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P owerBoo k Gettin g S t ar t ed Setup and important health-related infor mation for the P owerBook notebook 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.
iii Co m m unic ati ons reg ul ation inf or mation v ii 1S e t t i n g U p Y o ur P owe r Boo k Duo 1 St e p 1 Plu g i n the pow er adapter 1 St e p 2 O pen the displ a y 3 St e p 3 T ur n on the comp.
3B a s i c S k ill s 3 1 W orking wit h ic ons 3 2 W orking wit h window s 34 W orking wit h documents 36 W orking wit h dis k s 3 8 Or g a nizi n g y our des k top 3 9 W orking wit h pull-do wn m enu.
7C u s t o m i z i n g a n d T ra v el i n g W i t h Y o ur P ow erB oo k 77 Cust omizing y our P o werB ook 77 Tr av el in g with the P ow erBook 8 7 St oring the P ow erBook 8 8 Se rv i ce and s upp.
App e ndi x A I ns ta l l i ng S y st em S o ftw a re 1 27 Bef ore y ou b e gi n 1 28 Ins ta lli ng s y stem so ft w are f or the first time 1 28 Re i n s t a lling s y stem s o ft w are 1 3 1 Ins ta .
Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i on i n f or ma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.
DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
To set up your P o werB ook Duo f or the f i rst time , y ou n eed the pow er adapter a nd the po wer c ord t hat cam e with y our Po werB ook. St ep 1 Plug in th e po wer ada pt er When y ou plu g i n the po wer adapter , the computer ’ s battery rec har ge s .
1P lug one end of the power cord into the power adapter and the other end into a three- hole grounded outlet or power strip. 2P lug the power adapter cable into the power adapter port on the back panel of the computer. If the c able is t oo lon g , you c a n wind it around the hooks t hat open out from th e po we r a d apter .
St ep 2 Op e n th e di splay m Sl i d e th e lat ch to th e ri ght a nd lift up the disp la y . Po si ti on the disp la y at a comf or table v ie wi ng an gle .
St ep 3 Tu r n o n t h e c o m p u t e r m Tu r n on the computer b y pres s i ng t h e Po wer On k e y abov e the ke yboar d. Y ou hear a tone w h en y ou tur n on the computer .
Pro bl e m s turn in g on yo u r c o m puter ? m The computer made a sound, but you can’t see anything on the screen. Us e t h e brightne s s contro l buttons and contra st contr ol butt ons (if your com puter has t h em) t o adju st the screen. (S ome mode ls ha v e brightne ss c ontr ol butt ons onl y .
m You see a picture of a disk with a blinking question mark on the screen. Thi s p ictu r e me a n s th a t y ou n eed t o i nstall s y stem so ft w are on the com puter ’ s hard di s k. S y stem so ft w are i nc ludes the pro grams t he computer uses to s t a r t itself up .
Tu r n i n g y o ur c o m puter off m If t h e co mput er i s o n , c hoose S hut Do wn fr om the Speci al menu . m If t h e co m p ut er i s i n s le ep , wa k e it by pre ss ing any k e y on the ke yboar d (ex cept Caps Lock) , and then choose S hut Do wn .
Auto m a ti c sl e e p If y ou don ’ t use t h e computer f or se veral minute s , it g oes t o sleep aut omatic all y (unles s you c hang e the sleep pre ference s) . T his c onserv e s ba ttery pow er . To w a k e t h e c o mputer , pres s any k e y on the ke yboar d (e x cept Caps Loc k) .
9 2 Le a rn i ng t o U se Y o u r Co m p ut er Go through the exercises in this chapter to learn how to use your computer Y our c omputer com es with a tut ori al that teac hes y ou the ba si c s .
Par t 1 Sta r t i n g t he Mac i n t o s h B as i cs to ur Y our Ma c i n t o s h B as i c s t our i s on the hard di s k that ’ s i nsi de y our computer . T o tak e the t our , f oll o w the steps i n thi s secti on. Ma ke s ure your c omputer is turn ed on.
2N o t ice the Control Strip at the bottom of your screen. Th e C ontro l Strip i s the li ne of p ic tures at the l o wer le ft o f y our screen. Y ou ’ll lear n more about t he Contr ol S trip i n Chapter 5 . 3R oll the trackball so that the tip of the arrow is on the tab at the right end of the Control Strip.
5R oll the trackball so that the tip of the arrow is on the picture labeled “Macintosh HD.” Make s ure the tip o f the ar ro w is o v er the pic ture , not o ver t h e wor ds “Maci nto sh HD . ” No t e : Y our screen shoul d look s imilar t o the on e b el ow , but ma y not look exactl y th e sa me .
7R oll the trackball to place the tip of the arrow on the picture of the folder labeled “Macintosh Basics.” 8 Being careful not to roll the trackball, press the button twice in quick succession.
9R oll the trackball so that the arrow is on the picture of the man labeled “Macintosh Basics.” 10 Press the trackball button twice in quick succession.
Par t 2 Pr a c tic in g yo ur new s ki l l s Y ou shoul d now ha ve c ompleted t he Ma c i n t o s h B as ic s t our . Th e sec ond par t of y our traini ng gi v es y ou an oppor tunity to t hi n k about wh at y ou ’ v e lear ned so f ar and to prac tice y our n ew s kills .
Question: Wh a t ar e p i ct ur e s o n t he M ac int o sh d e skt op c al l ed? T w o examp l e s ar e sh own below . Answer:____________________________________________ Circle the hard disk window in the illustration below.
Circle the hard disk icon in the illustration below. Question: Ci rcl e t h e a c t iv e w i n dow on the de sk top be lo w. H o w do y ou mak e a win dow activ e? Answer:_____________________________.
Question: Wh ic h m e n u i s the S av e c omm and in? Answer:____________________________________________ Question: Ho w d o y ou t hr ow an i t em aw ay? Answer:____________________________________________ Label the parts of this window. 18 Chapter 2 A.
Answers t o th e rev i ew que sti ons The se are t h e ans wers t o the re v ie w quest ions t hat y ou comp leted earlier . Question: Wh a t i s t h e ar ea c a ll e d w her e y ou d o a ll y our w o.
