Panasonic CF-18 manual

1 P ersonal Comp uter Reference Man ual Model No. CF- 18 Series XP W e reco mmend that t his Reference Ma nual be pr inted.[...]

2 Read Me First  Some of the illu strations in this manual ma y differ slightly in shap e from th e actual items i n order to m ake the e xplanat ion easi er to unde rstand.  If the use r has logge d on withou t the ad ministrator auth orit y , some funct ions may not be ex ecutab le, and som e screens ma y be not displayed as shown in this m[...]

3 Read Me First The ter min olog y in ( ) is the one used in [Intel(R) 82852 /82855 GM/GME Graph ics Contro ller Prop er ties]. T o dis pla y [Intel (R) 82852/82 855 GM/G ME Graphics Controll er Prop er ties]: Select [star t] - [Co ntrol P anel] - [Other Control P anel Options ] - [Intel(R) E xtreme Graphi cs]. About Displa y Mode Inter nal L CD (N[...]

4 Key Combinations CA UTION  Do not press the f ollowing k ey combin ations repeate dly in (quick) succe ssion. Also, do not pres s different key combinat ions qui ckly one after another.  Do no t pr ess the f oll ow ing k e y com bin ation s whil e usi ng th e to uch pa d (e xternal mouse), tou chscreen , tablet buttons, or other ke ys. NO T[...]

5 Key Combinations Fn + F3 Display change (When the exte rnal display is co nnected) By press ing this key combin ation, you can se lect either an ex ter nal di splay , int er nal LCD or simultaneo us. (  page 67 ) This key combinat ion doe s not wor k when [Command P rompt] is set to "F ull Scree n". CA UTION  Do not pre ss another[...]

6 Key Combinations Fn + F4 Speaker on/off switch Pressing this key combinatio n tur ns on/o ff audio from the i ntern al speaker and headpho ne jack. NO TE  Disabling the speakers will also disable the warnin g beep.  Speakers conn ected to th e USB por t canno t be muted. OFF (MUTE) ON Fn + F5 Fn + F6 V olume control (down) V olume control ([...]

7 Key Combinations Fn + F9 Remaining capacity of the batter y pack Pressi ng th is ke y combinat ion disp la ys the remaini ng batter y ca pacit y on the s creen. When t he batter y pack is inse r ted in the co mputer (example )  In no rmal temperature m ode (  page 52 )  In hi gh t emper ature mode (  pa ge 52 ) When t he batter y pack[...]

8 Key Combinations There ar e two Fn ke y functi ons as follows:  Fn key l o ck f un ct io n After Fn is pres sed once, it s tays in the "pr essed" pos ition un til anothe r ke y is pre ssed. This is co n venient when i t is diffic ult to pre ss two buttons simultaneo usly .  P o pup windows display ON/OF F 1 Run the Hotk ey Se ttin[...]

9 Key Combinations 3 Select [O K]. NO TE  The Fn key loc k function also work s with Fn and other ke ys (e.g.  ,  ) as ide from Fx *2 .  Each us er can sel ect separate settings f or whether or not to us e the Hotkey settings. *1 If MUTE is set, y ou wil l not hear a beep . *2 " Fx " indicat es an y func tion k e y from F1 to [...]

10 LED Indicators Po w e r s t a t u s  Not lit P ower off / Hib er nation mo de  Green Po w e r o n  Blinki ng green Standby mode Batter y p ack stat us  page 50 Caps L ock This in dicator lights green when Caps L ock is presse d. Subsequen t non-sh ifted inpu t is capit alized. NumLk (Num er ic key) This indi cator ligh ts green whe n[...]

11 Tablet Buttons When the Windows screen i s displayed, you can use the ta b let buttons to perform the following operations. Button Functio ns F unct ion D escri pti ons LCD brig htness contro l :down :up Pressin g these buttons adjusts the brigh tness of the LCD .(  page 4 ) Input P anel Pressin g this button tur ns the s oftware k e yboar d [...]

12 Tablet Buttons NO TE  If the com puter is s et to disp la y the pass word input s creen when resuming f rom the screensaver , the input pane l, enter , and ro tation buttons will not wor k while th e scree nsav er is op erating.  Immediate ly after Windows is star ted up , or the W indows logon screen (or the W elcome screen) is displ a ye[...]

13 Tablet Buttons 1 Select [star t] - [All Prog rams] - [P anasonic] - [T a blet Buttons Se ttings]. 2 Select th e tab let butt on y ou want t o change and sele ct [Chan ge]. 3 Select the function to be assign ed to the bu tton from the [Action] list.  When you select [Press a key or key combinati on], selec t the keys box and press th e ke y or[...]

14 Tablet Buttons NO TE  On the W indows logon screen or Welcome screen, the tablet buttons canno t be disabled.[...]

15 Touch Pad Use the to uch pad to mov e the cur sor on the s creen and p erf or m comp uter operatio ns. A. W o rk S urface (T ouch P ad) B. Left Button C. Right Bu tton The touc h pad has the following two modes o f operation. T ypical mouse op erations use the area (F ): When no c heck mar k is adde d f or [Intell iMouse Wheel mo de], [Hor izont[...]

16 Touch Pad  When you are not sure whether an appl ication is compatible with th e Microsoft ® wheel function or not, tr y usi ng both mod es. Depending on the appl ication, the re are cas es wher e scr ollin g ma y not be poss ib le wit h ei ther m ode . Changing the mode o f the touch pad A Display the setti ng menu. Selec t on the task bar [...]

