Apple 280, 280C User Manual

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PowerBook

Getting Started

Setup and important health-related information for the PowerBook notebook computers

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1Setting Up Your PowerBook D u o 1

Step 1 Plug in the power adapter 1 Step 2 Open the display 3 Step 3 Turn on the computer 4 What to do next 6 Turning your computer off 7 Putting your computer to sleep 7 Restarting a computer that’s already on 8

2Learning to Use Your Computer 9

Part 1 Starting the Macintosh Basics tour 10

Part 2 Practicing your new skills 15 Answers to the review questions 19 Practice session 21 Clues on your screen 29

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3Basic Skills 31

Working with icons 32 Working with wi ndows 34 Working with do cuments 36 Working with disks 38 Organizi ng your desktop 39 Working with pull-down menus 40 Keyboard shortcuts in the Finder and in directory dialog boxes 40

4Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips 41

Important care and safety instructions 41 Carin g for batteries 43 Health-related infor mation about computer use 44

5The Control Strip 49

What is the Control Strip? 49 How does the Control Strip differ from control panels? 50 Closing, opening, and resizing the Control Strip 50 Hiding the Control Strip 51 Moving the Control Strip 52 Rearranging the modules in the Control Strip 52 Usi n g the Control Strip 52

6Power Management 59

Power sources 59 Monitoring the battery charge level 59 Responding to low-power messages 61 Recharging the battery 62 Removing or replacing the battery 65 Disposing of dead batteries 66 Replacing the backup battery 67 Reconditioning the battery 67 Maximizing work time 70

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7Customizing and Traveling With Your PowerBook 77

Customizing your PowerBook 77 Traveling with the PowerBook 87 Storing the PowerBook 88 Service and support 88

8Building a PowerBook Duo System 89

The PowerBook Duo Dock and Duo Dock II 89 The PowerBook Duo MiniDock 92 The PowerBook Duo Floppy Adapter 93 Using other equipment with your Duo system 94

9Using SCSI Devices 99

Connecting SCSI devices 99 Using your PowerBook as a SCSI disk 104 Quitting SCSI disk mode 108

10 Tips and Troubleshooting 109

The PowerBook Duo 110 Power 112 The screen 114 The trackball 116 Memory 116 The Duo Dock 117 The Duo MiniDock 118 SCSI devices 119 Disk drives and disks 120 Modems 122 Printers 122 Networks 124 Application programs 125

Contents

Appendi x A Installing System Software 127

Before you begin 128 Installi ng system software for the first time 128 Reinstalling system software 131 Installi ng customized system software 133

Appe n dix B Using the PowerBoo k File As sistant 135

What is file synchronization? 135 Star ting the PowerBook File Assistant 136 Linking files or folders for synchronization 136 Synchronizing lin ked folders or files 141 Understanding the alert messages 143 Setting up completely automatic synchronization 14 4

Appendi x C Exchanging Files with DOS or Windows 145

Macintosh PC Exchange at a glance 145 Using DOS-format disks on your Macintosh 146 Opening DOS documents on your Macintosh 149 Assigning Macintosh programs to DOS do cuments 150 Saving documents onto a DOS-format disk 159

Index 163

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FCC statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.

Radio and television interference

The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with Apple’s instructions—it may cause interference with radio and television reception.

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. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

You can determine whether your computer system is causing interference by turning it off. If the interference stops, it was probably caused by the computer or one of the peripheral devices.

If your computer system does cause interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures:

m Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops. m Move the computer to one side or the other of the television or radio. m Move the computer farther away from the television or radio. m Plug the computer into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio.

(That is, make certain the computer and the television or radio are on circuits controlled by different circuit breakers or fuses.)

If necessary, consult an Apple-authorized service provider or Apple. See the service and support information that came with your Apple product. Or, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You may find the following booklet helpful: Interference Handbook (stock number 004-000-00493-1). This booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

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could void the FCC Certification and negate your authority to operate the product. This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of Apple

peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system components. It is important that you use Apple peripheral devices and shielded cables and connectors between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other electronic devices. You can obtain Apple peripheral devices and the proper shielded cables and connectors through an Apple-authorized dealer. For non-Apple peripheral devices, contact the manufacturer or dealer for assistance.

Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple Computer, Inc.,

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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.

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Follow the steps in this chapter to

set up your PowerBook Duo, and learn about turning your

computer on and off.

Setting Up Your PowerBook Duo

To set up your PowerBook Duo for the first time, you need the power adapter and the power cord that came with your PowerBook.

Step 1 Plug in the power adapter

When you plug in the power adapter, the computer’s battery recharges. You should plug the power adapter in now in case the battery has drained d uring shipping and storage.

WARNING

PowerBook computer. Adapters for other electronic devices (including other portable computers) may look similar, but they may damage your computer.

Your computer’s power adapter comes with a detached power cord.

Use only a PowerBook Duo power adapter with your

1Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter and the other end into a three-

Power cord

Wrap the cable around the hooks.

Power adapter

hole grounded outlet or power strip.

WARNING

Your PowerBook is equipped with a three-wire grounding plug—a plug that has a third (grounding) pin. This plug is a safety feature, and is meant to fit only a grounded AC outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug into a n outlet, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet.

2Plug the power adapter cable into the power adapter port on the back panel of the

computer.

If the cable is too long, you can wind it around the hooks that open out from the power adapter.

Depending on where you purchased your computer, you may also have received a wall mount plug. You can use this plug instead of the power cord to plug the power adapter directly into a n electrical outlet.

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Step 2 Open the display

m Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display.

Position the display at a comfortable viewi ng angle. You can adjust the angle of the display at any time.

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Step 3 Turn on the computer

Power On key

m Turn on the computer by pressing the Power On key above the keyboard.

You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. It takes the computer a moment to start up.

When you see something like this on your screen, the computer is ready to use:

Note: Your screen should look very similar to this picture but it might not look exactly the same.

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Problems turning on you r computer?

Power button

Brightness

Contrast

The computer made a sound, but you can’t see anything on the screen.

Use the brightness control buttons and contrast control buttons (if your computer has them) to adjust the screen. (Some models have brightness control buttons only.)

Nothing happened when you pressed the Power On key.

Make sure the power adapter is firmly connected to both the computer and a power source. If the power adapter is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is plugged in and turned on. Then try pressing the Power On key again.

If you still get no results, press the power button on the back of the computer.

If neither the Power On key nor the power button turns the computer on, see Chapter 10, “Tips and Troubleshooting,” for help.

Setting Up Your PowerBook Duo

What to do next

You see a picture of a disk with a blinking question mark on the screen.

This picture means th at you n eed to install system software on the computer’s hard disk. System software includes the programs the computer uses to s tart itself up. You received a set of system software disks in the box with your computer. For instructions on installing system software, see Appendix A in this book.

New Macintosh users:

If you have never used a Macintosh computer before, go to Chapter 2 now to learn how to use your PowerBook. Then go to Chapter 4 for important health and safety instructions. For help turning your PowerBook off, or putting your PowerBook to sl eep, come back to this chapter once you have learned to use your PowerBook.

New PowerBook users:

If you have used other Maci ntosh computers but are new to the PowerBook, read the rest of this chapter for instructions on turning the PowerBook off and putting the PowerBook to sleep. Then go to Chapter 5 to learn about using the Control Strip. Make sure you read Chapter 4 for important health and safety instructions.

Experienced PowerBook users:

Skim this book for information about your

new PowerBook. Impor ta nt health and safety instructions are in Chapter 4.

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Turning your co mputer off

m If the computer is on, choose Shut Down from the Sp ecial menu.

m If the computer is in sleep, wake it by pressing any key on the keyboard

(except Caps Lock), and then choose Shut Down.

m If a problem with the computer prevents you from choosing Shut Down, press

the power button on the back of th e computer. This turns off the power and you will lose any unsaved work. Use the power button only in an emergency.

