Panasonic CF-S9KWAZZ1M manual

1 Reference Manual Personal Comp uter Model No. CF-C1 Series Model No. CF-F9 Series Model No. CF-S9 Series We reco mmend t hat this Re ference Manual be printed.[...]

2 Read Me First  “Genuine Wi ndows ® 7 P rofessi onal (3 2-bit)” o r “Gen uine Win dows ® 7 Pr ofessi onal (64-b it)” is i ndica ted as “Wi ndows” or “Windo ws 7”.  In this m anual, “Genuine M icros oft ® Windows ® XP Profess ional S ervice Pa ck 3 ” and “Gen uine M icroso ft ® Windows ® XP T ablet P C Edit ion Se [...]

3 Read Me First  Sound ( e.g. MP3, W MA) and video (e.g. MP G , WMV) recorded in PC Cards an d SD Me mory Cards may be i nterrup ted during p layback. I f this happens, c opy them to the h ard dis k drive an d play ba ck.  Sound and video i n A VI fi les may be in terrupted or produc e a time- lag during playbac k. If this happe ns, Click or [...]

4 Using the Touch Pad In this s ection, i llustrati ons of the CF-C1 Se ries are used as e xamples. Use the T ouch Pad to move the cursor on the scre en and per form com puter ope rations. A. W ork Sur face (T ouc h Pad) B. Lef t Butt on C. Right Button Function O peration Moving the Curso r Move th e tip of y our finge r lightly over the work su r[...]

5 Using the Touch Pad NOTE  Y ou can ch ange the s peed of the double -clic k or the operatio ns of mous e buttons by cli cking (S tart) - [Control Panel] - [Hardwa re and Sou nd] - [M ouse]/ [start] - [Co ntrol Pane l] - [P rinter and Other Hardwar e] - [Mouse].  The T ouch P ad uti lit y (  pag e 6 ) Y ou can s croll con tinuou sly by tr[...]

6 Using the Touch Pad Using the T ouch Pad Utility Y ou can scr oll eas ily by tra cing a cir cle on th e T ouch Pad. NOTE  Externa l mouse d rivers cannot be used a t the sa me tim e as the T ouch Pad utility . 1 Make the following settings to use the horizont al scr oll. Once the s ettings h ave been made, it is not nece ssary to mak e the sam[...]

7 Using the Touch Pad 3 Remove your finger from the p ad, then place y our finger in the appr opriate area to begin scrolling. The fin ger posi tion on th e T ouc h Pad ca n be chan ged us ing the T o uch P ad utilit y . (  page 8 ) This explana tion assume s in t he default setting. *1 If t he horizon tal s croll func tion has not been e nabled[...]

8 Using the Touch Pad *2 When t he hori zontal scroll f unction h as not be en enable d, any sc rolling w ill be v ertical scro lling.  The sc reen will n ot s crol l if you trac e tow ard th e cen ter of the T ouc h Pad.  On scre ens that cannot be scrolle d (e.g., des ktop s creen), if you sc roll, the compu ter may try to scrol l the scr e[...]

9 Using the Touch Pad 4 Click [OK]. NOTE  Beca use the T ouch Pad utility a nd the Virtua l Scrol ling func tion both offer scrolli ng functions th at use the T ouc h Pad, thes e two fe atures cann ot be used simultaneou sly . If you try to use them at the s ame time, a messag e may be d isplayed a sking y ou if you want to enabl e the T ouc h P[...]

10 Using the Touch Pad  By desi gn, the T o uch Pad is to b e used wi th a finger tip only . Do not place any obje ct on th e work sur face or press d own forcefully with sha rp-pointed objec ts (e.g., nai ls) or ha rd objects tha t can l eave mark s (e.g., p encils and ball point p ens).  T ry to avoi d having any ha rmful su bstances, suc h[...]

11 Screen Input Operation <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> The scre en of your c ompute r allows y ou to per form the sam e operati ons as th e T ouch P ad or mo use by to uching i ts surface. <Only for model wi th digiti zer> The com puter su pports, usi ng the dig itizer pen(includ ed) and y our fing ers. <Only for model wi th touchs creen[...]

12 Screen I nput Opera tion  T o right-click  Y ou can c hoose eit her of the two w ays belo w .  T ouch and hold th e obje ct with the pen ( included ), and r elease th e pen wh en a cir cle surroun ding th e obje ct appears . <Only for model w ith digitizer>  Press a nd hol d the button (A) of t he digiti zer pen, and the n touc[...]

13 Screen I nput Opera tion A T ouch the item you want t o right-clic k and c ontinue tou ching un til is com pletely displayed. B Move the pen (include d) away f rom the s urface o f the disp lay . Moving the pen (inc luded) away fr om the sur face of the displa y before has not co mpletely displa yed will result i n a lef t click .  When ne ed[...]

14 Screen I nput Opera tion The foll owing oper ations may not be possib le dependi ng on t he applic ation progr am being used.  T o right-click T ouch an d hold the objec t with the fi nger and releas e the pen wh en a ci rcle surr ounding th e obje ct appe ars.  Change the sett ings for the sc reen  When need ed, the screen settings can[...]

15 Screen I nput Opera tion CAUTION  If a change is mad e to the dis play re solution , or the cur sor canno t be pointed corre ctly w ith the pen ( includ ed), be su re to calibra te the scre en. (  page 15 )  When mous e driv ers ar e installed (e .g., Intelli Mouse) , the scree n funct ion may n ot be used .  When t he operation of p[...]

16 Screen I nput Opera tion 4 If [User Account Control] is displayed, cl ick [Y es]. 5 Using the digitizer pe n or finger , touch each of the “+” t a rget marks one by one, and then click [Y es].  Calibration by a st andard user NOTE  Perfor m the follo wing c alibration for e ach user . 1 Run [T ablet PC Se tting s]. Clic k (start) - [Co[...]

17 Screen I nput Opera tion 5 Click [OK] for the digitizer pen opera tion, or [Finished] for the finger operation. <Only for model with touchsc reen>  Calibratio n by an administrator NOTE  At firs t, log on to Windows as an adm inistra tor , and perform this ca libration.  Rotate the di splay t o pri mary la ndscape before per formi[...]

18 Screen I nput Opera tion  Calibratio n by an administrator If an admin istrato r performs calibrat ion on ce, oth er admin istrators will not need to do e ven if multipl e user acc ounts are cre - ated. This does n ot need to b e perfor med two tim es or mo re for on e compute r . 1 Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [P rinters an d Other Hard[...]

19 Screen I nput Opera tion <Only for model with digitizer>  The sc reen uses electro magnetic inductio n and m ay not wor k prope rly near strong el ectrical field or magnetic field s uch as: • Near A M radio base station or rel ay station an tennas • Near CRT dis plays th at gene rate strong electro magnet ic field noise Move the s c[...]

20 Tablet Buttons <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> NOTE  The T ab let buttons work when th e Windows screen i s display ed.  The T ab let buttons may not work imm ediate ly after Windo ws is started up or t he Window s logo n screen ( or the Welcome scre en) is dis played. NOTE  Y ou can have different setti ngs for eac h user .  On the W[...]

21 Tablet Bu ttons T o change the functions of t he LCD Brightness buttons 1 Open the Dashb oard for CF-C 1. Press (USER) butto n. 2 Select a function in [Brightness buttons]. Brightnes s Up/Dow n: Use the buttons to adjust the LCD br ightness (defaul t setting) Page Up/Do wn: Use the butt ons to co ntrol page up/dow n Up/Down Arrow k eys: Use th e[...]

22 Display Rotation <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> After Windo ws is s tarted up, you can rotate th e displa y and per form the T ouch P ad and s creen oper ation s in the ro tated mode. 1 Press (Rot ation) button.  T o select the angle and rot ate the display When using the computer in the t ablet mode  Press (Rotat ion) but ton. When t he c[...]

23 Display Ro tatio n By using th e Disp lay Rotation T ool, you can c hange the setti ngs of the d isplay r otation. 1 Click on the notification area and right-click . Right-cli ck on the notifica tion area. 2 Click [S etting. ..]. 3 Change the settings. A. Ch anging the angle in the lap top mode (Defaul t: Keep Ang le) B. Ch anging the angle in t[...]

24 Display Ro tatio n NOTE  If you shu t down W indows wh en you r otate the displ ay , the T ouch P ad and sc reen do n ot match th e disp lay angl e next time you start up Wi ndows f or a few s econds.  The T ou ch Pad an d the s creen m ay not matc h the dis play ang le if you chan ge displ ay prope rties or I ntel(R) Graphic s Media co nt[...]

25 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 T ouch Pad (ext ernal mous e), scree n or o ther key op erations .  Do not u se the ke y combin ations be fore you log on to Windo ws. Wait until th e hard di sk dri ve indic ator turns o ff. On the Se t[...]

