Apple 200 Series - Manuals

When you are ready to begin: 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. You can wind extra cable a...

Opening the display 1 Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display. 2 Position the display at a comfortable viewing angle. You can adjust the angle of the display at any time by tilting it towards oraway from you. 3 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d

Turning on the computer To turn on the computer for the first time: m Press the Power On key above the keyboard. You should hear a tone when you tur n on the computer. It takes the computera moment to start up. When you see something like this on your screen, the computer is ready to use: Note: Your...

Problems turning on your computer? m The computer made a sound, but you can’t see anything on the screen. Adjust the brightness control buttons until an image appears and the screenis easy to read. m Nothing happened when you pressed the Power On key. Make sure the power adapter is firmly connected ...

What’s next? You’ve now finished setting up your PowerBook. Continue with one of thefollowing steps: m If you are new to the Macintosh, tur n to the next section, “Lear ning theBasics.” m If you are an experienced Macintosh user, tur n to Chapter 2, “GettingHelp,” to learn about Macintosh Guide, you...

Learning the basics If you are new to the Macintosh, you should begin by looking at the easy-to-use program called the Macintosh Tutorial. The tutorial teaches you the basicskills you’ll need to use your computer. To start the tutorial, follow thesesteps: 1 Roll the trackball to move the arrow point...

Reviewing the basics The following illustration summarizes many of the basic skills and terms youlearned from the tutorial. 10 C h a p t e r 1 To throw away an item you no longer want, drag it to theTrash and choose EmptyTrash from the Special menu. This icon represents yourcomputer’s internal hard ...

Turning the computer off To turn the computer off, you choose Shut Down from the Special menu.Detailed instructions follow. 1 If the computer is in sleep, press any key on the keyboard (except Caps Lock) to wake it. For information on the sleep feature of your PowerBook, see “Putting theComputer to ...

Putting the computer to sleep Sleep is a power conservation feature of PowerBook computers, reducing theamount of power the computer draws when it’s not being used. When thePowerBook is in sleep, it has a darkened screen and appears to be off. If youhave a PowerBook Duo 280c, a green light flashes o...

Restarting a computer that’s already on You need to restart your computer—tur n it off and back on again—when youwant to make certain changes to settings, use a newly installed systemsoftware file, or start up the computer using a different disk. You also need to restart if you see a “system er ror”...

14 C h a p t e r 1 Where to find answers When you have questions about using your PowerBook, there are severalplaces you can look for answers: 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 inform...

The Guide menu is your main source of information when you’re workingwith your computer. The menu is identified by a question mark ( h ) in the upper-right corner of the screen. 15 2 Getting Help Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.

Getting answers to your questions When you have a question while working with your computer, you can get theanswer by choosing Macintosh Guide from the Guide 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. ...

3 Notice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Macintosh Guide gives you three ways of finding information: m Topics lets you choose from a list of general subjects; it is like the table of contents in a book. m Index lets you choose from an alphabetical list of mo...

2 Click “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When you click any topic area, a list of related questions appears on the rightside of the Macintosh Guide 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 inst...

Getting answers with the Index button 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetical list of subjects appears on the left side of the window. 2 Scroll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. You can scroll through the list either by d...

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 instructions for you to follow. 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Macintosh Guide provides step-by-step instructions to answer the questionyou s...

Getting answers with the Look For button 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small box appears on the left side of the window, where you 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 you click Se...

Tips for using Macintosh Guide Here are a few tips for using Macintosh Guide effectively: m Macintosh Guide is available only when you are in the Finder—thedesktop area where you can see the icons of disks, folders, and files.(Other programs may also have help available in the Guide menu,however.) I...

Identifying objects on the screen Sometimes you’ll see an unfamiliar item on the screen and ask yourself,“What’s that?” You can get an answer by using a Macintosh feature known asBalloon Help. Balloon Help explains the function of icons, menus, commands, and otheritems on the Macintosh screen in bal...

Learning useful shortcuts You can perform many tasks in the Finder more quickly if you use keyboardor mouse shortcuts. For example, instead of clicking an icon and choosingOpen from the File menu, you can simply double-click the icon to open it. Follow these steps to lear n keyboard and mouse shortc...

2 Click one of the category buttons. Another window appears, describing shortcuts for that category. 3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click the right ar row in the lower-right cor ner of the window to display thenext window (if there is one). 4 When you finish read...