17 Touch Pad Double-T ap ping/Double- Clicking double-tappin g or d ouble-clicking Dragging T wo quick taps, but on the second ta p leaving your finger down (applying pressu re) and moving it on the wor k surface. or While ho lding down the button, m oving your finger o n the work surface. Scroll *1 Scroll a docu ment. (rotate th e wheel) *2 Micros[...]

18 Touch Pad *1 The mo v ement s will d iff er depe nding on the app lication . *2 Opera tions to f ollo w when using an e xternal Mi crosoft ® In telliM ouse™. *3 Opera tion ap plicab le to the Micros oft ® Inte lliMous e™ Whee l mode . CA UTION  Do not rem ov e [touchpad /touchscr een] in the f ollowing m enu. [star t] - [Control Panel] [...]

19 Touch Pad NO TE  The double-tapp ing spee d of the touc h pad can be chang ed using the f ollowing me nu. [star t] - [Control P anel] - [Print ers and Other Ha rdware] - [Mo use] - [T ap an d Buttons ] - [Double-click Speed]  The touch p ad cannot be used i n the Setup Utility . When y ou want to use an e xter nal mouse through t he e xter[...]

20 Touch Pad 9 F ollowing the op erating ins truc tions of th e connect ed e xter nal mouse or trac kball, install the necessar y dr iver . When y ou want t o re-en able the touch pad and touchscre en 1 Uninstal l the driv er or appli cation so ftwa re of a n e xter nal mouse or trac kball. (Ref er to the oper ating in structions of the e xternal d[...]

21 Touch Pad C At [Welcome to the Hardware Update W izard], sele ct [No , not this tim e], and then selec t [Ne xt]. D Select [In stall from a list or spec ific loca tion] and t hen selec t [Next]. E Select [Do n't search. I will choos e the dr iv er to i nstall.] and then sele ct [Next]. F Select [Have Disk], input [c :utildr iv ersmous e][...]

22 Touch Pad  By desi gn the touch pad is to be used wi th a finger tip onl y . Do not place any objec t on the work sur f ace or p ress down forcefully with s har p-pointe d objects (e.g., nail s) or hard objects that can leav e mar ks (e.g., pen cils a nd ball po int pens) .  T r y to a void having any harm ful subs tances such a s oil, c o[...]

23 Touchscreen Y our compute r is equip ped with a t ouchscr een functio n allowing you to p erf or m the sa me operations as the touc h pad or mous e by touching the surface of the di splay with the stylus (included ). If the cursor cann ot be point ed correc tly with t he stylus, perform [Ca libration]. (  page 25 ) The following explanation g[...]

24 Touchscreen NO TE  T o r ight-clic k: A Select on the ta skbar . chang es to . B Selec t the objec t you want to righ t-click. changes to .  If you make a mistake and select , s elect to retur n to . CA UTION  When the inter nal LCD is used alone or with an extern al display simulta neously , the touchscr een function will not wor k pro[...]

25 Touchscreen Configuring the T ouchscreen When nee ded, the touc hscreen can be co nfigured using the f ollowing step s. 1 Displa y [Mouse Prop er ties] screen. Selec t on the taskbar and then sele ct [T ouchS creen] or selec t [T ouchScree n] in [star t] - [Control P anel] - [Pr inters an d Other Har dware] - [Mouse ]. A. Double click settings S[...]

26 Touchscreen  Use the st ylus in cluded wit h the compu ter . Do not use penc ils, implem ents with shar p tips or hard ob jects for screen op erations.  Do not plac e any object on the sur f ace or press down forcefully with shar p-pointe d objects (e.g., nails ), or har d objects that can leave mar ks (e.g., penci ls and b all point pens)[...]

27 Software Keyboard The software keyboard enables you to perf orm the same operati ons as the inter nal keyboard by touching the s creen with the stylu s (inclu ded). 1 Press the inpu t panel b utto n . A. The system menu is di splay ed.(  page 28 ) B. The software keyboard will be m ov e d to the four cor ners of the scre en. C. One tap : Us e[...]

28 Software Keyboard display does not mat ch the language se t f or the applic ation, the inp ut will be correct as long as the ke yboard la yout changes i nto the appr opria te language.  Characters c annot be i nput through the so ftware k eyboard whe n the [Comma nd Prompt] screen is set to "Fu ll Screen ".  The sof tware ke yboa[...]

29 Software Keyboard NO TE  The curr ency symbo ls (A) displ ay ed on the numer ic ke ypad ar e set usin g the f ollowin g menu. [star t] - [Control Panel] - [Date, Time, Lang uage and Re gional O ptions] - [Re gional and Langua ge Optio ns] - [Reg ional Opti ons] - [Custo mize] - [Currenc y] - [Curr ency symbol].[...]

30 Panasonic Hand Writing Simple characters and figur es like signat ures and ar rows can be made by using the work surface of the touc h pad or t he touchscr een, and c an be saved to a file as a bitmap (.bmp) for m a t .  Any change to the size o f an image must be made bef ore begi nning to d ra w . If th e image size is cha nged aft er the d[...]

31 Panasonic H and Wr iting top-le ft par t of the work sur face of the touch pad will be displ a yed in the top-left par t of the P an asonic H and Wr iting wi ndow . A Selec t or se lect [T o uch P ad mode] in [Opti on]. B Draw a character o r figure usin g the to uch pad. Deter mine the position to begin drawing wh ile press ing down on the r ig[...]

32 Panasonic H and Wr iting • Objects wi th an extremely shar p ti p , like scre wdr ivers and nails. • Objects th at leav e mar ks, like ball- point pens.  When usin g the touchscr een, do not perform a drag operati on by the touch pad or the ex ter nal mo use as the movement wil l be input on the displ a y .[...]

