Specifications

Batteries 46, 56, 58, 63–74. See also
Control Strip; power
burns from 67
caring for 47
charge level of 56–58, 64
charge, life of 57, 63, 69–70, 72–73
charging 1, 57, 63
conservation settings 69, 71, 73–74
conserving power of 59, 68–70,
72–73
consumption rate of 57
damage to 65, 67
discarding 67
discharging 68
door on 66
environmental hazards from 67
estimated work time remaining 57
handling 45, 47
hard disk consumption of 59
low-power messages 64
recharging 45–46, 63, 65–66, 68
recycling 47, 67
removing or replacing 66–68
SCSI disk mode and 95
transporting 85
troubleshooting 119
Battery Conservation section
(PowerBook control panel)
68–70, 72–73
adjusting settings 69–71
Custom options 72
customizing 73
Battery icons 57
Battery Monitor module (Control Strip)
56–58, 65–66, 68
customizing 58
Battery terminal, short-circuiting 46
Blinking question mark icon 5, 120,
129, 134
Brightness control 5
Burns from batteries 67
C
Cables
Ethernet 113–114
HDI-30 SCSI System Cable 87,
91–92
safety and 45, 91
SCSI Disk Adapter cable 93–95
SCSI peripheral interface cable 91–92
video 99
Cancel button 31
Caps Lock key 43
Care and safety instructions 45
Chair, position of 50
Character key 42
Charging batteries 1, 45–47, 57, 63, 65
troubleshooting 119
Chooser 126–127
Cleaning the PowerBook 47
Close box 21, 31
Close command (File menu) 38
Closing
Control Strip 12, 54
documents 25, 38
windows 31, 36
Clues on your screen 30–31
Command key 43
Connecting
ADB devices 108
to Ethernet 111–114
external modem 106–107
external monitor 98
mouse 108
power adapter 1–2
PowerBook between two devices on
Ethernet 112
printer 107
SCSI devices 87–96
SCSI disk adapter cable 94–95
sound input devices 108–109
sound output devices 109
Connectors 46
Conserving battery power 59, 68–69, 71,
73–74
166
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