Panasonic Cf Y2 Owners Manual

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Troubleshooting
No display after powering on
The power has not been
turned off, but after a cer-
tain period of time, there is
no display
When the battery pack is
used, the screen is darker
than when the AC adaptor
is connected
The cursor cannot be con-
trolled properly
An afterimage appears (e.g.,
green, red, and blue dots re-
main on the display) or there
are dots not displaying the
correct colors
The screen becomes disor-
dered
When there is no display to an external display,
• Check your cable...

32
Troubleshooting
Dealing with Problems (Summary)
The external display no
longer displays properly
When you want to display
the fonts or icons at a larger
size
When a video such as an MPEG
file and a DVD video is being
played with WinDVD or Win-
dows
® Media Player, the display
destination cannot be switched
using
Fn   +   F3
During simultaneous dis-
play, if one of the screens
malfunctions
The notification area icons
on the bottom right of the
screen are hidden and can-
not be seen
When an external...

33
Troubleshooting
Is Adobe Reader installed?
If you have uninstalled Adobe Reader, install using the following procedures.
1Select [start] - [Run], input [c:\util
eader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe], then select [OK].
Install Adobe Reader by following the instructions on the screen.
2Update Adobe Reader to its latest version.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, start up Adobe Reader and select [Help]
- [Update].
If your computer is not connected to the Internet, select [start] - [Run], input...

34
Troubleshooting
Dealing with Problems (Summary)
Some applications may not
work properly
 Fast User Switching Function
When switching to a different user with the Fast User Switching function, the following
problems may occur.
• Some applications may not work properly.
•
Key combination with   Fn    may not work.
• It may not be possible to set the settings of the display.
• The wireless LAN cannot be used.
• The B’s CLiP icon will no longer be shown on the notification area and CD-RW cannot be...

35
Troubleshooting
No response
When trying to play back
video files using Windows®
Media Player, the message
[Codec required] appears, and
the file cannot be played back
Cannot operate Fn key
Cannot start a network-
used program, or cannot
share files or printers
Is it necessary to enable the
Windows Firewall?
Press   Ctrl   +   Shift   +   Esc    to open Task Manager and close the software application
which is not responding.
Is there an input screen (e.g., password input screen at startup) hidden...

36
Troubleshooting
When “Automatic Updates”
is enabled, will all updates be
downloaded (or installed)?
Security Center warning
function does not operate
Problem with Web page
display (no display; display
is completely white;
advertisements, logon, and
other pop-ups are not
displayed; many windows
are displayed at once)
Images in HTML e-mail
messages are not displayed
in Outlook Express
Cannot read attachment file
in Outlook Express (cannot
save file)
Only Windows Update programs with a high level of...

37
Troubleshooting
The message “Your com-
puter might be at risk” is
displayed
 is displayed
Some applications do not
work properly
This message is displayed by the “Security Center” function in Windows XP.
The “Security Center” is a function that monitors the level of safety in Windows security
settings in order to operate the computer safely, for example, with regard to antivirus
measures.
It checks the following three items regularly, and displays messages until the settings are
made at an appropriate...

38
Troubleshooting
Reinstalling Software
Before Reinstallation
Preparing
You will need the Product Recovery DVD-ROM (included).
Important
Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals.
Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.
Even if reinstallation is executed, the number of times that the DVD video region code can be set will not be returned to
the state set at the time of factory shipment.
Reinstalling
When reinstallation procedure is performed,...

39
Troubleshooting

If you select [1] or [2], the message [The Backup function
has been enabled. If [Recovery] is executed, the Backup
function will be disabled, and your Backup data will be
lost.] appears.  In this case, press
Y   .
If the message [Computer must be rebooted in order to
execute [Recovery.]] appears, press
R   .
9At the confirmation message, press   Y   .
The operation of reinstallation for the hard disk starts auto-
matically. (The operations take about 20 minutes.)
After the...

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Appendix
LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT
THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM(S) (“PROGRAMS”) FURNISHED WITH THIS PANASONIC® PRODUCT (“PRODUCT”)
ARE LICENSED ONLY TO THE END-USER (“YO U”), AND MAY BE USED BY YOU ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LICENSE TERMS DESCRIBED BELOW. YOUR USE OF THE PROGRAMS SHALL BE CONCLUSIVELY DEEMED
TO  CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE  OF THE TERMS  OF THIS  LICENSE.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (“MEI”) has developed or otherwise obtained the Programs and hereby licenses
their use to you....