Question: Ci rcl e t h e a c t iv e win dow sh own on th e desktop below . Ho w d o y ou make a w i n do w ac ti v e? Answer: by cl ic kin g an y w her e in si de of i t Question: Wh ic h m e n u i s .
Pr ac ti ce sess i on Now y ou c an practi ce what y ou lear ned i n Ma c i n t osh Ba sic s . Yo u ’ ll be pract ic ing y our s kills u sin g real pro grams that c ame with y our computer , rather than the samp le on es in Ma c i n t o s h B as ic s.
2 Use the keyboard to type a few lines of text into the blank document. It doesn ’ t matter what y ou typ e . If y ou make an er ror , pre s s the Delete ke y to ba ck space o v er the i ncor rect letters , then retyp e . 3 Open the File menu and choose the Save command to save your new document.
4D on’t click anywhere. Just type the name “Practice File.” Then click the button labeled Save. Th e name y ou typ e shoul d repl ace “Untit led 1” in the bo x . If it do esn ’ t, p lace th e poi n t e r t o the lef t o f the U in “ U nt itled 1 , ” then pres s the track ball butt on a nd dra g acros s the wor d.
5 Open the File menu and choose Quit to quit the SimpleText program. Th e S impleT ex t program c lose s , alon g with y our do cument. 6C heck for the file you saved in the hard disk window. Y ou shoul d see the icon f or the do cument y ou sa v ed in the hard dis k wi ndow .
2: St or i ng y o u r w o rk i ns ide a f o l der Y ou c a n or g anize y our w ork on the Mac intosh b y creating f olders and st ori n g y our do cuments insi de of them . 1 Open the File menu and choose New Folder. A f ol der ic on named “ untit led f ol der” app ears in the acti v e wi ndo w on the de s k t op .
3 Drag the Practice File into the folder named “My Work.” Mo v e the pointer t o the Practi ce File . T hen pres s a nd hold do wn t h e butt on wh ile y ou dra g the Practi ce File t o the f older nam ed “M y W ork . ” When the tip of t h e pointer is on t h e f ol der ic on a nd the fo lder become s hi ghli ghted, relea se the button .
3: Th ro wi ng a n i t em a w a y As y ou w ork, y ou will w ant to rem o v e items y ou no lon ger need from the hard di s k. Y ou remo v e items b y thro wi ng t hem i nt o the T ra sh. In thi s ex erci se , y ou will thro w the Pract ice File int o the T ra sh.
4 Open the Trash icon (by double-clicking it) to see your Practice File there. 5 Open the Special menu and choose Empty Trash. A di alo g bo x app ears . T he computer di spl a y s a dial og bo x w hen it as ks y ou to c onf i r m a n act ion . Y ou must c lic k OK or another button in the dial og bo x be f ore y ou c an take an y other act ion .
Wh at’ s ne xt? Th e best w a y t o get e x perience working wit h y our computer i s to be gi n t o do y our ow n work . Y ou ma y ha v e already purc hased appli cat ion pr ograms t o w ork with . Y ou ’ll need t o i nstall these on y our hard di s k.
Is the c orr ec t w i nd ow a ct i v e? Usua l ly onl y the act i ve windo w is af fec ted w hen y ou type or use a menu . T he act i ve windo w has stripes in its tit le bar .
Thi s s ec t i on pro v ide s i nf or mation on t h e fo llo wi ng b as ic s kills: m W orking wit h ic ons m W orking wit h window s m W orking wit h documents m W orking wit h dis ks m Or g a nizi n.
Wo r k i n g w i th ic ons An ic on is a p ic ture that represents s omet hing el se . Se lec t i ng i con s To do this Follow these steps Select the icon Click the item. Deselect an icon Click anywhere except the selected icon. Select multiple icons While holding down the Shift key, click each icon.
Cop yi ng icons To do this Follow these steps Copy an icon onto Drag the icon to the icon of the other disk another disk or to an icon or window that belongs to that disk. Copy an icon 1. Click the icon to select it. on the same disk 2. Choose Duplicate from the File menu, or press x -D.
Remov ing ite m s from th e d i sk a nd r et ri e v i ng t hem f ro m the T ras h To do this Follow these steps Erase or remove 1. Drag the icon to the Trash. an item from a disk 2. Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu. Retrieve an item 1. Open the Trash icon.
Vi e wing th e c onte n ts of a window To do this Follow these steps View the contents 1. Open the View menu. of a window by name, 2. Choose the menu item that corresponds to the way you want to date, size, or kind view the contents of the window. View the contents of 1.
Wo r k i n g w i t h do cu m ent s Op eni ng an d c l os i ng a d oc u men t To do this Follow these steps Open a document 1. Click the icon for the document. 2. Choose the Open command from the File menu. Or double-click (click twice rapidly) on the icon.
Sa v i ng a n d n am i ng d oc u men t s To do this Follow these steps Save and name a 1. Choose the Save command from the File menu. document 2. Type a name for the document. for the first time 3. Click the Save button. Save the document 1. Choose the Save As command from the File menu.
Wo r k i n g w i th di sks Y ou c a n purcha se a Duo Flopp y Adapter t hat allo ws y ou to u se flopp y dis ks with y our Po werB ook Duo . See Chapter 8 f or i nformat ion on t h e Duo Flopp y Ad a p t e r . Pr e p ar ing a new f l op p y d i sk f or u se S ee “U s ing Di s ks ” i n the Ma c i n t o s h R ef er e nc e manual.
Er a s in g t h e c ont ent s o f a di sk To do this Follow these steps Erase the entire 1. Insert the disk you want to erase into a disk drive. contents of a floppy disk 2. Click the icon of the disk you want to erase. 3. Choose Erase Disk from the Special menu.
Wo r k i n g w i th pul l - d own m e nus Key b o a r d s h o r t c u t s i n the Fi n d er an d in dir e c tor y di alo g b o xe s Key Action Up, Down, Left, Selects the next item in the direction of the arrow or Right Arrow key Tab key Selects the next item alphabetically (except in a directory dialog box key (a, b, c.
Impor t ant c ar e a nd sa f et y i ns t ru ct i on s F or y our ow n saf ety and that o f y our equipment , read a nd f oll ow all t he ins truc ti ons i n this sec tion . K eep the se instr uct ions a v ailab le f or ref erence by y ou a nd others .
