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Th e illu strati on on t he n ex t pa g e sho w s all t he equipm ent y ou will need t o set up y our c omputer and b egin us in g it. (Note t hat y our m onit or and ke y board ma y look s li ghtl y dif f erent dependi n g on w hat y ou purc ha sed. ) Pl ace y our equipment on a stur d y , fl at s urf ace near a grounded w all out let.
Monitor power cord (sometimes built into the monitor) Computer power cord Monitor cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Keyboard Mouse Keyboard cable (sometimes built into the keyboard as shown her.
3 Getting Started Plu g ging in th e co m p u t er Bef ore y ou plu g y our M acint osh into a w all sock et , care fu ll y read all the setup instr uct ions in thi s c hapter . T h en, bef ore y ou connect an ything t o y our Maci nt osh, f o ll o w the instr uct i ons i n thi s sect i on t o p lu g it in.
Inst a llin g an e x pans i o n c a rd If y ou purchased an e x pansi on c ard f or your M ac intosh, install it no w . (See Ap p e ndix B , “I nstalli ng an Ex pans ion C ar d, ” f or instr ucti ons . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e t o install an ex pansi on c ard, g o on t o the n ex t secti on, “C onnect ing a Monit or .
2C onnect the monitor power cord to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cor d is alread y attac hed. 3P lug in the monitor power cord. Some m onitor po wer c ords are de si gn ed t o p lu g int o the bac k of y our com puter . So me monit or pow er cords mu st b e connected t o a grounded elec tric al outlet , not t o the c omputer .
Con n e ct i ng the monit or c able After y ou plu g i n the monit or po w er cor d, y ou connect t he monitor c able t o th e com puter ’ s monit or port. To c onnect the monit or c able , f o llo w these steps: 1A ttach the monitor cable to the monitor.
Con n ect i ng th e mous e and ke yboard Y ou ha v e a c ho ice o f se v eral k e yboar ds f or your M ac intosh . Th e w a y y ou c onnect t he mouse and k e yboar d dep ends on whether the ke y boar d has a separate c ab le or a built-in c able .
8 Chapter 1 Con n ect in g a k e yb o a r d w it h a sepa rat e cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-handed p eople pre f er t o u se the mou se with t heir right hand; most lef t-handed people pref er to u se t hei r lef t hand.
9 Getting Started Con n e ct i n g ot her eq u i p me n t If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, it ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome e x p erience us i n g y our c omputer bef ore y ou connect other equipm ent , suc h a s a printer or sc anner . T o lear n ba s ic Mac intosh s kill s , c ont inue with the i nstr uct i ons in this cha p t er .
2 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power key on the keyboard or pressing the power button on the front panel of the computer. The P o w er k e y is mark ed wit h a tri ang le . Its l ocat i on depends on whi c h keybo ard y ou ha ve . Y ou h ear a tone from t he computer a s it star ts up .
3C heck to see what’s on your screen. Yo u ’ ll see a sequence of me s sa g e s de scrib ing w hat i s happeni n g , f o llo wed b y th e E n e rgy S a ve r di alo g bo x . m If y ou ’ re a beginni ng Ma cint osh u ser , pre s s the R etur n k e y .
m If , when y ou pres s R etur n, y ou see the Macint osh de s kt op (show n here) , y our s y stem s o f tw are is alread y set up c or rect ly . S kip no w t o “What ’ s Ne x t?” m If y ou see a bli n king que st ion mark , see “ So luti ons t o Comm on Prob lems ” in Chapter 6 .
Pr o bl e m s tu r n in g yo u r co m pu t er o n? If y ou don ’ t see anyt hing on the screen, c heck t hese item s t o see if y ou can ide nti fy the pr oblem: m Is the computer plu g ged into a p.
Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve finished setting up y our computer . C ontinue with one o f the fol l ow i n g steps: m If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, tur n to t he n ex t sect i on, “ Lear ni ng th e Ba sic s .
Learn i ng th e basics If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, y ou should be gin by l ooking at t he eas y-t o-u se pro gram called t he Mac int osh T utori al. Th e tutori al teaches y ou th e b as ic s kills y ou ’ll n eed t o u se y our computer .
3W ith the tip of the arrow on the question mark, press and hold down the mouse button. A list o f cho ice s (c alled a menu ) appears . T his i s t he Gui de ( h ) menu, w hic h is the pl ace t o g o w hen y ou ha v e a quest i on about ho w t o u se y our c omputer .
Rev iewing t h e b a sic s Y ou c an use the f ollo wi ng illu strati ons t o rev ie w the elements y ou use on y our screen t o do w ork wit h y our computer . Men us The st r i p acros s the top o f t he screen is c alled the menu bar . T he s ymbo l s and wo rd s i n it repre sent menu s o f commands .
Icons Ic ons are small p ic ture s that repre sent dis ks , program s , do cuments and fo ld ers . Y ou c an double-c lic k any i c on t o open it a nd see what it c ontains . This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. Icons like this one represent application programs, which you use to create documents and do other work.
Sa v i ng e ner g y w i t h t he E ner g y Sa v er co n t ro l pa nel When y ou sa ve ener gy , y ou s a v e natural re s ource s and reduce polluti on.
20 Chapter 1 Pu t ting your com p u t e r t o sl eep Y our Po wer M ac intosh i s pre-set t o put itse lf t o s leep af ter 30 minutes o f in ac t i v ity . When y our c omputer g oes t o sleep , the screen dims t o sa v e ener g y a nd t o pre vent ima ge s from “bur ning ” i nt o the screen .
