Starting Up/Shutting Down

Starting Up

Latch

3

2

1

Power

Indicator

Power Switch

1 Open the display.

1Pull the carrying handle forward.

2Lift up the latch.

3Lift open the display.

2 Turn your computer on.

Press the power switch and hold it for approximately one second until the power indi- cator turns on before releasing it.

CAUTION

While 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, touchscreen or external mouse opera- tions.

• Closing the display.

Once the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds before powering it on again.

When 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 Panasonic Technical Support.

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NOTE

You may encounter the following situations when the computer is turned on at very low temperatures. These functions are designed to prevent hard disk drive malfunctions that may occur at low temperatures.

Situation

Action

The computer turns on,

The computer is warming up before start up. Wait for

and the message “Warm-

the computer to start up (takes up to 30 minutes).

ing up the system (up to

However, the computer may fail to warm up and the

30 minutes)” is displayed.

message “Cannot warm up the system” will be dis-

 

played, and the computer will not start. If this happens,

 

turn off the computer, leave it in an environment with

 

a temperature of 5 °C {41 °F} or more for about an

 

hour, and then try turning the power on once more.

• The computer does not

Leave it in an environment with a temperature of 5

turn on.

°C {41 °F} or more for about an hour, then try turn-

• The computer does not

ing the power on once more.

resume operation from

 

standby mode.

 

(The power indicator

 

blinks quickly in green.)

 

 

 

Operation

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Panasonic CF-73 Series appendix Starting Up/Shutting Down, Latch Power Indicator Power Switch, Situation Action