Apple PowerBook 200 Series manual

 P o w er B o o k Us e r ’ s Gu i de Includes setup and important health-related infor mation for P owerBook 200 Series computers[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1994 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 ati ons re gu lat i on i nf or mati on v i 1 Ge tt i n g Sta r t ed 1 P lu g ging in the computer 1 Op ening t he disp la y 3 T ur ning on t he computer 4 Prob lems tur ni n g on y our computer? 5 What ’ s nex t? 7 Lear ning t he ba si c s 8 R e v ie wi ng t h e ba s ic s 1 0 T ur ning t he computer o f f 1 1 Putting t h e computer [...]

Ident ifying ob jects on the screen 2 4 Lear ning u se ful shor tcuts 25 3 Co n nect i n g A d d i t i o na l E q u i pme n t 27 Th e P o w erB ook Duo Dock and Duo Doc k II 28 Th e P o w erB ook Duo Mi niDo ck 3 0 Th e P o w erB ook Duo Flopp y Adapter 3 1 C onnect i n g a printer 3 1 C onnect i n g a modem 3 2 C onnect i n g S CS I de v ice s 34 [...]

R emo v i ng or rep l acin g the battery 5 0 Dispos i ng o f dead batterie s 5 2 R epl ac i ng t h e bac kup b attery 5 2 R econdit i oni n g the b attery 5 3 Ma x imizi n g w ork t ime 5 5 A ppe n d i x A Hea l th , Sa f et y , a nd Ma i n t en a n ce Ti ps 5 7 Health-re l ated i nf or mati on about computer u se 5 7 Muscu l os k eletal di scomf o[...]

vi Communications Regulation Information C om m uni c ati o ns r e gul ati o n infor m ati on 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. Rad[...]

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[...]

Speaker ¤ Brightness controls Trackball ¯ Power adapter port [ ⁄ W Printer/External modem port P Power On button Q Internal modem port (if a modem is installed)[...]

Th e illu strati on on the f acing pa ge pr o v ide s an ov erv ie w o f y our P o werB ook computer . T o set up y our P o werB ook f or the first time , y ou n eed the pow er adapter a nd the pow er cor d that c ame wit h y our computer . When setting up y our computer , pl ace y our c omputer on a sturd y , fl at s urf ace near a grounded elec t[...]

When y ou are ready t o b e gin: 1 Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter and the other end into a three- hole grounded outlet or power strip. 2 Plug the power adapter cable into the power adapter port (marked with the icon ¯ ) on the back panel of the computer. Y ou c a n wi nd e x tra c able around t he hooks that open out from t [...]

O pen i n g the d i s p l a y 1 Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display. 2 Position the display at a comfortable viewing angle. Y ou c a n ad just t h e a n g le of t he disp la y at any t ime b y t ilting it t ow ards or a w a y from y ou. 3 Getting Started[...]

T u r n i n g o n the co m pu t e r T o tur n on the c omputer f or the first time: m Press the Power On key above the keyboard. Y ou shoul d h ear a tone w h en y ou tur n on the computer . It tak es t he computer a mom ent to start up . When y ou see som ething like t his on y our screen, the computer i s ready t o use: N ot e: Y our screen shoul[...]

P roblem s t urn i ng on y our c omputer? m The computer made a sound, but you can’t see anything on the screen. A d ju st the bri ghtn es s c ontro l butt ons until an ima ge appears and the screen is ea s y t o read. m Nothing happened when you pressed the Power On key. Mak e s ure t h e pow er adapter i s fir ml y connected t o both the comput[...]

m You see a picture of a disk with a blinking question mark on the screen. This p icture m ea ns that y ou n eed t o i nstall s y stem so ft w are on the computer ’ s hard di s k . S y stem s of t w are i nc lude s the pro grams t h e computer use s to start itself up . Y ou recei v ed a set of s y stem so f tw are di s ks i n the acce s s ory ki[...]

W ha t ’ s ne x t? Y ou ’ v e no w f i nished setting up y our P o werB ook. C ontinue with one of t h e f o llo wi ng steps: m If y ou are ne w t o the Mac i ntosh, turn to t h e n ex t sect ion, “ Lear ni ng t h e Basi cs . ” m If y ou are an ex perienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n to Chapter 2 , “ Gettin g Help , ” to learn about Mac [...]

