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P ower Macint osh Getting Started Setup and important health-related infor mation for the P ower Macintosh 8100/80 and 8100/80 AV.
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3L e a r n i n g t o U se Y o ur C om pu t er 23 Pa r t 1: Starting t h e Ma c i n t o s h Ba s ic s t our 2 4 Pa rt 2: Prac tic i ng y our new s kills 28 Ans wers t o the re v ie w que sti ons 3 2 Cl.
C onnectin g an additi onal monit or 7 8 C onnectin g a trac k ball or other in put de v ice 7 8 C onnectin g a micr ophon e 7 9 C onnectin g a GeoP or t T elecom A dapter or modem 80 C onnectin g t o.
Par t III T ro u bl esh oo t i ng i 9S o l u t i o n s t o Com mon P rob lems 1 1 5 When y ou r un i nt o trouble 1 1 5 Solu ti ons t o common pr oblems 1 1 8 10 R e i n s t a l l i n g S y s t e m So.
Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i on i n f or ma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.
DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Co n gratul ations on t h e purcha se o f y our n ew M acintosh . Y our c omputer is de s igned t o gi ve y ou the highe st p erf or mance combined with real ease o f us e—it ’ s ea s y to set up , eas y to u se , and eas y to e xpand.
I part Chapter 1 S et ti ng Up Chapter 2 S afet y and H e alth Inf or m ation Chapter 3 Le arni ng to Use Y ou r Com pu te r Chatper 4 B as ic S k ill s Pa r t I o f th is boo k pr ov ide s th e in f o rm at io n yo u ne ed to se t up a nd l ea rn abo u t y ou r Ma cin to sh .
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Se tting up y our computer in v ol v es t h ese steps: m Pl u ggi ng in the computer m C onnectin g a m onit or m C onnectin g the mouse a nd keybo ard m Tu r n i n g t h e com puter on 1 1 Se tt i n .
Plu g ging in th e co m pu te r Bef ore y ou plu g y our Mac i nt osh into a w all soc ket , c arefull y read all the ins ta ll at i on inst ruc t i ons i n Chapter 1 . T h en, b ef ore y ou connect anyt hi ng t o y our Macint osh, fo llo w the i nstr uct ions bel ow t o plu g it i n.
IMPORTANT Be s ure at least one end o f the pow er cor d is wit hi n eas y reac h s o tha t y ou c a n un plu g the computer w h en y ou n eed to . If t h e co mput er s tar t s up: If y ou h ear a tone , the computer ha s star ted up a nd y ou n eed t o tur n it o f f b ef ore proceedi ng .
Con ne ct i n g a mo n i t or Y ou can connect man y typ e s o f monit ors to y our Mac i ntosh, inc luding: m Ap pl e A udioV is ion monit ors . A udioV is ion monit ors inc lude built-in speakers , a micr ophone , v ideo , and a n ADB port (f or a n i n put dev ice s uch as a ke y boar d) .
3P lug in the monitor’s power cord. So me po wer c ords are de si gned to p lug int o the bac k of y our computer . Y ou ca n als o plu g the pow er cor d i nto a gr ounded elec tric al outlet (an adapter ma y be n eeded) . So me monit ors ha v e to be connected t o a grounded po wer out let , not t o the com puter ’ s po wer s o ck et.
Con ne ct in g the monit or c able After y ou plu g in the monitor ’ s po wer c ord, y ou connect t he monit or c able t o th e computer ’ s monit or por t. Y our computer ha s tw o monit or por ts: a standard m onit or por t, and a hi gh-density m onitor port f or A udioV i s ion monit ors .
2A ttach the monitor cable to one of the monitor ports on the back panel of the computer. If the monit or is an A udioV is ion mode l, s uch a s the A pple A udioV is ion 1 4 , attac h the monit or c able t o the computer ’ s hi gh density m onitor port.
Con ne ct i n g th e mous e and ke ybo ard Y ou ha v e a cho ice o f se v eral ke yboar ds f or y our Macint osh. Th e y are all c onnected t he same w a y .
Con ne ct i ng ot her de v ices If y o u ar e new t o the M ac int o sh: It ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome ex p erience with y our computer bef ore connect i ng ot h e r de v ice s , s uc h as a printer or sc a nn er . Go thr ough t h e rest o f the material in P ar t I, inc ludi ng t h e lear ni ng materi als in Chapter 3 .
2 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power On key. Yo u ’ ll find the P o wer On k e y at the top o f the ke yboar d. Y ou c a n reco gnize this ke y by t h e trian gle out li ne on it.
3C heck to see what’s on your screen. m If y ou see the Mac i nt osh de s kt op , show n h ere , y our s y stem so ftw are i s alread y set up correct ly . S kip no w to “ What ’ s Nex t?” m If y ou see a blin ki ng que sti on mark, y ou n eed to install s y stem so ft w are on th e co m puter ’ s hard di s k.
Pr o b l e m s tu r n in g o n yo u r c o m p u t e r ? If y ou don ’ t see a n ything on t h e screen, chec k these item s t o see if you c a n ide nti fy the prob lem .
Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve comp leted setting up y our computer . Ne x t , b e s ure to read Chapter 2 , “S af ety and Health Inf or mati on, ” whi ch c ontai ns impor tant tips on w orki ng sa fe ly and comf or tabl y with y our computer .
15 2 Sa f e ty a n d Hea l t h I n f o rm a t i o n Read this section to learn how to use your computer safely and comfortably Sa f et y i ns t r uc t i o ns F or y our ow n saf ety a nd that o f y our equipm ent, al w a y s tak e the fo llo wi ng prec auti ons .
Be s ure that y ou alw a y s do the f ollo wi ng: m K eep y our Mac i nt osh a w a y from s ources o f liqui ds , s uch as w a sh bas ins, bath t ubs, sho w er stalls , a nd so on . m Protec t your M acint osh from dampne s s or wet w eather , s uch a s rai n, snow , a nd s o on.
