Panasonic FZ-Q2 series User manual

Contents
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Basic Guide
Tablet Computer
Model No. FZ-Q2series
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.
Useful Information
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Getting Started
Getting Started
Useful Information
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Introduction.....................................................2
Description of Parts ........................................4
First-time Operation........................................7
Turning On / Turning O󰀨 .............................. 11
Handling and Maintenance.......................... 12
Installing Software .......................................18
Troubleshooting (Basic)...............................23
LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT......29
Contrat de licence d’usage limité.................31
Specications ..............................................33
LIMITED WARRANTY.................................37
Standard Limited Warranty..............................
44

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Getting Started
Introduction
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 10 Operating System.
indicates Windows 7 Operating System.
Terms 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.
: Page in these Operating Instructions.
: Reference to the on-screen manuals.
- : Touch (Start) and then touch .
(Start) - [All Programs] : Touch (Start), and then touch [All Programs].
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Some illustrations are simpli ed to help your understanding and may look di󰀨 erent from the
actual unit.
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If you do not sign in / log on as an administrator, you cannot use
some functions or cannot display some screens.
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Refer for the latest information about optional products to the catalogs, etc.
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In these instructions, the names and terms are referred as follows.
• “Windows 10 Pro 64-bit” as “Windows” or “Windows 10”
• “Windows 7 Professional 32-bit Service Pack 1” and “Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service
Pack 1” as “Windows” or “Windows 7”
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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.)
Disclaimer
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.

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Trademarks
Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of
the United States and/or other countries.
Intel, Core, Centrino and PROSet are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corpo-
ration.
microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
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 Pana-
sonic 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.
MobileMark®is a U.S. Registered Trademark of the Business Applications Performance Corpora-
tion.
On-screen Manual
For further information about the computer, you can refer to the on-screen manual.
 Operating Instructions - Reference Manual
The Operating Instructions - Reference Manual contains the practical information to help you
fully enjoy the computer’s performance. Update it to the latest version for reference.
 Important 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.
 Update the on-screen manuals
This describes the procedures to update the on-screen manual.
 Operating Instructions - Connect to a network
This describes the connection procedures using the network devices mounted on this unit.
To access the on-screen manuals, follow the steps below.
Touch (Start), and then touch the [Panasonic PC Settings Utility] - [Support] - [Manual] - [Launch
Manual Selector].
Select the on-screen manual.
Double-touch [Manual Selector] on the desktop screen, and select the on-screen manual.
NOTE
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[Contents] tab or [Search] tab is displayed on the left side of the window.
Select tab and display the desired item.

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Description of Parts
Front side
G
D E F CC
A
B
A: Wireless LAN Antenna / Bluetooth An-
tenna
<Only for model with wireless LAN>
<Only for model with Bluetooth>
 Operating Instructions - Connect to
a network “Wireless LAN”
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Bluetooth”
B: Wireless LAN Antenna
<Only for model with wireless LAN>
 Operating Instructions - Connect to
a network “Wireless LAN”
C: Wireless WAN Antenna
<Only for model with wireless WAN>
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Wireless WAN”
D: Ambient Light Sensor
The ambient light sensor is equipped with
an automatic brightness adjustment func-
tion that adjusts the display screen.
(page 13)
Front Camera
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Camera”
E: Camera Lens
F: Camera Indicator
G: LED Indicators
: Power Indicator
O󰀨: Power o󰀨/Hibernation, Green:
Power on, Blinking green: Sleep.
: Drive status
: Battery status
 page 13 “When the battery indi-
cator does not light on”
 Operating Instructions - Refer-
ence Manual “Battery Power”

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Left side
E
Top
B CA D
Right side
F
G
H
A: Volume Button
 Operating Instructions -Reference
Manual “Tablet Buttons”
B: Power Switch
C: A Button
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Tablet Buttons”
D: Windows Button
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Tablet Buttons”
E: Security Lock
A Kensington cable can be connected. For
further information, read the manual that
comes with the cable.
F: Headset Jack
A headset or headphone can be connect-
ed.
G: USB3.0 Port
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “USB Devices”
H: DC-IN Jack

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Description of Parts
Rear side
B C
A E
I
G
H
D F
A: Stylus Holder
B: microSIM Card Slot
 Operating Instructions - Connect to
a network
<Only for model with wireless WAN>
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Wireless WAN”
C: microSD Memory Card Slot
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “microSD Memory Card”
Rear Camera
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Camera”
D: Camera Indicator
E: Camera Lens
F: Camera Light
G: Smart Card Reader
<Only for model with Smart Card Reader>
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Smart Card”
H: Speaker
I: Expansion Bus Connector
 Operating Instructions - Reference
Manual “Cradle”

