Panasonic FZ-G1 Series Operating instructions

Tablet Computer

Model No. FZ-G1 series

Introduction.....................................................2

Description of Parts ........................................4

First-time Operation........................................6

Turning On / Turning Off.............................. 12

Useful Information

Handling and Maintenance.......................... 13

Installing Software ....................................... 19

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting (Basic)............................... 25

Appendix

LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT...... 31

Specications .............................................. 33

Standard Limited Warranty.......................... 38

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.

Getting Started

Useful Information

Troubleshooting

Appendix

Getting Started

Operating Instructions - Basic Guide

Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. For optimum performance and safety, please

read these instructions carefully.

In these instructions, the names are referred as follows.

indicates Windows®8.1 Operating System.

indicates Windows®7 Operating System.

nTerms and illustrations in these instructions

CAUTION : Conditions that may result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTE : Useful and helpful information.

Enter

: Press [Enter] key.

Alt

Del

: Press and hold [Alt] key, and then press [Del] key.

è: Page in these Operating Instructions or in the Reference Manual.

: Reference to the on-screen manuals.

Display “Charm” Flick from right side to inside of the screen.

Touch [Charm] - : This illustration means to touch (Settings) in the Charm menu.

(Start) - [All Programs] : Touch (Start), and then touch [All Programs].

l Someillustrationsaresimpliedtohelpyourunderstandingandmaylookdifferentfromthe

actual unit.

lIf you do not log on as an administrator, you cannot use some functions or cannot display

some screens.

lRefer for the latest information about optional products to the catalogs, etc.

lIn these instructions, the names and terms are referred as follows.

“Windows®8.1 Update Pro 64-bit” as “Windows” or “Windows 8.1”

“Windows®7 Professional 32-bit Service Pack 1” and “Windows®7 Professional 64-bit Ser-

vice Pack 1” as “Windows” or “Windows 7”

“Multilingual User Interface” as “MUI”

Screen messages are explained in [English (United States)].

(Depending on the language preference, some screen messages in these instructions are dif-

ferent from the actual screen messages. For example, [Flight mode] may be displayed instead

of [Airplane mode] in some language preference.)

nDisclaimer

Computerspecicationsandmanualsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.PanasonicCorpora-

tion assumes no liability for damage incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or dis-

crepancies between the computer and the manuals.

nTrademarks

Microsoft®, Windows®, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

of the United States and/or other countries.

Intel, Core and PROSet are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation.

microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

Introduction

Getting Started

Adobe, the Adobe logo and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

Bluetooth®is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to

Panasonic Corporation.

HDMI,theHDMILogoandHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregistered

trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

Names of products, brands, etc., appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trade-

marks of their respective own companies.

nOn-screen Manual

For further information about the computer, you can refer to the on-screen manual.

lReference Manual

The Reference Manual contains the practical information to help you fully enjoy the comput-

er’s performance.

lImportant Battery Tips

The Important Battery Tips will provide you with the battery information so that you can use

the battery in the optimum condition to obtain longer operation time.

To access the on-screen manuals, follow the steps below.

On the Start screen, touch the [Manual Selector] tile, and select the on-screen manual.

Double-touch [Manual Selector] on the desktop screen, and select the on-screen manual.

NOTE

l[Contents] tab or [Search] tab is displayed on the left side of the window.

Select tab and display the desired item.

Getting Started

Description of Parts

Front Camera

èReference Manual “Camera”

A: Camera Indicator

B: Camera Lens

C: Microphone

D: Ambient Light Sensor

The ambient light sensor is equipped with

an automatic brightness adjustment func-

tion that adjusts the display screen.

(èpage 15)

E: Security lock

A Kensington cable can be connected.

For further information, read the manual

that comes with the cable.

F: DC-IN jack

G: Tablet Buttons

èReference Manual “Tablet Buttons”

H: LED Indicator

: Power Indicator

Off : Power off/Hibernation, Green:

Power on, Blinking green: Sleep,

Blinking green and orange: Cannot

power on or resume due to low tem-

perature.

: Drive status

: Battery status

èpage 14 “When the battery indi-

cator does not light on”

èReference Manual “Battery

Power”

I: Power Switch

J: USB3.0 Port

èReference Manual “USB Devices”

K: HDMI Port

èReference Manual “External Dis-

play”

L: Headset Jack

A headset or headphone can be connect-

ed.

