Panasonic Cf W2dwadzbm Owners Manual

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Preperations Getting Started
NamesFunctions/Reference
AWireless LAN Antenna 
(built-in)This computer has a built-in antenna for wireless LAN communications.
Î “Chapter 5: Wireless LAN” in onscreen Reference Manual
BDC-IN Jack 
Connect the AC adaptor. Îpage 14
CExternal Display Port Connect the external display cable.
Î “Chapter 4: External Display” in onscreen Reference Manual
DUSB PortsConnect the USB cable.
Î “Chapter 4: USB Devices” in onscreen Reference Manual
EMicrophone JackUse only a monaural condenser microphone (miniature jack).  Using an input source 
other than a monaural condenser microphone may not allow audio to be input or may 
damage the equipment.
FHeadphone JackUse this jack to connect headphones or amplifier-equipped speakers. Audio output 
from the internal speaker is disabled when headphones or external speakers are con-
nected.
GOpen LeverSlide the lever to open the disk cover. This works only when the power is on.
When using the drive for the first time, slide the open lever to open the disk cover after 
the computer has been powered on, and if the protective sheet is attached to the drive, 
remove it from the lens area.
HDVD-ROM & CD-R/RW 
DriveÎpage 38, “Chapter 3: DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive” in onscreen Reference Manual
ILatch (left)This latch is locked manually when inserting/removing the battery pack.
Îpage 13
JLatch (right) This latch is locked automatically when inserting the battery pack properly.
KBattery PackÎpage 13, “Chapter 2: Battery Power” in onscreen Reference Manual
LRAM Module SlotÎpage 23
MEmergency HoleÎpage 38, “Chapter 3: DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive” in onscreen Reference Manual
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Preparations Getting Started
Confirm the Status Using the LEDs
IndicatorsIndicator Name/Status
Power indicator
zNot lit: Power off / Hibernation mode
zGreen: Power on
zBlinking green: Standby mode
Battery pack indicator
zNot lit: Battery pack is not connected or no charging.
zOrange: Charging in progress.
zGreen: Fully charged.
zRed: The battery level is very low (the charge is approx. 9% or less).
zBlinking red: Battery pack or charging circuit may not be working properly.
zBlinking orange: Battery cannot be recharged temporarily (The internal temperature of the battery 
pack is outside the acceptable temperature range for recharging.)
Caps Lock indicator
zThis indicator lights green when the 
Caps Lock key is pressed: Subsequent non-shifted input is 
capitalized.
NumLk indicator (Ten-key mode)
zThis indicator lights green when the 
NumLk key is pressed: Part of the keyboard (see figure below) 
will function as a ten-key numeric input.
When the green light is on, if the 
Fn key is pressed along with keys on certain other segments of the 
keyboard, then those keys will operate as numeric keys. 
The [Enter] key functions differently depending on the application.
To disable, press the 
NumLk key once more (the indicator will turn off).
zWhen the NumLk indicator is on: the following functions will operate:
ScrLk indicator (Scroll lock)
zThis indicator lights green when the 
Fn+ScrLk key are pressed: Scroll lock functions differently 
depending on the application.
Hard disk drive indicator
zLighted: This indicator lights when the hard disk drive is accessed.
DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive indicator
zLighted: This indicator lights when the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive is accessed.
SD memory card indicator
zLighted: This indicator lights when the SD memory card or MultiMedia Card is accessed.
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Preparations
First-time Operation
Explains operating procedures from the time of purchase to the start of first Windows 
operations.
1Confirm the inclusion of all parts.
Make sure the parts shown in the figure have been supplied. If any of these 
items are missing or is not working properly, contact your technical support 
office (Îpage 60).
2Read the LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT (Îpage 54).
Be sure to read the LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT before breaking 
the seal on the computer’s packaging.
3Turn the computer over and insert the battery pack.
ASlide the left-side latch (A) to the unlock position ( ).
BMake sure the battery pack is facing the correct direction, slide it in the 
direction of the arrow.
CSlide the left-side latch to the lock position ( ), and then check to ensure 
that the battery pack is held firmly.
(Right-side latch is locked automatically.)
