Fujitsu LifeBook C2230 User Guide

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation

Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122

Telephone: [phone]

Declares that product: Model Configurations:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device must not be allowed to cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

LifeBook C2230 notebook
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

LifeBook C Series Notebook

Fujitsu LifeBook® C Series notebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1

PREFACE

Preface

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2

GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR COMPUTER

Overview

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Locating the
Controls and Connectors

Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Back/Top Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Keyboard

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cursor Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Volume Control

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Touchpad Pointing Device

Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Double-Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Scrolling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Touchpad Control Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

LifeBook Application Panel

Selector Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Application Launch/Media Player Buttons . . . . . 20

Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel . . . 20

Using the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Desktop Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Status Indicator Panel

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

AC Adapter Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Battery Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Battery Charging Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hard Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Floppy Drive Access Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PC Card Access Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CapsLock Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

ScrLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

GETTING STARTED

Power Sources

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Display Panel

Opening the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . 26

Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

LifeBook C Series Notebook

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Booting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Windows Product Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Registering Your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . .29

Installing Click Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Power Management

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Suspend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . .30

Display Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Hard Disk Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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USER-INSTALLABLE FEATURES

Lithium ion Battery

Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Internal Floppy Disk Drive

Loading a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Ejecting a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Preparing a Disk for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Optical Drive

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Removing Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using Dolby™ Headphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using Optical Drive on Battery Power . . . . . . . . .40

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Slot

Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Removing A Memory Stick/SD Card . . . . . . . . . .41

PC Cards

Installing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Removing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Memory Upgrade Module

Installing a Memory Upgrade Module. . . . . . . . . 44

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . 45

Checking the Computer Recognition

of New Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Device Ports

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

IEEE 1394 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Universal Serial Bus Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Parallel Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Microphone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Optical Digital Audio-Out Connector . . . . . . . . . 47

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

S-Video Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

External Monitor Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Infrared Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5

USING THE INTEGRATED
WIRELESS LAN

Before Using the Wireless LAN

For better communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Stopping transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Starting Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Connection using Windows XP

Flow of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Preparation for wireless LAN connection . . . . . . . 55

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Connection using Windows 2000

Flow of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Preparation for wireless LAN connection . . . . . . . 60

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Optical Digital Audio Out

Connecting an Optical Digital Cable . . . . . . . . . .42

Troubleshooting the WLAN

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table of Contents

Wireless LAN Glossary

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

IP address information

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Specifications

Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

6

TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . 83

Modem Result Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . 84

Drive Image Special Edition (DISE) . . . . . . . . . . . 84

8

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Mass Storage Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Integrated Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

LifeBook Application Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Theft Prevention Lock Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Device Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Dimensions and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

7

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Care and Maintenance

LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Floppy Disks and Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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GLOSSARY

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

INDEX

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

LifeBook C Series Notebook

1

Preface

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LifeBook C Series Notebook

2

Preface

Preface

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

The LifeBook® C Series notebook from Fujitsu is an all­in-one notebook featuring the Intel® Pentium® 4
processor and an ATI® RADEON™ IGP 340M graphics
chip with support for up to 128 MB of shared memory.
This combination delivers the resources to tackle video
editing, computer gaming, and general business applica­tions. A large and bright 15-inch display adds to the
computing experience, bringing applications to life
wherever you are.

This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook
notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.

Your LifeBook notebook comes with Microsoft®
Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or
Windows 2000 pre-installed.

The LifeBook notebook is a completely self-contained
unit with an active-matrix (TFT) color LCD display. It
has a powerful interface that enables it to support a
variety of optional features.

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard keys appear in brackets.
Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL].

Pages with additional information about a specific topic
are cross-referenced within the text.
Example: (See page xx.)

On screen buttons or menu items appear in bold
Example: Click OK to restart your notebook computer.

DOS commands you enter appear in Courier type.
Example: Shut down the computer?