33 Display Rotation After wi ndows is star ted up , you can rotate the disp la y and per f or m the touc h pad and touchscr een operations in the r otated mode. 1 Press the rotation b utton . Each ti me this button is pressed, t he screen d isplay rotates coun ter-clockwise by 90 ° .(  page 34 ) NO TE  Y ou can also rotate the display b y se[...]

34 Display Rotatio n By using t he Display Rotati on T ool, you can change th e setting s of the di splay rotation. 1 Right-clic k on the taskbar , and then select [Setting]. 2 Change the setti ngs. A. The display rotates to th e angles with checkmar ks in the order that t hey are shown. R emov e the checkmar k from a ny angle positi ons (except fo[...]

35 Display Rotatio n  If a vide o is play ed while the display is rotate d, the pic ture may not be di splay ed proper ly or th e sound m a y be broken up. This problem can b e cor rected by rotating the disp la y to [0 de grees].  The touc h pad scro ll, zoom, and d ata zoom funct ions do no t work wh ile the disp lay is rotated.  The dis[...]

36 Standby/Hibernation Functions If you use the sta ndby or hiber na tion function , you can shu t down the compu ter withou t closing p rograms and do cumen ts. Upon restar ting your co mputer fr om eithe r the stand by or hiber natio n mode, you can immed iately c ontinue work ing in al l programs, or docume nts that were open at the time th e co[...]

37 Standby/H ibernation Fu nctions • Standby In [star t] - [T ur n O ff Computer], s elect [Stand By]. • Hiber na tion In [star t] - [T u rn O ff Computer ], press and ho ld Shift , then se lect [H iber nate]. Setting f or Using the Hibernation Mode At the tim e of purc hase, the com puter is s et so that hib er nation mod e can be u sed. 1 Sel[...]

38 Standby/H ibernation Fu nctions • When playing/r ecording a udio file s and dis playing images (such as MPEG fil es). • When us ing communi cations software or the network fun ction. • When using PC Cards. (If these cards fail to work proper ly , restar t the com puter .) • When an externa l mouse is connecte d to the se ria l por t. [...]

39 Standby/H ibernation Fu nctions  Entering the standb y or hiber nation mode 1 Slide t he power s witch (A); at t he beep *1 s ound, release y our fi nger . The comp uter will enter eithe r the stan dby or hiber natio n mode, dependi ng on the setting . CA UTION  After rele asing your f inger from the power s witch, do not touch th e power [...]

40 Standby/H ibernation Fu nctions The comp uter will enter eithe r the stan dby or hiber natio n mode, dependi ng on the setting .  When en teri ng the stan dby or hiber na tion mo de, close the di splay correctl y . If you do not do so , (for e xample, if you open the d isplay soon after you close i t) the compute r ma y not enter standby or h[...]

41 Standby/H ibernation Fu nctions Using the Displa y When [Sta nd by] or [Hibe rnate ] is sel ected as the settin g f or [When I close the lid of my por table co mputer] (  page 3 9 ), you can res ume operati on using the f ollowin g procedur e. 1 Open the displa y . Even if the di splay is closed afte r the co mputer ha s entered either t he s[...]

42 Security Measures T o prevent unauthor ized access of your co mputer , the vario us secur ity me asures are pro vi ded be lo w . *1 Y ou need to se t the Supervisor P ass word b ef orehand . NO TE  Windows has a secur ity fun ction that di ff ers from the above securi ty measur es. F o r detailed informati on, refer to the Wind ows help . [...]

43 Security Measures 4 Only when the Supervisor P ass word has b een set: Enter y our pass word at [Ente r Current P ass word] and press Enter . 5 Enter y our pass word at [Ente r Ne w P ass word] and press Enter .  T o disable the Super viso r P assw ord Press only Enter . 6 Re-enter y our pass word at [Conf irm Ne w P ass word] and pre ss Ente[...]

44 Security Measures NO TE  When the Super vis or P assword has not bee n set, the U ser Pass word can no t be set. Set th e Super viso r P assw ord if you ha ve not done so . (  page 42 )  T o dis able the User P assword, star t u p the Setu p Utility wi th the Su per visor Pass word. 1 Run the Setup Utility . (  page 88 ) 2 Usin g eit[...]

45 Security Measures NO TE  Y our password will not be displayed on the screen.  Only u p to sev en alphanume ric c haracters can b e used. • There is no distinc tion between up per and l ower case letters. • Use only the upper horizonta l row of numeric ke ys to inpu t your passw ord. • Do not inpu t your passw ord while holding d own [...]

46 Security Measures 4 Select [E nab le] or [Disab le].  T o ena ble the P ass word on bo ot Selec t [Enable] and pres s Enter .  T o di sable the P assword on boot Selec t [Disable] and pr ess Enter . 5 Press F10 and sele ct [Y es], then press Enter . Star ting Up When the P ass w ord on boot is Set The sc reen sh own at left is d isplay ed.[...]

47 Security Measures  The hard di sk lock function o nly wor ks with the in ter nal hard di sk. This func tion does not work with the sec ond hard disk or th e e xter nal har d disk. Setting the Hard Disk Lo c k (enab ling, disabl ing) 1 Run the Setup Utility . (  page 88 ) 2 Usin g either  or  , select [Security]. 3 Usin g either  o[...]

48 Computing on the Road One of th e main features of notebook-ty pe compu ters is th at you hav e the power of computin g a wa y from your home or office. In the following, informati on is provided on how to maxim iz e us e of th e bat tery pac k whi ch is ne cess ary f or such comput in g.  Four Important P oints • POIN T 1 Be sur e to charg[...]

