Technical information

telecommunication devices 317
Telecom Status dialog box 61
telephone connections
analog 57
answering phone with
computer 69
auto-answer modem options
and 74–75
cable for LocalTalk networks 86
ISDN lines 57–58
modems and 59
sending faxes and 242
troubleshooting modem
problems and 240–241
wiring precautions for 18, 21
telephone cord 3, 18
telephone jacks
analog connections for
modems 20
connecting modems to 18–21
precautions for installing 18
telephone port 21
Telephone Tool pop-up menu 68
television. See TV
Telnet software 83
terminating SCSI chains 151
testing
for damage on hard disk
248–249
system extensions and control
panels 246
thin coaxial Ethernet networks
connecting to 93–94
identifying ports 90–91
3D support 309
tips
on connecting cables 90
for using applications 48
title bar 35
opening windows from 209
Token Ring networks 85
Topics button (Guide window)
35, 37
trackpad 3, 144
avoiding fatigue with 280
cleaning 290
increasing tracking for 226
moving the arrow pointer 32
positioning 279
problems with 222–223
repositioning the 23–25
technical information for 313
trackpad button 32, 144
troubleshooting 194–242,
244–273
with applications, documents,
and memory 202–209
for CD-ROM discs and drives
210–215
Photo CDs 217
playing audio CDs 216–217
startup from system
software 253–254
using ISO 9660 or High
Sierra discs 216
checking system extensions
244–246
computer speed and
performance 225–227
error messages and 228
floppy disk drives 218–221, 287
repairing 249–251
floppy disks 218–221, 287
FM radio 234–235
hard disks 221
initializing 251,
252–253, 256
preliminary tests for 247
repairing 249–251
testing for damage 248–249
icons 210
installing system software 255
“clean” installation 268–271
custom installation 263–267
normal installation 256–262
microphone 234
networks and file sharing
230–233
printers 228–229
problems turning on computer
28, 185, 195–201
rebuilding the desktop
271–273
with trackpads or keyboards
222–224
turning on the computer 28,
195–201
using modems 240–242
watching TV or video 236–239
Index
338
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