26 Key Co mbin ations Fn + F3 Display switchin g (  pag e 9 9 ) When an externa l displ ay is c onnect ed you ca n change the operat ing mo de. (The change you m ade may n ot be e ffective until Enter is pr essed.) Y ou can al so chan ge the op era ting m ode b y pres sing + P . Compu ter o nly Duplic ate Exten d Proj ector only • Af ter pr es[...]

27 Key Co mbin ations Fn + F4 Speaker on/off NOTE  Beeps do n ot soun d if you t urn off the spe aker so und. OFF (MUTE) ON Fn + F5 Fn + F6 Vo l u m e ( Fn + F5 = down / Fn + F6 = up) NOTE  When fi ne-tunin g the soun d volume , press and hold Fn , and press F5 or F6 inter mitte ntly . Fn + F7 Activate sleep / standby (  page 62 ) __ Fn + [...]

28 Key Co mbin ations Y ou can ma ke two sett ings: • Fn key lock When you press Fn , the key is lock ed (pr essed- down) until y ou pres s another key . Use this when p ressin g difficult key combinat ions. • Pop-up icon on/off 1 St art up the Hotkey Sett ings. Click (S tart )/ [s tart] - [All P rograms] - [Panas onic] - [Hotkey Setti ngs]. 2 [...]

29 Software Keyboard <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> Y ou can use th e Software Keyboar d instea d of the on- screen k eyboard of T able t PC Inp ut Pane l. By usin g the So ftware Keyboar d, you can cha nge the si ze of the Software K eyboa rd, and c an use the numeric keypad. NOTE  Y ou cannot uninstall T abl et PC In put Panel . When you enter[...]

30 Software Keyboard 1 Click (A). 2 Add a check ma rk to the function you want to use.  [Auto Move] The s oftware keyb oard m oves aut omatic ally to avoid ov erlappi ng the sel ected window .  [Auto Restore] The so ftware keyboa rd minimiz ed on the notif ication ar ea will be restore d when you c hange the inp ut mode. This may not work on [...]

31 Software Keyboard T o start the Software Key board usi ng the table t button, pr oceed as follows . 1 Open the Dashb oard for CF-C 1. Press (USER) butto n. 2 Click [Change se ttings] in [T ablet buttons]. The [T able t PC Se ttings] / [T abl et and Pen Settings ] scree n appears. 3 Select [Input Panel] under [T ablet button]. 4 Click [Change…][...]

32 Hand Writing Utility <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> Y ou can make a bitmap fi le (.bmp) of a sim ple charac ter and a figure suc h as signat ure by ha ndwritin g on the touch pad and the scr een. CAUTION  Do not use the Fast User Swi tching fu nction wh ile Hand Wri ting Utilit y is acti ve. NOTE  The displ ay of Hand Writing Util ity may [...]

33 Dashboard for CF-C1 <Only for CF-C1 Se ries> Y ou can perfo rm the fol lowin g operations easily by usi ng the Dash board for CF-C1. 1 Open the Dashb oard for CF-C 1. Press (USER) butto n. 2 Make the opera tion. [Battery 1] [Batter y 2] Check the remainin g battery cha rge for the ba ttery pack 1 ([Batte ry 1]) and the battery pack 2 ([Bat[...]

34 Dashboard for CF-C1 D Make c hanges on the scr een that ap pears. E Click [O K], and the n [OK]. [Resolution] Set the s creen res olution and s creen o rientation / color quality as follo ws. A Click [Cha nge se ttings]. B Make setti ngs on the screen tha t appears. C Click [OK ]. [Brightness butt ons] Assign di fferent functions to (LCD B right[...]

35 Dashboard for CF-C1 Y ou can la unch appl ication program s easil y by re gistering them to the Dashbo ard for C F-C1 sc reen. Log on to W indows a s an admi nistrato r , and proceed a s follows. 1 Open the Dashb oard for CF-C 1. Press (USER) butto n. NOT E  When the re are 13 or m ore func tions, c lick o r to go t o the next or prev ious pa[...]

36 Dashboard for CF-C1  Changing settings and deletin g applicatio n programs First lo g on to Wi ndows a s an admi nistrat or . 1 Open the Dashb oard for CF-C 1. Press (USER) butto n. 2 Click [C hange settings th at are currently unavail able]. 3 Clic k [Y es]. 4 Click V to the right of [Launch] under the t a rget application program, and selec[...]

37 Battery Power Battery in dicator(s) <CF- C1 Se ries > Battery pack 1 Battery pack 2 <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> *1 When the AC adapt or is conn ected. *2 The orange display l ight has thre e mode s: on, flash ing and blin king. Note the dif ferenc e between flashing and b linking. *3 <CF-C1 Ser ies> The batte ry indic ator blink s ora[...]

38 Battery Power NOTE  Once t he batt ery is fully c harged, the com puter performs rechar ging on ly when the r emainin g batt ery pow er beco mes less t han ap proxim ately 95 % (75% when the batter y’s Economy Mode ( ECO) is ena bled), s o over charging is av oided. There are three me thods to c heck the remaini ng batter y power .  T o [...]

39 Battery Power <CF-F9/CF-S9 Se ries>  T o check the remaining battery power and remainin g time using the Windows Battery Meter (Windows Power Meter) (Af ter loggin g on to Windows) Click or on the notification area . Double-click on the notification area wh en the AC adaptor i s not connected. NOTE  The battery di splay may not corre[...]

40 Battery Power  T o check the remain ing battery power using the battery i ndicator (When the power is off or in sle ep or hibernation) 1 <CF-C1 Series/ CF-S9 Serie s> Clos e the di spla y comp letel y . <CF-F9 Series> Close the display and confirm that the latch is lock ed. 2 Disconnect the AC adapto r . 3 Slide th e power s witch[...]

41 Battery Power <CF-C1 Se ries> <CF- C1 Se ries >  T o check the battery with less remaining power When usi ng the main and s econd ba ttery packs, y ou can c heck the battery wit h less remain ing po wer . Slide on e of the latche s (A) to t he unlock ed po sition wi thout rem oving the batter y pack. One of the battery indicato rs[...]

42 Battery Power <CF- C1 Se ries >  T o check the battery charging sta tus using the indicators Y ou can us e the indi cators illustra ted belo w to eas ily and quickl y check th e battery chargi ng status. 1 St art up the S etup Utility (  pag e 1 4 8 ). 2 Sele ct [ Main ]. 3 Set [Battery Charging LED Mode] to [Multiple]. 4 Pres s F10 [...]

43 Battery Power When the batter y chargin g status is ch ecked by the in dicat ors, you c annot che ck to se e whethe r the batte ry’s Econom y Mode is enabl ed or di sable d. <CF- C1 Se ries >  T o check the remaining battery power using the Dashboard for CF-C1 The Dash board for CF-C1 allows you to easi ly check the rema ining batt er[...]

44 Battery Power The “Batte ry Reca libration” funct ion meas ures and mem orizes the batter y capacity . T o correct th e battery display , use this function to fill t he batte ry and then discha rge it com pletel y . Pe rform the p rocedur e at lea st once immediate ly after pu rchasing the compu ter . Normally th e interv al of “B attery R[...]

45 Battery Power <CF-S9 Series > • Full c harge: Ap proxim ately 3.5 hours [MAX ] • Comple te dischar ge: Approxima tely 4 hours  “Battery R ecalibr ation” d oes not i ncrease the bat tery’s capacity . If “Battery Recalib ration” is execut ed frequen tly , deterior ation of t he batte ry may result.  If the comp uter is tu[...]

46 Battery Power Switching the battery’ s Economy M ode (ECO) 1 Click on the notification ar ea and th en cli ck . 2 Click [Enabled] or [Disable d] in [The battery’ s E conomy Mode (ECO)]. 1 Right-click either (Disable ) or (Enable) on the notification are a. If or is not displayed, click [start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [ Battery] - [E[...]

47 Battery Power NOTE  After disconn ectin g the batter y pack, if you conn ect it to a compu ter on whi ch the bat tery’s Econom y Mod e (ECO) sett ing s dif fer , the ba tte ry wil l eit her re char ge or dis char ge un til th e next time th e compu ter is turn ed on, giving prio rity to the batte ry pack setting o n that com puter . The bat[...]

48 Battery Power  To i n s e r t For CF- C1 Seri es: Slide th e batter y pack in paral lel with the arrow di rection until it clic ks to the secu red posi tion. For CF-F 9/CF-S9 Serie s: Slide the batter y pack in parallel with the ar row direc tion and a ttach it so that th e left and ri ght projecti ons on th e new batter y pack match the dent[...]

49 Battery Power <CF- C1 Se ries > When usi ng your compu ter with a battery pack, you can insert th e second battery pack. Procee d as foll ows. 1 T urn your com puter over . 2 Slide the latc h corresponding to the battery co mp artment to whic h you are going to insert the second battery p ack, and remove the ba ttery bay weight s aver . 3 [...]

50 Customizing the Power Setting Y ou can save power by turn ing off device s not in use or by dar kening th e screen. Also, by usin g the power pla ns prepared for this com puter befo rehand, y ou ca n easily make necess ary se ttings all at once s uitable fo r each spe cific s cene to save po wer . Y ou can use th is comp uter a lo nger per iod o[...]