27 Read this chapter for information on expanding your computer system with additional hardware. The illustration below shows where equipment can be connected to yourcomputer. Refer to the manuals that came with your equipment forinstructions on connecting it. Docking connection ¯ Power adapter port...

In addition to connecting certain equipment directly to your PowerBook, youcan also expand your system with the following accessories: m the PowerBook Duo Dock and Duo Dock II m the PowerBook Duo MiniDock m the PowerBook Duo Floppy Adapter A brief overview of these accessories is in this chapter. Fo...

The PowerBook Duo MiniDock The PowerBook Duo MiniDock allows you to connect a wide variety ofdevices to the PowerBook. Like the Duo Dock, the minidock with peripheraldevices connected to it is not a computer—you need a PowerBook 200 Seriescomputer to make the system work. The minidock attaches to th...

The PowerBook Duo Floppy Adapter The PowerBook Duo Floppy Adapter allows you to connect an exter nal 1.4MB floppy disk drive (HDI-20) and up to three Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)devices—such as a keyboard or mouse—to your computer. Connecting a printer The printer/modem port ( ´ ) on your PowerBook can a...

Connecting a modem Apple offers optional, low-power, inter nal fax/data modems for yourPowerBook. See the modem manual for information about your modem. You can also connect an exter nal modem to any of the following: m the printer/modem port on the PowerBook m the modem port on a Duo MiniDock 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. Leave Use External Modem selected even when you use your inter nalmodem. 10 Close the control p...

Connecting SCSI devices A SCSI device is any product—including hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives,scanners, and printers—that connects with your computer by means of astandard electronic interface called Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). You can attach up to 6 SCSI devices to your computer by lin...

35 C o n n e c t i n g A d d i t i o n a l E q u i p m e n t Where to add cable terminators when connecting two or more SCSI devices: Using your PowerBook as a SCSI disk If you have a PowerBook Duo MiniDock, you can purchase a cable called the Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter, which lets you connect y...

Connecting your computer as a SCSI disk Before making any connections, you need to assign a unique SCSI ID numberto the PowerBook. (The unique ID number allows the computer tocommunicate with several connected devices.) 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu of your PowerBook computer. 2 ...

Remove the terminator from the last device before connecting thePowerBook. (If the last device has an inter nal terminator, disconnect thedevice and connect the PowerBook to the end of the SCSI chain. An Apple-authorized service provider can remove the terminator.) 10 Turn on the PowerBook by pressi...

Simplifying the connection process If you regularly plan to use your PowerBook as a SCSI disk with the samecomputer, you can leave the SCSI disk adapter cable attached to the othercomputer or its SCSI chain. When you want to use your PowerBook as aSCSI disk, simply shut down all devices and connect ...

Quitting SCSI disk mode 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 you regul...

Connecting other devices For instructions on connecting a device not discussed in this chapter—forexample, an external input device or networking hardware—refer to themanuals that came with the device. Adding memory to your computer Your PowerBook computer comes with at least 4 MB of RAM. By addingm...

Installing application programs Your computer comes with several application programs already on the harddisk. You’ll find these programs in either the Applications folder or the AppleExtras folder on your hard disk. A program called Software Highlights gives you easy access to the programsin the Ap...

Working with several programs at a time You can open as many application programs and desk accessories as yourcomputer’s memory allows. All open programs are listed in the Application menu at the right end of themenu bar. The name of the active program (the one you’re using right now)has a checkmark...

Hiding and showing windows on the desktop You can hide all windows except those of the active program by choosingHide Others from the Application menu. The other programs remain open even though their windows are hidden.When you switch to another program, its windows become visible again. If you wan...

Power sources Your computer can draw its operating power from two different sources. m Main battery Your computer’s main power source is a nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery. The battery provides power for about 2–7 hours of worktime (depending on the PowerBook model and type of battery you haveand...

What you should do When you see a low-power message, you should do one of the following: m Plug in the power adapter, or m Save your work and put the computer to sleep. What you should know The first low-power message is a reminder that the battery will soon run out.When this message appears, the sc...

Recharging the battery There are two ways to recharge a battery: m Plug in the power adapter to recharge the battery without removing it fromthe computer. m Remove the battery and recharge it in the (optional) recharger. Recharge a battery shortly before you plan to use it. The battery does notretai...

