Gateway S-7710 8511264 - User Guide Gateway Computer - Page 152
Packing your notebook, Traveling by air, Dial-up modem, Radio frequency wireless connections
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CHAPTER 13: Traveling with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Packing your notebook ■ Remove all peripheral devices and cables. Remember to pack those you will need while traveling. ■ Pack your notebook securely into a briefcase or hand-carried luggage, and keep it separate from toiletries, liquids, and food. Do not pack it in checked luggage. ■ Keep your notebook stable during travel. Secure it to prevent it from sliding around in overhead bins and car trunks. Traveling by air ■ Charge the battery in case airport security asks you to start your notebook. ■ Have your notebook hand-inspected or sent through the X-ray scanner, but never carry it through the metal detector. ■ Turn off you notebook for takeoff and landing. ■ Turn off all wireless devices while in the aircraft. ■ Do not check your notebook as luggage. Dial-up modem ■ Take a telephone cord to connect the modem to telephone jacks. If you are traveling internationally, take telephone jack adapters or an acoustic handset coupler. ■ Take a telephone line protector. ■ Take a telephone line tester to check for unsafe lines, especially if you are traveling internationally. ■ Take remote access information with you so you can connect to your ISP while outside of your usual calling area. A list of country dialing codes may be especially useful if you are traveling internationally. Radio frequency wireless connections 144 ■ Every country has different restrictions on the use of wireless devices. If your notebook is equipped with a wireless device, check with the local radio approval authorities prior to your trip for any restrictions on the use of a wireless device in the destination country. ■ If your notebook came equipped with an internal embedded wireless device, see Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information in your notebook user guide for general wireless regulatory guidelines. ■ Wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth communication devices are examples of devices which use wireless to communicate. To turn off your wireless IEEE 802.11 device, press FN + F2. To turn off your Bluetooth device, press FN + F6.