51 Customizing the Power Setting 8 power plans hav e been prepared. Y ou can switch among the po wer plans (c ombinations of power savi ng settings ) accordi ng to eac h scene such as outdoor , presentation, etc. Also, you can set each power saving function i n detail which consti tutes the power p lans. *1 S t andar d power plan for Window s *2 De[...]

52 Customizing the Power Setting  Switching the power plan 1 Click on the not ification a rea and click . 2 Click the power plan y ou wish to set from the displa yed menu. Click [Current ex tension s etting display ed] to dis play the curre nt setting of Power Plan Ex tension Ut ility . 3 Confirm the changed content s of the power plan and clic [...]

53 Customizing the Power Setting Fan co ntrol mo de Y ou can switc h the rotatio n of the cooling fan to: A djust ac cordin g to the co mputer temperatu re (St andard)/Red uce h eat gener ation by fas ter r otation (Hig h speed )/Redu ce the fan noi se by s lower rotation ( Low spee d). NOTE  Y ou can also switc h accordi ng to th e procedur e o[...]

54 Customizing the Power Setting The bat tery’s Econom y Mode (ECO) Switchin g the full -charging capacity of the batter y to 80% (E nabled)/1 00% (Dis abled)  When [En abled] is sele cted, the b attery op eration t ime be comes s horter , but the battery deteriorati on due to f ull-ch arging ( 100%) is al leviate d. Cons equently , the batter[...]

55 Customizing the Power Setting Switching Power Plan Extension Utility manually Y ou can manu ally swi tch the fan co ntrol mod e, the opti cal disc drive’s power (fo r CF-F9/C F-S9 S eries), and the battery ’s Eco Mode (ECO). NOTE  The con tents set by [Extensi on settin g manua l temp orary sw itchin g] are not associ ated wi th the power[...]

56 Customizing the Power Setting 1 Click on the not ification area and click 2 Click [Ext ension se tting - Edit ]. 3 Click [Editing the power plan]. 4 Select [New], [Edi t], [Copying and adding], [Setting to active], [Delete] or [Restoring the powe r pla n set at the fa ctor y]. 5 Make th e setti ngs ac cordi ng to the scree n inst ructi ons as ne[...]

57 Customizing the Power Setting In the defaul t setting, [Power sc hemes] i s set to [P anasonic Po wer Manage ment], b ut you can reduce power consu mption using the follow ing metho d. When usi ng the batt ery , t he compute r can be used for a longer period of time. Power c onservatio n effects can be a chieved even when the AC adaptor is c onn[...]

58 Customizing the Power Setting  When using this computer with the battery pack only z We recommend a gainst us ing a pplications that plac e a sign ificant load on the CPU. Some sc reen sa ver pla ce a lar ge burden on the CPU even wh en you ar e not oper ating the compu ter . We recommend th at you do not use a screen sav er . NOTE z T o exte[...]

59 Customizing the Power Setting  Setup 1 Click [start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [P ower Saving Utility]. 2 Click [Ena ble] for e ach functi on. Click [O K] in the c onfirmatio n screen th at appears.  T o enable “Intel video driver power saving function” Selec t [Enable], and slid e the s lide bar to the “Max imum Battery” en[...]

60 Sleep/S tandby or Hibern ation Fu nctions The sleep/ standby or hi bernatio n funct ions all ow you to s hut off the com puter without cl osing programs and doc uments. Y ou c an quickly return to th e pro grams and d ocume nts that yo u were work ing on befo re slee p or hiberna tion.  Sleep 1 Click or on the notification area, a nd click [M[...]

61 Sleep/ Standby o r Hiberna tion Func tions 1 Click [St art] - [Control Pa nel] - [Per forma nce and Maintenance] - [Power Op tions] - [Advanced]. 2 Click [St a nd by] or [Hibernate] for [When I close the lid of my porta ble computer:] / [Wh en I press the power button on my c omputer:], and then select [OK]. NOTE  Y ou do not ne ed to ma ke t[...]

62 Sleep/ Standby o r Hiberna tion Func tions  Do not enter s leep/ standby or hi bernatio n in the c onditions below , otherwise the data or file may be corr upted, sl eep or hi bernati on may not work, or malfu nction m ay oc cur in t he compute r or the periphe ral devi ces. • When a ny of the i ndicator and the SD Mem ory Card i ndica tor [...]

63 Sleep/ Standby o r Hiberna tion Func tions T o enter standby , click [start] - [T urn Of f Computer] - [St a nd By]. T o ent er hibernatio n, click [start] - [ T urn Off Computer ], then press and h old Shift and click [Hibernate]. CAUTION While th e computer is ente ring sleep/ st andby or hibern ation  Do not: • T ouch the keyb oard, T ou[...]

64 Sleep/ Standby o r Hiberna tion Func tions  T o resume from sleep/st andby or hibernation 1 Open the di spla y , or sl ide the power switc h (A).  In the def ault setti ng, the Windows password will be requeste d to resu me. CAUTION  Do not per form the fo llowing o peration s until r esumin g is com plete. After t he displ ay is res um[...]

65 Security Measures Y ou can se t the passwor d and/or enable /disable some functions fo r se curity pur pose .  Anothe r secu rity mea sure <Only for mode l that sup ports TPM> • Embed ded Se curity (TP M) (  pa ge 15 5 ): For fu rther informatio n, refer to the Install ation Manu al of “T rusted Plat form Module ( TPM)”. Set th[...]

66 Security Measures Y ou can se t a start-up pass word to pr event yo ur comp uter from un authoriz ed use. 1 Set th e p ass word (  pag e 6 5 ), and select [Enabled] in [Pas sword On Boot] in the [Security] menu of the Se tup Utility (  pag e 1 5 5 ). NOTE  If the Super visor P assword or User Pa ssword has been set, the passwo rd input [...]

67 CD/DVD Drive <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> NOTE  Connect the A C adaptor if wr iting operati on takes a long tim e. If the remain ing battery power beco mes low and the po wer is not s upplied, writing o peration may not be complet ed.  Use Windows features or writin g software to wri te to discs (e.g. “Usi ng Roxio Creator LJB ”  pag [...]

68 CD/DVD Drive When open ing/closi ng the disc cover  When the c omput er is on , use the d rive po wer/open s witch. (  pag e 7 5 )  When cl osing the disc cover , press down the c enter of the dis c cove r (<CF- F9 series> posit ion indi cated “ CLOSE” , <CF- S9 ser ies>po sition of the arrow .) to ens ure tha t the cove[...]

69 CD/DVD Drive While th e drive is being a ccessed  Do not open the dr ive or mov e the com puter whi le the d rive is bein g acces sed. Doing so could cause th e disc t o shift positio n and th is may d amage t he disc, or caus e the drive to mal function. In additi on, after runn ing an applica tion i nvolvin g access to a di sc, close the ap[...]

70 CD/DVD Drive When you are not u sing the C D/DVD d rive, you can turn the dr ive pow er off to minimize power cons umption.  When you want to minimize power consumption (example)  Set [Opti cal Drive P ower] in the S etup Utility to [Off]. (  page 150 ) The driv e power r emains o ff when the c omputer i s started up.  T o use the dr[...]

71 CD/DVD Drive T urn ing o n or o ff im media tely There are two methods , as fol lows.  Slide th e drive power/ope n swit ch (A) to t he left. • Each time you slide the switc h, you wi ll hear a beep and the dr ive power wi ll turn on or off. • If you slide the switch t o the ri ght, yo u will h ear a be ep and the disc cov er wil l open a[...]

72 CD/DVD Drive • The [Op tical Dr ive] in t he [Advan ced] menu of the S etup Utili ty is set to [Disable d]. In th is case , you can not us e the Optical Disc Driv e Power -Saving Uti lity or the drive power/open switch. T urning off the power automatically af ter a cert ain period of time Set time f or [The optical dis c drive’s power ] on [[...]

73 CD/DVD Drive  Y ou can read from/w rite to th e followin g discs.  Y ou can r ead from t he followi ng disc s. *1 Does not suppo rt Ultra-S peed CD-R W to wr ite. *2 Only n on-cartridg e type or removable c artridge ty pe can be used. *3 Y ou c an read, write or rewrit e as with th e hard dis k usi ng Window s Explor er , without us ing th[...]

74 CD/DVD Drive *6 Does not sup port DVD-R W V er .1.0. *7 S pe cific Sof tware i s required . *8 When pl aying ba ck vide os record ed over both la yers of a one-sid ed, dual-l ayer disc , vi deos or sou nds are interrup ted at the poi nt w here the reco rding l ayers ch ange.  Recommended discs for writing Visit the follow ing web si te: http:[...]

75 CD/DVD Drive 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Slide the dr ive power/open switch (A) to the right.  If the CD/DV D drive ind icator is off (drive powe r is off), it will take s ome time fo r the dr ive power to turn on, and for the d isc cove r to open. Wait for a mome nt. 3 Raise th e disc cov er a litt le.  The di sc cover can be op ened up t[...]