Recharging in a recharger You can purchase a battery recharger and additional batteries from yourApple-authorized dealer. If you have a recharger and an extra battery, you cancharge one battery while you use another, so you always have a fully chargedbattery on hand. The recharger can accommodate tw...

Recharging in both the computer and a recharger You can use a single power adapter to run the PowerBook and the batteryrecharger at the same time. If the PowerBook is on and contains a battery that is not fully charged, thecomputer charges the internal battery first. The exter nal battery does notbe...

Disposing of dead batteries IMPORTANT Nickel-metal-hydride batteries contain metals that can be reclaimed and reused. Instead of throwing away dead batteries, please disposeof them as described here. In the United States: Return dead batteries to your Apple-authorized serviceprovider, who will make ...

Reconditioning the battery To maximize battery life, you should recondition the battery once every 30 days, using the Battery Reconditioning program, which is on the systemsoftware disk labeled Disk Tools. You may want to keep a copy of the BatteryReconditioning program on your hard disk so it is mo...

4 Read the message on the screen and click OK. The following appears: 5 Click Recondition if it has been more than 30 days since the last time you reconditioned the battery. If 30 days have not passed since the last time you reconditioned, the followingappears on the screen: Click Quit to exit the B...

6 Click OK. While the reconditioning cycle is taking place, the following icon appears onthe screen: You can quit the Battery Reconditioning program at any time by pressing theperiod key and the x (Command) key at the same time. Also, if you unplug your PowerBook during reconditioning, the reconditi...

Health-related information about computer use Muscle soreness, eye fatigue, and other discomforts and injuries sometimesassociated with using computers can occur from performing any number ofactivities. In fact, misuse of the same muscles during multiple activities cancreate a problem that might not...

Musculoskeletal discomfort As with any activity that involves sitting for long periods of time, using acomputer can make your muscles sore and stiff. To minimize these effects, setup your work environment carefully, using the guidelines that follow, and takefrequent breaks to rest tired muscles. To ...

Eye fatigue Eye fatigue can occur whenever the eyes are focused on a nearby object for along time. This problem occurs because the eye muscles must work harder toview an object that’s closer than about 20 feet (6 meters). Improper lightingcan hasten the development of eye fatigue. Although eye fatig...

Keyboard and trackball m When you use the keyboard and trackball, your shoulders should berelaxed. Your upper arm and forearm should form an approximate rightangle, with your wrist and hand in roughly a straight line. m You may have to raise your chair so your forearms and hands are at theproper ang...

m Change hand positions often to avoid fatigue. m If you prefer, you can adjust the angle of the keyboard by lowering the legsuntil they snap into position. The back of the keyboard is slightly elevated when the legs are in use.Otherwise, the keyboard is level. Mouse m If you use a mouse, position t...

Important care and safety instructions For your own safety and that of your equipment, read and follow all theinstructions in this section. Keep these instructions available for reference byyou and others. Warning m Electrical equipment may be hazardous if misused. Operation of thisproduct, or simil...

Caution m If you have a problem with your computer and nothing in the computermanuals solves the problem, take the computer to your Apple-authorizeddealer or service provider. Attempting to repair the computer yourself mayvoid the limited war ranty. m Do not move the computer when you can hear its h...

Important m Use the computer only in environments where the temperature range > is between 50°F/10°C and 10 4°F/40°C. m Do not expose the computer to very low (less than –13°F/–25°C) or veryhigh (more than 140°F/60°C) temperatures. m If the computer has been in a cold place for several hours, let...

Handling floppy disks 125° F (52° C) 50° F (10° C) Keep disks dry. Do not use apencil or an eraser on a diskor disk label. Store disks attemperaturesbetween 50° Fand 125° F. Do not touch theexposed part of thedisk behind the metal shutter. Keep disks away from magnets. Avoid exposingdisks to extreme...

67 H e a l t h , S a f e t y , a n d M a i n t e n a n c e T i p s Traveling with the PowerBook The safety instructions earlier in this appendix also apply when you aretraveling. In addition, note these precautions: m Do not transport your PowerBook while it is tur ned on. Put your computerto sleep ...

Storing the PowerBook 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 sure your battery is fully charged if you are taking the computer placeswhere you cannot plug it in. 5 Store the computer in a cool, dry pl...

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

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

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

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

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