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Page 1: ...C o p y r i g h t Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 Notebook User s Guide ...

Page 3: ...t Inc or one of its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries OmniPass is a trademark of Softex Inc Roxio is a trademark of Roxio a division of Sonic Solutions Norton Norton AntiVirus and Norton AntiSpam are regis tered trademarks of Symantec Corporation in the United States and other countries PowerProducer MakeDisc PowerDVD and PowerDirector are trademarks of CyberLink Corp This prod...

Page 4: ...th local codes for possible special disposal instructions To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunica tion Line Cord For TV tuner use To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System make sure that the outer shield of the coaxial cable is con nected to earth grounded at the building premise as close to the point of ca...

Page 5: ...unction Keys 17 Volume Control Controlling the Volume 18 Touchpad Pointing Device Clicking 19 Double Clicking 19 Dragging 20 Scrolling 20 Touchpad Control Adjustment 20 Application Media Player Panel Mode Button 21 Application Launch Media Player Buttons 21 Configuring your Application Panel 21 Using the Media Player Buttons 23 Using the Visual Optimizer 23 Desktop Control Panel Windows XP Models ...

Page 6: ...cation Function 44 Hard Disk Drive Formatting the Hard Disk Drive 45 PC Cards ExpressCards Installing PC Cards 46 Removing PC Cards 46 Installing ExpressCards 47 Removing ExpressCards 47 Memory Upgrade Module Installing a Memory Module 48 Removing a Memory Upgrade Module 49 Checking the Memory Capacity 49 Device Ports Communications Ports 50 LAN Port 50 IEEE 1394 Jack 50 Universal Serial Bus USB 2...

Page 7: ...90 Wireless Network Considerations 91 Deactivating the WLAN Device 91 Activating the WLAN Device 91 Configuration of the WLAN Device Configuring the WLAN with Windows Vista 92 Configuration Using Intel PROSet Utility 92 Connection to the Network 93 Troubleshooting the WLAN Troubleshooting Table 97 Wireless LAN Glossary Glossary 98 IP address information About IP Addresses 100 WLAN Specifications S...

Page 8: ...L i f e B o o k N 6 4 0 0 S e r i e s U s e r s G u i d e ...

Page 9: ...1 1 Preface ...

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Page 11: ...duct name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Type of device connected if any Fujitsu Online You can go directly to the online Fujitsu Product catalog for your LifeBook notebook by clicking on the Fujitsu Web links LifeBook Accessories Website URL link located in the Windows Start menu Yo...

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Page 13: ...5 2 Getting to Know Your LifeBook Notebook ...

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Page 15: ...Book N6400 Series notebook computer Lithium ion battery pre installed AC adapter with AC power cord Figure 2 2 Phone Modem RJ 11 telephone cable Drivers and Applications Restore CD Recovery and Utility Disc Getting Started Guide User s Guide this guide International Limited Warranty Brochure Microsoft associated materials Depending upon the configuration of your system one or more of the following...

Page 16: ...ond with a specific component of your LifeBook note book See Status Indicator Panel on page 15 for more information Visual Optimizer Button Enriches colors while in video mode and enhances text when viewing static web pages See Using the Visual Optimizer on page 23 for more information Internet Mail Mode Visual Optimizer Volume 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 7 8 9 Figure 2 3 LifeBook notebook display open 1...

Page 17: ... the Volume on page 18 for more information Wireless LAN Switch The Wireless LAN On Off Switch turns the wireless LAN on and off See Integrated Wireless LAN User s Guide on page 87 for more information Stereo Speakers The built in boxless dual speakers provide stereo sound Additionally there is a subwoofer located on the bottom of the system See Bottom Components on page 14 for more information To...

Page 18: ...nding upon the configuration of your system See Optical Drive on page 41 for more information Optical Drive Eject Button The optical drive eject button is used to eject the media tray DC Power Jack The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter to power your LifeBook notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion battery Figure 2 4 LifeBook notebook left side panel 1 2 3 Optical Drive Optica...

Page 19: ...panel allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 devices See Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 Ports on page 50 for more information Windows Vista Users All USB ports can be used to connect an infrared remote control receiver that is required when using the optional Media Center Edition remote control If you have Windows Vista installed please change the setting of Wake up by USB devi...