Le arn in g th e basics If y ou are ne w t o the Mac i ntosh, y ou shoul d b egin b y looking at t h e eas y-t o- use pr o gram c alled the Mac i ntosh T ut orial. Th e tutori al teaches y ou the ba s ic s kills y ou ’ll need to u se y our c omputer . T o star t the tutori al, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Roll the trackball to move the arrow pointer [...]

2 Roll the trackball so that the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) points to the question mark in the upper- right portion of the screen. 3 With the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) on the question mark, press and hold down the trackball button. A list o f cho ice s (c alled a menu ) app ears . T his i s the Gu ide menu, w hic h is the pl ace to g o when y ou ha v e a [...]

R e v ie w i n g t he ba s i cs Th e f oll o wi ng illu strati on s ummarize s ma ny o f t h e ba si c s kills and ter ms y ou lear n ed from the tut orial. 10 Chapter 1 To throw away an item you no longer want, drag it to the Trash and choose Empty Trash from the Special menu. This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. To change th[...]

T u r n i n g the co m pu t e r o ff T o tur n the c omputer of f , y ou choose S hut Do wn fr om the S p eci al menu . Detailed instr uct i ons f oll o w . 1 If the computer is in sleep, press any key on the keyboard (except Caps Lock) to wake it. F or inf or mati on on the s leep feature o f y our Po werB ook, see “P utting t h e C omputer t o [...]

P utt i n g t he co m p u t er t o s leep S leep is a po wer c onserv at ion f eature of P o w erBook c omputers , red ucin g the amount o f po w er the computer dra w s w h en it ’ s not b eing u sed. Wh en the P o werB ook is in sleep , it ha s a darkened screen and app ears to be of f . If y ou ha v e a Po werB ook Duo 28 0c , a green li ght f[...]

R es ta r t i ng a co m p u t er t ha t ’ s a l rea d y o n Y ou n eed to re star t y our computer—tur n it of f a nd bac k on a g ai n—when y ou w a n t to m a ke c e r ta i n ch a nges to setting s , use a ne w l y i nstalled s y stem s of t w are file , or star t up the computer u s i ng a dif ferent di s k. Y ou als o need to re star t if[...]

14 Chapter 1 W here t o f i nd a ns w er s When y ou ha v e que sti ons about us i ng y our P ow erBook , there are se v eral pl aces y ou c a n look f or a ns wers: In this book Use this book to set up and learn about your computer. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h symbol) is your main source of information about the Macintosh. [...]

Th e Gui de menu is y our mai n source o f inf or mati on when y ou ’ re w orki ng with y our computer . T h e menu is i dentif ied b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -right c or n er of t h e screen. 15 2 Ge tt i n g He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Ge tt i ng a ns w e rs t o y o u r q ues t i o n s When y ou ha v e a que sti on w hile w orki ng wit h y our c omputer , y ou c an get t h e ans wer b y c hoos i ng M acint osh Gui de from t he Gui de 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 h[...]

3 Notice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Mac i ntosh G ui de gi v e s y ou three w a y s o f findi ng inf or mati on: m Topics lets y ou c hoose from a li st o f general s ub jects; it i s li ke t h e table o f contents in a book . m Index lets y ou c hoose from an alphab eti c al list o f more specif ic s u[...]

2 Click “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a ny t opic area, a li st o f rel ated que sti ons app ears on the right s ide o f the Mac i ntosh G ui de wi ndow. 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 ucti ons f or y ou to[...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w e rs w i th t he I n de x b utt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ub jects app ears on the lef t si de o f the wi ndow . 2 Scroll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c a n scro ll throu gh the list e ither b y dra g ging t [...]

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 ucti ons f or y ou to f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac i ntosh G ui de pro v ide s step-b y-step i nstr ucti ons t o ans wer t h e quest ion y ou se lected. When y ou [...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w e rs w i th t he L o ok F o r bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the lef t si de o f the wi ndow , where y ou c an typ e tex t. 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 [...]

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 ucti ons f or y ou to f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac i ntosh G ui de pro v ide s step-b y-step i nstr ucti ons t o ans wer t h e quest ion y ou se lected. When y ou ha v e [...]