76 CD/DVD Drive 4 Insert/Remov e a disc.  To i n s e r t A With the title si de of th e disc (B) fac ing up, insert the disc under the keyb oard. B Push do wn on the cent er of the disc until it click s in plac e.  To r e m o v e Press o n the c enter sp indle (C) and car efully lift up the edge of the disc. 5 Close th e disc cover . Press do[...]

77 CD/DVD Drive NOTE  T o remo ve a dis c when the disc co ver cannot be opened or when the computer is powe red off: • Insert a po inted o bject (e.g., the be nt-out tip of a paper cli p, or the tip of a ballpo int pen) i nto the emer gency ho le (A) , and move i n the dir ection o f the arr ow .  After settin g the disc , do not c lick t [...]

78 CD/DVD Drive Y ou can ch ange the dr ive le tters for th e CD/DVD driv e. A T urn on th e CD/DVD drive. B Click (S tart) - [ All P rograms] - [P anasoni c] - [Op tical Di sc Drive Letter-S etting Util ity].  A standard us er needs to enter an admini strator password. C Click in [New drive letter] , click the drive l etter , and click [OK ]. D[...]

79 WinDVD <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> WinDVD i s a software applica tion for DV D playba ck. For fu rther i nformation, r efer to t he software’s onlin e manua l.  DVD-Aud io cannot be pla yed back using Win DVD. 1 Double-click on the desktop.  Alternatively click (S t art) / [start] - [All Programs] - [InterVideo Wi nDVD] - [InterVideo WinD[...]

80 WinDVD  Do not ins tall another player so ftware together with Wi nDVD. Doing so may inter fere wit h smooth p layback . Some DV D-Video discs c ontain the pla yer softwar e and start ins talling. In this ca se, ca ncel the installatio n as soon as po ssible . If you ac ciden tally installed a nother player s oftware and find a problem in pla[...]

81 WinDVD A Log on to Windo ws as an administ rator . B Input [c: utilwind vdsetup. exe] *1 in [start] - [Run] a nd clic k [OK]. Follo w the on-s creen ins tructio ns and install Wi nDVD.  When the [Licens e Agreement ] scree n *1 appears, cli ck [Y es] if you ag ree to the terms. *1 Refer to “LIMITED USE L ICENSE AGREEMENT” in the Opera [...]

82 Writing to CD/DVD <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series>  Applicable Media  Refer to th e Disc Informa tion (  pa g e 73 ).  Refer to th e software’s online manual ( below). 1 Insert a disc you can use for writing. 2 In the [AutoPlay] scree n, click [Burn files to disc using Windows E xplorer].  Alternative ly you can cl ick (S t art) - [Co[...]

83 Writing to CD/DVD  When an external CD/DVD drive has been connected  Do not turn the CD/D VD drive po wer off on this computer when writin g to a disc in an exte rnal CD/DVD dr ive. T urning the power off may result i n a malf unction , such as an in terruption in the external CD/D VD driv e operation.  Formatting mu st be exe cuted to [...]

84 Writing to CD/DVD  Form atting me thod When f ormatting is execut ed, data re corded o n the dis c is eras ed. Back up data as requ ired. A Set a DVD-RAM in the CD/DVD drive. B Close a ll appli cations that us e DVD-RAM . C Click (S tart) - [Co mputer], ri ght-click the CD/DVD drive a nd clic k [Format] . D Select the settings and click [St a[...]

85 Writing to CD/DVD  Logical for mat method  Format ting software and driver s requ ired to c onduct ea ch type o f formatti ng hav e been ins talled on thi s compu ter . When for mattin g is exe cuted, data re corded on the dis c is eras ed. Ba ck up data as required. A Log on to W indows wi th the admi nistra tor authori ty . B Set a disc [...]

86 Writing to CD/DVD  If you have uninst alled Roxio Creator LJB accident ally Reinstall i t by follow ing the s teps belo w . A Click (S tart) and i nput [ c:util sonice mc] in [S earch pro grams an d files] , and pr ess Enter . B Right-cli ck [se tup] in [emc] f older and click [Ru n as a dminis trator]. If there are two or more “se tup?[...]

87 PC Card Y ou can inse rt the PC C ard T ype I (3.3 mm) or II (5.0 mm) to the PC Card sl ot. NOTE  The foll owing typ es of card are not s upported: PC Card T ype III , ZV card, SRA M card, FLASH RO M card (excl uding A T A interface type) , and other card s that requir e 12V of ope rating v oltage. CAUTION  Do not rem ove a PC C ard while [...]

88 PC Card  T o remove the card 1 Disable the ca rd function. A Click on the notificat ion area and then c lick . B Select the card. A Double- click on the not ificatio n area and sele ct the card, the n click [S top].  Follo w the on-s creen ins tructio ns. This s tep is n ot nece ssary whe n rem oving the card after tur ning off the compute[...]

89 PC Card  When a c ard is ins erted, po wer consump tion i ncreases . Remove th e card wh en it is not in use, especial ly when operatin g by battery po wer .  T o conne ct per ipheral de vices (SCSI, IE EE1394, e tc.) us ing a P C Card, fol low the s teps below (one exa mple). A Connect th e periph eral dev ice to th e card. B T urn on the[...]

90 Smart Card <Only for CF-C 1 Series w ith Sm art Card slot> Y ou need so ftware to use a Smart Ca rd. CAUTION  Do not: • Hit, ben d, or dro p the card. • T ouch the contact part with finge rs or metal ob ject. • Place the c ard in very hot location for a long ti me. • Re move t he c ard i mmedi ate ly af te r ins erti ng i t. [...]

91 SD/SDHC Memory Card The SD Memo ry Card slot on this comp uter only a ccepts SD/SDHC Memo ry Cards *1 . *1 SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards  T o format the S D/SDHC Memory Ca rd on this comput er , do not use [Format] of Windows , but use the SD/SDHC Memory Card format softwa re. Y ou can do wnload the software fr om the web site below . http://pana[...]

92 SD/SDHC Memory Card  T o remove the card Preparation  Save the data and c lose all applica tions .  Confirm the S D Memo ry Card indic ator i s off.  When SD M emor y Card sec urity funct ion is e nabled , it may be possib le to rem ove th e card even when i s blink ing. 1 Disable the ca rd function. A Click on the notificat ion area[...]

93 Expandi ng Memory Use RAM m odules th at comply with t he specific ations b elow . Using any other mo dule m ay cause m alfunc tion or re sult in computer fa ilure. RAM modul e speci fications : DDR3 SDRAM, 204 pins , SO-DIMM, 1.5 V , PC 3-6400 CAUTION  Use recomm ended RAM modul e products. Do n ot use non- recommen ded RAM modules . Non-rec[...]

94 Expanding Memory Preparation A T urn off your computer . • Do not u se the sl eep ( ) / standby ( ) or hibe rnation. • Make sure no foreign o bjects a re under the co mputer . B Discon nect the A C adapto r and remov e the batte ry pack. C Remove th e screw (A) and the cover on the botto m of the co mputer . • Use th e appropri ate screw d[...]

95 Expanding Memory 1 Place the RAM module lightly in p aralle l with th e RAM module slot so that the notch (B) of the RAM module and the protrusion (C) of the RAM module slot is i n the same direction.  The gol d termin als are visibl e at this point.  RAM modu le is at a n angl e of 20 ° - 30 ° with the ho rizontal li ne. Inserting the R[...]

96 Expanding Memory 2 Insert the RAM module p arallel to the slot firmly until the gold terminals are invisi ble.  If it is hard to i nsert the RAM modul e, do n ot try forc ibly but check t he modu le’s directio n. 3 Press the RAM module down until the r ight and lef t hooks (D) lock into place.  When pr essing down the mo dule, th e right[...]

97 Expanding Memory 1 Carefully open the lef t a nd right hooks (E). The RAM module wi ll be ra ised. 2 Carefully remove the RAM module from the slot. 3 Set the cover and battery p ack back . Removing th e RAM Module <CF- C1 Seri es> <CF -F9 Seri es> <CF -S9 S erie s> <CF-C1 Seri es> <CF-F9 Series> <CF-S9 Series>[...]

98 Port Replicator <CF- C1/ CF- F9 Se ries > Y ou can use th e foll owing opti onal por t replicato r . This device f rees yo u from bei ng bot hered by a lot of c able conn ections when you c arry the comput er . It also allow s you to c onnect v arious per iphera ls. <CF- C1 Se ries >  Desktop port replicat or CF-VEBC1 1 <CF- F9[...]

99 External D ispl ay Y ou can sw itch t he output de stina tion to an extern al disp lay . Connect th e externa l display to t he exte rnal displ ay port (A ). <CF- S9 Seri es> Y ou can also switch th e output de stination to an e xternal HDMI display . Connect th e HDMI displa y to the HDM I port (B). The foll owing ar e the di splay m odes[...]

