Apple 5300CD manual

 Ma cin t osh P er for ma Us e r ’ s Gu i de Includes setup, troubleshooting, and health-related infor mation for Macintosh P er forma 5200 CD and 5300 CD series computers[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii C ommunic ations re gu lat ion informati on v i P re f ace W e l come t o Ma ci nt os h i x 1 Ge tt i n g Sta r t ed 1 Plu g ging in the computer 1 Installi n g an ex pa ns ion c ard 4 C onn ecting t h e mou se a nd ke yboar d 5 A dju sting t he a ng le o f the screen 7 C onn ecting ot h er equipm ent 7 T ur ni ng t h e computer on f or the fir[...]

2 Gett i ng He l p 1 7 Gettin g ans wers t o y our quest ions 1 8 Ident ifyi n g ob jects on the screen 26 Lear ning u sefu l shor tcuts 2 7 3 Ex pa nd i n g Y o u r Co mp ut er a n d U s i ng S pec ia l F eat u res 29 Y our computer at a g lance 30 C onn ecting addit ional equipm ent 3 1 U sin g the sound c ontro l butt ons on your c omputer 3 2 U[...]

6 T ro ub les ho o t i ng 5 1 When y ou ha v e que sti ons 5 1 If y ou ha v e trouble 5 1 So lutions t o comm on problems 5 5 So lutions t o CD-R OM prob lems 6 7 If y our computer ’ s p erformance decrease s 72 R epairi ng a dama g ed dis k 7 3 Initi alizing a hard di s k 7 9 Installi ng or re i nstalling s y stem s o ft w are 8 1 A Hea l th , S[...]

C om mun i c a ti on s r e gu l a ti o n info r m a tio 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. Radio and television interference The e[...]

DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l[...]

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C ongratul ati ons on the purcha se of y our n ew M acintosh . Y our computer i s de s igned t o gi v e y ou the hi gh est perf orma nce comb i ned with real ease o f use—it ’ s eas y t o set up , ea s y t o use , and eas y t o ex pa nd. T his book will g uide y ou throu gh the setup procedure , tell y ou ho w t o ex pa nd y our Mac i nt osh, a[...]

Keyboard Macintosh Performa computer Keyboard cable  (permanently attached to the keyboard) Computer power cord Mouse[...]

Th e illustrat ion on t he f acing pa ge sho w s all the equipment y ou will need to set up y our computer and b egin us i ng it. P l ace y our equipment on a stur dy , fl at s urf ace n ear a grounded w all outlet. B ef ore f oll owin g the setup instr uct ions i n this c hapter , y ou ma y w ant to read “ Ar ranging Y our Off ice ” in Appendi[...]

When y ou are read y t o b e gin, fo llo w these steps: 1 Place the computer where you want it. Car ry the computer with its screen f ac i n g you . Most of its w ei ght is near the screen. L ift with y our knees , not y our bac k . 2 Chapter 1[...]

2 Plug the socket end of the power cord into the recessed power plug (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the computer. Mak e sure at lea st on e end of t he pow er cor d is within eas y reac h so that y ou c a n un plu g t he computer w h en y ou n eed to . IMPORTANT T o protect bot h y ourself and the computer fr om electric al hazar ds ,[...]

3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. I ns ta l l i ng a n e x pa ns i on ca r d If y ou purcha sed a n ex pansi on car d f or y our Mac i nt osh, i nstall it no w . (See A ppendix B , “I nstalling an Expans ion Car d, ” for instr ucti ons . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e an ex pa nsi on car d, con[...]

Co n nect i ng t he mo use a n d k e y boa r d 1 Plug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the back of the keyboard. Th e plu g and the por t are mark ed with t h e ◊ i con (s ymbol) . Th e posit ions o f the por t a nd ic on on y our ke y board ma y be diff erent from t hose pi ctured. B y t he w ay: A por t marked with t h e ◊ icon i s c[...]

2 Plug the keyboard cable into the port marked with the ◊ icon on the back of the computer. If y ou use a sec ond monitor in additi on to t h e one built into y our computer , it ma y als o ha v e a por t to w hich y ou c an connect the ke y board or mou se . Se e the informati on that c ame with the monit or . 3 If you want to adjust the keyboar[...]

A d j us t i n g the a ng le o f t he sc reen Y ou c a n adju st the a ngle o f the screen t o a v o id gl are a nd reflect ions b y us i n g the computer ’ s tilt-and-s wi v el b ase . T ur n the computer t o either s ide or t ilt it s light l y bac k or f orw ar d. F or more i nf ormation on sett i n g up your o f fi ce f or comf or t and saf e[...]

T u rn i ng t he com p ut er o n f or t he f i rs t t i me T o tur n the computer on f or the first tim e , f oll ow t h e se steps: 1 On the back of the computer, press the side of the power switch marked with the symbol i . 2 Press the Power key (marked with a triangle) on your keyboard. Y ou hear a tone from t he computer a s it star ts up . 8 C[...]

3 Check to see what’s on your screen. m Y ou will see a w el come screen that gi v e s you a c hoi ce about what y ou w ant t o do n ex t. m If y ou ’ re n e w to t h e Mac i ntosh or w oul d li ke s ome re v iew o f the ba sic s , y ou ’ll w ant t o g o throu gh the P erforma T ut orial , a program t hat teaches ho w to u se your c omputer .[...]

W ha t’ s ne xt? C ongratul ati ons! Y ou ’ v e finished setting up y our c omputer . No w continue with one o f the f oll o wi ng steps: m If y ou are n ew t o the Mac intosh, see t he n e xt sec ti on, “ Lear ni ng the B as ic s . ” m If y ou are a n ex p erienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n t o Chapter 2 , “ Gettin g Help , ” to learn [...]

m If y ou w ant to c onn ect ot h er equipment , suc h as a printer , t o y our computer , see Chapter 3 , “Ex pa ndi n g Y our C omputer a nd Us ing S p eci al F eature s . ” m If y ou w ant to install appli c ati on s o ft w are on y our computer , see Chapter 4 o f thi s book for inf or mation on sett i ng up y our pro grams and ma na gi ng [...]