Ti p s f o r us i n g Mac i n t os h G u i de Here are a f e w tips f or us i ng M acint osh Guid e effecti vel y : m Mac i ntosh Gu ide i s a v ail able onl y when y ou are in the Finder—the de s kt op area w h ere y ou c an see the icons o f dis ks , f ol ders , a nd file s . (Other pro gram s ma y als o ha v e h elp a v ail able in the Gu ide [...]

Ide n t i fy i n g o b jec t s o n t he sc ree n Som etim es y ou ’ll see an unf amili ar item on the screen a nd as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y us i ng a M acint osh f eature kno wn a s B alloon He lp . B alloon He lp ex pl ai ns the funct ion o f ic ons , menu s , commands , a nd other items on t he Mac i n[...]

L e a r nin g us e ful sh o r tc u t s Y ou c a n p erf or m ma ny ta s ks in the Finder more qui c kl y if y ou u se ke y board or mou se shor tcuts . For e x amp le , i nstead of c lic ki ng an ic on a nd choos i ng Op en from the F ile menu, y ou can s impl y double-c lic k the icon t o op en it. F o llo w the se steps t o lear n k e y board and[...]

2 Click one of the category buttons. Another window appears , de scribin g shor tcuts f or that c ate g ory . 3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Cli c k the ri ght ar ro w i n the lo w er -ri ght corn er of t h e wi ndow t o disp la y the nex t wi ndow (if t here is one) . 4 When you finish reading about the shortcu[...]

27 Read this chapter for information on expanding your computer system with additional hardware. Th e illustrat ion bel o w show s where equipm ent c a n b e connected t o y our computer . R ef er to t he ma nual s that c ame wit h y our equipm ent f or instr uct i ons on connect i ng it. Docking connection ¯ Power adapter port [ ⁄ W Printer/Ext[...]

In addition t o connect i ng certai n equipment direct l y t o y our P o w erBook , y ou c an als o ex pa nd y our s y stem with the f oll owin g acce s sorie s: m the P o werB ook Duo Dock and Duo Doc k II m the P o werB ook Duo MiniDo ck m the P o werB ook Duo Flopp y Adapter A brief o v erv ie w o f the se acce s sorie s i s i n thi s chapter . [...]

Th e Duo Dock and Duo Doc k II come wit h many bu ilt-i n feature s; se v eral opti onal feature s are al so a v ailab le . T h ese f eature s i nc lude: m an i nter nal 1 . 4 MB fl opp y dis k dri v e m an opti onal i nter nal SC SI har d di s k dri v e (a ny a v ailab le c apac ity that meets A pple ’ s sp ecif ic ati ons; up t o 1 i nch hi gh)[...]

T he P o w erB oo k D u o M i n iDo ck Th e Po werB ook Duo MiniDock all o w s y ou t o connect a wi de v ariety of de v ice s t o the P o werB ook. L i ke t h e Duo Dock , the mi nido ck wit h periph eral de v ice s c onn ected t o it is not a c omputer—y ou n eed a Po werB ook 20 0 Serie s computer t o make t h e s y stem w ork. Th e mi nidock [...]

T he P o w erB oo k D u o F l op p y A da p t e r Th e Po werB ook Duo Fl opp y A dapter allo ws y ou t o connect an ex ter nal 1 . 4 MB flopp y dis k dri v e (HDI-20) and up t o three A pp le Des k t op B us (AD B) de v ice s—s uc h as a k e yboar d or mou se—t o y our computer . Co n nec t i ng a p r i n t e r Th e pri nter/modem por t ( ´ )[...]

Co n nec t i ng a m ode m A pple o f f ers opti onal , lo w-pow er , inter nal f ax/data modem s f or y our P o werB ook. S ee the modem manual f or i nf or mati on about y our modem . Y ou c a n als o connect an e xter nal modem t o a ny o f the f oll o wi ng: m the printer/modem por t on the Po werB ook m the modem port on a Duo Mi niDo ck m the [...]

7 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu and open the Express Modem control panel. 8 Choose Express Modem Settings from the pop-up menu. 9 Click Use External Modem to activate the external modem. Lea v e U se Exter nal Modem selected e v en w h en y ou use y our i nter nal modem . 10 Close the control panel. Th e ex ter nal modem is read y[...]

