User’s Guide
Learn how to use your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK LH531 notebook
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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK LH531
User’s
Guide
Learn how to use
your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK LH531
notebook
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WARNING
HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE
TATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
S
W
ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
according to FCC Part 15
Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu America, Inc.
Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Telephone: (408) 746-6000
Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LIFEBOOK LH531 notebook
Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
+
AC adapter output polarity:
This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL Listed I.T.E. Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of
3.16 A (60 W).
When using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury
to persons, including the following:
• Do not use this product near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
• Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with
local codes for possible special disposal instructions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
For Authorized Repair Technicians Only
DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM (CLOCK) BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY
WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISPOSE OF USED
BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION.
F
OR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE AND
RATING FUSE.
Recycling your battery
Over time, the batteries that run your mobile computer will begin to hold a charge for a shorter amount of time; this is a natural occurrence
for all batteries. When this occurs, you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one*. If you replace it, it is important that you dispose of
the old battery properly because batteries contain materials that could cause environmental damage if disposed of improperly.
Fujitsu is very concerned with environmental protection, and has enlisted the services of the Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Corporation (RBRC)**, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting our environment by
recycling old batteries at no cost to you.
RBRC has drop-off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada. To find the location
nearest you, go to www.RBRC.org
or call 1-800-822-8837.
If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you, you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website (http://EIAE.org/
)
and search for a convenient disposal location.
Remember – protecting the environment is a cooperative effort, and you should make every effort to protect it for current and future
generations.
* To order a new battery for your Fujitsu mobile computer, go to the Fujitsu shopping site at www.shopfujitsu.com
in the US or
www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks in Canada.
** RBRC is an independent third party to which Fujitsu provides funding for battery recycling; RBRC is in no way affiliated with Fujitsu.
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Contents
Preface
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Battery Level Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CapsLock Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ScrLk Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Navigating Using Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . .
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starting Windows the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing Partition Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing Click Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 3 User-Installable Features
Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headphone/Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Microphone/Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Restoring Your Pre-installed Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Saving your Factory Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Creating Backup Images of Factory Image, DAR,
Recovering Your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Backing Up a System Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Managing Your Backup Images . . .
Using the Recovery and Utility Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recovering your Factory Image using Recovery
Automatically Downloading Driver
and Discs . . . . . . . . . . 82
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
and Utility . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cleaning your LIFEBOOK notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Memory Sticks/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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Chapter 6 System Specifications
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Included Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Glossary/Regulatory
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide
Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Characteristics of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . .
Disconnecting the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Deactivation Using the Wireless On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Configuration of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Configuring the WLAN Using Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . .
Appendix B: Using Intel® Wireless Display
Using the Wireless Display technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting the WiDi application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Preface
About This Guide
The LIFEBOOK LH531 notebook from Fujitsu America provides desktop performance with the new 2nd
generation Intel® Core™ Processor. Your notebook has a built-in 14” WXGA high-definition color
display. This system brings the computing power of a desktop personal computer to a portable
environment.
Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium operating system pre-installed.
This manual explains how to operate your LIFEBOOK notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.
Conventions Used in the Guide
Keyboard and on-screen 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.
For example: (“See Installation Procedure on page 43”.)
On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.
THE INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.
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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.
T
HE WARNING ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO EITHER YOU, YOUR
LIFEBOOK
NOTEBOOK, OR YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
Fujitsu Contact Information
Service and Support
You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways:
• Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)
• Website: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support
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:
• Product name
• Product configuration number
• Product serial number
• Purchase date
• Conditions under which the problem occurred
• Any error messages that have occurred
• Type of device connected, if any
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Fujitsu Shopping Online
You can go directly to the online store by visiting the website at: www.shopfujitsu.com.
YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS.
Limited Warranty
Your LIFEBOOK notebook is backed by a Fujitsu International Limited Warranty. Check the service kit
that came with your notebook for the Limited Warranty period and terms and conditions.