100 External Display  Using Graphics Dri ver 1 Right-click the desk top, and click [Gra phics Properties]. 2 Click [Mu ltiple Displa ys]. 3 Select the dis play in [Operating Mode]. T o displa y the ima ge only o n the interna l LCD, selec t [S ingle D isplay] and sele ct [Bui lt-in D isplay] for [Pri mary Display]. T o dis play the same i mage o[...]

101 External Display NOTE  After resu ming from sl eep/ standby or hibe rnation, or restartin g the comp uter , the output destinati on may no t be the same as the one se lecte d in the pr evious status.  When you chang e the di splay a fter Windows starts up, do n ot press any key until switchi ng is complet e.  Display switchi ng by pres[...]

102 External Display CAUTION  Before d isconne cting the external displa y , swi tch to t he intern al LCD by pressing + P or Fn + F3 / Fn + F3 . Other wise the d isplayed i mage q uality m ay becom e different after dis connection (e.g., wrong resolu tion). In this case, p ress + P or Fn + F3 / Fn + F3 to reset the image quality .  The scre [...]

103 External Display When there is no display af ter the position of the extende d display is changed: The appl ication running is disp layed at t he pos ition of th e extended displa y befor e the cha nge. Ret urn the po sitio n of the extend ed displ ay to the c ondition b efore the c hange. Mo ve the a pplication to the i nternal LCD, an d then [...]

104 USB Devices  T o connect the device 1 Connect the USB device to one of the US B port s (A). For further informa tion, ref er to the instruc tion manua l of the USB device.  T o remove the device 1 Disable the USB de vice. A Click on the notificat ion area and then c lick . B Sele ct the U SB dev ice. A Double- click on the not ificat ion [...]

105 USB Devices CAUTION  Do not rem ove a USB device while yo ur comp uter is in t he sleep/ standby or hiberna tion.  Save important data an d close all ap plicati ons. NOTE  Y ou may nee d to insta ll the driv er for t he USB dev ice. Fo llow the i nstructio n manu al of th e USB dev ice.  Y ou may nee d to insta ll the driv er agai n[...]

106 Fingerprint Reader <Only for model with Fingerp rint Reader> . NOTE  Enroll ment and authen tication is u navailab le to a n ex tremely m inority of peo ple inc luding those wh ose fingerpri nts give little da ta for perso nal id entifica tion. How to Use the Fingerprint Reader This sec tion e xplains ho w your fi ngerprints are e nrol[...]

107 Fing erprin t Reader NOTE  It is strongly recommen ded to e nroll at le ast two fin gers. CAUTION  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 loss resulting from such develo pment s as Fingerprint auth ent ication device malfunctioni[...]

108 Fing erprin t Reader  T o access the online manual This m anual des cribe s S tep 2 , 3 and the i nitia l part of S tep 4 . For furthe r steps, refer to the Protector Su ite Help menu.  Click (S tar t) / [S t art] - [All Programs ] - [Protector Suite] - [C ontrol Center] - [He lp] - [Help]. Precautions  Security Functions  Fingerpr [...]

109 Fing erprin t Reader Click [s tart] - [Run] and inpu t “c:utildrive rsfngprintins tall32-bitSet up.exe”, and click [OK]. D Click [Nex t]. Installati on starts. Follow the on-s creen ins truction s. E When the “Prote ctor Su ite *.* has been succes sfull y installe d.” mess age ap pears, cli ck [Fi nish]. At the c onfirmation messa[...]

110 Fing erprin t Reader NOTE  The num bers of f ingers t o regist er for the fingerpr int sens or may vary de pendin g on the cha racter istics of finger s. • Enrol lment t o the hard disk All enro lled fing erprints are stored o n the ha rd disk. T here are no limits for th e numb ers of fi ngers to register , alt hough ther e is a limi t fo[...]

111 Fing erprin t Reader Y ou can in crease your computer ’s secur ity leve l by set ting th e BIOS level descri bed in thi s secti on. There is [Finge rprint Security ] in [Security ] menu in the Set up Utility . Can be changed only when [Se t Supervi sor Passwor d] is set. More Adva nced Secu rity Sub-Menu Pr otection Y ou can ch ange dis playe[...]

112 Fing erprin t Reader Backup The file de scribed bel ow is neces sary for r ecover ing the Fing erprint au thentica tion data. Bac k up this file per iodica lly in 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 bec ause th[...]

113 Fing erprin t Reader Limit ations in Use  Passwor d Bank *1 limitatio ns: T he follow ing web pages cannot be sup ported. Web pages which are create d by the fo llowing te chnol ogies: • Web forms c reated on the fly us ing Jav aScri pt. • Web forms whi ch looks as one for m (e.g. l ogin fiel d, password fi eld), but inter nally cre ated[...]

114 Fing erprin t Reader NOTE  The data enrol led in the fingerpr int sens or is not image data. Y ou cannot restore fi ngerprint i mage data f rom 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 t art) / [start] - [A ll Programs] - [P rotector Sui te] - [Cont[...]

115 Fing erprin t Reader • If the con firmatio n mes sage appe ars, cl ick [Y es ]. • The co mputer res tarts. S t arti ng Over If the spec ific s olutions for your p roblem i n Finge rprint R eader (  page 177 ) do not wo rk, you can use these ins tructio ns as the last m easure and start ov er . However , please n ote that you can l ose yo[...]

116 Web Camera <Only for CF-C1 S eries with Web Camera> NOTE z T o use th e Web Camera, the software c orrespon ding to the Web Camera is neede d. z When t he compute r is mo ved from hot and humid env ironme nt to lo w temperat ure envi ronment, dew co ndensatio n may mis t up insi de the len s. This is not a malfun ction. Wait until t he le[...]

117 Web Camera S t art up t he Camera Utilit y to take pic tures an d videos. 1 Click (St art) / [start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic ] - [Camera Uti lity]. NOTE  If you us e this utili ty and oth er multi-m edia software at the sam e time, an error may occur . Close all multi- media software inc luding th is utili ty and r estart this utility [...]

118 Web Camera T aking Pictures  Zoom I n T o enl arge or reduce the c amera i mage. 1 Click or click [Control] - [Zoom] and selec t [x 1 .0], [x 1.5 ], [x 2.0], [ x 2.5], or [ x 3.0].  Y ou can ass ign the Zoom In fun ction to the tablet button. (  p age 12 4 “As si gning the Z oom I n/T ak e Pho to Fu ncti ons t o the T ablet But ton?[...]

119 Web Camera  Mirrorr ing Y ou can change mi rror the c amera. 1 Click [Control] - [Mirror] - [ON] or [OFF].  T ake Photo Y ou can record the camer a ima ge as a pi cture. 1 Adjust the direction of came ra, zoom (  pa g e 1 1 8 ), picture quality (  pa g e 1 2 0 ), etc. 2 Click or click [Photos] - [T ake photo].  While taking photo[...]

120 Web Camera Changing the Settings fo r T aking Pictures 1 Click [Photos] - [Settings...] 2 Change to preferre d settings and clic k [OK]  When the followi ng boxes are che cked, • Box (A ) only: Select to save or cancel, aft er the pho to is tak en Save ( ) and delete icons ( ) will appear after the photo is taken. Photo w ill be saved usin[...]

121 Web Camera  Recording Video 1 Click or click [V i deo] - [S t art Recording] While re cord ing, the icon ch anges to . 2 Click or click [V id eo] - [S top Recording] NOTE  Y ou cannot zoom, mir ror or d isplay the date /time stamp wh ile rec ording.  When the d istance betwe en the cam era and s ubject i s too clos e, the imag e may be[...]

122 Web Camera Changing the Settings fo r Recording Video 1 Click [V ideo ] - [S ettings... ] 2 Change to preferre d settings and clic k [OK]  When the followi ng boxes are che cked, • Box (A) only: Sel ect to save or cancel, after the video is r ecorded Sav e ( ) and delete icons ( ) will appear after t he video is taken. Video will be saved [...]

123 Web Camera  Setting Audio Set your sound pref erences on the [Audio Con trol] sc reen. 1 Click [Settings] - [Audio Control] NOTE  T o set s ound pref erence, please at tach an exter nal mic rophone.  Some item s ca nnot be set dep ending on the dev ice.  Setting Image Quality Set your image qu ality prefe rences on the [Ima ge Contr[...]

124 Web Camera NOTE  Make sur e the image re solutio n is withi n the range of the disp lay reso lution of this computer (Refer to “ S pecificatio ns - Displa y Metho d” in OPERA TING INST RUCTIONS ).  If you se t [Output Siz e], the [Fra me Rate] is automatic ally determi ned.  The set ting it ems depen d on the device, some items ca [...]

125 Web Camera 6 Click [OK], a nd then [OK]. NOTE  When t he Camera Utility i s not ru nning, and if yo u press the buttons to which the “Zoom i n” func tion, “T ake photo” function, etc. are assigne d, the Camer a Utility is activ ated.  If you ope rate the Uti lity after assi gning the “ T ake p hoto” functi on, the sam e operat[...]