Co n nec t i ng S CSI de v ices A SC S I de v ice i s a ny pr oduct—i nc ludi ng har d dis k dri v e s , CD-R O M dri v e s , sc ann ers , a nd pri nters—that connects wit h y our c omputer by m eans of a standard elec troni c i nterf ace c alled S mall C omputer S y stem I nterf ace (SC SI) . Y ou c a n attach up t o 6 SC S I de v ice s t o y [...]

35 Connecting Additional Equipment W her e t o ad d ca b le t er m i na t o rs w he n con nect i n g tw o o r mo re S CSI de v ices: U si n g y ou r P o w erB oo k as a S CSI d i sk If y ou ha v e a Po werB ook Duo Mi niDo ck , y ou c an purcha se a c able c alled the A pple HD I-30 S C S I Dis k A dapter , whi ch lets y ou connect y our P o werB o[...]

Co n nec t i ng y o u r co m p ut er as a S CSI d i sk Be f ore maki ng an y connect ions , y ou need to a s s i gn a unique S C S I ID numb er t o the P o werB ook. (Th e unique ID numb er allo w s the computer t o communi c ate with se v eral c onn ected de v ice s . ) 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu of your PowerBook computer. [...]

R emo v e the ter mi nator fr om the l ast de v i ce b ef ore connect i ng t h e P o werB ook. (If t h e la st de v ice ha s an i nter nal ter mi nator , disc onnect the de v ice and connect t he Po werB ook t o the end o f the SC SI c hain. An A pple- authorized serv ice pr o v ider c an remo v e the termi nator . ) 10 Turn on the PowerBook by pre[...]

S i m pl i fy i ng t he co n nect i o n pr ocess If y ou re g ul ar l y pl a n t o use y our Po werB ook a s a SC SI di s k with the sam e computer , y ou c an lea v e the SC SI di s k adapter c able attac hed to t he other computer or its S C S I c hai n. When y ou w ant to u se y our P o w erBook a s a S CS I dis k, s impl y shut dow n all de v i[...]

Q u i tt i ng S CSI d i sk m ode 1 Shut down the computer your PowerBook is connected to. 2 Turn the PowerBook off by holding down the Command ( x ) key and the Power On ( P ) key at the same time. 3 Turn off any other SCSI devices in the chain. 4 Disconnect the PowerBook from the adapter cable. If y ou re g ul ar l y pl a n t o connect y our Po we[...]

Co n nec t i ng o the r de v i ces F or instr uct i ons on connect i ng a de v ice not discu s sed in this c hapter—f or ex ample , a n ex ter nal i n put de v ice or netw orki ng har dw are—re f er t o the manual s that c ame wit h the de v ice . A dd i n g mem o r y t o y o u r co m pu t e r Y our P ow erBook c omputer com es wit h at least 4[...]

Instal l i ng appl ic ati on pro gr ams Y our computer c ome s with se v eral appli c ati on pro grams alread y on the hard dis k . Y ou ’ll f i nd these pr ogram s i n eit h er the App lic ati ons f ol der or the App le Ex tras f ol der on y our hard di s k. A pro gram c alled S of tw are H ighli ghts gi v es y ou eas y acce s s t o the pro gram[...]

W o rk i n g w i th se v e ra l pr o g ra ms a t a t i me Y ou c a n op en as man y appli c ati on pro grams and de s k acce ss ories a s y our computer ’ s memory all ow s . All open pro gram s are listed in the App lic ati on menu at the ri ght end o f the menu b ar . T h e name o f the act i v e pro gram (the one y ou ’ re u s i ng ri ght no[...]

H i d i n g a n d sh o w i ng w i n do w s on t he deskt op Y ou c a n hide all window s ex cept those o f the act i v e pro gram by c hoos ing Hide Others from t he App lic ati on menu. Th e other pro grams remain op en e v en thou gh their wi ndow s are hidden . When y ou s witch t o a nother pro gram, its windo w s b ecom e v is ib le a g ai n. [...]

