Connecting Audio Equipment
The SuperMac C600x can play and record stereo sound from a variety
of sources. You can connect audio equipment to the Audio In port to
digitize stereo sound and store that sound on your hard disk, and to
play sound through the built-in speaker. Use the Audio Out port to
transfer digitized sound from your hard disk to other equipment, or to
play it through external speakers. (If you connect equipment to the
Audio Out on the front of your computer, that connection overrides
any connections made to the Audio Out on the back.) With an internal
CD ROM drive, you can also use your computer to play and record
sound from audio compact discs (CDs). (Select the CDT Remote
™
pro-
gram from the Apple menu and click play.)
There is an Audio In port on the rear panel (marked with an icon of a
microphone) which you can use to connect a PlainTalk or PlainTalk
compatible microphone. There are two Audio Out ports, one on the
front panel marked with an icon of headphones, and one on the back
panel marked with an icon of a speaker. These sound ports accept a
connector known as a stereo miniplug—the type used on headphones for
a personal tape player. If your equipment has a different type of con-
nector, purchase an adapter at an electronics supply store.
For information on using Macintosh software to choose audio input and
output options, record an alert sound, or play audio CDs, see the
“Sound” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the Help menu.
Audio Out
port
port