Page 20: ...ce Modem Port The modem port is designed to accept a Modem RJ 11 telephone jack for the multi national internal 56K modem See Communications Ports on page 50 for more information External Video Port The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector See External Video Port on page 51 for more information Figure 2 6 LifeBook notebook back panel 1 2 3 4 LAN Port USB P...

Page 21: ...CR See S Video Out Port on page 51 for more information To protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system performance be sure to keep all air all vents unobstructed clean and clear of debris This may require periodic cleaning depending upon the environment in which the system is used Do not operate the notebook in areas where the air vents can be obstructed such as in tight enclosures or...

Page 22: ... notebook thus improving overall performance See Memory Upgrade Module on page 48 for more information Subwoofer The subwoofer speaker provides bass range sound to supplement the stereo speakers resulting in high quality audio Air Flow Vents The air flow vents assist in proper cooling of the system Figure 2 7 LifeBook notebook bottom panel 1 2 3 4 5 Lithium ion Battery Bay Configuration Label appr...

Page 23: ...e Email indicator shows that you have received new email NUMLOCK INDICATOR The NumLock indicator shows that the internal keyboard is set in ten key numeric keypad mode CAPSLOCK INDICATOR The CapsLock indicator shows that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters SCRLOCK INDICATOR The ScrLock indicator shows that your scroll lock is active 1 3 5 2 4 6 7 1 Battery Charging 2 Battery Status...

Page 24: ...ight hand section of the keyboard serves as a numeric keypad To activate the keypad functions press the NumLk button Using the keypad keys you can enter numerals 0 through 9 perform addition subtraction multiplication or division and enter decimal points using the keys designated as ten key function keys When NumLk is not active you can use the numeric keypad to navigate Home End Page Up Page Down...

Page 25: ...on only works if the BIOS setting for Advanced Keyboard Mouse Features Internal Pointing Device is set to Manual Setting Fn F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn F8 Pressing F8 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the volume of your system Fn F9 Pressing F9 ...

Page 26: ...plications Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume controls Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level Any software that contains audio files will also contain a volume control...

Page 27: ...move the cursor to the item you wish to select press the left button once and then immediately release it To right click move the mouse cursor to the item you wish to select press the right button once and then immediately release it You also have the option to perform the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the Touchpad once Figure 2 12 Figure 2 12 Clicking DOUBLE CLICKING Double clicking me...

Page 28: ...d across the button to scroll up or down a page When you have reached the desired section of the page raise your finger Note that you can also scroll by sliding your finger up and down the right side of the touchpad This feature is disabled by default but you can enable it by going to Start Control Panel Mouse The scrolling sensor is also used as a fingerprint sensor See Fingerprint Sensor Device ...

Page 29: ...ivate a number of functions and actions If Application Launcher mode is selected the labels on the outside of the button indi cate which area of the button should be pressed to acti vate the application associated with the label Figure 2 17 If Media Player mode is selected the indicators within the button will light up Figure 2 18 Figure 2 17 LifeBook Application Launch indicators Figure 2 18 Medi...

Page 30: ...tion Panel When you receive your LifeBook notebook these buttons are pre configured to launch specific programs See Specifications on page 69 for more information To change an application associated with one of the buttons click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure Click on the Browse button Scroll down to the application you want to associate with the buttons click on the appli...

Page 31: ...op control panel 1 Click on Start 2 Click on All Programs 3 Click on LifeBook Application Panel 4 Click on CD Player The desktop control panel will appear in the corner of your screen To close the panel 1 Click on the x button To minimize the panel 2 Click on the button You can select from four appearances for your desktop control panel Double click on the track display area of the panel and a men...

Page 32: ...hich one you select You will need to set your display colors to more than 256 in order to select other display appearances When you close the media player s desktop control panel it will stop the audio media player Press the Play button if you would like to continue listening and the media player will restart at track 1 Performing the following steps disables the LifeBook Application Panel buttons...

Page 33: ...25 3 Getting Started ...