49 Computing on th e Road  Before stepp ing awa y from y our computer , pr ess Fn + F7 to put y our computer in the standb y mode (  page 6 ), or Fn + F10 to put y our computer in the hibernation mode (  page 7 ) If you plan to l eav e the compu ter for a long per iod of time, we recomme nd using the standby mode or hiber natio n mode as o[...]

50 Battery Power Use the Battery Indicator to Chec k the Battery Status Batter y In dicator Batter y Sta tus Not lit Batter y p ack is not connec ted or ch arging not be ing performed. Orange *1 Charging in progre ss. Green *1 Fully-ch arge d. Blin king g reen In hi gh t emper ature mo de , the b atte ry is disc harg ing to th e lev el that c orres[...]

51 Battery Power *1 When the A C adapt or is con nected. *2 In high t emper ature m ode, the le vel th at corresp onds t o an 80% c harge f or nor mal temper ature mode is displa yed as [100%]. NO TE  This com puter prev ents ov ercha rging of the b atter y by recharging only when the remaini ng power is less tha n approx. 95% of capaci ty after[...]

52 Battery Power z When th e batter y p ack is not inse r ted in the com puter NO TE z In the following ca ses, there m a y be a diff erenc e between th e remain ing batter y capacit y displayed on the indica tor and th e actual rem aining ba tter y capac ity . T o corr ect th is , perf orm "Bat tery Recali bra tion ." ( Î page 55 ) • [...]

53 Battery Power NO TE z After switching fr om [Nor mal T emperature ] to [High T emperat ure] or vice v ersa, the remaini ng batter y capacity will not b e displayed proper ly until th e batter y p ack is complete ly discha rged or ful ly charge d. z In the [ A uto] mode: Once th e computer h as automa tically switched from [N or mal T emperat ure[...]

54 Battery Power When the Remaining Ba ttery Charge Becomes Low The following is factor y default setti ng. Abov e se ttings can b e changed . A Displa y [Alarms] screen. Select [star t] - [Con trol P anel] - [Perf o r mance and Maintenan ce] - [P ower Option s] - [Alar ms]. When re maining b atter y ca pacity falls to 10% [Low batter y ala r m] Wh[...]

55 Battery Power B Set ala rm operations an d remain ing batter y lev e l for operating alar m fu nctions. When di sabling the s peaker by pressing Fn + F4 , the sou nd alar m is al so disab led. A. When maki ng a setting f or [When th e alar m goe s off, the compu ter will] in [Alar ms ] - [Alar m Action]: Add a c heck mark f o r [Force stand by o[...]

56 Battery Power 1 Conne ct th e A C adap tor . 2 Close a ll applica tions. 3 P erform "Ba tter y Recalibration". A Selec t [star t] - [All Programs] - [P a nasonic ] - [Batter y Recalibration ]. B At the c onfir matio n message, sele ct [Star t].  P erf or ming "Bat tery Recalibratio n" at frequent i nter vals degrades the b[...]

57 Battery Power The battery pack is a consumable item an d t heref ore will require repl acement (CF-VZSU30A). If the battery oper ation time becomes noticea bl y short, and if perf ormance is not recov ered e v en after e xecuting Batt er y Recalibration, we recommend that the battery be replaced. CA UTION  Do not touc h the ter min als on th [...]

58 Battery Power B Slide the latch down, and then withou t releasin g it, open the cover (B). C Pull the ta b (C) on the batter y pa ck and remov e it fr om the com puter . 3 Inser t the batt er y pac k. A Slide the batter y pack inward u ntil it i s fir mly in pla ce. B Close t he cover until it c licks into pl ace. C Lock the cov er by sliding th[...]

59 PC Cards Y our compute r has two PC Card slots. These slots conform t o the P C Card Sta ndard; the ref ore, communi catio ns or SCSI d evices, etc., may be u tilized.  T ype I (3.3 mm) or II (5.0 mm) : T wo ca rds can be used si multaneou sly .  T ype III (10.5 mm): One ca rd can be used onl y in the s lot 1. CA UTION  Check the PC Ca [...]

60 PC Cards Inser ting a PC Card 1 Unloc k the cov er by sliding the latch (A) to the r ight. 2 Slide the latch d own , and th en with out rele asing i t, open the co ver (B) as illustrated. 3 Simply slide the PC Card r ight-sid e-up until it snaps into pl ace. Refer to the operating instr uctions o f each ca rd on how to in ser t the card. CA UTIO[...]

61 PC Cards inser tion. D o not tr y to f orce the car d all th e wa y in. Y ou may damage the slot, making it i mpossible to remove the card. Removing a PC Card CA UTION  Do not rem ov e a PC Ca rd while your com puter is in the standby or hi ber nation m ode.  When two PC Cards ar e inser ted , perform the f ollowin g procedure ( from Ste p[...]

62 PC Cards 5 Loc k the co v er by sliding the latch to th e left. NO TE  If the button is sticking out, pres s it back to its origi nal position .[...]

63 RAM Module Use a RAM module me eting the R AM module specific ations be low . If a mod ule is use d that does not meet the specific ations, there ar e cases i n which data m ay become unusable or the computer ma y not op erate proper ly .  RAM modu le specifi cations: 200 pins, SO-DIM M, 2.5 V , DDR S DRAM, PC2100 (For inf or mation on the RA[...]

64 RAM Module 2 T ur n the comp uter ov er and rem o v e the s cre ws (A), th en rem ov e the co v er (B ). 3 Inser t/Remov e RAM module .  Inse r ting th e RAM modu le A Slide in the mod ule at an angle. B Press t he modu le down until t he right and le ft hooks lock i nto place.  Removing th e RAM modu le A Gently open the left and r ight h[...]

