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CF-71

Series

Reference Manual

Personal Computer

Contents

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NOTE

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CAUTION

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WARNING

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[Start]-[Shut Down]:

This illustration means to click [Start], then to click [Shut Down].

(For some applications, you may need to double-click.)

Enter

This illustration means to press the [Enter] key.

This illustration means to press and hold the [Fn] key, then press the [F5] key.

page:

When the cursor is moved to an item under [Contents] or to

page (green display), the

shape of the cursor will change to

. Under this condition, if characters are tapped (or a

click is made), the corresponding page in the Reference Manual will be displayed.

This illustration means to refer to the Operating Instructions.

Illustrations in this Reference Manual

Key Combinations .............................................

LED Indicators ...................................................

Panasonic Hand Writing

(Touch Pad) .....................

Suspend/Hibernation Functions ......................

Security Measures.............................................

Computing On The Road................................

Battery Power .................................................

Using a Multimedia Pocket Device ................

Using PC Cards ..............................................

Adding Memory ..............................................

Port Replicator ................................................

Using a Printer ................................................

Using an External Display .............................

Using USB Devices ........................................

Infrared Data Communications .....................

Hard Disk Drive ...............................................

Setup Utility ....................................................

Technical Information ....................................

List of Error Codes .........................................

DMI Viewer ......................................................

Dealing With Problems ...................................

The descriptions for “Floppy disk drive” in the

manual apply to the optional SuperDisk™ Drive.

Similarly, the descriptions for “CD-ROM drive” in

the manual apply to the optional DVD drive.

Summary of Contents for CF-71 Series

Page 1: ...hange to Under this condition if characters are tapped or a click is made the corresponding page in the Reference Manual will be displayed This illustration means to refer to the Operating Instructions Illustrations in this Reference Manual Key Combinations 2 LED Indicators 3 Panasonic Hand Writing Touch Pad 4 Suspend Hibernation Functions 6 Security Measures 9 Computing On The Road 15 Battery Pow...

Page 2: ...wer management setting of the Setup Utility page 17 Pressing this key combination displays the remain ing battery capacity on the screen page 19 Pressing this key combination turns off the LCD external display and hard disk drive until operation is resumed by pressing any key or mouse Key CAUTION Key Combinations Do not press the following key combinations repeatedly in quick succession Do not pre...

Page 3: ... ROM drive or SuperdiskTM drive is accessed When using the floppy disk drive as an external floppy disk drive only the access lamp on the side of the floppy disk drive is lit This indicator lights when the hard disk drive is accessed Not lit AC adapter not connected or charging not being per formed Orange Charging in progress Green Charging finished Red Battery is low remaining battery capacity is...

Page 4: ...ns In the Hand Writing mode an external mouse or trackball connected to the exter nal keyboard mouse port will not operate Therefore before switching over to the Hand Writing mode remove the external device that is connected If a switch is made to the Hand Writing mode without disconnecting the external device and the external device stops working reconnect the device after quitting the Hand Writi...

Page 5: ...mber of colors of the display may affect the Panasonic Hand Writing screen If the screen is affected click on the taskbar with the right mouse button close the application by selecting Exit and then run Panasonic Hand Writing again In the following cases the Hand Writing mode is automatically cancelled When a switch is made to another application When the computer resumes operation from the suspen...

Page 6: ...is in the suspend or hiberna tion modes At the beep sound release your finger from the sleep switch If you con tinue to press down on the switch and hold it for more than four seconds the beep sound will come out again and the power will go off Data not previ ously saved will be lost Slide the power switch to power on The power will not go on by pressing the sleep switch Even when Sleep Switch is ...

Page 7: ...puter is in the suspend or hibernation mode abnormal operation may result When operation resumes serial devices such as a mouse modem or PC Cards may not function properly In such cases you will need to restart your com puter or reinitialize the individual devices Push the sleep switch or Slide the power switch With the method below you can shut down the computer by using the suspend function Fn F...

Page 8: ...the suspend or hibernation function Doing so will restore the system resources If you are using a PC card note that some cards may cease to function if the suspend or hibernation function is used several times When this occurs immediately shut down Windows without using the suspend or hibernation function Do not use the suspend or hibernation function during the following periods The suspend or hi...

Page 9: ...ant your computer to be used without permission Over three incorrect attempts If the correct password is input Will Start Will Not Start Power off Upon entering your Supervisor Password or User Password and pressing Enter If entering the Setup Utility with Supervisor Password You can register all items of the Setup Utility page 39 If entering the Setup Utility with User Password You can not regist...

Page 10: ...ime as the possibility exists for the password to be set changed by another person 1 2 4 3 Run the Setup Utility page 39 Using and select Security Using and select Set Supervisor Password then press Enter Enter your password at the Enter New Password then press Enter Only when the Supervisor Password has been set Enter your password at the Enter Current Password then press Enter 5 To disable the S...