Hea l th-r el a t ed i n f o rm at ion a b ou t c om puter us e Musc le sorene ss , e y e f ati gue , a nd other discomf or ts and i n jurie s somet imes asso ciat ed with us i ng c omputers can occur from perf or ming any number o f act i v itie s .
RS Is did not s uddenl y arise w hen computers w ere i nv ented; tennis e lbo w and writer ’ s cramp , f or ex ample , are tw o R S Is t hat ha ve been with u s f or a lon g tim e .
Arr an ging yo ur of fic e Here are s ome gui delin es f or ad justin g the fur niture in your o f fice t o acc ommodate y our ph y si c al size and shape . m An ad justable c hai r that pro v ide s fir m, comf or table s uppor t is be st. A dju st th e hei ght of t h e chair s o y our thi ghs are horizontal a nd y our f eet flat on th e fl oor .
Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se y our c hai r so y our forearms and hands are at the proper ang le t o the ke yboar d. If thi s make s it imposs ib le to re st y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou can use a f ootrest wit h adju stable hei ght a nd tilt t o make up f or a n y g ap b etw een the floor and y our feet.
Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve comp leted setting up y our computer . C ontinue with one of t h e fol l ow i n g steps: m If y ou are n e w t o the Macint osh, continue with Chapter 3 , “ Lear ni ng t o Us e Y our Computer . ” m If y ou are a n ex p e rienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n to P ar t II, “More A bout Y our Macint osh.
23 3 Le a rn i ng t o U se Y o u r Co m p u t er Go through the exercises in this chapter to learn how to use your computer Y our computer c ome s with a tut orial that teac hes y ou the ba si cs .
Par t 1 Sta r t i ng t he Mac i n t o s h Ba si cs to ur Y our Macint osh Ba si cs t our is on t h e hard dis k that ’ s insi de y our computer . T o tak e the t our , f oll ow the se steps: Ma ke s ure your c omputer is tur n ed on.
3M ove the mouse so that the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) is on the picture labeled “Macintosh HD.” Make s ure the tip o f the ar ro w is on the p ic ture , not the w ords “Maci nto sh HD . ” 4 Being careful not to move the mouse, press the button twice in quick succession.
5M ove the mouse to place the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) on the picture of the folder labeled “Macintosh Basics.” 6 Being careful not to move the mouse, press the button twice in quick succession. No w y our screen shoul d look li ke t he f oll owin g illustrat ion: 26 Chapter 3 Move the arrow so that it is on top of this picture.
7M o ve the mouse so that the arrow is on the picture of the man labeled “Macintosh Basics.” 8P ress the mouse button twice in quick succession. No w y our screen shoul d look li ke t he f oll owi.
Par t 2 Pr a c tic in g yo ur ne w sk i l l s Y ou should no w ha v e comp leted the Ma c i n t o s h B as i c s t our . Th e sec ond par t of y our traini ng gi v es y ou an oppor tunity to t hin k about wh at y ou ’ v e lear ned so f ar a nd t o practi ce your ne w s kills .
Question: Wh a t ar e p ic tur e s on t he M ac i nt os h de skt op c a ll ed? T w o e xampl e s ar e sh own below . Answer:____________________________________________ Circle the hard disk window in the illustration below.
Circle the hard disk icon in the illustration below. Question: Ci rcl e t h e a c t iv e w i n dow on th e de sk top be lo w. H o w d o y ou mak e a win dow activ e ? Answer:__________________________.
Question: Wh i ch m e n u is t he Sav e c omm and in? Answer:____________________________________________ Question: Ho w d o y ou t hr ow an i t e m aw ay? Answer:____________________________________________ Label the parts of this window. 31 Learning to Use Your Computer A.
Answers to th e r e view que sti ons The se are t h e ans wers t o the re v ie w quest ions t hat y ou comp leted earlier . Question: Wh a t i s t h e ar e a ca l le d w he r e yo u do a l l y our w or k? (I t’ s sh own be low .
Question: Ci rcl e t h e a c t iv e win dow shown on the desktop below . Ho w d o y ou mak e a w i n do w ac ti v e? Answer: by cl ic kin g an y w her e i ns ide o f it Question: Wh i ch m e n u is t .
Pr a c tic e sess io n Now y ou c an practi ce what y ou lear ned i n Ma c i n t osh Ba sics . Yo u ’ ll be pract ic ing y our s kills u sin g real pro grams that c ame with y our computer , rather than the samp le on es in Ma c i n t o s h Ba s ic s.
2 Use the keyboard to type a few lines of text into the blank document. It doesn ’ t matter w hat y ou typ e . If y ou make an er ror , pre ss t he Delete k e y t o ba ck space o v er the incor rect letters , then retype them. 3 Open the File menu and choose the Save command to save your new document.
4D on’t click anywhere. Just type the name “Practice File.” Then click the button labeled Save. Th e name y ou typ e shoul d repl ace the w ord “Untit led ” i n the bo x . If it doesn ’ t , pl ace the pointer to t he lef t o f the U in “ U nt itled, ” then pres s the mouse butt on a nd drag acr oss t h e w ord.
5 Open the File menu and choose Quit to quit the SimpleText program. Th e S impleT e x t pro gram c lose s , alon g with y our do cument. 6C heck for the file you saved in the hard disk window. Y ou should see t h e ic on for t h e do cument y ou sa v ed i n the hard dis k window .
2: St o ri ng y o ur w or k i ns ide a f o lde r Y ou can or g anize your w ork on the Macint osh by creat i ng f ol ders and storing y our do cuments insi de of them . 1 Open the File menu and choose New Folder. A f ol der ic on named “ untit led f ol der” app ears i n the act i v e wi ndo w on the de s kt op .
