Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Extensa 600 Texas Instruments
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4 Opt ions 4- 1 T his chapter provi des inf ormat i on on opt i ons available for your Extens a computer. For furth er information, refer to the installation instructi ons that come w it h t he speci f ic opt i on. Contents AC Adapter ................
AC Adapter 4- 2 T he AC adapter charges the internal bat t ery pack and operates the computer on AC power. T he AC adapter can be operated anywhere betw een 100 - 240 vol t s AC and has a detachabl e AC pow e r cor d. ! C a u t ion : U s e on ly t h e A C a d a p t er r ecommen d ed in t h is d ocu men t ( T I P a r t N o.
PC Cards 4- 3 PC cards are used to add functi onali ty t o your computer, such as communicat i ng over a tel ephone or connect ing t o a net w ork. T he computer has built -i n slot s t hat support one Type III o r t w o Typ e II/I P C Ca r d s . F o r a Typ e III ca rd, in sert it in to th e lowe r slo t.
Numeric Ke yp a d 4- 4 T he optional PS/2 Numeric Keypad ( TI Part No. 2581381-0001) can be used i nstead of the internal numeric keypad . PS/2 Num er ic Keypad T o use the PS/2 numeric keypad, t urn the comp uter o ff.
Extern al Monitor 4- 5 You can connect the computer to ext ernal moni t o rs , m any of w hi c h can di spla y resol uti ons higher t han 640 x 480. When the computer is connect ed t o an ext e rnal monit or, you can use the computer w i t h t he displ ay cl osed.
External Mous e 4- 6 Alth ou gh the Ex tens a co mes with a poin ting device al ready i nst al l ed, you may use an external PS/2 or seri al mouse. T o connect a PS/2 mouse, i nsert t he connector i nto t he the PS/2 port i n t he rear of the Ex tens a.
Ex te rnal Ke yb oa rd 4- 7 You can connect any IBM ® -compati bl e ext e rnal PS/2 keyboard. Fol l ow t hese st eps. 1. Attach the six-pi n mi ni -D IN connector to the PS/2 connector on the rear of t he Extensa.
Me mory 4- 8 Your comput er i s equi pped w i t h 8 M B of r andom access memory (RAM), occupying one memory upgrade slot. There is another memory upgrade slot on t he computer. You can increase memory by ins tallin g a n u pg ra de m od ule into this slot.
Audio Options 4- 9 Your system comes wi th a set of bui l t-i n st ereo speakers, but i f you w i sh to use other st ereo equipment and/or use a mi crophone, t he system comes wi t h t hree audi o j acks — Li ne O ut, Li ne In and Microphone In. Connect ing Audio Devices Line O ut al low s you to use external speakers or headset.
Audio Options 4- 10 Micro ph on e I n allo ws yo u to re cor d in pu t into the system t hrough the microphone and al low s you to use the speakerphone functi ons of t he Data Race WinMAX PCMCIA speakerphone/ modem offered by T I.
Extern al Floppy D isk Dr ive 4- 11 T o connect the ext ernal f l oppy di sk dri ve t o you co mpu ter yo u will n eed the flop py d isk d rive cable t hat w as i ncluded in t he accessory box wi t h t he f l oppy di sk dri ve. Foll ow t hese st eps. 1.
Miscellaneous Options 4- 12 T here are additi onal opti ons avail able f or use wi t h your computer . These include: Batte ries Y ou can purchase spare batt eries — Dur acell NiMH or Li- I on — from you r local comput er st ore or dir ectly fr om Dur acell.
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