65 RAM Module CA UTION  Be sur e the cables of the speaker do not c aught when closing the cover . NO TE  If the RAM modu le is recogn ized correctly , the total size of the main un it memor y an d RAM modul e memor y is displayed on the [Informa tion] menu of the Setup Ut ility (  page 90 ) . If the RAM mod ule is no t recogn ized, power [...]

66 Port Replicator A por t replic ator is available as an option ( CF-VEB 181). This device el iminates the hass les of having you connec t/disco nnect the v ari ous cables when carr yi ng your computer around and allows a variety o f peri pherals to be connecte d includ ing a head phone or mi crophone, etc. The por t replic ator connec ts to the e[...]

67 External Display 1 P ow er off y our comp uter . ( ⇒ Operating I nstr uctions "Star ti ng Up/Shut ting Down") Do not co nnect or discon nect devices while the computer i s in the s tandby or hiber nati on mode. 2 Connect the e xter nal d ispla y . Connect the extern al display to the exter nal disp lay por t (A) on your computer . 3 [...]

68 External D isplay the dr iver disk that was su pplied wi th your monitor . [star t] - [Control Panel] - [Appe arance and Themes] - [Di splay] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Mon itor] - [Pr oper ties ] - [Driver] - [Upda te Dri v er]  If a pictu re is not di splay ed prop erly , l ower the le vel of [Hardware a cceleration] in the foll owi ng m [...]

69 External D isplay • The pop-up window displ a y ed by Fn ke y combin ation is shown only on the pr imar y de vice . • Do not u se the displ a y rotati on functio n.  When ch anging the prim ar y device ([1]) and seco ndar y device ([2]), be sure to change them in t he following menu. If you use oth er proced ures, the wind ow ma y not be [...]

70 External D isplay  When the displa y domain f or the Extended Deskt op is changed, there ar e cases the w allpaper and icons become d isplaced.  W allpaper : C hange the s etting for the wallpap er .  Icons: R ight-click on the desktop, and se lect [Arrang e Icons B y] - [Auto Arrange].  When an animate d pointer is used f or the mou[...]

71 USB Devices NO TE  The USB floppy disk dri v e (CF-VF DU03) and the USB CD/D VD drive can be connect ed via the USB connec tor of ei ther the comp uter or a po r t replic ator . Before star ti ng up Windows, howe ver , only the USB con nector o f the compu ter can be u sed.  A USB floppy disk dri v e other than the Panasonic CF- VFDU03 USB[...]

72 USB Devices Removing USB de vices CA UTION  Do not rem ov e a USB device whil e your comput er is in th e standby or hiber nati on mode.  Sav e impor tant dat a and clo se each appl ication. 1 Disab le the de vice funct ion. A Select on the tas kbar and s elect the USB device, then select [ Stop]. B Follow the on-scr een instr ucti ons. (T[...]

73 USB Devices  Use the wr ite-prote ct tab (A). This is a must for preser ving imp or tant da ta. This pr e v ents your data from bei ng erased or overwritten.  The USB floppy disk dri ve cannot be used at the sam e time as other floppy disk dr ives.  Do not dir ectly open applica tion file s (e.g., Microso ft W ord, Micr osoft Exc el) wh[...]

74 Modem CA UTION  Do not u se the PB X inter nal phone li nes inst alled in company offi ces. Doin g so may lead t o a fire o r electr ic sh ock.  It is not possible to conn ect the mo dem to any of th e f ollowing li nes. • Inter nal hom e phones •I n t e r c o m s  Be sure to connect the modem tel ephone ca b le into th e modem por [...]

75 Modem With this function, if th e telephone that is con nected to th e modem ri ngs in the standby mode, the power of the c omputer auto maticall y switches ON. This func tion is conv enient when using au tomatic i nf or matio n receiving a pplicati ons such a s a F AX app licatio n. When us ing this func tion, it i s necess ary to ru n a softwa[...]

76 Modem answer" (with the software ap plication th at is able to mainta in the cond ition to recei ve telephone calls) to a sma ll value. *1 T o displa y th e setting f or [Syste m standb y], Select [s tar t] - [Contro l P anel ] - [P erformance an d Mainten ance] - [P ow er Optio ns] - [P owe r Schemes]. NO TE  This func tion does not wor[...]

77 LAN When us ing the co mputer as a network computer, some addition al settin gs may hav e to be made depe nding on the usag e condition s. W e recomme nd asking your syst em admin istrator or the pe rson in ch arge of th e network. CA UTION  Do not con nect the m odem telep hone cable into the LAN por t. 1 P ow er off y our comp uter . ( ⇒ [...]

78 LAN NO TE  If you are una b le to c onnect to the networ k (when th e indica tor of your HUB u nit does not light ): A Display [Device Manager] s creen. Select [Dev ice Ma nager] in [star t] - [Control Panel] - [P erf or mance and Maintena nce] - [S ystem] - [Ha rdware]. B Select the networ k adaptor you are using fr om [Network adapters]. C [...]

79 LAN  The Wak e up from LA N functio n will not operate under the f ollowin g conditions : • When the c omputer has been shu t down. • When the p ower s w itch is slid over f or f our sec onds or l onger to tu rn off the power (e.g., when the computer hangs). • When the AC adaptor and batte ry pack are removed from the comp uter or reatt[...]

80 Wireless LAN Only for models with wire less LAN If you use a wire less LAN, you c an use a netwo rk with out cable connec tions.  Wire less LA N comm unic atio n meth ods • Infrastr uctur e mode F or data transactions be tween two or more c omputers with w ireless L AN functions, using an acce ss poin t • Ad hoc m ode F or direc t data tr[...]

