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Apple 8100/80AV manual Getting Started

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Install Connecting a monitor Solutions to common problems Setting Up Video connectors Setting the Scsi ID number How to Safety Welcome to Power Macintosh Using Stereo Audio

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Power Macintosh

Getting Started

Setup and important health-related information for the Power Macintosh 8100/80 and 8100/80AV

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Contents

Getting Started Apple Computer, Inc Contents Basic Skills Using Software With Your Power Macintosh Using Stereo Audio Appendix 115137 Index 155 Communications regulation information DOC statement Welcome to Power Macintosh Part Page Setting Up Plugging in the computer Choose a power outlet to which you have easy access Installing an expansion card Connecting the monitor’s power cord Connecting a monitorOn some monitors, the cord is already attached Plug in the monitor’s power cord On some monitors, the cable is already attached Connecting the monitor cable Setting Up By the way The icon is called the Apple Desktop Bus ADB icon Connecting the mouse and keyboard Turning the computer on Connecting other devices Turn on your computer by pressing the Power On key Check to see what’s on your screen Problems turning on your computer? What’s next? Safety instructions Safety and Health Information Chapter Musculoskeletal discomfort Health-related information about computer use Eye fatigue Shoulders relaxed Arranging your office Avoiding fatigue What’s next? Learning to Use Your Computer Part 1 Starting the Macintosh Basics tour Move the arrow so that it is on top of this picture Now your screen should look like the following illustration Press the mouse button twice in quick succession Reviewing what you’ve learned Part 2 Practicing your new skills Circle the hard disk window in the illustration below Circle the hard disk icon in the illustration below Question Which menu is the Save command in? Question What are pictures called on the Macintosh desktop? Answers to the review questions Close box Title bar Scroll arrow Scroll bar Size box Creating a new document Practice session Type text in the blank document Click Save to save your Practice File on the hard disk SimpleText program closes, along with your document Storing your work inside a folder Drag the Practice File into the folder named My Work Throwing an item away Open the Special menu and choose Empty Trash What’s next? Clues on your screenIs this the right program? Is the icon or text you want to work with selected? Turning the computer offIs it best to start over? Chapter Basic Skills An icon is a picture that represents something else Working with icons Opening icons Copying iconsMoving icons Naming icons Retrieve an item Open the Trash icon From the Trash Working with windows Making a window active Viewing the contents of a windowOpening higher level folders or disks Opening and closing a document Working with documentsOpening a document from within a program Saving and naming documents Choosing a folder when saving a document Working with disks See Using Disks in the Macintosh Reference manualInserting a floppy disk Preparing a new floppy disk for use Erasing the contents of a disk Copying the contents of a disk Creating a new folder Organizing your desktopPlacing an icon inside a folder Working with pull-down menus Edited name More About Your Macintosh Page Connecting Other Equipment NuBus expansion slots Installing a NuBus card NuBus power requirementsMake sure the computer is plugged in and turned off Do not remove the screws or the back panel Remove the cover from the computer Power supply Remove the expansion card clip Remove the card from its static-proof bag Press the card firmly until the connector is seated Replace the cover on the computer Expanding memory Installing other internal devices Your computer at a glance Power on light Interrupt switch ¥ Reset switch P Monitor Ethernet port G Power Macintosh 8100/80 computer Power Macintosh 8100/80AV computer Connecting hard disks and other Scsi devices Setting the Scsi ID number Installing a device driver To connect a Scsi device to your Macintosh Attaching a Scsi device Expanding Your Computer and Connecting Other Equipment Scsi terminator Connecting a printer Connecting a trackball or other input device Connecting an additional monitor Connecting a microphone Connecting to a high-speed network Connecting a GeoPort Telecom Adapter or modem Connecting to a Token Ring network Connecting to an Ethernet network Attaching a security lock Special memory requirements Using Power Macintosh application programs Shared libraries Using older Macintosh programs Software programs that came with your computer Using Stereo Audio About your computer’s sound ports If not, attach an adapter that has a stereo miniplug Connecting an audio device Input Source options appear Choosing audio input options Choosing audio output options Recording an alert sound If the speakers take a dual-plug cable, connect both plugs Connecting external stereo speakers Playing audio CDs Using Video With Your Example of a Macintosh system for working with video S-video input and output ports About your computer’s video ports Adapters for composite video Video connectors Using Video With Your Power Macintosh 8100/80 a Connecting a VCR to view video images or capture frames Turn on the computer and the VCR Follow these steps to see video on the computer screen Opening a video window on the screen New choices appear in the window Video window appears Capturing one frame of a video image Video images and memory allocation Recording video movies 106 Chapter Turn on the computer, the VCR, and the television Input Source dialog box appears Using a television as a monitor Options dialog box closes Dialog box appears, asking you to confirm your changes 112 Chapter IIIpart Page Take your time When you run into trouble Start over To restart your Macintosh, try the following steps Solutions to common problems Disk icon with an X appeared and the floppy disk was ejected Hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk Pointer doesn’t move when you move the mouse Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen Dialog box with a bomb appears You experience problems using an older Macintosh program You see a message that an application program can’t be found Reinstalling System Software Starting up from a built-in CD-ROM drive Do you need to install system software? Starting up from a floppy drive Reinstalling system software Installer dialog box, click Install Reinstalling the CD-ROM software Custom installationPower Macintosh CD disc’s window opens automatically You see a list of items you can install You may need to scroll the window to see the icon Copying system software from the Power Macintosh CD discDisk Copy window appears Click the name of a disk image, then click Open Store the backup disks in a safe place Program ejects the disk when it has copied the image Macintosh PC Exchange at a glance Appendix Exchanging Files With DOS or Windows Creating a blank DOS-format disk Using DOS-format disks on your Macintosh Insert a floppy disk Click Erase or Initialize Opening a document from within a Macintosh program Opening DOS documents on your MacintoshDirectory dialog box appears Opening a document by double-clicking its icon Assigning Macintosh programs to DOS documents NEWS.PM4 REPORT.PM4 RESUME.PM4 AMI Pro Windows, version Microsoft Excel Windows, version Quattro DOS, version To add an assignment, follow these steps Adding an assignment to the PC Exchange control panelControl Panels folder opens Click the Add button Assignment is added to the list in the control panel Editing the list of assignments Trying out an assignment Sharing assignment lists with other users Saving documents onto a DOS-format disk Naming files for use on both Macintosh and DOS computers Choosing a file format Viewing the contents of a disk on your DOS computer Index Index Index Index Guide to Apple Extras 86 Install Me First disk Index Power Macintosh CD Index Index See also starting the computer VCR Apple Publishing System

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