126 Modem <Only for model with intern al modem> CAUTION  Y ou cannot connect t he mode m to the following lines. • 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 port.  Use a sur ge protec tor since the modem m ay be damag ed by a sudd en high voltage su[...]

127 Modem Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Print ers and Other Hardware] - [Phone and Modem Options] and change the settings a s necessary . NOTE  Do not enter sleep/ standby or h ibernati on durin g communi cations .  T o remo ve the cable, press and hold t he lever an d pull out. The com puter auto matic ally res umes f rom sleep/ standby[...]

128 Modem 1 Click [start] - [Printers and Faxes ]. 2 Click [Se t up faxi ng] in the [ Printer T asks] are a on the lef t.  This ope ration is n ot necessary ne xt tim e. 3 Right-clic k the fa x icon and the n click [P roperties]. 4 Click [Devi ces] - [Prope rties]. 5 Click [R eceive], a nd then add the check mark for [Enable de vice to rece ive][...]

129 Modem NOTE  This fu nction do es not wor k when the comput er is off or is i n hibern ation.  Connect th e AC adapto r .  The scre en remai ns dark after the co mputer r esumes f rom sleep/ s tandby . The previou s screen display will be rest ored when you tou ch the ke yboar d, T ouch Pad o r scr een.  The comp uter canno t resume [...]

130 LAN CAUTION  T o ensur e prope r network o perations, u se a tw isted pair cab le (cat egory 5 or higher) l ess than 100 m i n length.  Do no t us e the s leep/ standby or hibernat ion du ring com municati ons (exc ept when the W ake up from wi red LAN func tion is in use), as this may cause an e rror in d ata transmiss ion or rec eption.[...]

131 LAN NOTE  Even when a password i s set in the S etup Utilit y and [P asswor d on boo t] is set to [Enabled], entering the password is unneces sary fo r turnin g on or res uming the compu ter .  Connect th e AC adapto r .  The Powe r On by LA N func tion is o ff under the fol lowing co nditions : • When you turn t he compute r off by [...]

132 LAN Enabling/D isabling the Wake Up from wir ed LAN function When the Wake Up from wi red LAN fun ction is enab led, the computer automatic ally resum es from s leep or hiber nation when the compu ter is accesse d from the ne twork serv er v ia the in ternal LAN po rt. (Default se tting) The Wake Up from wired LAN fun ction ca n be switc hed to[...]

133 Disablin g/Enab ling Wi re less Co mmunica tion <Only for model with wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and/or wireless W AN>  The wirel ess switc h on the fr ont of the c omputer (be low)  Wirel ess S witch Util ity (  page 1 34 )  Settings in th e Network and Sh aring Cen ter (  pag e 13 8 )  Settings in the [A dvanced] menu of [...]

134 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication This u tility al lows yo u to co ntrol the functi on of the wi reless switch. This u tility also al lows yo u to ena ble or di sabl e wirel ess devices fr om a p op-up me nu in the n otificati on area. I n the defaul t setting , all w ireless d evices are enab led.  The Wireless Swi tch Utility ico[...]

135 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication 3 Select the setting you want to a ssign to the wi reless sw itch. [Selects the de vice for wh ich to tu rn the dev ice status on eac h time wit h the dialog box.] Display a dialo g each tim e you set the Wireles s switch to ON so you c an choos e which wi reless devi ce to ena ble. [T urns on the fol[...]

136 Disabling/Enab ling Wireless Comm unication 2 Click [st art] - [Run] and input [c:utilwdisabl esetup.exe], and click [OK]. 3 Follow the on-screen instruct ions to inst all the Wirele ss Connection Di sable Utility . Checking the st a tus of the Wirele ss Connection NOTE  The Wi reless S witch U tilit y should also be inst alle d so that t[...]

137 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 t he instr uctions of airlin e companie s and h ospitals. If you us e the com puter in these locat ions, tur n off the wireless LAN.  T o avoid una[...]

138 Wirel ess LAN Before usi ng a wireles s LAN, tu rn the wireles s LAN comm unicatio n on. T urning on/off the wireles s LAN communication 1 Slide th e wireles s switch to t urn on/off wirele ss LAN. (  p age 133 )  When tur ning on w ireless L AN If you cannot turn on wireles s LAN u sing the wireles s switc h, confi rm the W ireles s Swit[...]

139 Wirel ess LAN Setting the profiles Preparation Follow the instruction m anua l of the wire less LA N acce ss poin t to ma ke settings for the acce ss poin t to reco gnize the c ompu ter . 1 Slide th e wireles s switch to t he right to turn on the wire less LAN. 2 Double-click / / on the notification area. The [Intel ® PROS et/Wireles s] scr ee[...]

140 Wirel ess LAN Setting the wireless LAN access point Preparation Follow the instruction m anua l of the wire less LA N acce ss poin t to ma ke settings for the acce ss poin t to reco gnize the c ompu ter . 1 T urn the wire less LAN on. 2 Click or on th e notification ar ea. 3 Select an access point, a nd click [Connect]. 4 Input the key you s et[...]

141 Wirel ess LAN 1 Clic k on th e not ific atio n ar ea and c lic k or . Click or on the notification area. 2 Click [802.1 1a Enabled] or [ 802.1 1a Disabled]. NOTE  In some c ountries , commun ication using IEEE802 .1 1a (5 GHz wir eless L AN) standard i s rest ricted b y law .  The Wirel ess Swi tch Utilit y ico n ( or ) indicate s the on/[...]

142 Bluetooth <Only for model with Bluetooth> NOTE  Communic ation is established thr ough the Blueto oth antenna (A). Do not block th e antenn a area wi th your hand .  When Blu etooth is installed, [ Blueto oth] is di splaye d in the [Advanc ed] menu o f Setup Utility . T o use Bl uetooth, s et [Bluetooth ] to [En abled] ( default) i [...]

143 Bluetooth  Fast User Switchi ng Function When swi tching to a different user with th e Fast Us er Swit ching fun ction, Bluetooth may n ot be used . In this case, l og off all users with out using Fas t User Swi tching func tion and pe rform the o peration o nce more. If the problem persi sts, rest art th e comp uter . NOTE  T o turn on/o[...]

144 Hard Disk Drive <CF- C1 Se ries > T o chang e your h ard dis k drive, c ontact yo ur techn ical su pport office. 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 re pair or any ot her purpos e, set [Hard Di sk Lock] to [Disable d] i[...]

145 Hard Disk Drive  To i n s e r t A Inse rt the hard d isk dr ive unti l it sec urely fi ts in the sl ot. CAUTION  Confirm t hat the l atch is su rely l ocked s o that th e hard disk does not fall w hen you c arry the c ompute r . NOTE  Y ou can eras e the d ata before ch anging the hard dis k drive (  page 191 ).  Y ou can c heck [...]

146 Flash Memory Drive <Only for models with Flash Memory Drive> Some of the model s co ntain the flash me mory dr ive inste ad of a h ard dis k drive. ( A hard disk driv e is not mounted .) Replace “ha rd disk ” and “har d disk drive” m entione d in the ot her chap ter of thi s manual with “fla sh mem ory” and “f lash m em- ory[...]

147 Flash Mem ory Dri ve Windows automat ically processe s “d efragment ” to spee d up in acce ssing f iles, etc. However , this proce ss is not always necessar y becau se you can ac cess fil es a t high sp eed even if the y are decentra lly-sa ved in the fla sh mem ory . Al so, we recomme nd disabl ing au to-defragm ent bec ause red ucing the [...]

148 Setup Utility Y ou can ma ke the se ttings of the com puter ’s operating env ironme nt (password s etting s, startup dri ve sele ction , etc.) 1 T urn on or re start the c ompu ter . 2 Pres s F2 or Del while [Pana sonic] boot screen is displayed s oon af ter the computer st a rt s the st artup procedure. When [En ter Pas sword] is d isplayed,[...]

149 Setup Utility Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. Product Inf ormation System Information BIOS Information Information Men u Language En glish Japanese Model No. Computer info rmation (cannot be change d.) Serial No. Process or T ype Computer info rmation (cannot be change d.) Process or S peed Memory Si ze Available Memo ry Hard D[...]

150 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 im e • 24-hr . styl e. • Y ou can us e Ta b to mov e the cursor . [xx:x x:xx ] T ouch P ad Disabled Enabled Fn/Ctrl Key • Sel[...]

151 Setup Utility CPU Configuration Unde rlin ed i tems are t he fac tor y pres ets. Peripheral Configur ation Battery Cha rging LE D Mode • On ly fo r C F-C1 Seri es • Y ou can u se th e LED in dicator s on the front o f the com puter to chec k the b attery cha rging s tatus (  page 42 ). When [ Single] is selecte d, the ba ttery ch arging [...]