3 Drag the Practice File into the folder named “My Work.” Mo v e the pointer t o the Practi ce File . Th en pres s a nd hold do wn t h e button wh ile y ou mo v e the Practi ce File t o the f older nam ed “M y W ork . ” When the tip of the pointer is on the f ol der ic on a nd the fo lder become s hi ghlighted, relea se the button .
3: Th ro wi ng a n i te m a w a y As y ou w ork, y ou will w ant to rem o v e items y ou no lon ger need from the hard di s k. Y ou remo ve item s by t hro wi ng t h em into t he T rash . I n thi s ex erci se , y ou will thro w the Pract ice File int o the T rash .
4 Open the Trash icon (by double-clicking it) to see your Practice File there. 5 Open the Special menu and choose Empty Trash. A di alo g bo x app ears . T he computer di spl a y s a dial og bo x when it as ks y ou to c onf i r m an acti on. Y ou must c lic k OK or anoth er button in the di alo g bo x be f ore y ou c an take an y other acti on.
Wh at’ s ne xt? Th e best w a y t o g et ex perience working wit h y our computer is t o begin to do y our ow n work . Y ou ma y ha v e already purc hased app lic ation pr ogram s t o w ork with . Y ou ’ll n eed t o install these on y our hard di s k.
Is the icon or t e xt y o u w a n t t o wo rk w i th se lec t ed? Co mmands you c hoose in menus u su all y w ork onl y if a n icon or s ome tex t is selec ted. Ch ec k the item you w ant to w ork with t o make s ure it ’ s hi ghli ghted (w hic h means it ’ s selected) .
1 Use the mouse to choose the Shut Down command from the Special menu. Choos i ng S hut Do wn readie s the hard di s k f or a f ast re star t n ex t time y ou tur n on the computer . It als o prompts y ou to s a v e a ny uns a v ed work on a di s k be f ore tur ning the po wer o ff .
Thi s s ec t i on pro v ide s i nformati on on the f ollo wing b as ic s kills: m W orki ng with i cons m W orki ng with windo ws m W orki ng with documents m W orki ng with di s ks m Or g a nizi n g .
Wo r k i n g w i th ic on s An ic on is a p ic ture that represents s omet hing el se . Se lec t i ng i con s To do this Follow these steps Select the icon Click the item. Deselect an icon Click anywhere except the selected icon. Select multiple icons While holding down the Shift key, click each icon.
Cop yi ng icons To do this Follow these steps Copy an icon onto Drag the icon to the icon of the other disk another disk or to an icon or window that belongs to that disk. Copy an icon 1. Click the icon to select it. on the same disk 2. Choose Duplicate from the File menu, or press x -D.
Remov ing ite m s from t h e d i sk a nd r et r ie v i n g t hem f ro m the T ras h To do this Follow these steps Erase or remove 1. Drag the icon to the Trash. an item from a disk 2. Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu. Retrieve an item 1. Open the Trash icon.
Vi e win g t h e c o nt e n ts of a wind ow To do this Follow these steps View the contents 1. Open the View menu. of a window by name, 2. Choose the menu item that corresponds to the way you want to date, size, or kind view the contents of the window.
Wo r k i n g w i t h docume n ts Op eni ng an d c l os i ng a d oc u men t To do this Follow these steps Open a document 1. Click the icon for the document. 2. Choose the Open command from the File menu. Or double-click (click twice rapidly) on the icon.
Sa v i ng a n d n a m i n g d oc u men t s To do this Follow these steps Save and name a 1. Choose the Save command from the File menu. document for the 2. Type a name for the document. first time 3. Click the Save button. Save the document 1. Choose the Save As command from the File menu.
Wo r k i n g w i th di sks Ins e r ti n g a flo p py disk Pr e p ar in g a new f lo pp y d i sk f o r use S ee “U s ing Di s ks ” i n the Ma c i n t o s h R ef e r e nc e manual. Ej e cting a flo p py disk To do this Follow these steps Eject a floppy disk Drag the disk’s icon to the Trash.
Cop yi ng the c on t en ts o f a di sk To do this Follow these steps Copy the entire 1. Insert the original floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. contents of one floppy 2. Drag the floppy disk icon to the hard disk icon. (The floppy disk disk onto another floppy contents appear in a folder on the hard disk.
Organizi ng y o ur deskt op Cre at i ng a new f o l der To do this Follow these steps Create a new 1. Choose New Folder from the File menu. folder 2. Type a name for the folder. 3. Press the Return key. Pla c in g an ico n i ns ide a f o l der To do this Follow these steps Place an icon 1.
Wo r k i n g w i th pul l - d own m e nu s 55 Basic Skills This is the Help menu, which you use to display information about items on the screen. This is the Application menu, which you use to see which programs are open. Dimmed commands are not available.
Key b o a r d s h o r t c u t s i n th e Finde r an d in dire c tor y di alo g b o xe s Key Action Up, Down, Left, Selects the next item in the direction of the arrow or Right Arrow key Tab key Selects the next item alphabetically (except in a directory dialog box key (a, b, c.
II part Chapter 5 E xp an ding Y our C o mpu te r an d Con ne ct i ng Other E q u ip men t Chapter 6 U si ng S o ftw a re W i t h Y o u r Pow e r M a c in to s h Chapter 7 U si ng S te r e o Audio Cha.
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59 Read this chapter for information on adding a NuBus card or connecting other equipment to your computer Inst a llin g a n e x pans i on card Y ou can install pri nted circuit boar ds (called ca r ds ) for v ideo and graphic s appli cat ions , n etw orki ng and communi cat ions , additional pr o ce s sing po wer , or other pur poses .
Inst al li n g a ca rd w i th a D A V co n nec t or i n y ou r Pow e r M a c in t osh 8 1 00/80 AV If y ou ha v e a P ow er Mac intosh wit h built-i n A V c apabilit ies , y ou c a n i nstall a NuB us c ard t hat contains a Di gital A udio and V ideo (D A V) connect or .