Page 11: ...t Panasonic Technical Support When running the Setup Utility do not leave your computer even for a short time To prevent the changing of your password without permission Set the User Password Protection option page 9 Press F10 then select Yes To disable the User Password Press only Enter 1 2 Setting the User Password enabling changing disabling 4 3 Run the Setup Utility page 39 Using and select Se...

Page 12: ...ter At the Caution press Enter To disable the Hard Disk Lock Select Disable then press Enter 5 Press F10 then select Yes NOTE You cannot set the Hard Disk Lock without setting the Supervisor Pass word Set the Supervisor Password if you have not done so page 10 It is possible to set the Hard Disk Lock without setting the User Password but we recommend that you set the User Password for security rea...

Page 13: ... key input use of the touch pad and use of an external mouse are no longer possible Alt Ctrl F9 Example of a selected key combination The computer is locked When leaving your desk When an incorrect password is inputted Operation resumes Operation does not resume When you do not want your computer to be used without permission while away temporarily Input the correct password used at startup and pr...

Page 14: ...re 1 Run the Setup Utility page 39 This error message is displayed when access to the floppy disk drive is attempted Using and select Security 2 Using and select Boot Up Drive and press Enter 3 4 Using the and select Floppy Operation and press Enter Preventing theft or damage to data using a floppy disk Using and select either C or CDD A C and press Enter Using and select Disable and press Enter P...

Page 15: ...away from your computer press Fn F10 to put your computer in the ECO mode The ECO mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to the LCD and turning off the hard disk motor To resume you may press any key Setting the suspend hibernation timeout page 16 The suspend or hibernation function page 6 allows you to save power by automatically cutting off power when the computer is idle or there is...

Page 16: ... the battery pack may become short the power management function of Windows does not work NOTE 1 Run the Setup Utility page 39 3 4 2 5 Using and select Power 6 Using and select Power Management and press Enter 7 Press F10 then select Yes Using and select Enable Always and press Enter Using and select Sleep Switch and press Enter Using and select Suspend or Hibernation and press Enter Using and sel...

Page 17: ... connection may be severed or the computer will not work properly When a device like a high speed modem or ISDN terminal adapter is con nected to the serial port etc There are times when high speed communication is adversely affected if the power management function is enabled Please confirm that is displayed by pressing to disable the power management function After you have finished using a comm...

Page 18: ...s been rebooted If you select No the setting will not switch to Maximum Performance This screen will be displayed even if the Intel R SpeedStep TM technology screen is not displayed NOTE Select performance Even if Running on batteries is set to Maximum Performance and Plugged in is set to Battery Optimized Performance settings will return to their original perfor mances after the computer is reboo...

Page 19: ...e Blinking orange five times after the AC adapter is connected Not lit When the AC adapter is connected NOTE This computer prevents overcharging of the battery by recharging only when the remaining power is less than approx 95 of capacity after the battery is fully charged Getting a detailed reading Fn F9 The actual remaining battery capacity and the displayed indication may differ NOTE When the b...

Page 20: ...pprox 0 capacity If the suspend or hibernation function is not set at approx 9 capacity Red indicator lights Beep sounds at approx 9 capacity Red indicator lights Beep sounds at approx 4 capacity When disabling the speakers with the Setup Utility or pressing Fn F4 the warning beep is also disabled at approx 4 capacity save your data and power off your computer Suspend Mode or Hibernation Mode When...

Page 21: ...when un plugging then plugging the AC adapter above 95 NOTE Battery voltage Battery current Averagecurrent forthemostrecentoneminute Battery capacity fully charged Battery temperature degree Battery type Battery capacity specified Battery voltage specified The charging current or the discharging current is displayed Remaining battery power Estimated time until fully charged during Power On Estimat...

Page 22: ...Remove all peripherals except for the battery pack and AC adapter Once the battery indicator turns green use the Battery Capacity re fresh utility to fully discharge the battery pack Charge the battery pack until the battery indicator turns green full charge When the Battery Capacity refresh utility starts it will take approximately 2 5 hours until the computer powers off automatically Battery Pow...

Page 23: ...inals on the battery pack The battery pack may no longer function properly if the contacts are dirty or damaged The battery pack is not charged when the computer is first purchased Be sure to charge it before using it for the first time When the AC adapter is connected to the computer charging begins automatically Use only the specified battery pack CF VZSU09 with your computer 2 Open the display ...

Page 24: ...onnec tor Do not allow the battery connector to touch any portion of the computer The computer may not operate properly Press down on these areas firmly Label side up Close the cover until it clicks into place be sure the tab does not get caught when closing the cover Battery Power Flat Cable When closing the cover Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the cover There are instances the righ...

