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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Swisscom service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Swisscom WLAN Magic-Box item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
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WL AN Magic -B o x e in richten S. 2 I n sta l l e r W L AN M a g i c - Bo x p. 10 Ins t allar e WL A N Ma gi c - B ox p. 18 W L AN M a g i c - Bo x set u p p. 26 Swis scom (Schw eiz ) AG Conta c t Cen ter CH-3050 Ber n w ww.swissc om.ch 11/20 12 YM.AP .4 7 42.U M.SW .D02[...]
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27 26 English Cong ratul ation s ! Y ou have chos en to purch ase th e W L A N M ag i c - B ox! As o f today , you can star t sur fing o n the latest ge neratio n WL AN ne t work. Y ou als o have the optio n to access all the dat a saved on a conne c ted hard drive fro m any device co nnec ted to your network. The be st WL AN ne t work us ing two [...]
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WLAN Name (SSID ): xxx-XXXXX WLAN Password: XxxX-Xxxx -xxX-XX WLAN Nam e (S SID ): xxx- XXX XX WLAN Pas sword : Xxx X- Xxxx -xx X-XX « When you briefly press the ON/ O ff bu t ton at the back of your Ma gic -Box you ca n ac tivate/ deac tivate your WL AN net work . » « The WL AN net work name ( SSID ) as well as the WLAN password are pri nted [...]
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« Attenti on: al l pe ople who can access yo ur net work can al so access the data stored on the h ard d rive that you ha ve connec ted to your Ma gic -B ox. No te: If you cannot acces s your US B har d drive, you mi ght have a d ata format i ssue. The Ma gic -Bo x su ppor ts the followi ng formats : NTFS, FA T , FA T32. » 31 30 English C h a n g[...]
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« Would y ou lik e to avoid long ca bles installed in yo ur home ? Y ou can e.g. connect your S wisscom T V -Box to a Unive rsal Connec tion Kit UNO (sold separate ly). » 33 32 English Con nec t a Connec tion Ki t to the Magic -Box ( op tiona l) 1. Pl ace the Connexion Kit at ca. thre e mete rs fro m your Magic - Box and co nnec t it to the power[...]
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35 34 Sic h e r h ei t shinw eis e > V erschlies sen Sie k eine Lüf tungsöffnun gen, und i nstall ieren S ie die Mag ic -Bo x entsprechend die ser A nlei tung . > St ellen S ie die Ma gic -Bo x nicht in d ie Nähe von W ärmeque llen a uf und nicht u nter dem Einfluss vo n dire k t er S o nnen eins tr ahlung. > St ellen S ie kei nerlei[...]