Panasonic CF-18 Series - Manual (Page 27)

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T
roubleshooting
The red indicator lights
The red indicator blinks
The orange indicator blinks
The green indicator blinks
The battery indicator blinks
green and orange alternately
The battery level is very low (the charge is less than approx. 9% capacity).
Connect the AC adaptor. You can use the computer when the indicator light is orange. If you
do not have an AC adaptor, save your data and power off your computer. After replacing the
battery pack with a fully charged one, turn your computer on.
Quickly save your data and power off your computer. Remove the battery pack and discon-
nect the AC adaptor, then connect them again.
If the problem persists, contact Panasonic Technical Support. The battery pack or recharg-
ing function may be defective.
Battery cannot be recharged temporarily because the internal temperature of the battery pack
is outside of the acceptable temperature range for recharging. Once the allowable range
requirement is satisfied, charging begins automatically. Your computer can be used normally
in this state.
In high temperature mode, the battery pack is discharging to a level of 80%* in normal
temperature mode. (
“Battery Power”)
Do not remove the battery pack while the battery indicator is blinking green.
* A level of 80% in normal temperature mode is displayed as [100%] in high temperature mode.
Warming up the system to prevent hard disk drive malfunctions at low temperature. Leave
your computer as is. Once the allowable temperature range requirement is satisfied, your
computer will start automatically.
Battery Indicator
The cursor does not move in
scrolling area of the touch
pad
The external display no
longer displays properly
During simultaneous dis-
play, the screen of the exter-
nal display becomes disor-
dered
When the Microsoft ® IntelliMouse™ Wheel mode or the original mode is set for the touch
pad, only scroll operations are possible for the right part or bottom part of the touch pad. In
this case, cursor operations are possible by using the work surface excluding the right part or
bottom part. When no mode is set, the entire surface of the touch pad can be used for cursor
operations.
When an external display is used that is incompatible with the power saving modes of the
computer, the display may not function correctly when the computer enters the power sav-
ing mode. In such cases, turn off the power to the external display.
Try changing the display by pressing Fn + F3 .
If you continue to experience problems, try changing the display in the following menu.
Windows 2000
[Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [Intel(R) Extreme Graphics].
Windows XP
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Other Control Panel Options] - [Intel(R) Extreme Graphics]
Display (continued)
Battery Pack
on the desktop.
When using the computer in high-temperature environments, we recommend that you set
[Environment] in the [Main] menu of the Setup Utility as either [Auto]* or [High Tem-
perature]. (
“Battery Power”)
Once the computer has automatically switched from normal temperature mode to high
temperature mode while [Environment] is set to [Auto], the computer will not switch
back to normal temperature mode until the battery has been recharged from 0% to 100%
about five times. This is to prevent deterioration of the battery.
* The default mode. High temperature mode or normal temperature mode is selected automati-
cally depending on the battery status (the internal temperature of the battery pack, etc.).
This function takes time to execute because of the large battery capacity*; this is not a
malfunction.
* This process takes about 15 hours at most, but the time may differ depending on the battery power
remaining when the [Refresh Battery] function is initiated.
How to prevent the battery
from deteriorating
The [Refresh Battery] func-
tion
( “Battery
Power”) takes a long time to
execute