Nu Bus p ower r e qui r e m e nts Th e c ombined pow er cons umpti on of NuB us c ards mu st not ex ceed the limits specif ied f or y our Macint osh model.
3 Remove the cover from the computer. Sl i d e th e cov e r aw ay fr om the bac k pan el an i nch or t w o . Th en raise t he co v er strai ght up a nd of f the computer .
4 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge static electricity. Alw ay s do this bef ore y ou t ouch any parts or i nstall components i nsi de the com puter .
5 Remove the expansion card clip. Grasp t h e c lip handles wit h y our thumb and f oref ing er a nd squeeze . P ull t he c lip straight out. 6P ull out the plastic cover plate behind the expansion slot you want to use, and set the cover plate aside.
7 Remove the card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the car d by its t op edg e to a v oi d t ouching t he connect or on the bottom o f th e card. 8A lign the connector end of the card with the expansion slot.
9P ress the card firmly until the connector is seated. m Don ’ t for ce the car d. If y ou meet a lot o f res istance , pull it out and try a g ai n. m To s ee if the c ard is pr op erl y connected, wi g gle it g ent l y . If it re s ists and sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected.
11 Replace the cover on the computer. Lower th e cover a l l th e w a y do wn ont o the c ase . Push the c o v er bac k until it t ouc hes the b ac k pa n el. 12 Tighten the screws on the back panel. WARNING Al wa ys repl ace the co v er b ef ore tur ning the c omputer on.
Ex pand i ng memory Th e random-acce ss m emory (RAM) in y our computer c an b e ex panded by adding S i ngle Inlin e Memory Mod ule s (S IMMs) t o those alread y i nstalled or by e xch a n gi n g installed mod ule s f or on es t hat ha v e greater stora ge c apacity .
69 Expanding Your Computer and Connecting Other Equipment Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a glanc e Th e illu strati ons on thi s pag e a nd the n ex t pa ge s pro v ide a detailed l ook at y our Macint osh hardw are , i nc ludi ng t h e por ts you u se to c onn ect ex ter nal equipm ent.
Pow e r M a c int o s h 81 0 0 / 8 0 co m puter Monitor power socket High-density monitor port ™ Connects a monitor to your Macintosh. SCSI port g Connects your Macintosh to SCSI devices such as hard disk drives, scanners, and printers. Ethernet port G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed network.
Pow e r M a c int osh 8 1 00/80 AV com p u t er Monitor power socket High-density monitor port ™ Connects a monitor to your Macintosh. SCSI port g Connects your Macintosh to SCSI devices such as hard disk drives, scanners, and printers. Ethernet port G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed network.
Con n e ct ing hard di sks an d ot her S CSI de v i ces Y our computer ha s a por t for c onn ectin g de v ice s that use t h e Small C omputer Sy stem I nterf ace (SC S I, pronounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . T h e SC S I por t p ermits hi gh-sp eed communi cat ion betw een the computer and the de v ice .
Inst al li n g a de v i ce d ri v er A de v ice dri v er is s of tw are that lets t h e Mac i nt osh communic ate with a par ticu lar S C SI de v ice . To i n s t a ll a dri ver: m Dra g the dri ver i con t o the S y stem F older i con on y our star tup dis k.
3 Locate the ID number switch on the back of your SCSI device. 4P ush the ID switch repeatedly until the number you want appears. On s ome S CS I de v ice s , the ID number s witch i s i nsi de a small hole . I nser t a strai ghten ed pap er c lip to pu sh the s witch .
4 Use a SCSI cable to connect the device either to the computer’s SCSI port or to the last SCSI device already in the chain. If the de v ice i s the first or onl y one y ou ’ re connect i ng , use a S C S I s y stem ca b l e to c onn ect it t o the computer ’ s SC S I por t.
5M ake sure that the last (or only) device in the SCSI chain has a terminator. Make sure that no other external SCSI device has a terminator. To ensure ac curate tra nsmis si on of inf ormati on, a termi nator mu st b e at each end o f a SC SI c hai n.
Con ne ct i n g a pr i n t er Y our Macint osh has a printer por t, w hic h y ou use t o connect a printer to y our com puter . The printer por t accepts eit h er a di rect c able connect ion (t o pri nters suc h as th e S tyleW riter II) or a n etw ork cab le connect ion (t o pri nters s uc h as a Las e rW riter Pro or L aserW riter Selec t) .
Con n e ct i ng an ad ditio n al m o ni to r Y ou can connect t w o monitors t o y our computer wit hout i nstalli ng an additi onal c ard. S ee the i nstr ucti ons that c ame with y our monit or and “C onn ecting a Monit or” i n Chapter 1 .
Con ne ct i n g a m ic r ophone Y our computer ha s a s ound in put por t, w hic h you c a n use t o connect a micr ophon e . W ith appropri ate so ft w are , you c a n use the micr ophon e t o gi v e spok en commands t o y our Mac i ntosh and t o record y our v oice or ot h er s ounds .
Con ne ct i n g a Ge oP ort T e leco m A da pt er o r mo dem Y our Macint osh has an enha nced telecommuni cat ions port called t h e GeoP or t. B y connect i ng t h e GeoPort T elecom A dapter , des igned specif ic all y f or use with t h e GeoP or t, y ou can tak e adv antag e of y our computer ’ s sp eci al co mmunic ations c apabilitie s .
Con ne ct in g to a n E the rne t netw or k Y ou can connect an adapter and c able f or a n E ther n et n etw ork di rect l y to t h e co mputer , without installi ng an ex pansi on car d.
Att achi ng a secu r i ty l oc k Y ou can attac h a security lock t o y our Macint osh to deter t h ef t. T he bac k pan el has a bu ilt-i n por t f or a security lock . Fol l ow t h e i n s t r u c ti ons s upplied with t h e security lock t o attach it t o y our com puter .