CAUTION
zConfirm that the latch is properly locked. If it is not, the battery pack may come 
off while you are carrying the computer.
zDo not touch the terminals on the battery pack and the computer.  The battery 
pack may no longer function properly if the contacts are dirty or damaged. Also, 
the computer may not operate properly.
zBefore using the battery pack, carefully read “Precautions (Battery Pack)” 
(Îpage 6).
Model No: CF-AA1623A
AC adaptor......... 1
Model No: CF-VZSU27
AC Cord............. 1
Battery Pack........ 1
Product Recovery
DVD-ROM........... 1Modem Telephone 
Cable................... 1Operating Instructions
(This book)................. 1
 
Windows
® Book.... 1
Supplementary Instructions ........................................ 1
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Getting Started
Preparations
4Open the display.
ASlide the latch (B) located at the front.
BLift open the display.
zDo not open the display wider than necessary (135° or more), and do 
not apply excessive pressure to the LCD.  Also, do not hold the LCD 
when opening or closing the display.
5Connect your computer to a power outlet. 
zBe sure the AC adaptor is connected until completing the first-time use 
operation.
zThe battery pack will be charged automatically.
Charging Time: Approx. 4.5 hours (Varies depending on the usage condi-
tions.)
zWhen using the computer for the first time, do not connect any peripheral 
device except the battery pack and AC adaptor to the computer.
CAUTION
Handling the AC adaptor
zDo not subject the AC adaptor to any strong impact.
Using the AC adaptor after a strong impact such as being dropped may result in 
electrocution, short circuit, or fire. 
zUse only the specified AC adaptor with your computer.  Using an AC adaptor 
other than the one supplied might damage the battery and/or the computer.
zProblems such as sudden voltage drops may arise during periods of thunder 
and lightning.  Since this could adversely affect your computer, an uninterrupt-
ible power source (UPS) is highly recommended unless running from the battery 
pack alone.
6Turn your computer on.
zSlide the power switch   and hold it for approximately one second until 
the power indicator   turns on before releasing it.
CAUTION
zDo not slide the power switch and hold it for more than four seconds; this will 
cause the power to be turned off forcibly.
zDo not slide the power switch repeatedly.
zIt takes some time before [Windows XP Professional Setup] is displayed. Do not 
press any keys or touch the touch pad, and do not change the Setup Utility set-
tings. If you do, Windows setup may not operate properly.
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Preparations
7Setup Windows.
Moving the cursor   or clicking buttons can be performed with the touch pad 
(A) and left button (B).
zDuring operations, it may take some time before the next screen is dis-
played.
Wait, and do not press any keys, or touch the touch pad, etc.
AAt [Welcome to the Windows XP Setup Wizard], click [Next].
BAfter reading the agreement, click [I accept this agreement], then click 
[Next].
zIf [I don’t accept this agreement] is selected, the Windows setup will be 
aborted.
CSelect settings for your region, then click [Next].
DEnter your name and then click [Next]. (You do not need to enter your 
organization.)
E
Enter your computer name and administrator password and then click [Next]. 
zComputer name is for recognizing this computer when multiple com-
puters are connected via the network.
zRemember this password! This password may be needed to manage 
the computer.
FEnter the correct date, time and the time zone, then select [Next].
zClick  or  to set.
zIf set properly, click [Next].
zAfter being set automatically, the computer will restart automatically, 
and Windows will start.
GEnter your password set in step E and select  .
zWhen inputting the password, confirm that character input is not set to 
“Caps Lock” or “NumLk.” (Îpage 12)
NOTE
zAt the time of purchase, the wireless LAN is turned on. If you want to use the 
computer with the wireless LAN turned off: Îpage 34.
zIt may take some time before the computer restarts. Wait, and do not 
press any keys, or touch the touch pad, etc.
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Getting Started
Preparations
8Create User Accounts to recognize this computers user.
zIf you make mail settings, create password reset disks (Îpage 18), or 
conduct other related operations before creating the user account, you will 
be unable to use mail history or settings. Create the user account at this 
time.
AClick [start]
*1 - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] - [Create a new 
account]. 
*1Immediately after Windows setup, the screen may show a display as though [start] 
has been clicked (i.e., [All Programs] and other menus may be shown above 
[start]).