2 Move the mouse so that the arrow ( 8 ) is over the picture labeled “Performa Tutorial.” If y ou don ’ t see t h e P erforma T ut orial p icture on y our screen, put the ar ro w on the w ord “ Lear ning ” a nd c lic k (pre s s a nd relea se) the mouse butt on. If y ou r un out o f room on y our mou se pad or des k w hile mo v ing t he mo[...]

R e v ie w i n g the b as ics Y ou c a n use the f oll o wi ng illu strati ons to re v ie w the elements y ou use on y our screen t o do work wit h your c omputer . Men u s Th e strip acros s the t op o f the screen is c alled the menu b ar . Th e s ymbols and w ords in it represent menu s of c omma nds . T o open a menu, pl ace the pointer on the [...]

Icons Ic ons are small pic tures that repre sent dis k s , pro grams , do cuments , and f olders . Y ou can double-c li ck any i con t o op en it and see what it c ontai ns . This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. Icons like this one represent application programs, which you use to create documents and do other work. Icons like [...]

T u rn i ng t he com p ut er o ff T o tur n the computer o ff: 1 Press the Power key (marked with a triangle) on the keyboard. Y ou will see a me ss ag e as king w h ether you w a nt to shut do wn or c ontinue w orki n g . 2 Click Shut Down. Y ou c a n also turn of f y our computer b y choos i ng S hut Do wn fr om the App le ( K ) menu . Detailed i[...]

W her e t o f i nd a n s w ers When y ou ha v e que sti ons about us i ng y our Mac i nt osh, there are sev eral pl aces y ou c a n look f or ans wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up your computer and learn about it, or to find solutions to problems with your equipment. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h icon) is yo[...]

Th e Gu ide menu is y our main source o f i nformati on when y ou ’ re working with y our computer . Th e menu is i dentif ied by a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -ri ght cor ner of t he screen. 17 2 Ge tt i ng He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w ers t o y o u r q ues t i o ns When y ou ha v e a que sti on while w orking with y our c omputer , y ou c a n get the ans wer b y c hoos i ng M acintosh Gu ide from the Gu ide menu . 1 Pull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A c heckmark[...]

3 Notice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Mac i ntosh G ui de gi v es y ou three w a y s of f i ndi n g informati on: m Topics lets y ou choose fr om a list of g eneral sub jects; it i s li ke t h e table of contents in a book . m Index lets y ou choose fr om a n alphabetic al list o f more specif ic s ub jec[...]

2 Click “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a ny t opi c area, a list o f rel ated quest ions appears on the ri ght s ide of t h e Mac i ntosh G uide window. 3 Click the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f[...]

Ge tt i n g an s we rs w it h the I nde x b utt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ub jects appears on the left s ide o f the wi ndow . 2 Scroll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c a n scroll t hrou gh the list e ither by dra g gi ng t he sli[...]

4 Click the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac i ntosh G ui de pro v ide s step-b y-step instr uct ions t o ans wer t h e que stion y ou selected. When y ou ha [...]

Ge tt i n g an s we rs w it h the L o ok F or b utt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the left s ide o f the wi ndow , where y ou can type text. 2 Click the arrow button to activate the text box. 3 Type “sound” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Searc h, a list o f ques[...]

4 Click the question “How do I change the beep sound?” and then click OK. Or double- click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac i ntosh G ui de pro v ide s step-b y-step instr uct ions t o ans wer t h e que stion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e com[...]

Ti p s f o r us i ng Ma c i n t os h G ui de Here are a f ew t ips for u sin g Mac i ntosh Guide eff ectiv ely: m Mac i nt osh G uide i s a v ail able onl y when y ou are i n the F inder—the de s k t op area where y ou can see the ic ons of di s ks , f ol ders , a nd file s . (Other pro grams ma y als o ha v e help a v ail able in the Gu ide menu[...]

Ide n t i fy i n g ob jec ts o n t he sc reen Som etim es y ou ’ll see an unf amiliar item on t he screen a nd as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou can g et a n ans wer b y us ing a Mac i ntosh f eature know n as B alloon Help . B alloon Help e xp lains the functi on of i cons , menu s , commands, and other items on t h e Mac i ntosh scre[...]

L e ar ning u s e ful sh or tcu ts Y ou c a n p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more quic kl y if y ou use k e yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex amp le , instead of c lic king an ic on and choos i ng Op en from t h e F ile menu, y ou can s impl y doub le-c lic k the ic on t o op en it. F ollo w the se steps t o lear n ke y board and mou se[...]

3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Cli ck the ri ght ar ro w i n the lo w er -ri ght corn er o f th e wi ndo w to di spl a y the nex t wi ndo w (if there is one) . 4 When you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category, click the Topics button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh Shortcu[...]

R ead thi s chapter t o lear n how t o connect addit ional equipm ent to y our Mac i ntosh . Als o read thi s c hapter t o lear n about some o f the sp eci al feature s o f y our Mac i nt osh: m us ing the s ound contr ol butt ons m us ing the screen contr ol butt ons m us ing the built-in micr ophone 29 3 Ex pa nd i ng Y o u r Co m put er a n d U [...]

Y o ur co m p ut er a t a g l a nce This illustrat ion sho ws y our M ac intosh P erf or ma s y stem. Y ou can e x pa nd y our computer s y stem b y connect i ng addit ional har dw are (s uch a s a pri nter , modem , or sc a nn er) . Mouse Built-in microphone Color display  Your built-in monitor can display thousands of colors. Headphone jack[...]