21 Getting Started Tu r n i n g t h e co m pu te r o ff Usin g t h e Po w e r key To t u r n t h e c o mputer o f f u s ing t he Po wer k e y on the ke y board, f oll o w t hese ins t ruc t i ons: 1I f the computer is in sleep, press the Power key (or any other key on the keyboard except Caps Lock) to wake it.
22 Chapter 1 Usin g t h e Shut Down c omma nd Y ou c an als o tur n your c omputer o f f by u s ing t he Shut D o w n c ommand i n the Sp e cia l m e n u . F o llo w these steps: 1I f the computer is in sleep, press the Power key (or any key on the keyboard except Caps Lock) to wake it.
Tr o u ble? If a problem wit h the computer pre v ents y ou from u s ing the P o wer ke y on t he ke y board or c hoosing S hut Do w n —f or ex amp le , if the computer “freeze s ” so t hat the po inter do es not re spond to t he mouse—y ou c an tur n of f th e com puter b y pre s s ing t he pow er button on t he front o f the c omputer .
Wh e r e to find an swe r s When y ou ha v e que st i ons about us i n g y our Macint osh, there are se veral pl ace s y ou can look f or ans wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up your computer and learn about it, or to find solutions to problems with your equipment.
If y ou ha ve pr ob lems wit h a par ticu l ar app lic ati on pro gram , contac t t he manuf acturer o f the pro gram. R ef er to t he secti on “Obtaini ng Updated A pp le So ft wa re , ” i n Chapter 6 f or inf ormati on about g ettin g updated A pple s of tw are .
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27 Th eG ui de menu is y our mai n source o f inf ormation w h en you ’ re w orking with y our computer . T h e menu i s ident ified b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -right c or n er of the screen . 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 ou r q uest i on s When y ou ha v e a que st i on w hile w orking wit h y our computer , y ou can g et the an sw er by c hoos ing M ac intosh G ui de fr om the Gui de ( h ) menu . 1P ull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program.
3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci nt osh Gu ide gi v e s y ou three w a y s o f finding inf ormation: m Topics lets y ou choose from a li st o f g eneral s ub jects; it is like t he table o f c ontents in a book.
2C lick “Customizing Your Computer” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k any t opic area, a li st o f re lated que sti ons appears on the right sid e o f the Macint osh Gu i de window. 3C lick the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK.
Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i t h t he I n de x bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ubjec ts appears on the lef t s ide o f the wi ndo w . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible.
4C lick the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct i ons f or you t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selec ted.
Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i t h t he L oo k F o r b u 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 of t he wi ndow , w here y ou c an typ e tex t. 2C l i ck the arrow button to activate the text box.
4C lick the question “How do I turn off the Empty Trash warning?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct i ons f or you t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selec ted.
35 Getting Help Ti ps f or usi ng Mac i n t os h Gu i de Here are a f e w t ips f or us ing M ac intosh G ui de e f f ec ti v e l y: m Maci nt osh Gu ide i s a v ail able onl y w hen y ou are in the Finder—the de s kt op area where y ou c an see the ic ons o f di s ks , f ol ders , and file s .
36 Chapter 2 Ident i fyi ng object s on the scre en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amili ar item on the screen and as k y ourse lf , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y u s ing a M ac intosh f eature know n as Ba ll oon Help .
Learn i ng us e f u l shor tc uts Y ou c an p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more quic kl y if y ou use k e yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex amp le , instead of c lic king an ic on and choos i n g Op en from t he File menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c lic k t he icon t o op en it.
3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e right arro w i n the lo w er -ri ght cor n er o f the window t o di sp l a y the ne x t wi ndo w (if t here is one) .
39 Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a glanc e Th e illu strati on on t he n ex t pa g e sho w s a ba s ic P ow er M ac intosh s y stem, read y t o u se . (R emember that y our m onit or and ke yboar d ma y app ear sli ghtl y dif f erent fr om the ones p ic tured here , dep endi n g on w hat y ou purc ha sed.
Your computer’s ports and connectors SCSI port g Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment such as external hard disk drives and scanners. Ethernet port (AAUI) G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed Ethernet network using an adapter. Ethernet port (10BASE-T) G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed 10BASE-T Ethernet network.
Monitor port ™ Connects a monitor to your Macintosh. Apple desktop bus V Connects your Macintosh to an input device, such as a (ADB) port keyboard or a trackball. Audio input ports - Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type audio output ports (left & right) of video or audio equipment such as VCRs and tape decks.
About y our c omput er’ s A / V pa ne l Th e b ac k o f y our c omputer ha s an A/V pa n el with ports that allo w you t o c onnect a v ariety o f audi o and v i deo in put and output de v ice s . Con n e ct i n g au dio e quip m e nt Y our Mac intosh c a n pl a y a nd rec ord stereo s ound from a v ariety o f s ource s .
43 Connecting Additional Equipment About y our c omput er’ s sound por ts Th es ound in put por t is mark ed with an ic on o f a micr ophone . Th e sound output por t is mark ed wit h an icon o f a sp eak er . Th e c omputer ’ s s ound por ts accept these 3 .
Y our computer al s o has ports that ac cept lef t and ri ght audi o in put and output th ro u gh R C A-typ e connect ors . Th ese c onnect ors are f ound on de v ice s li ke VCRs and tap e dec ks .
3S hut down the Macintosh and turn off the audio equipment. 4A ttach the cable to the audio equipment and to the appropriate sound or audio port on the Macintosh. To hear or recor d incoming s ound on t he computer u s ing a c able with a stereo miniplu g , c onnect the audio equ ipment t o the sound input por t ( X ) .