83 Refer to this chapter for information on programs designed for Power Macintosh computers Usin g Pow e r M a cin tosh ap plication pro gram s Y our Po wer M acintosh i s compat ible wit h most s of tw are pro grams intended f or use with M acintosh c omputers .
Share d li br arie s Powe r Ma ci ntosh pr ograms u se sp eci al file s c alled shar e d li br ar ie s . The se f ile s he lp P o w e r M ac intosh pr o grams t o r un more ef fi cient l y , and c a n b e used b y m ore than one Po w er Mac i ntosh pr o gram s imultan eous l y .
Usin g o l der Mac i n t o sh p ro g ra ms If y ou ex p erience problem s us i ng an ol der Mac intosh pr ogram, it ma y b e in co mpati ble with y our Po wer M acintosh . Y ou ma y b e able t o use y our ol der pro gram if y ou chang e the Memory Mana ger sett i ng in y our Memory c ontrol pan el.
The so ftw a re p ro g ra ms t ha t ca me w i th y ou r com pu t er Y our computer ha s se v eral applic ati on pro grams alread y installed. Y ou ’ll find th es e program s i n the App le Extra s f older on y our hard dis k . One of t h e pro grams , V ideo Monit or , is f or use with c omputers that ha v e A V c apabilit ies .
Read this chapter to learn how to use stereo audio equipment with your computer 87 Y our Macint osh produces stereo s ound a nd pro v ide s sev eral opti ons f or hi gh- quality audi o . When a n audio de v ice i s connected t o the sound in put por t, y ou c an h ear or recor d the i ncoming s ound on the computer .
About y our c omput er’ s sou nd p or ts Y our Macint osh can p l a y and record stereo s ound from a v ariety o f s ource s . To pro v ide or reproduce stereo s ound, you c a n connect audio de v ice s to the s ound input a nd output por ts on the computer .
Con ne ct i ng an a ud i o de v ice To pl a y or recor d sound wit h your M acintosh, y ou can attac h a microphone , amplif ier , tap e recor der , or a pai r of speakers .
Choosi ng audi o input opt ions Y ou use the Sound c ontro l pan el t o c hoose the audio input de v ice and opti ons y ou w a nt. Fo llo w these steps t o choose t h e s ound in put de v ice . 1I f you want to use an external device for sound input, connect it to the sound input port following the instructions in the previous section.
4C lick the button for the audio device you want to hear, then click OK. If y o u hav e so ft w ar e f or us i n g sp o ke n c omm ands w it h y our c omp ut er , pl ea s e not e: m To use an A udioV is ion monit or ’ s micr ophon e f or spoken c omma nds, se lect th e A V C onnect or icon in the I n put Source opti ons .
3C lick the icon that represents the source of sound output. About the sam ple r ate: Most o f the time y ou will not need to c hang e the sa mple rate . U se the R ate pop-up menu to c hang e the sample rate onl y if the s ound y ou wish t o pl ay w a s recorded at a s ample rate dif f erent from t h e cur rent setting .
Con ne ct i ng ex terna l stere o sp e akers Y ou can tak e adv a ntag e of y our computer ’ s stereo s ound output b y attaching exte r na l pow ered (amplif ied) sp eakers . 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou n eed a c able with stereo miniplu gs at eac h end to c onn ect one or both speakers t o the computer .
Playin g au di o CDs If y our Mac i nt osh has an inter nal CD-R OM dri v e or y ou connect an ex ter nal CD-R OM dri v e or CD pl a y er , y ou can use audi o CDs with t he Mac intosh . Fo llo w these steps t o pl a y CD audio s ound throu gh the computer ’ s inter nal speaker .
95 Read this chapter to learn how to use video equipment with your Power Macintosh 8100/80 AV Y ou can connect v ideo equ ipment t o y our Po wer Mac i ntosh 8 1 0 0/80 AV . Y ou ca n disp la y , edit , and store v ideo ima ge s on the computer , and v ie w or recor d th e co m puter ’ s ima ge s on a tele v is ion or v ideo rec order (VCR) .
Exa mp le o f a Mac i n t os h s y st em f o r w or ki n g wi th v i de o If y our Mac i nt osh is equ ipp ed with A V c apabilitie s , you c a n create a pow erful sys t e m t h at comb i n es c omputing , v ideo , stereo audi o , a nd telec ommunic ati ons .
About y our c omput er’ s vid e o po r ts Y our A V -equipped Mac i nt osh c a n displ a y a nd use v ideo ima ge s from a v ariety of s ources . T o v iew v ideo on y our monitor , y ou connect a v ideo de v ice t o the vi d e o i n put por t on the computer .
S-v i de o con nect o rs Th e S-v ideo c onnect or is a round p lu g with se veral small m etal pins . IMPORTANT The S- v i de o c onn ect or resemble s other Mac i nt osh connect ors, su ch a s those f or a pri nter , modem, m ouse , or k e y board. D on ’ t c onfuse the c onnect ors; the y are not i nterchang eable .
Tw o a d apters f or compos ite (R C A-typ e) v ideo c onnect ors com e with y our co mputer . T o connect a c able wit h R C A plu g s to y our computer , connect t he RC A plu g to one of t h e adapters , and connect the adapter t o the appropri ate S-v ideo por t (i n put or output) on the bac k of y our computer .
Con ne ct i n g a VC R t o v ie w v i deo i ma ges o r ca pt u re f ra mes The st eps that f oll ow te ll y ou ho w to c onn ect a stereo VCR t o the Mac i nt osh so that y ou c an v ie w v ideo or c apture a sing le v ideo frame and hear the sound from t h e VCR thr ough t h e computer ’ s sp eaker .