Co n nect i ng a dd i t i on a l eq u i p men t Th e illustrat ion on t his pa g e show s where equipm ent shoul d b e connected t o y our computer . F or i nstructi ons on connectin g equipment s uc h as a printer or scanner , see the manual that c ame with t h e equipment. g SCSI port Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment, such as exter[...]

U s i ng t he so u nd co n t r ol b utt on s on y o u r com p ut er Th ere are tw o sets o f buttons on t he front of y our M ac intosh . T he set on the ri ght (marked with t h e - icon) i s f or sound c ontro l. Y ou can use t h ese butt ons t o i ncrease or decrea se the v olume o f the sound y our Mac i ntosh p la y s: m Pre s s the button on t[...]

U s i ng t he sc reen co n t r ol b ut t o ns o n y o u r co m pu t er Y ou c a n adju st the lev e l o f li ght a nd dark on the screen of y our built-in monit or by u sing t h e screen contro l buttons on y our computer (mark ed with th e ¸ icon) . m Pre s s the button on the ri ght to li ghten y our screen. m Pre s s the button on the le ft t o[...]

U si ng th e bu il t - in micropho n e Y our Mac i ntosh c omes wit h a built-in micr ophone f or recor di ng li v e sounds . Th e micr ophon e is hi ghl y sens iti v e . Once y ou ’ v e tur ned it on (whic h y ou do with a s ound-recor ding app lic ati on pro gram) , it can p ic k up sounds wit hi n a rang e of se v eral feet. F or informati on [...]

Ex pand i ng memo r y Y ou c a n i nstall additi onal ra ndom-acces s memory (R AM) i n y our computer , w hic h allo ws y ou t o w ork with m ore pro grams and lar g er documents . A dditi onal memory c omes on m emory chips (al so c alled S IMMs) . T h e T e c hni ca l I nf ormati on booklet that c ame with y our c omputer describe s ho w muc h a[...]

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Y our computer c ame wit h sev eral app lic ati on pro grams alread y i nstalled. Y ou c a n op en these pr ogram s b y cli cking t h ei r buttons in the Launc h er . Th e A pple Ex tras f o lder on y our hard di s k (a nd on the M ac int o sh P e rf orma C D ) contains additi onal pro grams , inc ludi ng t h e fo llo wi n g: m Q ui c kD r aw GX gi[...]

Instal l ing appli c ati on pro gr ams Y ou ma y w ant to bu y and i nstall additi onal applic at ion pr ograms . See the manuals y ou recei v e with y our pr ogram s f or instr uct ions on i nstalli n g a nd us ing them . In most c ase s , you ’ll install a n applic ati on program on y our inter nal hard di s k from fl oppy di s ks that c ontai [...]

W or ki ng w i th se v era l p ro g ra ms a t a t i me Y ou c a n op en as man y applic ati on pro grams and de s k acce ss ories a s your computer ’ s mem ory allo w s . All open pro grams are listed in the A ppli cat ion menu at t h e ri ght end of t he menu b ar . Th e name of t h e act i ve pr ogram (the one y ou ’ re u sing ri ght no w) ha[...]

H id i n g a nd s h o w i n g wi ndo w s o n the des kt op Y ou c a n hide all wi ndow s ex cept those o f the acti v e pro gram b y choos ing Hide Others from t h e A ppli cat ion menu . Th e other pro grams remain op en e v en thou gh thei r wi ndo ws are hi dden. When y ou s witc h to another pro gram, its window s b ecome v is ib le ag ain. If [...]

R est o ri n g the i nf o rma t i o n on y o ur h ar d d i sk If informati on on y our hard dis k becom e s dama ged or l ost, y ou c a n rest ore it if y ou ha v e a bac kup cop y of t h e i nf or mati on. Th e M ac int o sh P erf o rma C D contains cop ies o f all the s y stem so ft w are and applic ati on pro grams that c ame with y our computer[...]

U s i ng a pp l i ca t i on p ro g ra ms des i g ned f o r the P o we rPC m i cropro cess or Y our Mac i ntosh i s compati ble with most app lic ati on pro grams intended for use wit h Macint osh computers . B ut cer tain program s are des igned e speci all y f or use with c omputers that ha ve t h e P ow erPC micropr o ces s or . (Th ese pro grams[...]

43 5 U s i ng t he CD-R O M D r i v e This c hapter pro v ide s i nformati on on the CD-R O M dri v e (als o c alled a CD-R OM pl a yer) . R ef er to A pp endix A , “Health, S af ety , and Mai ntena nce T ips , ” for inf or mation on t h e prop er ha ndli ng o f these di scs . Y our inter nal CD-R OM (C ompact Di sc R ead-Onl y Memory) dri v e [...]

I nse r t i n g a CD-R O M d i s c F ollo w the se instr uct ions t o inser t a CD-R O M disc int o your CD-R OM dri v e . Th en f oll ow t he i nstr ucti ons pro v ided with y our di sc , as w ell a s the instr uct ions i n this manual. 1 Start up your Macintosh computer, if it’s not already on. 2 Press the Open/Close button to open the tray of [...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive E jec t i ng a CD-R O M d i s c F ollo w the se instr uct ions t o open the tra y and eject a CD-R O M disc from y our computer . IMPORTANT Y ou ma y not b e able t o eject a disc if it i s b eing shared. T o tur n o f f file sharing , u se the Sharing S etup contro l pa nel. 1 Open the tray. Th ere are se v eral w a y s to o[...]