Caut io n m If y ou ha v e a prob lem with y our computer and nothing in the computer manuals s ol v es the prob lem, tak e the computer t o your A pple-aut horized dealer or serv ice pr o v ider . Attemptin g t o repai r the computer y ourself ma y vo id the limited w ar ranty .
Impor t ant m If the computer ha s b een i n a co ld p l ace f or se veral hours , let it w arm up to r oom temperature b ef ore y ou use it. m Us e t h e computer onl y i n env i ronments where the temperature ra n g e is bet w een 50°F/1 0°C and 1 0 4° F/40°C .
Hea l th-r el a t ed i n f or ma t ion ab o u t c om puter u s e Musc le sorene ss , e y e f ati gue , a nd other disc om f or ts a nd injurie s som etim es asso ciat ed with us ing c omputers c a n o ccur fr om perf ormi ng an y numb er o f act i v itie s .
RS Is did not s uddenl y arise w hen computers w ere i n v ented; tennis e lbo w and writer ’ s cramp , f or ex ample , are tw o R S Is that ha ve been with u s f or a lon g tim e .
Arr an ging your w o rk a rea a nd eq u i p men t Th e s u g g e sti ons i n this sec ti on c a n h elp y ou work m ore comf or tabl y with y our computer .
m Us e a li ght touc h when typin g or us ing the trac k ball and keep y our ha nds a nd fin g ers rel ax ed. When us i n g the trac k ball or k e yboar d, a v oid r olling y our thumbs under y our palms . Some co m puter users ma y dev elop di scomf or t i n thei r ha nds , wrists , or arms af ter i ntens i v e work wit hout breaks .
Ext erna l mon it or If y ou use an ex ter nal monit or , thi s su g ge stion ma y b e h elpful. m If pos si ble , ar rang e the monitor s o the t op of the screen i s s light l y b elo w y our e y e lev el w h en y ou ’ re s itting at the k e y board.
Wh at is th e Con tr ol St ri p? When y ou first tur n on y our Po werB ook, a li n e of small p ic tures appears i n th e lower l eft of t h e screen. This i s c alled the Co n t ro l S t r i p . Ea ch pict u r e i n th e C ontro l Strip i s c alled a mo du l e .
How do es the Co n t r o l St ri p d i ff er f r o m con t ro l pa nel s? Ma ny f eatures in the C ontrol S trip w ork the same w a y as c ontrol panel s . For th e mos t par t , ho we v er , contr ol panels o f f er more opti ons . T he Contr ol S trip gi v es y ou an eas y w a y to ac ces s the feature s y ou use most o ften .
Re si zi n g t h e C ontrol S tr ip Y ou c a n shor ten or lengt h en the C ontrol S trip to di spl a y f e wer or more mod ules . m Click and drag the tab. The C ontrol S trip shor tens or lengthens a s y ou dra g the tab . If y ou shor ten th e C ontr ol S trip a nd can no l on g er see all the module s , use the scro ll ar ro ws .
Mo vi ng the Co ntro l S t r ip Y ou c a n drag t h e Contr ol S trip to t he right or le ft ed ge o f y our Po w erB ook ’ s screen or any m onit or your P ow erBook i s connected t o . T o reposit ion the C ontro l Strip: 1H old down the Option key and drag the Control Strip by its tab.
m ba ttery cons umpti on rate m es t imated w ork tim e remaini ng Th e b attery c har ge le v el , battery c ons umpti on rate , a nd est imated work t ime remaini ng c hang e dep ending on the s oft w are , hard w are , and pow er sa v ing f eature s y ou use .
Custom i zi ng th e Bat t er y M oni to r mo d u le Y ou c a n cust omize the Battery Monit or module t o disp l a y onl y the feature s y ou w a nt. Fo llo w these steps: 1C lick the Battery Monitor module in the Control Strip. Th e f oll owing pop-up m enu app ears .
Spi nn i ng down th e hard di sk The ha r d dis k is one o f the mai n cons umers o f battery po wer . T o e xtend w ork ti me w hile you are u sin g your b attery , it is a g ood idea t o tur n o f f the hard dis k when y ou are not us ing it. This i s c alled “ spinni ng do wn ” the hard di s k.
Y our P ow erBook g o es t o s leep . T o w ake t h e computer fr om sleep , pres s any key on the k e y board (e x cept Caps L o c k) . T h ere are three ot h er w a y s y ou put y our Po werB ook t .
Chang i ng th e s ound s et t i ngs Y our c omputer ’ s sound v olum e can be chang ed from t he Contr ol S trip: 1C lick the Sound Volume module in the Control Strip. A pop-up menu appears: 2C hoose the volume setting you want from the pop-up menu.
2C hoose the feature you want from the pop-up menu. F or more inf or mati on on App leT alk a nd workin g on a n etw ork, see the Ma c i n t o s h R ef er e nc e book .
59 6 Po w e r M a nage m en t Pow e r sou r ces Y our c omputer c a n dra w its op eratin g po wer fr om tw o diff erent source s: m Main battery Y our c omputer ’ s main pow er source i s a nic k el-m etal-h ydri de ba ttery .
Usin g t h e Ba t t e r y desk a ccesso r y Th e main battery pro v ide s pow er f or about 2–4 hours o f w ork (the ex act t ime depends on how o ften y ou use t h e hard di s k, ho w bri ght the screen is , a nd other f act ors) .
Re sp onding to lo w-po w er messa ges When the battery runs lo w , the computer di spl a y s a series o f lo w-pow er me ss ag es . The w ork tim e remai ni ng a fter y ou see the first mes sa ge v aries dependi ng on ho w y ou are us i ng the c omputer .
Re ch ar gin g t h e b a t t e r y The r e are t w o w a y s to rec har g e a battery: m Pl ug in the pow er adapter t o rec har ge t h e battery wit hout remo v i ng it from th e com puter . m Re mo ve the battery and rec har g e it in the (optional) rec har ger .
Re c h argi ng in a rech ar ger A battery rec har ger and additi onal batterie s are a v ailab le f or purcha se . If y ou purc hase a rec har ger and an ex tra battery , y ou c a n c har ge one battery w hile y ou use the other , so y ou alw a ys ha v e a full y char ged b attery on hand.