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First-time Operation
Preparation
A
Check and identify the supplied accessories.
If you do not nd the described accessories, contact Panasonic Technical Support.
(page 37).
 AC Adaptor .....1
Model No: CF-AA6373A
 AC Cord ........1
 Soft Cloth ...................................................... 1
 Stylus*1 ......................................................... 1
 Tether .......................................................... 1
 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - Read Me First ......................... 1
*1 At the time of purchase, stylus is set to the stylus holder.
1 Connect your computer to a power outlet.
AOpen the cover.
BConnect the computer to a power outlet.
The battery charging starts automatically.
CAUTION
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Do not disconnect the AC adaptor until the rst-time opera-
tion procedure is completed.
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When using the computer for the rst time, do not connect
any peripheral device (including wired LAN cable) except the
AC adaptor.
 Handling the AC adaptor
• Problems such as sudden voltage drops may arise during pe-
riods of thunder and lightning. Since this could adversely af-
fect your computer, an uninterruptible power source (UPS) is
highly recommended unless running from the battery alone.
NOTE
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Note that the computer consumes electricity even when the
computer power is o󰀨. If the battery is fully charged, the bat-
tery will fully discharge in the following period of time:
When power is o󰀨 Approx. 13 weeks
In sleep Approx. 12 days
In hibernation Approx. 13 weeks
2 Turn on the computer.
Press the power switch (A) until the power indicator (B)
lights. (page 11)
CAUTION
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Do not press the power switch repeatedly or do not hold the
power switch for four seconds or longer.
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Any changes from the default setting of the Setup Utility must
not be made until the First-time Operation is completed.
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First-time Operation
3 Setup Windows.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
 The computer restarts several times. Do not touch the
screen or tablet buttons, and wait until the drive indicator
has turned o󰀨 .
 After 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 ap-
pears.
 Setup of Windows will take approximately
5 minutes / 20 minutes.
Go to the next step, con rming each message on the display.
 Follow the steps below.
A When “Enable sensors” is displayed, touch [Enable
this sensor].
B When 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
enabled.
 You can set the Wireless Network after the setup of Win-
dows is complete.
If “Let’s get connected” is displayed, you
can select “Skip this step”.
“Join a wireless network” screen may not
appear.
CAUTION
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You can change the user name, password, image and secu-
rity setting after setup of Windows.
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Remember your password. If you forget the password, you
cannot use Windows. Creating a password reset disk before-
hand is recommended.
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Do not use the following words and characters for user
name: CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1 to COM9,
LPT1 to LPT9, LPT, &, 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 log on to Windows (page 26).
4 Restart the computer
A Touch (Start).
B Touch (Power) - [Restart].
 A portion of the Panasonic PC Settings Utility functions
will be enabled after the computer restarts.

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NOTE
 Panasonic PC Settings Utility
You can check the status of the computer, and change the settings. Touch [Panasonic PC Set-
tings Utility] on the desktop to start the utility.
(Operating Instructions - Reference Manual “Panasonic PC Settings Utility”)
 PC 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.
(
Operating Instructions - Reference Manual “Checking the Computer’s Usage Status”)
5 Update the on-screen manual
A Connect to the internet. Sign in /
Log on to Windows as an administrator.
For further information, refer to Operating Instructions -
Connect to a network.
B Update the on-screen manual.
Touch (Start) - [Panasonic] - [Panasonic PC Settings
Utility], and then touch [Support] - [Manual] - [Launch
Manual Selector].
Touch [Manual Selector] on the desktop.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
6 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 Operating Instructions - Reference Manual
“Recovery Disc Creation Utility” about creating the disc.
 To create a recovery disc for Windows 10, visit the follow-
ing URL and then download data.
 To change to TPM 2.0, refer to the guidance of the follow-
ing URL.
http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/support/recv/

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First-time Operation
Before using wireless function
A Touch (ACTION CENTER) at the task tray, and then touch (All settings) - [Network &
Internet] - [Airplanemode]. Set [Airplane mode] to [O󰀨], 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).
set [GPS\GNSS] to [On] (for GPS).
About 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.
CAUTION
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Do not add or delete partitions in Windows 10, as the Windows area and recovery partition
must be adjacent to each other in Windows 10.
A
Touch (Start) and long touch [Computer], then touch [Manage].
 A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
B Touch [Disk Management].
C Long touch the partition for Windows (“c” drive in the default setting), and touch [Shrink
Volume].
 The partition size depends on the computer specications.
D Input the size in [Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB] and touch [Shrink].
 You cannot input a larger number than the displayed size.
 To select [Reinstall to the OS related partitions.] in installing OS (page 20), 60 GB
or more is necessary for [Total size after shrink in MB].
E Long touch [Unallocated] (the shrunk space in the step D) and touch [New Simple Vol-
ume].
F Follow the on-screen instructions to make the settings, and touch [Finish].
Wait until formatting is completed.
NOTE
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You can create an additional partition using remaining unallocated space or newly creating
unallocated space.
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To delete a partition, long touch the partition and touch [Delete Volume] in the step C.