Fujitsu LifeBook U820 User Guide

User’s Guide

Learn how to use

your Fujitsu LifeBook U820 notebook

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WARNING

HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE S

TATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or translated, without prior written consent of Fujitsu. No part of this publication may be stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu. B5FJ-8471-02ENZ0-00

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122

Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Telephone: (408) 746-6000 Declares that product: Base Model Configuration:

LifeBook U820 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 16 VDC, with a minimum current of 2.5 A (40 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.

• Avoid using a modem during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

• Do not use a modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

• 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.

• To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord.

• For TV tuner use: To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System, make sure that the outer shield of

the coaxial cable is connected to earth (grounded) at the building premise as close to the point of cable entrance as practicable, as required per NEC Article 820.93, ANSI/NFPA 70: 2005. If you have questions about your CATV installation, contact your service provider.

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.

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

If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you, you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website (http://EIAE.org/

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

www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks

** RBRC is an independent third party to which Fujitsu provides funding for battery recycling. RBRC is in no way affiliated with

Fujitsu.

) and search for a convenient disposal location.

in Canada.

or call 1-800-822-8837.

in the US or

Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Top Components (notebook mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Top Components (tablet mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Opening the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the System as a Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing Touch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Fujitsu Zoom Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using in Notebook Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using in Tablet Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Cursor Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Button Control Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Clicking on Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Right-Clicking on Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Calibrating the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LifeBook Application/Tablet PC Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Button functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing Tablet PC Button Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Starting Windows Vista the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Starting Windows XP the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing ClickMe!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Secure Digital (SD) Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Inserting/Removing an SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Compact Flash (CF) Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Inserting/Removing Compact Flash Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Microphone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

LAN (RJ-45) Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Port Replicator Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Re-installing Individual Drivers and Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Restoring the Operating System for Windows Vista Systems . . . . . . . . . . 99

Restoring the Operating System for Windows XP Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Appendix A: Wireless Device User’s Guide

Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wireless LAN Device Covered by this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Deactivating/Disconnecting the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Deactivation Using the Wireless On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Configuring the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

WLAN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device

Introducing the Fingerprint Sensor Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Installing OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Uninstalling OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

User Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Using OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Configuring OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

OmniPass Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Preface

About This Guide

The LifeBook U820 notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation is an ultra-mobile convertible computer. It can be used either as a standard notebook using keyboard input, or in tablet configuration using pen input. It is powered by an Intel® Atom™ Z530 processor, has a built-in color display with a passive digitizer, and brings the computing power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a handheld, versatile environment.

This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook U820 notebook’s hardware and pre-installed system software. Your LifeBook U820 notebook comes with Windows Vista® Business or Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed.

NOTE THAT THERE ARE REFERENCES TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT

FOR USERS WHO HAVE INSTALLED IT ON THEIR SYSTEM.

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”.) Note that all cross-references are linked to the referenced items, so by clicking the link, you will automatically go to the referenced item or page.

On-screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.

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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)

• E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com

• 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

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• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

Fujitsu Shopping Online

You can go directly to the online by going to the website at: www.shopfujitsu.com.

YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS.

Limited Warranty

Your LifeBook U820 ultra-mobile 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.

- About This Guide

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview

This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook U820 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 U820 notebook

Locating the Controls and Connectors

Connectors and peripheral interfaces on the LifeBook U820 notebook and the optional port replicator allow you to connect and control a variety of devices. Specific locations are illustrated in Figures 2 through 6. The table below provides a short description of each icon on the LifeBook U820 notebook and/or optional port replicator. Each of the icons is either molded into or printed on the notebook or port replicator chassis.

Connection Notebook

Purpose

Icon

DC in connector Connect an external power source such as the AC adapter or auto/airline

adapter.

Secure Digital (SD) Slot

USB Port Connect Universal Serial Bus 2.0 or 1.1 compliant devices to the

Microphone Jack Connect an external microphone. The internal microphone is disabled

Headphone Jack Connect stereo headphones or powered external speakers. The internal

Suspend/ Resume button

Insert an SD flash memory card for data storage. Flash memory cards allow you to transfer data to and from a variety of different digital devices.

notebook.

when you plug in an external microphone.

speaker is disabled when you plug in external headphones or powered speakers.

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

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Connection Notebook

Icon

Purpose

Local Area Network (LAN)

(Available using optional port replicator or with external monitor/LAN adapter cable only.) The LAN (RJ-45) jack is used to connect the internal 10/100 Base-T/Tx Ethernet to a Local Area Network (LAN) in your office or home, or broadband devices such as a cable modem, DSL, or satellite Internet.

Wireless LAN/ Bluetooth

The wireless LAN/Bluetooth switch allows you to turn power to the wireless LAN device and Bluetooth devices on and off.

On-Off Switch

External Video port

(Available using optional port replicator or with external monitor/LAN adapter cable only.) The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector to your computer.

Volume Control The volume control allows you to increase, decrease, or mute the system

volume.

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Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Keyboard

Built-in Microphone

Fingerprint Sensor

Web camera

Port Replicator or

External Monitor/

Keyboard Light

Pen/Pen Holder

LifeBook Application/ Tablet Buttons

LAN Adapter Cable Connector

Speaker

Cursor Control

Left/right buttons

Figure 2. LifeBook U820 notebook in notebook mode

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Top Components (notebook mode)

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s top components when it is in notebook mode. (See Figure 2 on page 18 for location)

Web Camera

The 1.3 megapixel web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet.

Built-in Microphone

The built-in microphone allows you to input audio.

Pen/Pen Holder

The pen is used as the interface with the display.