152 Setup Utility Bluetooth • Only fo r model w ith Bl uetooth Dis abled Enabled Modem • Only fo r model w ith int ernal mo dem Dis abled Enabled PC Card Slot Dis abled Enabled Settin g • Set the PC Card S lot oper ation mode . Normally sel ect [S tandard]. S t anda rd Comp at ible SD Slot Dis abled Enabled Smart Card • Only fo r CF-C1 Se r[...]

153 Setup Utility Boot Option Priorities <CF- C1 Se ries > <D efaul t or der> <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> Boot Menu Boot Mode Fast Normal Boot Opti on #1 USB Floppy Di sk *1 Boot Opti on #2 Hard Disk Boot Opti on #3 CD/DVD Drive Boot Opti on #4 LAN Boot Opti on #5 USB Hard Disk Boot Opti on #6 USB CD/DVD D rive Boot Opti on #7 eSA T A Po[...]

154 Setup Utility  T o change the boot order  Press Enter on the boo t device you wa nt to chang e and sel ect the bo ot devi ce from the follow ing menu. • When a selecte d boot d evice in th e followi ng menu already ex ists in eithe r of the [Boot Op tion (#1 to #6)] *2 , th e boot device appears at th e newly sele cted position by swi t[...]

155 Setup Utility Boot Prompt Configuration 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[...]

156 Setup Utility Save Op tions Boot Over ride Exit Menu Save V alue s and Reboo t T o reb oot the sy stem after sav ing the chang es. Reboot Wi thout Sa ving Chan ges T o reb oot the sy stem with out saving th e changes . Save Cur rent V alues T o sav e the cha nges for all Setup option s. Load Pre vious V alues T o load previo us va lues for all [...]

157 Icon Enlarger Y ou can enlar ge the sc reen ite ms suc h as charac ters, ico ns, title bars and cursor . CAUTION  “Icon E nlarger ” will n ot start up if the disp lay res olution is set lo wer than 1 024 x 768 dots. NOTE  A part of th e enla rged me nu or s ome s creen item s may be hid den. In this ca se, o verlay th e curs or to di [...]

158 Loupe Utility Y ou can ma gnify the specifi c part of the sc reen. 1 Click (St art)/ [s t art] - [All Program s] - [Panasonic] - [Loupe Utility]. 2 Click [OK].  appears on the noti fication area.  If does no t a ppear , click on the notificatio n area . 1 Point the cursor at the p art of the scre en you want to magnify . 2 Press and hold [...]

159 Loupe Utili ty  The magni fied text o r image in the loupe w indow is fi xed at the m oment tha t the part is ma gnified ( e.g., at th e moment you pres s and ho ld Alt and ri ght-clic k). T o ref lect the c hange you made on the o riginal sc reen to the loupe wi ndow , click the loupe window.  The Loup e Utility does not w ork w ith some[...]

160 Troubleshooting (Advanced) Cannot boot from a floppy disk  Depend ing on the flo ppy disk you are us ing, the comput er may not boot proper ly . The operat ion is con firmed by Panason ic USB flop py disk drive (optional: CF -VFDU03U) when the comput er boots fro m the flopp y disk .  Check that th e boot d isk is corre ctly inserted. [...]

161 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) The computer does not enter sleep/st andby or hibernation  If a peri pheral is connecte d, first re move the p eripher al, and the n enter sleep / s tandby or hibernatio n. If the computer st ill fails to enter sl eep/ standby or hibe rnation, restart the compu ter .  It may take a minute or two to e nter s[...]

162 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced )  Check a disk err or using the follo wing proc edure: A Remove a ll periphe ral d evices (inc luding a n extern al displ ay). B Click (S t art) - [Computer], right-cl ick [Local Disk (C :)] and c lick [P roperties]. Click [S tart] - [My Compu ter], right-click [L ocal Disk(C:)] a nd click [Prop erties]. C Clic[...]

163 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Some ap plications m ay not work p roperly  When swi tching to a different us er with th e Fast User Switch ing fun ction, the followin g problem s may oc cur: • Some a pplication s may not work pr operly . • Key com bination with the Fn may not wo rk. • It may not be pos sible to se t the settings of th[...]

164 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) The battery indicator l ight s red  The remai ning batte ry power is very lo w (the ch arge is approx. 9% or less) . Connect the AC adapto r . Y ou ca n use the com puter when the battery i ndicator li ght is orange . If you do not hav e an AC adaptor , save y our data and p ower off your co mputer . After rep[...]

165 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) The cursor cannot be controlled properl y  Make su re [T ouch P ad] is s et to [E nabled] on the [Ma in] menu of the Se tup Utility . (  p age 150 )  With the following procedu re, chec k that no external mouse dr iver is installe d. If it is installed, it may not poss ible to us e the T ouc h Pad. A Cli[...]

166 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Screen is too dark or too bright  Press Fn + F2 or pus h (LCD Bright ness Up) bu tton (For CF-C1 Series ) (becom es brighter ). Press Fn + F1 or push (L CD Brightnes s Down) b utton (For CF-C1 Ser ies) ( becomes da rker).  If the sc reen become s dar ker after disco nnecting the AC a daptor: The com puter h[...]

167 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Nothing is displayed on the screen  Check i f the pow er-savin g mode is active. • If the po wer indicator is l it: The displ ay is turn ed off. Press a key with n o independ ent effect, suc h as Ctrl or Shift . Do no t use a key th at may make a s elect ion ( Enter , Space , Esc , Y , N , numeri c keys, a n[...]

168 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) The LCD brightness changes a number of times when the AC adaptor is disconnected  Intel(R) video d river powe r savi ng func tion (Int el(R) Di splay P ower Sav ing T echnolo gy) is ac tive and automat ically changes the LCD brightnes s. Image colors are not reproduced as expected when displaying ph otographs [...]

169 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Pressing a l etter key produces a number  The com puter ma y be i n ten-ke y mode . If NumLk i ndicator lights up, pr ess NumLk , to disab le the ten- key mod e, and then input. Only c apital letters are being in put  The com puter ma y be i n Caps Lock mode. If Caps Lock in dicato r lights up, pr ess Caps [...]

170 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) <CF- C1 Se ries > When you want to use the input panel  T ouch th e scree n, Inpu t Panel (a pa rt of) may a ppear s at left sid e on disp lay .  Click on the ta skbar . For inform ation ab out how to use it, click on the input pane l and clic k [Help T opic s] or [T utorial]. Unable to read/wri te to[...]

171 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> Cannot play back TV programs recorded on a commercial DVD recorder  In order to play media othe r than DVD -RAM, they must be finaliz ed using the DVD re corder .  Check whe ther the D VD is su pported i n this comp uter . (  page 73 ) <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> The CD/DVD driv[...]

172 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> When a disc is inserted, it is not played automatical ly  Remove th e disc a nd reins ert it. • If an A utoPlay C D does not start after the c omputer res umes fr om the sl eep or hi bernatio n, remov e the dis c from th e drive, then rein sert the disc again after a 15 se cond wai[...]

173 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced )  In the f ollowing cases, i t is not p ossibl e to turn o ff using [Ma nual Swit ching ] of the Optical Disc Driv e Powe r-Savin g Utility: • When W inDVD is runnin g • Durin g writing or rea ding of a di sc • When t he driv e is bein g used by an app licatio n such as Roxio Cr eator LJ B <CF-F9/CF-S9[...]

174 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) <CF- C1 Se ries > A clacking sound is heard while operating the screen with the pen (included)  The bui lt-in micr ophone i s pick ing up the pen ope ration soun ds. Mute the mi cropho ne. The audio is d istorted  During a udio playba ck, op erating a k ey with Fn may ca use dist ortio n of the so und[...]

175 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced )  Depending on the device c onnected , the c omputer m ay not re cognize when th e device is conn ected or discon nected, or the devi ce may no t operate properly . Use the fol lowing pr ocedure: A Click (S t art) - [ Compu ter] - [Syste m pro perties] - [Dev ice Man ager]. Click [S t art] - [Control Pane l] - [...]

176 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Click [S t art] - [Control Pane l] - [Performance and M aintenance] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device M anager]. B Double- click [PCMCIA ad apters], and dou ble-cl ick the relevan t device . In [Resou rces], if [C onflicti ng devic e list] shows [No conf licts], there i s no con flict.  Read the in stru ctions[...]

177 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) A device connected to a PC Card do es not operate correctly (e.g . unst able video images when wri ting videos to a DV camera using IEEE 1394 PC Card)  This may occ ur because of performan ce degrada tion as a resu lt of the CPU power-sa ving funct ion. Execute the followin g operatio ns after log ging o n to [...]

178 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Some lim ited functi ons (e.g . deleting passport) are av ailable w ithout a func tional s ensor . In case of d eleted ope ration, it is nece ssary to cance l the finge rprint ve rificat ion ope ration to get to t he password dialog. User cannot use enrolled finger . (e.g. injury)  It is strongl y recommended [...]

