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Handling
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• Only use in dry indoor locations. The product must not get damp or wet! Danger to
life due to electric shock!
• Never use the product immediately after it has been taken from a cold room to
a warm one. The condensation that forms might destroy your unit. The wall plug
transformer also poses a risk for a potentially fatal electric shock!
Allow the product to reach room temperature, before connecting it to the power
supply and putting it in to use. This may take several hours.
• Any maintenance or repair work may only be performed by an authorised repair
shop.
• Check the product for damage before use!
If you detect any damage, DO NOT connect the product to the mains supply!
It can be assumed that safe operation is no longer possible if:
- the product shows visible signs of damage,
- the product does not function or does not function properly (e.g. a burning smell)
- the product was stored under unfavourable conditions
• When setting up the product, make sure that the cables are neither kinked nor
pinched.
• Avoid the following adverse conditions at the installation location and during trans-
portation:
- Excessive humidity or damp
- Extreme cold or heat
- Dust or
fl
ammable gases, fumes or solvents
- Strong vibrations
• If the product is not to be used for some time (e.g. during storage), unplug the wall
plug transformer from the mains socket and disconnect from the notebook.
Disposal
Dispose of an unserviceable product in accordance with the relevant statutory regu-
lations.
Technical Data
a) Cooling pad with docking station
Fans ...................................... 2 x 60 mm, speed can be adjusted using the regulator knob
Monitor Connector ................ VGA
Network connection .............. RJ45 socket, 10/100MBit
USB hub ............................... USB 2.0, 4 ports
Audio connections ................ Audio input / output, stereo socket
Dimensions ........................... 340 x 322 x 37.5 mm (W x H x D)
Notebook footprint ................ approx. 322 x 260 mm (W x H)
Weight .................................. 760 g
b) Cooling pad with docking station
Operating voltage ................. 100-240 V/AC, 50/60 Hz
Output ................................... 5 V/DC, 2 A
c) USB hub
• The USB 2.0 hub integrated in the cooling pad allows the connection of additional USB
devices.
Of course, conventional USB 1.1 devices (e.g. USB mouse / keypad) can also be connected
to the USB hub and used.
• Note that the wall plug transformer provided has a max output current of 2 A. As a result, it is not
possible for each one of the 4 USB ports on the USB hub to deliver an output current of 500 mA,
because the other components of the cooling pad also have a certain power requirement.
d) VGA connector
• Connect your analogue VGA monitor to the VGA connector on the cooling pad.
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If your monitor does not have an analogue VGA connector, the monitor cannot be
operated on the cooling pad.
• If a monitor is already connected via the VGA connector, Windows should recognise the
second monitor automatically. For example, the mouse pointer can be moved from the
fi
rst
monitor (e.g. on the notebook) to the second one. Also, windows on the
fi
rst monitor can be
moved to the second monitor.
Depending on the operating mode selected, the second monitor can be used as an extension
of the
fi
rst one, or both monitors can show the same display content.
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During start up of the computer, there is no image on the monitor connected to the
cooling pad, since at this point the driver has not yet loaded.
An image will only appear after the operating system and the driver have
fi
nished
loading.
• To change the monitor allocations, you can change the Windows graphic settings (e. g. with
Windows 7, click on an unused area of the desktop with the right mouse button and select
“screen resolution”).
For example, the location of the second monitor can be changed (whether it is allocated to
the left or the right of the
fi
rst monitor), or you can adjust the desired resolution.
• Since the image content is transferred via USB 2.0, there may be delays in the display if the
image content changes quickly. This is observed mostly when a very high resolution has
been selected.
• The the cooling pad’s VGA output cannot be used for games, as it is not suitable for 3D use.
Playback of videos is also restricted.
Since all data between the notebook and cooling pad is transferred via a USB 2.0 port, the
use of VGA output, network port, external sound card and USB 2.0 hub have an impact on
each other. If you transfer large amounts of data via the network connection or to a hard disk
drive connected to a USB port, this will reduce the speed of the VGA output (e.g. windows on
the desktop move at a slower speed, or similar).
• Never set a higher resolution/ display refresh rate (or a combination of both values) than
supported by the monitor. Observe the user manual of the monitor for this.
• The higher the resolution set for the graphics output on the cooling pad, the higher the qual-
ity needed for the VGA cable (and the shorter the length) used. Otherwise, there might be
shadow formation at the vertical edges or the edges of windows and texts may become
blurred. We recommend use of a high quality VGA cable.
Please note that the image quality is generally lower via an analogue VGA output than with a
digital monitor connection (or with the monitor integrated in the notebook).
e) Sound card
The two stereo sockets on the docking station can be used as an external sound card. Note the
symbols for the sockets; do not mix-up the connections. For instance, an headset microphone
can also be connected (where appropriate, set level for recording in the sound properties in
Windows!) to the socket marked “Line In”.
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If the computer to which the docking station is connected, has its own sound card,
Windows normally automatically activates the ports on the docking station when
the latter is connected to the computer and switched on.
In the audio properties in the Windows Control Panel, the audio input and the
audio output can be selected, e.g. if you want to use the audio inputs/outputs of
the notebook for test purposes.
Maintenance and Cleaning
Maintenance or repairs may only be performed by quali
fi
ed personnel or a specialised repair
shop. The product contains no parts that require servicing. Therefore, do not open/dismantle it.
Use a clean, dry, soft cloth for cleaning. Do not apply too much pressure on the housing, this
could result in scratch marks.
Dust can easily be removed using a clean long-haired brush and a vacuum cleaner.
Do not use abrasive cleaning agents, cleaning alcohol or other chemical solutions,
since these could damage the housing or even impair operation.