3P lace the battery in the recharger as shown. Re c h a rg i n g b e gins immediate l y . Y ou c a n remo ve a b attery from the rec harg er at any t ime . R emember , if you are c har gi n g tw o batterie s, t h e y c har ge one at a ti me . It take s about tw o hours t o char ge eac h battery .
If t h e P o wer Boo k i s i n sleep or i s s hut do wn , int ernal a nd ex ter nal batterie s ch ar ge s imultan eous l y . If bot h batterie s are full y depleted, it tak es about 4 1 ⁄ 2 hours t o char ge bot h. If the inter nal battery i s full y char ged or absent , the ex ter nal battery tak es a litt le ov er 2 hours to c har ge .
5I f you are inserting another battery, slide it into the battery compartment. Re pl acement batterie s come wit h a door attached. 6C lose the battery door by pushing it back into place.
Repl a cing t h e b a ck up batter y In addit ion t o its mai n battery , y our computer ha s a small bac kup battery t hat maintai ns the contents o f RAM w hile you rep lace t h e main battery . Th e b ac kup battery us uall y la sts f or sev eral years .
3 Locate the Battery Reconditioning icon and open it. A me ss ag e app ears on the screen descri bing b attery recondit ioning . If y ou don ’ t ha v e y our P ow erBook p lu g ged in, a me ss ag e app ears telling y ou t o plu g it in. 4 Read the message on the screen and click OK.
If 30 da y s ha ve pa ssed s ince you l ast rec onditi oned, this m es sa ge appears: Re me mber that it tak e s 2 hours to rec ondition t h e battery and 2 hours to fu ll y ch ar ge the b attery . M ake s ure y ou do not n eed t o use y our Po werB ook f or 4 hours .
If y o u o wn a P o we rB oo k D uo 230 If y ou ow n a Po w erBook Duo 23 0 a nd w a nt to rec ondition y our battery , y ou must fu ll y drai n and then full y rechar ge the b attery . F oll ow t h ese steps: 1 Use the computer as you normally would, but ignore the low-power messages that appear on the screen.
m Quit an y modem-rel ated program a s soon a s y ou are finished us i n g it. A s lo ng as t he pro gram is open, y our modem is c ons uming po wer e ven if y ou are not us ing t he modem. m If y ou ha v e a Duo 280 or 28 0c , use t h e B attery R econdit ionin g pro gram eve ry 30 da y s .
3C l o se the PowerBook control panel. If y ou don ’ t use t h e computer f or se veral minute s (ho w ma n y dep ends on wh ic h sett i ng y ou choose) , it g o e s t o sleep wit hout any ac tion on y our par t.
The t im e it tak es f or each f eature to tak e ef f ect dep ends on the setting s y ou c hoose . If y ou drag t h e s lider to w ard B etter Conserv ati on, it take s les s time f or the s y stem t o sleep , the hard di s k to sp i n do wn, and the screen to dim .
To u s e t h e s liders: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu, and open the PowerBook control panel. (Or use the Power Settings module in the Control Strip to open the PowerBook control panel.) 2S lide the switch to Custom. 3 Drag the sliders to choose the settings you want.
3C lick the “Allow processor cycling” checkbox to remove the X. 4C lose the PowerBook control panel. To tur n pro ces sor c yc li ng b ac k on, c lic k the “ All ow pr oces sor c yc li n g ” ch e ckbox ag a i n.
Pow e r co nserv at io n Y our P ow erBook k eeps trac k o f w hat po wer s ource you are u s ing and c an ch a nge th e p owe r conserv ati on setting s to max imize battery c onser v ati on and per f orma nce f or both t he battery and the pow er adapter .
77 7 Custom izi ng an d T r a veli n g W i th Yo u r P o w e r B o o k Custom i zi n g y o ur Powe r Bo o k Th ere are se v eral w a y s y ou c a n cust omize your P ow erBook Duo t o make y our da y-.
Auto m a ti c all y reco n nect i ng t o sh ar ed d i sk s Y our P ow erBook di sconnects fr om any shared di s ks it ’ s connected t o when y ou tur n it of f or restart it , or w hen it is in sleep .
Se tt i ng u p a R A M D i sk Usi ng a R AM dis k sa v e s po wer becau se it a v oids u sin g the P ow erBook ’ s hard dis k while y ou are r unning the P ow erBook fr om its battery . Any f iles t hat are copi ed to th e RAM dis k are sa ved in the S y stem Fo lder on the har d dis k when y ou shut dow n your P o werB ook.
Th e Memory c ontrol panel appears . 5C l i ck the On button under RAM Disk. 6 Drag the slider to set the percentage of memory to use for the RAM disk. Ad just t h e size t o fit t he contents o f your R AM Dis k Bac kup f older . Mak e s ure y ou alloc ate enou gh RAM t o fit the s ize of y our f ol der , or y ou will ha v e to repeat thi s step .
If y o u ha v e a t lea st 8 M B o f mem ory If y our Po werB ook has 8 MB o f memory or more , y ou can set up a RAM di s k th at contains the file s n eeded to start up your P o werB ook.
Th e Memory c ontrol panel appears . 7C l i ck the On button under RAM Disk. 8 Drag the slider to set the percentage of memory to use for the RAM disk.
10 Copy the contents of your RAM Disk Backup folder to your RAM disk. 11 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu and open the Startup Disk control panel. 12 Select your RAM disk in the Startup Disk window and close the Startup Disk control panel.
Usin g th e RA M Disk 1 Start up the application programs and files on the RAM Disk while your PowerBook is plugged into the power adapter. Us in g the pow er adapter sa v es y our battery . 2P u t your PowerBook to sleep. 3U nplug the power adapter. Y our documents will b e loaded into R AM w hen y our P ow erBook c omes out of Sl eep .
Impro ving p oi nter display Y ou ma y noti ce that the pointer s omet imes di sappears from y our Po w erB ook ’ s screen w hen y ou mo v e the pointer quic kl y . Y ou c an set y our trac k ball (or exte r n a l mo us e) t o ha v e “track s ” s o y ou c an alw a y s see the pointer on the screen.
Printing l a t e r If y ou use a P ostScript ™ lase r pri nter (suc h as a L aserwriter Pr o 6 0 0) on a net w ork, y ou can set up documents t o print the n ex t tim e y ou connect t o the ne tw ork pri nter . 1C hoose Print in the application program you are using.