179 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Replacing sensor  If you nee d to repl ace a non- functio ning finge rprint re ader , follow this procedu re. Enrollment to th e hard disk: If enroll ment to ha rd disk is used, “Prot ector Su ite” has n ot stored a ny data on the d evice an d therefor e has no pr oblem to continue after you repl aced the [...]

180 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Removing dat a from the reader  When enr ollment to the de vice is used, pass port data is stored to the de vice. T o remov e it, go to t he [Dele te use r data] passport wiz ard and de lete exi sting passports. “Lif t Finger” is displayed during operation  Y ou can tem porarily disabl e the finger prin[...]

181 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) B Click (St art)/ [start] - [All Progra ms] - [Accessories] - [Co mmand Pr ompt]. C Input [g etmac /fo l ist /v], and press Ente r .  Insert a space betwe en “fo” and “list”, an d between “list” and “/v”. Input [ipc onfig / all], and p ress Enter . D Wirel ess LAN’s MAC address : Make a n ote[...]

182 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced ) Cannot communicate with the access point  Usi ng th e foll owing pro cedure , conf irm whet her t he com pute r ’s prot ocol setti ngs are cor rec t (onl y when usin g TCP/ IP). A Click or on the notifica tion are a, and cli ck [Op en Network an d Sharin g Center]. B Click [Cha nge adapter setting s]. C Righ[...]

183 Trou blesho otin g (Adva nced )  When usi ng a wireless LAN in an envi ronment tha t combi nes both IEE E802.1 1g and IEEE802. 1 1b, com municati on speed when usi ng IEEE80 2.1 1g ma y decr ease.  If you us e a best-effort ty pe ser vice for inter net conn ection, th e communi cation s peed may become s lower than th e nomin al speed dep[...]

184 Hardware Diagnostics If the hard ware installed in thi s compu ter is n ot operati ng prope rly , yo u can use the PC-Di agnostic Utility to determ ine whether or n ot ther e is a prob lem. If the ut ility disc overs a probl em in the h ardware, contact you r techni cal supp ort office . Hardware below ca n be ch ecked us ing this utility . (So[...]

185 Hard ware D iagnos tics NOTE  Only fo r the har d disk, ke yboar d and touc h pad, you ca n selec t standard di agnostic check or extended diagn ostic chec k. When t he PC-Dia gnostic Utility s tarts up, it wil l run the standard di agnostic check.  We recommend th at you us e the to uch pad for oper ations. W hen not us ing the to uch pa[...]

186 Hard ware D iagnos tics 4 <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> Select the [Main] me nu, then sele ct [Opti cal Drive Pow er] and press Enter . 5 <CF-F9/CF-S9 Series> Select [On] and press Enter . 6 Pres s F10 . At the c onfirmati on message , sele ct [Y es] and press Enter . The c omput er wi ll re st art. 7 While [Panasonic] boot sc reen is displ [...]

187 Hard ware D iagnos tics B Click t he icon fo r the har dware tha t is n ot to be checked , so th at the icon i s displayed i n gray (B). When ru nning a c heck on t he memo ry or t he hard d isk, clic king the icon once will turn on the extended diagno stic ch eck ( “FULL” ( C) will be disp layed bel ow the i con); cli ck again, a nd the i [...]

188 Hard Disk Backup/ Restore Function [Backup and Restore Center ] and [Sys tem Recover y Options ] allow y ou crea te a back up of the ent ire har d disk data, whi ch can be us ed to rec over from hardw are failur e. T o cre ate a ba ckup of th e entire hard disk to anoth er storage media (e.g., ex ternal har d disk): Follow the steps below. A Cl[...]

189 Hard Disk Backup /Restore Function 5 If you backup your fil es, click [Back up now].  If yo u do not bac kup you r files , click [S kip]. 6 Click [ Rest art] .  The comp uter will restart. If [Ent er Passwo rd] is dis played d uring the following proced ure, input the Superv isor Pas sword or th e User Passw ord. 7 Click [ Next]. Do not s[...]

190 Hard Disk Backup /Restore Function D <CF-F9/CF-S9 S eries> Select the [Main] m enu, th en selec t [Optical Drive Power ] and p ress Enter . E <CF-F9/CF-S9 S eries> Select [On] an d press Enter . F Pres s F10 . • At the confirm ation mes sage, se lect [Y es] and pres s Ente r . • The com puter wil l restart. G Pres s F2 or Del wh[...]

191 Hard Disk Data Erase Utility When dis posing t he compute r or trans ferring th e owners hip, eras e all ha rd disk da ta in order to avoid data lea kage. Ev en 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 some special software. Use the har d disk data erase u tility to erase [...]

192 Hard Disk Data Erase Utility At the c onfirmati on message , sele ct [Y es] and press Enter . The c omput er wi ll re st art. 7 Pres s F2 or Del while [Panas onic] boot screen is displayed. The Se tup Utility starts up.  If the password is requested , enter the Su pervisor Password . 8 Set the Product Recovery DVD-ROM Windows 7 int o the CD/[...]

193 Error Message Follow the instruc tions bel ow when an error cod e or mes sage appe ars. If th e prob lem persi sts or if the er ror code /message display ed is no t shown her e, co ntact your t echnica l suppor t office. Error Messa ge Solution Bad Sys tem C MOS An err or has o ccurr ed in the m emory o f syste m set tings . Thi s occu rs whe n[...]

194 Intel ® Active Management Technology <Only for model wi th Intel ® AM T> Intel ® AMT offers th e operationa l mana gement f unction a nd securit y functi on through network. 1 T urn on the computer , and press F2 or Del while [Panasonic] boot screen is display ed. The Set up Util ity starts up.  If the passwo rd is req uested , ente[...]

195 Intel ® Ac tive Mana gement Tech nolog y E Select [Intel(R) ME G eneral Set tings] and press Enter . F Select [Acti vate Networ k Acces s] and pr ess Enter . G Pres s Y on the [Ca ution] screen. H Select [Previ ous Me nu] and pr ess Ente r . I Select [Intel( R) AMT Con figur ation] and press Ente r . J Pres s Enter . K Select [SOL/IDE R] and p[...]

196 Intel ® Ac tive Mana gement Tech nolog y When an u nintend ed chara cter is en tered, we r ecomme nd that you make a me mo of th e key y ou pressed and the character that wa s entered. 10 Inst alling the driver . A Click (S tart) and i nput “c: utildrive rsamtM EIset up.exe” in [ Search progr ams and files] the n press Enter . Click [[...]

197 Intel ® Ac tive Mana gement Tech nolog y 1 T urn on the computer , and press F2 or Del while [Panasonic] boot screen is display ed. The Set up Util ity starts up.  If the passwo rd is req uested , enter the Superv isor Pass word. 2 If the S upervisor Pas sword is not set, s elect the [ Security] menu, then se t Supervisor Password. 3 Select[...]

198 Check the Computer ’ s Usage Status Y ou can use th e PC Inf ormation Viewer to ch eck th e compute r ’s usage statu s, and us e this in formatio n when c alling you r technic al suppor t office for advice. NOTE  This com puter per iodical ly recor ds the ma nagement i nformati on of the hard di sk, etc. The max imum data vol ume for eac[...]

199 Check the Comp uter’s Usage Status  Save a copy of the screen to a file Y ou can sa ve a cop y of the s creen cur rently bei ng displ ayed to a file in bi tmap form at (.bmp) . A Displ ay the screen you want to sa ve. B Pres s Ctrl + Alt + F7 . C When the me ssage “The cop y of the s creen was sav ed...” is di splayed, c lick [O K]. [p[...]

200 PC Information Popup Using PC Informati on Popup, you c an display informat ion on how to use the hard d isk. Enable the automatic display function When you log on to Windo ws for the first ti me, the screen to e nable the auto matic disp lay fu nction of PC Informa tion P opup appears . Perform th e followi ng ste ps. A Click [1 N otific ation[...]

201 PC Information Popup NOTE  T o disp lay infor mation o n how to use the ha rd disk, do not add a check mark f or [Disab le the auto matic save fun ction for manag ement info rmation his tory] in [Ha rd Disk S tatus] of PC Informati on Viewer . If you add a check mark, a sc reen to e nable the automati c disp lay func tion will appear i n the[...]

202 PC Information Popup NOTE  When t he icon is not displ ayed, cl ick (S tart)/ [start ] - [All Programs ] - [Panas onic] - [PC Informati on Viewer] - [PC Informati on Pop up]. Wind ows 7 Windo ws X P[...]

203 Protec ting Y our Compu ter from Viruse s A compute r viru s propagates through i nfect ions fro m one comp uter to another . Some vir uses are h ighly malici ous, des troying computer data, or pr eventing the comput er from starti ng up pro perly .  When “Check your computer security” is displayed Click (red icon ) on the n otificati on[...]

204 Technical Information Close the commu nicat ions so ftware before using the power saving function.  If the power savin g function (sleep or hibern ation) is activated while co mmunic ations software is used, t he network connect ion may be inter rupted, or the per formanc e may be advers ely affected. In this ca se, res tart the compu ter . [...]

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