2A ttach one end of the video cable to the Video Out socket on the VCR (follow the directions that came with the VCR). 3P lug the other end of the video cable (or adapter) into the S-video input port on the Macintosh. If the connect or doesn ’ t s lide ea sil y i nto t he por t, reali gn it a nd try ag ai n.
Op eni ng a vid e o wi nd o w on t he sc reen Us in g the V ideo Monit or pro gram pro v ided with y our Mac i ntosh, y ou c an vi ew vi d e o on the screen and capture a s i ng le v ideo frame . Yo u ’ ll find the V ideo Monit or program in the A pple Ex tras f older on y our hard di s k.
5I f no image appears in the Monitor window, choose Video Settings from the Monitor menu. The V i de o wi ndo w appears . 6C hoose Source from the pop-up menu at the top left side of the Video window. Ne w cho ices appear in the wi ndow . 7C hange the choice in the Input pop-up menu or the Format pop-up menu.
Vid e o i ma ges a nd mem o r y a l l oca t io n When y ou disp la y v ideo ima ge s us i ng V ideo Monit or or another program , the vi deo ima ge s use a por tion o f the computer ’ s screen mem ory (als o c alled vi d e o RAM, or VR AM) .
R eco rd i ng v i de o mo v ies Y ou can purc hase appli cat ion pr o grams t hat allo w you t o record, p la y , and edit vi deo segm ents . Se v eral utility pro grams f or working wit h v ideo and an imat ion are inc luded i n the App le Qui c kT ime Starter Kit , a v ailable fr om Ap pl e-authorized dealers .
The n f o ll o w thes e steps: 1 Assemble the VCR, television, microphone, and cables you need. Be sure t o use a mi crophone des i gned f or y our model o f the Mac i nt osh, s uch as the App le Pl ai nT alk Microphone .
4P lug the RCA connectors on the audio cable into the left and right Audio In sockets on the VCR. 5P lug the stereo miniplug on the audio cable (or adapter) into the sound output port on the Macintosh. F or more inf or mati on about the sound output port a nd the stereo miniplu g , see Chapter 7 .
9 Open the Sound control panel and choose Sound In from the pop-up menu. Th e Sound c ontro l pa nel is in the C ontrol P an el s fo lder in the App le ( K ) menu. 10 Click the Options button. The In put Source di alo g bo x app ears . 11 Make sure that Microphone is selected, then click the Play-Through box and click OK.
Usin g a t e l evision a s a m o ni tor The r e are t w o w a y s to u se a tele v is ion a s a monit or: m As ju st de scribed in the prev iou s sect ion, y ou can c onn ect a VCR t o the com puter ’ s S-v ideo output port, and connect a te le v is ion t o the VCR ’ s v ideo output por t.
3I n the box labeled “Select Monitor Type,” choose one of the resolution types listed. Y ou can us uall y use one o f the se: m 51 2 x 3 84 R es olut ion f or the N TS C sta ndard u sed in the U .
6 In the Video Display Options section, click the button labeled “Display Video on Television.” 7C lick the options you want, then click OK. A di alo g bo x app ears, a s ki ng y ou t o confir m y our c hang es . 8C lick Switch to use the television as the monitor.
To u s e t h e tele v is ion a s the star tup monit or , c lic k the O ptions butt on on the Monit ors contro l pa n el, and c heck t h e bo x show n b elo w . To res ume us i ng a re gu lar monit or as y our star tup monit or , op en the Monitors c ontr ol panel , c lic k Options , a nd c lic k “Disp la y V ideo on R GB Monit or .
III part Chapter 9 Sol ut ions to C o mm on Probl em s Chapter 1 0 Rei nst al li ng S y stem S oft ware Pa rt III co nt a i ns i nf orm at io n o n w hat t o do if y o u ex p e r ien c e pro blem s with your c o mput er .
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115 Refer to this chapter if you experience problems using your computer Wh e n y o u ru n i n t o tr o ub le While y ou ’ re us i ng y our computer , y ou ma y o cc as ionall y see a bomb icon, an er ror me s sa g e , or ex p erience a problem s uch a s the pointer “freezing ” on the screen.
To h elp di a gnose and cor rect t he problem , g ather as muc h i nf or mati on about th e s itu ation a s y ou can bef ore star ting o ver: m Make a note of e x actl y what y ou were do i ng w hen the problem occur red. Wr ite dow n the mes sa ge on t h e screen a nd its ID numb er (if any) .
To restar t y our Macint osh, try the fo llo wi ng steps: 1I f you can, choose Restart from the Special menu or from the dialog box that’s on screen. 2I f you can’t choose Restart, hold down the x and Control keys while you press the Power On key.
So l ut i o ns to c o m m o n p r o b l e m s The computer is turned on but the screen is dark. The M ac int osh or the monitor i s not gett i ng po wer , a pro gram has dark en ed th e sc r een, or the monit or contro ls are not ad justed pr op er l y .
A disk icon with a blinking question mark appeared when you started your computer. Th e blinki ng que sti on mark i ndic ates t hat y our Macint osh cannot find s y stem softw a re . Y ou ma y n eed to repair a dama ged di s k, or re i nstall s y stem so ft w are .
The hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop. If y ou don ’ t see a hard dis k ic on on the des kt op , try the f ollo wing: m If the hard di s k is inter nal, shut do wn y our Macint osh, w ait at least 1 0 seconds , a nd then tur n it on ag ai n.
Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk. If y ou see a me s sa ge t hat a flopp y dis k is un readable , try one of t h e f oll o wi ng: m If the dis k has ne v er b een used, y ou ma y simp l y need to initi alize it. See th e Ma c i n t o s h R ef e r enc e f or inf or mati on.
The pointer doesn’t move when you move the mouse. The m ou s e i s not connected proper l y , or its si gnals are not reac hing the com puter , or there is a s of tw are er ror . m Tu rn of f the computer u sin g the po wer butt on, chec k that t h e mou se cab le is c onn ected pr op erl y , then restar t the computer .
Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. The ins ert i on point hasn ’ t been set , no tex t is se lected, the k e yboar d is not c onnected pr operl y , the k e y board ’ s s ignal s are not reachin g the computer , or th er e i s a s o ft w are er ror .
A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem has a s o ft w are prob lem. m Wr ite dow n what y ou w ere doin g w hen the mes sa ge appeared, a nd write do wn the number on the mes sa g e , if there is one . m Re star t y our Mac i ntosh (see “ Start Ov er” earlier in thi s chapter) .
You see a message that your application program can’t be opened because a file can’t be found. Powe r Ma ci ntosh pr ograms u se sp eci al file s c alled shar e d li br ar ie s . Any n ece s sary shared librarie s should be installed automat ic all y when y ou i nstall Powe r Ma ci ntosh pr ograms .
You see a message that an application program can’t be found. The di alo g bo x b el ow appears if y ou try to open a do cument created us ing so ft wa re that i s not on your har d dis k.
127 Read this chapter only if you need to reinstall system software Sys tem so f t wa r e is the set o f pro grams and other file s that y our computer u ses to star t itself up , k eep trac k of y our file s , a nd r un the appli c ati on pro grams y ou use .
Do y o u need t o i ns ta l l s y s te m so ftw a re? Y our Macint osh cam e with all the neces sary s y stem s o ft w are i nstalled on y our hard di s k.
Sta r t i ng u p f r o m a f lo pp y d r i v e Unle s s your c omputer has a bu ilt-i n CD-R OM dri ve , the ac ces sory kit that ca me with y our computer c ontai ns a set o f flopp y dis ks .
Reinst a lling sys t e m s of t wa r e Bef ore y ou b egin, y ou must star t your c omputer f oll o wi ng t h e instr ucti ons i n th e pre v iou s sect ion under “ S tar ting Up From a B uilt-In CD-R OM Dri v e ” or ”S tar ting Up Fr om a Flopp y Dri ve .
2C heck that the disk named in the box is the one on which you want to install system software. If not , c lic k the S witc h Dis k butt on until the correct dis k name appears . 3 In the Installer dialog box, click Install. The E a s y In st all status bo x app ears a nd keeps y ou informed o f pro gre ss d uring installat ion.
Custom instal lation Y ou can use t h e I nstaller ’ s “ cust om ” f eature t o install sp ecif ic items fr om a list. If y ou c lic k the Cust omize button in the I nstaller dial o g bo x , y ou ’ll see th e lis t . Hol d dow n the Shif t ke y a nd c lic k the items y ou w a nt.
4C heck that the disk named in the box is the one on which you want to install CD-ROM software. If not , c lic k the S witc h Dis k butt on until the correct dis k name appears . 5 In the Installer dialog box, click Customize. Y ou see a list o f items y ou can install.
Cop yi ng s y stem so f t w are fr om the Pow e r M a c i nto s h C D disc Y ou can cop y the Mac intosh s y stem so ft w are from the Po w e r M a c i nto sh C D disc t o flopp y dis ks . Y ou need to u se the Dis k Cop y program t o mak e a cop y of t h e sy s t em so ft w are .
6C lick the name of a disk image, then click Open. In a f e w m om e nts a m es sa ge appears near the top o f the wi ndo w , i ndic ating tha t th e disk im age ha s been loaded.
8W hen you see a message telling you to insert a disk, insert a floppy disk. If the dis k alread y contains informati on, y ou ’ re as ked w hether y ou w a nt to repl ace the contents o f the dis k. C lic k Dupli cate if y ou w ant to era se the in fo rm ati on on the dis k a nd repl ace it with a cop y of s y stem s o ft w are .
137 Read this appendix for information on using the Macintosh PC Exchange program Ma ci nt osh PC Exc ha ng e is s of tw are inc luded with y our computer t hat lets y ou eas il y ex chang e do cuments b etw een your M acintosh and a DO S or Wi ndow s computer .
Usin g D O S-f or ma t d i sk s o n y ou r Mac i n t os h The fo r m a t of a dis k ref ers to t h e w a y the computer prepare s the dis k t o recei v e i nf or mati on.
To create a blank DOS-f or mat dis k on y our Mac i nt osh, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Insert a floppy disk. m If the dis k has not been initi alized, a di alo g bo x app ears i n whi ch y ou can specify the di s k ’ s name and f or mat. m If the dis k has alread y b een used, y ou ’ll need to era se it.
2T ype a name for the disk. 3C hoose the disk format you want from the Format pop-up menu. Th e li st o f a v ailable f or mats v aries dependi ng on y our dis k dri v e a nd the ca pac ity o f the dis k. Choose DO S if y ou pl an to u se the dis k on both Maci n t osh and DOS c omputers .
Op e ni ng DO S docum e nts on y our M a cin tosh Op eni ng a do cum ent from with in a M aci nt osh progr am The s urest w a y to open a DO S do cument on the Mac i ntosh i s t o use t h e O pen co mma nd from wit hi n a n applic ati on pro gram. 1 Open the program you want to use.
Op e ni ng a do cum e nt by double - cl icki ng its ic on Bef ore y ou can open a DO S document by doub le-c lic king its ic on, y ou n eed to u s e t h e PC Ex c hang e contro l pan el t o sp ecify w hich M acint osh appli cat ion pro grams will open DO S documents , as de scribed nex t.
Bef ore y ou can a ss i gn a Mac i ntosh pr ogram t o a group o f DO S do cuments , y ou n eed t o a ns wer t hree que sti ons: m What suffix do the documents have in common? Ma ny DO S pro grams aut omati call y add a three-letter s uf fix (or filenam e ex ten si on ) to a document ’ s name .
