HP OmniBook XE Port Replicators
User's Guide
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Using the Port Replicator
Notice .............................................. 2
Introducing the Port Replicator ............................ 3
Port Replicator Features ................................. 4
Docking the OmniBook .................................. 5
Undocking the OmniBook ................................ 7
To secure your port replicator ............................. 7
Making Connections .................................... 8
Troubleshooting .......................................11
How to Get Information..................................12
Regulatory information ..................................13
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Notice
Using the Port Replicator
Notice
This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are
subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no
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Introducing the Port Replicator
Congratulations! With the OmniBook Port Replicator, you can significantly
increase the convenience of your OmniBook for desktop use. By making one
connection—plugging your OmniBook into the dock—you can get easy
access to these types of devices:
• Printer, external floppy drive, or other parallel device.
• Universal serial bus (USB) devices.
• External keyboard and mouse.
• External monitor.
• Local area network (RJ45 LAN port — Model F1745A only)
• Audio connections.
Using the Port Replicator
Introducing the Port Replicator
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Using the Port Replicator
Port Replicator Features
Port Replicator Features
Port replicator front and rear views
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1. LAN port (RJ45
2 Serial port
3 Parallel
4 Monitor
5 PS/2 ke
6 PS/2 mouse
7 Two universal serial bus
ort
ort
board port
ort
USB) ports
8 Audio line-in
9 Head
10 Micro
11 AC
hones or speaker-out
hone-in
ower connecto
12 Docking connecto
13 Docking indicato
14 LAN connect indicator (Model 1745A onl
14 AC power indicator (Model 1738A onl
15 Kensington lock slot
16 Release tabs
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