Apple External Video Connector User’s Guide
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C O N T E N T S Communications regulation information iv 1 Getting Started 1 Do you have what you need? 2 Installing the Apple External Video Connector in a Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC 5 Opening the computer Installing the metal bracket Installing the external video connector assembly Closing the computer Connecting a second monitor or display to the external video connector 3 Installing the Apple External Video Connector in a Macintosh LC 580 23 Opening the computer Installing the metal bracket I
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C H A P T E R 1 Getting Started When you install the Apple External Video Connector Kit, you add a video connector (sometimes called a monitor-out port) to your computer. You can connect a second monitor, the Apple Presentation System, or a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel to the external video connector.
Do you have what you need? Check your package to make sure you have the external video connector assembly, metal bracket, plastic access cover, and two jack nuts. Jack nuts External video connector assembly Metal bracket Plastic access cover You also need a screwdriver to open your computer and to secure the video connector.
What you do next depends on what type of computer you have: If you have a Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC computer, or another computer that looks like the following illustration, go to Chapter 2.
If you have a Macintosh LC 580 computer, or another computer that looks like this illustration, go to Chapter 3.
C H A P T E R 2 Installing the Apple External Video Connector in a Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC To install the external video connector kit in a Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC computer, or a computer that looks like the illustrations in this chapter, follow the instructions in this chapter. Opening the computer 1 If your computer is on, choose Shut Down from the Special menu, or press the Power key on the keyboard.
3 Unplug the cable that connects your keyboard to the computer. 4 Remove the security screws on either side of the computer’s back panel with a screwdriver. Remove both security screws.
5 With your fingertips, find the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case. Locate the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case with your fingertips. 6 Pull gently on the latches.
7 Swing the panel up and slip it out. Set the panel aside. Pulling gently, swing the panel up, and slip it out.
8 Swing the wire handle out from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and gently but firmly pull it toward you. The vertical plate and the logic board to which it’s attached slide all the way out of the computer. Carefully support the logic board as it comes out, and put it on a stable, clean, flat surface. Remember: Don’t walk around the room until you have completed the installation of the connector and closed the computer.
Installing the metal bracket 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. Squeeze the two plastic tabs together and pull the metal retainer so the access cover comes off.
2 Push the cover out and upward. Set it aside. Plastic access cover Vertical plate 3 Lift the metal retainer up and out. Set it aside.
4 Insert the metal bracket that came with your external video connector kit. Make sure the bottom of the bracket engages the two small hooks on the logic board’s vertical plate. Vertical plate Metal bracket The metal bracket is properly seated when it engages these two hooks.
Installing the external video connector assembly 1 Insert the small card at the end of the external video connector assembly into the monitor-out slot on the logic board. The card will fit in the slot only one way. 2 Insert the video connector at the end of the ribbon cable through the opening in the metal bracket. 1 Insert the small card into the monitor-out slot. The card will fit in the slot only one way. 2 Insert the video connector through the hole in the metal bracket.
4 Insert the jack nuts into the small holes on either side of the video connector and tighten them with a small screwdriver. This secures the connector to the vertical plate. Secure the video connector by installing the two jack nuts with a small screwdriver.
5 Snap the plastic access cover onto the vertical plate. Make sure the connector protrudes through the opening in the cover. Snap on the plastic access cover.
Closing the computer 1 Slip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer’s case, and swing the wire handle back into its storage position. Make sure the logic board slides into the guides that are on both sides of the computer’s interior. Swing the handle up, into its storage position.
2 Press the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer. When you press the reset button, some of your computer’s software settings will change. You may want to open the control panels for the date and time, keyboard, and mouse to make sure that they are set the way you want them. For more information about working with control panels, see the “Setting Options” topic of Macintosh Guide, the on-screen help that’s available in the Guide (h) menu.
3 Slip the three tabs at the top of the back panel into the grooves in the computer’s case. Slip the three tabs on the back panel into the grooves in the computer’s case. 4 Snap the base of the back panel into place. Snap the plastic back panel into place.
5 Reinsert the security screws. Reinsert both security screws. 6 Reconnect the cables you disconnected at the beginning of this process. The external video connector is now installed.