Do not use the round omni directi onal mi crophone s upp lied with s ome other Maci nt osh mode ls . Fo llo w the se steps t o c onnect and posit i on the micr ophone: 1S hut down the Macintosh. 2P lug the microphone’s connector into the sound input port ( X ) on the back of the computer.
Con n e ct i ng e xt er na l ster e o sp e aker s Y ou c an take ad v anta g e o f y our c omputer ’ s stereo s ound output b y attac hing exte r n al l y pow ered (amp lif ied) speakers . 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou n eed a cab le wit h stereo miniplu g s at each end t o c onnect one or both speakers t o t he computer .
6 Turn on the computer. No w y ou h ear the computer ’ s sound t hrou gh the ex ter nal sp eak ers . (Y ou ma y als o n eed t o set opt ions in the c ontro l panel f or s ound sett ing s in order t o h ear s ound t hrou gh y our speakers .
S-v ideo co n nec t o rs Th eS -v i deo connect or is a r ound p lu g with se v eral small metal pins . Y ou c an pl ug this type of c onnect or i nt o y our c omputer ’ s S-v ideo in put or output por t.
Con n e ct i ng v i deo eq u i p men t f o r i n p u t t o the co m p u t e r When y ou connect v i deo equipment t o the Po wer M ac intosh, y ou can v ie w vi deo on the computer , c apture v ideo ima ge s , and h ear the sound from t he vi d e o equipment t hrou gh the computer ’ s sp eak er .
2A ttach one end of the video cable to the Video Out port on the VCR or camera. Fol l ow t h e di rect i ons that c ame with t he VCR or c amera. 3P lug the other end of the video cable into either the S-video input port ( æ ) or the composite video input port ( ˜ ) on the Macintosh.
Com posi te v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i n pu t fr o m a VCR S-v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i np ut f ro m a ca me ra S-video input port S-video Out port S-video cable Audio input ports (left an.
Com posi te v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i np ut f ro m a ca me ra 6 Turn on the computer and the VCR or camera. Y ou c an now be gin working wit h t he v i deo equipm ent connected t o y our Maci nt osh.
Con n ect in g vi d e o eq u i pmen t f o r o ut pu t from th e co m puter Y ou c an deli ver and rec ord a s ophisti c ated presentat ion b y combining the vi deo and sound c apabilitie s o f y our Mac intosh . Th e steps that f o ll o w ex pl ain ho w t o set up equipm ent f or recor ding the computer ’ s output on v ideotap e .
2A t t ach one end of the video cable to the Video In port on the VCR. Fol l ow t h e di rect i ons that c ame with t he VCR. 3P lug the other end of the video cable into either the S-video output port ( Æ ) or the composite video output port ( Â ) on the Macintosh.
Com posi te v i deo con nect io n f o r ou t put f ro m the co m pu t e r 6 Turn on the computer and the VCR. 7S elect “line input” on your VCR. S ee the manual that c ame with y our VCR f or instr uct i ons on ho w t o se lect th e lin e i nput source .
Usin g a t el evisio n as a mon it or Y ou c an connect a tele v is i on direct l y to t he computer ’ s S-v ideo or c ompos ite vi d e o output por t and disp l a y the computer ’ s ima g e s on the tele v is i on .
IMPORTANT Y ou c an use a tele v is i on a s a monit or on an y mode l o f P o w er Ma ci ntosh 8 5 00 . Some mode l s , ho we ver , cannot di spl a y the de s kt op s imu ltaneous l y on both a tele v is i on and a computer monit or plu g g ed into t he co mputer ’ s monitor port.
Con n e ct i n g ex te rn al SC S I de v ices Y our computer ha s a por t f or connect ing de v ice s that u se t he Small C omputer Sy stem I nterf ace (SC S I, pronounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . Th e SC S I port p ermits hi gh-speed communi c at ion betw een the computer and the de v ice .
Be f ore y o u co n nect a de v ice Bef ore y ou connect a S C SI de v ice t o y our Macint osh, be sure t o comp lete th es e t as ks : m Ma ke s ure eac h S C S I de v ice connected t o y our Mac in.
IMPORTANT Th e t otal len gt h of t he c able s i n a SC S I c hain should not e x ceed 6 meters (20 f eet) . S C S I cab le s mu st ha v e a 1 1 0-oh m imp eda nce . For be st re s ults , use S C SI c able s manuf actured b y A pp le C omputer . m Ma ke s ure t hat the la st (or onl y) de v ice in the SC SI c hai n has a terminator .
Con n e ct i ng a SC S I de v ice Us e t h e s e general i nstr uct i ons in con junct i on wit h the i nstr uct i ons that c ame with y our SC SI de v ice: 1 Turn off your Macintosh.
Memory f or y our computer i s pro v ided in pack a ge s c alled Dual Inli ne Memory Module s (D IMM s) . A dding d ynamic random-ac ces s memory (DRAM) D IMM s increase s y our c omputer ’ s memory . T he DIMM s must be th e c or rect type f or y our computer , and c an b e i nstalled one-at-a-time .
Con n ect i ng ne tw or k ca bl es Y our Mac intosh c a n b e connected t o a high-speed Ether n et n etw ork v i a an AA U I E ther net connect or or a hi gh-sp eed 1 0B A S E- T E ther n et connect or . Y ou ca n a ls o connect t o a Loc alT al k n etw ork .
To set up y our n etw ork c onfi gurat i on, open the App leT al k contr o l pan el t o c hoose t he ph y s ic al n etw ork interf ace y ou are us ing . (T he App leT al k c ontro l pan el als o c ontains zon e i nf or mati on—a de f ault zone is c hosen f or you .