FUJITSU CONTACT INFORMATION

Service and Support

You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the
following ways:

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Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)

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Fax: [phone]

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E-mail: [e-mail]/computers

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Web site: http://us.fujitsu.com/computers

Before you place the call, you should have the
following information ready so that the customer
support representative can provide you with the
fastest possible solution:

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Product name

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Product configuration number

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Product serial number

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Purchase date

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Conditions under which the problem occurred

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Any error messages that have occurred

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Hardware configuration

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Type of device connected, if any

Fujitsu Online

You can go directly to the online Fujitsu product catalog
for your LifeBook notebook by clicking on the LifeBook
Accessories web site link, located in the Windows Start
menu.

You can also reach Fujitsu Service and Support on-line
by clicking on the Fujitsu Service and Support Web site
link, located in the Service and Support Software folder

of the Windows Start menu.

You must have an active internet connec­tion to use the online URL links.

The information icon highlights
information that will enhance your
understanding of the subject material.

The caution icon highlights information
that is important to the safe operation of
your computer, or to the integrity of your
files. Please read all caution information
carefully.

The warning icon highlights information
that can be hazardous to either you, your
LifeBook T Series Tablet PC, or your files.
Please read all warning information
carefully.

WARRANTY

Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a one year Interna­tional Limited Warranty. Check the service kit that came
with your LifeBook notebook for warranty terms and
conditions.

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LifeBook C Series Notebook – Section One

4

2

Getting to Know
Your Computer

5

LifeBook C Series Notebook – Section Two

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Figure 2-1. LifeBook C Series notebook

Overview

Overview

This section describes the components of your LifeBook
notebook. We strongly recommend that you read it
before using your notebook – even if you are already
familiar with notebook computers.

UNPACKING

When you receive your LifeBook notebook, unpack it
carefully, and compare the parts you have received with
the items listed below.

For a pre-configured model you should have:

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LifeBook C Series notebook (Figure 2-1)

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Lithium ion battery, pre-installed

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AC adapter with AC power cord (Figure 2-2)

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Phone/Modem (RJ-11) telephone cable

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Drivers and Applications CD

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Getting Started Guide

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User’s Guide (this document)

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Premium Care registration information

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International Limited Warranty Brochure

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Microsoft-associated product materials

Depending upon the configuration of your notebook,
you may have also received one of the following items:

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WinDVD® 4/WinDVD Creator™ Plus and
RecordNow™

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WinDVD® 4/RecordNow™

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WinDVD® 4

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An additional main battery

Once you have checked and confirmed that your
LifeBook notebook system is complete, read through the
following pages to learn about all of your notebook’s
components.

Detailed specifications about your
LifeBook notebook can be found in the
chapter entitled “Specifications” on
page 95.

Figure 2-2. Typical AC Adapter

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LifeBook C Series Notebook – Section Two

Display
Panel
Latch

Display

Power/

Keyboard

LifeBook
Application
Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Stereo Speaker

Stereo Speaker

Touchpad

Scroll Button

Selector Switch

Closed Cover Switch

Panel

Suspend/
Resume
Button

Figure 2-3. LifeBook notebook with display open

Locating the Controls
and Connectors

TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook
notebook’s top and front components. (Figure 2-3)

Display Panel Latch

The display panel latch locks and releases the display
panel.

Display Panel

The display panel is a color LCD panel with back
lighting for the display of text and graphics. (See Display

Panel on page 26 for more information.)

Closed Cover Switch

The closed cover switch suspends the system when the
cover is closed.

LifeBook Application Panel

The LifeBook Application Panel allows you to either
launch your favorite applications by the touch of a
button or to use as a media player when your unit is on.

(See LifeBook Application Panel on page 20 for more infor­mation.)

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Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that corre­spond with a specific component of your LifeBook note­book. (See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more

information.)

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to
suspend notebook activity without powering off, resume
your notebook from suspend mode, and power on your
notebook when it has been shut down from Windows.

(See Power/Suspend/Resume Button on page 30 for more
information.)

Stereo Speakers

The built-in boxless dual speakers provide stereo sound.

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys.

(See Keyboard on page 15 for more information.)

Touchpad Pointing Device/Scroll Button

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor
control with three buttons (left, right, and scroll
buttons). (See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 18 for

more information.)