T y pes o f co m pac t d i s cs y o u ca n use Not all CD-R OM di scs st ore informati on i n the sam e w a y . A disc st ores and disp l a y s i nformati on accor di ng t o a gi v en file f ormat. Y our computer ’ s s y stem so ft w are must understand the file f ormat i n order t o use t h e c ontents o f the disc . Standa rd fi le f ormat s Y [...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive P ho t o CDs W ith y our CD-R O M dri ve , y ou can use Qu ic kT ime t o op en digit ized imag es st ored on Photo CDs . F or fur ther i nformati on on Photo CDs , see the “CD-R OM Di sc s ” t opic o f Mac i ntosh Guide , a v a ilabl e i n th e Guid e ( h ) menu . P l a y i n g a ud i o CDs W ith y our CD-R O M dri ve and[...]

W or ki ng w i th P h o t o CDs Y ou c a n use y our CD-R O M dri v e to open Phot o CD ima ge s stored on Phot o CDs . A Phot o CD imag e is a di gitized v ers ion o f a standard phot ograph t hat y ou c an op en and v ie w on y our computer screen . Y ou c a n do ma n y thi ng s with the ima ge s on y our Phot o CDs: m Op en and v ie w the ima ge[...]

O b ta i n i ng P h ot o CDs Y our o wn phot ographs c a n b e recor ded as Phot o CD imag es on a Phot o CD . T o obtai n a Photo CD o f y our o wn phot o graphs , take y our standard 3 5-mm film t o a phot ofinisher w ho has a Phot o CD s y stem. The photo finisher de v elops y our film , digit izes t he photo graphs , a nd gi v es y ou bac k a P[...]

F or most w ork, a res olut ion o f 7 68 x 5 1 2 p ix els or smaller i s s uitab le . F or detailed w ork or v ery hi gh-quality reproduct ions , y ou may w a nt to u se a hi gh er res oluti on. Mak e sure t o open high-re so lution ima g es with app lic ati on pro grams de s igned t o ha ndle l ar ge ima g e file s . S impleT ex t c a nnot open ve[...]

51 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. W hen y o u ha v e q ues t i on s If y ou w ant to kno w how t o do a par ticu lar ta s k with y our computer , ref er to Mac i ntosh G ui de i n the Gu ide ( h ) menu. F or i nstr uct ions on us ing Mac i ntosh Guide , see Chapter 2 o f this manual. I f y ou h a v e t ro u b l[...]

T a k e y ou r t i me When y ou see an er ror me ss a ge, y ou don ’ t ha v e to tak e act ion imm ediatel y . Th e me ss ag e sta y s on th e screen until y ou c lic k the OK (or R estart) button or tur n o f f the Mac intosh . T o h elp di a gnose a nd cor rect t he problem , f oll ow t he su g g e sti ons i n this sect ion. G ather as muc h i [...]

Sta r t o v er Often y ou c an elimi nate a problem s impl y b y c learing the c omputer ’ s memory and star ting o v er . If y ou c an, sa v e any open do cuments bef ore restarting the Mac i ntosh . If your s y stem is fr o zen a nd does not re spond to an ything y ou do , or if y ou ha v e a “bomb ” me s sa g e on the screen, sa v i ng ma [...]

R ebu i ld y o u r deskt o p reg u la r l y A proces s kno wn as “re building t h e des k top ” helps y our Mac i nt osh keep trac k of data on y our dis k s . It ’ s a g ood idea t o rebuil d the des k top o f y our dis ks once a month or s o , e sp eci all y y our star tup dis k s . (Althou gh y ou us uall y use t h e hard dis k in y our co[...]

So l u t i on s t o co m mo n p ro bl em s This sect ion contains de scripti ons of pr oblems y ou cou ld ex p erience with y our computer . Some pr oblems ma y be cau sed by y our CD-R OM dri v e , so if y ou don ’ t f i nd y our problem here , be s ure to c h eck t he secti on, “ Solut ions t o CD-R OM Prob lems , ” later in thi s chapter .[...]

When you start up, a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears in the middle of the screen. This ic on i ndic ate s that y our Mac i ntosh c annot find the s y stem so ft w are it needs to start up . On e o f the f oll o wi ng i s prob abl y the c ause: m Y our computer ma y be ha v ing a pr oblem reco gnizi ng ex ter nal SC S I equipm ent , [...]

A disk icon with an X appears in the middle of the screen and a floppy disk is ejected from the disk drive. This ic on i ndic ate s that t h e flopp y di s k y ou tried to start up from is not a star tup dis k . When you turn on y our computer , it look s first i n the flopp y dis k dri v e for a di s k containi ng s y stem s o ft w are . If t h e [...]

The hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop. If y ou don ’ t see a har d dis k ic on on the des k top , try the f ollo wing: m U se the Dri ve S etup pro gram t o make the dis k a v ail able . Dri v e Setup i s loc ated i n the A pple Ex tras f ol der . F or i nstr uct ions , star t Dri v e Setup , then c hoose Dri v e Setup Gu ide from t h[...]

Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk. If y ou see a me s sa ge that a fl oppy di s k is un readable , try one of t h e f oll owing: m If the dis k ha s n ev er been used, y ou ma y simp l y n eed to initi alize it. For instr uct ions , see the “Dis ks ” t opi c of Mac i ntosh Guid e , a v ai labl e i n th e Gu ide ( h ) menu . m Th e dis k[...]

You can’t start an application program or it quits unexpectedly. Or, when you try to open a program, you see a message that not enough memory is available. One of t he fo llo wi ng i s prob abl y the c ause: m Th e Mac i ntosh ran out of m emory . Quit t h e pro grams that y ou ha ve open and then op en the pro gram y ou w ant t o use , or re sta[...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. Th ere is a s of tw are pr oblem. m W rite do wn w hat you w ere doing w hen th e mes sa g e appeared, a nd write do wn the tex t of t h e me ss ag e . m R e star t y our Mac i ntosh . (See “ Start Ov er” i n the secti on “If Y ou Ha v e T rouble ” earlier in thi s chapter f or instr ucti ons . ) Most so ft[...]