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Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK
Overview
This section describes the
components of your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK LH531
notebook. We strongly
recommend that you read it
before using your notebook –
even if you are already
familiar with notebook
computers.
Figure 1. Fujitsu LIFEBOOK LH531 notebook
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Display Panel
Status Indicator Panel
Touchpad
Power/Suspend/
Stereo Speaker
Resume Button
Digital Microphone
Stereo Speaker
Status Indicator Panel
Web Camera
MS/SD Card Slot
Pointing Device
Headphone Jack
Microphone Jack
Wireless
Device Switch
Figure 2. LIFEBOOK notebook with display open
Top Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s top components.
Web Camera
The 1.3 megapixel web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet. For
information on using the microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink
YouCam application.
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Display Panel
The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics.
Status Indicator Panels
The Status Indicator Panels display symbols that correspond with a specific component of your
LIFEBOOK notebook. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 19.
Power/Suspend/Resume Button
The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off,
resume your LIFEBOOK notebook from suspend mode, power off your notebook, and power on your
notebook when it has been shut down from Windows. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 42.
Stereo Speakers
The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.
Keyboard
A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 22.
Touchpad Pointing Device
The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with a right button, a left button, and a cursor
control pad. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 25.
Wireless Device On/Off Switch
The wireless device on/off switch is used to turn the optional wireless devices such as WLAN and
Bluetooth on and off. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life.See
“Activating the WLAN Device” on page 129.
Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) Card Slot
The Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) card slot allows you to install a media card for data storage.
This media allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Memory
Stick/Secure Digital Cards” on page 58.
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Microphone/Line-In Jack
The microphone/line-in jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See
“Microphone/Line-In Jack” on page 65.
Headphone/Line-Out Jack
The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers. See
“Headphone/Line-Out Jack” on page 64.
Digital Microphone
The digital microphone is used in conjunction with the web camera. For information on using the
microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink YouCam application.
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Figure 3. LIFEBOOK notebook left-side panel
USB 2.0 Port
Air Vents
USB 2.0 Port with
Anytime USB Charge
External Video Port
HDMI Port
DC Power Jack
Left-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s left-side components.
DC Power Jack
The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter to power your LIFEBOOK notebook and charge
the internal Lithium ion battery.
Air Vents
The air vents allow air to circulate through the system to cool down the components.
TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO KEEP ALL
AIR VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC CLEANING,
DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.
D
O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN
TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.
External Video Port
The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External Video
Port” on page 67.
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HDMI Port
The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer (such as a highdefinition television or AV receiver).
USB 2.0 Ports
The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480
Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. See
“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 65. Note that of the two USB 2.0 ports on the left side of the system,
the one towards the right has Anytime USB Charge capability, which allows you to charge a USB device
whether or not the system is powered on.
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Figure 4. LIFEBOOK notebook right-side panel
Optical Drive
Optical Drive
USB 2.0 Ports
Anti-Theft Lock Slot
LAN (RJ-45) Jack
Release Button
Right-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s right-side components.
Optical Drive
The optical drive bay contains a Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer or a Blu-ray drive. See “Optical
Drive” on page 51.
Optical Drive Release Button
The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.
USB 2.0 Port
The USB 2.0 port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480
Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. See
“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 65.
LAN (RJ-45) Jack
The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal wired 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
connection. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 64.
Anti-theft Lock Slot
The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device.
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Lithium ion Battery Bay
Air Vents
(multiple locations)
Memory
Upgrade
Compartment
Figure 5. LIFEBOOK notebook bottom panel
Bottom Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s bottom panel components.
Memory Upgrade Compartment
Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3
SDRAM). The memory upgrade compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your
notebook, thus improving overall performance. See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 60. Under
normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.
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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 46.
Air Vents
The air vents allow air to circulate through the system to cool down the components.
TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO
KEEP ALL AIR VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC
CLEANING, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.
D
O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN
TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.