Locating the Controls and Connectors

PC Card

PC Card Eject Buttons

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

DC Power Jack

S-Video
Out Port

Memory Stick/
SD Card Slot

Modem
Jack

Slots

IEEE 1394
(4-pin) Port

Figure 2-4. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook
notebook’s left-side components. (Figure 2-4)

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

The Modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is for attaching a tele­phone line to the internal 56K modem. (See Modem (RJ-

11) Telephone Jack on page 46 for more information.)

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The internal modem is designed to the
ITU-T V.90 standard. Its maximum
speed of 53000bps is the highest
allowed by FCC, and its actual connec­tion rate depends on the line condi­tions. The maximum speed is 33600bps
at upload.

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The internal modems on all LifeBook
notebooks from are certified for use in
the United States and Canada. The
modem may be certified in other coun­tries.

The internal modem is not intended for
use with Digital PBX systems. Do not con­nect the internal modem to a Digital PBX
as it may cause serious damage to the
internal modem or your entire LifeBook
notebook. Consult your PBX manufac­turer’s documentation for details. Some
hotels have Digital PBX systems. Be sure to
find out BEFORE you connect your
modem.

S-Video Out Port

The S-Video output is used to transmit a higher resolu­tion video signal to a compatible TV or VCR.(See S-Video

Out Port on page 47 for more information.)

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

The Memory Stick/Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows
you to install a flash memory card for data storage. This
architecture allows you to transfer data between a variety
of different digital devices. (See Installing Memory Stick/

SD Cards on page 41 for more information.)

Anti-theft Lock Slot

The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional
physical lock-down device.

PC Card Slots

The PC Card Slots allow you to install two Type I/II PC
Cards or one Type III PC Card. (See PC Cards on page 43

for more information.)

IEEE 1394 (4-pin) Port

The 1394 port is used to connect between your LifeBook
notebook and a peripheral such as a digital video
camera.(See IEEE 1394 Port on page 46 for more informa-
tion.)

DC Power Jack

The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter
or the optional Auto/Airline adapter to power your
LifeBook notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion
battery.

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LifeBook C Series Notebook – Section Two

Microphone

Internal Floppy Disk Drive

Media Player

Media Player

Emergency Media Player Tray Release

USB 2.0 Port

Eject Button

Infrared
Port

Wireless LAN Switch
(on wireless LAN models only)

Optical Digital
Audio-Out/
Headphone Jack

(3 additional USB 2.0
ports on back of system)

Jack

Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook
notebook’s right-side components. (Figure 2-5)

Optical Digital Audio-Out/Headphone Jack

When used as an optical digital audio-out, this jack
allows you to download digital audio onto a MiniDisc
recorder’s SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface) format.

(See Optical Digital Audio-Out Connector on page 47 for
more information.). When used as a headphone jack, this

jack allows you to connect headphones or powered
external speakers. (See Headphone Jack on page 47 for

more information.)

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external
mono microphone. (See Microphone Jack on page 46 for

more information.)

Media Player Eject Button

The media player Eject Button allows you to open the
media player tray to remove or install a DVD, CD-R, or
CD-ROM. (See Optical Drive on page 38 for more infor-

mation.)

Media Player

The media player allows you to play back a media disc.

(See Optical Drive on page 38 for more informa­tion.)Emergency Media Player Tray Release

The Emergency Media Player Tray Release allows you to
open the media player tray without powering on your
LifeBook notebook.

Infrared Port

The fast IrDA-compatible port allows you to
communicate with another IrDA-compatible infrared
device without a cable.

USB 2.0 Port

The USB port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus

2.0 or USB 1.1 devices. Note that there are three addi­tional USB 2.0 ports on the rear of the system. (See

Universal Serial Bus Port on page 46 for more informa­tion.)

Internal Floppy Disk Drive

A standard floppy disk drive to accommodate 3.5”
floppy disks. ((See Internal Floppy Disk Drive on page 37

for more information.)