The pointer ( 8 ) doesn’t move when you move the mouse. One of t he fo llo wi ng s ituati ons is prob abl y the c ause . m Th ere is a s of tw are pr oblem. T ry the fo llo wi ng: Pre s s x -Option-E sc to qu it the applic ati on pro gram i n use w h en the prob lem o ccur red. If this w orks , y ou c an sa v e the documents op en i n other pro g[...]

Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t he fo llo wi ng i s prob abl y the c ause: m Som e s y stem so ft w are feature s are tur ned on that af fec t the w a y the k e yboar d work s . U se the Eas y Ac ce s s contro l pa n el t o tur n of f S tic ky K ey s , S l ow K e y s , and Mouse K e y s . m Th ere is a s of tw are pr[...]

You can’t open a document, or you see a message that an application program can’t be found. m Som e documents c an b e open ed b y more than on e applic ati on pro gram. T ry star tin g a pro gram that y ou thin k mi ght b e able to open the document , then c hoose Op en from t h e pro gram ’ s F ile menu t o try to open the document. m Purch[...]

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou c an ’ t open a DO S do cument u s i ng a M acintosh pr ogram, try t h e fol l ow i ng : m Op en the document from within the pro gram by c hoosin g Op en in the pro gram ’ s File m enu. m U se the PC Exc hang e contro l pa n el t o sp ecify w hich M acintosh pr ogram will op[...]

You see a message that your application program can’t be opened because a file can’t be found. Mac i ntosh pr ogram s des i gned sp ec ifi call y f or the P ow erPC micropr o ces s or (als o c alled “nati v e ” app lic ations) u se sp eci al file s c alled s har ed l ib r ar ie s. Any neces sary shared librarie s should be installed automat[...]

So l u t i on s t o CD-R O M pr ob l em s P ro b lem s us i ng t he CD-R O M dr i v e The CD-ROM disc icon does not appear on screen. m If y ou ha v e other SC S I de v ice s attached to y our c omputer , make s ure that eac h de v ice ha s a unique S CS I ID number (your CD-R OM dri v e has S CS I ID 3) . R e fer t o the do cumentati on that c ame[...]

m Th e s ignal t o op en the tra y may not be reac hing the c omputer . T ur n of f y our computer and loc ate th e small pinhole t o the lo wer ri ght of t h e CD-R OM tra y op eni n g . Inser t the end o f a la r ge strai ghtened pap er c lip fir ml y a nd horizontall y i nto t h e pinhole . Push gent l y until t h e tra y is relea sed, then care[...]

Your computer displays the message “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” when you insert a CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. m Th e disc ma y u se a f ormat that the Mac i nt osh cannot reco gnize . Your computer ejects a CD-ROM disc without giving you any error message. m Mak e sure t h e disc is fl at i n the tra y a nd[...]

Dra g the CD icon t o the T rash . When the tra y op ens , hold do wn t h e O pti on k e y and push the tra y bac k i n. C ontinue to ho ld do wn t h e O pti on ke y unt il the disc i s i n th e dri ve . Th e pro gram y ou are us ing shoul d now be able t o loc ate file name s on that CD-R OM disc . P ro b lem s pl a y i ng a ud i o CDs You don’t[...]

P ro b lem s us i ng P h ot o CDs You can’t open Photo CDs that are in your CD-ROM drive. m R einstall the CD-R O M a nd Quic kT ime s of tw are (a v ail able throu gh t he “Mu ltiMedia S of tw are ” opti on i n Cust om I nstall) . Your computer does not display color icons for individual images on a Photo CD. m Y our computer ma y be lo w on[...]

I f y ou r co m pu t er’ s pe r f o rma nce dec rea ses If y ou notice a decrea se i n your c omputer ’ s speed and general p erformance af ter y ou add speci al s o ft w are (a contr ol pan el, s y stem e xtens ion, or cust om utility) , it ma y be b ec ause the so ft w are do es not w ork we ll with Mac i nt osh computers bu ilt with the P o [...]

R epa i r i n g a da ma ged d i s k If y ou see a me s sa ge repor ting that a di s k is dama ged or unreadable , y ou ma y need to repair the dis k . T r y these s ug ges t i on s fi rst If y ou c an ’ t start up from a hard di s k or y ou don ’ t see the hard di s k ic on on the de s k t op , try the f oll owing: m If the hard di s k is inter[...]

Sta r t i n g u p f ro m a CD-R O M d i sc T o test , repai r , or initi alize a hard di s k, or t o i nstall s y stem so ft w are on a hard dis k, y ou n eed t o star t up y our computer from another dis k . Y ou c an star t up y our computer u sing t he M ac int o sh P e rf orma C D that c ame wit h your computer . Th e procedure for starting up [...]

If y ou see t he Mac i n t os h deskt op 1 Press the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM tray. 2 Place the Macintosh Performa CD disc in the tray with the disc label facing up. Mak e sure t h e disc is l ying fl at i n the tra y . 3 Push the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray. If the Mac i ntosh P erf o[...]

Pr oblems star ti ng up from the CD ? If y ou ’ v e f ollo wed t h e steps i n the pre v iou s secti ons a nd the Mac i ntosh P erforma CD ic on do e s not appear on your screen, f o llo w the se steps: 1 Insert the CD into the tray. 2 Choose Restart from the Special menu. 3 Immediately press and hold down the Command ( x ), Shift, Option, and De[...]

C heck i n g f o r da ma ge o n y o u r ha rd d i sk Y ou c a n test a hard di s k f or damag e with the Dri v e Setup pro gram, w hic h is on the M ac int o sh P e rf orma C D that c ame with y our c omputer . 1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD . See “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Di sc ” ear lier i n thi s secti on. 2 Op[...]

Ho w t o re pa i r a ha rd d i s k or f l op p y d i sk Y ou c a n repai r som e types o f dis k dama ge b y us i n g th e Dis k F i rst Aid pro gram, w hic h is on t he M ac int o sh P e rf orma C D t hat c ame with y our computer . 1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD . See “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Di sc ” ear lier i[...]