81 Wireless LAN  Do not u se wireless LAN o n air planes , in hospita ls, or in other location s where wireless LAN signals ma y aff ect the oper ation of de v ices in the vicinity .  Abide by ins truc tions reg arding us e in air planes and hosp itals.  If you intend to use the com puter in t he environments descr ibed above, turn off the[...]

82 Wireless LAN T ur n on/of f the wire less LAN fun ction power using Intel ® PR OSet /Wir eles s So ftw are . NO TE  Before using a wireless LAN , tur n the w ireless LAN on (at the time of pur chase, the wireles s LAN is s et to [Wirel ess Off]) . 1 Displa y [Intel PR OSet/Wireless] screen. Double-click / / (when t he wireless LAN is on) or [...]

83 Wireless LAN T o use the wireles s LAN, se t the prof ile usin g the following procedure. The se ttings will var y for different network environments d epending on the networ k syst em being us ed. For more details, as k your system ad ministrator or the person in ch arge of the network . CA UTION  Set prof iles for each user u sing the f oll[...]

84 Wireless LAN 5 Mak e necessary changes an d sel ect [OK].  For security , we recomm end that you enable encr yption . For inf or mation on h ow to set the enc r yption, as k your system ad ministrator or the per son in char ge of the n etwork a nd refer to the acces s point’ s operating instructio ns. 6 Select the pr ofile y ou ha v e set a[...]

85 Hard Disk Drive T o cha nge your hard di sk dri v e, contact P ana sonic T echnic al Suppo r t. CA UTION  Be sur e to back up all i mpor tant da ta before changin g the hard disk dr iv e.  Y ou can erase the data before cha nging the hard disk dr ive. ("Hard Disk D ata Erase Util ity")  If [Hard Di sk Lock] is set t o [Enable][...]

86 Hard Disk Dri ve B Slide the latch down, and then withou t releasin g it, open the cover (B). C Pull th e tab (C) on the hard disk drive and remove it from the compu ter .  Inse r ting th e hard di sk dr ive A Slide the hard d isk drive inward until it is fir mly in place. B Close t he cover until it c licks into pl ace. C Lock the cover by s[...]

87 Hard Disk Dri ve NO TE  Wheth er the hard disk is proper ly recogn ized or not can be confi r med in [Informa tion] menu of the S etup Utili ty (  page 9 0 ). If the hard disk is not rec ognized, power off the computer and inser t it agai n.[...]

88 Setup Utility The Set up Utility is a utility f or settin g the comp uter's op erating environment (pa ss word settings, s tar tup dr ive selectio n, etc.). T he f oll owing six menu items are available. [Informati on], [Main] , [Adv anced], [Secur ity], [Boo t], [Exit] 1 T ur n on or re star t the com puter . 2 Press F2 while [ P an asoni [...]

89 Setup Utility K e y Oper ations  F1 T o dis pla y the c orrespondin g "help" file.  Esc T o displ a y [Exit] menu.   T o move among the items.   T o move among the menus.  F5 F6 T o move among the v alues.  Enter T o disp la y sub-men u of ea ch ite m sele cted b y  or  .  F9 T o set default setti[...]

90 Setup Utility  P arameters (Under line i ndicates s ettings at th e time of factor y shipme nt.) Sele ct the lan guage for displaying the Setup Utility . Inf ormation Menu Language: [En glish] Model No.: CF-xxx xxxxxx Ser ial No .: xxxxxxx xxx CPU T ype: xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx CPU Speed : x.x x GHz BIOS : Vx.xxL xx Embed ded Con[...]

91 Setup Utility *1 Tim e is show n in 24 -hr . sty le. *2 Dat e is shown i n orde r of Mon th/Day/Y e ar . *3 This ite m is dis pla ye d only w hen [En vironme nt] is set to [A uto]. Dependi ng on t he battery status , either "Normal T emper ature" or " High T emp eratur e" is dis pla y ed.  P arameters (Under line i ndicate[...]

92 Setup Utility *4 The dis pla y de stinat ion in c ases w here Wind ows is no t running is set here . If an e xternal dis pla y i s not conn ected, all inf ormation w ill app ear on the i nternal LCD ev en if [External Moni tor] or [Simul taneou s] is selected . After Windo ws star ts up , the screen is displa yed on th e disp la y des tination s[...]

93 Setup Utility *2 This ite m is displ a ye d only when the setti ng of e ach port is [Enab le]. *3 [Disab le] is a utomatic ally set when [L AN] is set to [Dis ab le]. Serial P or t B Disab le Enable Au t o I/O IRQ *2 3F8/IRQ 4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ7 2E8/IRQ5 Modem D isab le Enable LAN Dis ab le Enable Boot up f rom LAN *3 Disa b le Enable Wirele ss L[...]

94 Setup Utility NO TE  When the Setup Ut ility is star ted u p with the U ser P assword; • [Set Supe r visor P assw ord] an d [Hard Disk Lock] will not b e display ed. • [P ass word on boo t], [Setup Ut ility Pro mpt], [Boot First Menu] and [User Pass word Protect ion] will be displayed, b ut canno t be se t. • The User Passw ord can be c[...]

95 Setup Utility *1 When [Setu p Utilit y Prompt] is s et to [Di sab le], the m essage " Press F2 f or Setup / F12 f or LAN" is not disp la y ed on [P anaso nic] boot scree n. Ev en if t he mess age is no t disp la yed, F2 and F12 will wor k. *2 Setting imposs ible when th e Supervisor P ass word is not se t. User Pass word Protecti on No[...]

96 Setup Utility *1 This is displa yed e ven if a flopp y di sk driv e is no t connect ed or [L egacy U SB Support] is set to [ Dis- able] on [Advanc ed] me nu. The f ollowing d rive can be u sed f or star tup (reco mmended ). P ana sonic USB fl oppy disk dr ive (o ption al. C F-VFD U03) *2 "+" is disp la y ed if the de vic e that can be [...]