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67 Read this chapter for information on installing and working with application programs on your computer. Inst al l i ng application pro gr ams Y our computer ha s se veral app lic ati on program s alread y installed, as w ell as so me pro grams t hat need to be installed b ef ore y ou c a n u se them .
If y ou ha ve que stions about installing and us i n g an applic ati on pro gram, ref er to M a ci nt osh Gu ide , a v ail ab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu and the R ead Me file s f or the pro gram. (R ead Me file s are tex t file s that contain additi onal in fo rm ati on about app lic ati on pr ogram s .
To u se y our pr o grams m ost ef fe ct i v el y , fo ll o w t hese g ui delines: m To a v o i d i nstallat i on prob lems , tur n o f f v i r us pr otect ion pro gram s and use Ap ple Ex tens i ons Mana g er t o tur n of f s y stem ex tens i ons (e x cept f or Maci nt osh Ea s y Op en) bef ore y ou i nstall a n y s o ft w are .
Findi ng out which pr o gra ms are open If y ou ha ve se v eral pr o grams and window s op en, y ou c a n find out whic h pro gram is act i v e and whi c h other pro gram s are open by pu lling do w n the Ap pli cati on m enu.
Bac ki ng up y our fi le s Ma ki n g bac kup cop ie s o f impor ta nt file s is g ood pr otect i on a g ainst poss ible dama g e t o t he originals . m Y ou c an bac k up f ile s st ored on y our hard dis k b y c op ying t hem t o flopp y dis ks .
Share d li brarie s Powe r M a ci nt osh pro gram s use spec i al file s called s har e d l i br ari e s. The se f iles he lp P o w e r Mac int osh pro gram s t o run more ef fic ientl y , and can be used b y m ore than one Po wer M ac intosh pr ogram s imultan eous l y .
73 R ead this c hapter for inf ormati on on u s ing t he opti onal inter nal CD-R OM (C ompac t Disc R ead-Onl y Memory) dri v e , if y our c omputer has one .
Chapter 5 Ins e r ti ng a CD-R O M d i s c Fo llo w t hese instr uct i ons t o inser t a CD-R OM di sc i nt o y our CD-R OM dri v e . Th en f ollo w the i nstr uct ions pr o v i ded with y our disc , as w ell a s t he ins t ruc t i ons i n thi s manual.
Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Ej e c ti ng a CD-R OM d i s c Fol l ow t h e s e i n s t r u cti ons t o open the tra y and eject a CD-R O M disc fr om y our c omputer . IMPORTANT Y ou ma y not be able t o ejec t a disc if it i s being shared. T o tur n off f ile shari n g , use t he Sharin g Setup c ontr ol panel.
Playin g au di o CDs Wi th your CD-R OM dri v e and y our c omputer ’ s built-in sp eaker , y ou can p l a y audio c ompac t disc s (CDs) or audio trac ks on CD-R O M disc s . Y ou c a n als o attac h headphon es or speakers t o th e computer t o li sten t o audi o CDs and audio trac ks .
Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Wo r k i n g w i t h P h o t o CDs Y ou c an use y our CD-R OM dri v e t o open Photo CD ima ge s st ored on Photo CDs . A Photo CD ima ge i s a di gitized v ersi on o f a standard phot ograph that y ou c an open a nd v ie w on y our computer screen.
Shari ng a CD-R O M d i sc o v er a netw or k Y ou c an share a CD-R OM di sc u s ing y our computer ’ s file-sharin g f eature . If th e di sc has audi o por ti ons , y ou will b e able t o hear the audio y ourself , but other people on the netw ork will not.
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6 Tr oubl e shoot i ng 81 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. Wh e n yo u ha v e q ues t i on s If y ou w ant t o kno w ho w t o do a particu l ar ta s k with y our c omputer , re f er t o Maci nt osh Gu ide in th e Guid e ( h ) menu .
If y ou are unable t o acce s s M ac intosh G ui de (f or ex amp le , if y our screen is “ fro zen ”) , ref er t o thi s chapter t o see if y ou can re s o l ve t he prob lem . Ta k e y o u r t i m e When y ou see an er ror me ss a g e, y ou don ’ t ha v e to tak e ac ti on immedi atel y .
If y ou n eed repai r ser v ic e , cons ult the serv i ce and s upport i nformati on t hat ca me with y our computer f or i nstr ucti ons on how t o c ontact an A pp le- authorized serv ice pr o v ider or A pp le f or as s i stance .
m Turn off your computer with the power button on the front panel of the computer, wait at least 10 seconds, and then turn it on again. If the computer doe s not tur n o f f , try pre s s ing and hol ding do wn the po w er butt on f or 3 to 4 sec onds .
So l ut io ns to c o mm on p r o b l e m s Thi s s e c t i on c ontains descript ions o f problem s y ou c oul d e x perience with y our c omputer . S ome pr oblem s ma y b e c au sed b y y our CD-R O.
The computer’s clock keeps time inaccurately. Y our computer ha s a c lock t hat runs continuous l y . When the computer i s tur ned of f , a battery k eeps the c lock runni n g . If y our c loc k begins t o keep ti me inaccuratel y , ha v e an App le-authorized serv ice pr o v ider rep l ace t he ba ttery .
m Sys t e m s o f t wa re ma y not be i nstalled on the star tup hard dis k, t he s y stem so ft wa re ma y b e damag ed, or t he hard di s k ma y not be workin g proper l y . St ar t up y our computer u s ing t he Dis k T o o ls flopp y dis k or (if y ou ha v e a built-in CD-R OM dri v e) with the CD-R OM di sc that contains s y stem so ft wa re .