BEnter a new name for the new account, then click [Next].
(For example: Matsushita)
CClick [Create Account].
zWhen you create the first new account, you can only select [Computer 
administrator].
Once a “Computer Administrator” account has been created, you can 
create additional limited user accounts by operating step 8.
DSet the password.
zWhen sharing this computer with multiple users, we recommend set-
ting a password for your own account.
zWhen setting password, click the account for which you will set the 
password, click [Create a password], and the password following the 
onscreen instructions, and click [Create Password].
 Remember the password you have set.
 It is useful to input a hint in 
[password hint] in case you forget your password. In addition, we rec-
ommend that you create a password reset disk beforehand (Îpage 
18).
Refer to “When administrator password is forgotten” (Îpage 42) in 
“Dealing with Problems (Summary).”
EClick [start] - [Turn Off Computer] - [Restart] to restart the computer.
FAt the Welcome screen, click the created user (user icon) to log-on.
zIf the password has been set, enter the password and click  . You 
cannot operate the computer until the proper password is entered.
Confirm that character input is not set to Caps Lock or NumLk. 
(Îpage 12)
zNote also that only the added user account will be displayed in the Wel-
come screen. The account for the administrator created during Win-
dows setup will not be displayed.
NOTE
zIf the characters or icons on the screen are too small and difficult to see:
AClick [start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic].
BClick [Icon Enlarger], and click [Large Size] or [Extra Large Size], and click 
[OK].
This will allow you to magnify the display of characters and icons on the screen.
zThe [Icon Enlarger] can be set separately for each account.
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Preparations
9Double-click the  icon on the desktop, start up Win-
dows
® Media Players, and agree to the license agreement.
After this, start up the application following the instructions on the screen.
zDuring this process, you will be required to agree to the license agree-
ment.
zIf [I Decline] is selected or a window is closed without any decision being 
made in the license agreement, no icons on the desktop may be selected. 
In this case, restart the computer.
zTo have DVD video and MPEG files played back automatically on WinDVD 
(Î “Chapter 3: Watching DVD Video” in onscreen Reference Manual), 
remove the check mark from [DVD Video] and [Movie file (mpeg)] on 
screen A or B on the left.
A. When starting up Windows
® Media Player for the first time, one of the set-
ting screens will be displayed.
After removing the check mark, select [Finish].
B. After starting up Windows
® Media Player, the screen will be displayed when 
[Tools] - [Options] - [File Types] is selected.
After removing the check mark, select [Apply].
zAfter completing the settings, select   on the screen of the Windows
® 
Media Player.
‹This concludes the first-time use operation guidelines.
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Getting Started
Preparations
‹When you have forgotten a Windows log-on password.
Windows XP has a function to reset a current password and to set a new password.
To use this function, you need to create a password reset disk beforehand following the 
steps below.
AConnect the USB floppy disk drive (optional: CF-VFDU03) to your com-
puter.
BClick [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts].
CClick the account you have logged on, and click [Prevent a forgotten pass-
word] from [Related Tasks] menu.
Create a password reset disk following the onscreen instructions, and 
store the password reset disk in a safe place.
zOnly the log-on password for each account can be reset. The pass-
word set in the Setup Utility cannot be reset.
The screen displayed first when powering on the computer and logging on to Windows, 
is called the “desktop.” (These screens and icons are only examples.)
zIcons on the desktop
When you double-click icons, the software application will run and the window will 
open.
z[start] menu
When you click [start], the menu will be displayed.
Select the software application, etc. that you want to use from the menu, and click it.
zNotification area (see the bottom right on the screen)
Each of the icons has a separate role; for example, to set functions or confirm sta-
tus.
zWhen disconnecting the AC adaptor, the   icon will be displayed. (Use it for the 
battery settings.)
zIf the icon on the notification area being explained in this manual is hidden and not 
displayed, click on the   icon to display all icons.
zThe notification area icons used in this manual are only examples.  The actual dis-
play of the order and types of icons may differ depending on your computer environ-
ment (various function settings, devices connected, etc.). 
