Apple 030-9106-A user manual

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Update to Your Manual
This document contains five sections that update your
manual. When you reach the corresponding sections in your
manual, return to this update first for information.
The information in this update applies to you whether your
manual is the Apple TV/Video System User’s Guide or the
Apple Video System User’s Guide.
What you should have
In addition to the items shown in your manual in the section
“What You Should Have,” in Chapter 1, look for the metal
grounding clip for the v

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Installing the video input card Before you install the video input card in your Macintosh computer, make sure that the metal grounding clip is attached to the S-video port on the card. Without the grounding clip, devices attached to the S-video port might not receive sufficient power. The following instructions apply whether you are installing the card in a compact computer (a computer with a built-in monitor) or in a modular computer (a computer with a separate monitor). 1 Follow the instructi

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Installing the software When you get to the section “Installing the Software,” in Chapter 1 of your manual, follow these updated instructions to install the Apple Video Player application. 1 Start the computer. 2 Insert the first disk of the Video Software Installer disk set into the floppy disk drive. 3 Double-click the disk icon to open it. 4 Double-click the Installer icon. 5 Click Install. 6 Follow the instructions on the screen. The instructions on the screen tell you when you need to inser

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Adjusting the picture The video controls in the Apple Video Player software that comes in your package look a little different from what is shown in the manual. Instead, they look like those shown here: Although these controls look different from those in your manual, they work just as your manual says: you drag the sliders to adjust the picture to your liking. Update to Your Manual 4

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Troubleshooting Your manual contains a chapter called “Troubleshooting” that gives you instructions for what to do if you have problems using the hardware and software in this package. If you can’t find the solution to your problem in the Troubleshooting chapter (or anywhere else in the manual), you may be able to find it here. You don’t hear any sound. m Adjust the volume slider in the video window, or the volume controls on the front of your computer if you have them. m Check the sound-related

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m The voltage output of your video equipment may be too high or too low for the video input card. Therefore, your video equipment may be sending video signals that are too strong (causing a white picture) or too weak (causing a very dark picture) for the video input card. Try connecting different video equipment to the card. You have a dark or “rolling” picture. m Adjust the video screen controls. (Choose Show Controls Window from the Windows menu and click the video screen icon.) m If you have

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The sound is full of static. m Be sure your video equipment is securely connected to the appropriate ports on the video input card. m Adjust the sound controls in the Controls window. (Choose Show Controls Window from the Windows menu and click the sound icon.) m Turn up the volume controls on your video equipment. You’re playing a videotape with closed captions, but the closed captions do not appear. m To view a videotape with closed captions, you must connect your VCR to a TV tuner port, not t

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