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Getting StartedWith Your Macintosh LC 520Includes setup instructions and important health-related informationRead This First

What you see after you turn on your computer depends onwhether system software has already been installed on your harddisk.If your screen looks like t

Problems starting up?If you don’t see anything on the screen, check these items to seeif you can identify the problem:n Is the computer firmly plugged

Safety instructionsFor your own safety and that of your equipment, always take thefollowing precautions. Tu rn off the computer completely and disconn

Health-related information about computer useMuscle soreness, eye fatigue, and other discomforts and injuriessometimes associated with using computers

RSIs did not suddenly arise when computers were invented;tennis elbow and writer’s cramp, for example, are two RSIs thathave been with us for a long t

Arranging your officeHere are some guidelines for adjusting the furniture in your officeto accommodate your physical size and shape.n An adjustable ch

n Position your mouse at the same height as your keyboard.Allow adequate space to use the mouse comfortably.n Arrange the computer so the top of the s

The Macintosh LC 520 comes with a tour and a tutorial to helpyou start using your computer as quickly as possible.n The Macintosh Basics tour teaches

2. Notice that the arrow (8) moves in the direction youmove the mouse. If the arrow doesn’t move on the screen, make sure that thecable connecting the

4. Being careful not to move the mouse, click the mousebutton twice in quick succession.Now your screen should look like the picture shown in thisstep

Radio and television interference iiLaser information iiin Setting Up 1Plugging in the computer 2Connecting the mouse and keyboard 3Tu

6. Being careful not to move the mouse, press the mousebutton twice in quick succession.Now your screen should look like the following illustration:7.

8. Press the mouse button twice in quick succession.Now your screen should look like the following picture:9. Follow the instructions on the screen an

Shutting down the computer with the keyboardTo shut down the computer with the keyboard:1. Press the Power key (marked with the P icon) on thekeyboar

18Your Computer at a GlanceMouseBuilt-in microphone(See your Macintosh User’sGuide for information onrecording sound.)Color Trinitron display(Supports

19I Main power switchg SCSI port(Connects your Macintosh to SCSIdevices, such as hard disk drives,scanners, and printers. See yourMacintosh User’s Gui

As you work with your Macintosh, you can consult yourMacintosh User’s Guide for answers to questions that you mayhave. This section provides informati

Using the sound control buttons on the computerOn the front of your Macintosh are two sets of buttons. The set onthe right (marked with the- icon) is

Using the built-in microphoneYour Macintosh LC 520 comes with a built-in microphone torecord live sounds. The microphone is highly sensitive. Onceyou’

23Using the Screen control panelYou can also use the Screen control panel to adjust the level oflight on your screen.1. Choose Control Panels from the

To set the screen to turn off: 1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu.2. Open the Screen control panel.3. Click the box labeled “Turn off b

ImportantThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part

25Installing an expansion cardThe Macintosh LC 520 comes with a slot inside called a processor-direct slot in which you can install a processor-direct

5. Place your thumbs on the two plastic tabs on the backpanel of the computer.6. Press down on the tabs and pull gently until the backpanel opens.7. T

You’ll need to hook your fingers around the little metal boxesto pull the logic board.9. Remove the processor-direct expansion card from itsstatic-pro

2812. Slide the logic board back in.Push on the edge of the logic board until it is finally in place.13. If there is a connector on the card that you

2915. Plug in your keyboard cable.16. Press the main power switch on the back of thecomputer.Leave the switch on so you can use the Power key on theke

Advice about using a modem with your Macintosh LC 520If you use a modem with a baud rate of over 9600, you may experience some limitations in your com

31(This section applies only if you purchased your Macintosh LC 520with an AppleCD 300i drive.)Your AppleCD 300i drive is an internal CD-ROM drive for

Types of discs you can useNot all CD-ROM discs store information in the same way. A discstores and displays information according to a given file form

Care and handling Follow these guidelines as you use your AppleCD 300i:m Never transport your computer with a CD-ROM disc or acaddy inside the drive.m