A “sad Macintosh” icon appears, and the computer won’t start up. Th is ic on indic ate s t hat y our M ac intosh c a nnot star t up b ecau se o f a prob lem with t he s y stem so ftw are or the computer har d w are .
m If the hard di s k is y our star tup dis k, star t y our c omputer u s ing the Dis k To o l s flopp y dis k or (if y ou ha ve a bu ilt-in CD-R OM dri ve) wit h t he CD-R O M disc t hat c ontains s y stem so ftw are .
m Tu r n o f f the computer . If the dis k isn ’ t ejected, then hol d do w n the butt on on y our m ouse or ot her pointing de v ice w hile y ou turn the computer on a g ai n. m Lo cate th e s m all hole near t he dis k dri v e ’ s op eni ng , and c arefu ll y i nser t the end o f a l ar g e strai ghten ed pap er c lip i nt o it.
You can’t start an application program, or it quits unexpectedly. Or, when you try to open a program, you see a message that not enough memory is available. One of t he f oll o wi ng i s probab l y the cau se: m The M a c int osh ra n out of mem ory .
A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . m Wr ite dow n w hat y ou were do ing w hen the me s s a g e appeared a nd write do w n the me s s a g e . m Re start your M ac intosh . (S ee “ Start Ov er” in the sect ion “If Y ou Ha v e Tr ouble ” earlier in thi s c hapter f or i nstr ucti ons .
The pointer ( 8 ) doesn’t move when you move the mouse. One of t he f oll o wi ng s ituat ions i s pr obab l y the c ause: m Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . Pre s s x -Opti on-E sc t o quit t he appli c at ion pr o gram i n use w hen the prob lem occur red.
Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t he f oll o wi ng i s probab l y the cau se: m Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . Re start your M ac intosh . F or i nstr ucti ons, see “ S tar t Ov er” in the sect i on “If Y ou Ha ve T roub le ” earlier in thi s c hapter .
m The k e y board i s damag ed. If y ou ha ve ac ce s s t o another k e yboar d, try us i n g it instead. (T ur n the com puter o f f bef ore connectin g it. ) If the new k e y board w orks , there is prob ab l y somet hing wr ong wit h t he on e you rep l aced.
You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou can ’ t op en a DO S document us i ng a Mac i nt osh pro gram, try the fol l ow i n g : m Op en the do cument from wit hin the program b y choos i n g Op en in the pro gram ’ s F ile menu .
So l ut i o ns t o CD-R O M pr o b lem s Pro bl e ms us i n g t he CD-R OM d ri v e The CD-ROM drive icon does not appear on screen. m If y ou ha ve ot her i nter nal SC S I de v ice s attac hed to y .
Your computer starts up and you see large folder-shaped areas, containing labeled pictorial buttons, instead of the usual Macintosh desktop. m Y our computer ma y ha v e started up from a CD-R OM di sc containing A t Ease , a n alter nati ve t o the Mac intosh de s k t op .
Your computer won’t restart, and a CD-ROM disc is in the CD-ROM drive. m Y our computer ma y b e tryi n g t o star t up from the CD-R O M disc . Pres s the Op en/Cl ose butt on o f y our CD-R OM dri v e t o open the tra y , a nd remo v e th e CD-R OM disc .
Your computer displays the message “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” when you insert a CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. m Make s ure that t he F orei gn File A cces s a nd A udio CD A cce s s CD-R OM ex tens i ons are installed i n y our Extens i ons F o lder and are tur n ed on.
Pro bl e ms usi ng IS O 9660 o r H i g h Si e r ra d i s cs You cannot access files on a CD-ROM disc that uses the ISO 9660 or High Sierra format. m Disc s i n the ISO 966 0 a nd Hi gh S ier ra disc f or mats ha v e vers ion numbers attac hed to f ilename s .
While playing an audio track on a CD-ROM disc that combines audio tracks and data, you double-click the disc icon and the audio track stops playing. m Y ou c an ’ t open data file s on a CD-R O M disc and listen t o audio trac ks on tha t disc at the sam e tim e .
If y ou r c om puter’ s per f o rm a n ce dec rea ses If y ou notice a decrea se in y our computer ’ s sp eed and general performance afte r y ou add speci al s o f tw are li ke a c ontr ol panel , s y stem e x tens ion, or cust om utility , it ma y be b ecau se t his s of tw are do e s not w ork w ell wit h P o wer Maci nt osh computers .
So l v ing p r in t e r p r o b l e m s Th e f ollo wi ng s u g g e st ions shou l d w ork f or all pri nters . m Check y our pri nter setting s in the Chooser , maki ng s ure you ha v e selec ted th e cor r ect printer . m Nex t, turn of f the computer and pri nter and chec k the printer cab le c onnect ions .
Appl e L ink Ap pl e so ftw are updates are posted t o t he A P PLE S W U PD A TES board lo cat ed in t he f o l l ow i n g path: Ap pl e Li n k Se r vic es (main wi ndow) Softw a re S ampler Ap pl e .
Ins i de t he As k A pp le U S A area, y ou ha v e a cho ice o f the fo llo wing 1 0 bulletin board area s: m Po w e r M a cin t osh —All P o wer Mac i nt osh c omputers , A/V and GeoP or t. m Pe r f o r m a —All Mac i nt osh P erf or ma computers .
