Panasonic Toughbook CF-18DDAZXMM Operating Instructions Manual

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17 Operation1 Open the display.Starting Up/Shutting DownStarting Up2 Turn your computer on.Slide the power switch and hold it for approximately one second until the powerindicator turns on before releasing it.2CAUTIONWhile booting, avoid the following until the hard disk drive indicator ( )has turned off.• Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.• Touching the power switch or the tablet buttons.• Performing any keyboard, touch pad, digitizer (or external mouse) opera-tions.• Closing the display.Once the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds beforepowering it on again.When using this computer with the battery pack only, it may take some timefor the power to turn on after sliding the power switch. In this case, slide thepower switch and hold it for more than one second. This phenomenon oc-curs because the standby power is minimized while the power is turned off; itis not a malfunction.When the CPU temperature rises, the computer may not power on to preventthe CPU from overheating. Should this happen, allow the computer to cooldown then switch the power on again.If the computer still does not power on, contact Panasonic Technical Support.Pull up on the latch A and release the latch B.11Lift open the display.2Latch BPower SwitchPower IndicatorLatch AWhen the power is turned on, sometimes the message “Warming up the sys-tem. Please wait...” (up to 25 minutes) is displayed or the battery indicatoralternately blinks green and orange. This function is designed to prevent harddisk drive malfunctions that may occur at low temperatures. Wait for the com-puter to start up.NOTEEnter your password* 1 and press Enter .( “Security Measures”)Will StartWill Not Start(Power off)If [Enter Password] is displayed,*1 Supervisor Password or User Password set in the Setup Utility(not the Windows password).Three incorrect attemptsorNo password for about a minuteThe correct passwordEnter Password [ ]