Tr a v e l i n g with t h e Power Bo ok Th e sa fety instr ucti ons i n the fi rst par t of t his book als o appl y when y ou are tra v eli ng . I n additi on, note these prec auti ons: m Do not tra nspor t y our P ow erBook w hile it is turn ed on. Put y our computer to sl eep or shut it dow n b ef ore y ou mov e it.
St or i n g the Pow e r B o o k 1S ave your work on a hard disk or floppy disks. 2C hoose Shut Down from the Special menu. 3C l o se the display. 4 Recharge the battery. Be sure y our battery i s full y char g ed if y ou are taki ng the c omputer pl aces wh ere y ou cannot p lu g it i n.
Y ou c a n ex pa nd your P o werB ook Duo to gi v e y ou more po wer and w ork opti ons with acce s s orie s s uch a s: m th e P ow erBook Duo D o c k a nd Duo Do ck II m th e Po we rBook Duo MiniDock m th e P ow erBook Duo Fl opp y Adapter A brief o verv iew o f the se acce ss ories i s i n this c hapter .
Th e dra wi ng belo w sho ws one o f many pos s ib le Po werB ook Duo s y stems . Th e Duo Doc k a nd Duo Doc k II com e with many bu ilt-i n f eature s; se v eral opti onal feature s are als o a v ailab le . T hese f eatures inc lude: m an in terna l 1.
m built-in v ideo s uppor t for t h e fo llo wi ng monit ors: Maci nt osh 1 2" Mono chr ome Disp la y Maci nt osh 1 2" R GB Disp la y Ap pl eC ol or H igh-R e s olut ion R GB Monit or (1 3&q.
92 Chapter 8 The P ow erB ook Duo Mi niDock Th e P ow erBook Duo MiniDoc k allo w s y ou to c onn ect a wi de v ariety of de v ice s to t h e P o werB ook. L i ke t h e Duo Dock , the Duo Mi niDo ck wit h per i pheral de v ice s connected t o it is not a computer—y ou n eed a Po werB ook Duo t o make the s y stem work .
The P owerBoo k D uo F l op p y A da p te r Th e P ow erBook Duo Fl opp y Adapter all ow s y ou to c onn ect an ex ter nal 1 . 4 MB flopp y dis k dri v e (HDI-20) and up t o three A pple De s kt op B us (ADB) de v ice s—suc h as a k e yboar d or mouse—t o y our computer .
Usin g ot her eq u i pme n t w i t h y ou r Du o s y st em If y ou ha v e a Duo s y stem that inc ludes a Duo D ock or a MiniDock , you c a n c onnect ot her equipment s uch a s an external modem, printer , or a SC SI de v ice . Con ne ct in g a m odem Ap p l e offer s an opti onal, l ow-po w er , i nter nal f ax/data modem f or y our co mputer .
5 Turn on the modem. 6W ake or restart the computer. If y our computer does not ha v e an i nter nal modem, the e x ter nal modem i s read y t o use . If y our computer does ha v e an i nter nal modem , cont i nue with step 7 . 7C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu and open the PowerBook Setup control panel.
Con ne ct in g a pri n te r Th e printer/modem por t on the P ow erBook Duo , and the pri nter por t on a Duo Doc k or a Duo MiniDo ck , can accept e ither a di rect c able c onn ect ion (t o a printer suc h as t he Sty leW riter) or a n etw ork cab le connect ion (t o a pri nter su ch a s t h e La se r W riter II NTX ).
Con n e ct i ng so und input an d ou t put d e vice s Th e Duo Doc k a nd the Duo MiniDo ck ha v e a s ound in put por t (marked with th e icon ≈ ) to w hic h y ou c a n connect a micr ophone to rec ord s ounds on your co mputer .
Usin g a mo ni to r fo r p resen ta t io ns Once y ou ha ve attac hed a n ex ter nal monit or to y our Po werB ook Duo MiniDo ck , you c a n use t hat monit or to sho w whate ver i s disp la yed on y our built-in disp la y . T his “v ideo mir rorin g ” c apability i s use ful w h en y ou ’ re making a pre sentation t o a group .
A SC S I de v ice is an y product—inc luding har d dis k dri v es , CD-R OM dri v e s , sc a nn ers , a nd pri nters—that c onn ects with y our computer b y mea ns of a standard elec tronic interf ace c alled Small C omputer S y stem I nterf ace (SC S I) .
C onnectin g SC S I de v ices t o y our Po w erB ook i n v ol v es the se steps: m ins ta lling s of tw are m settin g SC SI ID numbers m ch e cki ng that the SC S I chain is pr operl y ter mi nated m c onnect i ng c ables The se st eps are descri bed i n the f oll o wi ng sec ti ons .
2 Locate the ID number indicator and switch (usually on the back panel of the SCSI device). 3C heck the ID numbers of all the devices you want to connect. If all the de v ice s ha ve uni que ID numb ers , y ou can cont i nue with the nex t sect ion, “Checkin g That the SC SI Chain Is Pr op er l y T ermi nated.
Ch e cking th at th e SC S I c h ai n i s pr op erly ter mi n ated To ensure ac curate tra n smis si on of inf or mati on, a chain of S CS I dev ice s must ha v e a ter mi nator at eac h end. T ermi nators are bu ilt into s ome SC S I de v ices . m Th e Duo Doc k a nd the Duo MiniDo ck bot h ha v e built-in ter minators .
Con ne ct in g ca bl es 1S hut down your PowerBook and turn off all SCSI devices in the chain. 2 To connect the first device, use an Apple HDI-30 SCSI System Cable.
IMPORTANT Th e t otal lengt h o f a SC SI c hai n should not e xceed 20 f eet (6 meters) . A pple S CS I cab les are de si gned to meet t his re strict ion .
Con ne ct in g y ou r P ow e rB oo k as a S CSI d i sk Bef ore makin g any c onn ecti ons , you need t o as si gn a SC S I ID numb er t o the Powe r B ook . 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu of your PowerBook computer. 2 Open the PowerBook Setup control panel.
