Toshiba 8100 series, User Manual

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Part I: Getting to Know Your Computer
Connecting Other External Devices
Connecting external speakers or headphones
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For more information about diskettes, see “Using diskettes” on
page 73:
Connecting external speakers or headphones
To attach an external stereo output device:
1 Locate the headphone jack on the left side of the computer.
It’s beside the external microphone jack.
2 Using any necessary adapters, plug the cable from the
external audio device into the headphone jack. The
headphone jack requires a 3.5 mm 16-ohm stereo jack.
For more information on using headphones or external speakers,
see “Using Microsoft CD Player” on page 121, or “Starting
DVDExpress” on page 123.
Connecting an external microphone
To record higher quality sounds, you can attach an external
microphone:
1 Locate the microphone jack on the left side of the computer.
2 Plug the microphone cord into the microphone jack.
3 Turn on the microphone.
The internal microphone is automatically disabled.
Once the external microphone is connected, the recording process
is the same as with the built-in microphone. For more information,
see “Recording sounds” on page 119.
Using an expansion device
The expansion port allows you to connect your computer to an
expansion device, which is an excellent