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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
according to FCC Part 15
 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device must not be allowed to cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• This  product  requires  an  AC  adapter  to
operate. Use only a UL Listed I.T.E. AC Adapter
with an output rating of 19V DC, and a current
of 4.2A.
• AC adapter output polarity:
For Authorized Repair Technicians Only
Danger of explosion if Lithium (clock) battery
is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by
the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries
according to the manufacturer’s instruction.
For continued protection against risk of fire,
replace only with the same type and rating
fuse.
Proper Disposal of Battery
Under federal, state or local law, it may be illegal
to  dispose  of  batteries  by  putting  them  in  the
rubbish  bin  or  trash  cans.  Please  take  care  of
our  environment  and  dispose  of  batteries
properly.  Check  with  your  local  government
authority  for  details  regarding  recycling  or
disposing of unwanted batteries.
• When using your notebook equipment, basic
safety precautions should always be followed
to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and
injury to persons, including the following:
• Do  not  use  this  product  near  water  for
example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen
sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or
near a swimming pool.
• Avoid using the modem during an electrical
storm. There may be a remote risk of electric
shock from lightning.
• Do not use the modem to report a gas leak
in the vicinity of the leak.
• Use  only  the  power  cord  and  batteries
indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of
batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check
with local codes for possible special disposal
instructions.
• To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG
or  larger  UL  Listed  or  CSA  Certified
Telecommunication Line Cord
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NOTE ON BACKUP DATA
Please make a backup of the Operating System,
any software programs, and created files (and
update regularly).
If you send this product to Fujitsu, or any of its
affiliates, suppliers, service providers or resellers
for repair, Fujitsu does not guarantee the data
integrity. It is your responsibility to back data up
beforehand.
Fujitsu  does  not  assume  any  obligation  for
compensation  for  damages,  data  integrity,  or
restoration, etc., if your data is lost for any reason,
except as written in the warranty.
NOTE ON USE REQUIRED HIGH
SAFETY
This product is designed and manufactured for
general  use,  including  general  office  use,
personal  use,  household  use  and  ordinary
industrial use.
This product is not designed for or intended for
use under dangerous (fatal) conditions, unless
extreme safety precautions are implemented.
Do  not  use  this  product  without  implementing
high-level safety precautions.
Failure to follow this warning may result in death,
personal injury, severe physical damage or other
loss,  if  used  in  or  near  any  or  more  of  the
following:
• nuclear reaction control system in a nuclear
facility
• automatic flight control system in an airplane
or other flight control system
• mass transport control system
• medical instruments for life support system
• missile launching control for weapon system
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AUSTRALIAN WARNINGS
WARNING
FOR  SAFETY  REASONS,  ONLY  CONNECT
EQUIPMENT  WITH  A  TELECOMMUNICA-
TIONS COMPLIANCE LABEL. THIS INCLUDES
CUSTOMER  EQUIPMENT  PREVIOUSLY  LA-
BELLED PERMITTED OR CERTIFIED.
to 
Connection  of  Non  Certified/Approved
peripherals  may  result  in  the  equipment
operating  outside  the  Australian  EMI
Standards.
Modems  connected 
the  Australian
telecommunications network must be operated
in  accordance  with  the  Labelling  Notice. This
modem  has  been  specifically  configured  to
ensure compliance with the ACA Standards. Do
not adjust your modem or software outside the
values indicated below. To do so would result in
your modem being operated in a non-compliant
manner.
Call Attempts/Retries:
Applications software shall be configured so that
no more than 3 attempts are made to establish a
connection to a given number (Note: if the modem
can detect service tones, up to 10 attempts can
be made). If the call sequence is unsuccessful,
there  shall  be  a  delay  of  at  least  30  minutes
before attempting to call the number again.
Failure  to  set  the  modem  and  any  application
software  used  with  the  modem,  to  the  values
shown  above  will  result  in  the  modem  being
operated 
in  a  non-compliant  manner.
Consequently, this would be in violation of the
Labelling  Notice  for  this  equipment  and  the
Telecommunications  Act  1997  prescribes
penalties  for  the  connection  of  non-compliant
equipment.
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NEW ZEALAND WARNINGS
The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal
equipment  indicates  only  that  Telecom  has
accepted that the item complies with minimum
conditions  for  connection  to  its  network.  It
indicates  no  endorsement  of  the  product  by
Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty.
Above all, it provides no assurance that any item
will  work  correctly  in  all  respects  with  another
item  of Telepermitted  equipment  of  a  different
make or model, nor does it imply that any product
is  compatible  with  all  of  Telecom’s  network
services.
This equipment is not capable under all operating
conditions  of  correct  operation  at  the  higher
speeds  for  which  it  is  designed.  56  KBPS
connections are likely to be restricted to lower
bit  rates  when  connected  to  some  PSTN
implementations.  Telecom  will  accept  no
responsibility  should  difficulties  arise  in  such
circumstances.
Immediately disconnect this equipment should it
become physically damaged, and arrange for its
disposal or repair.
This equipment shall not be used in any manner,
which  could  constitute  a  nuisance  to  other
Telecom customers.
This  equipment  shall  not  be  set  to  make
automatic calls to the Telecom “111” Emergency
Service.
This device is equipped with pulse dialing while
the New Zealand standard is DTMF tone dialing.
There  is  no  guarantee  that Telecom  lines  will
always  continue  to  support  pulse  dialing.  It  is
strongly recommended that pulse dialing is not
used.
Some parameters required for compliance with
Telecom’s  Telepermit  requirements  are
dependent  on  the  equipment  (PC)  associated
with this device.  The associated equipment shall
be set to operate within the following limits for
compliance with Telecom’s Specifications:
For repeat calls to the same number.