8 Turn on the PowerBook by pressing the power button. After a f e w seconds a S C SI i con appears on the screen, showing t h e ID number you a ss igned in step 3 .
Sim plifying th e SC S I disk c onn ect i o n pr ocess If y ou reg ul arl y pl a n t o use y our Po w erB ook as a SC S I dis k with the same com puter , y ou can lea v e the SC SI di s k adapter c able attac h ed to t h e other co mputer or its SC SI c hai n.
Qui t t i ng SC S I d i sk m ode 1S hut down the computer your PowerBook is connected to. 2 Turn the PowerBook off by holding down the x (Command) key and power button on the back of your PowerBook (marked with the icon I ) at the same time. 3 Turn off any other SCSI devices in the chain.
109 10 Ti ps an d Tr oubl e sh ooti ng Thi s c hap te r describe s poss ible c ause s and so lutions f or som e comm on prob lems y ou ma y ha v e with y our P o werB ook Duo , the Duo Dock , the Duo MiniDo ck , or as soci ated equipment pr ov ided b y App le .
110 Chapter 10 The P ow erB ook Duo The computer won’t start. m Th e c omputer ma y b e on, but the screen brightne ss or c ontrast ma y be tur ned dow n. A d just t h e brightne ss and contra st contro ls . m T ry holdin g the P ow er On ke y dow n for 3 0 seconds , or until y ou h ear a ch im e .
m If you have a PowerBook Duo MiniDock and an Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter cable, connect your PowerBook Duo to a desktop Macintosh and start up the PowerBook Duo as a SCSI disk.
m Y ou ma y ha v e a v i r us on y our hard di s k. Obtain a v i r us-detec ti on pro gram, us e it to c h eck all y our dis ks , a nd eliminate any v i r use s the program f i nds . m Y ou ma y be us i ng a pr ogram t hat ’ s not compat ible wit h y our computer ’ s sys t e m s o f t wa re .
m If y ou are rechar gi n g the battery in a rec har ger , y ou ma y ha v e a n ol der rec har ger wit h a n ew b attery . Check t o make s ure you ha v e the cor rect rec har ger f or your type o f battery . The computer goes to sleep too often. m Op en the P o werB ook contro l pan el and s lide the s lider t o Better Pe r f ormance .
The scre en The screen looks blurred or out of focus. m Th e v iewin g a n gle ma y not b e optimal. T ilt the displ a y on its hi ng e until th e sc r een look s b etter .
The pointer won’t move at all. m A s o ft w are problem ma y ha v e cau sed the computer t o “freeze . ” R estart the com puter b y pre s sing t h e po wer butt on on the bac k of t h e computer , or pre s sing t h e C omma nd ( x ), C ontro l, and Po wer On k e y s s imultaneous l y .
The trackba l l The trackball doesn’t work smoothly; it sticks or jumps when rolled. m The r e ma y b e d ust or di r t i nsi de the trac k ball mec ha nism .
The Duo Dock You can’t insert the computer into the dock. m Th e dock ma y b e loc ked. T ur n the ke y to t he v er tic al (unlock ed) posit ion a nd inser t the computer a g ai n. m Th e door c o v ering the dock c onn ect or in the Duo Do ck II ma y not b e open.
The Duo Mi n iDock You can’t turn on the docked computer. m Ma ke s ure your equ ipment is c onn ected proper l y and then pres s the Po wer On k e y on any o f y our k e yboar ds . If nothing happens , pres s the pow er butt on on the bac k of the minidock .
SC S I de v i ces You can’t turn on the computer after connecting a SCSI device. m SCS I de v ice s must be tur n ed on b ef ore the computer itself . T ur n on the SCS I de v ice(s) f i rst , a nd then tur n on the computer . The computer doesn’t recognize your SCSI devices.
Disk dr iv es a nd d i sk s The computer won’t start up from its hard disk, or the hard disk icon doesn’t appear on the desktop. m Th ere ma y ha v e b een a temporary s o ft w are prob lem. T ur n of f the co mputer , w ait at least 1 0 seconds , a nd then tur n it on ag ain.
A high-density (1.4 MB) disk you use with your PowerBook computer is not recognized by another Macintosh. m So me di s k dri v es c annot reco gnize high-dens ity dis ks . T ry i nser ting an 80 0 K or 40 0K dis k i n the dis k dri v e of t he other Mac intosh .
Modems The external modem doesn’t work. m The m odem ma y be tur n ed o f f or improperl y connected. Mak e s ure it is tur ned on a nd that all connect ions are c or rect. m Th e modem port ma y not b e act i v ated. O p en the P ow erBook S etup contro l pan el and make s ure that N or mal is se lected.
The network printer keeps restarting. m So me one on the netw ork ma y b e us ing a v ers ion o f pri nter so ft w are that is dif ferent fr om the vers ion used b y others on the netw ork. E very on e c onnected t o a n etw ork should u se the same printer s o ft w are v ersi on.
Ne two rk s You can’t find or can’t open icons needed to set up file sharing. m One or more ic ons ma y be i n the wron g pl ace . Mak e s ure that t h e Sharing Set up i con is in the C ontro l P.
Application pro gr ams A program won’t open. m Some pro grams c a n ’ t b e op ened from a loc k ed flopp y dis k . Mak e s ure the dis k is unl o ck ed. (Unlock a di s k by s liding t h e tab s o that it c ov ers the hole at the corn er of the di s k.
A program doesn’t work, or malfunctions consistently. m Y ou ma y ha v e more than on e cop y of t h e pro gram on y our hard di s k . Re m ov e e x t r a c o p i es by dra g ging them t o the T rash. m Th e pro gram ma y b e damag ed. R ecop y it from a kno wn g ood source (s uch as th e original pro gram dis k) .
127 App en di x A Inst a l l ing Sy ste m Sof t w are Sys tem sof t wa r e is the set of pr ogram s a nd other file s that y our computer u ses to star t itself up , keep trac k of y our file s , a nd r un the appli cat ion pro grams y ou use . When you turn on y our computer , it look s f or a dis k that c ontains the sys t e m s o f t wa re .
Be f ore y o u beg i n Y ou u se the Installer program (w hic h is f ound on the In s t a l l Me F i rs t dis k) t o in stall , reinstall, or update s y stem so ftw are on a star tup dis k. When y ou use th e Installer , you k eep any speci al file s y ou ha v e i nstalled i n y our S y stem Fol d e r .