Installing the software from a floppy diskTo install the CD-ROM software, you use the Customize option ofthe Installer to choose which portions of th

s Warning: Making adjustments or performing procedures other thanthose specified in your equipment’s manual may result in hazardousexposure. ss Warnin

6. Select the CD-ROM System Software option from thelist in the dialog box.Information about each item you select appears in the box.You can also sele

Loading discs in the CD-ROM driveFollow these instructions to load a CD-ROM disc, audio compactdisc, or Photo CD disc into a caddy, then into the driv

3. Put the caddy containing your disc into the drive. Insert the caddy with the label side of the disc facing up, withthe metal shutter end first. Rel

Ejecting a discTo eject a disc while the Macintosh is turned on, select the discicon on the desktop and choose Put Away from the File menu, oreject t

Using the AppleCD Audio PlayerTo play audio tracks, start up your Macintosh, place an audio CDdisc (or a CD-ROM disc with audio tracks) into the cadd

StopYou click the Stop button to stop playing a disc and reset the tracknumber to 1. You can also press the Clear or Delete key to stopplaying a disc.

Another way to start audio tracksIf you open the icon for an audio compact disc or a CD-ROMdisc with audio tracks, you see document icons labeled Trac

You can open and view Photo CD images individually on yourcomputer screen. You can copy and save them, print them, pastethem into word-processing docu

Viewing the contents of a Photo CD discTo view images on a Photo CD disc, you place the Photo CD discin a caddy and insert the caddy into the CD-ROM

44If you open the Photos folder you see five folders. Each foldercontains all your Photo CD images recorded at a specificresolution.When a Photo CD im

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Within each folder, an icon appears for each Photo CD image.Each icon is also a thumbnail image of the Photo CD image.Because your images are recorded

To view a Photo CD image:1. Insert the caddy holding the Photo CD disc into theAppleCD 300i drive.2. When the Photo CD disc icon appears on the deskt

If you don’t have the Picture Compressor program and havenot preset the image to open in another program, a dialogbox appears asking if you want to op

Viewing several images in sequenceYou can conveniently browse through all your Photo CD imagesby using the Slide Show movie and Slide Show Viewer in t

Changing the size at which images are displayedYou can drag the size box on the viewer to resize the viewerwindow. You can also preset the Slide Show

Choosing a program to open Photo CD images You choose the program you want to open Photo CD images byusing the Preferences command in the Slide Show V

517. When you’ve chosen the options you want, click OK toclose the Preferences dialog box.Your changes don’t take effect until you restart your Macint

Copying and pasting an imageYou can also copy the image and paste it into any document thataccepts images. The image is copied at the resolution chose

Making copies of the Slide Show movieYou can copy the Slide Show movie to a floppy disk or hard diskand use it to browse and work with the images on t

The computer doesn’t seem to know that there is anAppleCD 300i drive.Be sure to restart your computer after reinstalling the CDsoftware.Check that eac

1Setting UpCongratulations on your purchase of a Macintosh LC 520computer!In this all-in-one computer, Apple has integrated a Trinitron®monitor for ex

Problems using CD-ROM discsYou insert a CD-ROM disc but its icon does not appear onthe Macintosh desktop.Tr y restarting the computer.Make sure the Ap

Information displays jerkily or sound seemspoorly synchronized.The AppleCD 300i can transfer data at rates up to twice as fast asstandard CD-ROM drive

When you double-click the icon of a CD that combinesaudio tracks and data (while that CD is playing), youcannot open it. You can’t open a CD-ROM disc

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Plugging in the computerPlug in the Macintosh before connecting anything to it. The pluggrounds the computer and protects it from electrical damagewhi

s Warning: This equipment is intended to be electricallygrounded. Your Macintosh LC 520 is equipped with a three-wire grounding plug—a plug that has a

Turning on your computer for the first timeIn order to start up, your computer must have special software(called system software) installed on the har