Page 25: ...me de formed Do not insert a device that has become deformed into the multimedia pocket The device may become impos sible to remove later Installing the device Gently insert the device into the multimedia pocket by pushing on both corners until it clicks into place Turn your computer on 3 2 2 Lock Projections Insert the device with the label side facing up CAUTION Do not install the device upside ...

Page 26: ... display prompting you to format the disk may appear When such a display appears press the Cancel or No to close the display The above contents will no longer be displayed when the drive is re connected or when the computer is restarted When the Superdisk drive pack is installed in the multimedia pocket the floppy disk drive cannot be used as an external floppy disk drive The CD ROM pack DVD ROM d...

Page 27: ...ed not completely round etc Do not allow CDs to become dirty or scratched Do not use the CD ROM pack in a location where there is a lot of oily smoke or tobacco smoke Doing so could shorten the service life of the lens Do not place or store CDs in locations exposed to heat direct sunlight humidity or dust Do not write on the surface of the CD with a ball point pen or other writing instrument If th...

Page 28: ...em at the beginning of the line Deleting rem causes the item to become valid LOADHIGH C WINDOWS COMMAND MSCDEX EXE D MSCD000 L L If this line is missing add it 8 Press Alt F then S to save the file Then press Alt F then X to exit the Edit program 9 Restart the computer 1 Add the check mark for DMA in Start Settings Control Panel System Device Man ager CDROM TEAC CD 224E Settings 2 Set L for both S...

Page 29: ...rdBus type card at the same time For the following cases be sure the power has been turned off before proceeding When removing a network card When replacing a CardBus type card with another card including another CardBus type card When inserting one more CardBus type card with one already inserted When inserting one more CardBus type card with one already inserted after enter ing the suspend or hi...

Page 30: ... removing a RAM module handle the module with extreme care Installing Removing the RAM Module Do not touch the terminals or internal components insert objects other than the module or allow foreign particles to enter Doing so has been known to cause damage fire or electric shock 2 Removing the RAM module Open the left and right hooks Gently remove the RAM module from the slot Adding Memory RAM Mod...

Page 31: ...rmation please refer to the operation manual of the port replicator Port Replicator When the computer and the port replicator are connected both PC Card slots total of four slots cannot be used simultaneously Before connecting the port replicator set Disable for Internal CardBus Controller with the Setup Utility to disable the PC Card slots on the computer side When connecting the external display...

Page 32: ...nters Find your printer s icon double click on it and click File Set As Default If no icon is available select Add Printer and then follow the on screen instructions 4 You may need to install a driver for your printer Simply follow the on screen instructions and refer to the operation manual of the printer on how to install the driver Confirm whether or not the setting for the Parallel Port in the...

Page 33: ...ay to use during start up with the follow ing procedure For more detailed information please refer to the operation manual of the external display 2 NOTE 1 Run the Setup Utility page 39 2 Using and select Main 3 Using and select Display and press Enter 4 Using and select the display to use and press Enter 5 Press F10 then select Yes 6 Select your external display Set your external display for Moni...

Page 34: ...press Close at the System Properties 8 Restart the computer CAUTION After a driver has been installed do not use the suspend or hibernation func tion If the suspend or hibernation mode is activated the computer may not function properly Power off then on using the power switch to resume proper operation If you want to use the suspend or hibernation function when the USB driver is installed disable...

Page 35: ...emove 2 The display will ask you to restart Windows then select Yes Execute the following steps if the operation of a USB device is unstable When the steps below are implemented however faults such as Windows being unable to shut down exist when the USB HUB remains connected In such cases remove the USB HUB NOTE 1 In Start Run input c util msupdate usb usbupd2 exe then press OK 2 In Start Shut Dow...

Page 36: ... 2 1 4 Select Start Programs Accessories Direct Cable Connection Select Host or Guest then press Next Select Serial cable on COM4 then press Next Press Finish If Serial cable on COM4 is not displayed select Install New Ports Data Communications Infrared data communications will begin To process at a transfer speed of 4 Mbps separate application software is necessary When you select Start Settings ...

Page 37: ... addition static electricity could later affect some internal components Installing Removing the hard disk For technicians at Panasonic Technical Support Hard Disk Pull the tab of hard disk according to the arrow and slightly lift the hard disk drive Removing Installing the hard disk 1 Power off your computer Starting Up Shutting Down Do not shut down using the suspend or hibernation mode 2 Open t...

Page 38: ... set a new hard disk drive on to the connector Connector Close the cover until it clicks into place be sure the tab does not get caught when closing the cover Close the cover Hard disk Drive When closing the cover Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the cover There are instances the right side of the cover will float In such cases attempt to close the cover again by putting the projection...

