User's Manual

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Special considerations
In ad ditio n to th e gu idelin es for taking the co mp uter ho me, f o llow th ese
gu idelin es to pro t ect yo ur co mp uter while travelin g:
• Always take the co mp uter as carry-on lug g ag e.
• If po ss ib le, have th e com pu t e r in spected by han d . A i rport secu r i t y X-ray
mac hine s a r e safe, but do not put t h e c o m p ute r th ro ugh a m e ta l de te c t o r .
• Av oid exp o sing flop py disks to h a nd -h eld m e tal detecto r s.
Traveling internationally with the computer
Whe n you are mo ving fro m country t o country.
Preparing the computer
Prepare
th e com pu t e r a s yo u wou l d norm ally p r epare it for traveling .
What to bring with you
Brin g the fo llowin g item s w i t h you:
• AC a d ap t e r
• Power co rds that are ap pro p riat e for the country to which y ou
are travelin g
• S p are, fully-c harged battery packs
• Add i tion al prin t e r d r iver files if you plan to u s e a noth e r printer
• Proo f o f pu r c hase, in case you need t o sho w it t o custo ms officials
• Interna t ional T r avelers Warranty pass port
Special considerations
Fo llow the same special co nsideratio ns as when traveling with the com pu t er . In
add
i tion , t h ese tips are u s ef u l when travel i ng i n ternatio nally:
• Whe n traveling in ano t her c oun try, check that th e lo cal AC voltag e an d th e
AC a d ap t e r po wer co rd spec ification s a r e com p atible . If not, pu rch a se a
po wer cord t h at is com p atib le with the local A C voltag e. Do no t u s e
conv e r ter kits sold for applia nces to power the computer.
• If yo u are u s ing t h e mo dem , ch eck if the m od e m an d co nn ector is
com p atib le with th e telecomm unicatio ns sys t em of the cou n try you are
tr av elin g in .