Putting your computer to sleep

When the PowerBook is in sleep, it has a darkened screen and appears to be off, though it is still drawing battery power at a low level. The computer is on, but almost completely inactive. To put your PowerBook to sleep:

m If the computer is on, choose the Sleep command from the Special menu.

m You can also put the computer to sleep by closing the display.

Note: If you have a PowerBook Duo 280c, a green light flashes on th e upper right of the display wh en your computer is in sleep.

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Automatic sleep

If you don’t use the computer for several minutes, it goes to sleep automatically (unless you change the sleep preferences). T his conserves battery power.

To wake the computer, press a ny key on the keyboard (except Caps Lock). In a few seconds, the screen will go back to the way it looked before th e computer went to sleep.

For more information on sleep and automatic sleep, see Chapter 6.

Restarting a computer that’s already on

You need to restart your computer—turn it off and back on again immediately—when you want to make certain changes to your control panels, use a newly installed system software file, or start up the computer from a different disk. You also need to restart if you see a “system error” message on the screen (indicating a temporary software problem). In this case, use the trackball to click the Restart button that appears.

To restart your computer:

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Choose Restart from the Special menu.

When you choose Restart, the computer prompts you to save your work, closes all open programs, and restarts itself.

Choosing Restart does not affect your RAM disk (if you created one) or its contents.

Go through the exercises in this

chapter to learn how to use

your computer

Learning to Use Your Computer

Your computer comes with a tutorial that teaches you the basics. The tutorial is divided into two parts:

Part 1

If you’ve never used a Macintosh computer before, you should complete both parts of the tutorial.

If you are an exp erienced Macintosh user, you may want to look over the rest of this book to learn about special features of this computer. Then, as you work with your Macintosh, consult the Macintosh Reference book for answers to questions about the system software that came with your computer.

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finishing the tutorial, please see “Turni ng Your Computer Off” in Chapter 1.

You start the Macintosh Basics tour on your computer, which presents

the basic skills you n eed to master.

Part 2

After you complete the Macintosh Basics tour, you return to this

chapter to practice what you learned. You also learn some additional skills.

If you need to turn off your computer at any point before

Part 1 Starting the

Your Macintosh Basics tour is on the hard disk that’s inside your computer. To take the tour, follow the steps in this section.

Make sure your computer is turned on. If the screen is dark, try adjusting the screen (see “Problems Turni ng On Your Computer?” in Chapter 1) until you see words and small pictures on your screen.

Macintosh Basics

tour

1Roll the trackball to move the arrow pointer (

Place your index finger on the trackball a nd your thumb on the lower trackball button. Don’t press either button yet.

Roll the trackball, watching the arrow on the screen. Notice that the arrow moves in the same direction as you roll the trackball.

You may need to roll the trackball around for a few seconds to “break in” the mechanism so it works smoothly.

) around on the screen.

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2Notice the Control Strip at the bottom of your screen.

The Control Strip

3Roll the trackball so that the tip of the arrow is on the tab at the right end of the Control

The Control Strip is the line of pictures at the lower left of your screen. You’ll learn more about the Control Strip i n Chapter 5.

Strip.

4 Being careful not to move the trackball, press the button once.

The Control Strip closes and only the tab appears in the lower-left corner of the screen.

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5Roll the trackball so that the tip of the arrow is on the picture labeled “Macintosh HD.”

Make sure the tip of the arrow is over the picture, not over the words “Macintosh HD.”

Note: Your screen should look similar to the one below, but may not look exactly the same.

Move the arrow so that it is on top of this picture.

Different name? The picture on your screen may be labeled “PowerBook HD” instead of “Macintosh HD.” Th e different name is not important; you can still follow di rections in this manual by replacing references to “Macintosh HD” with “PowerBook HD.”

6 Being careful not to roll the trackball, press the button twice in quick succession. (This is

called “double-clicking.”)

Now your screen should look like the illustration following step 7. The items in that illustration may not exactly match those on your screen. The only item you need right now is the Macintosh Basics folder.

If the screen doesn’t look right, try steps 5 and 6 again, paying special

attention to the following:

m Make sure the tip of the arrow is touching the picture, not the words

beneath it.

m Be sure to press the trackball button twice. m Press twice quickly a nd be careful not to roll the trackball while you press.

