Panasonic CF-28 Series operating instructions Dealing with Problems Summary, Display, Shift

Dealing with Problems (Summary)

Troubleshooting

Display

No display after powering	When there is no display to an external display,
on	• Check your cable connection to the external display.

•Confirm your display is powered on.

•Check the settings for your external display.

	Try changing the display by pressing			Fn	+	F3 .
	When displaying only through an external display, if the computer is shut down (includ-
	ing the standby or hibernation function), there will be no display on the LCD unless the
	external display is connected when the computer is powered on or operations are re-
	sumed. In this case, connect the external display or press Fn + F3 .
The power has not been	Has the computer been set to the power-saving mode?
turned off, but after a cer-	To resume operation of your computer from the condition the power of the display is off
tain period of time, there is	(for energy conservation purposes), press any key unrelated to the direct triggering of a
no display	selection, like	Shift .
	To save power, your computer may have automatically entered either the standby or
	hibernation mode. (		“Computing on the Road”) Rotate the power switch.
The cursor cannot be con-	Restart the computer by using the keyboard (e.g.,					).
trolled
An afterimage appears (e.g.,	If an image is displayed for a prolonged period of time, an afterimage may appear. This
green, red, and blue dots	is not a malfunction. The afterimage will disappear when a different screen is displayed.
remain on the display) or	High-precision and advanced technologies are necessary in the production of color liquid
there are dots not display-	crystal displays (color LCDs). Therefore, if 0.002% or less of the picture elements either
ing the correct colors	fail to light or remain constantly lit (that is, more than 99.998% of elements are function-
	ing properly), no defect is considered to exist.
The external display no	When an external display not compatible with the power saving mode is used with the
longer displays properly	computer, the external display may no longer display properly when the computer enters the
	condition the power of the display is off (for energy conservation purposes). In such cases,
	turn off the power to the external display.
The screen becomes disor- Changing the number of colors of the display may affect the screen. Restart the computer.
dered
During simultaneous dis-	Try changing the display by pressing			Fn	+	F3 .
play, the screen of the exter-	If you continue to experience problems, try changing the display in the following menu.
nal display becomes disor-	Windows 2000	: [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [Intel® Graphics Technology].
dered	Windows XP	: [Start] -[Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Set-
		tings] - [Advanced] - [Intel® Graphics Technology].
When the setting of the	When the computer enters the standby or hibernation mode while the screensaver is run-
screensaver is changed, an ning, an error may occur during a resume operation. In such cases, turn off the screensaver
error may occur during a or try changing the pattern of the screensaver.
resume operation
The screen does not fill up If the resolution is set to less than the resolution of the internal LCD and the screen is set to
the entire display (i.e., the simultaneous display, the screen will not fill up the entire display. Also, if the screen is set
screen is shown in the cen- to Extended Desktop, the screen may not fill up the entire display.
ter of the display)

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