User manual GATEWAY SOLO 9500

[. . . ] Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 9500 . 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 9550 . 12 14 16 17 19 21 22 23 3 Getting Started. Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . [. . . ] Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port. Microphone jack Line in jack Line out jack Parallel port 172 www. gateway. com Checking out the port replicator Component Serial port Joystick/MIDI port Icon Description Plug a serial device (such as a serial camera) into this port. Plug a game joystick or an electronic MIDI musical instrument into this port. This port provides both MIDI in and out capabilities. Plug an external VGA monitor into this port. Monitor port TV in jack Not functional with your notebook. TV out jack Plug a standard RCA cable into this jack and the jack on a TV or VCR so you can view your notebook display on a TV using NTSC/PAL Composite Video. Plug a standard S-Video cable into this jack and the jack on an S-Video device. Plug a standard RCA cable into this jack and the jack on a digital audio device. Plug the AC adapter into this connector. Use only the AC adapter for your particular model. S-Video out jack S/PDIF jack Power connector www. gateway. com 173 Chapter 13: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station Right side PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port Component PS/2 mouse port Icon Description Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port. PS/2 keyboard port Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port. 174 www. gateway. com Connecting to the port replicator Connecting to the port replicator You can attach your notebook to the port replicator while your notebook is off, on, or in Standby/Suspend mode. To attach your notebook to the port replicator: 1 2 3 Connect external devices to the ports on the port replicator. Lift the release latch on the port replicator. Align the connector holes on the bottom of your notebook with the docking posts on the port replicator, then press down on the release latch until it snaps into place. Important The notebook may detect additional devices and add drivers after being attached to the port replicator. This process must be completed for components to work properly. Follow any on-screen instructions, if necessary. www. gateway. com 175 Chapter 13: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station To separate the notebook from the port replicator: 1 2 Click Start, then select Undock Computer. The Undock Computer menu item appears in the Start menu only while the notebook is docked. Lift the release latch on the port replicator until the notebook is disconnected, then lift the notebook away from the docking posts. 176 www. gateway. com Checking out the docking station Checking out the docking station The optional docking station gives you a convenient way to attach external devices such as a monitor, a full-size keyboard, or an external pointing device. Although devices can be attached directly to ports on the notebook, the docking station lets you make all of those connections in one step. It also provides additional ports and other expansion features. Front Docking port Docking posts Docking eject button Release latch www. gateway. com 177 Chapter 13: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station Left side S/PDIF jack USB ports Dual-mode Kensington lock slots Component S/PDIF jack Icon Description Plug a standard RCA cable into this digital audio output jack and the jack on a digital audio device. Plug a USB device into one of these ports. These ports and the notebook USB ports can be used at the same time. Secure your notebook and docking station to an object by connecting a Kensington cable lock to these slots. Connect the lock here to secure only the docking station (left slot). Connect the lock here to secure both the docking station and the notebook (right slot). USB ports Dual-mode Kensington lock slots 178 www. gateway. com Checking out the docking station Back Right channel analog audio out jack Left channel analog audio out jack TV out (Composite Video) jack TV in (Composite Video) jack Parallel port Serial port Joystick/ MIDI port Monitor port S-Video in jack S-Video out jack Power connector Component Right channel analog audio out jack Left channel analog audio out jack TV out (Composite Video) jack Icon Description Plug a standard RCA cable into this jack for a right stereo channel audio connection to an audio device. Plug a standard RCA cable into this jack for a left stereo channel audio connection to an audio device. [. . . ] 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 shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom `111' Emergency Service. Important Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Make sure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. 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: (a)There shall be no more than 10 calls to the same number within any 30-minute period for any single manual call initiation, and (b)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. [. . . ]