4 Click Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. If y ou w ant to te st and repai r a noth er dis k, c lic k its icon and then c lic k R epai r . 5 When testing and repair are done, choose Quit from the File menu. I f D i sk F i rs t A id ca n n o t cor rec t the p ro bl em m T ry repai ri ng t h e dis k a g ai n. S ometime s rep eating the [...]

1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD. See “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Di sc ” in the secti on “R epai ring a D amag ed Dis k , ” ear lier in this c hapter . 2 Open the Drive Setup program. Y ou ma y need to l ook i n a f older c alled Utilit ies t o find Dri v e Setup . 3 In the list of drives, click the disk you want[...]

Instal l ing or reinsta l l i ng s y stem soft w are S y stem s oft w are is t h e set of pro grams and other file s that y our computer u se s t o star t itself up , keep trac k of y our file s , a nd r un the applic at ion pr ogram s y ou use . S y stem so ft w are i s kept in the S y stem Fo lder. When y ou tur n on your computer , it look s f o[...]

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F or y our o wn sa f ety a nd that o f y our equipment , f oll ow all t h e i nstr ucti ons i n thi s chapter . K eep these instructi ons a v ail able f or ref erence by y ou and others . Hea l th-r e la ted i n f o rma t i o n a bo ut co m pu t er u se Musc le s oren es s , e y e f ati gue , a nd other discomf or ts and i n juries s ometime s as s[...]

Mus c uloskelet al di sc omfor t A s with an y acti v ity t hat inv o lv e s sitt i n g for l ong periods o f time , us i n g a computer c an make y our musc le s sore and stif f . T o minimize these e ff ects , set up y our w ork en v iron ment c arefull y , us i ng t h e gui deli n es that f o llo w , and take frequent breaks t o rest t i red mus[...]

Eye f a tig u e E y e f ati gue c a n o ccur w h en ev er t he e ye s are focused on a nearb y objec t f or a lon g tim e . This pr oblem o ccurs becau se the e ye mu scle s must w ork harder t o v ie w a n objec t that ’ s c loser t ha n about 20 f eet (6 meters) . Improper light i n g c a n hasten the de v el opment of e y e f ati gue . Althou [...]

Y ou ma y ha v e t o raise y our chair so y our f orear ms and ha nds are at the proper angle t o the k e yboar d. If this mak es it impos s ible t o rest y our f eet fl at on the floor , y ou can use a f ootre st with ad justable hei ght and tilt t o mak e up f or a ny g ap betw een the floor and y our feet. Or y ou ma y lo wer the de s kt op t o [...]

A v oiding fa tigu e m Chang e your seated pos iti on, sta nd up , or stretc h whenev er y ou star t t o fee l tired. Frequent shor t breaks are helpfu l i n reducing f at i gue . m U se a li ght t ouch w hen typing or u sing a mou se a nd keep y our hands a nd fin g ers rel ax ed. m Som e computer u sers ma y dev e lop di scomf or t i n thei r ha [...]

S afe ty i nstruct ions F or y our o wn sa f ety a nd that o f y our equipment , alw a y s take the f oll owing prec auti ons . T ur n of f the computer c omplete l y and disc onnect the po wer plu g (b y pulling the plu g , not t he cor d) if any o f the f oll owing c onditi ons exi sts: m the po wer cor d or plu g become s fra yed or ot herwise d[...]

Ha nd l i ng y o ur co m p ut er eq u i p men t F ollo w the se gu idelin es f or handli n g y our computer and its components: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace components on a sturd y , flat s urf ace , and care full y f oll o w all setup i nstr ucti ons . m When connectin g or disconnect i n g a c able , al w a y s hol d the c able b y i[...]

Ha nd l i n g the b u i l t-i n mo n it or F ollo w the se procedures f or handli ng t h e built-i n monitor: m T ur n dow n the screen bri ghtn es s contro l if y ou lea v e the computer turn ed on f or ex tended p eriods . If the brightne s s is not tur ned dow n, the imag e on the screen cou ld “bur n in ” and damag e the screen. Y ou c a n [...]

Handl i ng fl oppy d i sks Ha nd l i n g CD-R O M d i scs K eep t hese importa nt sa fety instr uct ions in mi nd as y ou u se CD-R OM di scs: m Hol d a disc b y the edg es or b y one edg e a nd the center hole . Do not touc h the disc s urf ace . m T o c lea n disc s , wipe the shi n y s urf ace with a so ft damp c l oth, w orking in strai ght li [...]

m T o a v o id dama ge t o y our disc s , keep t hese po ints i n mind: Other impor ta nt sa fety instr uct ions t o keep in mi nd as y ou use y our CD-R OM dri v e: m P osit ion y our computer s o that when the tra y opens, it doesn ’ t bump into an ything . m Do not lea v e th e disc tra y open. If dust g ets on the lens o f the CD-R O M dri v [...]

E jec t i n g a d i s k F or i nstructi ons on ejecting an y dis k (a flopp y di s k, a CD-R OM di sc , or a remo v able m edia dis k) , see the “Dis ks ” t opi c o f Mac i ntosh Guid e , a v a i la bl e i n th e Guid e ( h ) menu. I f y ou ca n ’ t ejec t a f l opp y d i sk If y ou c an ’ t ejec t a flopp y di s k in the us ual w a y , try[...]

C lea n i n g y ou r eq u i p men t F ollo w the se g eneral r ule s when c lea ni n g the outs ide of y our c omputer and its components: m U se a damp , s of t, lint-free c lot h t o clean the c omputer ’ s ex terior . A v oi d g etting m oisture in any openi ng s . m Don ’ t u se aeroso l spra y s, s ol v ents , or abras i ve s . C lea n i n[...]

