Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 6: Connecting Devices
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Connecting a video camera to your
notebook
Important
For more information
about using the IEEE
1394 port on your
video camera, see your
camera’s
documentation.
Tips & Tricks
For the location of the
IEEE 1394 port on your
notebook, see the
poster or hardware
guide. For the location
of the IEEE 1394 port
on an optional port
replicator, see the port
replicator user guide.
Tips & Tricks
For more information
about editing video,
see “Creating and
editing videos” on
page 95.
Your notebook has a 4-pin IEEE 1394 port (also
known as a Firewire® or i.Link® port) for
connecting devices such as a video camera.
To connect your video camera to your
notebook:
1 Connect one end of the IEEE 1394 cable to
your video camera.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the
IEEE 1394 port or on your
notebook or optional port replicator.
Using an optional port replicator
Important
Port replicators are
available only for
select Gateway
notebooks.
Although you can attach devices directly to your
notebook, a port replicator lets you make all of
those connections at one time. When you travel
with your notebook, you merely disconnect
from the port replicator instead of unplugging
all the devices.
A port replicator also provides additional ports
and other expansion features not included with
your notebook. For more information about
using a port replicator, see the port replicator
user guide.