Safety – Compaq 1200 User Manual
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NTRODUCTION
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1200 S
ERIES
Safety
To reduce the risk of electric 
shock and damage to the 
equipment, read the 
Safety and
Comfort document.
To protect your equipment from 
power surges, plug all power 
cords into a high-quality surge 
protector. If you have a 
dedicated telephone line for the 
modem, buy a surge protector 
with a telephone jack.
After your Notebook is 
safely disconnected from 
AC power and the phone line, 
you can run your Notebook 
on battery power.
Disconnecting Your Notebook
from the Power Source
To shut down your Notebook properly, complete the 
following steps:
1. Close all open programs.
2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, then click
Shut Down…. The Shut down Windows dialog 
box is displayed.
3. Select the Shut down option.
Note: If the Notebook does not turn off automatically, then press and hold
the Power button until it shuts down.
4. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and unplug the
modem line from the wall jack.
Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical
Storm
During an electrical storm, you should take the following 
precautions to protect your Notebook from damage. 
•
You should immediately disconnect your Notebook from 
the power source.
•
If you are not using a surge protector, unplug all power 
cords from the wall outlets. 
•
Disconnect your Notebook from the wall outlets.
•
Turn off the power button on all surge protectors.
•
If a telephone line from your Notebook is plugged directly 
into the wall jack (without going through a surge 
protector), unplug the line from the wall jack.