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Page 35: ...e into an AC electrical outlet Figure 3 1 Switching from AC Adapter Power to Battery Power 1 Be sure that you have a charged battery installed 2 Unplug the AC adapter Figure 3 1 Connecting the AC Adapter 1 2 DC Power Jack DC Output Cable 3 4 AC Adapter AC Cable 1 2 3 4 When you run the N6400 Series Life Book on battery power by default the CPU will slow down approximately by half in order to optim...

Page 36: ...n keys on the keyboard Using the Keyboard to Change Display Brightness Fn F6 Pressing this key combination repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing this key combination repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display CLOSING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1 Holding the edge of your display panel pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook 2 Push d...

Page 37: ... logo until the operating system is loaded During booting your notebook is performing a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test POST When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility the system displays the operating system s opening screen The boot sequence is executed when You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook You resta...

Page 38: ... operating system Windows Vista or XP edition there is a different procedure for stating your system for the first time as outlined below STARTING WINDOWS VISTA THE FIRST TIME In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vista operating system it should be registered the first time you use it 1 First of all you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements ...

Page 39: ...ebook You can register your LifeBook by going to our website us fujitsu com computers You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider ISP to register online INSTALLING CLICK ME Windows Vista Systems The first time you boot up your system you will see a Primary Settings for the PC window This window explains the installations which will be performed by the Click Me utility If you click...

Page 40: ...of the other internal components except those necessary to maintain system memory and allow for restarting Your LifeBook notebook can be put in Suspend mode by Pressing the Power Suspend Resume button when your system is turned on Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your LifeBook noteboo...

Page 41: ...art button and then move the mouse over the right arrow 2 Select the desired action from the list Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and then click Shut Down 2 Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box 3 Click OK to restart your notebook Your notebook will shut down and then reboot POWER OFF Before turning off the power check that the hard drive optical drive access i...

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Page 43: ...35 4 User Installable Features ...

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Page 45: ...ke the memory stick it uses flash memory architecture Figure 4 2 Memory Stick Secure Digital and xD Cards INSERTING MEMORY STICK SD XD CARDS Memory Sticks SD Cards and xD Cards are inserted in the Memory Stick SD xD Card slot Figure 4 1 To insert a Memory Stick SD Card or xD Card follow these steps 1 See your Memory Stick SD Card or xD Card manual for instructions on the insertion of your card 2 M...

Page 46: ...D Card adapter in until it unlatches It will then eject from the slot for removal When removing cards from your note book be sure to click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray and select the item you want to remove See your card manual for specific instructions on the removal of your card Some cards may require your LifeBook notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off while removing them ...

Page 47: ...on on Suspend mode and shutdown procedure Low Battery State When the battery is running low a low battery notifica tion message will appear If you do not respond to the low battery message the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate When this happens your LifeBook notebook will go into Suspend mode There is no guarantee that your data will not be lost once the notebo...

Page 48: ...tteries The Status Indicator panel displays the battery status via the Battery Status indicator to show the charge level available in that battery If the display is flashing red it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your LifeBook notebook REPLACING THE BATTERY With the purchase of an additional battery you can have a fully charged spare ...

Page 49: ...h and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray 3 Carefully remove the media disc from the holder tray 4 Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click Figure 4 5 Optical Drive 1 2 DVD CD Holder Tray D...

Page 50: ...automatically or wait for a prompt Until you make a selection you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc 3 Click OK to close the About DVD Player Perfor mance dialog box and the movie will begin After you make your selections the PowerDVD control panel will appear whenever you insert a disc Opening the DVD CD RW Drive Control Panel With most DVD ROMs you have the option of alterin...

Page 51: ...lly charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use 2 Start watching your DVD movie 3 When the low battery warning occurs immediately stop the movie and exit the optical player 4 Manually place your notebook into suspend mode by depressing the Suspend button Plug in a power adapter and replace the discharged battery with an additional fully charged battery If you do not have an additional battery...

Page 52: ...ebook to automatically start a DVD CD as soon as it is inserted in the optical drive and the tray is closed Your notebook will begin playing an audio DVD CD or will start an application if the DVD CD includes an auto run file To prevent a CD from playing automatically as soon as it is inserted refer to the related help file for your specific operating system ...

Page 53: ...r operating system documentation for the correct procedure Before you reformat your hard disk drive please note Any data that currently resides on your hard disk drive must be backed up to floppy disks or other data storage media or it will be permanently lost These back up disks can then be used to reinstall and restore your data See your operating system manual for more information on backing up...