Front side

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Right side

Getting Started

A: Ventilation Hole (Intake)

B: Ventilation Hole (Exhaust)

C: Dust Cover

page 16 “To clean inside of the dust cover”

D: USB2.0 Port*1 / LAN Port*2 / Serial Port*3 /

MicroSD Memory Card Slot*4 / GPS*5

*1 Only for model with USB2.0 port

èReference Manual “USB Devices”

*2 Only for model with LAN port

èReference Manual “LAN”

*3 Only for model with Serial port

èReference Manual “Serial Port”

Only for model with microSD memory card slot

Reference Manual “MicroSD Memory Card”

*5 Only for model with GPS

Rear Camera

èReference Manual “Camera”

E: Camera Indicator

F: Camera Lens

G: Camera light

H: Battery Pack

èReference Manual “Battery Power”

I: Battery Latch

èReference Manual “Battery Power”

J: Wireless LAN Antenna

èReference Manual “Wireless LAN”

K: Wireless WAN Antenna

èReference Manual “Wireless WAN”

L: Smart Card Slot*6 / Magnetic Stripe Card

Reader*7 / RFID Reader*8 / Built-in Bridge

Battery*9

*6 Only for model with Smart Card Slot

èReference Manual “Smart Card”

*7 Only for model with Magnetic Stripe Card

Reader

èReference Manual “Magnetic Stripe

Card Reader”

*8 Only for model with RFID Reader

èReference Manual “RFID Reader”

Only for model with Built-in Bridge Battery

èReference Manual “Battery Power”

M: External Antenna Connector

N: LED Indicator (Battery status)

èReference Manual “Battery Power”

O: SIM Card Slot

èReference Manual “Wireless WAN”

P: Expansion Bus Connector

èReference Manual “Cradle”

Q: Wireless LAN Antenna / Bluetooth An-

tenna

èReference Manual “Wireless LAN”

“Bluetooth”

R: Speaker

èReference Manual “Dashboard for

Panasonic PC”

S: Pen Holder

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Rear side

Getting Started

nPreparation

ACheck and identify the supplied accessories.

Ifyoudonotndthedescribedaccessories,contactPanasonicTechnicalSupport.

• AC Adaptor.. 1

Model No:

CF-AA64B3C

• AC Cord .... 1• Battery Pack ..... 1

Model No: FZ-VZSU84U or

FZ-VZSU88U

• Digitizer pen...... 1

èReference Manual

“Screen Input Operation”

• Tether ...... 1• Soft Cloth ... 1

èReference Manual “Screen Input Operation”

• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (This book)...................1

BRead the LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT before breaking the seal on the comput-

er’s packaging (èpage 31).

1 Inserting the Battery Pack.

Turn over the computer and insert the battery pack until it touch

to the secured position.

lMake sure no foreign objects are under the computer.

CAUTION

lMake sure the latch is securely locked. Otherwise the battery

pack may fall when you carry the computer.

lDo not touch the terminals of the battery pack and the computer.

Doing so can make the terminals dirty or damaged, and may

cause malfunction of the battery pack and the computer.

NOTE

lNote that the computer consumes electricity even when the com-

puter power is off. If the battery pack is fully charged, the battery

will fully discharge in the following period of time:

Status Discharge period

FZ-VZSU84U FZ-VZSU88U

When power is off*1

Approx. 6 weeks Approx. 12 weeks

In hibernation Approx. 10 days Approx. 20 days

In sleep*2 Approx. 7 days Approx. 14 days

*1 <Only for model with Built-in Bridge Battery>

The period of time is the value when the built-in bridge battery

is fully charged.

*2 <Only for model with LAN>

If “Wake Up from wired LAN” is enabled, the period of time will

be shorter.

First-time Operation

Getting Started

2 Attaching the pen (included) to the computer.

The tether prevents the pen (included) from falling accidentally.

APass one of the loops

through the hole.

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BPass one of the loops

through another loop.

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CThread the second loop on

the tether through the hole

as illustrated.

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DPass the pen and tether

through the second loop.

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CAUTION

Do not pull the tether with excessive force. The pen (included) may

hit the computer, person’s body or other objects when released.

3 Connect your computer to a power outlet.

The battery charging starts automatically.

CAUTION

l DonotdisconnecttheACadaptoruntiltherst-timeoperation

procedure is completed.

l Whenusingthecomputerforthersttime,donotconnectany

peripheral device (including wired LAN cable) except the battery

pack and AC adaptor.

lHandling the AC adaptor

Problems such as sudden voltage drops may arise during pe-

riods of thunder and lightning. Since this could adversely affect

your computer, an uninterruptible power source (UPS) is highly

recommended unless running from the battery pack alone.

4 Turn on the computer.

Press and hold the power switch (èpage 4) until the

power indicator (èpage 4) lights.

CAUTION

lDo not press the power switch repeatedly or do not hold the

power switch for four seconds or longer.

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Getting Started

First-time Operation

5 <For MUI OS model>

Select language and OS (32-bit or 64-bit).

CAUTION

lCarefully choose your language because you cannot change

it later. If you set a wrong language, you need to reinstall

Windows.

NOTE

lYou can operate with the Tablet Buttons. Follow the

instructions.

: ↑

: ↓

: Enter key

: Tab key

ASelect language and OS (32-bit or 64-bit) on “Select OS”

screen and touch [OK].

