Fujitsu LIFEBOOK S Series - Port Replicator (Optional); Connecting the Notebook to the Port Replicator

Using your notebook
When you switch off the Wireless LAN/ Bluetooth module, the Bluetooth function and the
Wireless LAN antenna are also switched off.
Pay attention to the additional safety precautions for devices with wireless LAN/ Bluetooth
provided in the "Safety" manual.
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Details are contained in the online help for your wireless LAN software and in the
"Wireless LAN" manual. The "Wireless LAN" manual can be found on the
"Drivers & Utilities" CD/DVD.
Detailed information on using Bluetooth is provided on the CD for your Bluetooth software
(e.g. the "Widcomm Software Suite" CD).
Port Replicator (optional)
The Port Replicator is a docking device with which you can quickly connect your notebook to your
peripheral devices. Among other things, the Port Replicator is equipped with the standard ports for
serial data transmission, printer, monitor, audio, mouse and keyboard.
Additional information on the Port Replicator and on the various external devices that can
be connected to it is contained in the in the chapter entitled "Connecting external devices".
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Connecting the notebook to the Port Replicator
If you connect the notebook to the Port Replicator during operation, problems can occur.
We recommend that you switch off the notebook beforehand.
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If the notebook is connected to the Port Replicator, you must connect the power adapter to
the Port Replicator. Otherwise some connections will not function.
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When the notebook is connected to the Port Replicator, only one microphone port can
function. The microphone port on the notebook functions in the standard configuration. If
you would like to use the microphone port on the Port Replicator, you must switch over the
active microphone port under
Start - Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices.
When the notebook is connected to the Port Replicator, we recommend that the notebook
not be operated with the LCD screen closed. The resulting overheating can cause reduced
performance and increased activity of the integrated fan.
► Switch the notebook off.
► Unplug the mains adapter from the mains socket.
► Pull the power adapter cable out of the DC socket (DC IN) of the notebook.
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