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P o we r s o u rces Y our computer c a n dra w its op erating po w er from t w o dif f erent source s . m Main battery Y our computer ’ s mai n pow er source i s a nic k el-metal-h y dride (N iMH) battery . T h e battery pro v ide s po wer f or about 2–7 hours of w ork ti me (dep endi ng on t h e Po werB ook model and typ e of b attery y ou ha [...]

W ha t y o u s ho u l d d o When y ou see a lo w-po w er me s sa g e , y ou shoul d do one of t h e f oll o wi ng: m Plug in the power adapter, or m Save your work and put the computer to sleep. W ha t y o u s ho u l d k n o w Th e first lo w-po wer m es sa g e is a reminder that t h e battery will s oon r un out. When thi s me ss a g e app ears , [...]

R ec ha r g i ng t he b a tt ery Th ere are tw o w a y s t o rec har ge a b attery: m P lu g i n the pow er adapter t o rec har g e the battery wit hout remo v i ng it fr om the computer . m R emo v e the battery and rechar ge it in the (opti onal) rec har g er . R echar g e a battery shor tl y bef ore y ou pl an to u se it. Th e battery does not r[...]

Rech arg i ng in a r e charger Y ou c a n purcha se a battery rec har ger and additi onal b atteries fr om y our A pple-aut horized dealer . If y ou ha v e a rechar g er a nd a n ex tra b attery , y ou c a n c har g e on e battery w hile y ou use another , s o y ou al w a y s ha v e a full y char ged battery on hand. Th e rechar ger c a n accomm od[...]

3 Place the battery in the recharger as shown. R echar gi ng be gi ns immediate l y . Y ou can remo v e a battery fr om the rechar g er at any t ime . R ememb er , if y ou are char gi ng t w o b atteries , the y c har g e on e at a ti me . It tak e s about tw o hours to c har ge eac h battery . IMPORTANT T o preserv e a battery ’ s c har ge , don[...]

R ec ha rg i n g i n bo t h the co m p ut er a nd a r ech a r ge r Y ou c a n use a s ing le po wer adapter t o r un the P o w erBook and the battery rec har g er at the same t ime . I f the P ow e rB o o k i s o n an d c o nta i ns a ba tt ery t hat i s not fu l ly c har g e d , th e computer c har ge s t h e i nter nal battery f i rst. T h e ex t[...]

1 Save your work, and then choose Sleep from the Special menu. Y ou c a n choose S hut Do wn instead of S leep if y ou fee l more c om f or table w orking wit hout the 4-mi nute time limit. 2 Close the display. 3 Open the battery door by pressing the small button and sliding the door in the direction indicated by the arrow. Th e door is ph y s ic a[...]

D i spo s i ng o f dead b a tt er i es IMPORTANT N ic k el-m etal-h y dride b atterie s contain metal s that c a n b e rec laimed and reu sed. I nstead of t hro wing a w a y dead batterie s , p lease di spose o f them as de scribed here . I n the U n it e d S ta t e s: R etur n dead batterie s t o y our App le-authorized serv ice pro v ider , w ho [...]

R eco n d i t i o n i n g the b a tt e r y T o max imize battery lif e , y ou should rec ondit ion t h e battery once e v ery 30 da y s , us i ng t h e Battery R ec onditi oning pr ogram , whi c h is on t h e s y stem s of t w are dis k labeled Dis k T oo ls . Y ou ma y w ant to k eep a cop y o f the B attery R econdit i oni ng pr ogram on y our ha[...]

4 Read the message on the screen and click OK. Th e f oll o wi ng appears: 5 Click Recondition if it has been more than 30 days since the last time you reconditioned the battery. If 30 da y s ha v e not pas sed since the l ast t ime y ou recondit ioned, the f oll o wing appears on the screen: Cli c k Quit t o e xit t h e Battery R econdit ioning pr[...]

6 Click OK. While the recondit i oni ng c y c le is takin g pl ace , the f o llo wing i con appears on the screen: Y ou c a n quit the B attery R econdit ionin g pro gram at a ny t ime b y pres s ing t h e period k e y and the x (C omma nd) ke y at the same t ime . Al s o , if y ou un plu g y our P o w erBook during rec onditi oning , the rec ondit[...]