Connecting a second monitor or display to the external video connector By connecting a second monitor, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, or the Apple Presentation System to the external video connector, you can simultaneously display on a second device the images displayed on your computer screen. The instructions below are specifically for connecting a second monitor, but step one is basically the same for connecting an LCD panel or the Apple Presentation System.
3 Turn the monitor on. On Apple monitors, the power switch is located on either the front or the back of the monitor. See the manual that came with the monitor. The second monitor is ready to use. You can turn your computer back on now. Never turn on your computer unless all of its internal and external parts are in place. Operating the computer when it is open or missing parts can be dangerous, and can damage your computer.
C H A P T E R 3 Installing the Apple External Video Connector in a Macintosh LC 580 To install the external video connector kit in a Macintosh LC 580 computer, or a computer that looks like the illustrations in this chapter, follow the instructions in this chapter. Opening the computer 1 If your computer is on, choose Shut Down from the Special menu, or press the Power key on the keyboard.
3 Unplug the cable that connects your keyboard to the computer. 4 If there are security screws on either side of the computer’s back panel, remove them with a screwdriver. 5 Place your thumbs on the two plastic tabs on the back panel of the computer.
6 Press down on the tabs and pull gently until the back panel opens. 7 Take the back panel off and set it aside.
8 Remove both retainer screws from the vertical plate with a screwdriver. Remove both retainer screws from the vertical plate.
9 Swing the wire handle down from the vertical plate and gently pull the logic board out of the computer. Carefully support the logic board as it comes out, and put it on a stable, clean, flat surface. Remember: Don’t walk around the room until you have completed the installation of the connector and closed the computer. Move the logic board as little as possible while it is outside the computer.
Installing the metal bracket 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. Squeeze the two plastic tabs together and pull the metal retainer so the access cover comes off.
2 Push the cover out and upward. Set it aside. Plastic access cover Vertical plate 3 Lift the metal retainer up and out. Set it aside.
4 Insert the metal bracket that came with your external video connector kit. Make sure the bottom of the bracket engages the two small hooks on the logic board’s vertical plate. Vertical plate Metal bracket The metal bracket is properly seated when it engages these two hooks.
Installing the external video connector assembly 1 Insert the small card into the monitor-out slot on the logic board. The card will fit in the slot only one way. 2 Insert the video connector at the end of the ribbon cable through the opening in the metal bracket. (The video connector is sometimes called the monitor-out port.) 1 Insert the small card into the monitor-out slot. The card will fit in the slot only one way. 2 Fold the ribbon cable as shown.
4 Insert the jack nuts into the small holes on either side of the video connector and tighten them with a small screwdriver. This secures the connector to the vertical plate. Secure the video connector by installing the two jack nuts with a small screwdriver.
5 Snap the plastic access cover onto the vertical plate. Make sure the connector protrudes through the opening in the cover. Snap on the plastic access cover.
Closing the computer 1 Slip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer’s case and swing the handle back into its storage position. Make sure the logic board slides into the guides that are on both sides of the computer’s interior. Swing the handle up, into its storage position.
2 Press the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer. When you press the reset button, some of your computer’s software settings will change. You may want to open the control panels for the date and time, keyboard, and mouse to make sure that they are set the way you want them. For more information about working with control panels, see the “Setting Options” topic of Macintosh Guide, the on-screen help that’s available in the Guide (h) menu.
3 Reinsert the retainer screws into the vertical plate. Reinsert both retainer screws into the vertical plate.
4 Replace the back panel of the computer. Slip the back panel over the prongs at the bottom edge of the back of the computer, then push the back panel up and forward until it snaps into place. If the back panel was held on by security screws, reinsert them. 5 Reconnect the cables you disconnected at the beginning of this process. The external video connector is now installed.
Connecting a second monitor or display to the external video connector By connecting a second monitor, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, or the Apple Presentation System to the external video connector, you can simultaneously display on a second device the images displayed on your computer screen. The instructions below are specifically for connecting a second monitor, but step one is basically the same for connecting an LCD panel or the Apple Presentation System.
3 Turn the monitor on. On Apple monitors, the power switch is located on either the front or the back of the monitor. See the manual that came with the monitor. The second monitor is ready to use. You can turn your computer back on now. Never turn on your computer unless all of its internal and external parts are in place. Operating the computer when it is open or missing parts can be dangerous, and can damage your computer.
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