Owner`s manual

Step One—Using AlphaSmart
• Turn on the AlphaSmart and start typing. Your text will
appear in the window.
• Use the arrow keys to move your cursor in the text.
• Use the Delete key to erase.
Step Two—Transferring Text to a Computer
• Turn on the Macintosh or PC
• Start up your word processing application and open a new
file. You must have a file in this application open in order
to transfer files from the AlphaSmart.
• Mac: Unplug the cable from the Macintosh keyboard
3
and
plug it into the AlphaSmart.
• PC: Unplug your keyboard from the PC. Using a PC-to-
AlphaSmart cable, plug one end into the PC keyboard port
and the other end into the AlphaSmart. See the section
“Sending Text to a PC” for more detailed instructions.
• Press the Send key on the AlphaSmart. Make sure you are
in the word processing application before you press the
Send key. If you press Send while in the Finder, you will
rename your files to the text that is in your AlphaSmart.
• Your text will appear on the Macintosh or PC screen.
• Disconnect the cable from the AlphaSmart and reconnect
the regular keyboard to the computer.
Step Three—Finishing the Process
• At the Macintosh or PC, save the new file.
• At the AlphaSmart, press the Clear File key to erase the text.
AlphaSmart supports eight different files. To go to File 1,
press the F1 key, F2 for File 2, and so on up to F8 for File 8.
■ SAFETY, CARE & MAINTENANCE
With proper care and maintenance, your AlphaSmart will
give you years of worry-free service.
• Turn off the AlphaSmart when it is not in use.
• Always turn off your AlphaSmart before changing the
batteries or connecting to an AC adapter.
AlphaSmart Pro 3
■ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The AlphaSmart Pro works with any desktop or laptop com-
puter with an external keyboard port, whether IBM compati-
ble, Apple Macintosh, or Apple IIGS.
The AlphaSmart Pro works with any Apple
®
computer
equipped with an Apple Desktop Bus™ (ADB) port, which
includes the Apple IIGS
®
, all Macintosh
®
models*, all
PowerBook
™
models, the Performa
™
, Centris
™
, and
Quadra
™
series, and all Power Macintosh models.
1
AlphaSmart is compatible with all Apple system software ver-
sions 6.0.x and later, including System 7.x.
The AlphaSmart Pro also works with IBM compatible com-
puters including PC AT, PS/2, 286, 386, 486, and Pentium.
2
AlphaSmart Pro is compatible with all versions of DOS,
Windows and OS/2.
Note for Macintosh Users: For the sake of simplicity, the term
“Macintosh“ is used generically throughout this manual. The pro-
cedures are the same regardless of the particular Macintosh model
being used.
Note for PC Users: For the sake of simplicity, the term “PC“ is
used generically throughout this manual when referring to an
IBM-compatible DOS, Windows or OS/2 personal computer. The
procedures are the same regardless of the particular IBM compati-
ble model being used.
■ QUICK START
For those of you who don’t like to read manuals, here’s a
quick guide to working with the AlphaSmart Pro keyboard
and display.
Note: It is important to follow these steps completely in the order
they are given.
2 AlphaSmart Pro
1
AlphaSmart does not work with older, non-ADB–based Macs, including
the Mac 128, Mac 512, Mac 512E, Mac Plus, and the PowerBook 190. It
is also incompatible with the Apple IIe and Apple IIc. It is compatible
with the Mac SE and all Macs produced after the Mac SE.
2
AlphaSmart is not compatible with the older XT model PCs and with
laptops without an external keyboard port.
3
See the Installing the Mac “Y” Cable section for information on an
even faster and more convenient connection.