Wireless LAN Switch

The Wireless LAN Switch turns the optional wireless
LAN on and off. (See Integrated Wireless LAN* User’s

Guide on page 91 for more information.)

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The media player that your LifeBook

notebook uses is determined by the
configuration of your system.

■

The terms “media” and “media disc” in

this document refer to any of the
possible media drives or media discs
available for your notebook (i.e., DVD,
DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD­RW).

Figure 2-6. LifeBook notebook back/top panel

Parallel Port

LAN Jack (RJ-45)

USB Ports (Qty. 3)

External Monitor Port

Serial Port

Wireless
LAN Antenna
Compartment

BACK/TOP PANEL COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook
notebook’s back panel components. (Figure 2-6)

USB Ports

The four USB 2.0 ports (three on the rear, one on the
right side) allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus
devices. (See Universal Serial Bus Port on page 46 for more

information.)

Locating the Controls and Connectors

LAN Jack (RJ-45)

The LAN jack is designed to accept a Local Area Network
(LAN) RJ-45 plug. (See Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack on

page 46 for more information.)

Serial Port

The serial port allows you to connect serial RS-232
devices, such as serial printers or serial scanners.

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices,
such as a printer. (This is also sometimes referred to as an
LPT port.) (See Parallel Port on page 46 for more informa-

tion.)

External Monitor Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect an
external monitor. (See External Monitor Port on page 47

for more information.)

Wireless LAN Antenna Compartment

The Wireless LAN Antenna compartment houses the
antenna for the optional wireless LAN device.

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Lithium ion
Battery Bay

Main Unit and
Configuration
Label

Certificate of
Authenticity Label
(approximate
location)

Figure 2-7. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

BOTTOM COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook
notebook’s bottom panel components. (Figure 2-7)

Main Unit and Configuration Label

The configuration label shows the model number and
other information about your LifeBook notebook. In
addition, the configuration portion of the label has the
serial number and manufacturer information that you
will need to give your support representative. It identi­fies the exact version of various components of your
LifeBook notebook. (See Configuration Label on page 95

for more information.)

Lithium ion Battery Bay

The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion
battery. It can be opened for the removal of the battery
when stored over a long period of time or for swapping
a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery.

(See Lithium ion Battery on page 35 for more informa­tion.)

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Figure 2-8 Status Indicator Panel

Power AC Adapter Battery

Level

Hard Floppy

PC Card
Access

NumLk CapsLk ScrLk

Optical

Drive

Access

Drive
Access

Drive
Access

76%–100% Charging

76%–100%

51%–75%

26%–50%

11%–25%

Low Warning <11%

Critical Low or
Dead Battery

Shorted Battery

Status Indicator Panel

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond
with a specific component of your LifeBook notebook.
These symbols (when visible) tell you how each of those
components is operating. (Figure 2-8)

POWER INDICATOR

The Power indicator symbol states whether your system
is operational. It has several different states, each of
which tells you what mode your LifeBook notebook is in
at that time.

■

Steady On: This means that there is power to your
LifeBook notebook and that it is ready for use.

■

Flashing: This means that your LifeBook notebook is
in Suspend mode.

■

Steady Off (not visible): This means that your system
is either in Save-to-Disk mode, or that your LifeBook
notebook has been turned off.

If you are charging your battery, the Power indicator
symbol will remain on even if your LifeBook notebook is
shut off. The Power indicator symbol will also remain on
if you have either adapter connected and are shut down
from Windows, but have not turned off the power.

AC ADAPTER INDICATOR

The AC Adapter indicator states whether your LifeBook
notebook is operating from the AC adapter, the Auto/
Airline adapter or the batteries. This icon has two
different states that can tell you what power source your
LifeBook notebook is using.

■

On: This means that either of the adapters are
currently in use.

■

Off: Power is only coming from the batteries, and you
do not have an adapter connected.

BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR

The Battery Level indicator states whether or not the
primary Lithium ion battery is installed. In addition,
this symbol states how much charge is available within
the battery. The symbol will only be displayed for a
battery that is currently installed in your LifeBook note­book. (Figure 2-9)

Figure 2-9 Battery Level Indicator

A shorted battery is damaged and must be
replaced.