Re c omm en d e d ass ig n men t s f o r so me wi del y used a pp l i cat i on programs Th e inf ormation in thi s sect ion will help y ou as si gn do cuments from s ome wide l y used DO S/W i ndow s pro grams t o som e widel y used Mac i ntosh pro grams .
Microso ft Ex cel (W i nd o w s) , v ers i on 3 . 0 Do cu me n ts i n Micros of t Exce l (Windo ws) v ersi on 3 . 0 are automat ic all y sa v ed with the suf fi x .
Quat tro ( DOS ) , v ers i on 3 . 0 When sa v ing documents i n Quattro (DO S) vers ion 3 . 0 , be sure t o sa v e them with t h e s uf fix .WK1 (rat her than the def ault s uf fix , .WQ1) . Quattr o sa v e s documents endi ng in .WK1 i n the Lotu s 1 -2-3 file f or mat , whic h c a n b e int er preted by man y Macint osh spreadsh eet pro grams .
Ad din g an a s s ign m e nt to th e PC Ex ch a ng e con t r o l pa nel To a dd an as si gn ment , fo llo w these steps: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu. The C ontrol P an el s fo lder opens . 2 Open the PC Exchange control panel. D ouble-c lic k the PC Exc hang e icon, or se lect the ic on a nd choose Op en from th e F ile menu .
3C lick the Add button. A di alo g bo x app ears i n whi ch y ou c a n sp ecify a DO S su ff ix a nd its co rr es ponding Mac i ntosh app lic ati on pro gram a nd do cument typ e .
5C hoose a Macintosh application program from the lower section of the dialog box. 6C hoose a document type from the Document Type pop-up menu. Do cu me nt types are indic ated by i cons and f our -letter code s whose m ea ning s are sel dom obv iou s .
Tr y i n g o u t a n as si gn men t To t ry out an as si gn ment y ou ’ v e added t o the PC Ex chang e contr ol pan el, fol l o w t h e s e steps: 1I nsert a DOS-format floppy disk and open its icon. PC Ex chang e as s ignments tak e ef fec t when y ou i nser t a flopp y dis k, or w h en y ou op en a DO S-format flopp y dis k.
Shari ng a s sig nm e nt lists wit h ot her u sers The li st o f a ssig n m e nts i s st ored i n the PC Ex c hang e Pref erences f ile . T his f ile i s stored in the Pref erences f older ins ide the S y stem Fo lder . Y ou can mak e sure t hat ev ery user o f Mac intosh PC Ex chan ge in y our of fi ce uses t h e sam e as sig n m e nts .
Choosing a file form at In s om e pr ograms y ou ’ll ha ve t h e cho ice o f sa v i ng t h e do cument in on e o f se v eral file f or mats . A document ’ s fi l e f ormat ref ers to the w a y i nformati on within the do cument i s encoded.
F or ex ample , s uppose y ou created a file on y our Macint osh named Jul y Bud get.DOC If y ou v ie wed t he same f ile on a DOS c omputer , its name w oul d b e !JU L YB U D .DOC Th e e x c lamat ion mark (!) indic ates that t h e name has been shor tened.
A active window 43, 49 adapters. See also connectors; RCA plugs Apple Ethernet Media Adapter 80 for composite video connectors 98–99, 100, 105–106 for expansion card (NuBus) 59 GeoPort Telecom Ada.
audio connector. See stereo miniplug audio devices, connecting to the Macintosh 89–92 Audio In port on speakers 93 on VCR 107 audio input/output options, choosing 90–92 Audio Out ports on VCR 101 .
connectors. See also adapters; RCA plugs composite video 99, 100–101, 105–106 Digital Audio and Video (DAV) 60 expansion slot connector 59, 65–66 stereo miniplug connector 88, 89 S-video connect.
documents creating 34–35 naming 35–36, 51 opening 50 problems opening 126 renaming 51 saving 35–36 on a DOS-formatted disk 151–153 working with 50–51 document types 143, 144–146, 149 DOS d.
flickering on television screen, eliminating 111 floppy disk drive, illustration 69 floppy disks copying 53 copying system software onto 134–136 DOS-format 138–140 erasing 53, 139–140 inserting .
installing. See also connecting equipment to the Macintosh; reinstalling setting up the computer 1–11 device drivers 73 expansion card 3, 59–67 other internal devices 68 PC Exchange program 121 In.
monitor cable, connecting 6–7 Monitor menu, Video Settings 103 monitor ports 6–7, 70, 71 monitor power socket 70, 71 monitors adjusting brightness 12, 69, 118 AudioVision 4, 7 connecting 4–7, 78.
ports ADB 8, 70, 71, 78 Audio In on speakers 93 on VCR 107 Audio Out ports on VCR 101 camera 71 Ethernet 70, 71, 81 GeoPort 70, 71, 80 high-density monitor 7, 70, 71 modem 70, 71, 77 monitor 6–7, 70.
Macintosh Basics 23–27 opening a DOS file from 141–142 PC Exchange 121, 125, 126, 137, 142–151 QuickTime 132–133 for recording, playing, and editing video segments 105 shared libraries and 84 .
screen saver program 118 scroll arrows 48 scroll box 48 SCSI cables 75 SCSI devices connecting 72–76 troubleshooting 118, 119 turning on the computer and 76 SCSI ID number, setting 73–74 SCSI port.
S-video output port connecting a cable with RCA plugs 99 connecting a television 109 illustration 71, 97 system extensions 124 System Folder 84, 126, 127 system software copying to floppy disks 134–.
V VCHP document type 146 VCR connecting to a television and to the Macintosh 105–107 connecting to the Macintosh 89, 99, 100–101 Ventura Publisher (Windows) version 3.2 documents, assigning to Macintosh programs 146, 147–151 video cables 100–101, 106–107 videocassette recorder.
The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe ™ Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, Exposure Pro, Aldus SuperPaint, and Adobe Photoshop.
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