Page 39: ...start the computer and press F2 when Press F2 to enter SETUP is displayed 2 When Enter Password is displayed enter the Supervisor Password For more details on line help is available press F1 Running the Setup Utility Press F2 to enter SETUP Upon seeing this message Key Operations F1 To display the corresponding help file Enter To display sub menu Esc To display Exit menu To move among the menus To...

Page 40: ...te xx xx xxxx System Memory xxxxxKB Primary Master xxxxxMB Secondary Master None NumLock On Touch Pad Enable Speaker Enable Display External Monitor Parameters NumLock Touch Pad Speaker Display Default On Off Disable Enable Disable Enable External Monitor Internal LCD Simultaneous ...

Page 41: ...3 Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Mode Bi directional Internal CardBus Controller Enable Parameters Default 1 Only when Parallel port is set to 378 IRQ7 this item is displayed 2 Only when Mode is set to ECP this item is displayed 3F8 IRQ4 Disable 2F8 IRQ3 DMA3 Disable 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ5 Disable Uni directional Bi directional ECP EPP 1 DMA1 DMA0 Enable Disable ...

Page 42: ... Setting impossible when the Supervisor Password is not set 3 Setting impossible when the User Password is not set Default A C 1 C CDD A C 1 Enable Disable To the sub menu Enable Disable No Protection Protected To the sub menu Disable Alt Ctrl F9 Alt Ctrl F10 Alt Ctrl F11 Alt Ctrl F12 Enable Disable CAUTION If starting up the Setup Utility with the User Password The User Password can only be set w...

Page 43: ...le Disable HDD motor timeout ECO mode timeout Power Conservation AC Adapter Connected Enable Battery Enable Always Setting at the time of purchase Disable Power Management Functions automatically set The Suspend Timeout item will be displayed when Sleep Switch is set to Suspend Both Hibernation Timeout and Suspend Timeout may not be displayed when Sleep Switch is set to No Action Disable Enable Ba...

Page 44: ...meters Save Values Exit Exit Without Saving Changes Get Default Values Load Previous Values Save Current Values Exit the Setup Utility and save your changes to CMOS Exit the Setup Utility without saving your changes to CMOS Set the default settings for operating system The password remains Load previous values from CMOS for all Setup items Save your changes to CMOS This item may not be displayed w...

Page 45: ...If any of these faults occurs try using the software with some Internet Explorer 4 01 functions turned off See Internet Explorer Help for more details It takes a long time to reboot or the computer locks up Delete the check mark for Internet Explorer Channel Bar in Control Panel Display Web then press OK A system module error occurs Set None for Wallpaper in Control Panel Display Background Perfor...

Page 46: ...to reconfigure the system 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default SETUP Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact Panasonic Technical Support...

Page 47: ...ccessfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Operating System not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen I...

Page 48: ...cations of the Desktop Management Interface DMI The DMI Viewer can be used when you want to know information on the inter nal systems this computer supports starting with the CPU and memory Click to close the DMI Viewer Saving information to a file Displayed information can be saved to a text file txt Run the DMI Viewer and display the information you wish to save To save all items To save the ite...

Page 49: ...e application software used so this operation may not cause the processing speed to increase You can set the date and time through Date Time in Start Settings Control Panel When the computer is connected to a Local Area Network LAN confirm the date and time of the server If you continue to experience problems the internal battery maintaining the clock may need to be replaced Contact Panasonic Tech...

Page 50: ...erform the following steps 1 Press any key 2 If the display remains dark enter the Coffee Break Password and press Enter 3 If the display continues to remain dark press Enter again Set None for Wallpaper in Start Settings Control Panel Display Back ground and then press OK Then once again try changing the resolution After the change be sure to restart the computer If an image is displayed for a pr...

Page 51: ... A File After confirming the disk volume and format type start formatting Your drive or file may not have been properly set Check to see if the hard disk is full If it is full delete unnecessary files Your hard disk content may be corrupted Contact Panasonic Technical Support Try testing another drive or media You may need to clean the lens or CD Have you installed the drivers page 28 Did you rest...

Page 52: ...rs are being input How to input European characters ß à ç sym bols or Euro Currency Symbol is unclear Enter Password is dis played Advanced menu can not be registered All or some items in Se curity menu can not be registered F9 does not work Coffee Break Password cannot be selected Hard Disk Lock is not displayed Setup Utility The sound is not heard The computer produces a strange sound Sound If N...

Page 53: ...nfirm that the device driver for the serial port works Please refer to the refer ence manual of the device Confirm that two mouse devices are not connected one through the external key board mouse port and the other through the serial port Try setting Touch Pad to disable in the Setup Utility Confirm that Serial Port has not been set to Disable Depending on the printer EPP or ECP may not work at t...

Page 54: ...ric Industrial Co Ltd assumes no liability for damage incurred directly or indirectly from errors omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manuals Trademarks PS 2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft MS DOS Windows and IntelliMouse are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the United States and or other countries Pentium is a registered...

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