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    Touchscreen has a mind of it own ??

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by toughasnails, Jan 13, 2010.

  1. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Well since I got this CF-18 MK4 I have been trying to calibrate the touchscreen. I can do all the 9 points no problem...press enter....get no errors. The left side is ok but when I start touching about half way across the arrow gets farther away from the stylus...1/2 to 1" away. I have cleaned all around the edge of the touchscreen, I went and downloaded the newest drivers and still no luck.I did use the restore disk when I installed the OS , did all the updates (SP3) . The last few times I have restarted the 18 but still no go . Did I miss something ?
    :confused: Blair :confused:
     
    toughasnails, Jan 13, 2010
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  2. Doobi

    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    You did not. Your issue usually is related to one of two things; gunk under the bevels around the sides, or a faulting Touchscreen. What I would try first is recleaning the edges, maybe even pulling the lid off so that you can get the edges better.
     
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  3. Connor922

    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    I had a similar problem on a CF-29 and I went through the same procedures to attempt and clean the edges and re-callibrate the sreen. It ended up being a bad screen and had the be sent to Heartland for replacement.
     
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    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Thanks guys , I will try cleaning it again to see but I think I will be pulling it apart to do it right.
    Blair
     
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  5. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    I have even seen some where calibration needs to be done 2-3 times to get t spot on.
     
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    Rick, more specifically do you know why over time the screen loses its calibration? Or what increases or decreases the speed at which it comes out of alignment?
     
    Connor922, Jan 13, 2010
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