Panasonic CF-LX3 series, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...leshooting Appendix Read Me First Contents Introduction 11 Description of Parts 13 First time Operation 15 Turning On Turning Off 21 Useful Information Handling and Maintenance 22 Installing Software 26 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Basic 32 Appendix LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT 39 Specifications 41 Standard Limited Warranty 46 Getting Started Safety Precautions 2 Regulatory Information 7 Read ...

Page 2: ...ollowed in order to operate the unit safety DANGER Precautions on the battery pack Electrolyte leakage generation of heat ignition or rupture of the Battery Pack may result Do Not Throw the Battery Pack into a Fire or Expose It to Exces sive Heat Do Not Insert Sharp Objects Into the Battery Pack Disassemble or Modify It Do Not Short the Positive and Negative Contacts Ö ÖDo not place the battery pa...

Page 3: ...emble This Product Do Not Touch This Product In a Thunderstorm If Connected with the AC Cable or Any Other Cables Do Not Place Containers of Liquid or Metal Objects on Top of This Product Ö ÖIf foreign matter has found its way inside immediately turn the power off and unplug the AC plug and remove the battery pack Then contact your technical support of fice If a Malfunction or Trouble Oc curs Imme...

Page 4: ...AUTION Fire or electric shock may result Do Not Move This Product While the AC Plug Is Connected Ö ÖIf the AC cord is damaged unplug the AC plug immediately Do Not Connect a Telephone Line or a Network Cable Other Than the One Specified Into the LAN Port Ö ÖDo not connect to a network such as the ones listed below Networks other than 1000BASE T 100BASE TX or 10BASE T Phone lines IP phone Internet ...

Page 5: ... radio receiver l Keep the computer away from magnets Data stored on the hard disk may be lost l This computer is not intended for the dis play of images for use in medical diagno sis l This computer is not intended for a use with connection of medical equipment for the purpose of medical diagnosis l Panasonic shall not be liable for loss of data or other incidental or consequential damages result...

Page 6: ...o that its contacts are protected l Always power off the computer when it is not in use Leaving the computer on when the AC adaptor is not connected will ex haust the remaining battery capacity THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS OR AS PART OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIP MENT SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT COCKPIT EQUIP MENT SYSTEMS MEDICAL DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES 1 LIFE SUPPORT SYSTE...

Page 7: ...mful If you are uncertain of the policy that applies on the use of wireless devices in a specific organiza tion or environment e g airports you are encouraged to ask for authorization to use this product prior to turning on the product Regulatory Information We are not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modifica tion of this product The correction of interf...

Page 8: ...hat used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling of old prod ucts and used batteries please take them to applicable collection points in accor dance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002 96 EC and 2006 66 EC By disposing of these products and batteries correctly you will help to s...

Page 9: ...omputer is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999 5 EC Hint If you want to get a copy of the original DoC of our above mentioned products please contact our web address http www ptc panasonic eu Authorised Representative Panasonic Testing Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Winsbergring 15 22525 Hamburg Germany Indication of the countri...

Page 10: ...ains plug fitted and follow the instructions below Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver and replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover Figure A Figure B Fuse cover 8 E 1 For India Declaration of Conformity with the requirements of the e waste Management and Handling Rules 2011 adopted by Notification S O 1035 E of Ministry of Environmen...

Page 11: ... actual unit l If you do not log on as an administrator you cannot use some functions or cannot display some screens l Refer for the latest information about optional products to the catalogs etc l In these instructions the names and terms are referred as follows Windows 8 1 Pro Update 64 bit as Windows or Windows 8 1 Windows 7 Professional 32 bit Service Pack 1 and Windows 7 Professional 64 bit S...

Page 12: ...ted States and other countries Roxio Creator is a trademark or registered trademark of Corel Corporation in the United states and or other countries Names of products brands etc appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective own companies n On screen Manual For further information about the computer you can refer to the on screen manual l Reference Manual The...

Page 13: ... è Reference Manual Disabling En abling Wireless Communication è Reference Manual Wireless LAN è Reference Manual Bluetooth K USB 2 0 port è Reference Manual USB Devices L LED indicator Battery status è Reference Manual Battery Power Caps Lock Numeric key NumLk Scroll lock ScrLk Drive status SD Memory Card status Blinking During access è Reference Manual SD Memory Card M LCD N CD DVD drive Only fo...