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7Roll the trackball to place the tip of the arrow on the picture of the folder labeled

Move the arrow

so that it is on

top of this picture.

8 Being careful not to roll the trackball, press the button twice in quick succession.

“Macintosh Basics.”

You may see other items on the screen. Your screen should look similar, but may not look exactly the same.

Now your screen should look like the followi ng illustration:

Learning to Use Your Computer

9Roll the trackball so that the arrow is on the picture of the man labeled

“Macintosh Basics.”

Move the arrow so that it is on top of this picture.

10 Press the trackball button twice in quick succession.

Now your screen should look like the followi ng picture:

If you don’t see this screen, try again, payi ng special attention to the following:

m Make sure the tip of the arrow is touching the picture, not the words

beneath it.

m Be sure to press the trackball button twice. m Press twice quickly a nd be careful not to roll the trackball while you press.

11 Follow the instructions on the screen and work through the tour.

When you finish the tour, continue with the rest of this chapter.

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Part 2 Practicing your new skills

You should now have completed the Macintosh Basics tour. The second part of your training gives you an opportunity to think about

what you’ve lear n ed so far and to practice your new skills.

Reviewing what you’ve learned

Before continuing, take a few moments to a nswer these questions. They will help you summarize the information you learn ed in Macintosh Basics. You may want to write (or circle) your answers as appropriate. Th e correct answers are in the next section of this chapter.

If you have any trouble answering the questions, look in Chapter 3, “Basic Skills.”

Question:

What is the name of the area where you do all your work? (It’s shown

below. )

Answer:____________________________________________

Learning to Use Your Computer

Question:

What are pictures on the Macintosh desktop called? Two examples are

shown below.

Answer:____________________________________________

What is the name for these pictures on the Macintosh desktop?

Circle the hard disk

window

in the illustration below.

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Circle the hard disk

icon

in the illustration below.

Question:

Circle the active window on the desktop below. How do you make a

window active?

Answer:____________________________________________

Learning to Use Your Computer

Question:

Which menu is the Save command in?

Answer:____________________________________________ Question:

How do you throw an item away?

Answer:____________________________________________ Label the parts of this window.

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Answers to th e revi ew questions

These are the answers to the review questions that you completed earlier.

Question: Answer: Question: Answer: Circle the hard disk

Circle the hard disk

What is the area called where you do all your work?

the desktop

What are pictures called on the Macintosh desktop?

icons

window

icon

in the illustration below.

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Question:

Circle the active window shown on the desktop below. How do you make

a window active?

Answer:

Question: Answer: Question: Answer: Label the parts of this window.

by clicking anywhere inside of it

Which menu is the Save command in?

the File menu

How do you throw an item away?

by dragging it to the Trash

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The close box

The title bar

scroll arrow

The scroll bar

The size box

Practice session

Now you can practice what you learned in Macintosh Basics . Yo u’ll b e practici ng your skills using real programs that came with your computer, rather than the sample ones in Macintosh Basics.

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If you get lost at any point during the practice session, or if something unexpected happens, please turn to “Clues on Your Screen” i n this chapter. These clues will help you get back on track.

1: Creating a new document

1 Open the hard disk icon and then open the SimpleText program, as shown below.

1 Double-click the hard disk

icon to open it.

2 If a window with the name of your hard disk doesn’t appear, click the disk icon again twice.

3 To open the SimpleText program, double-click the SimpleText icon.

When the SimpleText program opens, a window appears with “Untitled 1” in the title bar. This is your blank document.

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2 Use the keyboard to type a few lines of text into the blank document.

Type text in the blank document.

It doesn’t matter what you type. If you make an error, press the Delete key to backspace over the incorrect letters, then retype.

3 Open the File menu and choose the Save command to save your new document.

When you save a document, you are storing it on the hard disk. You need to save every document you create. If you don’t save it, the document is lost whe n you turn off the computer.

Choose Save from the File menu.

A box like the one in the next step appears, with “Untitled 1” near the bottom. This box lets you name and save your document.

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