97 Setup Utility *1 This ite m is not displa y ed when s tar ting up the Setu p Utility w ith the User P assw ord. *2 Only d ispla yed when a bac kup area is c reated.  P arameters Exit Menu Sav e V alues & Exit Exit W ithout Saving Chan ges Get Default V alues *1 Load Pr e vious V alu es Sav e Curren t V alues Hard Disk Bac kup / Restore *2[...]

98 Technical Information Only th e f ollowing re solution s are s uppor ted . Do not se lect other resoluti ons.  800 x 60 0, 1024 x 7 68, 1280 x 1024 pixels If the power saving func tion (stand by or hiber nation mode) activates while communic ations software is bei ng used, the networ k conne ction may be interr upted, or performanc e may be a[...]

99 DMI Viewer This com puter co nf or ms to the spe cification s of the De sktop Man agement Int erf ace (D MI). The DMI Viewer can be us ed when you want to know infor mation on the inter nal system s this computer suppor ts, s tar ting with the CPU and memor y . 1 Select [DMI Vie w er] from [ star t] - [All Progr ams] - [P anasonic]. The sc reen [...]

100 Icon Enlarger If the cha racters, icons, title bars, mouse cu rsor , o r other item s are to o small a nd diffic ult to see on th e scree n, use the "Icon En larger ," and cha nge the screen di splay b y switching among [Nor ma l Size], [Large Size], and [E xtra Large Size].  Characters on Inte rn et screens *1 displ a y ed on In t[...]

101 Loupe Utility If the cha racters, images, or oth er items ar e too sm all and di fficult t o see on th e screen, enlarge a par t o f the screen that you want to see as if usi ng a magn ifying glas s.  When us ing Loupe Utility f or the fi rst time, run it from th e [star t ] menu.  Run Loupe Utility 1 Select [star t] - [All Programs] - [P[...]

102 Loupe Util ity Enlargi ng a P ar t of the Screen 1 P oint the c ursor ( ) to the place on t he screen whe re y ou w ant to Enla rge . 2 Right-click while pressing Alt .  The area in dicated by the cursor wi ll be enlar ged.  Double-cli ck on in th e taskba r , or r ight-c lick on and s elect [Show Lo upe] to show the enla rged displ a y .[...]

103 Loupe Util ity 1 Right-click on the taskbar . 2 Select [Sett ings]. Changing the ope ration when showing/hi ding t he enla rged- display window Set key combina tions for displ a ying the e nlarged- display window by using a n external m ouse, touch pad, o r ke y board.  When us ing the exter nal mous e/touch p ad A Select [Mo use/T ou ch P a[...]

104 Loupe Util ity  Select whether to mak e the displa y enlargement 2x or 3x.  Right-cli ck , and then sele ct [2x enlargemen t] or [3x enlargement ].[...]

105 List of Error Codes When tur ni ng on the c omputer , if one o f the following error codes or message s is disp lay ed, follow the instr uctio ns shown below . If the problem persists, or if the error code or message dis play ed is not shown here, contact P anasoni c T echni cal Suppor t. Erro r Co de/M essa ge Action 0212: K eyboar d error [...]

106 List of Error Co des Press < F2> to Setup  Wr ite down the error d etails an d press F2 to r un the Setup Uti lity . Co nfir m the s ettings, and chan ge the settings to the app ropria te values as need ed. (  page 88 ) Operatin g S ystem not found The OS is not pr operly installed on t he floppy disk or the hard dis k that you are [...]

107 Dealing with Problems (Advanced) When a pr oblem occurs, refer to this pa ge. If a problem appear s to be rel ated to a s oftware applica tion, rea d the software re lated manual . If you still canno t troubleshoot the problem, contact P ana sonic T echn ical Su ppor t. Y ou ca n use the PC Informat ion Vi e wer to ch eck the computer 's u[...]

108 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) When r esuming f rom the stan dby or hiber nati on mode, [Enter Pass word] does not appear even if a passw ord has been set in the S etup Utility  Even when a password has been s et in the Setu p Utility , [E nter P ass word] does not appe ar when th e compute r resumes from the st andby or hibe rnati on mod[...]

109 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) When the previous item is no t the cause  Press F9 in the Setup Ut ility . Th is will res tore the Se tup Utility's s ettings to their default values (e xcept the password settings ).  T r y r emoving al l per ipheral devices.  Check a disk error us ing the following p rocedure. A Display [Local D[...]

110 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) When the batter y pa ck is used, the screen i s darker than w hen the AC adapto r is conn ected  Press Fn + F2 and adjus t the bri ghtness. Note, howe ver , that whe n the br ightness is increas ed, the batt er y run ning time will bec ome shor ter . Br ightness c an be set to separate levels f or when the A[...]

111 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) [Advanced] and [B oot] menu can not be regi stered  Restar t the S etup Utility with the S uper viso r P ass word. Some ite ms in [S ecur ity] menu c an not be regi stered  Restar t the S etup Utility with the S uper viso r P ass word. F9 does n ot work  Restar t the S etup Utility with the S uper viso[...]

112 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced)  Batter y Indicator The red i ndicator lights  Th e batter y lev el is ver y low (the c harge is ap pro x. 9% or less). Conne ct the AC adapto r . Y o u can use the comp uter when the batte ry indica tor light is orange. If you do not hav e an AC adaptor , sav e y our data and power off your computer. Aft[...]

