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Dell™ Latitude™ Systems
Media Base Setup Guide
Installatiegids voor mediabasis
Guide de configuration Base média
Anleitung zur Inbetriebnahme der Media Base
Guida di installazione della base per supporti multimediali
Guía de configuración de la base para medios
Model PR09S
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Dell™ Latitude™ Systems Media Base Setup Guide Model PR09S www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Dell™ Latitude™ D420 User’s Guide (depending on your operating system, double-
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Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SAFETY: General Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SAFETY: Power Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment Protection Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Your Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Σήµα CE (Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CE jelzés (Európai Unió). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Avviso CE (Unione Europea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CE paziņojums (Eiropas Savienība) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CE žyma (Europos S¹junga) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Avviż CE (Unjoni Ewropea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Wymogi CE (Unia Europejska) . . . . .
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CAUTION: Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your device (computer, port replicator, media base, docking station, and similar devices) and working environment from potential damage. SAFETY: General Safety Observe the following safe-handling guidelines to ensure personal safety: • When setting up the device for work, place it on a level surface. Do not attempt to service the device yourself, except as explained in
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SAFETY: Power Safety If this product is provided with a 3-prong power cable, be sure to plug it into a properly grounded power source in order to help prevent electric shock. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the power cable plug. If you use a power extension cable, use the appropriate type to mate with the adapter power cable plug. If you use an extension power cable with your AC adapter, ensure that the total ampere rating of the products plugged in to the ext
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Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events can harm electronic components inside your computer. Under certain conditions, ESD may build up on your body or an object, such as a peripheral, and then discharge into another object, such as your computer. To prevent ESD damage, you should discharge static electricity from your body before you interact with any of your computer’s internal electronic components, such as a memory module. You can protect against ES
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About Your Media Base Left View 1 2 3 4 1 computer release lever 2 USB connector 3 audio connector 4 undock button COMPUTER RELEASE LEVER — Releases the computer from the media base if the media base is not secured by an antitheft device. USB CONNECTOR — The USB 2.0-compliant connector allows you to connect USB devices such as printers, cameras, etc. AUDIO CONNECTOR — Lets you connect headphones and speakers. UNDOCK BUTTON — Lets you undock your computer when your computer is operating. Right
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Back View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 USB connector 2 network connector 3 serial connector 4 parallel connector 5 digital video connector (DVI) 6 VGA video connector 7 Powered USB connector 8 AC adapter connector 9 security slot Connector Description NETWORK CONNECTOR — Connects the media base to a network. The two lights next to the connector indicate link status and activity for a wired network connection. For information on using the network adapter, see the documentation that came with your compu
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Connector Description HEADPHONE/SPEAKER CONNECTOR — Connects headphones or speakers. The connector is a stereo output connector. AC ADAPTER CONNECTOR — Connects an AC adapter to the media base and to AC power to convert AC power to the DC power required by the media base. You can connect the AC adapter with your media base either turned on or off. For more information, see "Setting Up Your Media Base" on page 12. CAUTION: If you are using a multiple-outlet power strip, use caution when yo
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Top View 1 1 docking connector Media Base Setup Guide 11
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Setting Up Your Media Base CAUTION: The AC adapter works with electrical outlets worldwide. However, power connectors and power strips vary among countries. Using an incompatible cable or improperly connecting the cable to the power strip or electrical outlet may cause fire or equipment damage. NOTICE: Always use the Dell AC adapter that came with the media base. If you use any other commercially available AC adapter—or the AC adapter from earlier models of Dell computers—you may damage the
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Securing the Media Base NOTE: If the computer is docked to the media base and an antitheft device is attached to the security cable slot on the media base, you cannot undock the computer without first removing the antitheft device. 1 Attach a commercially available antitheft device to the security cable slot on the media base. Antitheft devices usually include a segment of metal-stranded cable with an attached locking device and associated key. For instructions on installing this kind of anti
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Docking Your Computer NOTE: If you are docking your computer for the first time and have not completed the steps in "Setting Up Your Media Base" on page 12, complete them before proceeding to the next step. NOTE: After docking the computer for the first time, the computer battery or the computer AC adapter connection can power the media base if the media base is not connected to an AC adapter. NOTE: Your computer should be turned off only when you dock your computer for the first time. 1 Al
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Undocking Your Computer 1 Before you undock your computer, save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Set your computer power management settings so that the computer does not enter standby or hibernate mode when you close (lower) the display: Windows XP a Click the Start button and click Control Panel. b Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. c Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options and click the Advanced tab. d Under the When I close the
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7 Lift the back of the computer up and slide the computer out towards the back of the media base. 16 Media Base Setup Guide
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Installing the Optical Drive 1 Save and close any open files or programs, and turn off the computer. 2 Insert the optical drive into the bay on the media base. (See "Right View" on page 8.) 3 Insert the securing screw that holds the optical drive in place. 4 Turn on the computer. The operating system recognizes the new drive. Media Base Setup Guide 17
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Removing the Optical Drive 1 Save and close any open files or programs, and shut down the computer. 2 Remove the securing screw that secures the optical drive and use your screwdriver to slide the drive out of the module bay. See "Right View" on page 8. Using External Drives You can use external drives such as a CD, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW drives by connecting the drive’s USB cable to the powered USB connector on the media base. (See "Back View" on page 9.) You can add or remove external drives wh