If there is no battery activity or the power
adapters are not connected, the Battery
Level indicator will also be off.

(Figure 2-9)

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BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR

Located to the left of the Battery Level indicator is a
small arrow symbol. This symbol indicates whether the

battery is charging or not.

Batteries subjected to shocks, vibration or
extreme temperatures can be permanently
damaged.

OPTICAL DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR

The Optical Drive access indicator tells you that the
optical drive is being accessed. If the Auto Insert Notifi­cation function is active, the indicator will flash periodi­cally when your system is checking the media player
drive. If the Auto Insert Notification function is not
active, the indicator will only flash when you access the
optical drive. The default setting is the Auto Insert Noti­fication function active.

HARD DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR

The Hard Drive Access indicator states whether your
internal hard drive is being accessed.

1 2

PC CARD ACCESS INDICATORS

The PC Card Access indicators state whether or not your
LifeBook notebook is accessing a PC Card. The indica­tors will flash if your software tries to access a PC Card
even if there is no card installed. The first indicator
represents the built-in PC card slot; the second indicates
when a modular PC Card slot is installed. (See PC Cards

on page 43 for more information)

NUMLK INDICATOR

The NumLk indicator states that the internal keyboard is
set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.

If you are using the optional external
numerical keypad, pressing the [NumLk]
key will activate the external keypad. The
indicator will come on, however it will not
change any of the functionality of your
keyboard keys.

CAPSLOCK INDICATOR

The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set
to type in all capital letters.

FLOPPY DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR

The Floppy Drive Access indicator states whether the
internal floppy disk drive is being accessed. This indi­cator will flash if your software tries to access a disk even
if no floppy disk drive is installed. (See Internal Floppy

Disk Drive on page 37 for more information)

SCRLK INDICATOR

The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.

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Fn Key Start Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad Cursor Keys

Application Key

(outlined with thick black line)

Figure 2-10. Keyboard

Keyboard

Keyboard

USING THE KEYBOARD

Your LifeBook notebook has an integral 87-key
keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of
a 101-key keyboard, including the Windows keys and
other special function keys. This section describes the
following keys.

■

Numeric keypad

■

Cursor keys

■

Function keys

■

Windows keys

NUMERIC KEYPAD

Certain keys on the keyboard perform dual functions as
both standard character keys and numeric keypad keys.
NumLk can be activated by pressing the [NumLk] keys.
Turning off the NumLk feature is done the same way.
Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0
through 9, perform addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ),
multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal
points ( . ) using the keys designated as ten-key function
keys. The keys in the numeric keypad are marked on the
front edge of the key to indicate their secondary functions.

If you are using the optional external
numerical keypad, pressing the [NumLk]
key will activate the external keypad. The
indicator will come on, however it will not
change any of the functionality of your
keyboard keys.

WINDOWS KEYS

Your LifeBook notebook has two Windows keys,
consisting of one Start key and one Application key. The
Start key displays the Start menu. This button functions
the same as your on-screen Start menu button. The
Application key functions the same as your right mouse
button and displays shortcut menus for the selected
item. (Refer to your Windows documentation for addi­tional information regarding the Windows keys.)

CURSOR KEYS

The cursor keys are the four arrow keys on the keyboard
which allow you to move the cursor up, down, left and
right in applications. In programs such as Windows
Explorer, it moves the “focus” (selects the next item up,
down, left, or right).

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FUNCTION KEYS

Your LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1
through F12. The functions assigned to these keys differ
for each application. You should refer to your software
documentation to find out how these keys are used.

The [Fn] key provides extended functions for the
LifeBook notebook and is always used in conjunction
with another key.

■

[Fn+F3]: Pressing [F3] while holding [Fn] will toggle
the Audio Mute on and off.

■

[Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding down [Fn]
allows you to toggle between an internal mouse
(touchpad) and an external mouse (USB-type).