Page 14: ...es with the cable The security lock and cable is a theft pre vention device Panasonic Corporation will bear no responsibility in the event of theft I Touch pad è Reference Manual Using the Touch Pad J SD Memory Card slot è Reference Manual SD Memory Card K Microphone jack A condenser microphone can be used If other types of microphones are used au dio input may not possible or malfunctions may occ...

Page 15: ...locked If not the battery pack may fall when you carry the computer l Do not touch the terminals of the battery pack and the computer Doing so can make the terminals dirty or damaged and may cause malfunction of the battery pack and the computer NOTE l Note that the computer consumes electricity even when the computer power is off For the period of time the fully charged battery will fully dischar...

Page 16: ...omputer Slide and hold the power switch è page 13 until the power status indicator è page 13 lights CAUTION l Do not slide the power switch repeatedly or do not hold the power switch for four seconds or longer l Any changes from the default setting of the Setup Utility must not be made until the First time Operation is completed 5 For MUI OS model Select language and OS 32 bit or 64 bit CAUTION l ...

Page 17: ...n a wireless network screen may not appear l Verify the time zone date and time è page 33 CAUTION l Wait until the drive indicator has turned off l You can change the user name password image and security setting after setup of Windows l Remember your password If you forget the password you can not use the Windows Creating a password reset disk beforehand is recommended l Do not use the following ...

Page 18: ...lows you to install OS and restore its factory default condition in case for example the recovery partition of the HDD is damaged We recommend creating a recovery disc before you begin using the computer Refer to è Reference Manual Recovery Disc Creation Util ity about creating the disc ...

Page 19: ...ess LAN set Bluetooth in Wireless device to On for Bluetooth n To change the partition structure You can shrink a part of an existing partition to create unallocated disk space from which you can create a new partition This computer has a single partition as default setting A Perform either of the following procedures l For the desktop screen 1 Right click at the bottom left corner of the Desktop ...

Page 20: ...ration will slightly be longer if a LAN cable is not connected to the computer even when Wake Up from wired LAN function is activated n To select language To select a language other than the one you have selected during the first time operation follow the steps below A Open the Control Panel 1 Perform either of the following procedures l For the desktop screen Right click at the bottom left corner...

Page 21: ... Power Shut down Click Start Shutdown B When the computer is in the laptop mode close the display after the power indicator goes off completely NOTE l To turn off the computer completely proceed as follows A Display Charm and click Change PC settings Update and recovery Recovery B Click Restart now under Advanced startup C Click Turn off your PC When Starting Up Shutting Down Do not do the followi...

Page 22: ...lowing areas otherwise the computer may be damaged Near electronic equipment Image distortion or noise may occur In extremely high or low temperature l As the computer can become hot during operation keep it away from items that are sensitive to heat Handling Cautions This computer is designed to minimize shock to parts such as the LCD and the hard disk drive and equipped with a drip proof keyboar...

Page 23: ...he AC cord and wait for more than 1 minute before reconnecting the AC cord n If the computer becomes warm during usage l Click on the notification area click and click Panasonic Power management Better Heat Dispersion When changing to Panasonic Power management Better Heat Dispersion the following settings will change Change to High Speed from Standard in Fan control mode Rotation of the cooling f...

Page 24: ...y with a gauze or other dry soft cloth To clean the touch pad Wipe lightly with a gauze or other dry soft cloth To clean areas other than the LCD panel and touch pad Wet a soft cloth with water or a diluted kitchen cleanser neutral wring the cloth out thoroughly and wipe the dirty area gently Using a detergent other than a neutral kitchen cleanser e g a weak alkali cleanser may adversely affect pa...

Page 25: ... D Remove the screw B and remove the dust cover C in the direction of the arrow E Clean the inside of the dust cover F After cleaning reset the dust cover C and secure the screw B CAUTION l If dust is piled up inside the dust cover and hard to remove use an electric cleaner Be careful not to inhale dust l Make sure no water or other liquid spills inside the dust cover and pay attention not to drop...

Page 26: ...dows 7 Preparation l Remove all peripherals l Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until installation is complete 1 Perform Remove everything and reinstall Windows A Display Charm and click Change PC settings Update and recovery Recovery B Click Get Started under Remove everything and reinstall Windows C Click Next D Select the option Just remove my files Perform the reinstallation of the W...