4D ouble-click the Disk First Aid icon. Fo llo w the i nstr ucti ons on the screen. Di s k First Aid chec ks y our hard dri ve f or a n y problem s . 5W hen Disk First Aid has finished checking your hard drive, choose Quit from the File menu. 6D ouble-click the Apple HD SC Setup icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
11 Click OK. The E a s y In st all dial o g bo x app ears . 12 Make sure that the hard disk named in the box is the one that you want to install system software on. If it isn ’ t , c lic k the S witch Di s k button unt il the cor rect di s k name appears .
Reinst a lling sys t e m s of t wa r e If y our s y stem so ft w are is dama ged, y ou n eed to re install s y stem s o ft w are . The se st eps outlin e what i s commonl y called a “ c lea n ” installat ion o f s y stem softw a re . 1S hut down your computer.
9C heck to make sure that at least 5 MB of space is available on the hard disk where you want to reinstall the system software. Op en y our hard dri v e a nd choose b y Ic on from t h e V ie w Menu. The amount of space a v ailab le on the har d dis k app ears i n the upper -ri ght cor ner of t h e window .
17 Make sure that the hard disk named in the box is the one you want to install system software on. If it isn ’ t , c lic k the S witch Di s k button unt il the cor rect di s k name appears . 18 Click Install. 19 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
6C l i ck the Customize button. The cu stom install ati on dial og bo x app ears . All a v ail able c ompon ents of t he sys t e m s o ftw a r e are listed. 7S croll through the list of items and hold down the Shift key as you click the items you want to install.
Th e P ow erBook F ile A s si sta nt is s of tw are that s ynchr onizes f ile s on y our Po we rB ook a nd des kt op Mac i nt osh b y automat ic all y updatin g file s whene v er y ou make c ha n g e s . W ith File A s s istant, y ou c an alw a y s be sure t hat the file y ou are working on i s the cur rent v ersi on.
Sta r t i ng t he P o we rBo ok F i le A ssi st a n t Once y ou ha ve installed the P ow erBook F ile As s istant, y ou are ready t o dec ide w hic h file s y ou w ant to s ynchr onize .
To l i n k f iles or f olders , fo llo w these steps: 1 Drag the icon of a file or folder you want to link to a selection box in the File Assistant Setup window. 2 Drag the matching icon to the other selection box. Once y ou ha ve t w o matching f iles or f ol ders i n the Setup window , y ou ha v e a lin ked pair .
Se tt i ng t he d i rect i o n o f t he l i nk Noti ce t he ar ro w betw een the tw o li nked f ile s; thi s is ho w y ou can tell t h e di recti on i n whi c h the file s are li n k ed.
Linkin g no n-ma t c h i n g f o lde rs Po we rB ook File A ss istant lets y ou lin k f olders t hat ha v e dif f erent names and c ontain dif f erent file s . 1C hoose Preferences from the File Menu. The f o ll o win g di al og bo x appears: 2C lick the checkbox to allow non-matching folder names.
Dele t i ng a l i nk ed pai r If y ou don ’ t w a nt t o s ynchr onize a lin ked pair anymore , you c a n delete the lin ked pair from t he Setup window . 1C l i ck the pair you want to delete to select it. To s e l e c t m ore than on e pai r , hold do wn t h e S hift k e y and c lic k other pai rs .
Sy nchro niz i ng l i nk e d fo l d e r s o r f il e s To s ynchronize f iles or f olders y ou li nked in the Setup window , y ou must do two thi ngs: m C onnect the dis ks c ontai ni ng t he file s you are s ynchr onizi ng . m Op en the P o werB ook File A ss istant.
Ma n ua l s y nc h ro n iza t i on When y ou c hoose manual s ync hroniz ation, y ou deci de when y ou w a nt to update a lin ked pair . 1S e l ect a pair, then choose Manual from the Synchronize menu. 2C lick the arrow in the File Assistant Setup window.
Und er s tan din g t he a l er t messag es As y ou s ync hronize lin ked pairs , the P ow erBook F ile As s istant disp l a y s aler t me ss ag es about the s ynchroniz ati on. Y ou c an tur n of f the aler t me ss ag es b y fol lo w i n g th es e s t eps: 1C hoose Preferences from the File menu.
Se tt i ng u p co m pl e tel y aut om at ic sy n c hr o n iz at io n Th e P ow erBook F ile A s si sta nt needs to be r unni ng in order t o s ynchronize y our file s . T o set up y our s y stem to aut omatic all y s ynchr onize li nked f ile s: 1S e l ect the pair and then choose Automatic from the Synchronize menu.
145 Refer to this appendix for information on using the Macintosh PC Exchange program that came with your computer Ma ci ntosh PC Ex chan ge i s s o ft w are inc luded with y our computer that lets y ou eas il y ex chang e do cuments b etw een your M acintosh and a DO S or Wi ndo ws c omputer .
Usin g D O S-f o rma t d i sk s on y o ur Ma c i n t o s h The fo r m a t of a dis k ref ers t o the w a y the computer prepare s the dis k t o recei v e informati on.
Cre at i ng a blan k D OS-f or ma t d i sk When y ou erase or initi alize a dis k on the Mac i nt osh, you c a n choose its fo r m a t — e i t her Ma c i ntosh or DO S . To create a blank DOS-f or mat dis k on y our Mac i nt osh, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Insert a floppy disk.
A di alo g bo x app ears i n whi ch y ou c a n sp ecify t h e dis k ’ s name and f or mat. 2T ype a name for the disk. 3C hoose the disk format you want from the Format pop-up menu. Th e li st o f a v ailable f or mats v aries dependi ng on y our dis k dri v e a nd the ca pac ity o f the dis k .
Op e ni ng DO S do cume nts on y our M acin tosh Op eni ng a docum e nt from with in a M a cin t osh pr ogr am The s urest w a y to open a DO S do cument on t he Mac intosh i s to u se the O p en co mma nd from wit hi n an applic ation pr ogram . 1 Open the program you want to use.