■

[Fn+F5]: Pressing [F5] while holding [Fn] allows
you to toggle between video compensation and no
compensation. (Video compensation controls spacing
on the display. When it is enabled, displays with less
than 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600 pixel resolution will still
cover the entire screen.)

■

[Fn+F6]: Pressing [F6] repeatedly while holding [Fn]
will lower the brightness of your display.

■

[Fn+F7]: Pressing [F7] repeatedly while holding [Fn]
will increase the brightness of the display.

■

[Fn+F8]: Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding [Fn]
will decrease the volume of your LifeBook notebook.

■

[Fn+F9]: Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn]
will increase the volume of your LifeBook notebook.

■

[Fn+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [Fn] allows
you to change your selection of where to send your
display video. Each time you press the combination
of keys you will step to the next choice. The choices,
in order, are: built-in display panel only, both built-in
display panel and external monitor or external moni­tor only.

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Volume Control

Your LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls

which interact with each other.

■

Any software that contains audio files
will also contain a volume control of its
own. If you install an external audio
device that has an independent volume
control, the hardware volume control
and the software volume control will
interact with each other. It should be
noted that if you set your software vol­ume to Off, you will override the exter­nal volume control setting.

■

Using the Fn+F8 and Fn+F9 combina­tions to control volume will override
software volume controls.

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

■

Volume can be set from within the Volume Control on
the Taskbar.

■

Volume can be controlled with the [F8] and [F9]
functions keys. Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding
[Fn] will decrease the volume of your notebook.
Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will
increase the volume of your notebook.

■

Volume can be controlled by many volume controls
that are set within individual applications.

■

Certain external audio devices you might connect to
your system may have hardware volume controls.

Volume Control

Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the
volume level that must then be followed by the other
sources.

We recommend that you experiment with the various
volume controls to discover the optimal sound level.

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Touchpad

Left

Scroll

Right
Button

Button

Button

Figure 2-11. Touchpad pointing device

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your
LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the movement
of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The
Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, a left and
right button, and a scrolling button. The cursor control
works the same way a mouse does, and moves the cursor
around the display. It only requires light pressure with
the tip of your finger. The left and right buttons function
the same as mouse buttons. The actual functionality of
the buttons may vary depending on the application that
is being used. The scrolling button allows you to navi­gate quickly through pages, without having to use the
scroll bars. (Figure 2-11)

CLICKING

Clicking means pushing and releasing a button.
To left-click, move the cursor to the item you wish
to select, press the left button once, and then immedi­ately release it. To right-click, move the mouse cursor to
the item you wish to select, press the right button once,
and then immediately release it. You can also perform
the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the
To u ch pad o nce. (Figure 2-12)

Figure 2-12. Clicking

DOUBLE-CLICKING

Double-clicking means pushing and releasing the left
button twice in rapid succession. This procedure does
not function with the right button. To double-click,
move the cursor to the item you wish to select, press
the left button twice, and then immediately release it.
You can also perform the double-click operation by
tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice. (Figure 2-13)

Figure 2-13. Double-clicking

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Touchpad Pointing Device

■

If the interval between clicks is too

long, the double-click will not be
executed.

■

Parameters for the Touchpad can be
adjusted from the Mouse Properties
dialog box located in the Windows
Control Panel.

DRAGGING

Dragging means pressing and holding the left button,
while moving the cursor. To drag, move the cursor to
the item you wish to move. Press and hold the left
button while moving the item to its new location and
then release it. Dragging can also be done using the
Touchpad. First, tap the Touchpad twice over the item
you wish to move making sure to leave your finger on
the pad after the final tap. Next, move the object to its
new location by moving your finger across the
Touchpad, and then releasing your finger. (Figure 2-14)

SCROLLING

Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate
through a document quickly without using the window’s
scroll bars. This is particularly useful when you are
navigating through on-line pages. To use the Scrolling
button, press the crescent shape at the top or bottom of
the button to scroll up or down a page. When you have
reached the desired section of the page, release the
button. (Figure 2-15)

Figure 2-15. Scrolling

TOUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT

If you need to change or adjust any of the touchpad
control functions, you can customize them from the
Mouse properties dialog box in the Control Panel. Click
on Start, select Settings > Control Panel, then double­click Mouse.