Com pu Ser v e The M acP l an et ( GO MACPLANET ) area pro v ide s ac ce s s t o M acint osh-rel ated inf orma t i on on C ompuS erv e . From M acP l an et, g o to t he App le Onlin e ( GO APLNEW ) se.
Intern e t: ft p .i n f o .ap p l e .co m Thi s i s a f ile tra nsf er prot oco l (ftp) serv er with all of t he late st App le s o ft w are update s . (T his ftp s ite w as f or mer l y c alled ftp .austin.app le .com . ) m Host name: f tp .i nfo .apple .
Init ial i z ing a ha rd di s k Bef ore y ou c an use a ne w di s k, the dis k mu st be prepared so that t he com puter kno w s w here t o st ore inf ormation on t he dis k . This preparati on i s ca lled initi alizin g (or fo r m a t t i ng ) the dis k .
Sta r t i n g u p f r om a CD-R O M d i sc To i n i t i a lize , te st , or repair a hard di s k, or t o install s y stem so f t w are on a hard dis k, y ou need to start up y our computer fr om another dis k .
How t o i n i t ia l iz e a h a r d d i sk Y ou i niti alize an App le S C S I har d di s k by u s i ng a pr o gram c alled Dri ve S etup, w hi c h is on t he flopp y dis k labeled Dis k T o o ls that c ame w ith y our c omputer .
Rep ai r in g a d a m a ge d d i sk Dis ks c an b ecom e dama g ed b y repeated use and handli n g . Wh e n d o yo u ne ed t o re p a i r a d i sk? If y ou see a mes sa g e repor ting t hat a dis k is dama ged or un readable , y ou ma y n eed t o repair the dis k.
Check t hat both c hai ns of de v ice s are termi nated proper l y . F or inf ormation on settin g SC S I ID numb ers a nd ter minating a S C S I c hain, see Chapter 3 of t his manu al and the ma nual s t hat c ame wit h y our SC S I equipment m Te s t t h e dis k f o ll o wing t he i nstr ucti ons that com e nex t.
4 Open the Functions menu and choose Test Disk. 5W hen a message tells you that testing is complete, click Quit. If the te st re v eal s a prob lem , y ou ma y b e able t o correct it b y us ing Dis k.
3C l i ck the icon of the disk you want to test. Dis k ic ons app ear i n a bo x at the t op o f t he Dis k First Aid window . 4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou c an ’ t repair the star tup dis k or the dis k that c ontains the Dis k F i rst Aid pro gram, but y ou c a n te st the se dis ks b y c li c king V erify .
Inst a llin g o r r e in s t a llin g sys te m s of t war e Sy stem so f tw are is the set o f pro grams and other file s that y our computer u se s to start itself up , k eep trac k o f y our file s , a nd run the applic ati on pro grams y ou u se . S y stem so f tw are is k ept in the fo lder c alled the S y stem F older.
Inst al l i ng s y stem so ftw a re Fol l ow t h e s t eps i n this sec t ion t o do what i s c ommonl y c alled a “normal” ins t a ll at i on o f s y stem s o f tw are .
8S hut down your computer. 9 Start up your computer from disk 1 from your set of system software disks or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ Starting Up Fr om a Fl opp y Di s k” or “ S tarting Up From a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect i on “Initi alizing a Har d Dis k ” earlier in thi s c hapter .
14 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Restart (or “Quit,” if you’re installing from the CD-ROM disc). Don ’ t forget to eject the CD-R O M disc or fl oppy di s k containi ng s y stem softw a re . If a me s sa g e repor ts that installat ion w as not s uc ce s s fu l, try ins t a lling a g ain.
To do a c lea n i nstall ati on, f oll o w the se steps: 1 Start up your computer from the Disk Tools disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ Starting Up Fr om a Fl opp y Di s k” or “ S tarting Up From a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect i on “Initi alizing a Har d Dis k ” earlier in thi s c hapter .
10 Click OK. The E a s y In s t all di alo g bo x app ears . 11 Make sure that the hard disk named in the Destination Disk box is the one on which you want to install system software. If it isn ’ t, c lic k S witch Di s k until t he cor rect dis k name appears .
14 Click Clean Install. 15 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. It tak e s a f e w minutes t o comp lete the installat ion . 16 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, you may need to click Restart. Y ou n eed to c lic k R e star t onl y if y ou i nstalled s o ft w are ont o t he star tup dis k .
Repl acing sp e c ial so ftw ar e Sp e cia l softw a r e c onsi sts o f item s s uc h a s contr o l pan els , s y stem ex tensi ons , cust om utilit ie s , f onts , or A pp le menu items that y ou ma y ha v e had i n y our old S y st e m F o lder .
2C l i ck OK. The E a s y In s t all di alo g bo x app ears . 3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om Install dial o g bo x app ears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so f tw are com ponents . 4S croll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install.
8 Restart your Macintosh. Th e s y stem s o f tw are is installed a nd your c omputer i s read y t o u se . D on ’ t fo rge t t o e j ect t he CD-R OM di sc or fl opp y di s k containi ng s y stem s o f t w are wh e n y ou are f inished.
3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om Install dial o g bo x app ears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so f tw are com ponents .
III pa rt App e n dix A Hea l t h , Sa f et y , a nd Ma i n te n a nce Ti p s App e ndi x BI n s t a l l i n g a n Ex pa nsi on Car d App e n dix C S pec i a l K e y s o n Y o u r K e y bo a rd.
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F or y our o wn sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , fo ll o w all t he i nstr ucti ons i n this cha p t er . K eep these instr uct i ons a v ailab le f or ref erence b y you and others .
