Dealing with Problems

Display

No display after powering

The brightness can be adjusted with

+

. Dark

Bright

on;

 

 

 

 

For models with an DSTN display, you can adjust the contrast with + . When purchasing the computer, the display setting has been preset for an external display. If you connect the external display, the screen is displayed on the external display.

When there is no display to an external display,

 

• Check your cable connection for an external display.

 

• Confirm your display is on.

 

If your computer is connected to an external display and the internal LCD has been set to

 

"off", and the computer is placed in the hibernation or suspend mode, the internal LCD

 

will remain in the "off" mode if the external display is not connected when the computer

 

is restarted. In this case, re-connect the external display and reboot the computer.

 

 

The power has not been cut,

Has the computer been set to the power-saving mode?

but after a certain period of

To resume operation of your computer, press any key.

time, there is no display

To save power, your computer may have automatically entered the hibernation mode.

 

 

An afterimage appears

If an image is displayed for a prolonged period of time, an afterimage may appear. This is

 

not a malfunction. The afterimage will disappear when a different screen is displayed.

 

 

The motion of a mouse

[Start]-[Settings]-[Control Panel]-[Mouse]-[Motion] and check [Show pointer trails].

cursor is not smooth

 

Disk Operations

Cannot read/write to a

Has the floppy disk been correctly inserted?

floppy disk

Has the floppy disk been correctly formatted?

 

Your floppy disk drive may not have been properly set in the multimedia pocket.

 

Has the Setup Utility been used to set [Floppy Operation] to [Enable]?

 

 

 

Unable to write to a floppy

Is the floppy disk write-protected?

 

disk

 

 

 

 

How to format a floppy disk

Select [Format] in [My Computer] - [3 1/2 Floppy (A:)] - [File]. After confirming the disk

is unclear

volume and format type, click

.

 

 

Unable to read/write to the

Your drive or file may not have been properly set.

hard disk

Check to see if the hard disk is full.

 

 

Your hard disk content may be corrupted. Consult your nearest Panasonic dealer.

 

 

 

Character Input

Unable to input anything

If

and

 

 

are on, the Numeric Key Pad is ON. To switch it OFF, press

+

.

 

 

but numerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only capital letters are

If

is on, the Caps Lock is ON. To switch it OFF, press

.

 

 

 

being input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to input European

Select [Start] - [Run], input [c:\windows\charmap.exe] and press

. The Character

characters (ß, à, ç) or

Map will be displayed. Point to the desired font name and select it.

 

 

 

symbols is unclear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic CF-35 operating instructions Dealing with Problems, Display, Disk Operations, Character Input