Display Panel

The display panel is a color LCD panel with backlighting for the display of text and graphics and passive digitizer functionality.

LifeBook Application/Tablet Buttons

The LifeBook Application/Tablet buttons provide one-touch application launch capability as well as tabletspecific functions. See “LifeBook Application/Tablet PC Buttons” on page 47.

Fingerprint Sensor

The fingerprint sensor device allows you to log onto your system as well as password-protected websites and applications by swiping your finger over the sensor. See “Introducing the Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 153.

Keyboard Lights

The two keyboard lights allow you to illuminate the keyboard under low-light conditions.

Keyboard

A keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 38.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Status Indicator Panels

The Status Indicator Panels display symbols that correspond with a specific component of your LifeBook notebook. The indicators above the keyboard relate to the keyboard states, while the indicator panel below the keyboard relates to power and hard drive access. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 29

Port Replicator or External Monitor/LAN Adapter Cable Connector

This connector allows you to connect the optional Port Replicator or the adapter cable to your notebook.

Top Components (tablet mode)

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s top components when it is in tablet mode. (See Figure 3 on page 21 for location)

Fingerprint Sensor

Ctrl-Alt-Del Button

Holding the button down for approximately two seconds causes it to act as if Ctl-Alt-Del had actually been entered from a keyboard.

Left Button

This button acts the same as the left button on a mouse.

Right Button

This button acts the same as the right button on a mouse.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Fingerprint

Sensor

Ctrl-Alt-Del

Button

Left Button

Right Button

Button 1

Button 2

Function (Fn) Button

Cursor Control

Down/Page Down

Up/Page Up

Rotation Button

Pen/Pen Holder

Figure 3. LifeBook U820 notebook in tablet mode

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Rotation Button

When you press the Rotation button, the system screen orientation changes from portrait (vertical) to landscape (horizontal) or from landscape to portrait. When you would like to use the Tablet PC as an eBook, for example, you would use the portrait orientation, when accessing spreadsheets, you would more typically use a landscape orientation.

Application Buttons 1 and 2

The Application Buttons can be used to automatically open pre-selected applications. (One of the buttons is pre-programmed to turn on the keyboard lights.) These buttons can also be used with the [Fn] button to perform additional tasks. See “LifeBook Application/Tablet PC Buttons” on page 47 for more information about using the Application Buttons.

Down and Up Buttons

The Down and Up Buttons can be used to navigate through multiple pages. They can also be used to automatically open pre-selected applications. When used with the [Fn] button, they can be used to Page Down and Page Up. See “LifeBook Application/Tablet PC Buttons” on page 47 for more information about using these buttons.

Function Button

The Function Button is used in conjunction with the other Application and Tablet Buttons to perform specified tasks such as opening applications or utilities. When pressed twice in succession, the [Fn] button will open the Fujitsu menu.

Cursor Control

The cursor control is used to move the cursor around the screen.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Figure 4. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

SD Card Slot

Volume Control

Microphone Jack

Headphone Jack

USB 2.0 Port

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

Left-Side Panel Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s left-side components.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack lets you connect an external mono microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on page 78.

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones. See “External Video Port” on page 78.

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 76

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Secure Digital (SD) Card Slot

The Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows you to install an SD card for data storage. This architecture allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Inserting an SD Card” on page 73.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

Volume C ontrol

The volume control allows you to increase, decrease, or mute the system volume. See “Controlling the Volume” on page 46.

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Figure 5. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

Power/Suspend/

Compact Flash Card Slot

DC Power Jack

Wireless LAN/

Bluetooth Switch

Resume Button

Right-Side Panel Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s right-side components.

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth Switch

The wireless LAN/Bluetooth switch is used to turn the WLAN and Bluetooth devices on and off. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating the WLAN Device” on page 144

Compact Flash (CF) Card Slot

Allows you to insert a Compact Flash card. See “Compact Flash (CF) Cards” on page 74

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

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

See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 62

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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.

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Lithium ion Battery

Battery Latches

Air Vents

Figure 6. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

Bottom Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s bottom panel components.

Lithium ion Battery

The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery. It can be unlatched to remove for 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 67

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Battery Latches

The battery latches are used to secure the Lithium ion battery in the battery bay.

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 ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC CLEANING, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

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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Status Indicator Panel

Hard Drive

NumLk

CapsLk

ScrLk

Battery Level

Power

Charge/ DC In

Access

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. The Status Indicators are located in two different areas (Figure 7). Keyboard-related indicators are above the keyboard on the right, and the remaining indicators are below the keyboard on the right. Note that when the system is in tablet mode, it is not possible to see the keyboard-related indicators; this is fine, since the keyboard is not accessible when the system is in tablet mode.

Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

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Battery Charge/DC-In Indicator

• Orange, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is being charged.

• Blue, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is fully charged, or AC adapter is

plugged in but battery is not installed.

• Orange, blinking: AC adapter and battery are available and waiting to charge battery (battery is

out of thermal range).

• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.

Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level indicators display the charge level of the indicated battery pack, as follows:

• Blue, solid: Battery is between 51% and 100% charged.

• Orange, solid: Battery is between 13% and 50% charged.

• Red, solid: Battery is 12% or less charged.

• Orange, blinking: Blinks during battery status measurement (Four seconds after the battery is

installed).

• Red, blinking: There is a problem with the battery.

• Off: There is no battery installed or the battery has no charge.

• If the battery pack is installed and the AC adapter is connected 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 connected or the battery pack is not fully charged when the computer is

switched to sleep mode, the indicator will blink. The LED blinks at the rate of one second on/six seconds off.

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