Musc uloskeletal di sc omf or t As w i t h a n y act i v ity t hat inv ol v e s s itt ing f or lon g periods o f t ime , u s ing a co mputer can mak e y our mu sc les s ore and stif f .
Eye f ati g u e Ey e f a t i g u e c an o ccur w hen ev er the e ye s are f o cused on a nearb y ob ject f or a lo ng tim e . This prob lem occurs becau se the e y e musc le s must w ork harder t o vi ew a n objec t t hat ’ s c loser than about 20 f eet (6 meters) .
Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se y our chair so y our f orearms and ha nds are at the proper ang le t o the k e yboar d. If thi s mak e s it impos si ble t o rest y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c an use a f ootrest wit h ad justable hei ght a nd tilt t o mak e up f or an y g ap b etw een the floor and y our feet.
Av o i d i n g f a t i g u e m Chang e y our seated posit i on, stand up , or stretc h w hen ev er y ou start to f eel ti r e d. Frequent shor t breaks are helpfu l in red ucing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght t ouc h w hen typing or u s i ng a m ou se and keep y our ha nds a nd fi nge rs rela x ed.
Sa f et y i n s t r uc t i o ns F or y our o wn sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , alw a y s tak e t he f oll o wi n g prec aut i ons . Tu r n o f f the computer c omp letel y and disc onnect the.
Ha nd l i ng y ou r co m puter e qu i pment Fo llo w t hese g ui delines f or ha ndli n g y our c omputer and its components: m When setting up y our computer , p l ace c omponents on a sturd y , flat s urf ace , a nd c are full y f o ll o w all setup instr uct i ons .
Ha n d l i n g t he m o n i t o r Fol l ow t h e s e proced ures f or ha ndling a monit or: m Y our Mac intosh c ome s with an en er gy-s a v i ng f eature t hat dims t he screen a nd puts the computer t o “ s leep ” when it ha sn ’ t b een used in a sp ecified len gth o f t ime .
Ha n d l i n g f l opp y di s ks 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.
Ha n d l i n g CD-R O M d i scs K eep these importa nt saf ety instr ucti ons in mi nd as y ou u se CD-R OM disc s: m Hol d a di sc b y the ed g e s or b y one ed g e and the center hole .
Other impor ta nt sa f ety instr ucti ons t o k eep in mi nd as y ou use y our CD-R O M dri ve . m Po si ti on y our computer s o t hat w hen the tra y opens , it doesn ’ t bump int o an ything .
Ej e c ting a disk F or instr uct ions on ejec t ing a fl opp y di s k or a remo v able m edi a di s k, see the “Dis ks ” t opi c o f Mac i nt osh Gu i de , a v ailab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu .
Cle ani ng y our e quipm e nt Fo llo w t hese g eneral r ules w h en c lea ni n g the outs ide o f your c omputer and its components: m Us e a damp , s o ft , li nt-free c l oth t o c lean the computer ’ s ex teri or . A v oid ge t ti ng moi s ture in a n y openi n g s .
2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. On s ome mou se de v ices , y ou ma y need to pre s s t he pl as ti c ring (rat her than tur n it) t o di sen g a ge it.
8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mouse shou l d ro ll smoot hl y acros s y our mouse pad or de s k . If it doesn ’ t , repeat these instr uct i ons c are full y . Lo cking and unlo c kin g the m o use Some m o us e de v ice s c an be lock ed s o that t he ball c a n ’ t be remo v ed.
To unlock t he mouse , f oll o w the se steps: 1I nsert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise.
145 App en di x B Inst al l i n g an Expa ns i on Ca rd Y ou c an i nstall pri nted circuit boards (c alled ca r ds ) f or v ideo and graphic s appli c ations , netw orking and communi c ati ons , addit i onal proces sing po wer , or other pur poses .
Ex pa ns i o n c a rd pow er re q u i r em en t s Th e c ombined pow er c ons umpt i on o f ex pa nsi on c ar ds mu st not ex ceed the limits specif ied f or y our Mac intosh m odel.
3 Remove the cover from the computer. Sl i d e th e cov er aw a y from t he bac k pan el an i nch or t w o . T h en raise the co v er strai ght up and of f the computer .
4 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge static electricity. Alw ay s do t his bef ore y ou t ouch any parts , or install a ny c omponents , insi de th e com puter .
5 Lower the retainer. Squeeze t he s ide s o f t he retai ner a nd pull do w n. To lower the retainer, squeeze the sides to unlatch it. 149 Installing an Expansion Card.
6 Being careful not to touch the sharp edges, pull out the metal access port cover behind the expansion slot you want to use, and set the access port cover aside. 7 Remove the card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its ed g e s t o a v oi d t ouc hing t he connect or .
8A lign the connector end of the card with the expansion slot. 9P ress the card gently but firmly until the connector is fully inserted. m Sl i d e th e card b e tw een the tw o lev ers that hel d the acce s s por t co ver y ou remo ved ear lier . Y ou ma y need to pre s s the lev ers apar t s li ghtl y t o gu ide t he ca rd b e tw een them.
10 Replace the retainer. When the card is properly seated, the levers snap into place and secure the card. This guide on the retainer engages the processor card in the computer.
11 Replace the cover on the computer. Lower th e cov er a ll th e w a y do wn ont o the c a se . Push t he co ver b ac k until it t ouc h e s the b ac k pan el. 12 Tighten the screws on the back panel. Y ou ma y no w turn on the computer and use its e x panded c apabilit ie s .
