User's Manual
Keyboard
Option card
cable socket
access slots
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Printer
parallel
port
Figure 1-3. Rear panel
The rear panel components work as follows:
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AC Power inlet. Plug the power cord into the main unit here. Be sure
the power switch is off when you plug the power cord into an outlet.
Power consumption should not exceed 5 amps.
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AC Power outlet. Auxiliary power outlet. Some monitors (and other
types of peripherals) can be plugged into the main unit here, instead
of a wall outlet. The main unit’s power switch controls the monitor
or peripheral connected to this outlet. Power consumption should
not exceed .4 amps.
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Printer parallel port. Allows you to connect a peripheral with a paral-
lel interface, such as
a
printer or a plotter.
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RS-232C serial port. Allows you to
connect
a peripheral with a serial
interface, such as a modem, another computer, or a printer.
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Keyboard cable socket. Plug in the keyboard cable here.
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