by some mous e driv ers. Chec k your mo use’s operat ing in structi ons. <Only fo r mode l with touc hscreen> Cann[...]

121 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed)  Smart Card (only for mode l with Smart Card slot) Cannot us e a Sm art Card.  Insert the Smart Card co rrectly .  Set [S mart Card] t o [Auto] in t he [Ad vanced] menu of th e Setup Uti lity (  pag e 95 ).  T o use a Sma rt Card, you need a spec ified so ftware and d river .  Fingerprint R ead[...]

122 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) Sensor do es not work.  Exported passport can help you if you need t o replace th e sensor. • Log o n to Wind ows as an Admin istrator . Y ou can a lways ac cess the c ompute r by usin g your W indows log o n password . In conve nient m ode, any u ser ca n acces s the com puter by using your Wi ndows log on [...]

123 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) User cann ot use enr olled fi nger . (e.g . injur y)  It is s trongly recomm ended t o enroll at least two finger s to avoi d this pr oblem. If you enr olled m ultipl e finger s, si mply use o ther fin ger . If you only enrol led one finger that can b e used, we recomme nd to us e the [Man age Fing erprin ts][...]

124 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) Repl acing s ensor .  If you n eed to rep lace a no n-functi oning fin gerprint r eader , follow this proc edu re. Enrollm ent to th e hard di sk: If enr ollment to ha rd di sk is u sed, “Pr otec tor Suite ” has not stor ed any dat a on the d evice and th erefore has no pr oblem to conti nue after you re p[...]

125 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) *7 Window s XP: [start] Removin g data from the r eader .  When en rollment to the dev ice is used , passport data is stor ed to the device. T o remove i t, go to the [Delete user data] passpor t wizard an d dele te existing passpor ts. “Lift Finger ” is di splaye d during opera- tion.  Y ou can tempor[...]

126 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) *8 Window s XP: [start]  Others No resp onse.  Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open T ask Ma nager an d close the s oftware applic ation .  An inp ut screen ( e.g., password input s creen at s tartup) may be hidden behind another window . U se Alt + Ta b to check.  Shut do wn by sli ding and holdin g the [...]

127 Trou ble shoo ting (A dva nc ed) Y ou can ch eck the comput er ’s usage status in the PC I nformatio n Viewer . Y ou may need this info rmation w hen ca lling Pa na- sonic T echn ical Sup port f or advi ce. NOTE  This com puter per iodical ly recor ds the ma nageme nt inform ation of the hard di sk etc. Th e maxi mum data vol ume for each [...]

128 Trou blesho otin g (Ad vanc ed) 2 Pres s Ctrl + Alt + F7 . 3 When the s creen copy me ssage appea rs, cli ck [OK]. The sc reen im age is s aved in [ Docume nts] *1 1 folder .  Altern atively you c an sa ve a cop y of the screen in the followin g proced ure. Click (S tart) *10 - [All Programs] - [Panas onic] - [ PC Inform ation Viewer] - [ Sc[...]

129  Discl aimer Computer specifi catio ns and man uals ar e subject to chang e without n otice. Panason ic Corpo ration as sumes n o lia bility for damag e incur red direc tly or i ndirect ly from e rrors, om ission s or disc repancies between the comput er and the manual s.  T rademar ks • Microsoft, Windows , Windows 7, t he Window s log[...]