Quick Tips
It takes approximatel y 4 hours to 
charge a fully disc harged single 
battery with unit o ff or in 
suspend mode.
Optimizing Bat tery Life
• Set power manageme nt setting 
to Maximize Batter y Life.
• Adjust display brig htness levels 
to lowest comfortable setting.
• Remove PC Card when 
not needed.
• Utilize Suspend mod e when 
not using your notebook .
• Read the Power Manage ment 
section in your electr onic User’s 
Guide for addition al features.
Adjusting Displ ay Brightness
• Fn + F6 to decrease bright ness
• Fn + F7 to increase bright ness
Adjusting Volume
• Fn + F8 to decrease volume
• Fn + F9 to increase volume
* Mono microphone ja ck or stereo 
microphone/line in jack depending 
on confi guration.
* * Stereo headphone/Optical Digital 
Audio out jack or stere o headphone/Line O ut/Optical Digi tal 
Audio out jack.
Drivers
Look for the latest dri vers on the 
Drivers and Appl ications Restore 
CD. Right-click the FDU ic on and 
select “update”, or download 
them at us.fujitsu.com/computers.
This convenient guide will lead you through the start-up 
process and will also offer some valuable tips.
1. Open the Display Panel
 Ensure that your LifeBook is on a hard level surfac e and that • 
the air vents are not blocked. 
 Lift the display, being careful not to touch the scree n. • 
 Adjust t he display until it is at a comfortable viewing a ngle.• 
2. Connect AC Power 
 Plug the A C adapter into your notebook.• 
 Plug the p ower cord into the AC adapter.• 
 Connec t the power cord to an electrical outlet .• 
3. Connect to Internet or Network
 Connect either a phone cord to the modem jack or an Etherne t • 
cable to the LAN jack on your not ebook and to a wall jack 
or to an Ethernet router.
Important: 
 During the setup procedure, do not disconnect the p ower supply, • 
press any buttons, or use a ny peripheral devices such as a 
mouse, keyboard, or remote control.
 • 
 You should not attach any extern al devices and do not put a DVD/ CD in 
your drive until you have gone through the initial power o n sequence.
4. Booting the System 
  Press the Suspend/Resume /Power button (a bove the keyboard) to • 
turn on the notebook. When you d o this for the fi rst time, it will display 
a Fujitsu logo on the screen. If you d o nothing the system will load 
the operating system, and then the W indows Welcome will begin.
5. Register
For Genuine Microso ft® Windows® XP:
 After the operating system has initialized, en ter the information • 
as prompted to personalize your notebook a nd confi gure your 
modem to dial.
For Genuine Windows V ista®:
 Accept the Microsoft• 
®
 Windows® Licensing Agreement and the 
Fujitsu End User License Agr eement to proceed. 
 Select your U ser ID and Password during the “Welcome Scr een.” • 
 • 
Keep a record of your User ID and pas sword stored in a secure place.
 • 
THE SCREEN W ILL GO DARK FOR A PPROXIMATELY T WO MINUTES. 
 Do not at tempt to turn power on or off during this s tage. • 
6. Registering Your LifeBook notebook
 Register your notebook with Fujitsu Ser vice and Support via our • 
Web site at us.fujitsu.com /computers. 
 You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Pr ovider (ISP) • 
to register online. 
7. Installing Click Me! 
 Check to be sure the WLAN switch i s on.• 
For Genuine Microso ft® Windows® XP: The fi rst time you boot up 
your system, you will see an icon called Click Me ! in the Start menu. 
 For Genuine Windows Vi sta®: In addition to an icon o n the 
desktop, a dialog box will automatica lly open that prompts you 
to run Click Me!. If you cho ose not run ClickMe! at this time, 
the ClickMe! icon will appe ar on your desktop.
 When you click the Click Me! icon, your system will automat ically • 
build the icon tray in the bottom r ight of the screen. These icons 
provide links to utilities that you will freq uently access.
Power Indicator
The Power indicator sy mbol states whethe r 
your system is operati onal. It has several 
different state s, each of which tells you 
the mode your noteboo k is in.
Steady On: This me ans that there is power 
to your notebook and tha t it is ready for use.
Flashing: Thi s means that your notebo ok 
is in Standby mode.
Steady Off: Thi s means that your system i s 
either in Save-to-D isk mode, or that your 
notebook has been tu rned off.
If you are charging you r battery, the Power 
indicator will rem ain on even if your noteb ook 
is shut off. The Power in dicator will also 
remain on if you have ei ther adapter conne cted 
and are shut down fro m Windows. 
AC Adapter Indicato r
The AC Adapter indica tor states whether you r 
notebook is operati ng from the AC adapter, 
Auto/Airline ad apter or battery. Thi s icon has 
two different st ates that can tell you wha t 
power source your noteb ook is using.
On: This means th at either of the adapter s 
are currently in use.
Off: Power is only co ming from the batter y and 
you do not have an adapter co nnected.
Battery Charge Indicators
Note that there are indi cators for the prima ry 
battery (Bat tery 1) and an optiona l second 
battery (Bat tery 2).
Orange, solid: Ba ttery is availabl e and system 
is charging.
Green, solid: Bat tery is available a nd system 
is fully charged.