Figure 2-14. Dragging

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Selector Switch

Application Launcher Buttons

Figure 2-16. LifeBook Application Launcher Buttons

LifeBook
Application Panel

A unique feature of your LifeBook notebook is the Life­Book Application Panel. The LifeBook Application Panel
system makes your LifeBook notebook more than just
another notebook computer. This panel allows you to
operate the optical drive as an independent audio media
player or to launch applications with the touch of one

button.

■

The LifeBook Application Panel uses the

date and time settings of your LifeBook
notebook. If the date and time are
incorrect, you can adjust the settings in
the Windows Control Panel.

■

The media player that your LifeBook

notebook uses is determined by the
configuration of your system.

Your LifeBook notebook is pre-installed with software
utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook
Application Panel. These utilities are found under the
Start menu -> Control Panel ->Application Panel.

The panel consists of the following elements:

SELECTOR SWITCH

Located at the far left of the panel, this switch allows you
to select the function of the panel—either as an Applica­tion Launcher, a media player, or as a lock.

The buttons can be locked and unlocked by pressing
either of the selector switch positions for four seconds or
longer. When the selector switch is in Lock mode, the
buttons are disabled and do nothing when pressed.

APPLICATION LAUNCH/
MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS

When the selector switch is in the Application position,
pressing any of the buttons will launch a user-defined
application. When the selector switch is in the Media
Player position, the buttons operate the media player.

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK
APPLICATION PANEL

When you start your system, the LifeBook Application
Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible,
giving you a variety of options. To set up the Panel to
best suit your needs, we have provided the Application
Panel Setup utility that quickly and easily helps you
make the most of this valuable feature.

To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with
Application Panel Setup:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Control Panel.

3. Double-click on Application Panel.

The Application Panel Setup utility will appear. There
are tabs that correspond to the application buttons on
the LifeBook Application Panel. When you receive your
LifeBook notebook, these buttons are pre-configured to
launch specific programs. (See Specifications on page 95

for more information).

The tabs in Application Panel Setup may
not be in the same order as the buttons on
your LifeBook notebook. Please select the
tab you wish to change carefully.

To change an application associated with one of the
buttons, click on the tab for the button you would like to
reconfigure. Click on the Browse button. Scroll down to

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LifeBook Application Panel

the application you want to associate with the buttons,
click on the application you wish to launch with this
button, and then click Open. Click OK, and the button
will now launch the new application.

One of the buttons may be preconfigured to launch your
default Internet browser. In order to reconfigure it to
launch a different program, follow these easy steps:

1. Click on the Internet tab of the application panel
utility. Click on the down-arrow in the Specify the
button action: field. Select Start Other Program
from the dropdown list.

2. Click on the Browse button.

3. Scroll down the list of applications, and click on the
application you wish to launch with this button.
Click on Open.

4. Click OK.

The button will now launch the new application. If you
want to return to launching your default Internet
browser with this button, you need only click on
“Default Internet Browser” from the dropdown list. Be
aware that you will erase the settings for the “other
application”. If you wish to go back to launching the
“other application” from this button, you will need to
reconfigure it as described above.

The E-mail tab can be modified in the same manner as
the Internet tab.

At the bottom of each application setup page are two
selectable options. The first will enable/disable the button
when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode, and
the second will enable/disable the button when your Life­Book notebook is in the pseudo-off state. You can enable/
disable either or both of these functions simply by

clicking on the option.

If you choose to have the buttons work
when the LifeBook notebook is in standby,
they will function even if hit accidentally,
and will turn on your LifeBook notebook
even if you are not present or using your
LifeBook notebook. This could deplete
your battery, and you will need to recharge
it before using the LifeBook notebook. As
a precaution, press the selector switch for
four or more seconds to lock the buttons
when you are away from your LifeBook
notebook. To unlock the buttons, repeat
the procedure.

