Gigabyte D2432 User manual


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Regulatory Notices
CB :
● Onlyusebatteriesdesignedforthiscomputer.Thewrongbatterytypemayexplode,leakordamage
thecomputer.
● Donotremoveanybatteriesfromthecomputerwhileitispoweredon.
● Donotcontinuetouseabatterythathasbeendropped,orthatappearsdamaged(e.g.bentor
twisted)inanyway.Evenifthecomputercontinuestoworkwithadamagedbatteryinplace,itmay
causecircuitdamage,whichmaypossiblyresultinre.
● RechargethebatteriesusingtheNotebook’ssystem.Incorrectrechargingmaymakethebattery
explode.
● Donottrytorepairabatterypack.Referanybatterypackrepairorreplacementtoyourservice
representativeorqualiedservicepersonnel.
● Keepchildrenawayfrom,andpromptlydisposeofadamagedbattery.Alwaysdisposeofbatteries
carefully.Batteriesmayexplodeorleakifexposedtore,orimproperlyhandledordiscarded.
● Keepthebatteryawayfrommetalappliances.
● Afxtapetothebatterycontactsbeforedisposingofthebattery.
● Donottouchthebatterycontactswithyourhandsormetalobjects.
RF Exposure :
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewithprovidedinstructionsandmustnotbe
co-locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.End-usersandinstallers
mustbeprovidedwithantennainstallationinstructionsandtransmitteroperatingconditionsforsatisfying
RFexposurecompliance.
CE Notice (European Union) :
Thissymbol indicatesthisD2432DockingStationcomplieswiththeEMCDirectiveandtheEuropean
Union’sLowVoltageDirective.ThissymbolalsoindicatesthatD2432meetsthefollowingtechnicalstandards:
● EN 55022 — “Limitations and Methods of Measurement for the Radio Interferences of Information
TechnologyEquipment.”
● EN55024—“Informationtechnology equipment - Immunity characteristics - Limits and methods of
measurement.”
● EN61000-3-2—“Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)-Chapter3:Limits-Section2:Limitsonthe
harmoniccurrentemissions(Equipmentinputcurrentuptoandincluding16Aperphase).”
● EN61000-3-3—“Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)-Chapter3:Limits-Section3:Limitsonthe
voltageuctuationsandickerinlow-voltagepowersupplysystemsforequipmentwithratecurrentup
toandincluding16A.”
NOTE:EN55022emissionsrequirementsprovidefortwoclassications
● ClassAgovernscommercialuse
● ClassBisgovernsresidentialuse

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Federal Communications Commission Notice :
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitalservice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Anychangesormodicationsmadetothisequipmentmayvoid
theuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradio
frequencyenergy,andifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotryto
correcttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
● Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
● Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
● Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
● Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
● Allexternalcablesconnectingtothisbasicunitmustbeshielded.
ForcablesconnectingtoPCMCIAcards,seetheoptionmanualorinstallationinstructions.
BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only)
D32323
ThesymbolabovemustbeattachedtotheproductindicatingcompliancewiththeBSMIstandard.

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ConnectthepowercordtotheACadapter.
ConnecttheACAdaptertotheDC-InJackontherearofthedocking
station.
Connectthepowercordtothepoweroutlet.
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Using GIGABYTE Docking Station for the First Time
Check Supplied Items
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ACAdapterPowerCordManualDriverCD
* Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmayappeardifferentfromyourmodel.
Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Docking Station.
ThismanualwillhelpyoutogetstartedwithsettingupyourDockingStation.Thefinal
productconfigurationdependsonthemodelatthepointofyourpurchase.GIGABYTE
reservestherighttoamendwithoutpriornotice.Formoredetailedinformation,pleasevisit
ourwebsiteatwww.gigabyte.com
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Top View
Rear View
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1AirVent
2DockingPortConnector:Thedockingportisusedtointerfacebetweenthe
notebookandthedockingstation.
3Un-DockingButton:Ifthedockedcomputerison,press“Un-Docking”
buttontoinitiatetheun-dockingprocess.
4PowerButton
5LEDIndicator:TheLEDindicatorlightsonwhenthedockingstationis
connectedtoACpowersourceandthedockedNotebookison.
1AirVent
2DC-InJack
3RJ-45LANPort
4USBPorts
5VGAD-SubPort

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Right View Left View
Notebook Release Arm
(Ejector Switch) 1 2 34
Therightsideofthedocking
stationhastheNotebook
ReleaseArm;thisispulledto
undockthenotebookfromthe
dockingstation.
1HDMIPort
2DVIPort
3AudioJack
4Mic-InJack
Undocking GIGABYTE Notebook
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Followtheguidebelowtoundockthenotebookfromthedockingstation:
Pleasefollowtheinstructionstolearnhowtoremovethenotebook.
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Pressing the “Un-Docking” button

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Specication
Appendix
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■Warranty&Service
Warrantyandserviceandrelatedinformationpleaserefertothewarrantycard
orGIGABYTEservicewebsiteasthebelowlink:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/technical-support.aspx
■FAQ
FAQ(FrequentAskedQuestions)pleaserefertothebelowlink:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/faq.aspx
Item Specication
Compatibility GIGABYTEM2432seriesNotebook
VideoGraphics NVIDIA®GeForce®VGACard
I/OPort DockingPortConnector/DC-InJack/RJ45/USBPortx6/
D-sub/HDMI/DVI/Mic-inJack/AudioJack
Button Un-DockingButton/PowerButton
*Thisspecicationisforusers’referenceonly.Thenalcongurationdependson
theDockingStationusers’pointofpurchase.
1.If the docked computer is on, you can initiate the
undockingprocessby1)Pressingthe“Un-Docking”
buttonontheDockingStation.2)Clickingthe“Un-
Docking”iconintheDockingControlGadget.
2.PulltheEjectorLeveloutandbackuntilthenotebook
unclipsfromthedockingstation.
3.Lift the notebook off of the docking station from the
backofthenotebooksoasnottodamagethedocking
connector.
An alternate option to step one is to Shut Down the
notebookrstandthefollowsteps2and3.
WARNING:
To avoid system crash or data loss, make sure to follow the above
instruction to safely remove the computer from the Docking Station.
Un-Docking
Monitor Setup
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