Apple PowerBook Duo Dock (including Duo Dock II) - Manual (Page 13)

W
orking with the P
owerBook Duo System
This section summarizes
m
how your P
owerBook Duo behaves when it is dock
ed, or
when it is moved from one Duo Dock to another
m
how to tak
e advantage of the Duo Dock’s features
Your preferences The P
owerBook Duo uses your preferences
—including desktop
patter
n, window views, and so forth—when you dock it. This
means that your P
owerBook will be customized the way you lik
e it
no matter where you work. The P
owerBook Duo can also remember certain selections that
apply only when you are dock
ed (such as an Ether
net network
setting). Each time you dock, these settings tak
e effect again
without any action on your part.
Batter
y recharging
A dock
ed P
owerBook Duo draws power from the Duo Dock, not
from its own batter
y.
The batter
y rechar
ges while the P
owerBook
is in the dock. You can remove the batter
y before docking if you want to
rechar
ge it in a rechar
ger
. Y
ou can also remove the batter
y from
the P
owerBook while it is dock
ed if you want to rechar
ge a
second batter
y inside the P
owerBook.
Power conser
vation
A dock
ed P
owerBook Duo does not sleep. Y
ou cannot put the
PowerBook to sleep as long as it remains dock
ed.
The microprocessor in a dock
ed P
owerBook Duo does not
cycle on and off
, because there is no drain of power from the
batter
y.
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