113 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) When you want to use the keyboard in the T ablet mo de  Use the software keyboard(  page 27 ).  Displa y Rotation The di splay cannot be change d and the operati on of the tou ch pad and the touchsc reen do not match the d isplay angle  When s ome appli cations ar e ru nning, the display ma y not b [...]

114 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Cannot ch eck the compu ter’ s MA C addres s  Check the c omputer’ s MAC address using the f ollowing pr ocedure: A Display [Comm and Pro mpt]. Click [star t] - [ All Programs] - [Accesso ries] - [Command Prompt]. B Input [ipc onfig /all ], and pr ess the Enter key . C Wirele ss LAN’s MA C address ( on[...]

115 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced)  Networking: Wireless LAN ( only f or models with wire less LAN) Access point is not detected  Shor ten the dis tance bet ween the c omputer and t he access point, and tr y the detecti on again.  It may take some tim e bef ore the access po int is dis pla yed in [A vailable Networ ks]. Wait a moment. ?[...]

116 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Cannot communica te with the acc ess poin t  Confir m th at the acces s point is on.  Confir m th at the following settings match wit h the access p oint. If these setting s do not mat ch, confir m th e access point se ttings, and do the settings on the com puter aga in. • Net work nam e (SSI D or ES SI[...]

117 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Comm unic atio ns w ith a ccess p oint are cut of f  Shor ten the dis tance bet ween the c omputer and t he access point, and tr y the detecti on again.  If the re are multip le access points a side from th e access point to whi ch this comput er is conn ected, co nfirm that different ch annels have been [...]

118 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Y our per ipheral does no t work  Make sure a dr iver is i nstalled .  Conta ct the manuf acturer of the product.  When op eration resu mes from the standby or h ibern ation mod e, de vices such as a mo use, modem or P C Cards m a y not func tion proper ly . I n such cas es, you will ne ed to restar t [...]

119 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) USB flop p y disk dr ives do not work as a boot dri v e  Only the P anasoni c CF-VF DU03 USB fl opp y disk d rive (opt ional) can be used.  Do no t connect the floppy disk dr ive to the USB hub or the US B connector of the po r t re plic ator f or t his comput er .  Make sure [Legacy USB Suppor t] is s[...]

120 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) The following ph enomena oc cur  The LAN transmi ssion speed slows down dramatic ally  P oor performanc e when forwarding data vi a a PC card (e.g., unsta b le vid eo images wh en wri ting videos to a D V cam era using a n IEEE13 94 PC card)  <Only for models with wireless LAN> Wireles s LAN co n[...]

121 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Unable to read/wr ite to the hard disk  Y our dr iv e or fil e may not hav e been pr oper ly set.  Check to se e if the hard disk is full. If it i s full, dele te unne cessar y file s.  Y ou cann ot use a ha rd disk d rive for which [Enable] has b een sele cted i n the [Hard Di sk Lock] setting o f the[...]

122 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced)  Sound The so und is no t heard  T r y c hanging the mute by pressing Fn + F4 or Fn + F6 . V olume does not ch ange when Fn + F5 or Fn + F6 is pr essed  If the Windows so und function i s not ac tive , the volume will n ot change e ven if is displ ay ed. The aud io is di stor ted  A udio di stor tio[...]

123 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) When tr yin g to play back video fil es using W indows ® Media P la yer , the messag e [Codec req uired] ap pears, and the fi le canno t be play ed ba ck  Some v ideo file s use a C odec that i s not ins talled as a standard. In these cases, if you pla y back the video fi le after con necting t o the Inter [...]

124 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Is it neces sar y to ena b le the W indows Fire wall ?  The W indows Firewall is a se cur ity function designed to protect your c omputer from un author ized access via the Inte rn et and othe r e xter nal n etworks. The fi re wall regula tes the dat a e xchange d between the co mputer an d the exter- nal ne[...]

125 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Problem with Web page d isplay (no displ a y; disp la y is complete ly whi te; adver tisement s, logon, an d other po p- ups a re not di splay ed)  In Wind ows XP , secur ity functi ons have been strengthe ned with r egard to Web content s. One of the se is the “P op-up B loc ker , ” whi ch may pre v ent[...]

126 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) The me ssage “ Y our compu ter mig ht be at risk” is disp la y ed  This messag e is displ a yed by the “Secur ity C enter” fu nction i n Windows XP . The “Se curity Center” is a function that monito rs the lev el of safety in Windows secur ity se ttings in or der to op erate the compu ter safely [...]

127 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) is di spla yed  Th is messag e is dis pla yed because th e “Automatic Updates ” setting i n the “Secur ity C enter” is disabled or is not set. (Se ttings have not been m ade at the time of purchase.) “Automatic Up dates” is a fun ction tha t regular ly ch ecks whether hi gh-prior ity update p rog[...]

128 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) Y ou can use t he PC In f orm ation Vi e wer to che ck the computer's us age statu s, and use this informati on when calling Panasonic T echn ical S uppor t f or advi ce. (If you hav e not lo gged o n with the ad ministrator authori ty , s ome informat ion will be display ed as [N ot F ound].)  Runn ing[...]

129 Dealing with Prob lems (Advanced) C When a message "The copy of the scree n was sav ed..." is di splay ed, sele ct [OK]. [pcinfo .bmp] file will be saved in [My Docu ments] folder . If [pcinfo .b mp] file alread y e xists, it wil l be overwritten. ( If [pcinfo .bm p] file i s set as a " Read-only" or "Hi dden" file[...]

130  Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Matsushita E lectri c Industr ial Co., Ltd. with all r ights reser ved. No par t of this manual may be reproduc ed in any form without the prior writt en per mission of Matsushi ta Electr ic Indus trial Co., Ltd. No paten t liability is assumed w ith respect to the use o f the inform ation cont ained [...]