Panasonic FZ-M1 Touch screen in "Water" mode

Posted by: @ramses

I had this FZ-M1 (FZ-M1CCFEXCM) for a couple of years now and I always thought that I could use it as a backup DC in case my Archer 2 dies. I just realized that I don't know how to switch the screen mode from "stylus" to "water" when it rains. I did a bit of testing by sprinkling a few drops of water on the screen and the result was terrible. Water makes it completely unusable.?ÿ Does anyone know where this touch screen modes utility is hidden in the Win 10 Pro version 10.0.19044? I already tried the "A" button on top without any luck. I also looked on the Panasonic website for a driver/utility that could do what I want, but I couldn't find anything. Any help is greatly appreciated.?ÿ

There should be a "Panasonic pc settings" application I believe it is called. When you launch that one of the tabs is touchscreen settings. There you can change between touch, pen/touch, water and glove. Glove works well depending on the gloves but don't get it dirty or it will lose its mind.?ÿ

@350rocketmike Thanks Mike, I?ÿ just looked for that Panasonic utility and couldn't find anything that starts with Panasonic. I guess I'll have to search harder their website for this.

@ramses?ÿ

It is already installed on your Toughpad. No need to look on a website. Look in the Windows start menu.

@ramses?ÿ

I think shortly after I first got this tablet there was an update that somehow temporarily got rid of the Panasonic settings utility. It really screwed me up that one day because it was raining, I did more updates that night and it came back. It may have actually been driver updates so check that too.?ÿ

Look for

"Dashboard for Panasonic PC"

Then you will see "Touch Panel Mode"

This is what it looks like on mine. Water mode is right below glove mode.?ÿ

@ramses

Next time you are in rain, just put the Toughpad in a clear plastic bag.

@leegreen A disposable shower cap works great too

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Posted by: @350rocketmike

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This is what it looks like on mine. Water mode is right below glove mode.?ÿ

I downloaded the Panasonic PC Settings utility and it doesn't look anything like yours. Touch screen modes are not present. It must be my model (barcode reader).?ÿ

I want to thank you all for your help. I think I'll adopt the hacks Radar and Leegeen suggested - a clear plastic bag.?ÿ

@ramses?ÿ

Go to 2m:19s in this video. See if this works.

@leegreen Thanks lee, button A triggers the barcode reader laser on my model. Dashboard is not installed on the tablet and I couldn't find it anywhere to download. I just gave up trying. I'm?ÿ better off buying another one that's not a barcode reader.

Go to https://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/search?q=touch+screen&button=&dc%5B%5D=002001&p1=205&p2=&oc=&lang=

download touchscreen mode utility. It worked for me

Any luck? I just got an unopened FZ-M1G MK3 off eBay. Same issue. No touch settings. I am apprehensive about installing my data collector software if I need to do a fresh install of the software.

No luck with this barcode reader model. The firmware does not include the touch screen modes. I ended up purchasing another used fzm1 (non barcode reader) on ebay running on Windows 8. This one has the glove and water screen modes, and its bluetooth maintains a strong connection to 250m, line of sight.

What version of FZ-M1 do you have ? It is Mk2 or Mk3 ?

I have a Mk1 (CPU I5 gen.4, Win10) version and the bluetooth range is only 10 m.

Just curious, does anyone have the Glove/Water/Stylus options on a Toughbook running Windows 10?

The link khehra posted above has all the Panasonic TB Utilities supported by Windows 10, but those applications don't seem to have the Touchscreen options. I think the old Panasonic V5.0 software version has those extended options, but I can't get it to install in Windows10. I just wanted to check with all you folks on here to see if I need to buy Windows 8 TB's to make sure I have those options.

My timber cruisers work primarily in SE Alaska and we really need water mode to work. USFS requires us to use ancient software so I am constantly looking for a decent rugged phablet/tablet that can run Windows 8 removed link Dell tablets we used last time weren't very well liked by the crew, but they were lighter and cheaper than the Allegros we have been relying on since we got started. For our non-federal work, the crew has been using Android phones for everything and loving it.