Apple 8600 appendix Connecting and positioning a microphone, Apple PlainTalk Microphone

7Turn on the computer and the audio equipment.

You will probably need to adjust the settings (including volume) in the control panel that handles sound on your computer. For instructions, choose Macintosh Guide (or Mac OS Guide) from the Guide (h) menu; click the Guide’s Index button, and choose “sound” from the index.

Connecting and positioning a microphone

You can use the Apple PlainTalk Microphone that comes with some Macintosh computers (or a compatible line-level microphone) to give spoken commands to your Macintosh and to record your voice or other sounds.

Apple PlainTalk Microphone

Note: Do not use the Apple Omni microphone (the round microphone supplied with some other Macintosh models) or the attenuated RCA adapter provided with some models of Macintosh.

If your monitor has a built-in microphone that you want to use, see the information that came with the monitor to properly connect the microphone.

To connect and position an external microphone, follow these steps:

1Shut down the computer.

2Plug the microphone’s connector into the sound input port (≈) on the back of the computer.

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