Page 27: ...l Windows above is not successful follow the steps below 1 Start the Setup Utility A Display Charm and click Change PC settings Update and recovery Recovery B Click Restart now under Advanced startup C Click Troubleshoot Advanced options UEFI Firmware Settings Restart Turn on the computer and press F2 or Del while Panasonic boot screen is displayed l If the Panasonic boot screen is not displayed t...

Page 28: ... 10 At the confirmation message click YES 11 For localized OS model Select OS 32bit or 64bit and click OK For MUI OS model Select language and system type 32bit or 64bit and click OK At the confirmation message click OK To cancel the recovery procedure click CANCEL and click the mark that appears at the top right corner of the screen 12 At the confirmation message click YES Installation starts acc...

Page 29: ...drive Connect the DVD drive to the USB port 2 Start the Setup Utility A Display Charm and click Change PC settings Update and recovery Recovery B Click Restart now under Advanced startup C Click Troubleshoot Advanced options UEFI Firmware Settings Restart Turn on the computer and press F2 or Del while Panasonic boot screen is displayed l If the Panasonic boot screen is not displayed turn on the co...

Page 30: ...ble HDD size You can NOT use recovery from Recovery Partition When this option is selected you can no longer create Recovery Disc s after the re covery operation CAUTION l Carefully choose above item because you cannot change it later 16 Click Next If the option is displayed select the setting and click Next l Reinstall Windows to the System Disk to factory default Select this option when you want...

Page 31: ...t interrupt installation for example by turning off the computer or pressing Ctrl Alt Del Otherwise installation may become unavailable as Windows may not start up or the data may be corrupted 19 When Ending process screen is displayed remove the Recovery Disc and then click OK Follow the on screen instructions Some models may take approximately 40 minutes 20 Perform the First time Operation start...

Page 32: ...he AC cord Windows does not start up l Remove all peripheral devices e g USB memory l If the power status indicator is lit slide the power switch for four seconds or longer to turn off then turn on again l Using the following procedure start up in Safe Mode and check the error details A Turn on the computer and when the Panasonic boot screen disappears after entering the password 1 if one is set h...

Page 33: ... it may be a flash memory drive failure Perform the installation and return the flash memory drive to its condition at the time of purchase è page 26 If the problem per sists even after the reinstallation contact Panasonic Technical Sup port The date and time are incorrect l Make the correct settings A Open the Control Panel 1 Perform either of the following procedures l For the desktop screen Rig...

Page 34: ...a network using wireless LAN function perform access point settings è Reference Manual Wireless LAN l If you do not use wireless LAN function turn off wireless LAN function è Reference Manual Disabling Enabling Wireless Communi cation l Make sure that you are not using any software that regularly ac cesses the hard disk When logging on e g resuming the computer audio is distorted l Perform the fol...

Page 35: ...n l The computer may be in ten key mode If the NumLk indicator lights press NumLk to disable the ten key mode and then input l The computer may be in Caps Lock mode If the Caps Lock indicator lights press Caps Lock to disable the Caps Lock mode and then input Cannot log on to Win dows The user name or password is incorrect is displayed l The user name account name includes an mark If another user ...

Page 36: ...ving function To resume slide the power switch l The screen may become darker Press Fn F2 to make the screen brighter The screen is disor dered l Changing the number of display colors and resolution may affect the screen Restart the computer l The refresh rate of the internal LCD may be 40 Hz Change the refresh rate of the internal LCD A 1 Click the Desktop tile on the Start screen 2 Right click o...

Page 37: ...requirement is satisfied charging begins automatically The battery indicator is flashing l The battery is recharging If Battery Charging Indicator in Main menu of the Setup Utility is set to Flashing the indicator will alternately become lighter and darker n Touch Pad The cursor does not work l When using the external mouse connect it correctly l Restart the computer using the keyboard l If the co...

Page 38: ...all the program To uninstall A Open the Control Panel 1 Perform either of the following procedures l For the desktop screen Right click at the bottom left corner of the Desktop screen lFor the Start screen Click on the Start screen 2 Click Control Panel Click Start Control Panel B Click Program Uninstall a program The battery status indi cator lights green and then turns off immedi ately l When th...