2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. If y ou ha v e an older mou se , y ou ma y n eed to pre ss t he pl asti c ri n g (rather than tur n it) t o disen g a ge it. If the mou se is loc k ed, see the nex t sect ion, “ Loc king and Unlocking t h e Mouse , ” for instr ucti ons on how [...]

L oc k i ng a n d u n l ock i n g the m ou se Som e mou se dev ices c an b e lock ed so that t h e ball c a n ’ t be remo v ed. A loc ki ng m ouse has a small ho le on the pl asti c ri n g . T o lock t h e mouse , fo llo w these steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2 Press down on the paper clip while you t[...]

T o unlock t h e mouse , fo llo w these steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2 Press down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. T ur n th e ri ng a v ery shor t distance . Wh en the rece s sed area on the ri ng i s lin ed up with t h e rece s sed area sur rounding the ring , t h e mou se[...]

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Ex pa ns ion c ards are printed circuit boar ds that c an b e installed i n y our computer t o gi v e it sp ec ial f eature s , s uc h as enhanced v ideo c apabilit ies , netw orki ng and communic at ions , and additi onal pro ces sin g po wer . Y our Mac i ntosh ha s sl ots a v ail able f or three dif f erent ki nds o f ex pansi on car ds: m an L [...]

This appendix contains i nstr ucti ons f or installi ng an L C-PD S car d or a communi cat ion c ard. T o install a v ideo in put car d, a n external v ideo connect or kit , or a TV tun er c ard, f oll ow t h e instr uct ions t hat cam e with the kit or c ard. Installi ng an y ex pa nsi on car d i n v ol v es three steps: m openi ng t h e computer [...]

O pen i ng t he com p ut e r 1 Shut down your computer by pressing the Power key on the keyboard. Y ou c a n also c hoose S hut Do wn fr om the Speci al menu or the A pple ( K ) menu. 2 Turn the computer completely off by pressing the power switch at the back of the computer. Pre s s the side o f the s witc h marked with t h e j s ymbol. 3 Unplug t[...]

5 With your fingertips, find the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case. 6 Pull gently on the latches. 7 Swing the panel up and slip it out. Set t h e pan el as ide . Pulling gently, swing the panel up, and slip it out. Locate the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case with your fingertips. 102 Appendix B[...]

8 Gently pull down on the wire handle and swing it out to unlock it from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and pull the logic board out of the computer. Th e v er ti cal p late and the lo gic board t o w hic h it ’ s attached s lide all the w a y out o f the computer . Care full y s uppor t the lo gic boar d as it com es out , a nd put [...]

I ns ta l l i ng a n L C-P DS ca rd 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the LC-PDS expansion card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the car d by its ed g e s t o a v oi d t ouching t he connect ors on the car d. 3 Align the card over the LC-processor-direct slot. LC-processor-direct slot (LC-PDS) LC-PDS access port Ve[...]

4 Press down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t f orce the c ard. If y ou meet re si sta nce , pu ll the c ard out and try ag ai n. T o see if the c ard i s properl y c onnected, lift it g entl y . If it re s ists and sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected. I ns ta l l i ng a co m m u n i ca t i on ca rd 1 Remove the pl[...]

3 Align the card over the communication slot. Th e communi cat ion s lot i s th e right most s lot on t h e logi c board a s y ou f ace the v er ti cal p late . 4 Press down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t f orce the c ard. If y ou meet re si sta nce , pu ll the c ard out and try ag ai n. T o see if the c ard i s prop[...]

C l o si ng t he com p ut er 1 Slip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer’s case and swing the wire handle back into its storage position. Make sure the logic board slides into the guides that are on both sides of the computer’s interior. Swing the handle up, into its storage position. 107 Installing an E[...]

2 Press the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer. N ot e: Wh en y ou pre s s the reset butt on, some o f y our computer ’ s so ftw are settin g s will chang e . Y ou ma y w ant t o open th e contro l pa n els f or the date and tim e , ke y board, and mouse t o make s ure that t h ey are set t h e w[...]

4 Snap the base of the back panel into place. 5 Reinsert the security screws. WARNING Ne v er tur n on your c omputer unles s all of its inter nal and ex ter nal par ts are in pl ace . O perating the c omputer w hen it is open or mis s i ng parts c an b e dang erous , and c a n dama ge y our computer . Reinsert both security screws. Snap the plasti[...]

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111 Y our computer k e yboar d contains cer tai n sp eci al ke y s that type writer k e yboar ds don ’ t ha v e . Many o f these k e y s allo w y ou to gi v e commands t o the computer wit hout us i n g the mou se . F or ex ample , in many app lic ati on pro grams , pres s ing the x (C ommand) ke y at the sam e tim e as the Q ke y lets y ou quit [...]

Special keys on Apple keyboards ( continued) Control key In combination with other keys, this key provides shortcuts or modifies other actions. Delete key Use to delete selected material, or the character to the left of the insertion point. Enter key In a dialog box, pressing Enter is the same as clicking the outlined button. In some programs, pres[...]

T y p i ng s peci a l c ha rac t ers a n d s y m bo l s Y ou c a n typ e a v ariety o f i nter nati onal a nd other sp ec i al s ymbol s a nd c haracters (inc ludi ng c haracters wit h diacriti cal mark s , s uch a s accents) b y pres sing c ombinations o f ke y s . Th e K e y Caps pr ogram, w hic h is installed with y our s y stem so ftw are , sho[...]

I f y ou s e e r e ct an g l e s: If y ou see rectan gle s i nstead of di acritic al marks on s ome o f the pic tures o f ke y s i n K e y Caps , try pres sin g Opti on- x t o see the di acriti cal mark s . How e ver , use t he O ption k e y (not O ption- x ) in combinati on with t h e other k e y s to type letters with di acritic al marks . If y o[...]

