Setting up the duo dock – Apple PowerBook Duo Dock (including Duo Dock II) User Manual
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Setting up the Duo Dock
If you need to install a NuBus card inside the dock, do it before
following the steps below
. See “Installing a NuBus Card” in this
guide for instr
uctions.
1.
Place the dock on a har
d, flat sur
face.
While you set up, you’ll need access to the connectors on the
back panel.
S
Important:
Don
’t attempt to use the dock on its side, or in
any position other than those pictured. Don
’t block the
ventilation slots on the sides or bottom of the dock.
S
2.
Plug one end of the dock’s power cor
d into the power
receptacle (
≤
) on the back of the dock, and the other
end into an electrical outlet or power strip.
3.
Put your monitor on top of the dock, and connect the
monitor and power cables.
The Duo Dock can hold a monitor weighing up to 55 lb. The
Duo Dock II (or Duo Dock with the top cover upgrade) can
hold a monitor weighing up to 85 lb.
If you installed a monitor card in the dock, connect the
monitor cable to the card. Other
wise, connect the monitor
cable to the dock’s monitor port (mark
ed with the icon
™
).
If you are connecting a VGA monitor
, you need a 15-pin to
9-pin adapter
.
Connect the monitor
’s power cord to the power receptacle
on the back of the dock.
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