Page 39: ... to protect the confidentiality of the Pro grams You may not distribute or otherwise make the Programs or related documentation available to any third party by time sharing or otherwise without the prior written consent of Panasonic Corporation D You may not copy or reproduce or permit to be copied or reproduced the Programs or related documentation for any purpose except that you may make one 1 c...

Page 40: ...rth elsewhere in this Agree ment or if you fail to comply with any term or condition contained herein Upon any such termina tion you agree to destroy at your expense the Programs and related documentation together with all copies thereof in any form YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COM...

Page 41: ...ssor 3 MB 1 cache up to 3 00 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology Chipset Built in CPU Video controller Intel HD Graphics 4400 Built in CPU Main Memory 4 GB 1 DDR3L SDRAM Max 8 GB 1 Video Memory 1 2 UMA 1792 MB Max UMA 32 bit 1554 MB Max 64 bit 1696 MB Max Flash Memory Drive 3 128 GB Approx For localized OS model 15 GB For MUI OS model 20 GB is used as a partition with HDD recovery tools Users ca...

Page 42: ...eo CD CD EXTRA CD TEXT CD R CD RW High Speed CD RW Ultra Speed CD RW Writing DVD RAM 8 1 4 GB 2 8 GB 4 7 GB 9 4 GB 3 DVD R 9 1 4 GB 2 8 GB 4 7 GB for General 3 DVD R DL 8 5 GB 3 DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 2 1 4 GB 2 8 GB 4 7 GB 9 4 GB 3 R 4 7 GB 3 R DL 8 5 GB 3 RW 4 7 GB 3 High Speed RW 4 7 GB 3 CD R CD RW High Speed CD RW Ultra Speed CD RW Display Method 14 0 HD 1600 x 900 Internal LCD 65 536 16 777 216 co...

Page 43: ...n 10 8 V Typical 7100 mAh Minimum 6800 mAh Operating Time 19 Approx 14 hours Economy Mode ECO Disable Charging Time 20 Approx 3 hours Remaining battery indicator recalibration time Full charge Approx 3 hours max Complete discharge Approx 7 hours max Power Consumption 21 Approx 25 W 22 Approx 65 W maximum when recharging in the ON state Physical Dimensions W D H 333 mm 225 6 mm 24 5 mm Weight 23 Ap...

Page 44: ...tched 28 IEEE802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps automatically switched 28 IEEE802 11n 29 HT20 GI 30 400ns 150 130 115 86 72 65 57 43 28 21 14 7 Mbps automatically switched 28 GI 30 800ns 130 117 104 78 65 58 52 39 26 19 13 6 Mbps automatically switched 28 HT40 GI 30 400ns 300 270 240 180 150 135 120 90 60 45 30 15 Mbps automati cally switched 28 GI 30 800ns 270 243 216 162 135 121 108 81 54 40 27 ...

Page 45: ...s with capaci ties of up to 64 GB Operation is not guaranteed for all SD devices 15 Compatible with USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 Does not guarantee operation of all USB compatible peripherals 16 Compatible with USB 1 1 2 0 Does not guarantee operation of all USB compatible peripherals 17 Does not guarantee operation of all HDMI compatible peripherals 18 Only for North America The AC adaptor is compatible with ...

Page 46: ...ery is considered good if it maintains 50 of its charge capacity during the warranty period If a battery is returned under this contract and testing determines that it has charge capacity greater than 50 the battery will be returned with an invoice for the retail purchase price of a new battery This warranty is extended solely to the original purchaser A purchase receipt or other proof of date of ...

Page 47: ... remedy under this warranty shall be limited to the replacement of any defective disk or other media which is returned to Panasonic s authorized Service Centre together with a copy of the purchase receipt within the aforesaid warranty period Panasonic shall have no obligation for any defects in the disk s or other media on which the Pro grams are furnished resulting from your storage thereof or fo...

Page 48: ...e Centre Building B4 Wyncliffe Road Pentwyn Industrial Estate Cardiff United Kingdom CF23 7XB Web page http www toughbook eu Helpdesk English speaking service 44 0 8709 079 079 French speaking service 33 0 1 47 91 64 99 German speaking service 49 0 1805 410 930 Italian speaking service 39 0 848 391 999 Spanish speaking service 34 0 901 101 157 E mail address toughbooksupport eu panasonic com Czech...

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