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Hea l t h-re l a t ed i n f o rma t i o n ab o u t co m pu t e r use Musc le s oren es s , e y e f ati g ue , a nd other disc om f or ts and i njurie s somet ime s as soci ated with us i ng c omputers c an o ccur from perf ormi ng an y numb er of act i v it ies . I n f act , mis u se of t h e same mu sc les duri ng mu ltip le act i v it ies c a n c[...]

Mus culoskel et al di s c omf or t A s with an y act i v ity that inv o l v es s itt i ng f or lon g p eriods o f tim e , us i ng a computer c a n make y our musc le s sore and stif f . T o mi nimize these e f f ects , set up y our w ork en v i ronment c arefu ll y , us i ng t h e gu ide li n es t hat f oll o w , and take frequent breaks t o rest t[...]

Eye f a ti g u e E y e f at i gue c a n o ccur w h en e v er the e ye s are f o cused on a nearby ob ject f or a lon g time . T his prob lem occurs b ec ause t h e e y e musc les mu st w ork har der t o v ie w a n ob ject t hat ’ s c l oser than about 20 feet (6 m eters) . I mproper light ing c an hasten t h e de v el opment o f e y e f ati gue .[...]

K eyb o ar d an d tr a c k b all m When y ou use t h e ke y board and trac k b all, y our shoulders shou ld be rel a x ed. Y our upp er ar m a nd f orear m should f or m a n appro x imate ri ght ang le , with y our wrist and ha nd i n rou ghl y a strai ght li n e . m Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se y our c hai r so y our f orear ms and ha nds are at the[...]

m Chang e hand posit i ons of ten t o a v oi d f ati gue . m If y ou pre f er , y ou c an adju st the ang le o f the ke y board b y l o wering t he leg s until t he y snap i nto pos iti on. Th e bac k o f the ke y board i s s li ght l y ele v ated w h en the leg s are i n use . Otherwise , the ke y board i s le v e l. Mouse m If y ou u se a mou se [...]

A v oiding fa tigu e m Chang e y our seated pos it ion, stand up , or stretc h w h en e v er y ou star t to f eel tired. Frequent shor t breaks are helpful in reducing f ati gue . m Al lo w adequate w ork space so t hat y ou c an w ork comf or tabl y . Pl ace pap ers or other items s o y ou can v ie w them eas il y w hile us ing y our computer . A [...]

I m po r ta n t ca re a nd sa f e ty i n st r uc t i o ns F or y our o w n saf ety a nd that o f y our equipment , read a nd f oll o w all the instr uct i ons i n thi s sect ion . K eep the se i nstr ucti ons a v ail able f or ref erence by y ou and others . Wa r n i n g m Electri c al equipm ent ma y b e hazar dous if mi s used. Operati on of t hi[...]

Caut ion m If y ou ha v e a problem wit h y our c omputer a nd nothing in the computer manual s so l v es t h e problem , tak e the computer t o y our App le-authorized dealer or serv i ce pro v ider . Attempt ing t o repai r the computer y ourself ma y v oi d the limited w ar ranty . m Do not m o v e the computer w hen y ou c an h ear its hard di [...]

Impor t ant m U se t h e computer onl y i n env iron ments w h ere the temp erature ra ng e > is betw een 50°F/1 0° C a nd 1 0 4° F/4 0°C . m Do not e x pose the computer t o v ery lo w (les s than –1 3° F/–25° C) or v ery hi gh (more t ha n 1 40° F/60°C) temperatures . m If the computer ha s been i n a co ld p lace f or se v eral ho[...]

Ha nd l i ng f l o pp y d i s k s 125° F (52° C) 50° F (10° C)    Keep disks dry. Do not use a pencil or an  eraser on a disk or disk label. Store disks at temperatures between 50° F and 125° F. Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the  metal shutter. Keep disks away  from m[...]

67 Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips T ra v e l i ng w i t h the P o w erB oo k Th e saf ety i nstr ucti ons ear lier i n thi s app endix als o app l y w h en y ou are tra v eli ng . I n additi on, note these prec auti ons: m Do not transpor t y our Po werB ook while it i s tur ned on. Put y our computer t o s leep or shut it do wn bef ore y ou [...]