115 A ppe nd i x D I f Y o u Pur c h a s e Ad ditio n al E quipm e nt This c hapter contains informati on that is u seful onl y if y ou purc hase m an Et hernet c ar d m a second m onitor Co n nect i ng t o a n E the rne t netw o rk This sect ion contains informati on f or p eople w hose computers are c onn ected t o other computers thr ou gh a loc[...]

T o use Ether net, y ou need to c ha ng e the n etw ork connecti on i n the Netw ork contr ol pan el. (F or i nstr ucti ons on how t o selec t a netw ork connect ion and other informati on about us i n g y our Mac i nt osh on a n etw ork, see t h e “Netw orks & T elec ommunic ations ” t opic o f Mac intosh Guid e , a v a i la bl e i n th e [...]

Co n nect i ng a seco nd m on it or f o r v i de o m i r ro ri ng Y ou c a n connect a second, e xter nal monitor t o y our computer t o disp la y the sam e ima ge s that are on the computer ’ s built-in monit or . Di spl a yi ng y our computer ’ s ima ge s on a second monit or , c alled v ide o m irr ori n g , is usef ul f or presentat ions . [...]

F or more i nf ormation about t h e monit ors that y ou c a n connect t o y our computer f or v i deo mi r roring , see the T e c hni c al I nf ormat io n booklet t hat cam e with y our computer . 118 Appendix D[...]

x (Command) key 111 x (Command)-Option-Esc, for restarting computer 53 ? (question mark icon), blinking at startup 56, 74. See also Guide ( h ) menu. A accent marks, typing letters with 113, 114 active program, checkmark as indicator of 18 answers to questions 16 AppleCD Audio Player program 43 ejecting CDs using 45, 67 unable to hear discs played [...]

troubleshooting 38, 60, 62, 64, 66 unable to find or open 60 unable to start 57 working with several at a time 39–40 arrow, on screen. See pointer arrow keys 111 arrows, scroll 13 assistance when you have questions 16 audio compact discs (CDs) 43, 46 playing 47 troubleshooting problems with 70 audio tracks on CD-ROM discs 46, 47, 70 opening data [...]

121 Index CD-ROM drive 30, 43–50. See also CD-ROM disc; compact disc failure of tray to open and 67–68 Open/Close button for 30, 44, 45 replacing 35 safety warning about vii troubleshooting problems with 67–68 CD-ROM drive icon, not appearing on screen 67 cleaning the equipment 94–97 Clear key 111 clock, troubleshooting 55 close box 13 clos[...]

DOC statement vii documents backing up 40 on CD-ROM disc, unable to open 69 unable to find or open 64 DOS disk, unable to read 59 DOS document, unable to open 64, 65 Drive Setup program hard disk icon doesn’t appear 58 initializing a hard disk 79–80 testing a hard disk 77 E Eject CD command 45, 67 ejecting CD-ROM discs 45, 67–68, 69, 93 eject[...]

floppy disk drive 30 adding or replacing 35 fonts, in QuickDraw GX program 37 foreign languages, typing in 113–114 frozen pointer 51, 62 function keys 112 G graphics, Photo CD images as source of 48 grounding plug 1, 4, 89 Guide ( h ) menu 16 Drive Setup Guide 58 icon for 13 Macintosh Guide 17–25 Shortcuts 27–28 Show/Hide Balloons 26 H hard d[...]

I, J icons 13 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) 5 blinking question mark 56, 74 bomb 51 CD-ROM disc 43, 44, 67–68 CD-ROM drive 67 color, for images on Photo CD, not displayed 71 Disk First Aid 78–79 Drive Setup 77, 80 Guide menu 13 hard disk 13 Installer 37 not appearing correctly on screen 58 review of most common 13 “sad Macintosh” 57 Trash 13 iden[...]

M Macintosh desktop 9 rebuilding 54 returning to from At Ease 67 starting up from CD-ROM disc and 74 Macintosh Guide 18–25 looking for specific topic in 23–24 tips for using 25 viewing list of topics in 19–20 viewing topics alphabetically in 21–22 Macintosh Guide window 18–19, 25 Index button 19, 21–22 Look For button 19, 23–24 Topics[...]

N “native” applications, using 42, 66 network backing up files on 40 CD-ROM disc shared over 45, 50, 66 connecting to 115–116 PowerTalk program for 37 Network control panel, Ethernet and 116 numeric keys 112 O office arrangement guidelines 85–87 on/off switch 3 Open/Close button on CD-ROM drive 30, 44, 45 opening the computer 101–103 open[...]

R radio interference vi random-access memory (RAM), expanding 35 rebuilding the desktop 54 recording from audio CD, troubleshooting problems with 70 recording sound 34 Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microprocessor ix remote control sensor 30 repairing a damaged disk 73, 78–79 repetitive stress injuries (RSIs), avoiding 83, 84 resolution[...]

setting up 1–11 adjusting screen angle 7 connecting mouse and keyboard 5–6 connecting other equipment 7, 31 connecting to network 115–116 plugging in the computer 1, 3–4 troubleshooting startup problems 10 turning on computer 8–9 shared CD-ROM disc 50 ejecting 45, 66 shared libraries 66 Shift key 112 Shortcuts 27–28 Show All (Applicatio[...]

T, U Tab key 112 tape drive, backing up to 40 TCP/IP support 116 telephone support 16 television displaying images on 117 watching on computer 37 television interference vi tilt-and-swivel base 7, 30 title bar 13 Topics button (Macintosh Guide window) 19–20, 25 Trash icon 13 troubleshooting 51–81 application programs 38, 60, 62, 64, 66 Balloon [...]

W , X, Y , Z warranty considerations, installing additional RAM 35 windows 13 changing size of 13 hiding and showing on desktop 40 Macintosh Guide 18–19, 25 130 Index[...]

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