Page 54: ...onnector REMOVING PC CARDS See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card Some cards may require your note book to be in Suspend Mode or Off during removal 2 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button When pressed the button will pop out 3 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot all...

Page 55: ...e the card to be ejected slightly out of the slot allowing you to remove the card Installing or removing an ExpressCard during your notebook s shutdown or bootup process may damage the card and or your notebook Do not insert an ExpressCard into a slot if there is water or any other substance on the card as you may permanently damage the card your notebook or both 34 mm 54 mm 1 ExpressCard Eject Bu...

Page 56: ...n and into the connector until it lodges under the retaining clip You will hear a click when it is prop erly in place Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 9 Replace the cover by hooking the tabs under the rear edge of the compartment opening and tilting down until flush with the bottom of your notebook 10 Replace the screws Systems with Microsoft Windows Vista installed requi...

Page 57: ...e be sure to check that your notebook has recognized the change You can check the memory capacity by clicking Start Control Panel then double clicking the System icon Select the General tab and check the amount of memory under Computer The memory upgrade module is not something you should routinely remove from your notebook Once it is installed you should leave it in place unless you want to incre...

Page 58: ... steps Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 IEEE 1394 Interface UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS USB 2 0 PORTS The five Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 ports allow you to connect USB devices such as game pads pointing devices keyboards and speakers There is one USB 2 0 port on the right side and four on the rear panel Figure 4 17 USB 2 0 is downward compatible with USB 1 1 devices so older USB devices will work with these po...

Page 59: ...Push the connector into the port until it is seated EXTERNAL VIDEO PORT The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector In order to connect an external device follow these easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated 3 Tighten the two hold down screws located on each end of the connector Figure 4 19 ...

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Page 61: ...53 5 Troubleshooting ...

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Page 63: ... notebook Make sure it has been off at least 10 seconds before you turn it on 6 Go through the boot sequence 7 If the problem has not been resolved refer to the Troubleshooting Table that follows for more detailed troubleshooting information 8 If you have tried the solutions suggested in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 8...

Page 64: ...s are incorrect Set the BIOS setup utility to the default values within the Multimedia Device Configuration menu See BIOS Setup Utility page 29 for more information Software driver is not config ured correctly Refer to your application and operating system documentation for help Sound may be set to Mute Click on the Volume icon in the notification area and verify that the Mute checkbox is not set ...

Page 65: ...your password and security settings The hard disk drive has crashed Contact Fujitsu or your local authorized reseller for a replacement hard disk drive Keyboard or Mouse Problems The built in keyboard does not seem to work Your application has locked out your keyboard Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart your system If this fails turn your notebook off using the power suspend resu...

Page 66: ...led while an application was running so your notebook is not aware of its installation Close the application and restart your LifeBook notebook Your software may not have correct software driver active See your software documentation and activate the correct driver You may have the wrong I O address selected for your device See your device documentation and software docu mentation to determine the...

Page 67: ... page 27 for more information The Power adapter has no power from the AC outlet Move the AC cord to different outlet check for a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet The AC adapter is faulty Try a different Power adapter Your LifeBook notebook turns off all by itself The power management parameters are set for auto timeouts which are too short for your operating needs Press any...

Page 68: ...k The Power and Suspend Resume button is disabled from the Power Advanced submenu of the setup utility Enable the button from the setup utility You did not hold the button in long enough Hold the button longer This may need to be a few seconds if your application is preventing the CPU from checking for button pushes There may be a conflict with the application software Close all applications and t...

Page 69: ...in order are built in display only external monitor only both built in display and external monitor The power management time outs may be set for very short intervals and you failed to notice the display come on and go off again Press any button or key on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power and Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Standb...

Page 70: ...ng an application that does not support 800 x 600 pixel resolution display and display compression is enabled Display compression gives a clearer but smaller display for applications that do not support 800 x 600 pixel resolution You can fill the screen but have less resolution by changing your display compres sion setting See Video Features submenu located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS See...

Page 71: ...ppears when you restart the system there may be a serious fault which might cause you to lose data if you continue Contact your support representative Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test Run the setup utili...

