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Connecting the Computer to the APR
Use the following instructions to connect your computer to the APR.
1. Save all your work, and exit all application programs.
2. Shut down the computer.
3. If you have not already done so, connect the AC adapter to the connector on the
APR (see Figure 1-1), and plug the AC power cable into an AC power source.
4. Place the back of the computer over the APR platform, aligning the sides of the
computer between the platform wings (see Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2. Positioning the Computer on the APR
5. Carefully lower the computer onto the APR platform, as shown in Figure 1-2, until
the APR and computer docking connectors engage.
When you feel or hear a click, the computer is latched to the APR and the docking
connectors are fully engaged.
NOTICE: If the external devices that are connected through the APR are not
functioning properly, make sure the computer and APR are properly con-
nected by pressing down firmly on the two corners of the computer nearest
the APR docking connector.
6. Turn on the computer.
APR docking
connector
platform wings
APR platform
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