Upgr ading th e p r ocess o r Y our computer ’ s proce s s or c an b e upgraded with t he i nstallat ion o f a proces sor up grade c ar d. To upgrade the proces sor , remo v e the o ld pr oces s or c ard f ollo wi n g the ins t ruc t i ons i n thi s c hapter f or op ening the c omputer sa f e l y .
155 Y our computer k e yboar d c ontains cer tai n sp ec i al k e y s that type writer keybo ard s don ’ t ha ve . Man y o f the se k e y s all o w y ou t o gi v e c ommands to th e c omputer without u s i ng t he mou se .
Special keys on Apple keyboards (c ontinued) Control key In combination with other keys, this key provides shortcuts or modifies other actions. Delete key Use to delete selected material, or the character to the left of the insertion point. Enter key In a dialog box, pressing Enter is the same as clicking the outlined button.
Ty p i n g s p e c i a l c ha rac te r s a n d s y m bo l s Y ou c an typ e a v ariety o f inter national and ot her sp ec ial s ymbo l s and ch ar acters (inc ludi n g c haracters wit h di acriti c al marks , s uch a s accents) b y pre s s ing c omb inations o f ke y s .
If yo u se e r e c tan g l e s: If y ou see rectang le s instead of di acritic al marks on so m e of th e pi ct ure s o f k e y s in K e y Caps , try pres sing Opt ion- x to s ee the di acriti c al marks .
Spe cia l key com b i na t i on s If dif f icu lt ie s with y our mouse or c omputer don ’ t allo w y ou t o use standar d met hods of qu itt ing a pr o gram or re star ting y our computer , y ou can try us i ng th es e s p eci al k e y combinati ons .
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A AAUI Ethernet connector 64 AAUI Ethernet port 40, 41 About Apple Extras file 24 accent marks, typing 157–158 access covers for expansion slots 41 access port cover 150 active program 17, 69–70 acute accent (´), typing 158 ADB ports.
“can’t be opened because a file can’t found” message 72, 96 compatibility with older Macintosh programs 96 installing 67–69 memory problems 91 not installed with the Installer program 119, 1.
CD-ROM drive computer won’t restart after copying software to System Folder 90, 97 computer won’t restart with a disc in the drive 86, 90 icon doesn’t appear on screen 97 illustration 40 opening.
customer service obtaining Apple software updates 104–108 support hotline 24 custom installation of system software 123–125 Custom Install dialog box 124, 126 D Delete key 156 desktop At Ease and 98 rebuilding 84, 89, 95 device drivers, SCSI 62 DHCP bootstrapping protocol 65 diacritical marks, typing 157–158 diagnosing problems.
“Could not create a socket” 65 disk with an X icon 87 “Not enough memory” 72, 91 “sad Macintosh” icon 88 “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” 100 “Unable to .
I, J icons ADB 7, 8 application program 18 blinking question mark 86–87, 116 “bomb” 81, 83, 92, 102 defined 17, 18 Disk First Aid 114, 117, 120 disk with an X 87 document 18 don’t appear corre.
Macintosh Tutorial 15–16 memory. See also RAM expanding 62–63 “not enough memory” message 72, 91 shared libraries and 72, 96 virtual 71 Memory control panel 91, 96 menu bar 17 menu, opening 16.
audio input/output (on computer) 41, 42, 45, 51–53, 55–57 composite video input/output 41, 42, 51–53, 55–57 illustration 40–41 monitor 6, 41 SCSI 40, 41, 59, 62 sound input/output 40–41, 4.
general precautions 134–135 grounding the computer 3, 135 handling and care of equipment 135–139 installing additional memory 62–63 installing an expansion card 145–154 liquid spills on computer equipment 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 locking/unlocking the mouse 143–144 saving documents if you’re having trouble 83 screen.
symbols and international characters, typing 157–158 system extensions not installed with the Installer program 119, 122 turning off 69, 91, 92 System Folder clean installation of system software an.
turning on the computer 9–13 external SCSI devices 62 Foreign File Access/Audio File Access CD-ROM extensions 100 the monitor 11 system extensions 69, 103 virtual memory 91 tutorial 15–16 typing p.
P ower Ma cin t osh Us e r ’ s Man u a l Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related infor mation for P ower Macintosh 8500 series computers.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 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 uni c at ions re gul ati on informati on v i Pr efa c e W elc o me t o P o we r Ma c i n t o s h i x Par t I 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u g g i ng i n th e computer 3 Ins t a lling a.
2G e t t i n g H e l p 27 Gettin g ans wers t o y our quest i ons 28 Ide nti fying ob jects on the screen 3 6 Lear ning u se ful shortcuts 3 7 3C o n n e c t i n g A dd i t i on a l Eq u i p men t 39 .
Par t II 6T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g 8 1 When y ou ha v e que st i ons 8 1 If y ou ha ve tr oub le 8 1 Solu ti ons t o c ommon pr oblem s 8 5 Solu ti ons t o CD-R OM prob lem s 97 If y our computer.
vi Communications Regulation Information Co mmunic ation s r eg u l a t i o n 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.
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.
I pa rt Chapte r 1 Get ti ng S t ar te d Chapte r 2 Get ti ng H elp Chapte r 3 Conn e ct i ng Addi t i onal Equ ipm e nt Chapte r 4 Inst al l i ng and Us ing A p p l ic ation Pro gr ams Chapter 5 U si.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Apple 8500/150 Series c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Apple 8500/150 Series - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Apple 8500/150 Series, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Apple 8500/150 Series va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Apple 8500/150 Series, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Apple 8500/150 Series.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Apple 8500/150 Series. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Apple 8500/150 Series ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