Page 72: ...ok notebook This battery has an expected life of 2 to 3 years System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM System CMOS checksum bad run SETUP BIOS CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in BIOS memory Run Setup and reconfigure the system System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64...

Page 73: ... an image you must first verify that your system is set up to boot from the DVD drive To verify change the boot up priority rather than booting up from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive perform the following steps 1 Start your system and press the F2 key when the Fujitsu logo appears You will enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Using the arrow keys go to the Boot menu 3 Arrow down to the ...

Page 74: ... convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update FDU utility With FDU you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system The FDU icon should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen roll the cursor over the icons to find the correct one If the FDU icon does not appear in the system tray it can be started by going to Star...

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Page 77: ...e make sure that there are no objects in the case pressing on the lid Do not drop your LifeBook notebook Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects Cleaning your LifeBook notebook Always disconnect the power plug Pull the plug not the cord Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp lint free cloth Do not use abrasives or solvents Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the screen Never use glass cl...

Page 78: ... power management for maximum battery life Put your LifeBook notebook in Suspend mode when it is turned on and you are not actually using it Minimize your DVD CD RW drive CD ROM drive and wireless LAN usage Disable the Windows CD Auto Insert function Always use fully charged batteries Eject PCMCIA cards when not in use FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES Caring for your Floppy Disks Avoid using floppy disks i...

Page 79: ...edia Drive Your media drive is durable but you must treat it with care Please pay attention to the following points The drive rotates the compact disk at a very high speed Do not carry it around or subject it to shock or vibration with the power on Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be exposed to extreme temperatures Avoid using or storing the drive where it is damp or dusty Avoid usin...

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Page 81: ...73 7 System Specifications ...

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Page 83: ... video images for optimal quality Video Color and Resolution Internal WXGA 1440 x 900 pixel resolution 16M colors max External 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution 16M colors Simultaneous 1024 x 768 pixel resolution 16M colors max Graphics Accelerator Card ATI Mobility Radion X1600 graphics with 512 MB of HyperMemory 256 MB dedicated video memory and 256 MB shared memory or ATI Mobility Radion X1400 graph...

Page 84: ...l Serial Bus input output devices One 4 pin IEEE 1394 jack One stereo microphone line in jack See Audio specifications One stereo headphone line out jack See Audio specifications One modular modem RJ 11 connector One modular LAN RJ 45 connector KEYBOARD Built in keyboard with all functions of 103 key keyboards Total number of keys 103 Function keys 12 F1 through F12 Feature extension key Fn Window...

Page 85: ...ety of documents such as typed and handwritten memos webpage excerpts emails phone messages addresses passwords sketches and documents Fujitsu Driver Update Utility The Fujitsu Driver Update FDU utility is pre installed on your system With FDU you can choose to automati cally or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system See Automatically Down loading Driver Updates o...

Page 86: ...ools to write letters and reports track family and friends with address books manage home finances and create a home inventory Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Optional with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is easy to use software to make you more productive in a home and or school environ ment Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 ...

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Page 89: ...it version of the PC Card interface which offers performance similar to the 32 bit PCI architecture Command An instruction which you give your operating system Example run a particular application or format a floppy disk Configuration The combination of hardware and software that makes up your system and how it is allocated for use CRT Cathode Ray Tube A display device which uses a beam of electro...

Page 90: ... Federal Communication Commission Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media which is highly flexible GB Gigabyte Hard drive A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where the platter is very stiff Hexadecimal A decimal notation for the value of a 4 bit binary number 0 9 A B C D E F Example 2F in hexa decimal 00101111 in binary 47 in decimal I O Input Output Data enteri...

Page 91: ...ory Card International Association The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is an organization that sets standards for add in cards for personal computers Peripheral Device A piece of equipment which performs a specific function associated with but not integral to a computer Examples a printer a modem a CD ROM Pitch keyboard The distance between the centers of the letter keys of...

Page 92: ... above the keyboard Stereo audio A system using two channels to process sound from two different sources Stroke keyboard The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed from resting to fully depressed Suspend To make inoperative for a period of time Your LifeBook notebook uses various suspension states to reduce power consumption and prolong the charge of your battery SVGA Super VGA S Video Super...

