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Dell™ Latitude™ C/Port II APR
System Information Guide
Guide d'information sur le système
Guia de Informações do Sistema
Guía de información del sistema
Model PRX

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Dell™ Latitude™ C/Port II APR
System Information Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you
how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,
or death.
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Dell™ Latitude™ C/Port II APR
System Information Guide
This document contains getting started, safety, regulatory, and warranty
information about your Dell Latitude C/Port II Advanced Port Replicator
(APR) as well as information about other Dell documents that are available
and how to obtain them.
Safety Instructions
The following information defines the meaning of additional symbols used
only in the Safety Instructions section.
Caution: General (Safety Instructions, continued)
Risk of explosion Aircraft
Risk of fire Use of this feature may be prohibited
on aircraft
Risk of electric shock
• When setting up the docking station for work, place it
on a level surface.
• Do not attempt to service the docking station yourself
unless you are an authorized service technician. Always
follow installation instructions closely.

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Caution: Power (Safety Instructions, continued)
• If you use an extension power cable with your AC
adapter, ensure that the total ampere rating of the
products plugged in to the extension power cable does
not exceed the ampere rating of the extension cable.
• Do not push objects into air vents or openings of your
computer. Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by
shorting out interior components.
• Place the AC adapter in a ventilated area, such as a desk
top or on the floor, when you use it to run the computer
or to charge the battery. Do not cover the AC adapter
with papers or other items that will reduce cooling; also,
do not use the AC adapter inside a carrying case.
• Do not use your computer in a wet environment, for
example, near a bath tub, sink, or swimming pool or in a
wet basement.
• To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do
not connect or disconnect any cables or perform
maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during
an electrical storm. Do not use your computer during
an electrical storm unless all cables have been
disconnected and the computer is operating on battery
power.
• Before you clean your docking station, remove power.
Clean your computer with a soft cloth dampened with
water. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners, which may
contain flammable substances.
• Use only the Dell-provided AC adapter approved for
use with this docking station. Use of another AC
adapter may cause a fire or explosion.

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• Before you connect the docking station to an electrical
outlet, check the AC adapter voltage rating to ensure
that the required voltage and frequency match the
available power source.
• To remove power from the computer, turn it off,
remove the battery pack, and disconnect the AC
adapter from the electrical outlet.
• To help prevent electric shock, plug the AC adapter and
peripheral power cables into properly grounded power
sources. These power cables may be equipped with
three-prong plugs to provide an earth grounding
connection. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the
grounding prong from the power cable plug. If you use a
power extension cable, use the appropriate type, two-
prong or three-prong, to mate with the AC adapter
power cable.
• Be sure that nothing rests on your AC adapter’s power
cable and that the cable is not located where it can be
tripped over or stepped on.
• If you are using a multiple-outlet power strip, use
caution when plugging the AC adapter’s power cable
into the power strip. Some power strips may allow you
to insert the plug incorrectly. Incorrect insertion of the
power plug could result in permanent damage to your
computer, as well as risk of electric shock and/or fire.
Ensure that the ground prong of the power plug is
inserted into the mating ground contact of the power
strip.

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Other Documents Available
• Documentation updates, which are sometimes included with your docking
device to describe changes to your docking device or software. Always read
these updates before consulting any other documentation because the
updates often contain the latest information.
• Documentation included with any options you purchase separately from
your docking device. This documentation includes information that you
need to configure and install these options in your docking device.
Getting Help
Dell provides a number of tools to help you if your docking device does not
perform as expected. For information on these help tools, see the “Getting
Help” section in the computer’s User’s Guide.
Docking Device Overview
NOTE: Alert your network administrator before you connect the docking device to
a network.
You must attach an AC adapter to the docking device before you dock the
computer to the docking device and turn on the computer. The AC adapter
powers the docking device and the computer at the same time. Any battery
installed in the computer charges while you use the docking device.
NOTICE: Always use the Dell PA-6 AC adapter that came with the docking device.
If you use any other commercially available AC adapter—or the AC adapter from
older models of Dell computers—you may damage the docking device or the
computer.

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I/O Panel of the Docking Device
The “External I/O Connectors” table shows the icons for each of the
connectors on the back of the APR and indicates the type of external
device(s) that you can attach to each connector.
External I/O Connectors
Connector
Icon
Connector Description
One or two USB devices, such as a USB mouse, connect to
the dual USB connector.
An external PS/2-style keyboard or external numeric keypad
connects to the PS/2 keyboard connector.
An external PS/2-compatible mouse connects to the PS/2
mouse connector.
A serial device, such as a serial mouse or external modem,
connects to the serial port connector.
A network interface cable connects to the NIC connector.
PS/2-keyboard
connector
serial
connector
USB
connectors (2)
parallel
connector
PS/2-mouse
connector
video
connector
network
connector
AC adapter
connector

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Audio Connectors and Infrared Sensor
A parallel device, such as a printer, connects to the parallel
port connector.
An external monitor connects to the video connector.
The AC adapter that came with the APR connects to the AC
adapter connector.
External I/O Connectors
infrared sensor audio line-out connector