Dealing with Problems (Summary)

Troubleshooting

‹Display

No display after powering on

z When the external display is not visible

 

• Check your cable connection to the external display

 

• Confirm that your display is powered on

 

• Check the settings for your external display

 

z The display destination may be set to the external display.

 

Try changing the display destination by pressing the Fn+

F3

key.

 

If you want to switch the display destination repeatedly by pressing the

Fn

+

 

F3 key, make sure that the display destination has switched completely

 

each time before pressing the Fn+F3 key again.

 

z Press the Fn+F2 key and adjust the brightness.

The power has not been turned off,

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

but after a certain period of time,

To resume operation of your computer when the display’s power is off (for

there is no display

energy conservation purposes), press any key unrelated to the direct trig-

 

gering of a selection, like the Ctrl key.

 

z To save power, your computer may have automatically entered the standby

 

mode (the power indicator blinks green) or hibernation mode (the power

 

indicator turns off). If so, slide the power switch.

When the battery pack is used, the

z Press the

 

+

 

key and adjust the brightness. Note, however, that when

Fn

F2

screen is darker than when the AC

the brightness is increased, the battery running time will become shorter.

adaptor is connected

Brightness can be set to separate levels for when the AC adaptor is con-

 

nected and when it is disconnected.

An afterimage appears (e.g., the key

z If an image is displayed for a prolonged period of time, an afterimage may

green, red, and blue dots remain on

appear. This is not a malfunction. The afterimage will disappear when a

the display) or there are dots not dis-

different screen is displayed.

playing the correct colors

z High-precision and advanced technologies are used in the production of

 

color liquid crystal displays (color LCDs). Therefore, if 0.002% or less of the

 

picture’s elements either fail to light or remain constantly lit (that means that

 

more than 99.998% of the elements are functioning properly), this is not

 

considered a defect.

The screen becomes disordered

z The screen display may become distorted if the resolution or number of col-

 

ors is changed, or if an external display is connected or disconnected while

 

the computer is operating. Restart the computer.

The external display no longer

z When an external display, not compatible with the power-saving mode, is

shows the correct image

connected to the computer. The display may not function correctly when the

 

computer enters the power-saving mode. Turn off the power to the external

 

display.

When you want to display the fonts

z Change the size of the icons, etc. using "Icon Enlarger (Î "Chapter 6: Icon

or icons in a larger size

Enlarger" in onscreen Reference Manual).

 

z You can also change the settings as follows (for more details, refer to the

 

Windows Help).

 

A Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Dis-

 

play] - [Appearance].

 

B Select the font size in [Font size] and click [Effects]. Then add the

 

check mark for [Use large icons] to increase the icon size.

 

C Click [OK], then click [OK].

 

z To enlarge a part of the screen, use "Loupe Utility" (Î "Chapter 6: Loupe

 

Utility" in onscreen Reference Manual).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic CF-W2 Series XP specifications Dealing with Problems Summary, ‹Display