St o r i ng t he P o w erB oo k 1 Save your work on a hard disk or floppy disks. 2 Choose Shut Down from the Special menu. 3 Close the display. 4 Recharge the battery. Be s ure y our battery i s fu ll y c har ged if y ou are taki ng t h e computer p lace s w h ere y ou c annot plu g it in. 5 Store the computer in a cool, dry place. S t ora ge tempe[...]

Th e Po werB ook 20 0 Serie s ke y board w orks in much the sam e w as a s the k e y boards on ot h er computers and on elec tric typewriters . How e v er , there are a f e w sp eci al k e y s y ou shoul d know about. Th e illustrat ion on t h e f oll o wi ng pa ge e x pl ai ns the funct ion o f all the speci al k e y s on the Po werB ook 20 0 Seri[...]

Special keys on the PowerBook 200 Series keyboard Arrow keys Move the insertion point, as an alternative to using the pointing device. In some programs, the arrow keys have other functions. Caps Lock key A locking Shift key for letters only (numbers and symbols aren’t affected). x (Command) key Works in combination with other keys as an alternati[...]

A About this Macintosh (Apple menu) 40 activating the Finder 16, 23 active program 16, 42 Apple-authorized service providers disposing of dead batteries 52, 65 installing additional RAM 40 repairing the computer 64 replacing the backup battery 52 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port Duo Dock II 28, 29 Duo MiniDock 30 Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter 35, 36, [...]

batteries avoiding damage to 46 backup battery 45, 50, 52 care of 63, 64, 65 damaged 51–52 disposing of dead batteries 52, 65 low-power messages 45–46 low-power warning, in SCSI disk mode 38 maximizing work time 55 recharging 1, 47–50 reconditioning 53–55 removing or replacing 50–51 transporting 63, 67 battery power conserving 12, 55 SCSI[...]

D damaged batteries 51–52 damage to computer, avoiding 1, 40, 46 dead batteries, disposing of 52, 65 desk accessories, opening and switching 42 desktop, hiding and showing windows on 43 dimmed icons 42 disconnecting the PowerBook in SCSI disk mode 38, 39 Disk Tools disk 53 display. See also screen adjusting 3, 61 opening 3 docking connection 27 d[...]

G Guide menu Hide Balloons command 24 how to use 15–16 Macintosh Guide command 16 Macintosh Tutorial 9 overview 10, 14 Shortcuts command 25 Show Balloons command 24 H handling computer equipment. See safety instructions hard disk backing up files on 43 in Duo Dock II 43 hard disk icon 10 hard disk space, using as RAM 40 health-related information[...]

75 Index K keyboard adjusting angle of 61 care of 64 correct posture for using 60–61 shortcuts for using 25–26 special keys 70 L liquid spills on the computer 64 Look For button (Macintosh Guide window) 17, 21–22 low-power messages 45–46 low-power warning, in SCSI disk mode 38 M Macintosh Guide command (Guide menu) 16 Macintosh Guide closin[...]

O on-screen help. See Guide menu; Macintosh Guide opening applications and desk accessories 42 the display 3 icons 25 open programs, displaying 42 P plug adapters for overseas travel 67 plugging in the computer 1–2 pointer, moving 8–9 ports, illustration of Duo Dock II 28 PowerBook 27 PowerBook Duo MiniDock 30 power adapter 1, 2, 5, 64 rechargi[...]

77 Index R RAM installing 40 protecting contents of 46 RAM disk 13 recharging batteries 1, 47–50 reconditioning batteries 53–55 removing or replacing batteries 50–51 repairing the computer 64 repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) 58 replacing the backup battery 52 Restart command (Special menu) 13 restarting the computer 13 S safety instructions [...]

Shortcuts command (Guide menu) 25 Show All command (Application menu) 43 Show Balloons command (Guide menu) 24 showing windows on the desktop 43 shrinking the Macintosh Guide window 23 Shut Down command (Special menu) 11, 37, 51, 68 shutting down the computer, troubleshooting 11, 37 size box 10 sleep, putting the computer to sleep 12, 46 Sleep comm[...]

transferring information between computers 35 transporting batteries 63, 67 the computer 64, 67 Trash 10 traveling with the computer 63–67 troubleshooting. See also Guide menu blinking question mark on screen 6 external modem problems 33 nothing appears on the screen 5 Power On key 5 restarting the computer 13 shutting down the computer 11, 37 ?[...]

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