When you have finished with Application Panel utility,
click on OK, and the new settings will take effect. You
can reconfigure your LifeBook Application Panel as
often as you like.

USING THE MEDIA PLAYER

The media player enables you to use your LifeBook note-

book’s optical drive as an audio media player.

■

If you shut down from Windows while
the media player is playing an audio
CD, it will stop.

■

You cannot go into Suspend Mode or
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Mode while
the media player is playing a CD.

■

The media player will only play when
the system is powered on.

There is no configuration required for media player
operation. The buttons are pre-configured to work like a
normal media player. When the selector switch is in the
bottom position, the buttons will operate as follows:

■

Stop/Eject: This is the first button to the right of the
Selector switch. If you press it once, it will stop an
audio CD that is playing. If you press it twice, it will
eject the audio CD.

■

Play/Pause: This is the second button to the right of
the Selector switch. Press this button to start playing
an audio CD starting at Track 1. While the audio CD is
playing, press it to pause. Press it again to continue.

■

If you press the play button and nothing
happens, you either have the Selector
switch locked, there is no audio CD in
the media player drive, you have a CD
other than an audio CD in the drive, or
system is not powered on.

■

Because of the Windows CD auto-inser­tion function, audio CDs will start play­ing immediately after they are inserted if
your LifeBook notebook is On. This will
not happen if you are using the media
player in Suspend or Pseudo-off modes.

■

Fast Backward: This is the third button to the right of
the Selector switch. Press this button once to skip one
track back.

■

Fast Forward: This is the fourth button to the right of
the Selector switch. Press this button once to skip
forward one track.

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DESKTOP CONTROL PANEL

Your LifeBook notebook includes a desktop control
panel for your notebook’s desktop that you can use at
any time. You may use this panel to operate the media
player when you have the Selector switch in the
Application position or Lock mode.

To use the desktop control panel:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Click on Lifebook Application Panel.

4. Click on CD Player.

The desktop control panel will appear in the upper
corner of your screen. To close the panel:

1. Click on the “x” button.

To minimize the panel:

2. Click on the “-” button.

You can select from four appearances for your desktop
control panel. Simply double-click on the track display
area of the panel, and a menu will appear which will
allow you to select from a pull down menu. On the same
pop-up are two other options: “Always on top” and
“Continuous Play”. If you click on “Always on top” the
desktop controls will always be seen on your screen, no
matter what other application you are running. If you
click on “Continuous Play”, your media player will
automatically start over at the beginning of the CD in
the drive as soon as it finishes the last track.

You can move the desktop control panel to anywhere on
your desktop. Drag it by clicking on the track number
display, holding it down, and dragging the control panel.
When you place it where you would like, release the

mouse button.

Deactivating and Activating the
LifeBook Application Panel

To deactivate the LifeBook Application Panel, follow
these easy steps:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Click on LifeBook Application Panel.

4. Click on Stop Application Panel.

To reactivate, follow the same procedure, except for

step 4. Click on Start Application Panel instead.

Every time you start Windows, the Life­Book Application Panel is activated, even if
you deactivated it before you shut down.

Application Panel Setup

■

If you insert an audio CD which has both audio and
data tracks into the media player drive, the media
player may fail to play the first audio track.

■

The Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute controls for
the media player desktop control panel adjusts the vol­ume of the CD audio line only. It does not adjust your
LifeBook notebook’s master software volume control.

■

The media player desktop control panel is designed to
be displayed in High Color (16-bit) or in True Color
(24-bit or more). If you have your LifeBook note­book’s display set for 256 colors or less Media Player
will display in a “basic” mode.

■

If you have your display set to 256

colors, the basic display will appear no
matter which one you select. You will
need to set your display colors to more
than 256 in order to select other
display appearances.

■

When you close the media player’s

desktop control panel, it will stop the
audio media player. Simply press the
Play button if you would like to
continue listening, and the media
player will restart at track 1. The
Selector switch must be in the media
player position.

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Getting Started

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