There shall be no more than 10 call attempts
to  the  same  number  within  any  30  minute
period for any single manual call initiation and
the equipment shall go on-hook for a period of
not less than 30 seconds between the end of
one  attempt  and  the  beginning  of  the  next
attempt.
For Automatic calls to different numbers.
The equipment shall go on-hook for a period
of not less than 5 seconds between the end of
one  attempt  and  the  beginning  of  the  next
attempt.
For  Automatically  answered  Incoming
Calls.
Incoming calls shall be answered between 3
and 30 seconds from the start of the ringing.
For correct operation, the total of the RNs of all
devices  connected  to  a  single  line  at  anytime
should not exceed 5. The RN of this Equipment
is 0.5.
WARNING:
CONNECTION  OF  NON  CERTIFIED/
APPROVED  PERIPHERALS MAY RESULT IN
THE EQUIPMENT OPERATING OUTSIDE THE
NEW ZEALAND EMI STANDARDS.
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NOTE: Modem setting in Windows XP
B. If you are located in New Zealand
A. If you are located in Australia
1. Click  Start  select  Control  panel  select
"Phone and Modem Options".
2. Double click New Location.
3. Choose "Australia" in Country/region pull
down menu bar.
4. Select Phone system as "Tone Dialing".
5. Click OK and Apply.
1. Click  start  select  Control  panel  select
"Phone and Modem Options".
2. Double click New Location.
3. Choose "New Zealand" in Country/region
pull down menu bar.
4. Select Phone system as "Tone Dialing".
5. Click OK and Apply.
NOTE:
The  screens  and  illustrations  shown  in  this
examples  may  slightly  vary  depending  on  the
operating environment that you have installed.
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Ta bl e   o f   C o n t e n t s
Fujitsu LifeBook® N Series Notebook
Table of Contents
1
PREFACE
Preface
About This Guide ........................................... 3
4
TV  TUNER USER’S GUIDE
TV Tuner Applications
2
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
COMPUTER
Locating the Controls and Connectors
Top and Front Components ............................ 7
Left-Side Panel Components ......................... 9
Right-Side Panel Components ....................... 10
Back/Top Panel Components ......................... 11
Bottom Components ...................................... 12
Status Indicator Panel
Battery Charging Indicator ............................. 13
Battery Level Indicator ................................... 13
Hard Disk/Access Indicator ............................ 14
EMail Notification Indicator ............................ 14
NumLk Indicator ............................................. 14
CapsLock Indicator ........................................ 14
ScrLk Indicator ............................................... 14
LifeBook Application/Media Player
Panel
Mode Button ................................................... 15
Application Launch/Media Player Buttons ...... 16
Configuring the Application Panel .................. 16
Using the Media Player .................................. 17
Desktop Control Panel ................................... 17
3
GETTING STARTED
Power Sources
Connecting the Power Adapters .................... 21
Introducing the TV Tuner
TV Tuner Features
Top/Front Features ......................................... 27
Left Side Features .......................................... 28
Right Side Features ....................................... 29
Rear Panel Features ...................................... 30
Remote Control  Features
Connecting the TV Tuner
Connecting an Antenna ................................. 34
Connecting an External Audio Device ............ 34
Connecting an External Video Device ............ 35
Setting Up Instant MyMedia
Setting Up/Skipping Channels
Setting Up Channels ...................................... 36
Skipping Channels ......................................... 36
Starting/Closing Instant MyMedia
Starting Instant MyMedia ............................... 37
Starting with one button ................................. 37
Exiting Instant MyMedia ................................. 38
Watching TV and External Video
without Booting UP
Watching Television ........................................ 38
Watching Video from External Devices .......... 39
Copying from an External Device to
DVD
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PC Cards/ExpressCard™
Installing PC Cards ........................................ 63
Removing PC Cards ...................................... 64
Installing ExpressCard™ ............................... 64
Removing ExpressCard™ ............................. 65
6
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting
Identifying the Problem .................................. 69
Specific Problems .......................................... 69
Troubleshooting Table .................................... 70
7
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LifeBook notebook ................. 83
Batteries ......................................................... 85
Media Care .................................................... 85
Media Cards ................................................... 86
Note:
• For  more  detailed  information,  you  can
download  a  soft  copy  from  our  Fujitsu
website: http://www.pc-ap.fujitsu.com
• For Wireless LAN information, please refer to
the help file of the Wireless LAN utility.
Recording TV Programs on a DVD
Usable Disc Formats ...................................... 40
Before recording ............................................. 40
Recording TV programs ................................. 41
Watching Recorded TV Programs or
Videos
Playing TV programs or videos recorded
on the notebook ........................................ 42
Playing CD/DVDs
Playing CDs ................................................... 43
Playing DVDs ................................................. 43
Playing the TV programs or videos recorded
on a DVD .................................................. 45
Changing the play settings for DVDs ............. 45
Changing the parental lock settings ............... 47
Adjusting the Display Setting
Changing display types .................................. 49
Setting the Timer ............................................ 49
Adjusting the display quality ........................... 50
Returning to the initial state ........................... 50
TV Tuner Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting .............................................. 51
Recovery of Instant MyMedia ........................ 54
5
USER-INSTALLABLE
DEVICES AND MEDIA
Lithium ion Battery
Recharging the Batteries ............................... 57
Replacing the Battery ..................................... 58
Memory Stick/Secure Digital Media
Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards ................. 59
Removing a Memory Stick/SD Card .............. 60
Memory Upgrade Module
Installing a Memory Module ........................... 61
To Remove a Memory Upgrade Module ........ 62
Checking the Computer Recognition
of New Memory Capacity .......................... 62
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