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Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
D-33094 Paderborn
D-81730 München
Order No.: A26391-K64-Z100-1-7619
Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany
AG 1295 12/95
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Introduction
Important notes
PCD-4ND Preparation for use
PCD-5ND
Operation
System configuration
System expansion
Operating Manual
Troubleshooting
System specifications
Index
December 1995 edition
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Contents
Introduction 1
Notational conventions 2
Important notes 3
Safety 3
Manufacturer's notes 5
Note on RFI suppression 5
Energy saving 6
Optimum battery capacity 6
On the move with the notebook 6
Class B 7
Important notice concerning power cord selection 8
For the United States and Canada 8
For the United Kingdom 10
Preparation for use 11
Unpacking and checking the notebook 11
Connecting the power supply unit 12
Installing the operating system 13
Creating utility disks 15
Installing application programs and drivers 15
Operation 17
Choosing where to set up your notebook 17
Switching on the notebook 18
Switching off the notebook 18
Using floppy disks 19
Write-protecting floppy disks 19
Displays and input devices 20
Displays 20
Keyboard 22
Key combinations 25
Trackball and trackball buttons 28
Internal microphone and internal loudspeaker 28
Using the power-management features 29
Enabling the Long Life mode 29
Enabling Low Power mode 29
Enabling Doze mode 30
Enabling Standby mode 30
Enabling Suspend mode 31
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Switching off the display 32
Enabling the hard disk's power-management feature 32
Disabling the system speaker 32
Changing display settings 33
Setting the gray scales for the monochrome display 33
Switching between normal and reverse video 33
Switching between internal and external displays 33
Setting the display contrast 34
Setting the display brightness 34
Volume adjustment 34
Using the security features 35
System Lock 35
Keyboard Lock 35
Setup Lock 36
Restricting access to the docking unit 36
Preventing the notebook from booting from floppy disk 36
Preventing write operations to floppy disk 36
Preventing write operations to PCMCIA cards 37
Locking the serial port 37
Locking the parallel port 37
The battery 38
Charging the battery 38
Inserting and removing batteries 41
Deep-discharging/recharging the battery 45
Cleaning the notebook 46
Rebuilding the hard disk 47
Code table for the standard character set 48
System configuration 49
Starting the Setup program 50
Using the Setup program 51
Changing the system settings - System Setup 52
Display settings - Video Setup 55
Setting up the security features - Security Setup 57
Setting up the power management features -
Power Management Setup 64
Configuring the docking unit - Docking Unit Setup 68
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System expansion 71
Adding/removing memory (PCD-4ND) 71
Adding/removing memory (PCD-5ND) 74
Installing and removing PCMCIA cards 77
Connecting external devices 80
Port covers and connectors 81
Connecting serial or parallel devices 82
Connecting an external display 82
Connecting a mouse 83
Connecting an external keyboard 83
Connecting a docking unit or station box 84
Connecting external audio devices 85
Transferring data with the infrared interface 85
Changing the keycaps 86
Troubleshooting 87
The POWER LED does not light up when the notebook is switched on 87
The notebook's display remains blank 88
The notebook's display is difficult to read 89
The external display remains blank 89
The external display is blank or the image is unstable 90
The notebook seems to have locked up (crashed) 91
The trackball does not respond 91
The mouse does not respond 92
The notebook will not write to floppy disk 92
The battery drains quickly or becomes hot 93
The PC's date or time is incorrect 93
The printer does not print 93
The battery symbol is flashing 94
Acoustic warnings 94
On-screen error messages 95
System specifications 99
Notebook PCD-4ND 99
Notebook PCD-5ND 100
Power supply unit 102
Battery 102
I/O addresses, interrupts and DMA channels 103
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Pin assignment 104
DC input connector 104
Port for external keyboard and PS/2 mouse 104
Serial port 105
Port for external display 106
Parallel port 107
Keyboard layouts 108
Danish 108
French 108
German 109
Italian 109
Norwegian 110
Spanish 110
Swedish 111
Swiss 111
UK English 112
US English 112
Index 113
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