Thelanguagesettingwillstartbytouching[OK]ontheconr-

mation screen.

The language and OS setting will be completed in about 15

minutes.

BWhen termination screen is displayed, touch [OK] to turn off

the computer.

CTurn on the computer.

6 Setup Windows.

Select language and touch [Next].

Turn on the computer.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

lThe computer restarts several times. Do not touch the screen

or tablet buttons, and wait until the drive indicator has

turned off.

lAfter the computer is turned on, the screen remains black or

unchanged for a while, but this is not a malfunction. Wait for

a moment until the Windows setup screen appears.

lSetup of Windows will take approximately

5 minutes / 20 minutes.



Gotothenextstep,conrmingeachmessageonthedisplay.

lFollow the steps below.



AWhen “Enable sensors” is displayed, touch [Enable this

sensor].



BWhen the [User Account Control] screen is displayed,

touch [Yes].



CAtthe[DisplayRotationTool]conrmationscreen,touch

[Yes].



The computer restarts automatically, and the setting is en-

abled.

Getting Started

lYou can set the Wireless Network after the setup of Windows

is complete.

If “Get online” is displayed, select “Skip this

step”.

“Join a wireless network” screen may not ap-

pear.

lVerify the time zone, date and time.

CAUTION

lYou can change the user name, password, image and security

setting after setup of Windows.

lRemember your password. If you forget the password, you can-

not use Windows. Creating a password reset disk beforehand is

recommended.

lDo not use the following words for user name: CON, PRN,

AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1 to COM9, LPT1 to LPT9, @, &,

space. In particular, if you create a user name (account name)

that includes the “@” mark, a password will be requested at

the log-on screen, even if no password has been set. If you

try to log on without entering a password, “The user name or

password is incorrect.” may be displayed and you will not be

able to sign in / log on to Windows

(èpage 28).

lUse standard characters as a computer name: numbers 0

through 9, uppercase and lowercase letters from A to Z, and the

hyphen (-) character.

If the error message “The computer name is not valid” appears,

check if characters other than the above are not entered. If the

error message still remains on the display, set the key entry

mode to English (“EN”) and enter characters.

7 Create the recovery disc.

A recovery disc allows you to install OS and restore its factory

default condition, in case, for example, the recovery partition

oftheashmemoryisdamaged.Werecommendcreatinga

recovery disc before you begin using the computer.

Refer to èReference Manual “Recovery Disc Creation Util-

ity” about creating the disc.

Getting Started

First-time Operation

NOTE

lPC Information Viewer

 Thiscomputerperiodicallyrecordsthemanagementinformationoftheashmemory,etc.The

maximum data volume for each record is 1024 bytes.

Thisinformationisonlyusedforestimatingthecausewhentheashmemorygoesdownby

any possibility. They are never sent to outside via network nor used for any other purpose

except for the purpose described the above.

To disable the function, add the check mark for [Disable the automatic save function for man-

agement information history] in [Hard Disk Status] of PC Information Viewer, and touch [OK].

Then follow the on-screen instructions.

(èReference Manual “Checking the Computer’s Usage Status”)

l<For MUI OS model>

In the default settings, a shortcut icon for Korean language is on the Desktop screen. You may

delete the icon if not necessary.

l<For MUI OS model>

If the recovery partition is deleted, you cannot create Recovery Disc(s).

n Before using wireless function

ADisplay “Charm” and touch - [Change PC Settings] - [Network] - [Airplane mode].

Set [Airplane mode] to [Off], and then;

set [Wi-Fi] to [On] (for wireless LAN).

set [Mobile broadband] to [On] (for wireless WAN).

set [GPS] to [On] (for wireless WAN).

set [Bluetooth] to [On] (for Bluetooth).

ATouch the Wireless Switch Utility icon to show the pop-up menu.

BSelect ON for the device you want to enable.

n To change the partition structure

You can shrink a part of an existing partition to create unallocated disk space, from which you can

create a new partition. In the default setting, you can use a single partition.

Touch and hold at the bottom left corner of the Desktop screen.

Touch (Start) and touch and hold [Computer], then touch [Manage].

lA standard user needs to enter an administrator password.

BTouch [Disk Management].

CTouch and hold the partition for Windows (“c” drive in the default setting), and touch [Shrink

Volume].

l Thepartitionsizedependsonthecomputerspecications.

DInput the size in [Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB] and touch [Shrink].

lYou cannot input a larger number than the displayed size.

lTo select [Reinstall to the OS related partitions.] in installing OS (èpage 21),

70 GB*1 / 60 GB or more is necessary for [Total size after

shrink in MB].

ETouch and hold [Unallocated] (the shrunk space in the step D) and touch [New Simple

Volume].

FFollow the on-screen instructions to make the settings, and touch [Finish].

Wait until formatting is completed.

*1 For MUI OS model, 100 GB or more is necessary.

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