Orange, blinkin g: Battery is avail able and 
waiting to charge bat tery (batter y is out 
of thermal range ).
Off: AC adapter is not p lugged in. 
Battery Level In dicators
Note that there are indi cators for the prima ry 
battery (Bat tery 1) and an optiona l second 
battery (Bat tery 2).
The Battery Leve l indicators displ ay the charge 
level of the indicated b attery pack, as fol lows:
Green, solid: Bat tery is between 51% 
and 100% charged.
Orange, solid: Ba ttery is betwee n 13% 
and 50% charged.
Red, solid: Batter y is 12% or less charged.
Orange, blinkin g: Blinks during ba ttery status 
measurement ( Four seconds afte r the 
battery is installed).
Red, blinking: T here is a problem with th e battery.
Off: There is no battery installed or the battery 
has no charge. 
Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access 
Indicator
The Hard Drive/ Optical Drive Acc ess indicator 
glows green when you r internal hard dri ve is 
being accessed. N ote that fl ickering is normal. 
NumLk Indicator
The NumLk indica tor states that the integ ral 
keyboard is set in ten-key n umeric 
keypad mode. 
CapsLock Indicator
The CapsLock ind icator states that your 
keyboard is set to type i n all capital lette rs. 
ScrLk Indicator
The ScrLk indica tor states that your scro ll 
lock is active. 
Common Indicators
LEFT PANEL
BOTTOM PANEL
RIGHT PANEL BACK PANEL
CLICK ME
“Click Me!”
(For 
Additional 
Utilities)
(FDU)
(For 
Latest 
Drivers)
Controls, Connectors, 
and Access Points
Initial Start Up
Status Display Panels
The Status Displa y Panels are located ab ove and below the 
keyboard as shown. Fol lowing are some comm on indicators.
The Lithium ion bat tery is not charg ed upon purchase. 
Initially you will n eed to connect eith er the AC adapter 
or the Auto/Airli ne adapter to use your note book.
What’s in the Box
Check to see that all of the following items are in the box:
❏ LifeBook notebook  ❏ Drivers and Applicatio ns Restore DVD 
❏ Lithium ion battery, pre-inst alled  ❏ Microsoft® associated material 
❏ AC adapter with power cord  ❏ Recovery and Utilit y Disc 
❏ Weight saver module 
Depending upon your confi guration, the following items may also be shipped with your notebook:
❏ DVD/CD-R W combo or Dual-Layer  ❏ Additional Lithium ion bat tery 
 Multi-Format  ❏ Modular Bay Battery 
❏ DVD and/or CD -RW application CD
Keyboard
Power/Suspend/Resume 
Button
Status Indicator Panel
Status Indicator Panel
Touchpad Pointing Device
Display Panel
Microphone
Microphone
Webcam
LAN (RJ-45) Jack PC Card Eject Button
DC-In Jack Air Vents PC Card Slot
External Video 
Port
IEEE 1394 Jack
8. Install Additional Software
 Close a ny open programs, applications or u tilities• 
 Inser t software application CD in to media drive. 
 Open the application folder, select the set-up icon, • 
and load desired softwa re, as shown in the table.
 Rest art your computer. • 
9. Access your User’s Guide
 To take advantage of all the features of your new Fujitsu Life Book • 
notebook, it is highly recommended that you r ead your electronic 
User’s Guide. It contains impor tant detailed information abo ut 
your new computer. You can access your User’s Guide by 
selecting its icon from the scre en desktop. 
• 
 The Fujitsu Installer should auto matically launch. If it doesn’t, you will 
need to fi nd the Setup.exe fi le on the Recovery CD’s root folder.
 If you are using Genuine Windows Vista®, Click [A llow] in the • 
User Account Control ( UAC) box. 
 Click [Continue]• 
• 
 Select “I Agree” and click [Cont inue] in the License Agreement box. 
 Select “User’s Guide” from the “Utilities /Applications” cate gory.• 
 Click [Install Selected Subsystem s]• 
 The User’s Guide will be copied to your hard drive in the • 
C:\Fujitsu\ Manual directory. Short cuts to the Users Guide 
will be placed on your desktop and in the St art menu.
Power/Suspend /Resume 
Button
Memory Stick/SD/xD Card Slot
Fingerprint Sensor
Display Panel Latch Button
S-Video Out Jack
LifeBook Security/Application 
Panel
Stereo Speaker
Stereo Speaker
Lithium ion Battery Bay
Air Vents (multiple 
locations)
Wireless LAN/Bluetooth 
On/Off Switch
Memory Upgrade 
Compartment
Dust Filter
Flexible Bay 
Device Lock
Battery 
Release 
Latches
Headphone Jack
Microphone Jack
USB Ports Air Vents USB Port
Anti-Theft Lock Slot
Anti-Theft Lock Slot
Modem Jack Optical Drive Release Button
Flexible Bay (shown with Optical Drive installed
WLAN 
Switch 
Display Panel 
Latch Button
DC Power 
Jack
AC Adapter
Tele pho ne  
Jack
LAN Jack
If you have a:  You will need to ins tall 
  the followin g software :
Webcam 
Arcsoft WebCam 
 Companion
Dual-Layer Mult i-Format  CyberLink PowerProducer 
DVD Writer