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CapsLk ScrLk
Battery Level
Power Status
Hard Drive/Optical
Drive Access
NumLk
Status Indicator Panel
The Status Indicators display symbols that correspond to specific components of your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK
notebook. The LEDs below each symbol tell you how each of those components is operating.
Power Status Indicator
• Blue, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is fully charged, or AC adapter is
plugged in but battery is not installed.
Figure 6. Status Indicator Panel
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• Blue, blinking: AC adapter and battery are available and the system is in sleep mode.
• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.
Battery Level Indicator
The Battery Level indicator displays the charge level of the battery pack, as follows.
With AC Adapter connected:
• Blue, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charged.
• Orange, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charging.
Without AC Adapter connected:
• Orange, blinking: Blinks when the battery charge level is 12% or less.
• Purple, blinking: There is a problem with the battery.
• Off: There is no AC Adapter connected and/or the battery charge level is between 13% and 100%
• If the battery pack is installed while the power is turned off, the battery level indicator will display
the charge level for five seconds after it blinks orange.
• If the AC adapter is not conn ected or the bat tery pack is not fully char ge d wh en the comp ut er is
switched to standby mode, the indicator will blink. The LED blinks at the r ate of one second on/six
seconds off.
• Batteries subjected to shocks, vibr ation or extreme te mperatures can be permanently damaged.
• A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced.
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Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator
The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access indicator glows when your internal hard drive is being accessed.
Note that flickering is normal.
NumLk Indicator
The NumLk indicator glows when the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.
CapsLock Indicator
The CapsLock indicator glows when your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters.
ScrLk Indicator
The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.
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Keyboard
Fn Key
Function Keys
Numeric Keypad
Application Key
Cursor Keys
Start Key
(surrounded by thick black line)
Figure 7. Keyboard
Using the Keyboard
Your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook has an integral 86-key keyboard, including Windows keys and special
function keys. This section describes the following keys.
• Numeric keypad: Your notebook has an integrated numeric keypad which allows you to perform
numeric/mathematical and navigational functions. The ability to toggle between the numerical keys
and navigation keys is controlled through the [NumLk] key.
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• Cursor keys: Your keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to
the right, left, up, or down within windows, applications and documents.
• Function keys: The keys labeled [F1] through [F12], are used in conjunction with the [Fn] key to
produce special actions that vary depending on what program is running.
• Windows keys: These keys work with your Windows operating system and function the same as
the onscreen Start menu button, or the right button on your pointing device.
Numeric Keypad
The right-hand section of the keyboard serves as a numeric keypad. To activate the keypad functions, press
the [NumLk] button. Using the keypad keys, you can enter numerals 0 through 9, perform addition ( + ),
subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal points ( . ) using the keys designated
as numeric function key keys. When [NumLk] is not active, you can use the numeric keypad to navigate
(Del, Ins, left, right, up, down).
Windows Keys
Your LIFEBOOK notebook has two Windows keys, consisting of a Start key and an Application key. The
Start key displays the Start menu. This button functions the same as your onscreen Start menu button. The
Application key functions the same as your right mouse button and displays shortcut menus for the
selected item. (Please 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).
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.
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• The [Fn] key provides extended functions for the 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 [Fn] will toggle the Touchpad on and off. Note that the
[Fn+F4] combination only works if Manual Setting is selected in the BIOS. (See “BIOS Setup
Utility” on page 38)
• [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 the [Fn] + [F10] keys allows you to change your selection of where to send your
display video. Each time you press the key combination, you will step to the next choice, as follows:
If you have an external CRT connected, the order is internal -> external CRT -> simultaneous
display > internal display.
• [Fn+F11]: Pressing [F11] while holding [Fn] will enable and disable ECO mode. ECO mode is
designed to minimize notebook power consumption by reducing the LCD brightness, shutting
down the optical drive and ExpressCard functionality and enabling the hard disk drive’s auto power
off mode.
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