Page 93: ...ermine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line Exces sive RENs on a telephone may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company For products approve...

Page 94: ... techniques d Industrie Canada applicables au matériel terminal Cette conformité est confirmée par le numéro d enregis trement Le sigle IC placé devant le numéro d enregis trement signifie que l enregistrement s est effectué conformément à une déclaration de conformité et indique que les spécifications techniques d Industrie Canada ont été respectées Il n implique pas qu Industrie Canada a approuv...

Page 95: ...87 Appendix A Integrated Wireless LAN User s Guide Optional Device ...

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Page 97: ...gned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment do...

Page 98: ... IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g mode and 11 Mbps in IEEE802 11b mode The WLAN device supports the following encryption methods WEP TKIP CKIP and AES encryption WIRELESS LAN MODES USING THIS DEVICE Ad Hoc Mode See Figure A 1 Ad Hoc Mode refers to a wireless network where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is established without a central network device typically known as Access Po...

Page 99: ...ireless On Off Switch The WLAN device can be deactivated quickly and effi ciently by toggling the Wireless On Off Switch to the Off position Figure A 3 The wireless On Off switch has no effect on non Wire less LAN models Windows Vista Deactivation using the icon in the taskbar 1 Right click the WLAN icon in the taskbar at the bottom right of your screen Choose Disconnect from a network Deactivatio...

Page 100: ...ance go to the Net work and Sharing Center window Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center and type in relevant keywords in the Search box Connecting to a Network with Windows Vista After you have configured your computer you can connect to an active network by performing the following steps 1 Click on the WLAN icon in the system tray 2 Select connect to a network Select a network from the l...

Page 101: ...erform the Setting TCP IP and Confirming the computer and work group names operations required for network connection Setting TCP IP 1 Click the Start button first and then Control Panel 2 If the Control Panel is in Category view switch to Classic view by clicking Switch to Classic View under Control Panel the left frame If you are already in Classic view Switch to Category View will be displayed ...

Page 102: ...e Control Panel is in Category view switch to Classic view by clicking Switch to Classic View under Control Panel the left frame If you are already in Classic view Switch to Category View will be displayed 3 Double click Network Connections A list of cur rently installed networks will be displayed 4 Right click Wireless Network Connection in the list and then click Properties in the menu dis playe...

Page 103: ...played 5 Double click the folder to be accessed Confirming the status of the radio 1 Right click the Intel PRO Wireless icon in the lower right corner of the screen 2 Click Open Intel PROSet for Wireless The Intel PROSet for Wireless window opens 3 Contained within the General tab and the Details section accessed by pressing the Details button you will find the current operating status of the radi...

Page 104: ...ements related to the WLAN For additional information about the items click on the Help button Adapter MAC Address Band Supported Data Rates Radio Frequency Channel Number Network Authentication Data Encryption 802 1x Authentication Type 802 1x Authentication Protocol CCX Version CCX TPC CCX Power Levels Access Point MAC Address Mandatory Access Point ...

Page 105: ... to the access point or removing any obstacles for better sight The WLAN device has been deactivated or disabled Check if the wireless switch is turned ON Also verify Disable Radio is not checked in Network setting window The computer to be connected is turned off Check if the computer to be connected is turned ON RF interference from Access Points or other wireless networks The use of identical o...

Page 106: ...o called an Ethernet address or IEEE MAC address is the 48 bit address typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and A through F or as six hexadecimal numbers separated by periods or colons e g 0080002012ef 0 80 0 2 20 ef which uniquely identifies a computer that has an Ethernet interface MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The maximum size of data which can be transmitted at one time i...

Page 107: ...rom another so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID Because the SSID is broadcast in plain text it does not supply any security to the network Subnet mask TCP IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller networks subnets IP address con...

Page 108: ...n the network An IP address is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255 Set the each computer as follows The value in paren theses is a subnet mask Example Computer A 192 168 100 2 255 255 255 0 Computer B 192 168 100 3 255 255 255 0 Computer C 192 168 100 4 255 255 255 0 Computer X 192 168 100 254 255 255 255 0 IP addressing is much more complicated than can be briefly explained ...