Assi gnin g M a c intos h p r o gr am s to D O S d o c um e nt s Usi ng th e P C Ex chan ge contr ol panel, y ou can as s ign M acintosh app lic ati on pro grams t o DO S documents . F or ex ample , y ou can specify that all DO S documents whose f ilename s end with t h e s uf fix .
Bef ore y ou can a ss ign a M acint osh pro gram to a gr oup of DO S do cuments , th er e are t hree que sti ons y ou n eed t o a ns wer: m What suffix do the documents have in common? Ma ny DO S pro grams aut omatic ally add a t hree-letter s uf fix (or f ilename ex ten sio n ) t o a do cument ’ s name .
Re c omm end e d ass i g n men t s f o r so me wi del y used a pp l i cat i on programs Th e inf ormation in thi s secti on will help y ou as si gn documents from s ome wide l y used DO S/W indow s pro grams t o some wi del y used M acintosh pro grams .
Microso ft Ex cel (W i ndo w s) , v ers i o n 3. 0 Do cu men ts i n Micros of t Exce l (W i ndo w s) v ers ion 3 . 0 are automat ic all y sa v ed with the suf fix .
Quat tro ( DOS ) , v er s i on 3 . 0 When sa v ing documents i n Quattro (DO S) v ers ion 3 . 0 be sure t o sa ve t h em with t h e s uf fix .WK1 (rat h er than the def ault s uf fix , .WQ1) . Quattro s a v es documents endi ng in .WK1 i n the Lotu s 1 -2-3 file f or mat, w hic h can be int er preted by man y Macint osh spreadsh eet pro grams .
Ad din g an a s s i gnm e nt to th e PC Ex c ha n ge co n t ro l pa ne l To a dd a n as si gn ment , fo llo w these steps: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu.
3C lick the Add button. A di alo g bo x app ears i n whi ch y ou c a n sp ecify a DO S su f fix and its co rr es ponding Mac i ntosh app lic ati on pro gram a nd do cument type .
5S elect a Macintosh application program from the directory section of the dialog box. 6C hoose a document type from the Document Type pop-up menu. Do cu men t typ es are indic ated by i cons and f our -letter code s whose meaning s are sel dom obv iou s .
Tr y i n g o u t a n assig n me n t To t ry out a n as si gnment y ou ’ v e added t o the PC Exc ha ng e contro l pa n el, fol lo w t h es e steps: 1I nsert a DOS-format floppy disk and open its icon. PC Ex chang e as s i gn ments tak e ef f ect w h en y ou inser t a flopp y dis k, or w hen y ou op en a DO S-format flopp y dis k.
Shari ng as sig nm e nt list s wit h o the r use rs The li st of a ssig n me nts is st ored i n the PC Ex chang e Pref erence s file . T his f ile i s stored in the Pref erences f older ins ide the S y stem F older . Y ou c a n make s ure that e v ery licensed u ser of Mac i ntosh PC Ex c hang e i n y our of fi ce use s the sam e as s ignments .
Choosing a file f or m at In s om e pr o grams y ou ’ll ha v e the cho ice o f sa v i ng t h e do cument in on e of se v eral file f or mats . A document ’ s fi le f ormat re fers t o the w a y i nf or mati on within the do cument i s encoded.
F or ex ample , suppose y ou created a file on y our Mac i ntosh named Jul y Bud get.DOC If y ou v ie wed the sam e file on a DO S computer , its name w oul d b e !JU L YB U D .DOC Th e e x c lamat ion mark (!) indic ates that t h e name has been shor tened.
A accessories. See PowerBook Duo systems AC power 59 active window 20, 30 indicating 20, 30, 35 adapter for floppy disk drive 93 ADB. See Apple Desktop Bus airline travel tips 87 alert messages (File .
application programs assigning to DOS documents 150–159 opening DOS documents from 149 troubleshooting 125–126 arrow keys, selecting items with 40 arrow pointer, moving with trackball 10 automatic.
close box 20 on Control Strip 49, 50 for starting over 30 closing the Control Strip 50 closing a document 36 clues on screen 29 commands choosing from pull-down menus 40 dimmed 40 selections required for 30 connectors, attaching to ports 42 contrast controls 5 control panels, Control Strip vs.
disk space, for system software 132 Disk Tools disk Battery Reconditioning program on 67 installing system software from 128–129 restarting computer from 110 display. See monitor, external; screen display .DOC files (Microsoft Word for Windows) 153 docking a PowerBook Duo 89–92 documents.
erasing disk contents. See also Trash 39 ergonomics 44–48 arranging the work area 46–48 eye fatigue prevention 45 musculoskeletal discomfort prevention 44–45 error correction in typing 22 Undo command for 126 error messages, restarting computer after.
folders choosing for document 37 creating new 39 linked deleting 140 synchronizing 141–142 linking in File Assistant 136–139 opening 26 opening higher-level 35 placing icons inside 39 storing work.
M Macintosh Basics screen 14 Macintosh Basics tour beginning 10–14 opening screen 13 practice session 21–30 review questions 15–20 Macintosh HD icon 12 Macintosh HD screen 13 Macintosh PC Exchange software 145.
N naming a document 22–23, 37 for Macintosh or DOS use 160–161 naming a folder 25 naming icons 33 network automatic sleep and 72 AutoRemounter feature 78 connecting printer on 96 delaying printing.
PowerBook Duo systems 89–93. See also specific systems adding memory to 97 adding SCSI devices to 99–104 connecting a modem to 94–95 connecting a printer to 96 connecting sound input/output devi.
RAM disk persistent 79 for power conservation 70 Restart command and 8 setting up 79–83 shutting down and 80 as startup disk 81–83 using 84 recharging the battery 42, 43, 62–65 problems with 112.
connecting printer to 96 service and support 88 setting up the PowerBook Duo 1–6 setting up your work area 45 shared disk automatic reconnection to 78 automatic sleep and 72 automatic synchronizatio.
sound input/output connecting devices for 97 on Duo Dock/Duo Dock II 90 on Duo MiniDock 92 Sound Volume, on Control Strip 49, 57 speakers connecting 97 ports for 90, 92 Special menu Empty Trash 28 Era.
troubleshooting 109–126 application programs 125–126 computer stops working 111 disk drives and disks 120–121 Duo Dock/Duo Dock II 117 Duo MiniDock 118 memory problems 116 modem problems 122 net.
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