Apple 8500 Connecting external stereo speakers, Assemble the speakers and the cable you need

Connecting external stereo speakers

You can take advantage of your computer’s stereo sound output by attaching externally powered (amplified) speakers.

1Assemble the speakers and the cable you need.

You need a cable with stereo miniplugs at each end to connect one or both speakers to the computer. (Some speakers require a dual-plug adapter. Others, like those shown in the next illustration, accept a single stereo miniplug and are joined by standard speaker wires.) You can also use a cable with RCA-style connectors.

2Turn off the Macintosh.

3Plug a stereo miniplug into the sound output port (-) on the Macintosh.

If you’re using a cable with RCA-style connectors, you should plug them into the left and right audio output ports on the A/V panel instead.

4Plug a stereo miniplug into the Audio In port on one of the speakers.

If the speakers take a dual-plug cable, connect both plugs.

5Connect the speakers together with speaker wires, if necessary.

Your finished connections should look something like this:

-Sound output port

Externally

powered speakers

Audio In port

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