Password Reset Function
Screen Display
(Use for screen settings)
(Turn wireless LAN on/off and use to set Wireless LAN connections)
(Use to make various touch pad settings)
(Use to make settings and confirm status for the Touch Pad utility)
(Set volume)
(Use to set LAN or wireless LAN connections)
(Use to make various Bs CLiP settings)
etc.
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Getting Started
Starting Up/Shutting Down
1Open the display.
ASlide the latch (A) located at the front.
BLift open the display.
zDo not open the display wider than necessary (135° or more), and do 
not apply excessive pressure to the LCD.  Also, do not hold the LCD 
when opening or closing the display.
2Turn your computer on.
Slide the power switch   and hold it for approximately one second until the 
power indicator   turns on before releasing it.
zDo not slide the power switch and hold it for more than four seconds; this 
will cause the power to be turned off forcibly.
zWhile booting, avoid the following until the hard disk drive indicator   has 
turned off.
 Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.
 Touching the power switch.
 Performing any keyboard, touch pad, or external mouse operations.
 Closing the display.
zDo not slide the power switch repeatedly.
zOnce the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds 
before powering it on again.
3Log-on to Windows.
After confirming that the hard disk drive indicator   has turned off, click the 
user (users icon).
zInput the password, then click  . Until the correct password is entered, 
the computer will not operate.
Confirm that character input is not set to “Caps Lock” or “NumLK.” 
(Îpage 12)
zThis operation may differ according to [Use the Welcome screen setting].
zWhen only one user has been created and no password has been set, the 
screen for selecting the user will not be displayed (automatic log-on).
4Select your application.
Run various software applications, etc. and operate them.
NOTE
zThe power saving function is factory set, so if there is no input from a key, the touch 
pad or an external mouse (when one is connected) for a certain interval of time, the 
power to the LCD and hard disk may be turned off.  The LCD will resume operation 
when the touch pad or an external mouse (when one is connected) is used or a key 
is pressed.
The power to the LCD may be turned off even when an application software is 
being installed.  In this case, because it is conceivable that a selection dialog 
box will be shown, do not press the 
Space key or the Enter key to attempt to 
resume from this condition as doing so may trigger a selection, but instead, 
press a key unrelated to the direct triggering of a selection, like the 
Ctrl key.
In addition, when the computer is left alone, it automatically enters the standby 
or hibernation mode. The computer will resume by sliding the power switch. 
(ΓChapter 2: Standby/Hibernation Functions” in onscreen Reference Manual) 
Starting Up
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Getting Started
zWhen the CPU temperature rises, the computer may not power on to prevent 
the CPU from overheating.  Should this happen, allow the computer to cool 
down then switch the power on again.
If the computer still does not power on, contact your technical support office.  
(Îpage 60)
‹If the screen on the left is displayed immediately after 
you turn on the power...
A password has been set to ensure the computers security.
Enter your password
*1 and press the Enter key.
zWhen the correct password is input, the computer will start.
zWhen three incorrect password attempts or nothing is input for one minute, the com-
puter will power off.
*1Supervisor Password or User Password set in the Setup Utility (not the Windows password).
1Save important data and close each application.
2Display the shutdown screen.
Click [start] - [Turn Off Computer].
(Îpage 35 “Change the Way Users log on or off ”)
3Click [Turn Off].
Your computer will power off automatically.
zRestarting your computer (without shutting down): click [Restart].
‹To shut down using the keyboard:
APress the   key, the U key, and select [Turn Off] with Î Í Ï Ð.
BPress the 
Enter key.
CAUTION
zDo not do the following during the shutdown/restart procedure.
 Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.
 Touching the power switch.
 Performing any keyboard, touch pad or external mouse operations.
 Closing the display.
NOTE
zWhen the DC plug is not connected to the computer, disconnect the AC cord 
from your AC wall outlet. About 1.5 W of power is consumed simply by having 
the AC adaptor plugged into an electrical outlet.
‹When you leave the computer or interrupt your work...
If you use the “Standby” or “Hibernation” function, then when you turn on the power 
next time, the application software and files you were using before will be displayed, 
and you can restart the same operations.  ( Î “Chapter 2: Standby/Hibernation Func-
tion” in onscreen Reference Manual)
Shutting Down (power off your computer)
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