Page 109: ...y be decreased Item Specifications Type of network The Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG Network Connections WLAN device conforms to IEEE 802 11a and 802 11b g Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching IEEE 802 11a g 54 Mbps maximum data rate IEEE 802 11b 11 Mbps maximum data rate Active frequency 802 11b g 2400 2473 MHz 802 11a 4900 5850 MHz Number of channels 802 11a 8 independent channels 802 11b ...

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Page 111: ...103 Appendix B Using the Fingerprint Sensor ...

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Page 113: ...tion of your system for the OmniPass fingerprint recognition application You will be led through the OmniPass installation process You will also be led through the procedure of enrolling your first user into OmniPass INSTALLING OMNIPASS If OmniPass has already been installed on your system skip this section and go directly to User Enrollment on page 106 You can determine whether OmniPass has alrea...

Page 114: ...bills online or accessing network resources you often have to supply credentials to gain access This can result in dozens of sets of creden tials that you have to remember During OmniPass user enrollment a master password is created for the enrolled user This master password replaces all other passwords for sites you register with OmniPass Example A user John installs OmniPass on his system his ho...

Page 115: ...ack to restart the fingerprint enrollment process Your system has a swipe fingerprint sensor A swipe sensor is small and resembles a skinny elon gated rectangle To capture a fingerprint gently swipe or pull your fingertip over the sensor starting at the second knuckle towards yourself Swiping too fast or too slow will result in a failed capture The Choose Finger screen has a Practice button click ...

Page 116: ...thenticated with OmniPass your credentials will be filled in to the site login prompt but you will have to click the website OK Submit or Login button to gain access to the site Click Finish to complete the remember password proce dure The site location the credentials to access the site and the OmniPass authentication settings for the site are now stored in the OmniPass secure database The OmniPa...

Page 117: ...ble click Click here to add a new identity Name the new identity and click OK then click Apply You can now switch to the new identity and start remembering passwords To delete an identity highlight the identity you want to delete and click Delete Identity then click Apply To set the default identity highlight the identity you want as default and click Set as Default click Apply to ensure the setti...

Page 118: ...ing the Control Panel I create a user with the username Tom and the password Sun shine I can now successfully import the OmniPass user data to the new system If you export an OmniPass only user you can import that user to any computer running OmniPass pro vided that a user with that name is not already enrolled in OmniPass If you attempt to import a user profile who has the same name as a user alr...

Page 119: ...l need administrative privileges to do that Once the Windows user is created you can add that user to OmniPass using the same username and password Cannot add Windows users to OmniPass If you experience difficulties adding a Windows user to OmniPass you may need to adjust your local secu rity settings You can do this by going to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools and Local Security Settings ...

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Page 123: ...lution 75 Communications Port 50 Cursor 19 Cursor Keys 16 D DC In Jack 13 27 DC Output Cable 27 Desktop Control Panel 23 Device Ports 50 76 Disk Care 70 Display Panel 8 61 62 adjusting 28 brightness 28 closing 28 latch 8 opening 28 Dolby Headphone 43 Double Clicking 19 Dragging 20 Drivers and Application Restore CD 65 DVD CD ROM care 71 drive 41 E Error Messages 63 ExpressCards 46 Extended Memory ...

Page 124: ... 37 Removing 38 Memory Stick SD xD Card 37 installing 37 removing 38 slot 11 Memory Upgrade Module 58 Microphone Jack 51 Microsoft Works 78 Modem Jack 13 50 Modem Result Codes 64 N Numeric Keypad 16 NumLk Indicator 15 O Optical Drive 10 41 76 Control Panel 42 loading 41 removing media 41 tray release 42 using 43 Optical Drive Eject Button 12 P Parallel Port 83 PC Card 58 59 care 71 removing 46 47 ...

Page 125: ...ot 76 TouchPad 19 buttons 19 controls 20 Touchpad Pointing Devic 9 Touchpad Pointing Device 10 Troubleshooting 55 U Universal Serial Bus Port 50 Unpacking 7 USB 14 50 58 ports 14 Using the Media Player 23 V Video 75 Video RAM 75 Visual Optimizer 23 Visual Optimizer Button 8 Volume Control 9 18 W Windows keys 16 Application key 16 Start keys 16 Wireless LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN 90 Connecti...

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